Yesterday may have been the end...
I've written several letters last few years to Spokane County Commissioners to encourage them to support this. It is very important and not just for the Spokamentro area. Even though I can't race, it provides a place for Idaho and even MT guys, and since they have a road course that is more options.
Doug, don't they still use this for things like LEO training?
No, that actually ended shortly after it started. County realized that they were in essence paying themselves to use something they own.
With the Covid crap Craig took a big hit. None of the big events happened. Both funny car events were cancelled. The Sovereign event was cancelled. Porsche club event cancelled. No concessions/beer sales.
Craig was coming up $1500 or so short every points race. So he decided to stop payouts...and back out of the NHRA due to having to pay them royalties. As of right now the Friday T&T are still scheduled, as is the Open Road Course stuff.
Craig has told me that once the Covid crap started the County stopped all negotiations that were going on. Which is why he decided to sign a lease for this year.
Rumor has it, from the Public Relations team that Craig is planning on signing another one year lease. So I wouldn't be surprised if he did this just to keep the track open until the County makes a deal with someone to run it.
Craig told me a while back that he was able to absorb any losses into his business tax filings. From what I have read he sold his Agricultural Spraying company so now the losses come right out of his retirement.
Needless to say the rumors are running rampant.
I'm hopeful that he did what he did so that the track will at least survive the counties non-negotion period, that once the Covid crap clears out someone signs a lease and turns it back into a sanctioned facility again. I have been to Walla Walla and Renegade. While they are nice facilities neither one of them are as nice, in my opinion, as SCR.
Just sucks...I jokingly said I didn't want to be known as SCR's last photographer....and...well....
