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Stating that 140,000 poeple have died is not "fear mongering"

Its simply telling the truth

Figures lie and liars figure.

You have lies, damn lies, and then statistics.

Follow the money/power struggle.

Problem I'm having at the Grove in particular is it's impossible to follow the CDC/Governor orders if you choose to. We try to set up in the infield with plenty of distance. 2 weeks ago we were in a spot where you could see who wrecked out of turn 4 between the trailers so people swarmed around us. Have to see who's hurt or worse right? Friday night some guy said we were in his spot which has been his for 35 years. Somehow he built himself a stand and it looks like he takes video with a camcorder. Not sure what he does with it or if he's even associated with the track.

No issues at Port and surprisingly Lincoln. We leave other people alone and they leave us alone. I thought that's what everyone wanted anyway.

We planned to go to Lincoln last night and Port tonight but I think we're going to cut back. Floracing is terrific. I'm a Drexel alum and bought it for our basketball but my subscription covers racing. Merger with speed shift is a game changer. Flipped back/forth between tracks and didn't deal with a single person not respecting our choice to act responsibly right now.

OMG NO MASK!!!!

I think if worry more about the sugar intake than the covid germ!

Just sayin'

Even though I may not know you, I 
care what most of you think!

That was my thinking from the start this year.  I could have gone to see the Outlaws 32 miles from the end of the driveway but opted to watch both nights of Cedar Lake on PPV.  Between Floracing and Dirtvision I have everything I want and need.  After chasing races for most of sixty years since my first race and a neck fusion and bad upper back that protest when I sit in bleachers I'm happy with my recliner and PPV.  If I want to hang with anyone I've got three cats that come through every so often demanding scratches.  If my wife leaves her upstairs TV and shows up in the family room during a race it means something is up and I'm probably going to have to get my tools and fix it.

Benefits of watching at home include not having to drive all afternoon to some track out in the boonies and having to get a motel room so I don't have to drive home alone through deer country.  I have always traveled alone so if I want to go to the races I do all the driving and cover all of the expenses and sit alone when I get there.  The smell of spent methanol is not much of an attraction and I don't drink anymore so the old saying about dust in my beer does not apply.  Fact is I'm still trying to forget memories of sitting up all night after the races editing and distributing photos so there is some burnout involved as well.

On a funny side note I know most of the racing people from the tracks around our area and one posted on social media yesterday about having a day off and wanting to attend a race.  We had heavy storms roll through and when that happened I saw another post where he was agonizing over where he could find a track that had not cancelled.  Apparently the idea of spending a day off and saving some time and money by watching on PPV never occurs to the rabid race chasers.  I have racked up fourty tracks attended during my lifetime and have nothing to prove but some consider that a badge of honor as well.  By my way of thinking it's a helluva lot easier having Floracing and Dirtvision where when one race rains out another is always just a click away.  Another prediction if I may, with another few years of refinements PPV will make race chasers look kind of foolish wasting all that time and money chasing from small town to small town.

Stan Meissner