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Originally Posted by chrismattlin
Dude....
I can't take you too seriously when you over-simplify the way you did. The expenses are WAY OVER $1 million. Ever heard of insurance? Does the track build itself and disassemble itself? Are there yearly capital expenses? Does everyone work for free? Is there zero money spent on marketing? I could go on and on if I sat here and thought about it. You make it seem like they pay the Expo Center's rental fee and, POOF!, a race magically happens. 
Like I've said before, I believe they probably could pay a bit more, but these highfalutin millennials are going about it all wrong. They haven't even spoken to the man who matters!
You know what? I believe that the county there are the ones who are coming out smelling like roses. Why don't these guys partner with the Hahns and maybe show up to a county commissioners meeting and try to shake some of that money out of THEIR pockets? It would be all over the local news there if CBell and Larson showed up to a meeting, and they all could end up looking like heroes. Governments will give out a million dollars all day everyday if they're getting back $15 million. But no one is even trying. Go get the Tourism and Visitors bureau to up the purse- it would be stupid if they resisted.
It seems to me that the people who should be sticking together are instead cutting off their noses despite their faces. |
There's a point, The City brings in 15m or whatever it was revinue. How about put 500k back into the purse?
Off topic but me and Dad took a trip 20yrs ago down to CASS WV where the whole old lumber town and steam RR were owned by the state. I think it was 25 bucks for a five hour train ride to the top of the mnt. and back. we stopped at the Engine shop early morning and one guy pointed out that new boiler over there made by a Submarine boiler maker cost a million. The engine cost two thousand in 1907 LOL
Anyway, we contimplated how the state justified doing it. Well we ate six times, Stayed two nights in motels and filled the tank twice plus a few souvineers. and all them places paid paytroll tax plus the workers paying taxes. So they made $ on it even if it looked to be a money pit.