I found this rule in the Regular Figure 8 rule book...

e.      AT ANY TIME YOUR CAR GOES FOUR TIRES OFF THE RACING SURFACE DURING THE FEATURE FOR ANY REASON YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, NO MATER IF YOU ARE PUSHED OFF OR DROVE OFF UNDER YOUR OWN POWER.

I didnt even put that in bold lettering, it was clear as day in the rulebook and meant to stand out. And yes, it was missing in the street stock rule book.

 Any car with all four tires off the racing surface must remain in the infield for the remainder of the event or be black flagged.

 This comment was pulled directly off the Painesville Speedway Handbook.  Now, i'm not trying to sir the pot, but why did Bo not get black flagged in the figure eight feature when he tried to miss the 96 car?

As the rules say, he should have been out of the race, but instead he was able to continue racing and alter the finishing order of the race.

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As i got into high school i had class with Adam Pierce and his father Tim raced Figure Eight.  So i sort of weasled my way into helping them out every Saturday night.  A couple years after that Tim and Adam both raced there, in 2001 we were thrown out and raced the first 2 seasons at Lake Erie Speedway.  Then in 2004 one of the toughest things i've ever been put through happened...It was the biggest race at LES, the Street Stock Shootout a 35 Lap Feature.  The race was awesome, Tim had the best race of the year, in a year that was hampered by bad luck.  Tim was able to make a last lap pass for second place which gave us our best finish of the year.  However, we were never able to celebrate the moral victory; after the race Tim had suffered a major heart attack in the pits and passed away that night Friday June 18, 2004. 

The next day after sitting in the garage with Adam and Jenny (Tim's daughter), we decided to goto Painesville Speedway to watch the Figure Eight feature.  The most shocking and memorable sight i will ever rememeber at the track took place.  Every one of the Figure Eight cars had some type of memorial on the side of the car, whether it was a decal or a rough spray painted #66.  This was the only time i've ever cryed at any racetrack.  It was so nice to know that "my hero" had touched so many lives.

Even today at LES there are a couple cars which have his LES number, #88, on the side of their cars.

Tim was and still is my hero, and that's why i ran #66 and still will continue to have that number in whatever i race or demo derby.

Craig

 My trophy stock/figure 8 car is forsale.  It is up either turnkey or roller ($1000 or $700), if interested please contact me.  It's a great deal if anyone wants to try their hand who has never done it.  All you need is a little TLC.

 Thanks,

Craig

My questions are, what are the Bateman's next move?  Do they continue with this season after midseason championships?  When does a piece of property they paid $795,000 become non-profitable and they sell?  What would have happened to P'ville if Gordon Allen sold to Jeff Langford instead of the Batemans? I'm not a businessman, but how much longer can the current state go on?

These are just questions on my mind with a handful of others.  I'm just as guilty if not more than most for not giving my support, but my reasons have been stated in previous posts.  I'm just a concerned racer and fan of short track racing, and would hate to see this wonderful bull ring go the way of Cloverleaf.

Craig