Facilities have never stopped me from attending a track.

However, specific to Spoon River, I learned after the first big show I went to there that I'd eat on the way to the track at some sort of fast food joint. Horrible setup for handling large volume of customers & the food was blah at best. I've had similar issues at the Lincoln IL track on big shows. Massively long lines for food due to not enough lines. When I know a track has that issue, I'll still go but just plan accordingly & eat elsewhere.

As an aside to the original poster, glad to know I'm not the only one who has had bad thoughts while sitting up high at Granite City. Those bleachers have been sketchy since the 90's when I went there to watch the outlaws on the old half mile. Rickety at best.