2 nites your nite JACK SMITH!!!

[carolwicks]

Hope to see you all for this wonderful OWM race in Jack's memory. I think nature is going to be good for us too.
Jacks wife Kathy and his daughter Alisa will be our guests of honor. RIP Jack. This one's for you!!!!
Carol Wicks

FIREWORKS and all kinds of great racing. Good food and awesome people!

[Boneman]

Its going to be a cool night! Sad to say I am 3 hours away and have company, so I'll be there in spirit. Wishing everyone a great time.

[carolwicks]

Boney

I understand Rex. thats a long haul but I know how you feel inside and so does Jack. have fun with your family and guests. hope to see you soon. Luv ya Wixy!

[carolwicks]

For those who didnt know JACK SMITH!

Jack Smith was KARNAC... he was the owner ...if he was in real estate instead of PC estates he would have been the Donald Trump... we have fought, laughed, cried, whined, loved, and sort of hated although i think hate is a rather harsh word for any of us. But we were all brought together thru this media neighborhood...
Jack had odd ways but they always turned out right for some crazy reason. lol
One day he listened to the Beatles, then Dan Toler, then sarah Brightman! he loved art. he loved to read but it had to be a book about something he could learn from. History mostly.
he would call me and tell me about a book he just read and i would wonder where the heck he found the time to read a book!
Jack loved his family... he didnt have alot of patience for anyone who whined without trying. if you couldnt do it then he would help but you better have tried!
he was a rebel! he didnt want to be the same as anyone. he wanted to be Jack. and trust me...that wasnt the same as anyone!! ;-)

when i first started going to Karnac, Jack and Rick "used" me! the more hits you got on your site the more $$$$.....it got to the point every time jack started a sentence with "i need ya to do something for me" i would say... oh there ya go again using me.. he would just laugh... oh boy what they did to me. mostly because i wouldnt let them shut me up. i fought back every opportunity. ive been banned... ive been monitored, ive been thru it all but guess who jack took to every track, invited to every meeting.....etc... ME! he trusted me and i didnt let him down. no one on this planet has told me to STFU as much as Jack. but 10 minutes later he would say gotta go...luv ya! ;-)
there arent enough bytes on this thing that would allow me to share the wonderful friendship i had with Jack Smith. even when he was a real jerk! i can say that... you cant! i will miss the daily or nightly phone calls. when he traveled to NSS he would wake me up at 1 a.m. so i could keep him awake while he was driving. next day he would yell at me if i woke him up!!! that was Jack. if he got a brain storm at 3 a.m. ...guess what?
well there wont be anymore phone calls from Jack but there will be a million memories! Thank you Jack... its been a great time. i will miss you...for awhile...dont forget what you promised last week when you get up there! ;-) Jack became very ill with cancer. He was in excruciating pain but never gave up He was "saved" thru the love and persistance of Rick Bristol and Bob Culbertson and died peacefully with God's blessing. He was so happy and I remember the times Bob would ask him if he wanted to pray and as sick as Jack was he quickly folded his hands together and closed his eyes. he was like a child giving his heart to the Lord.
carolwicks

[sunshinestateracing2]

Jack was all about racing until the end. He never gave up on the sport and never wanted to quit promoting this sport. Even while he was sick Jack wanted and had dreams to keep doing his radio shows. Jack had wanted to do a weekly Friday show again and that was his goal and I think what he used for motivation to keep fighting. I remember my last visit with Jack the last thing he told me with tears in our eyes as I was telling him goodbye, was we are going do this show, it will be great it's what the people of this sport want and need.

Jack I miss you buddy and one day I will see you again and I know in heaven you are promoting the racing legends and I am sure you have realracin usa going up there full force. Tonight is for you and as I shoot my pictures with a heavy heart I will be doing it knowing you are looking down on me. I will never forget what you taught me about racing, media and to always do what is right not what is popular.

miss you man

[Rick Anges]

Should be a great night.

[ocalasp76]

I saw Jacks wife and daughter in the pits and she is looking well.. Good to see.her..
-JIM-

[elmer]

How many mods are there? Who's fast ?

[cfontfan]

14 mods. Qualifying was 46, 10, 71. And the top 7 redrawed. 99, 2, 71, 46, 61j, 10, 03

[elmer]

Awesome ... Thank you cfont

[Jane]

Wish I could have been there too Carol for Jack. He and I were friends for a very long time and I got a few calls in the wee hours of the morn from him with new ideas or he needed me to do this or that. I only regret he never made it here to meet daddy because he always wanted to pick dad's brain on some writing ideas he had. Jack was one of a kind even though we had our ups and our downs, we always loved and respected each other. I was there when he lost his sister so tragically and he was there for me when dad broke his hip. We weren't only just business friends but real life friends.

Jack, I miss you but I know you are up there with my friend Julie and you are one busy guardian angel because you cared about so many people. God bless you and your family and your race.