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We will still be a part of the IMCA 2007 Super Nationals Web Cast. For more details, got to www.buckydoren.com. Thanks for the Memories It's with a very heavy heart that I come to you with this message, but I am afraid the blood, sweat and tears that I have put forth over the past six plus years has taken its toll on me and more importantly on my son and on family life. RaceRPM.com and its other properties (including DirtAmericaOnline.com) have treated me with a dream life, and for that I am grateful beyond any words could describe. It has been a ride that I will never forget, but I am sorry to say that I personally must call an end to this amazing trip. I spent my life as a kid traveling to various racetracks in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Two, Three, and sometimes four nights a week I remember traveling to a racetrack to watch the yellow numbered "81" Mercury Cougar battling on the dirt bull rings in the Midwest. I loved it. I think mainly because it allowed me to be a part of my father's life. He may not have heard it enough, but he is my idol. There are so many things he taught me whether he knew it or not. As a child, I watched him, and I wanted to be him. I still want to be like him today. That is a big reason why I tried what I did with RaceRPM.com and its other properties. I dreamed of the day that I could make a living in the dirt track world. I did everything I could to make that journey become reality, but I have reached the end of the road. My regular job, time with my son, finances, and trying to live a dream has delivered me to a crossroads in my life. That battle has forced me to make a decision that as a media member has created great sadness, but as a father will generate great happiness to my son. What I wanted to do versus what I have to do has been a war in my mind over the past year. Over the last few months, that war in my mind has increased in intensity. My regular job workload has increased. I was spending less and less time at home, and my personal bank account has gone into the red. To be honest, I have done all I can do personally and financially to continue the dream, but all banks have run dry. When faced with the decision of losing more money, losing a job, or spending time with my son Chase, Chase is going to win out 100 times out of 100. All parents dream of creating a situation that is better for their kids then what they had to deal with as a child, and what I had hoped for with RaceRPM.com and its other proprietor was no different. I dreamed of creating a company that would be profitable, and if my son still had an interest, when old enough, could take it over. A couple of years ago, my son thought it was very cool that his dad was traveling to racetracks across the country covering various races, and he thought the fact that his dad was on TV doing play-by-play was very exciting. Recently he told me on more than one occasion that I spent too much time on the road and too much time on the computer. If you don't have a child, it is hard to describe the feelings that steer with a phrase like that, and to be honest that was the final straw in the war that has been battling in my head the past year. I cannot describe the feelings I have of hitting the realization that a dream will not come true. I had hoped for so much more, not only for me, but I hoped for so much more for my son. I cannot forget the many places my crew and myself have been able to travel to over the many years. I would be remised if I did not give some huge "props" to Chris Marchese and his family for giving up as much as they did as I tried to live a dream. Chris is a very large reason as to why I was able to do what I did to try to bring the racing action to the dirt track world over the past six years. His wife Kirsten and his two sons (Ely and Heaton) have let Chris join me on a dream, and I wish I could offer more than just the words "thank you." If nothing else I have gained a new best friend. I also have to thank Chris Nunn for helping trying to create a dream life for all of us. Nunn is a young gun when it comes to play-by-play. Whether it is trackside play-by-play or over the Internet, he is a person that will place himself as a legend in this sport, and to him I wish good luck. To the many sponsors that have supported our efforts over the past six years, and there have been several, I personally say thank you. On behalf of the thousands of race fans who were not able to be at the track, I say thank you for supporting us as we promoted the greatest sport in the country - dirt track racing. Although saying good-bye will be very hard for the entire RaceRPM.com crew (Chris Marchese, Chris Nunn, and myself Bucky Doren), our families will be very pleased to have us return to the regular routine at our respective households. To the thousands of faithful fans to RaceRPM.com, I say thank you. You will be the hardest to say good-bye to. You comments over the past six years are going to live in my mind, and the crew's mind, forever. We tried very hard to give the news while having fun. You are the reason that we continued as long as we did. You will be the people that will be the hardest to say good-bye to. Thank you; thank you; thank you is all we can offer to the many great things you have given to us. We will still be a part of the dirt track racing world, but it might not be at the same level. There are a handful of projects that we have worked on behind the scenes through the years that we will continue to do. Who knows, these projects might grow into something bigger. There is less travel involved with these projects, and will not take us away from our families. If you see us at the track, we would still love for you to say hi to us. We may not be able to do what we have done in the past, but we are still going to be a part of the dirt racing family. It is not what we do (or did); it is who we are. Go Fast - Turn Left. Bucky Doren