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We will be TT racing this Saturday.

Gates Open @ 10am
Practice @ 12pm
Racing@ 1pm

We will be running a different version of the track this time, so be prepared!

The weather is nice, gas is cheap, and depending on the classes, I may throw a money class or two out there. Come on out- we'll have some fun and support the track.

Also, this is the last race before the flat track and TT racing is combined on the same day. The remaining races will be both.

Thank You
Rick Dugan

I'll be there with the pictures that people have ordered. The gentleman that won the UTE race, #69, if anyone knows him let him know I have a picture of him with his trophy. Plus, I have a couple of him getting some air over the jump.
Anyone on 2 wheels going to show? I was thing about taking the lights off my XR650R and giving it a go, that is if I can run the tires I have, DOT legal knobs! lol
Anyway, I will be there and taking pictures again. See ya there!
Richard.

 >:(


After it was canceled I made commitments to others.................................I really wanted to be there........................

If it were later that day I could make but I guess I will see you guys the next race  :'(

Yes I did the same. I guess ill see you at the next one also

We made plans too, but we'll be there for the next one.

Richard,

#69 is Jake Craft, we'll be seeing him tonight and let him know about the pic.  He won't be making it for the race this weekend either. 

Who cancelled it? It was never cancelled that I'm aware of? It's on the schedule, and I announced the race on the 8th at the drivers meeting at the previous race.

-Rick Dugan

I'll be there!! :Approve.gif

I saw a post that it was canceled/rescheduled and would scheduled with the flat track race.

This is the post I read it from Rick

* The remaining two TT & flat track races for November and December are going to be re-scheduled and combined. This means that there will be TT and Flat Track racing on one day, instead of doing them on seperate weekends. The TT racing will be during the day, and the flat track racing will be at night under the lights. There are several reasons for this, but it's mainly for the riders benefit. This will keep riders from having to choose "one or the other" types of racing. Also, there will some fee changes involved. This part has not been worked out, but it will basically be that if a rider runs TT during the day, then their entry fee for that nights flat track race will be reduced. We know times are tight, and we are trying to do some different things to keep racing as affordable as possible for the riders. The new dates and times will be available in a day or two. We'll see how this works, and go from there.
* Thunderbowl will have its own seperate points series starting in January. The details ae not worked out, so I don't know if it will be seperate TT & flat track series, or one combined series for both. I will get all the details, schedules, etc. worked out and get them out there asap.
* And finally, I made an anouncement at the last drivers meeting regarding this, but for those who weren't there, I'll go over it again. As many of you know, Brady's wife has been battling cancer for the last several months. Without going into a lot of details, I can tell you things are not going well. At Brady's request, I will be handling all of the Thunderbowl Speedway business. Myself, as Race Director, Teddy Morrison as Flagman, my wife Liz, and Teddy's wife Jennifer will continue to operate the races the same way everyone is used to. I would ask everyone to please respect Brady and his family's privacy, and please do not call him or email during this very trying time. If you have any questions or need anything regarding Thunderbowl, or racing in general, please call me at 352-266-1961 or PM me and I will be happy to help you. I will also be posting info under Brady's "fastrnrik" screen name in the forum section of the Thunderbowl website.

If anyone has any comments or input on any of this, please let me know.

Thank You
Rick Dugan         

Yes, what I meant was-  when the races are combined, it will be individually announced as I just did for the upcoming races. I can definately see how it could be misinterpreted though. I guess with all that we've had going on up here, I hadn't really thought about making sure that was straight. Sorry, that's my mistake. 

Rick Dugan   

Rick

No problem here, I know your plate is FULL.  I just wished I had not made other commitments because I will be picking my quad up from ATP on Friday.  It is on the dyno as we speak!

Well now, no new air shots of Jayman! lol I'll have the pic's at the next race too!
Richard.

pm'ed you Richard

I'm gunna try to make it sat... :cursing.gif

Well you know I will be there with my crew and bringing some new faces as well.

i might be there depressed to watch all the guys with more money than skill run the vet class lol,i'm a broke azz mfer

Merritt will be there of course   :P

Geeze, at least the rest of the vet class can keep the quads off the wall.... LOL :box.gif

I'll be there.
I STILL don't have my motor back for my TT bike , but he is suppose to bring it with him to the track tomorrow. I'll just have to try to keep up on the o'mx bike... I'm just ready to race again on anything!! ;D

So how was the race today

The track was great. Thanks to Rick and the gang for getting everything together for us. It was a small turn out but it was still fun and safe.

I think it is time for all of the quad people to get with the program. We all complain that there is no place to ride/race so Brady spent alot and I mean ALOT of his time and hard earned money to provide us with a great place. And it seems as if we are letting him down. The turn out at T Bowl has started to dwindle away and that sucks. I understand the economy is bad right now and people can not make it to every race but, we need to pull it together and start talking and encouraging more and more people to come out and race/ride/and watch..

I have to hand it to all of the motorcycle guys they have really come around. It started with a few and now they out number the quads it seems, at the last TT race we had I think  9 quads with the exception of the kids, and I could not count the number of motorcycles that showed up that afternoon for flattrack.

Brady is doing everything we ask him to do, we ask for a TT track and he gives us one, we ask for a different layout so he makes the track different each time. Brady has done a lot for us and I think it is time for all of us to give some back to him.

Wayne

Wayne very well put, I can not agree more.  I had every intentions on making it until I misunderstood Rick's post.  Any how you can add two quads for the next race as well as one utv. 

Did any utvs make it out?  What layout was the track in yesterday?  Did Gary show up with his LTR  ;D

Hey people, Eric and I have a bunch of pictures of everyone that was at T-Bowl yesterday. Unfortunately, no real "air" shots over the jump. Got some good close racing shots and and some "strung out slide" shots. I'll be trying to post some of those later today. Anyone wanting a pic let me know.
Richard.

Richard, You should have gotten a pic of that awesome limo coming through with the JR COUGAR CHEERLEADERS and the awesome COACH JENNIFER !!!!! :P

Only problem was the window was small and all the lil cheer leaders were blocking the coach from view! I'm not sure you even in there! :)
It looked like you guys were having a bunch of fun!

WE HAD A BLAST !! The Limo driver was very nice... I told her I was suppose to be working and she said lets go there.... HAHAHA It was fun... ;D

I could not make it to this race because of a wedding, but will be there on the 22nd ready to race. Hopefully more quads will show up. Even with just two quads last time it was still a blast to get out there on the track. Can't wait until the 22nd. My son is also ready to race again.

I will take the heat for the low turnout at this race, considering the confusion with the date. It was a good day though- the weather was nice, the track was hooked up, and those that came got plenty of seat time.

We have a TT & Flat Track doubleheader race coming up on the 22nd, and I'm sure everyone will show up for that one. ;)

Later
Rick Dugan 

Hmmm, I did not know this, thanks for posting I will def be there with 2 quads and 1 utv.

Rick did you get any utvs this weekend?

Only about 38 hours left  ;D


Looks like only a few will be there :dunno.gif  I hope this is not the case as if so maybe this could be the last race at Thunderbowl........come on people let's do this

Are we still racing tomorrow