GIS Night One Updates....

[Mitch4545]

Good post Dale. Luckily I met 2 guys with a barrel and a fire. I stayed outside until they called it at 6:30. So Frankie don't have my money yet. This is some of the same stuff he did at the 10 days of Super bowl racing a couple years ago. I think I might go see the UFC fight on Sat. and then head to East Bay.

[GEAR_HEAD]

After the rainout at Screven we decided to head to Eastbay this morning where it was 80 degrees and sunny and saw some good modified racing. Sounds like we make the right decision.

[flagone]

Actually the decision had ZERO to do with how many fans were in the grandstands. I went to Grady after SEVERAL drivers expressed their concern with the fog. With the cold and the fog helmet visors fog and get moistened. The moisture gets between the tear-offs and visibility becomes next to nothing. I'm sorry that you are disappointed. The drivers' safety has to take precedent and when we have that many guys saying it is too dangerous we have to listen. If someone gets hurt because we try to push getting a show in - is it worth it? I can assure you Frankie was all about racing tonight. I am the one that went to Grady about this - they didn't come to me. We will do our dead level best to get in 2 COMPLETE shows this weekend. So everyone needs to lay off with the constant Frankie / GIS bashing. If you want to bash someone for tonights decision bash me or Steve Francis or Chris Madden or Earl Pearson or Brad Neat or Tommy Kerr or Steve Shaver or Clint Smith or some of the other few dozen that came to me about it.

BTW there were 44 SLMs signed-in. We will attempt to provide more updates here and on our FB page however please understand that I was without internet service today. BTW DirtonDirt.com is very up to date and the latest news (or at least the headline) can be viewed without a subscription.

[dirtfan2757]

Thats understandable, but the call should have came earlier before folks traveled to the track. The weather didn't change all day. It was cloudy, foggy, and at times misting rain the whole day.

Maybe today will be better.

[earljrfan]

I find no updates...if it is raining like the radar shows surely they will make a call soon..it is only 2 hours before hot laps...anybody?

[flagone]

We have bumped hot laps to 12 Noon. No rain currently and the outlook is very good after 12. We will attempt to get in BOTH shows today / tonight.

dirtfan2757 actually the fog didn't get as bad as it was until about an hour and a half before we made the decision. We hoped that getting the cars on the track for hot laps might help to lift the fog but as it thickened more and more drivers expressed concern. There is no a very good chance we can get both shows in today.

[earljrfan]

I find no updates...if it is raining like the radar shows surely they will make a call soon..it is only 2 hours before hot laps...anybody?

Here is why people get disgusted with this track...I heard they were going to start working the track at noon so I called and this was the respond I got...and I quote...."I don't know sir, all I can tell you is we are going to try and race, I can't tell you anything else." So to us that have to drive and have tickets from last night what do you do? Go sit all day for nothing? The track should be able to inform you what is going on and they can't. This is why people consider not to return.

[2wide]

Cars will be on track at 1 pm. We are walking track in now.