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George Herrin
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« on: December 16, 2007, 08:39:13 am » |
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BTMRA racers attending this event has a ball and represented BTMRA well. RAcers Attending was Bill Morrow wich won hands down by the way he had that little mini flying aorund that track. Bill apparently loved the track. Tyler was second but fell out to engine wows, but jumped on Jeannie's SpuerSportsman and found out what a real hot rod feels like. (he beat me when I spun out in the mud LOL) then we had myself Branddon Cromwell Tim Ragsdale and Jacob which won his class also.. Great job everyone and now for the rest of the STORY.....
I want to personally Thank Hitch his lovely wife, Ted and his lovely wife, Bob Blair and his lovely wife and all the rest of the GA. members and Ronnie and his his son (and the sories of his friend AP and how he (KNOWS THINGS) you had to be there......and his lovely wife (owners of Gabby's) for providing one hail of a show. The track was simply awesome. The fun was in abundance. The racing was great in all classes. But I will have to say when you got a Super Sprotsman class with the likes of Shane Shellnut, Tim Ragsdale, Bobby Cleveland, Myself, Jeannie Riley on her new Beast of and Indian, Brandon Cromwell, Tyler Cromwell, Michael Formentini and I cannot rember the other Gentlemans name, but when you get that quality of high powered twins on the same track, WOW what a race. It was like old times, Everyone regardless of finish came off the track everytime with a grin from ear to ear... We havn't had fun like that in a long time. ALL rolling starts provided some CLOSE TIGHT racing. We ran two heats first start by draw, The two red E.C Distributing mowers of myself and Ragsdale finished 1,2 with Bobby and Shane hot on us. Then the second heat the field (by draw not finishing order was inverted, Puting Tim on pole and me dead last. By this time the rains had started but the track was still providing awesome bite. I got all the way to forth going for third and Shane bobbled a bit and I jammed the brakes to avoid tagging him and around I went, I nailed it doing a 360 loosing one spot and was behind Jeannies mower with Tyler driving it. Its hard to pass another indian especially that one with my sheild covered in mud. I finished 5th. Now the feature was gonna be a site to see with Tim Ragsdale on the pole and Myself outside pole (the two RED E.C. Distributing Super Sportsman Mowers) on the front row. That boys and girls was gonna be the race of the Century. You see Tim Ragsdale and myself used to race neck and neck the entire race, race after race, for several years here locally. You never knew who was gonna win until the checkered flag fell. And everyone knew this had shaped up to be one of those races of old gone by. BUT the bottom fell out and the average of the two heats determined the final finish. Ragsdale, Herrin, Cleveland, Shellnut, Riley, Formentini, was the order I do believe. It was a ball and to see ole Ragsdale drive like the old Ragsdale was cool. And man what fun we had... THEN the food, now you all Know I love food. Well the hosts Hitch and his lovely wife put on a feast fit for kings that even the rain couldn't put a damper on. It was simply awesome. THANK you Hitch and gang and Ronnie for an awesome track and facility. I cannot wait for the 08 National Points race. This is gonna be a great event that no racer will want to miss.
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