Eldora "Non-Racing" Rules and Procedures: Smoking

I've been coming to the World 100 event for the past 21 years and have never had an issue until this year. I realize that we're now in a "non-smoking culture" but for those of us that still do, the guidelines need to be clear and we still have rights. I have no issues with not smoking indoors, under cover whatever.

Thursday I went outside to smoke and was moved to the fence near the beer tent in turn 1. Friday night I was in the same "designated smoking section" but was told "You need to step behind the line." There was no line. There was a crack in the sidewalk. I obliged, but some were not as receptive. The "Line" moved several times over the course of 3 days depending on who was enforcing it.

* If Eldora wants to enforce this, they need to make a CLEAR and CONSISTENT decision on where that line is and further more...MARK IT!
* Put cigarrette terminals out.
*Enforcement (with no clear guidelines) from college age students will only end up with either/or headaches for the enforcer's or altercations with drunk smokers (watched this all weekend.)
*The "re-route" to the bathroom was though the "smoking area," It was packed. Several people walked through this section and had the audacity to complain that they had to walk through it???

Why would anyone complain about your cancer stick smoke violating their airspace?

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Originally Posted by fryefan

Why would anyone complain about your cancer stick smoke violating their airspace?

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Because it's 2017 and they want to be offended.

As someone who smokes(I ain't proud of it), I can see where she is coming from.

The clear solution is to stop smoking, you have no right to poison others air.

I heard someone say it is Ohio law to have to smoke on the gravel

I smoked under the video board all week could watch the races while ya got a smoke in

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Originally Posted by Racewife22

*The "re-route" to the bathroom was though the "smoking area," It was packed. Several people walked through this section and had the audacity to complain that they had to walk through it???

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I also walked by, you future cancer emphysema heart disease patients look pathetic standing there puffing and coughing.

These people r ridiculous ridiculing people about smoking cigarettes u have no right did that cig smoker say to u that ur coors light or whatever alcoholic beverage makes u look pathetic sitting there rottin ur liver away . People r such cry babies today

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Originally Posted by DEKconsulting

These people r ridiculous ridiculing people about smoking cigarettes u have no right did that cig smoker say to u that ur coors light or whatever alcoholic beverage makes u look pathetic sitting there rottin ur liver away . People r such cry babies today

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You keep your fukin lung cancer, I have every right. And I'm not much of a drinker either. And long as you aren't drinking and driving or a drunk you are harming no one. If you don't know about second hand smoke you must live under a rock. Smoke them all you want, just don't blow the sh!t on me. It's your choice to smoke, not mine.

smokers have rights....people that don't smoke have rights.

Common sense , has no rights.

Turn 4 had a small fenced in area with butt can inside

I know every state is different when it comes to smoking laws (and the state actually defining what they mean).

Iowa passed their no smoking laws many years back, but didn't define them until a few years had passed.

I know originally when they passed the law, no one knew what they meant and over the years venues have had to adjust.

Knoxville has had to adjust almost yearly, as when they originally passed the law, since it was open air grandstands you could still smoke, then a year later the state said you couldn't in the stands, but could underneath, then a year later it became, they can't smoke underneath, there has to be a designated smoking area, then a year ago they added electronic cigarettes to the list as well, so people have to go to the designated smoking area to use those as well now.

As a resident of Iowa we haven't had smoking inside any public places (except Casino's, they have strong lobby group that got them exempt from the law) for many years and they also include outdoor venues in the law (football stadiums, race tracks, etc.).

The funny part is the State(s) that passed non-smoking laws all say they are doing it for health reasons then in the next breath say, "we don't know why our tax revenues are down".

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you had 100,000 people in your state that smoked a pack a day all of sudden smoke less or quit smoking that the taxes from those packs of cigarettes would fail to exist. So what do the states do? They raise that tax on cigarettes more and even more people quit smoking and it becomes and endless cycle. Eventually they won't be able to recover that revenue and they will target something else to add a tax onto. My guess is soda will be that next target.

"My guess is soda will be that next target."

Welcome to Cook County, Illinois

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Originally Posted by dmr37

"My guess is soda will be that next target."

Welcome to Cook County, Illinois

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Bullets should be taxed in cook county......

I smelled more than just cig smoke over the 3 days. People must think Eldora is in Colorado.

Booze is next. The have already started. No alcohol in public places soon and sky high tax. Hide and watch. Then it will be sugar drinks. Then it will be diet drinks. Sooner or later they will get to your thing. Salt, processed foods excreta. Then you have Carbs in bread or cereal that make as much sugar for type 2 diabetes as sugar dues. All these things drive up the cost o insurance for the healthy vegetarian.

Seat belts saved a lot on car ins. Did you get your rebate? lol

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Originally Posted by ThebigE

I smelled more than just cig smoke over the 3 days. People must think Eldora is in Colorado.

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It's called a medical marijuana card. Get cha one. It's the latest craze:cool:

Are ya all on your period? I thought racing was redneck, seems it's mostly for pu ssies. now let go of the tree!!!

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Originally Posted by Bubstr

Booze is next. The have already started. No alcohol in public places soon and sky high tax. Hide and watch. Then it will be sugar drinks. Then it will be diet drinks. Sooner or later they will get to your thing. Salt, processed foods excreta. Then you have Carbs in bread or cereal that make as much sugar for type 2 diabetes as sugar dues. All these things drive up the cost o insurance for the healthy vegetarian.

Seat belts saved a lot on car ins. Did you get your rebate? lol

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Booze is already taxed at a rate of almost 30 percent before you even see it on the store shelves.......the distilleries and distributors pay that up front prior to them selling it to the retail stores.
It's called a three tier system.

Hopefully for you, they don't start taxing monthly flow rates.

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Originally Posted by Highside Hustler25

It's called a medical marijuana card. Get cha one. It's the latest craze:cool:

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Still can't smoke it in public.