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The stands are awful

They are merely temporary. They are already planning on fixing the actual stands after their Aug 30th final race.

IMO I'd really like to see them do a setup similar to LPS, which would be ideal given all the lawn chair seating on the hill anyways. But time will tell.

But the fact that they are temporary shouldn’t impede on my God given right to bellyache. Cmon man!

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We were in a handicapped parking space in turn 4. We could not see much of the front straight. That includes in front of us where there was no new grandstand. I would like to see a big steep grandstand where your on top of the action.

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As long as they remain mindful of the fact that bringing your lawn chair and watching the racing on the lower part of the Bloomington Speedway hillside with your racing friends is one of the best things in our racing scene, whatever they decide to do will work out fine.

Jerry

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Thanks to a couple of cool folks, we sat in 3rd row from top of grandstands and had fabulous seats! Thanks guys!

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While I love LPS and how their seating accommodates chairs. This becomes an issue when you have a crowd like the sprint week show, for every two lawn chairs you easily loose a seating spot for one adult. While normally this is not an issue, it was on Thursday with a SRO crowd.

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Totally agree. At Bloomington Friday, I had 4 different people offer me extra seats if I brought a chair. I would sacrifice comfort for a good view for everyone.

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Mr. Funk, I agree. I have a love/hate relationship with Bloomington. It is, in my humble opinion, one of the most picturesque tracks in Indiana, and maybe the country, and I just love it. But, the seating and sight lines have been less than ideal, and I hate that part.

The last 3 years the crowds have been so large and so many people stood in the walkway behind the grandstands, it was almost impossible to see turn 4 and the main straight from up on the hillside above the walkway.

This year, we got to Bloomington about 10:30, managed to get a couple of seats in the new grandstands and actually got to see the whole night's events. Yes, I agree, the new grandstands are less than ideal and they are temporary, but they are WAY safer than the old ones, and yes, I understand that they now block the sight lines for all the people that used to sit in lawn chairs up on the hill.

I don't know what the perfect solutions to satisfy everyone, but what they had before didn't work for big crowds and the old grandstands were a hazard. At least these grandstands are safe!

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Had a coupla brothers took over a track not far from me & they replaced a buncha boards & painting anything that stands still long enough, race nights yur ok:6:

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My first time ever to bloomington was last year 2018 for sprint week, i thought this place is beautiful, the racing excellent, just incredible all they need to do is fix these old wooden stands with new boards or new stands. So then I heard they put new stands in for 2019, needless to say I was excited to go back for sprint week for my second time there. My first thought was, I cant believe they put these stands in, they are so confined, and took away the site lines from the hill, needless to say i was very dissappointed. Glad to hear they are only temporary, I just hope when they fix them they need to consider all the views from the hill. That place was amazing on Friday night, it was like a concert venue with outdoor seating, awesome atmosphere with incredible racing, Bloomington will be my favorite dirt track if they get it right with the new stands, i'm sure they will

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They had good intentions, but they really messed it up. Hopefully what ever phase 2 is, is much better.

I didn't think the old wood stands were that bad.... I'd rather them had put in a real catch fence first. But again... on to phase 2 and hoping for the best. I know they mean the best for the facility. Track was awesome last Friday.

I know this thread is just constructive criticism but I feel like people don’t realize how close this place was to not being a race track this year. Let it breathe a bit, you will see progress. They took the track over a month before the first race.

I agree, and I’m just glad that we all still have a Bloomington Speedway that we can all still enjoy and possibly improve upon when time, resources, etc. allow.

You couldn't be any more correct,the keys were exchanged just 30 days before the first race,with nothing done all winter,most all contact information wasn't exchanged and several other important items weren't shared.
So all in all as I told several people on opening day that were concerned about some changes or lack of,at least the gates opened this season.

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Also, how much money do you put into a facility that is not yours?

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I suppose that depends on the length of the lease. You could ask the same question about Spikers lease at paragon

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You got no idea how many tracks that applies too.
Well perhaps YOU do :)

I think it’s fair to point out the things that are of utmost importance to the fans, even though I’m sure they already know for the most part.
I would imagine fencing/barriers in a few different areas are up there, along with fixing the seating issues. The bathrooms are pretty high up there, and it looks like there’s a plan in the infield when it comes to sponsor signage. Parking for an event like Friday can use some work, too.

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IMO Bloomington has one of the best tracks in the country. I used to go there when i was younger. Seen many good races there. The last time i was there was a 2 or 3 years ago and being older the hill was a big problem for us. They took my wife in a cart so she would not have to walk the hill. Then going to the bathroom was an issue. I can not comment on the new seating since i have not been back. We now go to Lincoln park since if we get there earlier we can sit in our lawn chairs and do not have to climb a hill. I agree with another poster they need to make it like Lincoln Park. As much as we like Bloomington Speedway we will not be able attend unless they get it to where we dont have to climb the hill to bathroom or climb any steps.

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If they redo the bleacher seating area like Putnamville, they will have very few rows of seating. Less than they currently have with the temp bleachers.

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Maybe a small stand on one of the hills??.....Turn 1 or 4???

One that could look down on the stands on main straight and it would get you over the concession stand, broadcast booth??