I have been attending Painesville speedway almost every week since 2003.  Up until then I was not even aware that there was a speedway in the area except for that of Thompson that I use to hear while I was camping in Montville as a youngster.  I just happened to stumble upon it one day and was actually excited that there was something to do in the area.  Since then I have seen the car count dwindle considerably.  I am sure that some of it has to do with the amount of money that it cost to build the cars, as well as the price of gas being at $4 a gallon and continuing to rise.  I have also seen a decrease in the fan count in the stands, could it be for the same reasons?  Some families live on a very budgeted income and the increase in not only the gas but food as well has put a strain on many households. 

Yes, i still continue to go to the track on a weekly basis because I enjoy it.  I see that some of the drivers are becoming extremely aggressive.  I do believe that some of the driving skills have been lost.  It is now a crash fest every week instead clean whole some racing.  I am aware that rubbing is racing and all that fun stuff.  But, it is not OK to deliberately turn cars to take them out, or to take off through the infield after another driver, in which I have seen done on several occasions while sitting in the stands over the past few years.  I have also seen drivers spin other drivers on pit road.  Where the hell are your heads while you are doing this?  You could potentially hurt not only yourself, but someone else that has a family that loves them.  What has happened to the respect for other drivers and yourself?  I can remember drivers being removed for this and was asked not to return for 2 weeks or better yet given a fine to pay and is not allowed to return to the speedway until that fine is paid.

 As for the questions asked on here about entrance in the pits.  I know for a fact that at Raceway 7 the driver and car in the charger division, which is equivalent to the Factory 4 division gets in for free, they also give those drivers one free gate admission.  If the driver chooses not to use that gate admission it can be used to off set the cost of one other pit member to enter the pits.  For example:  gate admission is $10 for the evening, and pit entrance is $20, if the gate entrance is not being used, one member of the pit crew would get in for $10.  What is so wrong with that concept?