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Dick Butler · 10-30-2009, 02:49 PM

We enjoyed Memphis. One year pitting with trailers backed out in the mud and M.H. on pavement. Next year parked in the valley under force knowing it would rain. THEN towed out of 12 inchs of water by tractors. One year or two on the airport land as they scrapped off the sod from the old runways...
Then I jammed my back one year getting out of the truck and skipped class and racing because I could not stand up. Brian tore a slick off at the line and missed the tree by inchs. We changed the wheel behind the water box and I dragged myself back to bed.
Then there was the points meet where it rained one hour and they spread oil the next causing eliminations at 10Pm Sunday. I left while still in to attempt to make the drive overnight to work at 7AM. Two rigs driven by all four of us over night. Late by less than 1/2 hour and fined 2500$ as an example to a partner who NEVER could get to work... (Never fined either).. But We really did enjoy Memphis.

10-30-2009, 02:49 PM	#12
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Memphis Track Closed! We enjoyed Memphis. One year pitting with trailers backed out in the mud and M.H. on pavement. Next year parked in the valley under force knowing it would rain. THEN towed out of 12 inchs of water by tractors. One year or two on the airport land as they scrapped off the sod from the old runways... Then I jammed my back one year getting out of the truck and skipped class and racing because I could not stand up. Brian tore a slick off at the line and missed the tree by inchs. We changed the wheel behind the water box and I dragged myself back to bed. Then there was the points meet where it rained one hour and they spread oil the next causing eliminations at 10Pm Sunday. I left while still in to attempt to make the drive overnight to work at 7AM. Two rigs driven by all four of us over night. Late by less than 1/2 hour and fined 2500$ as an example to a partner who NEVER could get to work... (Never fined either).. But We really did enjoy Memphis.