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  #31 2/14/15 2:18 PM
Originally Posted by microsprint15:
My 6 year old was running 11.0-11.2's in the Junior Sprint as a comparison also. Unfortunately our race was cut from 25, to 11 laps for no apparent reason. That reason alone will make it extremely difficult for me to ever attend another race there...
This race has a different promoter so not sure what the format will be. I think what happened was and I hope this does not happen this time is too many classes. The promoter has to pay a hourly fee to the state for the track workers. He also has to pay for emergency crews and other personnel on a hourly fee. The cost to run a race like this is not cheap and unlike a promoter at a regular weekly track they are not getting a large amount of fans. Plus they are not getting one dime from the concession stand. Then throw in the lack of sponsors this means they pretty much have to make all of their money off the back gate. Last weekends race was pretty much a break even event after talking with the promoter. It is no wonder we have so few of chances to race in the winter. I know this is not the ideal purse and fees to race during the winter but at least we are finally getting some chances to race during the winter.

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