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Originally Posted by ne to socal
Why on god's green earth would anyone want to build an entirely new race track in Mass given everything that's happened this year...never mind land costs and permitting and...i dunno...the existence of a very decent racing oval/turf course that already exists?!
All they need for patrons is a decent sports bar atmosphere...heck maybe a mini sports museum...a small turf club for the hardliners (but lose those 'loaner dress pants'), and a casual food court type area (Santarpio's, Dunkins, Dimino's, etc.) with TVs and seating. Literally 1/3 the size of the existing plant. That leaves plenty of other developable land.
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Because the current owners don't want to do racing anymore. And the existence of the physical track structure devalues the land in the eyes of potential developers. There is one avenue for racing to continue in MA - two years at a leased Suffolk Downs and then to a new facility. For what it's worth the scaled down version at a new facility is what Raffetto is talking about.