Farmer City Raceway. WOO LMS & AMS Mods. April 3-4. Illini Weekend. Illinois Govorner

[HoosierDirtFan]

From Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker earlier this afternoon.

"I am asking that all community events that organizers expect will attract 250, or more cancel or postpone until May 1. This includes personal or social events. I am mandating events of 1000 or more people cancel or postpone immediately.

I do not want to waste precious resources monitoring event cancellations. So I am appealing to Civic and patriotic and humanitarian character of the residents of Illinois to act on the guidance immediately with out any need of official state action.

Events for the state that will attract crowds of 250 or less people. It is critically that organizers, think about who is likely to attend. And if attendees include individuals in vulnerable populations, such as elderly, or those who are immunosuppressed, please consider cancelling".

Will this race happen or be cancelled no word yet from WOO.

[No_Weak_Links]

They can't fight a mandate from the governor.

[WisWildManFan]

not sure why there is a thumbs up attached to the thread lol

[JayD]

Unless it has less than 1,000 people which is doubtful then according to the mandate it will be canceled.

[dmr37]

limit it to 999 tickets sold

[t4g2]

Doesnt say mandated it just says he is "ASKING"

[dmr37]

Doesnt say mandated it just says he is "ASKING"

He does say "mandating" -

"I am asking that all community events that organizers expect will attract 250, or more cancel or postpone until May 1. This includes personal or social events. I am mandating events of 1000 or more people cancel or postpone immediately.

[HoosierDirtFan]

not sure why there is a thumbs up attached to the thread lol

It caught your eye didn’t it.

[Barbecueboy]

Maybe the good governor could mandate that Illinois citizens quit shooting each other on a regular basis.

That would curb the death rate down to corona virus levels and beyond.

[WisWildManFan]

a thumbs down would have caught my eye as well

[Trippy McSidewalk]

Maybe with an extra year to plan, they can get a working PA.

[t4g2]

I told you before if your worried about the PA bring a small radio they have a channel that connects to the announcer and you can hear everything right from your lap.

[t4g2]

I hope Woo doesn't wait til last minute to cancel/postpone and screw fans that are traveling and have hotels. As most hotels you can cancel 48 hours beforehand.

[dirt crow]

I hope Woo doesn't wait til last minute to cancel/postpone and screw fans that are traveling and have hotels. As most hotels you can cancel 48 hours beforehand.

Exactly. I got a room in gaffney for the outlaws. If they gonna cancel do it 4 days before.

[huskerdirt]

I hope Woo doesn't wait til last minute to cancel/postpone and screw fans that are traveling and have hotels. As most hotels you can cancel 48 hours beforehand.

WoO won’t do that if it’s in there control. They got two weeks until the next race, so they can take there time and see where we are at when it nears. The WoO sprints this weekend were on go until the state of emergency happened in Texas. Now they have a month off.

I honestly believe 2-3 weeks from now some normalcy will start to return. NBA says they’ll re evaluate in 30 days. BigTen Conference went from canceling everything to possibly coming back around mid April.

[t4g2]

Will see I know all my tradeshows for the business has been canceled through May 1

[fryefan]

I told you before if your worried about the PA bring a small radio they have a channel that connects to the announcer and you can hear everything right from your lap.

While that may be true, it would make a lot more sense for the track/promoter to fix the speakers.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

While that may be true, it would make a lot more sense for the track/promoter to fix the speakers.

It's not the speakers. The board is bad.
When they play the radio over the speakers, they work fine.

[golddirt]

The boards in turn 1 bleachers?🤣

[bullring]

Illinois governor just closed all bars and restaurants at the close of business tomorrow until March 30th. Going to be pretty devastating to those businesses and employees. I wouldn’t plan to heavily on Farmer City racing.

[golddirt]

The race is in April

[TheJet-09]

Hate to hear that. There's a pizza joint in my town that won't deliver, but you can order something for pick-up. What is the logic in that? We won't come to you, but you can come to us?

Where do you draw the line? Gas stations? Mini-marts? And I live in this pitiful excuse for a state, but how on earth will you police these rules?

[t4g2]

yes race is April but only 3 days after the mandate expires. This mandate can be pushed back farther. There has been talks of shutting the whole state down. I heard that from FDA last week as they were in to inspect the business all week.

[WisWildManFan]

Mines well forgot ab this race. Be lucky to see any racing before may 1st

[JayD]

Illinois on lockdown, what is WOO waiting for, time to cancel this race and move on.

[kidrock]

yes race is April but only 3 days after the mandate expires. This mandate can be pushed back farther. There has been talks of shutting the whole state down. I heard that from FDA last week as they were in to inspect the business all week.

And you were right.

[t4g2]

I'm guessing scheduling a new date an trying not to just cancel.

[JayD]

Announcement coming tomorrow.

[chathamracefan]

With the way the weather has been in IL highly doubt it would be raceable anyway. Ground wet with snow today and several days of rain forecast for this week.

[t4g2]

Officially postponed per woo Facebook. no new dates as of yet but trying to reschedule.

[AllenK]

All you Illinois folk please be careful tomorrow. Things are shaping up for what could be a historic tornado outbreak per most of the weather and storm chaser sites I follow.

[turnleftandgasit]

If people are self quarantining and are killed by a tornado, do you count them as storm or virus deaths? Both?

[t4g2]

Does it really matter? I'd call them DEAD

[bullring]

Fake news on the tornadoes that were going to kill all us FIBS yesterday. Back to all dying of China virus.

[t4g2]

it was not fake news bud. there was tornados in Peoria and Galesburg area.

[Highside Hustler25]

it was not fake news bud. there was tornados in Peoria and Galesburg area.

maybe circulation or a funnel cloud but no actual touchdown was reported. Minimal damage from high winds was all.

[t4g2]

Enough to have minor damage and power outages. Doesn't matter nothing til April 30th now anyways.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

maybe circulation or a funnel cloud but no actual touchdown was reported. Minimal damage from high winds was all.

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/top-stories/national-weather-service-confirms-ef-0-tornado-touched-down-saturday-near-pia/

[AllenK]

Well,Northeast Arkansas took the beating IA/Il was supposed to take.

[mcarter815]

We got a half dozen tornados here.

[dmr37]

we will rebuild

[Highside Hustler25]

^^^^ looks like Peoria