I've been out at the Kansas Speedway a couple of time in the past month. While
it is a great facility, almost all of the parking is on grass - there are no
plans to pave it. The paved lots are not big enough for Nationals - unless of
course we went to a Rally Cross format!!
Kevin Brown
Odessa, MO
AutoX200@aol.com wrote:
> Well, if the Nationals moved to the Kansas Speedway, then it would no longer
> be a part of the Kansas Region. It would then be in the Kansas City Region.
> Which pretty much covers Kansas City to Lawrence to Emporia I believe, to
> Kansas City, Missouri towards Columbia. Not exactly sure the area truly
> covered by the Kansas City area. I know that Kansas Region is mostly made up
> of Topeka people with a few thrown in here and there, like myself. I should
> be a Kansas City Region member, but have chosen to be a member of Kansas
> Region instead.
>
> On the money issue, I don't have a clue as to what all the region pays to
> host the Warm-ups. Yes, the money goes to the region, but that is the only
> money the club makes for pretty much the whole year. If it wasn't for the
> Warm-ups, the region probably wouldn't be able to do the things it is able to
> do. Up till 96,' we didn't have a Solo program. No sites, and no one to
> organize it to get it off the ground. We had Heartland Park and the Kaw
> Valley Race Group and that was it till then.
>
> Paul "to the floor" Poore
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