A few random thoughts on this thread:
- I consider myself as jaded as the next guy, but wow! The outpouring of cynicism and schadenfraede, from some usually level-headed folks, is surprising. Whatever else is happening, I hope Skip Barber and everyone at LRP realize how little goodwill they have left in the Club Racing community.
- In my experience, it's a sucker's game to try to outguess a business on why it's doing whatever it's doing. I've seen some very reasonable thoughts in this thread on what's going on at LRP (for example, it may well be that ALMS and other pro series are
demanding a repave), but there's no way any of us can know the full range of pressures, offers, and opportunities faced by the track. Just to serve up one hypothetical example: would you be surprised if it turns out Barber has a standing offer from a golf-course developer, but he sincerely wants the parcel to remain a race track? I wouldn't. I've got a little family history in the commercial real-estate game, and I know how traumatic it can be when there's a big stack of money on the table in front of you, and you'd love to be rid of the damn parcel, but you don't approve of the planned use.
Again, just thoughts from another racer with the racer's typical love-it-and-hate-it relationship with LRP.
Steve U
05 ITS
Flatout Motorsports
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