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Three factors killed the Gold Crown. The first was the weather. How many rain outs or near rain outs did they have? In many ways, a near rain out is worse than a rain out. A poor weather forecast will keep many fans at home or deter many fans from making the trip. However, the expenses at the track remain the same.
The second was POWRi. If memory serves me right, the first couple was co-sanctioned. Then POWRi didn't co-sanction, but they did not compete against the date. Finally, in the end, they started to sanction against the date.
Finally, many owners decided that Tri-City was a horsepower track and stopped coming. There have been other stand alone midget races that have not drawn a great car count.
It is a shame because I really loved that weekend.
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