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Originally Posted by KOP
Didnt mean to imply "why" a certain track closed. Was referencing the fact that if a track closes, its gone, no coming back. That hurts all of us more than bashing a place.
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Respectfully disagree, KOP.
A poorly run racetrack will close, as folks give up on late shows. poorly prepared tracks, lousy/high-priced concessions, and interminable intermissions. Those tracks/promoters deserve exactly what they get; if fans leave or abandon a track that's poorly run, then how does that hurt us.
But fans do have a right to complain, when justified. All that the availability of the internet and message boards have done is allow fans a voice that they did not have before. I don't know of any track that has closed down because of internet postings. If a promoter cares about his fans, he'll read those posts...and then do something about them. A satisfied fan will return, and then tell his friends. As noted before, most dissatisfied fans won't take the time to complain..they'll just never return.
If a fan never complains about a poorly run track, well, how will a promoter know that he's doing a bad job? Eventually, declining attendance will force to track to go dark. But a bad promoter will blame everything else before looking in the mirror and doing a little self-evaluation.
There are too many other entertainment options available to folks that a poorly run race track is less of an option than ever before. Is the loss of a race track a bad thing? Maybe.... but there are some that deserve to close. Personnally, I hope that Dave Rudisell and others like him continue to read what's posted here and elsewhere.
And business is just that - business...Manzanita and Ascot both closed for economic reasons, not because fans complained......
But is it a bad thing when a poorly run track shuts down? A poorly run track will get my money...once.