If I was an owner of a public Ohio mx track, I would definitely close my track during these types of event. I know everyone needs and loves making money, but bigger picture says if you drive people to attending such events because theres nowhere else to be, they're going to go and they're going to enjoy it. Even if a few of JO's goon sQuad or BJ's hill people catch wind of an "Ohio state championship" race and decide to go watch, then love it, it's going to benefit them in the end. It's only going to put them at said track more often trying to get better. Then you have a new race customer in the organization. If I owned a track in ohio, I would be helping promote these types of event. Leading up to it you could pimp "the conditions here will be what you're faced with at a battle race, better keep training" kinda thing the you see these "camps" do before loretta's..
I know no one who owns a track is going to see it this way, but if every track owner did, could you imagine the turn out for a battle? East fork having a race, regardless of make up or not, was stupid. I know I know, they made money.. but let's think of the other guy for once and maybe our sport will get better turn outs..
I couldn't believe how good the track was. People definitely missed out. Much more appealing to me than the slot car pics I saw posted from other places as far as racing goes.