DonKing26Zfan

I live in Mercer, my dad worked for the Kristyak race team in the 60's.

I go to the races at Mercer and I can tell you this:  In the borough of Mercer there are two types of people; Those who like the race track and those who hate it.  The track sits right against the town even though it's in Findlay Township

If MMR went Sunday racing, it would be an abject failure as the citizens of Mercer would absolutley scream about it and sadly, they would be right because it is after all Sunday night.

The notion that Mercer should go Sunday racing in order to survive is preposterous.  Mercer closed one year due to poor management  from Mr Altman, not because of what any other track did.  Sharon, due to their financial ties could have buried Mercer years ago, one could argue they tried, but pulled back, but that's an opinion for another day.  If you do not count 2018, Mercer has survived "rival" tracks switching to Saturdays and running opposite and/or "rival" tracks adding headline divisions that had already been on the card at Mercer for years.  

Mercer has endured every attempt by several other tracks to kill them for decades.  Why? Well you can argue several points maybe it's location, tradition, the unique shape of the track, whatever.

If you like big dollar sprints, go to Sharon.  If you like modifieds go to Mercer.  If both tracks continue to work WITH each other like this and not against each other, then race fans will will benefit.  I truly hope they continue to do so.