phoenix crash

RULER · 02-26-2010, 08:42 PM

Lets see if i understand this the track is unsafe to race on the poeple that own the land want it gone and the renter of the track either can't afford to fix it or will not so you say we must just race on it anyway and take our chances, well that's just stupid if it's not safe for any car it's not safe for all cars period, if it's not fixed then there is no choise but to race somewhere else, the argument that it's the only track in this area doesn't work. If one car or anybody is hurt because of track conditions then that is to many, if you can't afford to travel to pomona or vegas or sonoma then maybe you should race brackets or combo's at speedworld.

BobOrme · 02-26-2010, 09:38 PM

I would suggest that the track being on leased land shouldn't be an excuse for not updating the facility. The land that is home to Heartland Park Topeka is owned by the city of Topeka and leased to the track owner. That fact hasn't been cause for stagnation on improvements or allowing the facility to deteriorate.

I've read statements here and elsewhere claiming the tribe that owns the land under Firebird wants the track gone. If that is true, all they'd have to do is not renew the lease at its renewal date. If the lease renewal date is only one or two years away, and the track owner knows for certain that the lease will not be renewed by the land owner, that would explain a reluctance to invest very much money in the facility by the track owner. However, I suspect the lease is long term, and rumors are being used as excuses.

02-26-2010, 08:42 PM	#1
RULER Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 222 Likes: 15 Liked 58 Times in 18 Posts	Re: phoenix crash Lets see if i understand this the track is unsafe to race on the poeple that own the land want it gone and the renter of the track either can't afford to fix it or will not so you say we must just race on it anyway and take our chances, well that's just stupid if it's not safe for any car it's not safe for all cars period, if it's not fixed then there is no choise but to race somewhere else, the argument that it's the only track in this area doesn't work. If one car or anybody is hurt because of track conditions then that is to many, if you can't afford to travel to pomona or vegas or sonoma then maybe you should race brackets or combo's at speedworld.

02-26-2010, 09:38 PM	#2
BobOrme Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 25 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: phoenix crash I would suggest that the track being on leased land shouldn't be an excuse for not updating the facility. The land that is home to Heartland Park Topeka is owned by the city of Topeka and leased to the track owner. That fact hasn't been cause for stagnation on improvements or allowing the facility to deteriorate. I've read statements here and elsewhere claiming the tribe that owns the land under Firebird wants the track gone. If that is true, all they'd have to do is not renew the lease at its renewal date. If the lease renewal date is only one or two years away, and the track owner knows for certain that the lease will not be renewed by the land owner, that would explain a reluctance to invest very much money in the facility by the track owner. However, I suspect the lease is long term, and rumors are being used as excuses.