Greetings and salutations to all on RaceNY. I hope that everyone is having a marvelous day. I want to commend Mr. Pissano for posting an edited version of his previous post regarding Bowman Gray and going forward I see him as a valuable asset to our racing forum. Our screen profiles have never met, but he sounds like a stand up guy and someone that I would enjoy hanging out with at the Mall or a fast food restaurant.
But enough with the accolades, I wanted to let everyone know that I tuned in last evening and watched the second television episode of Race Night at Bowman Gray. I found the program to be very educational and informative. It was twin 25 lap feature races for the evening with time trials to set the field for the first feature. The starting field for the second feature would be determined by the winner of the first feature reaching into a bag that had eight balls with even numbers: 8, 464, 82, 124, 360, 44, 234 and 102. I'm uncertain of the algorithm that was used once the number was drawn but the fans cheered when it was drawn.
The main characters in the plot were Tim, formidable competitor to the brothers, Burt and Jason Myers. The minor characters were the fine fans attending the race, the crewmen for the race teams and Tim's doctor.
The show began with Tim in his doctor's office holding the steering wheel of his car, showing the doctor what happened in the previous week's race when his car had a collision with the outside barrier. Tim's doctor was very good at listening, keeping a straight face and acting normal while Tim used the unattached steering wheel to reenact the crash. The doctor then gave Tim the bad news. His thumb was injured and would need to be fixed. Tim would not be able to use his thumb to hitchhike, give the thumbs up signal, twiddle his thumbs, nor would Tim be able sit around with his thumb up his a#%. Tim was very sad. Tim then asked about driving a racecar? The doctor said that wouldn't be a problem and he gave Tim a $2.98 brace for his hand and told Tim to go out and beat the Myers boys and win a race for the Gipper. Tim did not know who the Gipper was, but he was very happy.
Meanwhile, Jason Myers explained that he was frustrated and wanted to win a race. He said he put all of his money in his racecar which was evident as he apparently couldn't afford shoes as he was wearing flip-flops while using his feet to hold some material on the shop floor while he drilled a hole in it. Jason also explained stagger in a racecar and used a great relatable example, "If you've ever dropped a beer keg at a keg party and watched it roll, you've seen an example of stagger." I'm still somewhat uncertain if he was talking about the rolling motion of the keg or the stagger of the participants at the keg party, but it was a great example nonetheless.
Burt Myers won the first race and Jason Myers won the second race. Tim was very sad, called a Uber and went home.
The fans took time to use their fingers to salute many of the drivers, before, during and at the end of the race.
Respectfully submitted,
J. Langford Ratzso
