"Huh? Hockey takes three 15 minute breaks that are often extended for cellebrities. Football takes a half hour half time and quite honestly several times there are several minutes between plays. Its made for TV. Baseball takes the 7th inning stretch which is no where near the other sports. five or ten minutes.

Racings a bit different. Number of accidents, track conditions. We got started late at both LBurg and That by at least a half hour but the show moved quick once it got going and a few lulls allowed for great conversation."


Mr Nungester, there is no need to exaggerate to make this case. Hockey actually takes TWO 15-minute breaks While The Surface Is Prepared. And I have yet in my life seen a "celebrity" delay a hockey game, though I suppose it is possible that occurred at sometime in history. Halftime in football is NOT a half hour unless it is the Super Bowl, and that is one reason many fans hate the halftime shows at that game. All the replay delays are a nuisance and it grates on people when they do get lengthy. The primary point is that these breaks in action are definitively time-structured and consistent. You Know What To Expect.
I certainly haven't expressed discontent with Lawrenceburg's pace of their program. While it can always be said that any racing fan knows going into a show that delays both anticipated and not are possible or likely, it doesn't require a "just-shut-up-about-it-and-be-happy-you-are-at-any-race-at-all" when you see delays that are unjustified, extensive and all too often unexplained. As I stated before, Efficiency is simply more courteous. It would allow for even more of the "good conversation" that could take place after the event, while you wait out the rush of folks who are leaving immediately.
Anyone who goes to Haubstadt KNOWS there is going to be a total re-working of the track prior to either the B or A main, and it is going to be accomplished with the almost dizzying efficiency of carpenter ants in earth-moving vehicles. It is anticipated, efficient and effective. It isn't one of the other forms of casual discourtesy. It is closer to the big leagues in that manner: effective and structured.
I am never going to complain about the "natural" time a racing event takes. But it is in every fan's right after purchasing a ticket to criticize inadequacies, in whatever form they feel compromised. If that results in not attending the next event, then there is the lesson for the track operators to learn.