PDC peaked or can grow bigger?

[turnleftandgasit]

Hopefully mother nature takes care of the POS front stretch stands and we could get something like Morris has.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Hopefully mother nature takes care of the POS front stretch stands and we could get something like Morris has.

I love FALS as much as the next person, but there's more to the fairgrounds than the racetrack. The covered stands probably won't be going anywhere. If they want to add more seating, I would suggest flipping the straightaways. Also, implying you want a natural disaster to occur is not cool. I'm sure the fair board wouldn't appreciate that. They read this stuff.

[turnleftandgasit]

Other than the races, they are used for talent shows, demo derbies and tractor pulls. Without the races the place would be closed down, and the kids would show their animals at the 4H fairgrounds in Pontiac. My point about mother nature was pointing out that it is the only way they will be replaced.

[Bubstr]

i doubt the farmer wants his hay field ruined. i know i wouldn't

But, for the right price anything is possible. Cut the hay right before the race and charge so much a car. You won't know the difference when the final cut comes in the fall. I wouldn't be surprised if it equaled a 4 cut hay field, when 3 cuts is fantastic. Add some overflow camping and you have a good return on that land. If you plant Alfalfa, it might work out better. It isn't like the track would want to use that land for nothing. Track needs parking and Farmer needs compensated for the use of his land.

With a little thought, it could be very profitable for that farmer.

[thexfactor0210]

Front grandstands gotta go. They are hard enough to walk up and down the aisles and there are a million poles in your eyesight. Take it down and build a new giant set of bleachers please

[cjp0354]

i doubt the farmer wants his hay field ruined. i know i wouldn't

Fairbury made over $13,000 in campers alone. He could cut the hay before the classic. Make $10,000 and then get another cut after. Campers parked on grass won't ruin it. There's no shortage of hay in Illinois.

[turnleftandgasit]

Yield is only part of his concern for the hay. Glass and other foreign objects in the field could kill his cattle.

[CIRF]

You guys talk a good game when it isn't your property that's going to be converted into a parking lot. A large portion of the general public is made up of basically pigs who will pitch every kind of litter, rubbish, crud and corruption known to man anywhere they can get away with throwing it. I don't know the people who own the field in question but it may be that they just want to be free from the leavings of human pigs and be left alone.

[CIRF]

Other than the races, they are used for talent shows, demo derbies and tractor pulls. Without the races the place would be closed down, and the kids would show their animals at the 4H fairgrounds in Pontiac. My point about mother nature was pointing out that it is the only way they will be replaced.

Let's see some credible evidence from a credible source that without the racetrack the Fairbury Fair would be closed down. I've lived less than 45 minutes from Fairbury all my life and never has it been implied that the fair depended solely on the racetrack to continue. Cullom has a junior fair and it's been going on for over 125 years without a racetrack and it's less than 1/2 hour from Fairbury.

The Fairbury Fair has been held for over 140 years. It was around long before there was a FALS and it's a save bet it would go on without FALS if need be.

[turnleftandgasit]

http://www.sj-r.com/article/20140524/news/140529581 The horse races used to supplement the fairs. When they were ended, the smaller fairs quit growing. Fairbury has the track,, Mclean countu has a captive audience in Bloomington. Without the track, Fairbury would be just like Ford county fair in Melvin, an afterthought. Another example is in FC, their fair has gone down hill as revenue from the track has dried up. Comparing the fair pre/post track doesn't work as society has changed. The fair used to be THE social event of the year for many. People took mid week baths and dressed up like church to attend.

[Bubstr]

We sometimes make things harder than they really are. If that first farmer don't like the idea, offer that cash cow to the next one down the road. Some one will see the value of thousands of people with cash in their pockets coming to your place, but there is no free lunch, you will have to clean up after.

[fryefan]

Keep it the way it is! Both nights had about 4 hours of great racing action. The mods put on a great show, the late models put on a great show. The format with the "features" on Friday playing into the big show on Saturday was fantastic!
IMO, they hit on the perfect format! Keep it the way it is and add PPV.

My only complaint is the golf carts...why people feel the need to keep driving in circles through a crowded pit area is beyond me.

I agree. Way, way too many golf carts around that place.

[fryefan]

Not all so called Crown Jewels are stand alone races. Florence has Mods and also Streets.

Fairbury is a Crown Jewel in my opinion. It beats most other "Jewels" to pieces on track prep and great racing.

The Show-Me 100 has modifieds as a support class and it is clearly a Crown Jewel.

[fryefan]

I see your all against having any fun during down time.

There is a huge difference in having fun and being a stupid drunk.

[fryefan]

I agree they have done a good job of addressing issues to improve the weekend and it continues to improve each year. I am a fan of the new format. There was basically eight features on Friday night and still plenty of good racing on Saturday.

My only request....conduct all of the ceremonial stuff (except invocation and national anthem) prior to the regular starting time for the program. Love the racing, but anything to move the program along and get us out at a decent time is appreciated.

I have been to all 28 PDC's and am already looking forward to the 29th!

Amen !!! The format this year was excellent.