And that wasn't the biggest bonfire we have had at Blackhawk!
On May 4, 2005, at 12:42 PM, Barr, Scott wrote:
> Even Road America seems to be overly restrictive to me -- but at least
> they're polite about it. I was somewhat surprised that I got
> reprimanded for taking my early morning run on the track at RA (this
> was appox 5:30 AM) a couple of years ago.
>
> But then, I'm probably not a very good judge of this, given that my
> "home track" has been Blackhawk Farms. They let us get away with
> things at Blackhawk which would (should?) get you thrown in jail in
> other places. Our Saturday night bonfire a couple of weeks ago drew
> the attention of the local fire department -- apparently some neighbor
> thought that something was burning down.
>
> Scott
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of BillDentin@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 12:09 PM
> To: vinttr4@geneseo.net
> Cc: 'fot@autox.team.net'
> Subject: Re: Mid Ohio
>
>
> In a message dated 05/04/2005 11:53:31 AM Central Daylight Time,
> vinttr4@geneseo.net writes:
>
>
>> Subj:Mid Ohio
>> Date:05/04/2005 11:53:31 AM Central Daylight Time
>> From:vinttr4@geneseo.net
>> To:fot@autox.team.net
>> Sent from the Internet
>>
>>
>>
>> This morning I sent a message to Mid Ohio, telling them that their
>> track
>> had been suggested as a site for a future Triumph event. I told them
>> that
>> this was meeting with strong resistance because of all the things we
>> have
>> been talking about. I didn't whine but I just told them this as a
>> matter of
>> information for their management.
>>
>> Here's the response I received:
>>
>
> Jack:
>
> Interesting. I sent a note to Joe indicating that MID-OHIO has been
> aware of
> this issue for some time. There was VAST improvement in 2004,
> supposedly
> after a Bobby Rahal incident, where they would not let him bring his
> Ferrari down
> to the paddock area at a CART event. I guess his vocal displeasure
> really
> got their attention. He has very close ties to track ownership.
> Truman was an
> early Rahal benefactor, and if Rahal has a home track it is MID-OHIO.
>
> The other issues won't go away either. As VSCDA Treasurer, I am aware
> of the
> fact that these tracks are having great difficulty making ends meet.
> As the
> result, they are constantly looking for new profit centers, hence the
> high
> 'motor home fees', etc. Likewise the lack of track time at SVRA
> events is money
> related as well. I do not see these economic related issues going away
> anytime soon.
>
> Bill
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