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Carl Battis · 08-27-2023, 02:27 PM

Over the years I had a lot of interesting conversations with Jim about all sorts of things unrelated to drag racing, and lots of talks about the sport we all love as well. Talking with him was like finding a book of short stories tucked away on the bookshelf - hours of entertainment and an endless variety of tales that you didn’t want to end.

When I was a new drag racer and trying to figure out how to put it all together Jim treated me like I was a wily veteran….not like the rookie who couldn’t find his butt with both hands. I always looked forward to listening to him with his dry sense of humor and incredible memory for detail. A co-worker of mine lived in Jim’s neighborhood, and they became acquainted through their love of cars. Jim took my friend under his wing and treated him like one of the guys too - something my friend still talks about.

On the track Jim was a force to reckoned with. I raced him a few times in his final set of events in which he drove. And while it was fun to trade a few good natured barbs with him in the staging lanes, it wasn’t fun to see the win light come on in his lane each time. The last time we went down the track in his penultimate race he dropped an .003 light on me!

Prayers for his family and friends who will mourn him here on earth. Jim just turned on the win light again - this time in God’s lane as he crossed the finish line to spend eternity with all of the great racers already there ahead of him.

RIP Jim - you will be missed.

08-27-2023, 02:27 PM	#8
Carl Battis Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 100 Likes: 24 Liked 183 Times in 36 Posts	Re: RIP Jim Meador Over the years I had a lot of interesting conversations with Jim about all sorts of things unrelated to drag racing, and lots of talks about the sport we all love as well. Talking with him was like finding a book of short stories tucked away on the bookshelf - hours of entertainment and an endless variety of tales that you didn’t want to end. When I was a new drag racer and trying to figure out how to put it all together Jim treated me like I was a wily veteran….not like the rookie who couldn’t find his butt with both hands. I always looked forward to listening to him with his dry sense of humor and incredible memory for detail. A co-worker of mine lived in Jim’s neighborhood, and they became acquainted through their love of cars. Jim took my friend under his wing and treated him like one of the guys too - something my friend still talks about. On the track Jim was a force to reckoned with. I raced him a few times in his final set of events in which he drove. And while it was fun to trade a few good natured barbs with him in the staging lanes, it wasn’t fun to see the win light come on in his lane each time. The last time we went down the track in his penultimate race he dropped an .003 light on me! Prayers for his family and friends who will mourn him here on earth. Jim just turned on the win light again - this time in God’s lane as he crossed the finish line to spend eternity with all of the great racers already there ahead of him. RIP Jim - you will be missed.