Street Talk

Submitted by
Name: Charlie Cardinal
From: Madison

Comments:
@Ron,
I bet Tony Steinhardt is more po###d at the way is son is carrying on his name sake. That name is mud today and will go even lower in the next few months.

Added: July 13, 2025 01:36:01 PM

Submitted by
Name: Madison

Comments:
So we close the riverfront for 2-week so you can have a boat race that few fans and fewer sponsors support. Let it go people. Without Charlie Grooms and the financial support of Clifty Engineering, the Miss Madison, as well as, the Unlimited Hydroplanes, are done. You just lost another race site and no new sites have been added in years. And, how many boats from the West Coast do you think will travel to Madison for just one race. No Detroit,Evansville, Guntersville, Owensboro, Miami, Syracuse…

The Mayor needs to get his ego out of the way and let this sport die. Time to move on to a better use of our limited resources. Evansville ran a regatta for 17 straight years and made the financial decision to quit.

Added: July 13, 2025 02:22:43 AM

Submitted by
Name: Cactus

Comments:
Ronny,
Not everybody is a gung ho on the dead sport of Hydroplane
Racing as you are.
Who is the world would name their kid after a race boat driver?
Shane simply said let it go,
Ronny, are you going out to watch Jimmy Johnson pilot the Atlas Blue Bomber now that would be Cool.

Added: July 12, 2025 11:00:14 PM

Submitted by
Name: Ron Shaffer
From: Vevay
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
Reference to Shane, not sorry if I hit a nerve. These people have been bring a clown show to Madison for way to long. When the whole bunch (H1) goes under. People need to speak up. I bet Tony Steinhardt would be p#%%ed with what has happened the last year. I've put alot of money out for boat races and been handed a subpar performance by H1. They can't survive on four race sites, unless they jack up the fee.

Added: July 12, 2025 07:20:30 PM

Submitted by
Name: Downtowner too
From: Madison
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I was looking at the city of Madison's site and read through Courtney's key intiatves,and I don't think he's accomplished a one of them except in the opposite way. Also with a bachelor's degree in finance why are the cities finances in a muck? Just wondering. Save our River front!!

Added: July 12, 2025 05:01:51 PM

Submitted by
Name: Rebar and Money

Comments:
I can just about guarantee Rebar hasn't met with any of us because of that non-disclosure agreement. This whole thing has simply been done under secrecy and it is not right. Money has already been spent meeting with them. Drawing out plans and God knows what else. So how much of our money has already been spent on this? That's what I'd like to know. I'd also like to know where I can get a yard sign please

Added: July 12, 2025 09:07:53 AM

Submitted by
Name: shane
From: madison

Comments:
To Ron S.Face the facts, the unlimited racing is a washed dying sport. It's been going downhill for years. Let it go.

Added: July 12, 2025 08:07:28 AM

Submitted by
Name: Ron Shaffer
From: Vevay
E-mail: Contact

Comments:
I believe last year H1's top dog said they were heading a new direction. I wonder if losing Guntersville was what he was talking about. This bunch can't run a friday fish fry. It's going to take a complete gut-job, house cleaning to get hydroplane racing back in business. I would like to see the amount H1 puts into advertising.
I went to Guntersville 5 years. Me and a crowd of about 3000 fans watched the race. I'm not surprised they are done.

Added: July 11, 2025 09:38:02 PM

Submitted by
Name: John Scott

Comments:
Charlie,
Thank you for the kind words of my Dad. He loved Madison. He and my Mom Carolyn Scott loved the River.As for the Hilltop it was just yesterday Peter Ellis and I spooke of all the development he was a part of. He and my Uncle Perin did atleast 13 on the old Bueman Farm and I sold off 2.
Dad and Bill Nighbert built many homes in Sunrise together. Dad and friend Jimmy Demaree did Jacksons Corner Arbys. Dad as a part of Demaree Investments with both Jimmy and Bill did Ivy Tech and the building where $ tree is.
Windridge, Riverpoint Shopping Center and cut Demaree Drive in for all its now developed area.
Dad then formed Bevcher with his wife Beverly and Cheryl & John Eckert.
This brought the Supercenter of Walmart, Jewel House, Aldi,and Holiday Inn express
Dad would instill in me John the Customers like the taste of Cream to so always share it with them.
Dad passed in October of 1997 and had 4 set deals when he passed.
Dad did things I had know idea he helped so many people that I cant mention them all.But Phil Wallace broke his leg as a kid and Dad took him to KDH.
Dad lived in a golden age. So thank you both Pete Ellis and Charlie for seeing and remembering my Dad and his Vision for Madison. Thanks also goes out to the Perin Scott Family,Bill and June Nighbert,Charlie and Nancy Grooms, Jimmy Koehler & Family, Bobby Phillips,Demaree Family Bill, Jim,& * * *. The Jones family,the Eckerts both John as a partner and Tom as my Dads Dr. Bernard at the Scott block.
So many workers over the years .
Dad even caught as Kerry Sauley would pitch. Man I am so Proud of my Dad.

Bob Tony and that select few
Please Please dont Sell or Trade or disturb this vacant lot,this lot is the Cream and please allow generations to come taste this as the ones in the past.
Thanks Tammi
John

Added: July 11, 2025 09:33:59 PM

Submitted by
Name: This is Rich

Comments:
@Re... true. Something is wrong. Its not the first time that the water department was used as a cash cow by mayor/Emploees. Watch closely

Added: July 11, 2025 07:01:50 PM