Mother Nature is one mean...

So we didn't get to go racing tonight at the La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.  Mother Nature just wouldn't let up with the rain and at about 12:45pm, I got a text from Dave Noelke with the speedway to let me know that they had decided to "pull the plug" on the events for the night.

Unfortunately, no matter which decision the speedway made--someone would complain about it.  For every person who I heard applauding officials for calling it early--there's one who will complain that they should have waited on that call.  "Look, the rain has already stopped!"  

Sure it did.  But the air was so saturated with moisture and it was incredibly cold--it would've taken a miracle to completely dry the track--and keep it as such, should the rain start again.  I'm pretty sure that track promoter, Chuck Deery doesn't have a crystal ball.  If he did, I'd be snagging it to get the Powerball numbers early.

Where ever there is a race track, there are hundreds of "armchair promoters," who think they can do the race track promoter's job better.  Good luck with that.  There's a lot more to running a race track than you likely realize.  Imagine what it would be like to have everyone second guessing you at your job and calling your decision-making into question at every turn.  It would Suck. (Yes, with a capital "S.")

It would have been pretty miserable to be outside on a night like tonight.  I'm not being a whiner.  I'm just stating a fact.  I've long ago packed up my snowmobile suit, so it would've taken some serious effort to get it wrangled out again.  We barely had winter this year.  There are two new snowmobiles pouting in the garage at my house as proof.  So, it only makes sense that Mother Nature would turn the end of April into a winter-like feel.  She's a cruel...you...know...what.

Regardless, hopefully the extra week will allow some of the procrastinator type racers get their cars ready to roll for next Saturday.  Now if we could just get Mother Nature to be a little more supportive of everyone's efforts--we could get the 2012 season underway!