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[BaconBits]

Roger Slack at eldora is the perfect example , eldora is ruled with an iron fist and the rules are enforced the same for everyone there without exception. Even though Roger isn't telling you what you want to hear he says it in such as way as to not pour gasoline on the fire like others in his position have a tendency to do.

Roger is the best promoter in American short track racing. It might be a little unfair to compare any short track promoter to him.

[snooky]

Good advice racer111

[D1RT]

Wow AARN is turning into the National Enquirer of the racing world. 

[ramey36]

Wow AARN is turning into the National Enquirer of the racing world. 

 

I thought the same thing. Not super-great journalism.

[Stock Stroker]

I think that I am confused here.   All of you come on here and rip race tracks, track promoters, officials, and fellow competitors.   And it's ok!  However, everytime a promoter says he or she is tired of the BS,   Then you all say,  he or she brought it on themselves because: they wouldn't listen to us, we know better, they don't pay enough, they ran the wrong night, they ran the wrong divisions, etc, etc. etc.  

 

He didn't say that he hadn't made mistakes.  You people once again didn't listen, he said that he is tired of your bull shit!  I think it was his opinion and this is mine.

 

JMO

[George Costanza]

I think about 75% of the posts in this topic are exactly what was discussed in the article from the looks of things...there is a reason none of the tracks up that way stay open.  Stay classy Clearfield County.

[Dr_Dirt]

When I started working at tracks I learned very quickly that you have to be thick skinned or you won't last long. I have been called names, had guys twice my size in my face, women screaming at me and I have had very good friends hate me one minute due to a call that I made only to reconcile later once cooler heads prevailed. If you don't understand the "heat of the moment" mentality, this isn't for you. 

 

To succeed in this business you have to do what you say and say what you do, it's that simple. If you can't do that then your days are numbered. You have to be able to stand toe to toe with someone who is running down your facility, your owner, promoter, personnel, concessions etc. with a smile on your face and tell the person "I'm sorry you feel that way, we'll do our best to fix that" and when they tell you they won't ever come back you still have to smile and tell them "that is your decision but if you ever decide you want to come, you are more than welcome."

 

You have to absolutely LOVE what you do to own a racetrack and succeed. 

 

It is obvious from this article that Mr. Taylor neither had very thick skin, nor loved the sport enough to make it work. I was born and raised in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and it offends me that he has made the kind of remarks that he has about the area. I'm sure that anyone could go to his hometown in NJ and find/create assumptions and derogatory views based on interacting with a small sampling of people like Mr. Taylor had done of Clearfield County.

[thewick2w]

Dr dirt we'll said

[Spook]

ive been to cherry hill, NJ and aside from the traffic and the fact that its new jersey, it wasn't too bad...

[deathpunch]

My only beef about the article is I know for a fact the police will come up to the track... I was involved in a incident at central pa speedway. . Cops definitely showed up...

[racer111]

I totally agree with Dr. Dirt, he is 100% correct with everything he wrote.

[BaconBits]

ive been to cherry hill, NJ and aside from the traffic and the fact that its new jersey, it wasn't too bad...

Cherry Hill is a rather wealthy town where the population is mostly white collar professionals. It's definitely light years away from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. I don't know that his criticism of Clearfield was fair, but I do definitely understand where it's coming from. I grew up in one of the wealthiest counties in the country in northern New Jersey, and the first time I ever went to the Clearfield area, it was kind of a shock to the system. Heck, even Pittsburgh itself was a shock to the system.

[beardedgoat]

Wow this sounds like a race track that if you went there twice you maybe the duma$$..... JMO

[speedster101]

Bearded goat you any relation to bearded clam?

[thewick2w]

Your personality and attitude is a big key to running a track look at Louie I have seen him shut people up that track runs smoothly cause he don't say one thing and do another he don't lie cheat or steal the same with the Potts family it's bout how you treat everyone that is how you earn respect neither of these two owners look down on you rich or poor Louie sits in the pits after the show and talks to us makes us feel important says if not for us he wouldn't have a track plus he does it to see the smiles on kids faces they in the business for the right reasons he is always smiling and talking to the kids fans and drivers and us drivers sometimes forget that this is no million dollar race this is supposed to be for fun with a little extra for coming out two weeks ago I was in a bad mood waiting in line up and some kid and his dad came over to the car asked if I could sign his kids shirt it made me remember why I own and drive a racecar this kid is looking up to us we gotta start thinking about our impact on there future not show them it's okay to call a whole county poor or pass the blame and pass the responsibility to someone else we gotta show them what's right and what's wrong this is posted by jr wick owner driver of purestock. 2w

[beardedgoat]

Bearded goat you any relation to bearded clam?

Not that i no of.... Sounds like we should be tho.

[The Legend]

I hear there's a decent amount on meth heads in clearfield .... REAL decent amount lol

[racer111]

Wick 2w - you are correct...

[racer111]

Piney Laskey was the same way at Jennerstown...great atitude...came down in the pits and talked to everyone, always had a smile on his face, and for the most part when he was running things everything went fairly well...go to him with a tech issue for example, he would say "What did Fred say?" ((Fred was tech inspector)) well Fred said this or that, and Piney would just smile and say, well that's how it is then!

 

And, I've never been to a track ANYWAY that there wasn't arguments about something...always was, always going to be. 

 

I just don't think that Jeff and America were cut out to run a race track.

[speedster101]

I hear there's a decent amount on meth heads in clearfield .... REAL decent amount lol

I hear there's a decent amount of shit heads in McKees Rocks. REAL decent amount