Credit cards at the gate for entry....what is the problem ??

[Jeff Teuton]

It's a company function.

[Randall Klein]

I'll run that by my bean counter

[DIAPERMAN]

Orlando has been this way the last 3 years I was there

[Rick Bailey]

I've been writting a check for the entry forever, the only place that has ever given me greef has been Orlando, did 2 yrs in a row. But I just told them I don't carry cash. Guess what, they took my check..... lol.

I like checks for the record keeping/proof of entry.

And the obvious, I don't like carrying to much cash, the thiefs at the track, (and Orlando has there share/jumping fence) and the thugs on the road. I know of more one than one guy that has been robbed............. I'd hate to have to shoot some idiot.

[THE LEGEND]

I always write checks at IHRA races and the Big Buck bracket races we go to. Some of the Bracket races laet you leave an Open Check and run a Tab. When the weekends over you go to the pay window and settle up.
Does NHRA not allow checks?
CHip Johnson

[Carl Weisinger]

Thanks to everyone that has shown up to race this weekend. A little rain yesterday but now is real nice. High 60's today and clear as can be.

It's true we don't take plastic for payment of admission and entry fees. And, we don't pay with plastic either. We've had the lease on Orlando Speed World Dragway for 25 years and have always paid with cash unless a out of area racer left without picking up their prize money. In that case we will send a check. Heck, what ruffles my feathers is places that won't take my cash!

Messing with credit cards is one inconvenience we simply choose not to pay for.

Good luck y'all.

Carl

[442OLDS]

Originally Posted by Carl Weisinger

Heck, what ruffles my feathers is places that won't take my cash!

Messing with credit cards is one inconvenience we simply choose not to pay for.

Good luck y'all.

Carl

There are some tollways in Illinois that have tolls at some exits with CASH UNACCEPTABLE for payment.Never understood how this could be "legal" .

[boster]

Carl , nice post but in most business the customer is always right . In this day most people dont carry cash and most prefer plastic or debit . Its the same as cash and has been proven to help business not hurt it .

By the looks of the car count you could have used a few more cars . If you need a good card processor let me know . Current rates are about 1.86%

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by 442OLDS

There are some tollways in Illinois that have tolls at some exits with CASH UNACCEPTABLE for payment.Never understood how this could be "legal" .

I have a dollar bill here that says "THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE". 'Course it's an older bill. Maybe the trillions in unbacked currency they've printed in recent years no longer carries that statement.

[442OLDS]

I should have stated that clearer.There are a few exits where CASH/COIN is NOT accepted at all.



A $36 million interchange at Eola Road in Aurora opened on November 20, 2009 after approximately ten years of planning and less than one year of actual construction. It is the first set of ramp toll booths which accept only I-Pass users without providing for cash tolls.