Thread: Vision Racing has suspended operations
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  #8 1/29/10 4:25 PM
Originally Posted by LEADERS EDGE:
Personally......I am really starting to fully believe this doesn't have as much to do with the money Tony spent as much as it has to do with possibly vast sums of money being lost through what seemed to be sure-fire high return investments. At the end of the day...this may even have very little to do with Tony and the IRL.

The situation at the Speedway sure seems to be running stride for stride with another high profile situation. What at one time I felt to be just rumor mill talk, I am almost convinced of today.

Honestly though; this may be the thing that was needed. Tony seems more engaged today than ever before. For years no one associated with the Speedway seemed to have to work to survive and thrive. It all kinda came and it all seemed endless. There was always talk of vast numbers of people that were related that had what appeared to be nothing more than"ghost" jobs at the facility and they didn't really contribute much to the facility, those days appear to be gone.

As someone who was very much against the IRL because I always felt that it would turn out pretty much as it has, I do feel bad for Tony in a sense because I really believe that he thought he was doing what was best, and maybe in the long run.....he did. You can never say he didn't put his money where his mouth was and help others along the way. In fact, he was probably too generous.

I will say this, the facility lacks much of the soul that it seemed to have in spades when Tony Hulman ran it, but it is absolutely a shining gem when it comes to the grounds themselves and their appearance inside and out. Absolutely best in show when it comes to that.
The only thing I would add is this. The renovations that have taken place at IMS have been paid for by the corporation and not been shoved down the tax payers throats. When they say they are doing something, it comes WITHOUT their hands out like most stick and ball sports. JMO.

Mike

Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
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