by JD Green | Jan 2, 2016 | J.D.'s Take
Over the holidays Diana and I were able to see three movies, Star Wars The Force Awakens, Ant Man, and War Room. Guess which movie had the most profound effect on our lives? If you have not seen it War Room is worth taking the hour and half of life and watching. As we...
by JD Green | Dec 26, 2015 | Behind The Scenes, J.D.'s Take
If you have not had a chance to watch the classic movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life” starring Jimmy Stewart. This movie made in 1946 is a Christmas Classic. George Bailey, played by Jimmy Stewart, spends his entire life giving up his big dreams for the good of his town,...
by JD Green | Dec 16, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Not often do I listen to the Racinboys radio show on Saturday morning because so little local information is ever discussed. However, this past Saturday we had the radio show on while traveling to pick up some calves and almost immediately Scott Traylor is displaying...
by JD Green | Dec 1, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. ” Thomas Jefferson Isn’t that statement so true! One of our nation’s founding fathers makes a statement that rings true today. You know I have been accused of stirring the pot and rightly so, but...
by JD Green | Nov 22, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
My how time flies! It seems it was just yesterday I was introducing my sons to Jeff Gordon at Lakeside Speedway. Actually it was September 13, 1991. Jeff had just competed in the USAC Sprint Car races and the boys, then 9 and 7, wanted to meet the driver they had seen...
by JD Green | Nov 19, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Unity in Blue. On Tuesday November 3, 2015 an estimated crowd of 800,000 converged in downtown Kansas City, Missouri to celebrate the World Series victory of our Kansas City Royals baseball team. Would you say the city and surrounding area was excited about the...
by JD Green | Nov 15, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Wow! The first annual I-35 Speedway banquet was a huge success! Over 170 people packed the Cameron Missouri Community Center to have a fun filled evening honoring the 2015 Champions, Rookies, Sportsmen of the Year, Fans of the Year, and introducing the first inductee...
by JD Green | Nov 7, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Okay let’s start unification on the local level in a place where there has been quite a split, some of it intentional, some of it because of personalities, some of because of jealousy, some of it because of selfishness. The place I am talking is the Central Auto...
by JD Green | Nov 5, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
As promised this is the first in a series on unification, because Lord knows this sport needs some unification. I recently finished a series on who split the racing community and yet since then I have seen it split even more. To save our sport, to save ourselves,...
by JD Green | Nov 4, 2015 | J.D.'s Take
Let’s dream for a minute – let’s dream we all get along perfectly in the racing world. While we are dreaming let’s have a song playing in the background, Why Can’t We be Friends, Why Can’t we be Friends. Let’s dream there is only one sanctioning body in the entire...
