This is exactly what i was trying to say over on 3wide and got trashed for it. Turns out Theresa is a very  smart woman. She annouces just before the biggest race of the season it will be the last race. The same people that dumped on her will now go to the race in record numbers and pay the admission price. I guess she will get the last laugh. Good for her! 

I keep up on all the doings on the message boards, not quite sure they trashed you on Three Wides board other than most disagreeing with what you said. And yes, I disagree with you also. Grandview had a stellar show and could easily resist comments on the internet. Insecure tracks fall to comments because most of the time, they are correct.

I was not referring to Grandview's demise persay. On a previous post I made a few weeks ago on 3wide,I made a generalized statement about all race tracks and the climate of it's fan base in general. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

There is also a column in this weeks AARN by Bubba Stephens on the same subject. About 3/4 of the way down his column he started to peel the layers off the onion as well. 

I would like to chime in on a demographic of race fans that frequently get branded with the "track basher" moniker and how  they are killing the sport.  I don't buy it a bit.  The invent and use of social media does way more to inform fans than it does to chase them away. In my 58 yrs of attending, being a team member, sponsor and track employee I have been guilty of both being critical as well as singing the praises throughout the years. I don't care what businees any one is in the same succesful business rules apply.  Welcome your patrons criticisms and when its warranted or makes sense make some changes to accomodate them. Any east coast lifer race fan has witnessed bad management that creates self inflicted wounds that chase fans, sponsors and teams away.  Sometimes it comes in the form of experimentation trying new things.........sometimes they work sometimes they don't.  Sometimes its hiring people who are not suited for the job. The business side of short track racing comes with built in risks many other business's don't deal with.  Its seasonal, highly dependent on accomodating weather, and competing against other venues for dates, location, traffic matters etc. The bills don't stop coming in the mail for the months your not in operation.  We all have experienced bad nites at some events.  Yellow fever, delays for damage, ambulance issues and various lengthy delays but those things are alot more tolerable than the  self inflicted wounds management has control over. Grandview was a very well ran well oiled machine. None of us want5 to see it go, but I think if we thought about being 80 plus yrs old and you can retire with a nice return very few of us would argue with her decision. Its hers to make not ours.  Its not gone yet, maybe the poers the township powers that be might put the kabosh on it.  lastly the upside is Grandviews potential demise will be Big Diamond, NES and Bridgeports or other venues gain for some new teams and fans to patronize

I understand your position of hope but in Mrs Rodgers mind her  intention is to sell the track. Whether or not the pending sale goes through it looks like her mind is made up.

It's her track and she can do as she pleases.

Of course that is why she is selling