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Originally Posted by Beggaman Thief
...I don’t have a crystal ball, but I find it hard to believe that Smith would pull dates from the New England market….
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Its all about the money. Smith has desperately wanted to add a second race to his Las Vegas track, a track that pulls in much more revenue than NHIS. While the 2008 schedule is locked, I have to agree with LI and will go further out on a limb and predict Smith pulls the fall race at NHIS and moves it to Las Vegas, with Vegas then becoming the first race in the chase.
A number of folks smarter with numbers than I surmise that a simple move like that could net Smith a full return on his investment is as little as 3 to 5 years.
NHIS is great, I am a season ticket holder to both races. But I have also been to the Vegas race, and with Vegas next door as the main side attraction it is easy to see why Smith is eager to grab a date from NH.
Long range most dire predictions out there? Smith also owns Texas Motor Speedway. Some think that once the dust settles from the Las Vegas deal, Smith will eventually take the remaining NH race and move it to Texas, where he also wants a two date schedule.
Either way, if you have season tickets to the spring race I would suggest you hang on to them very tightly!
