Drag strips closing in US...

PROSTOCKTOM said
I live in West Central Indiana (Terre Haute) and still have five drag strips within an hour of me that are all going strong. I can't imagine a World without one and I really feel for the guys that lose them that have spent lives at them. I read a few days ago that Pacemakers Dragway in Mt. Vernon, Ohio is not opening this year and the owner isn't interested in selling it. I was only there once for a AMC GAD day, but it was a nice little track. On the plus side Windy Hollow Dragway in Owensboro, KY has reopened this year after being closed for probably at least 10-years. I haven't been there yet, but plan to sometime this season. Like it or not times change and nothing stays the same. I am glad for the time being I'll still be able to go close to home.

Tom
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When the tracks close up, what do the people do with their $100,000 or more investments? Most racers are into a life long, family hobby. They opened drag strips years ago to offer a "safe" way of racing. What will happen now will put these cars on the streets, where they are not meant to be. A solution may be, local governments need to step in and give these track a reprieve on taxes and other expenses that they are able to absorb, as in "EMS" services or law enforcement.