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You never know when something will happen to you that will humble you to your bones.
Yesterday I was sitting in my truck waiting to get loaded at a dock. I was in Rudolph, WI home to (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Trickle "The winningest short track driver in America" (72 feature wins in 1972). I was just thinking about the Trickle Memorial that will be dedicated in his honor in three weeks. He passed a few years ago.
So here I am within a stone's throw of the memorial site... and I'm reminicing about how I snuck a few beers to (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) after one of his runs at Capital Super Speedway where I used to work (we were out of Coors at the beer stand so I poured a Pabst into a Coors can since he was sponsored by Coors) and I get a 'ping' on my phone... new message.
It's from a guy I never heard of... he sez he's on the nominating commitee for the Luxemburg Speedway Hall of Fame. He ASKED if I would accept their nomination for induction into the speedway's Hall of Fame!
I was floored!
I promoted the speedway in '83 and '84... took it from a delapidated, non operating joint to one of the most popular venues in the state.
I left after two years. Let's just say it was time for a change after six years of working in the biz. I had a new wife and a new life and i was just plain tired.
So... I accepted. I'll be inducted along with four other folks... one of which is a former driver and one of my early supporters of the track.
Set for May 31st... only my second time back at the track since I left. I was invited to an Old Timers Night too, a few years ago.
I wonder if Trickle was just just thanking me for the beer!
Yesterday I was sitting in my truck waiting to get loaded at a dock. I was in Rudolph, WI home to (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) Trickle "The winningest short track driver in America" (72 feature wins in 1972). I was just thinking about the Trickle Memorial that will be dedicated in his honor in three weeks. He passed a few years ago.
So here I am within a stone's throw of the memorial site... and I'm reminicing about how I snuck a few beers to (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) after one of his runs at Capital Super Speedway where I used to work (we were out of Coors at the beer stand so I poured a Pabst into a Coors can since he was sponsored by Coors) and I get a 'ping' on my phone... new message.
It's from a guy I never heard of... he sez he's on the nominating commitee for the Luxemburg Speedway Hall of Fame. He ASKED if I would accept their nomination for induction into the speedway's Hall of Fame!
I was floored!
I promoted the speedway in '83 and '84... took it from a delapidated, non operating joint to one of the most popular venues in the state.
I left after two years. Let's just say it was time for a change after six years of working in the biz. I had a new wife and a new life and i was just plain tired.
So... I accepted. I'll be inducted along with four other folks... one of which is a former driver and one of my early supporters of the track.
Set for May 31st... only my second time back at the track since I left. I was invited to an Old Timers Night too, a few years ago.
I wonder if Trickle was just just thanking me for the beer!
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