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It is a bit of a double edged sword IMO. I was at the race where they over watered the track. Heats didn't start until 9:00 or so. I gave them a pass as the place had been shuttered for a few years & just getting back into the swing of things. Mistakes more likely to happen then. There was also a medical issue in the pits at the same time so I'm not sure how much of the late start was due to the track vs the medical issue that required the ambulance.
The track of course does bear responsibility to start on time & get done at a reasonable hour. The other side of it is the tracks that are in places where the city is more tolerant of the track allows those tracks to bring in bigger events which generate revenue for the community.
Fairbury, IL & Knoxville, IA are examples of this. Just think how much money the city of Knoxville would have lost over the years if in say 1960 the city put a bunch of rules on the track & the Nationals never became a thing.
LaSalle is a good track & hope they can be profitable in their return.
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