Dear Source,
Drag Racing can actually become a money maker, just as it is on the mainland, so investing $400,000 isn't the boondoggle it might seem. Drag racing is known for providing entertainment through ticket sales; sponsorship money through names on vehicles and on track signage; jobs for the people who support the track, sell the parts for the vehicles and their engines, and work on the cars; advertising income for radio and local TV coverage of races; and drag racing a wholesome way to channel the interests and energies of young people in our communities (and older people too, who want to recapture their pasts or the pasts they wanted). R.Platt
Roseville, MI
and part-time St. Croix resident
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