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What Was The REAL Reason?
I have a question for everyone to ponder. We all know what happened at Desoto on Friday night. There may be huge variations in the stories, but the bottom line is that the ASA left. And after all of the dust has settled somewhat, the lingering question is why?
According to the latest statements from the ASA, the reason was a disagreement between the ASA and the track management. According to other sources, the reason for leaving was the altercation between the track owner and a female ASA official. Either way, this seems to be the first time anything like this has happened in Florida, and none of the above seems severe enough to warrant canceling the race and leaving town.
As far as the altercation goes, an assault was alleged and was investigated fully by the authorities. After conducting many interviews and taking statements from many witnesses, the authorities decided that an arrest was not warranted, so I have to believe that any "assault" could not have been severe enough to cause the ASA to pack up and leave, at least not on it's own.
On the other side of the coin, what sort of disagreement could have evolved to the point that the ASA would leave? Disagreements happen all of the time between visiting series officials and track owners, and sometimes yelling cursing, and name calling, are involved. According to my information, a pay reduction had already been negotiated and accepted by all parties because only 20 cars had shown up, so that could not be it. If the ASA and the track were not in agreement about something beforehand, then why did the ASA show up inthe first place? Would there not have been a signed contract between the track and the series stating what was what?
Again, the whole thing sounds very illogical to me and I am looking for answers that better explain why the ASA packed up and left town. The ASA obviously is not offering honest answers, and the track is totally silent on the whole situation. Maybe none of us will get any answers until the lawyers get involved, but I would like to know before all of that plays itself out.
So I suppose this is an open invitation for everyone to speculate about what really went on that none of us were privy to. Does anyone have any theories?
According to the latest statements from the ASA, the reason was a disagreement between the ASA and the track management. According to other sources, the reason for leaving was the altercation between the track owner and a female ASA official. Either way, this seems to be the first time anything like this has happened in Florida, and none of the above seems severe enough to warrant canceling the race and leaving town.
As far as the altercation goes, an assault was alleged and was investigated fully by the authorities. After conducting many interviews and taking statements from many witnesses, the authorities decided that an arrest was not warranted, so I have to believe that any "assault" could not have been severe enough to cause the ASA to pack up and leave, at least not on it's own.
On the other side of the coin, what sort of disagreement could have evolved to the point that the ASA would leave? Disagreements happen all of the time between visiting series officials and track owners, and sometimes yelling cursing, and name calling, are involved. According to my information, a pay reduction had already been negotiated and accepted by all parties because only 20 cars had shown up, so that could not be it. If the ASA and the track were not in agreement about something beforehand, then why did the ASA show up inthe first place? Would there not have been a signed contract between the track and the series stating what was what?
Again, the whole thing sounds very illogical to me and I am looking for answers that better explain why the ASA packed up and left town. The ASA obviously is not offering honest answers, and the track is totally silent on the whole situation. Maybe none of us will get any answers until the lawyers get involved, but I would like to know before all of that plays itself out.
So I suppose this is an open invitation for everyone to speculate about what really went on that none of us were privy to. Does anyone have any theories?
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