Cloud Control

It was race night in La Crosse for the Tundra Series our nephew is competing in this summer. So after work, hubby and I headed down to cheer on Colin.

We had been keeping an eye on the weather all day since they said "chance of storms" for the afternoon and evening. Although it as sunny for qualifying, by the time Colin ran his first heat race – where he took second, by the way – we could see the dark clouds approaching.

Stock car racing is one of those sports you can't do in the rain. No wipers on cars and the track surface can get pretty slippery. We were looking at the radar on our phones and figured there was no way they could get in the 35-lap feature for the truck race and the 50-lap super late model race Colin was running in.

The track organizers (bless them) ended up skipping a bunch of heat races to get the main events done before those clouds opened up on us. Miracle of miracles, they got the truck race done and Colin's feature only had some sprinkles going. Not enough to stop the race – there were enough cautions the way it was.

Colin was second for a few laps, then, after some contact was sent to the back of the pack of 24 cars. He ended up maneuvering his way toward the front and ended up with a 6th-place finish. That was good, hard work. And fun to see.

As a bonus, those dark rain clouds gave way to a spectacular sunset. Who knew Mother Nature had it in her?

Well done.