I'd like insure everyone that this was not a decision that was made lightly and was certainly not a knee-jerk reaction. The "powers that be" agonized over this for days and waited until the last possible moment, realizing that cancellations take time too, before pulling the plug. The Race Board appreciates your positive comments, support and encourages constructive criticism.
Regarding notifying participants, as soon as our web master gets out of the hospital today, he will post a notice to the website. Our registrar notified all pre-registered drivers via email of the cancellation yesterday. At least she did for those who provided an email address or the email address was legible. She has a list of about 20 names of drivers to call, which she is doing today, for those who did not provide an email address or it could not be read. (This list includes you, Mr Cox).
For those who may still insist that the event is not officially cancelled until it appears on the web, I assure you, it is officially cancelled. I personally cancelled the sanction and insurance yesterday. There will be no event this weekend.
To those drivers who were in a heated points race, we apologize and hope that you understand that the forces of nature are unpredicatable and dangerous. We considered the cost to participants and safety of all involved and the need on the part of some to protect their own personal property. The fact that this was to be Bob's race, made the decision all the more difficult.
Thank you all for your continued support of the CFR-Racing program. We look forward to see you in November.
Robin
Please be advised, the Sebring event this weekend (Oct 22 & 23) has been cancelled due to the high probability that Hurricane Wilma will have a significant impact on the weather.
