Earl Baltes...

[Captain Happy]

http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story...es-away-032315 Thank You Mr. Baltes!! Tell us about your Earl experience... He was quite a guy, great innovator!!

[Dirt Track*UMP]

http://www.foxsports.com/motor/story...es-away-032315 Thank You Mr. Baltes!! Tell us about your Earl experience... He was quite a guy, great innovator!!

There is not really any words to say about how great Mr. Baltes was. The man was just unbelievable for the things he did for dirt car racing. God bless you Earl, for your will and strength of running the best dirt racing track in the world.

R.I.P. Earl, and God speed on your new journey.

[Captain Happy]

To his memory, some pics of Earl... http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...ltes&FORM=IGRE

[Captain Happy]

A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 28 at the St. Bernard Catholic Church in Burkettsville with Father Tom Hemm celebrating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the St. Bernard Catholic Church Cemetery.The family will receive friends at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home, 1000 N. Broadway St., Greenville, OH on Friday, March 27, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.In lieu of flowers, Earl requested that memorial contributions be given to the American Heart Association.Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com

[whiteplate]

25 + years ago I stuck around for one of the of the World 100 driver meetings before I went back to the stands. After the meeting was done Earl had a few words he some what put it like this. We have weather coming (and it was) we don't have time to F*** around you guys have 15 minutes to get to the line if you're not there we have more than enough guys here that would be glad to take your spot so lets go. And of course the drivers made it to the line and within 10 or so minutes after the checkered it started to rain.

[Captain Happy]

Good post whiteplate!! Earl didn't take noshT from nobody! It was his way or the highway, and he gave you your choice. He was tough, but fair. Drivers learned to respect that, and love him for that. He was and always will be the Godfather of Eldora, and DLM racing for that matter!!!