Farmer stops the racing at the Pod

[ArnieVXR]

Clouds of dust from the combined harvester running up and down next to the run off stopped the action for a while at the Pod today. I'm guessing the farmer had never noticed that there was a drag strip next to his field

[37chevy]

ArnieVXR said:

Clouds of dust from the combined harvester running up and down next to the run off stopped the action for a while at the Pod today. I'm guessing the farmer had never noticed that there was a drag strip next to his field

The wind direction is hardly his fault!!!! Still it's an unusual way to stop the racing!

[MajorLucky]

He didn't do that on purpose did he

Shame should have been good to meet you Arnie

[NuthinFancy]

Harvest doesn't wait for racing unfortunately. Has to be done at certain times of the year so they had no choice.

Considering he doesn't frown upon the odd race car plowing the field at the end of the shutdown area I think we can cut them some slack

[steve y]

NuthinFancy said:

Harvest doesn't wait for racing unfortunately. Has to be done at certain times of the year so they had no choice.

Considering he doesn't frown upon the odd race car plowing the field at the end of the shutdown area I think we can cut them some slack

This posting is brought to you courtesy of Farmer Martyn Jones, the owner of the fastest combine harvester in the world
Steve

[NitroWars]

Surely it is better for the harvesting to have been done when it was rather than during the Finals?

[hairyjester]

AFAIK he does make every effort to not harvest during any race meeting and never during a big event but Mother Nature doesn't pay that much attention to Pod's calendar.

[Upatdawn]

everything round here is late, the rapeseed only went in last week, funny year weather climate wise

[central]

057 by Fast an' Bulbous, on Flickr

[Lorcan]

ArnieVXR said:

I'm guessing the farmer had never noticed that there was a drag strip next to his field

He probably has, seeing as he owns the land Pod is built on too

[Upatdawn]

Lorcan said:

He probably has, seeing as he owns the land Pod is built on too

all of it inc the race facility? leases it for racing?

[Lorcan]

So the staff at the Pod told me.

[ribaric]

He certainly owns the land where the access to the facility is located. He and the Pod owners down the years have always come to a deal about how he gets a piece of the action.

[liner33]

Anyone remember when they had to suspend racing at Shakey to allow a plane to land?

[Bebee]

ArnieVXR said:

Clouds of dust from the combined harvester running up and down next to the run off stopped the action for a while at the Pod today. I'm guessing the farmer had never noticed that there was a drag strip next to his field

More like his didn't check to see if racing was on before organizing paid workers and machines to be on site.

[NitroWars]

Bebee said:

More like his didn't check to see if racing was on before organizing paid workers and machines to be on site.

Oh please...

liner33 said:

Anyone remember when they had to suspend racing at Shakey to allow a plane to land?

Two Funny Cars just coming into stage at the time!

Edited by NitroWars on Thursday 19th September 19:21

[JollyGrnMonster]

Was a bit of a wait but broke my gearbox on second run anyways