BLOARD and his associates should be commended for their efforts regarding Jacksonville...nice racy little joint that works great for every type of openwheel car from 600cc micros all the way up to winged or nonwing 410 sprinters.

Taking over a track to run a few specials is much more difficult than it seems...probably harder than trying to run a track weekly. When you are weekly you can hire people and commit to them being able to come to work every Friday or Saturday night...it's harder to hire concession help, ticket takers, push trucks, etc if there isn't as much consistency in their work hours. The people you hire learn their jobs quickly and easily if they get to do it every weekend but only 6-8 times over a season lets them get rusty or forget exactly what they did the last time...When you go weekly you get a better feel for track prep needs than if you just run a few times a year...etc etc etc..

And an average spectator at a weekly track knows that any Friday night he decides to go have some fun there's going to be a show...other than looking at the sky and forecast there's not much planning involved on his part. A specials only track really has to be smart and thorough with the advertising to insure that casual fans, new fans and hardcore fans alike are aware of whats coming and when its coming.

Bloard and his posse are stepping up for the good of the town, the facility, the racers and the fans in a big way....I hope many many people out of each group do their best to support the venture...

Best of luck guys...even though its a 6 hour oneway drive for me I will try my damndest to make one of the PowrI shows..

Now I just wish somebody would step up and try to do something similar with the track at Godfrey.