Re: Terre Haute cooler policy
 

While we are taking cooler policies, what’s Macon Speedways? Never been and planning on going Saturday. Went to website and couldn’t find any info. Thanks in advance

I'm with midget98 here. I'm surprised how many people would go/not go to a race because of the cooler policy. I could care less. Is it nice to take cheap stuff to the track, of course. But that's not going to stop me from going. I have a family of 4 and use the concessions as a treat to my kids for being good. Never have I decided not to go because I couldn't take a cooler. These tracks need to make money to stay open, and if people don't buy things they will be gone.

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Originally Posted by Chief Wahoo:
While we are taking cooler policies, what’s Macon Speedways? Never been and planning on going Saturday. Went to website and couldn’t find any info. Thanks in advance

We do not allow coolers inside the gates.

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When I was a kid in the Seventies we always took a cooler, I do believe money was just that tight that Mom would make sandwiches and we had snacks and some generic sodas which was a treat because we did not have soda at home. The only time I take a cooler nowadays is if it is mid-summer and I need some extra liquids or if it is a track with an exceptionally slow concession stand, I hate missing races because I'm standing in line. Anyway, I think most of the tracks here in Ohio allow a cooler although sometimes there is a size limit. I enjoy track food too much to pack snacks nowadays.

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Originally Posted by BrentTFunk:
There is no grandfather clause that I know of. .

Are you saying that Santa Claus does not have a Grandpa?

Burg doesn’t allow carry in alcohol or glass bottles and the last time I was at Kokomo you couldn’t bring anything in. Eldora used to allow carry in beer but the last time I was there it was no carry in beer. Terre Haute had water for sale for )$2 a bottle. The new promotors have sunk a ton of money into the track….. only fair to let them recupe some of their investment. If they don’t you think they will continue to promote the place?

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Originally Posted by Rpracing1:
Are you saying that Santa Claus does not have a Grandpa?

Damn that’s a bad joke Bobo. Was good to see you get a little exercise at THAT the other night. No cooler, so he had to walk out to truck to get an Ensure to wash his Geritol down :5:

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Not going to lie, allowing coolers is a factor where i go. Im dissabled and only leave the stands once per event, But drink between 4-6 combo or pop and water.

I almost always buy food or snacks at the track Getting someone there everything when it comes to making $$$ and more than just the gate.

That being said, Their track, they can run it as they choose.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Not going to lie, allowing coolers is a factor where i go. Im dissabled and only leave the stands once per event, But drink between 4-6 combo or pop and water.

I almost always buy food or snacks at the track Getting someone there everything when it comes to making $$$ and more than just the gate.

That being said, Their track, they can run it as they choose.

Same. What Charles said…nothing more to add

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Originally Posted by jonboat15:
My comment was directed towards captrat. As yeleyfan noted PA tracks seem pretty cooler friendly. Chief, come on over to PA sometime, our state slogan is "you have a friend in PA" at least that's what it used to be.

Would I still be a “friend in PA” if I wore a Cleveland Browns shirt? I’d have to hit the tracks in eastern PA :3:

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I’ve got to throw in my 2 cents. This doesn’t bode well for me an Oppweld. But we’ll get through it

Re: Terre Haute cooler policy
 

Originally Posted by Chief Wahoo:
While we are taking cooler policies, what’s Macon Speedways? Never been and planning on going Saturday. Went to website and couldn’t find any info. Thanks in advance

Mighty Macon does NOT allow coolers to be carried in by spectators. They're even a little persnickety at the entrance gate about carrying in a bottle of water or soda. The concessions at Macon are above average quality and are reasonably priced, well staffed and the lines are not bad at all. At least all that was the case the last time I was there which was last season.

If you've never attended a midget race at Mighty Macon you're in for a treat!! The only down side is on occasion the 4 or 5 support classes wear the track out but that is the exception rather than the rule. Have fun!!

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I think butler speedway in Michigan has always allowed coolers. I-96 20 years ago or so stopped allowing coolers and I think it was part of them losing lots of fans at the time. The big track MIS banned coolers once and the fans raised so much H that an ordinance of some sort was passed to allow them back in. I personally would not let that be a factor going to a track. It sure is a luxury to bring your own food and drink though. But most of these short tracks rely on their concessions to help keep them open. With a medium-size crowd and a small car count, the track is lucky to break even when running these traveling clubs. $3 to $4 a beer is still a good deal compared to going to a stick and ball game or a concert. Not to mention the freedom of being able to move around to different viewing spots at a track.

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Originally Posted by duel:
The big track MIS banned coolers once and the fans raised so much H that an ordinance of some sort was passed to allow them back in.

The first few years Chicagoland, near Joliet, Illinois, was hosting NASCAR and Indy Car racing spectators were prohibited from entering with coolers and concession prices were comparable to the two MLB venues and Soldiers Field, home to the Bears. There was a sizable backlash to the exorbitant concession prices and cooler ban almost from the beginning. As the crowds began to dwindle management ultimately allowed coolers as an attendance incentive.

The last time we were at the dirt track at Joliet, which was the summer prior to the China virus, they did not allow spectator coolers and the concession prices are a lot higher than the downstate dirt tracks. Probably due to it's proximity to Chicago. To my knowledge Jacksonville does not allow spectator coolers (if I'm mistaken I will humbly stand corrected), neither does Fairbury and the few times throughout the season that La Salle hosts racing they don't either.

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