Yesterday may have been the end...
...of Spokane County Raceway. Have had several conversations with the promoter...he is losing his *** this year...as many promoters are. No spectators, no concessions, both funny car events cancelled. The Soverign race cancelled. SCR had an Open Road Course event get cancelled the day before it was set to happen...2 people lodged a complaint about something, just so happened that the tool of a Governor was in town that week. We were shut down by the Liquor & Cannabis board, never did understand the whole thing but it came down to something about the track having a Liquor license....oddly enough the only time the beer garden is open is at drag events but....
At the drivers meeting yesterday an announcement was made that there will no longer be payouts to the class winners ( I knew about it ahead of time, thanks to a phone call I had with the Promoter). Needless to say THAT went over like a lead balloon. I was taking pictures at the winners circle and asked the folks to put masks on, was told "dude, we are not coming back so". There goes 4 of the regulars. Heard that pretty much all of the points racers are done...then this text shows up this morning...
Not going to speculate how the Saturday Drag Racing events can be "cancelled due to Covid" yet the Friday night drag racing did not...
...of Spokane County Raceway. Have had several conversations with the promoter...he is losing his *** this year...as many promoters are. No spectators, no concessions, both funny car events cancelled. The Soverign race cancelled. SCR had an Open Road Course event get cancelled the day before it was set to happen...2 people lodged a complaint about something, just so happened that the tool of a Governor was in town that week. We were shut down by the Liquor & Cannabis board, never did understand the whole thing but it came down to something about the track having a Liquor license....oddly enough the only time the beer garden is open is at drag events but....
At the drivers meeting yesterday an announcement was made that there will no longer be payouts to the class winners ( I knew about it ahead of time, thanks to a phone call I had with the Promoter). Needless to say THAT went over like a lead balloon. I was taking pictures at the winners circle and asked the folks to put masks on, was told "dude, we are not coming back so". There goes 4 of the regulars. Heard that pretty much all of the points racers are done...then this text shows up this morning...
Not going to speculate how the Saturday Drag Racing events can be "cancelled due to Covid" yet the Friday night drag racing did not...
