I Wittnessed A Random Act Of Sportsmanship
 

It was the first round of Stock at the Div.2 race in Atlanta on Sunday. Chris Puzyci and Doug Patrick were behind the water box under the tower waiting for the starter to motion them forward to do their burnout. Both guys went to start their cars but Puzyci's starter would not engage. He tried several times but no luck. This is the kind of thing we all have nightmares about! David Payne was standing next to my car with his clipboard in hand, he put the clipboard down and rushed over to Chris's car and began to rock the car back and forth. BOOM! The car started and the race was on!

This is what it's all about people! David, Butch and their Dad Randy are all first class people! My hat and I know Chris's hat is off to David Payne. Thank you Randy (Mr Bigg Stuff) Payne for raising your boys to do the right thing! Jim

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Thats the best part of all this. Receiving it is great and seeing it is even better !

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I too would like to thank Randy, Butch and David Payne , and also Painter for helping to ready my car for a heads-up run in commerce, i could not have done it by myself and i also at this time, would like to Thank Painter for putting together a very fine race car for me and it is a really nice Car, almost a second under the very first pass and it stayed there the whole week-end!
With Friends like these guys, makes my racing trips a heck of a lot more fun! Mr Big Stuff, you and i :Ddont have many years left but it is fun talking about the past you and i have been thru!

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them is good people... good bloodlines eh ?

woodro... keep this one out of the lakes ok ?

jack mccarthy

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It doesn't suprise me to read this about a member of the Payne family. They are "class act" people for sure.

Not to take away for the original intent of this post, but I have found that this seems to be what you will find with 99% of the sportsman class racers out there (stock, super stock and .90 racers). I was talking with Tom "the Old Man" Ward a few years ago about different people we both had met through racing, and I told him the ones I had met were some of the very best friends I've ever known. These were people you could count on being there for you if you were in trouble at 3 A.M. and called them. Even Dan Moore could be included in this group.:eek:



Hey Dan Moore, you're #1. :D

RIP Mark Graham

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As long as I have been in Drag racing (since 1964) I have always seen fellow racers help each other even if they were competitors. In this we are different from other racing associations.

I've seen guys loan carbs, tires, fuel, help with engine changes, etc.

We ARE the epitome of racers.

Thanks to all of you that care about fellow racers.

JimR

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Basically every race I've attended I've seen similar actions by racers. I'd like to think that if I were in dire need there would be at least a few racers I could count on to lend a hand. I personally have never hesitated to lend a hand whether it was someone I were to race or not I enjoy being around people who share my love of the sport. Of course there are always a few who would not offer help for anyone, those are the people I try to shy away from. For the most part everyone we've met over the years we condider to be freinds. Joe

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What a nice post. The Payne's are a wonderful family.
We race with some amazingly kind & generous people. I have found this to be something you can count on in the sportsman classes. Every time I leave a race I have one or two new friends.

and yes, Dan Moore is included.

:D