But if they do that, there's no real money to be made. And no one would be able or willing to do that around here.
But if they were able to regulate it and let you "run what you brung," it would be a big hit. Charge a small fee to enter as long as your car was safe, a small fee for admission, hire off-duty cops for security and visibility, and serve no alcohol. Should take right off the ground...
BUT THEY DO THAT ALREADY!
It's $10 entry fee. You just have to pass a safety inspection, one time. If you have passed Maryland State Inspection and bring the certificate, you don't even need to do that.
These friggin' terrorists don't want to pay the $10 and have to deal with safety crews. That's why I say open up the old track and let them all go 0-60 in under 3.2 seconds and let the bodies hit the floor.
I'd rather them risk their lives on an old racing facility that will never see regulated action than see them kill themselves and/or others ... ON MY ROADS, the roads I pay taxes for and the roads I have to drive down to get to work in the morning.
I think reopening Aquasco Speedway is a great idea. Have it be a 24/7 open dragstrip.
But, you're right, the state will never do anything they can't make money off of.
Why not raise our taxes to cover the expenses?
They have no problem raising our taxes to improve BALTIMORE's schools or improve BALTIMORE's roads or to add police to BALTIMORE while they cut funding to the rest of the state.
If they can raise our taxes and cut our programs to fund BALTIMORE CITY's projects, surely they can waste a few thousand dollars here and there.
