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let me be clear on this, I too am not a big fan of the blanket policy. However, I am simply stating that the way the whole thing was handled was bad business. For the people that drove in from out of state and arrived before noon, who ASKED the track if they could put blankets down and were told YES they could.Then they go back to their car/camper and rested, only to find that their blankets were taken away, because a sign appeared at the gate around 2:00. Not good! And to keep the fans standing in line like herded cattle made no sense to me. Race teams lined up back to the highway to get into the pits because they didn't open up until the same time as the spectator gates was another bad idea IMHO. I would ask what was gained from this?? I would think that the sooner you can get butts in the stands and teams in the pits, the more concession revenue would be generated. I can only tell you what I saw- and that was a lot of upset fans.The OConnors generally do a fine job, however I think they dropped the ball last night.
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