Originally Posted by KOP:
Wasn't there, didn't see or witness anything. Got reports from friends and read postings. I just want to say something about the "harsh negativity" I was reading by some posters.
ASCOT PARK.......GONE! (1990)
MANZANITA........GONE! (2009)
STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY (OKC)....GONE (as of 2010)
TULSA SPEEDWAY......GONE! (2005)
You "harsh posting naysayers" want to add "THAT" to your list?
KOP,
From my perspective as a fan first, and a competitor second - No, I don't want THAT to go away. I want them to get better - to provide the fans with the level of entertainment that the fans pay for. I try to not be a "harsh posting naysayer". I try to look at things from, maybe, a different perspective, but I look at them from the fan's perspective, first. The question is, on Saturday night/Sunday morning, did the fans get their moneys' worth? Each fan will have to address this in their own minds, but for every one that posts their discontent, there are probably 5-10 that wont post - They just wont go back to THAT either. I want THAT to be the best show they can be, and there seems to be a lack of committment on someone's part to do just that.
I'll also note that, of those tracks you mentioned, I don't know that any of them closed up because they weren't providing a good show for the fans. They were closed for other, more political, reasons (location, proximity to neighborhoods, etc.)
Tim Simmons