Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage is well known for his pranksterism; this time last year he fooled us all with a gimmick involving a local DJ changing his name to "Texas Motor Speedway" for $100,000. This time, however, he's gone too far. He issued the following apology late Friday afternoon:
"After last year's April Fool's joke became an embarrassment for news organizations on a national level, you would think I would have learned my lesson. While I thought this year's joke was much tamer, it apparently has touched a nerve for many.
"I want to apologize to the Synchronized Swimming Association of America, fitness personality Richard Simmons, koala bear fans and the people of Belize. I especially want to thank Vinai Thummalapally, the U.S. Ambassador to Belize, for his wise counsel.
"We're working hard to prepare for next Saturday night's Samsung Mobile 500 and I simply didn't fully consider the impact of my joke."
That's all well and good, but the damage has been done. It'll be a long time before it's safe for Americans to travel in Belize again. They still haven't found three of the synchronized swimmers. Richard Simmons is back in the national consciousness, shorty-shorts and all. And that koala bear's fur will never grow back.
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