of 'coon dogs and race cars
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There's probably the grand-national championship 'coon hunt, paying the winner handsomely, and there's the outside chance that owning the grand pooh-bah of dogs may ultimately command impressive stud fees, But, I don't think neither of these is high on the list of reasons for owning a prize black and tan. Nope, not even close. See, there's many-a night spent down at the river swamp listening at 'ol 'High Ball' leading the pack and reigning supreme in the local 'coon hunters' world. On those night's, down at the swamp, nobody's paying nothing. On the contrary, it costs to participate. 'Coon hunting, for example, IS just an example..........there are an infinite number of pastimes with exactly the same format.However, this truth does NOT extend to auto racing. The very same hunter, who hunts for nothing, will not even start his Saturday night street stocker........unless the purse is "right".Worse, he'll get all huffy at the hapless, shameful promoter to even hint at such an injustice. Afterall,...........he can't run his car "for nothing!!!!" It's a damaging self-inflicted mental dis-connect, that has torpedoed countless local race tracks, if not a pastime.The very notion of racing for "profit" is totally flawed, Racing for profit is a mirage, a fallacy, and an abborition that has been handed to this generation. Local racing desparately needs to take a lesson from the 'coon hunters.........race for fun........if you can't afford the rates, change the format. Change the philosophy. Create a venue that is sustainable, affordabale, and NOT profit driven. Easier said than done, of course, and we've all got to learn to think differently. It's our future, let's fix it.
updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM