Lincoln

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Rained out. A $5k to win UMP Super Late Model Special has been scheduled for Thursday, August 25, pending city council approval.

[racecar1127]

Well. Who is going to be LASalle on July 4th then?

[old fan]

30 bucks for 5 k thats crazy

[Highside Hustler25]

Well. Who is going to be LASalle on July 4th then?

I would expect the usual Hell Tour guys. A lot of WoO guys are probably already home assessing the damages from Thurs. night.

[zooker25]

woo drivers are in Iowa on Thursday so they might be around. Heckenast has it on his schedule. I hope Tony runs a smooth show like he usually does for those of us who have to work Tuesday, I'm driving 2 hrs. Go Pierce!

[SHOESTRING TRVLR]

Eckert and one other hauler are sitting at the new casino in Davenport iowa Sunday afternoon

[GEAR_HEAD]

They could have raced tonight. It sounds to me like they made up their minds days ago that they would cancel and didn't even try to get it in.

[ptown]

They could have raced tonight. It sounds to me like they made up their minds days ago that they would cancel and didn't even try to get it in.

How do you know they could have raced, were you there and what did you hear or read that makes you think they made up their minds to cancel days ago?

[old fan]

really now http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KAAA.html

[GEAR_HEAD]

How do you know they could have raced, were you there and what did you hear or read that makes you think they made up their minds to cancel days ago?

I'm close to the track now obviously. How else would I know? Duh! It barely rained.

And why do you people even look at weather forecasts? They're never right.

[ptown]

I'm close to the track now obviously. How else would I know? Duh! It barely rained.


And why do you people even look at weather forecasts? They're never right.

You're from Burgettstown PA, why are you near the track?

[old fan]

wrong Lincoln ooppps

[old fan]

better yet which lincoln

[Highside Hustler25]

I'm 30 minutes north. Watched the radar all morning. The rain did not amount to as much as previously expected. Was pretty much over by 1:00.
Gear Head was right. They probably could have raced considering the amount of rain. But you always have the "WHAT IF" to consider. Had the rain intensified or pushed farther north and they had to cancel, people would be complaining even more. It's a double edge sword that haunts tracks and promoters.
I'm p1zzed they canceled but not at WoO or Lincoln, I'm p1zzed at Ma Nature:(

[GEAR_HEAD]

You're from Burgettstown PA, why are you near the track?

If there was a 4M dumb question of the year award you would win it! To watch racing. Again, duh! That's usually why people travel to racetracks.

[Murph]

If there was a 4M dumb question of the year award you would win it! To watch racing. Again, duh! That's usually why people travel to racetracks.

Yea but you said in an earlier post it sounds like they were wanting to cancel a few days ago, why would you make that long trip knowing that, now who's the idiot?

[Highside Hustler25]

Gear Head, are you going to LaSalle tomorrow night? Should be hammer down with all that light rain lastnight and cloudy skies tomorrow. I would expect a great show.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Yea but you said in an earlier post it sounds like they were wanting to cancel a few days ago, why would you make that long trip knowing that, now who's the idiot?

So that I could go to FALS last night and follow the tour through Highland. Who's the idiot? Still not me.

[MUD MAESTRO]

Iam in Lincoln now and went by the track. Pit area and parking lots looked good. Hard to tell about the track but I suspect it could have been made ready. Just in the area visiting friends and was going to the race.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Gear Head, are you going to LaSalle tomorrow night? Should be hammer down with all that light rain lastnight and cloudy skies tomorrow. I would expect a great show.

Yep, following the tour through Highland then heading back. Looks like tomorrow will be the last comfortable day before the highs get back into the 90's.

[Highside Hustler25]

Yep, following the tour through Highland then heading back. Looks like tomorrow will be the last comfortable day before the highs get back into the 90's.

Yeh, nice little break in the weather. Hope you see some good races. Safe travels.

[cdustyr1]

The problem also arises even if they could have raced would enough fans showed up to pay for the event with the the weather in the area. Sometimes just have to bite the bullet and cancel early.

[GEAR_HEAD]

The problem also arises even if they could have raced would enough fans showed up to pay for the event with the the weather in the area. Sometimes just have to bite the bullet and cancel early.

It rained HARD in the early afternoon before Lincoln's 2013 Summernationals show and they still ran and had a SRO crowd on hand. I'm sure the crowd wouldn't have been an issue since the weather was nice this afternoon.

[old fan]

different promotor just saying

[GEAR_HEAD]

different promotor just saying

I didn't think Sargent was known for cancelling prematurely which tells me it was a WRG decision.

[old fan]

after the beating those guys got t Rockford could you blame them

[GEAR_HEAD]

after the beating those guys got t Rockford could you blame them

You can't make a cancellation decision based on what happened 3 days before, so yes. Besides, most of them ran at Fayette County the next night.

[kidrock]

Gear Head, I know the forecast kept saying are area was suppose to get anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain and when I looked at the radar it sure looked like it was going to rain a lot and that can affect your car counts and fan base. I don't have a clue who canceled and why but, I'm not going to second guess them in the perdicament they were in. I just feel bad for guys like you who drove this far to see a race at Lincoln and they canceled.

[CIRF]

I didn't think Sargent was known for cancelling prematurely which tells me it was a WRG decision.

I've been attending Sargent promoted races from the time Sarge was just getting started in the race promotion business and it's usually a safe bet that he'll pull the plug pretty quickly.

[Cardirt0]

I've been attending Sargent promoted races from the time Sarge was just getting started in the race promotion business and it's usually a safe bet that he'll pull the plug pretty quickly.

Right on there CIRF