Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds

Mud Packer · 2/13/08, 3:55 PM

What a tremendous difference 8 months can make. After the one and only race (fiasco!:headbang) that the Action Track hosted last year under the DA administration. Then the news that the historic facility is back it certainly great news. Thanks to all the fairboard members for looking into the future and seeing great things for THAT.:applaud:

ronmil · 2/13/08, 4:16 PM

That is great news! What is ironic about the fiasco that was held last year is that it had one of the biggest crowds I had seen in years.

Mud Packer · 2/13/08, 4:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ronmil

That is great news! What is ironic about the fiasco that was held last year is that it had one of the biggest crowds I had seen in years.

Ron,

Exactly. In fact, I happened to be sitting next to a young couple who brought their pre-school aged son to the race. He was excited about being at his first race and I was able to catch a t-shirt that they were throwing up into the crowd. I gave it to him and he kept telling his mother that this was such a great day. Little did we know how "horrible" the experience would be. They left around 10:00 PM just about the time the heat races were going on. I doubt that they will be back to a race anytime in the near future.

Dirtfan · 2/13/08, 8:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ronmil

That is great news! What is ironic about the fiasco that was held last year is that it had one of the biggest crowds I had seen in years.

I just hope that the "bad taste" is still not in those peoples minds.:icon_smile_blackeye

RacingRescue · 2/13/08, 9:47 PM

The only thing left for the track is to get the fans to come! I have waited just shy of a year for something to happen and now it has. The sale of the fairgrounds is not a dead issue but racing in '08 is a fact .... Get the word out and get the fans back to the Action Track. Just a side thought ... If someone would carry the proposal, How about declaring the Action Track a historic landmark? Then the money hungry developers CAN'T tear it down! :checkered:

Rob Reimer · 2/13/08, 9:57 PM

Race and the fans will come!:thumb

davidm · 2/13/08, 11:24 PM

I'm so happy to hear this!

billyb · 2/14/08, 8:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerry Shaw

http://mywabashvalley.com/content/fulltext/?cid=8214
http://www.wthitv.com/global/story.asp?s=7863629

Looks like it's safe for a while.

Jerry

GREAT !! Looks like somepeople:respect: finally has some common sense!!

2/13/08, 4:16 PM	#12 Re: Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds
ronmil Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 48 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18,843	That is great news! What is ironic about the fiasco that was held last year is that it had one of the biggest crowds I had seen in years. __________________ Ron Miller

2/13/08, 3:55 PM	#11 Re: Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds
Mud Packer Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 59 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,094	What a tremendous difference 8 months can make. After the one and only race (fiasco!:headbang) that the Action Track hosted last year under the DA administration. Then the news that the historic facility is back it certainly great news. Thanks to all the fairboard members for looking into the future and seeing great things for THAT.:applaud:

2/13/08, 9:47 PM	#15 Re: Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds
RacingRescue Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 11	The only thing left for the track is to get the fans to come! I have waited just shy of a year for something to happen and now it has. The sale of the fairgrounds is not a dead issue but racing in '08 is a fact .... Get the word out and get the fans back to the Action Track. Just a side thought ... If someone would carry the proposal, How about declaring the Action Track a historic landmark? Then the money hungry developers CAN'T tear it down! :checkered:

2/13/08, 9:57 PM	#16 Re: Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds
Rob Reimer Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 37	Race and the fans will come!:thumb

2/13/08, 11:24 PM	#17 Re: Fair Board Unamimously Votes Not To Sell Fairgrounds
davidm Senior Member Race Count This Year: 21 Race Count Last Year: 23 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 12,509	I'm so happy to hear this!