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Edited by #TheTruth, 24 July 2017 - 11:21 PM.
PPMS Drops The Ball... Again
Started by #TheTruth, Jul 24 2017 08:22 PM
69 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 24 July 2017 - 08:22 PM
Anytime this track holds a big event they seem to let us down in some way. Like many others I could not make the 2 hour drive to the track after work today and was told about PPMS live and that I could listen to the entire race night there. I was excited and thought it would be great, but of course, it wasnt. The stream failed several times throughout the night and wasnt even an option on the site at times. I missed out on the whole mid section of the sprint feature, luckily I had race monitor to get me by. PPMS continues to hold big events but refuses to upgrade anything on the property to accommodate them. Dont get me wrong, it was great that it was rescheduled, but many of us didnt make it tonight and it would have been nice to listen to. On a side note, the live timing on the website appears to not work at all. Have a little pride in your facilities PPMS, you have the potential to pack the track every night.
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#2
Posted 24 July 2017 - 08:42 PM
I've been to countless special events at PPMS and have rarely been let down. I was not at the track tonight so don't know if the race was good or not, but bitching about an internet app u don't have to pay for takes the cake.
Edited by flash49, 24 July 2017 - 09:37 PM.
#3
Posted 24 July 2017 - 08:48 PM
Double Post
Edited by flash49, 24 July 2017 - 08:49 PM.
#4
Posted 24 July 2017 - 09:00 PM
There's a lot of aspects of PPMS I'm not a fan of, but how can you complain about something new they are trying and giving you for free? I'm pretty sure the reason it went out was they underestimated the demand and had too many people listening at once. There's gonna be bugs to battle with anything online. Even the best services have trouble from time to time
Edited by Hot Dog, 24 July 2017 - 09:01 PM.
#5
Posted 24 July 2017 - 09:00 PM
Its the PPMS websiteI've been to countless special events at PPMD and have rarely been let down. I was not at the track tonight so don't know if the race was good or not, but bitching about an internet app u don't have to pay for takes the cake.
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#6
Posted 24 July 2017 - 09:06 PM
jammin johnny got r done , w/o gps
#7
Posted 24 July 2017 - 09:57 PM
Fanstastic event. 27 All Star Sprints, 20 Rush Lates and 9 Mods. Track was smooth and racey top to bottom. Those sprints put on a show 6" from the wall all around the top all night. Heartbreak for a Shaffer losing the lead battling with Stewart into a lapped car. Crates went down to the line with Walters pulling away then battling Charlier on the restart only to get passed my Mollick on a door to door battle the last 2 laps. Left at 10 with only the Mod feature left. Great crowd and racing. Fun night.
#8
Posted 24 July 2017 - 10:29 PM
Check Twitter
#9
Posted 24 July 2017 - 10:32 PM
Check Twitter
They posted on Twitter that link was down provided a new link.
#10
Posted 24 July 2017 - 11:08 PM
The racing was pretty awesome. I don't understand how you can be "let down" by a free product.
#11
Posted 24 July 2017 - 11:17 PM
jammin johnny got r done , w/o gps
Im sure PPMS tech checked the car thoroughly. He was given points for last week against what RUSH posted. This is why only 6 drivers follow the tour. You cheat and literally nothing is done about it. Enjoy the Stans Transmission train.
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#12
Posted 24 July 2017 - 11:25 PM
At no point did I attack the track or owners. I simply said that I was let down because I was unable to catch all of the action. I never once said anything about the racing or the experience there tonight. Simply stating my opinion. I paid $30 for an advance ticket and didnt ask for a refund. I have no problem supporting local racing. I just think they should put some money back into the facilities.
