03-27-2021, 09:49 PM
SATURDAY PROVED TO BE A GENERALLY GOOD NEWS DAY. MORNING FOG BURNED OFF QUICKLY AND A SUNNY 80 DEGREE DAY CAME ALONG. IT WAS NO DOUBT A BIT TOO WARM FOR OUR NORTHERN FRIENDS, BUT IT SERVED AS A REMINDER THAT THE NORTHERN KARTING SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
THE KARTERS IN ATTENDANCE OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED THE HAREBRAINED IDEA OF CHANGING THE JACKSONVILLE BARNESVILLE RACE DATES. THE IDEA WAS FLOATED BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T ATTEND BARNESVILLE AND ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE NORTHERN KARTERS WHO NEED A KARTING (AND WEATHER) FIX BEFORE THEIR RACES START.
THE SPORTSMAN REAR RACERS WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE TYPICAL PRO RACER/MEGA BUCKS ENGINE GROUP DIDN'T SHOW UP. TONY S. GAVE THE LATE GREAT BUTCH K A SHOUT OUT FOR THE STOCK ENGINE BUTCH BUILT THAT WON SPORTSMAN REAR B.
THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT OF JUNIORS. THIS IS REALLY WELCOME NEWS!
OVER $1200 WAS RAISED FOR THE 50/50 RAFFLE. GARY W'S PROPOSED TWO TICKET SHOWDOWN WAS REJECTED. IT WAS WINNER TAKE ALL.
SMILING (AKA GRUMPY) DAVE WON A PLAQUE FOR AN UNRESTORED GO KART 800 WITH A PRETTY RAGGED WB820.
SMOKEY FINISHED ALL THREE HEATS WITHOUT A BREAKDOWN. THAT MAKES FOUR LIFETIME HEATS AT BARNESVILLE. I FINISHED THIRD IN A 60+ CLASS WITH TWO ENTRIES. A STRAIGHT AXLE SIDEWINDER WITH SPAGETTI POWER WAS INCLUDED IN OUR CLASS. FORTUNATELY, IRON MAN NAGEL ATE THE SPAGETTI LUNCH WITH HIS USUAL SKILL AND SCREAMING MAC.
BARNESVILLE BOB GETS A TIP OF SMOKEY'S HAT. SATURDAY'S RACES WERE STARTED EARLY TO FINISH EARLY. SUNDAY LOOKS LIKE A VERY BAD WEATHER DAY FOR THE AREA. BOB SENT EVERYONE ON THEIR WAY EARLY IN CASE THE WEATHER FORECAST WAS AS WRONG AS IT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE WEEK.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURIES AND HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT GOOD TIMES WERE HAD BY MOST PARTICIPANTS.
SMOKEY
THE KARTERS IN ATTENDANCE OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTED THE HAREBRAINED IDEA OF CHANGING THE JACKSONVILLE BARNESVILLE RACE DATES. THE IDEA WAS FLOATED BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T ATTEND BARNESVILLE AND ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE NORTHERN KARTERS WHO NEED A KARTING (AND WEATHER) FIX BEFORE THEIR RACES START.
THE SPORTSMAN REAR RACERS WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE TYPICAL PRO RACER/MEGA BUCKS ENGINE GROUP DIDN'T SHOW UP. TONY S. GAVE THE LATE GREAT BUTCH K A SHOUT OUT FOR THE STOCK ENGINE BUTCH BUILT THAT WON SPORTSMAN REAR B.
THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT OF JUNIORS. THIS IS REALLY WELCOME NEWS!
OVER $1200 WAS RAISED FOR THE 50/50 RAFFLE. GARY W'S PROPOSED TWO TICKET SHOWDOWN WAS REJECTED. IT WAS WINNER TAKE ALL.
SMILING (AKA GRUMPY) DAVE WON A PLAQUE FOR AN UNRESTORED GO KART 800 WITH A PRETTY RAGGED WB820.
SMOKEY FINISHED ALL THREE HEATS WITHOUT A BREAKDOWN. THAT MAKES FOUR LIFETIME HEATS AT BARNESVILLE. I FINISHED THIRD IN A 60+ CLASS WITH TWO ENTRIES. A STRAIGHT AXLE SIDEWINDER WITH SPAGETTI POWER WAS INCLUDED IN OUR CLASS. FORTUNATELY, IRON MAN NAGEL ATE THE SPAGETTI LUNCH WITH HIS USUAL SKILL AND SCREAMING MAC.
BARNESVILLE BOB GETS A TIP OF SMOKEY'S HAT. SATURDAY'S RACES WERE STARTED EARLY TO FINISH EARLY. SUNDAY LOOKS LIKE A VERY BAD WEATHER DAY FOR THE AREA. BOB SENT EVERYONE ON THEIR WAY EARLY IN CASE THE WEATHER FORECAST WAS AS WRONG AS IT HAD BEEN THE WHOLE WEEK.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY INJURIES AND HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT GOOD TIMES WERE HAD BY MOST PARTICIPANTS.
SMOKEY