Jack Smith Memorial race at FTS!

[carolwicks]

agreed!

Tony is always there when we need him. Thank you Tony!

[sunshinestateracing2]

See you there TC your the man

Thank you for all you do for open wheel racing and to help honor a great friend of a lot of us.

[ocalasp76]

I'll be there Tony. Will be good to see you again. OSF is coming too.
Not bringing the OWM though..
-JIM-

[owm61]

Really

I hope this doesn't come off as a insensitive way but here it goes, what diff what they call it. I've been a part of the EBR race along with Jefferson since it started and we have always called it the memorial and we never made a dam dime off of it, it was always about helping the family and keeping the memory alive. I don't really care what they call it, I will be there to support my old HIPPY BUDDY'S race and I hope a lot of yu others will come and support the event also, cuz WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE this is the man that gave us all this web site to come and bitch and moan, laugh and cry ,and I for one will be there to honor my old friend, NUFF SAID .I don't no if they have a fast time award yet but I would like to sponsor that if at all possible say ,200.00 DOLLARS and lets just call it the JACK SMITH FAST TIME AWARD Thanks to everybody for there effofts.

[Frasson118]

I hope this doesn't come off in an insensitive way, but here goes....

I see these 'Memorial' races as mainly a promotional tool... a way to make a buck off of someone else's good name & reputation.

On the other hand, a BENEFIT race for the surviving family members is a highly commendable thing to do. There are several annual benefit races that I know of that directly benefit the FAMILY, not the TRACK.

I would hope there is something in place (or maybe still time to do it), where a certain percentage of the proceeds goes towards helping the Smith family.

That is an event I could stand behind, more than one that only benefits the track itself. It could be a win-win situation if handled correctly. Otherwise, I find it a bit sceeevy.

Keep in mind, this opinion has NOTHING to do with Jack or FTS. I see it happen all the time across the country...... I just have a hard time getting behind the idea of who actually makes out in this deal.

[carolwicks]

winger

GREAT... hope to see you there. if you're in the pits come over and say hi. i will be in the first row. should be some great drivers attending. ;-)
Carol

[Winger]

Cool, I'm going to see if I can make it.

[carolwicks]

Let's all celebrate the life of Jack Smith on July 6th. at Full Throttle Speedway .
Jack spent almost every waking hour promoting the sport of racing and the people who made that possible. He was passionate, sometimes just plain rude. But his heart and soul led him to be involved in meetings, photos, videos, web sites (this being one) radio shows and visits to homes, restaurants, fund raisers and many other things.. He went to every track in Florida to try to help sometimes driving 5-6 hours over and back in the same day. He was an amazing man. If you were lucky enough to know him as a friend... well then you know this man deserves this special event. Show your thanks and friendship to Jack by attending the OWM race dedicated to him at FTS on July 6th!
Thank you!

RIP Jack Smith!