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Was there that night.  It was wild, the cars were leaning way over the right going down the back stretch.

Give some examples of WoO events that were slow moving that weren't impacted by weather other than Kennedale. And a 3 hour show is not slow moving...

So you spout BS and can't back it up. Shocking

Then don't run your mouth about it. It doesn't take a college degree to know that you shouldn't make claims/accusations without receipts to back it up.

I was about to get off the turnpike Friday when I seen the race was canceled.. 3 time to miss out of a race because of the wind.. Hopefully April 6 at Arrowhead the weather will be nice and April 16 & 20 for the H/L ones too..

And again, running your mouth with absolutely nothing to back it up. How do you know what someone's education level is unless they brag about it like you do? You could be talking to an astrophysicist right now for all you know. That alone says a lot about your intelligence. 

To be fair, when you say things like this, it does just come off as someone shooting off their mouth. Maybe that's not an issue if you don't want people to ever take you seriously.

I live in Sioux Falls SD and don't recall being winded out. Stan mentions Jackson, 90 miles east of here, but maybe it's more of a regional thing, or a track layout thing? Is Oklahoma really windy? Are the tracks out on the flatland where they'd be more suseceptible to wind?

Oklahoma is pretty flat just like KS, NB, SD.  It is usually windy from either the North or the South.

There have been incidences of racing cancelled there in the past.  If a car is going on a straightaway with the wind, I believe the wing can get lifted by the wind.

The track in Muskogee is a big flat 1/2 mile.  As I recall, the long straightaways run North and South.  Here in KC that day, the wind was over 20 mph with gusts to 40.

 If you don't care what other people think, why are you on a message board forum?

"Some people need to *BE drawn a picture." There I fixed it for ya. I'm very surprised to see someone of your academic pedigree making such a simplistic grammatical error. Do better.

Is Oklahoma windy? Some lyrics from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! may help. "Ooooooklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin down the plain. Where the wavin wheat can sure smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain."

Ha ha ha. So, we're your only friends. I get it. :)

Hey Ute, who drove the R&H car?

Just trying to bring a little culture to the board every now and again. Haha.

Utah! Gimmie two. 

That happened when Jackson was a big half mile without any walls.  Jerry Richert Jr. told me about the wind causing cars to change lanes on the backstretch but I can't recall the details anymore.  He rode with me to Superior for a Gumout race in 2001 and we talked racing all the way up there.  It may have been that night or some other time but I trust the source.  He made a lot of laps at Jackson.

Stan Meissner

Rule of thumb.  If it's too windy to carry a 4x8 sheet of plywood it's probably too windy for winged Sprints.

Stan Meissner

For those of you less inclined to watch a musical, the same lyric can be found in the movie Twister when they are all chasing the tornado (not a metaphor) and singing songs. Personally, I like Dusty's choice of Deep Purple's Child in Time better.

"IT'S THE WONDER OF NATURE BABY!!! WOOOHOOO!!"

As of this Sunday, my wife and I will have been married 35 years. I think part of that success is our policy towards musicals. Our rule is that I'll buy tickets for any musical she wants to go to, as long as I don't have to go. :)