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#13
Posted 25 July 2017 - 05:55 AM
The Truth, in case you haven't figured it out, the Miley's want out. The place has gone thru a decline in recent years nobody is questioning that. A free internet app I'm sure is not on there list of things to worry about. IMO they are probably losing money every week they open the gates. PPMS will one day be gone and some of the best racing will ne nothing more than a memory. If what ever it is that takes over that property I hope the hell they are successful because if not the Miley's will probably get blamed for that failure too. Over the years I have seen that place with pits jammed with cars, long concession lines, a pa system that worked. Why would they keep the place open. For us the fan is why. Maybe there tech nerd will get the problem fixed. Someday that also will be gone and were is the race fan going to go then ? The sport is not gaining new fans or participants. I wonder what the age range is of the people that follow racestud ? 64 here.
#14
Posted 25 July 2017 - 06:11 AM
I've come to the conclusion that #TheTruth will bitch and complain about anything and everything. PPMS will be closed at the end of the year and you will have to find something else to focus your misery on.
#15
Posted 25 July 2017 - 07:30 AM
Waters had the RUSH feature won, Mollick was in 3rd a long way back. Late race caution is what got him back into contention. On restart Waters and Charlier both went low in 1 and left the outside wide open.
#16
Posted 25 July 2017 - 07:37 AM
The Truth, in case you haven't figured it out, the Miley's want out. The place has gone thru a decline in recent years nobody is questioning that. A free internet app I'm sure is not on there list of things to worry about. IMO they are probably losing money every week they open the gates. PPMS will one day be gone and some of the best racing will ne nothing more than a memory. If what ever it is that takes over that property I hope the hell they are successful because if not the Miley's will probably get blamed for that failure too. Over the years I have seen that place with pits jammed with cars, long concession lines, a pa system that worked. Why would they keep the place open. For us the fan is why. Maybe there tech nerd will get the problem fixed. Someday that also will be gone and were is the race fan going to go then ? The sport is not gaining new fans or participants. I wonder what the age range is of the people that follow racestud ? 64 here.
If the Mileys want out then they shouldn't have gotten in. The guys that they screwed out of the track had money to invest and had already made plans to start improvements. That was their opportunity to just show up on Saturdays and race and relax.
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#17
Posted 25 July 2017 - 08:16 AM
If the Mileys want out then they shouldn't have gotten in. The guys that they screwed out of the track had money to invest and had already made plans to start improvements. That was their opportunity to just show up on Saturdays and race and relax.
Gearhead, I don't disagree with what happened in the past, but what's stopping them or anyone else actually from buying it the last 5 years and making the improvements now versus letting it become a soccer field?
#18
Posted 25 July 2017 - 08:23 AM
Gearhead, I don't disagree with what happened in the past, but what's stopping them or anyone else actually from buying it the last 5 years and making the improvements now versus letting it become a soccer field?
The Mileys won't sell it to somebody who wants to keep it a racetrack. At least not for a reasonable price. Maybe they're afraid of being shown up by somebody who can make the place hugely successful? They ruined the last opportunity for the track to be renovated, now they should morally float reasonable offers to people who want to keep it a track, but that won't happen.
Edited by GEARHEAD, 25 July 2017 - 08:24 AM.
#19
Posted 25 July 2017 - 08:58 AM
Waters had the RUSH feature won, Mollick was in 3rd a long way back. Late race caution is what got him back into contention. On restart Waters and Charlier both went low in 1 and left the outside wide open.
Charlier doored Waters in 1&2, that left the outside open for Mollick.
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#20
Posted 25 July 2017 - 02:45 PM
The Mileys won't sell it to somebody who wants to keep it a racetrack. At least not for a reasonable price. Maybe they're afraid of being shown up by somebody who can make the place hugely successful? They ruined the last opportunity for the track to be renovated, now they should morally float reasonable offers to people who want to keep it a track, but that won't happen.
I'm sure they would like to see it stay a racetrack, they are a racing family more so than most for $$$$$$$$$$ invested. It's business, you don't make that kind of investment with your $ and sell it for a loss, you need to make a profit or at minimum get your initial $ back.
If someone wanted to take it on as a racetrack they would lay down the buck.
I don't think it is going to sell to anyone for a long time, the assumption of liability from prior use is the factor.
"Maybe they're afraid of being shown up by somebody who can make the place hugely successful?"
Who is this buyer and why have they not laid the money down????
Plain stupid TALK.
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