On the Fence

I spent more time Saturday night watching Virginia Tech beat Ohio State on the gridiron in Columbus than I did watching the Brad Keselowski runaway at Richmond. Thus, I missed the caution for the fan who climbed the catch fence in turn four during the race's late stages.

Ever since ISC purchased the Richmond facility from the Sawyer family, I've noted the Raceway paid officers from the Henrico County Police Department providing track security has shrunk drastically. No way that fan could have climbed the fence back when the Sawyers had officers spaced about ten feet apart around the entire track when cars were running.

Hi, I'm a redneck at Richmond

and this is jackass

He must have been from Knightdale, NC. We used to pass by his street every time we drove from Wilson, NC to Raleigh.

No way that fan could have climbed the fence back when the Sawyers had officers spaced about ten feet apart around the entire track when cars were running.

Based on the video that I saw, there are still security people placed every ten feet along the fence. My guess is that one guy was playing with his phone and another was looking the other way and this joker just ran between them. The security staff looks like they've been enjoying their doughnuts while the kid is younger and slimmer. With a good start he could climb above their reach quickly. Minding the fence isn't very engaging, so I'm not sure I can blame these guys for letting their attention drop but I wouldn't let them carry phones at all.

Is this, perhaps, a young man who had practice climbing another fence, say along our Southern Border? Security there is about the same, apparently, as it was Saturday night. Just saying............

But you got to say its a great view from there either way you look at it,from his point of view anyway

now to lure him down, would a Miller Lite work??

That was the most exciting part of a very dull race. I went to sleep through most of it.

2 back-to-back snoozers Fri. & Sat. nights.