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Racing Discussion / Re: My view from turn 4
« on: July 31, 2020, 07:48:27 AM »A "peaceful protester"??
Sorry, I couldn't help myself..............
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ROC legal valve springs are not legal at Chemung? Now that's intelligent.
I certainly hope so!! if there were cars going at full speed and some DUMD ***** did that. its like trying to kill someone!!!
Did they get to race and if so who won?I know the New York Super Stocks were supposed to be there.I would also like to mention that all of this infighting on this site should stop and all racers be it drivers ,fans,promoters,etc band together for the good of the sport.
As we all know, there is still a lot of Covid Deaths going on in OUR COUNTRY & the rest of the world. Strong
Racers & Fans, We have to HELP STOP the Spread and Think about the Big Picture for now!
Riverhead is opening Aug 1 with fans..
Chemungs ROC race for August was cancelled? And replaced with a race in Erie PA?
Why cant Spencer run?The ROC mods are supposed to run there Friday July 24th.I have my mask and beer cooler more than ready.
I cant understand how Gov.Cuomo can let bars,malls stores etc. remain open and not let the racetracks open with fans.I think this coming Friday would be a great night to open Spencer.
/"Putting a kibosh on racing is telling us, from a governmental point of view, "no, we do not trust you to be responsible adults."
Hmm, not exactly. If this were true the governmental point of viewers would put a stop to all the protesters and in fact many of these governmental point of viewers are encouraging and abetting this behavior. If a protest was scheduled to take place at a racetrack the protest would go on as planned. Of course we know protesters are immune to "the virus"The truth is that racing and race fans doesn't fit the narrative, yet the chaos and destruction caused by protesters does. Isn't it funny(??) how that works*
... but yeah, the amount of power and control the governor's office has in setting uneven criteria for activities that are equally low risk is absolutely terrifying. Before this is all over and done with, entire industries will have vanished and 1000's of small and regional businesses will be gone. But hey, at least the numbers are down now that he killed off the most vulnerable, and can use this as a political chip heading into the election cycle.
All so sad really. People on here and other sites have long complained about politics on a (fill in the blank) site. "This is a racing site, don't talk about politics I have no interest" Paraphrasing but the point? It cannot be separated since it has crept into every aspect of our lives. We are witnessing a throttled up attempt to remove even more of our rights by an emboldend Progessive political monster that has had the slow encroachment of those rights curtailed by the election of Donald Trump. The do nothing weak kneed opposition (Republican party) is feckless and just along for the ride. They have no spine when it comes to our personal LIBERTY.
How sad to read the defeatisum in the words of Leadfoot as he proclaims the end of our sport.
The big gun grab coming from the Left just may start the second American cvil war.. something I thought I'd never see in my life time.
If you like your way of life..well you just might have to go and fight to preserve it.
If the race tracks donated as much money to the political campaigns like Wal Mart does, they would be able to open
I agree! The ambiguity and resulting confusion seems to come from the lack of distinction between state horse race tracks and auto racing facilities...It's only my unguided interpretation and opinion! (I would love to speak with long-time Holland track owner and attorney, Ron Bennett, regarding his opinion about ALL this!!!)
Over the past few weeks, we've seen the ability of many New York State dirt tracks to open. Lebanon Valley, Fonda, Utica-Rome, Outlaw (Dundee), Albany-Saratoga, Canandaigua, and Thunder Mountain come quickly to mind. Asphalt tracks, on the other hand, have not opened. Not one to the best of my knowledge/memory? Why such a bifurcated response to the pandemic? What does this tell us about the health of the short track racing industry?
Short tracks of all types of racing endured at least two terrible seasons due to inclement weather so I wouldn't be surprised if that plays a role in any decisions regarding ongoing operations or those in the foreseeable future!