GEEZER BUTCH K MEMORIAL FREMONT RACE DAY ONE

[Blaine Young]

5/2/2019  THIS WEEKS' WEATHER FORECAST  FOR FREEMONT FOR TODAY HAD ME DRAFTING A REPORT BEFORE I ARRIVED REPORTING THAT TODAY WAS GREAT FOR A WATER SKI SHOW, BUT NOTHING ELSE.  DRIVING OVER FROM NORTHEAST OHIO IN THE DRIZZLE AND FOG MADE ME THINK THINGS MIGHT BE A BIT BETTER THAN THE ALL DAY DOWNPOUR WE WERE GUARANTEED BY THE WEATHER GURUS.  WHEN I ARRIVED A BIT AFTER NOON THE RAIN HAD STOPPED AND EFFORTS WERE UNDERWAY TO DRY OUT THE TRACK.  FOR THE AFTERNOON A BIT OF SUN CAME OUT (BRIEFLY), THE TRACK WAS DRIED AND PRACTICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE READY TO GO.  GARY W. GOT A BIT SURPRISED WHEN A SOGGY PORTION OF THE PITS (THAT LOOKED OK) LURED HIM IN AND HE HAD THE TRUCK AND TRAILER SERIOUSLY HUNG UP.  FORTUNATELY THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON HIS CHEVY TRUCK EXTRICATED HIM BEFORE ANY OF THE GIGGLING VOLUNTEERS WERE ABLE TO PULL HIM OUT.  

FRIDAYS' CALL IS FOR SERIOUS RAIN ENDING AROUND 7AM.  SERIOUS AREAS OF THE PITS WILL REMAIN MUD TRAPS AND CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED BY NEW ARRIVALS.

GARY W., ROLF, AND MR MAX TORQUE PUT ON A NICE FISH FRY WITH WALLEYE AND LAKE ERIE PERCH HOT OUT OF THE FRYER.  MY OBSERVATION WAS THAT THEY HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING UP WITH THE HUNGRY, APPRECIATIVE CROWD ENJOYING THE TREAT.

GARY W. HAS OFTEN BEEN THE TARGET OF MY SMART ALECK BARBS (SOME DESERVED, MOST JUST TO STIR HIM UP).  HOWEVER TODAY HE LET ME IN ON A PLAN THAT DESERVES A TIP OF SMOKEY'S HAT.  UNCHARACTERISTICALLY, I WILL KEEP IT SECRET UNTIL HE REVEALS IT.  I RECOMMEND THAT YOU BE AT THE TRACK TOMORROW.

IT LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY WILL BE DRY.  IF THE RAIN FOULS UP FRIDAYS' RACES, THEN SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL WORK AS A CATCH UP DAY.

SMOKEY