Pine, IMO the four promoters you mentioned are top notch, but I have read and heard complaints about all of them (even Tommy) at one time or another.The point I'm trying to make is this; If we spend too much time complaining, eventually we risk doing more harm (discouraging other fans and yes even discouraging track owners) than good. We'd all love to see a perfect surface and a photo finish at every race, but that's not realistic we all know that. As long as I believe a promoter is trying, really trying, I'm willing to give his track another chance.
My first Indiana race was the Bloomington sprintweek race in 2000. If you remember the feature was handily won by Jay Drake going low and slow. He led every lap except the first one and almost lapped the field. I'm sure there were folks that left complaining. But I left thinking I had just seen the greatest thing ever. I felt like I had my money's worth after hot laps and I was hooked. Pine you and I are similar in at least one respect; going to any race in Indiana requires a lot of time, travel and money. Something I only wish I could do more often.
Hopefully everyone fortunate enough to go tonight will see some great racing at Tri-State.