[Charlie Ford]

I've been checking on the status of all this several times a day. I'm just north of Houston, so I have to try to cover all my bases. I've been in contact with Craig, and he says, that he will make a call on Thurs. After predictions that the storm was headed more towards S.Tex., an hour ago they moved it more towards me. I've contacted our family friends in Shreveport that we stay with, and their report is that it's 40% of rain on Sun. simply because they don't know which way the storm will go after it hits. Bobby Brannon could give us an update on that scenario.

With that said, I'll give you my forecast (I've been here all my life). I think the race is safe. Now for those of us coming back, that could be a problem. Another problem is the Ennis race. Improvements have been made, but massive rain could make it a problem.