To all that have questioned the condition of our track (and this includes myself) I offer this information.The first year we pulled, the track was "virgin" Mississippi gumbo. Anyone acquainted with this stuff knows how sticky it can be. It was placed directly on the concrete floor of the arena and lo and behold it took the maintenance people two days just to clean the concrete after all the dirt had been removed. Learning from this experience the crews started laying down a layer of sand before putting the dirt in. This made removal easier but with each passing year it has added more and more sand to the "gumbo" and the result is what we had this year. Our first priority will be to work with the arena management to load in new "gumbo" for next year and return to the track consistency we expect. I hope this explains the situation and the cause of this year's track condition. Unfortunately, there was no way of knowing how the tract would perform until it was laid down and used. By that time, however, it was too late to do anything except try to keep it smoothed out and packed as much as possible. Thanks for your patience.....Spotter
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