Because we had changed the format, I was actually the one who suggested we should just give everyone who raced 100 points rather than using the sliding scale we normally use. Sometimes it turns out that you put your foot in your own mouth, but it was right thing to do.

It's special, because over the years this race has grown. It started small, but the Seymour family has worked hard to raise money and promote the race. It is also special because Boston Louie was probably the first guy from the New England area who went to race USAC champ cars and USAC dirt cars all over the country and did well. He was great for our sport here.

I would love to win it again. Boston was a good friend of mine. We were competitors but we were friends. I miss the guy. He was the real deal. It meant the world to me to win it when we did and we are going to try like hell to win it again.

He clearly still harbors a very personal grudge from the December negotiations. And that doesn't augur well for the near future.

Kiss is a Fourth of July fireworks show with a backbeat.

One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are making the choice of whether to send their girls to school. And they are struggling with lack of water, lack of firewood, and lack of care for their youngest children. And those burdens fall on the girls.