I seldom do this anymore, but here goes. Went to Grandview as a fan. Wife basically told me to go to get out of her hair while she prepared food for a get together. Sat w my nephew Chris Boyer and his son Travis, they go weekly, huge Brett Kressley fans. When I go by myself (I live 20 miles away) I sit with them in the 4th turn non drinking section. Not my favorite seats, but that's where they sit. I seldom go to Grandview just for modifieds, URC was there Saturday, so right up my alley. Unfortunately URC is a shell of what it was when we raced with them. Few races and not many recognizable names. 21 sprints so just 3 heats and a feature. The feature started out as a runaway by Adam Carberry, until 5 laps in, he collided with a lapped car and took a helluva flip. Another flip on ensuing restart. Then it became a good race, former champion Robbie Stillwagon ran down leader JT Ferry for the win. Dallas Schott got Ferry for second. Unfortunately that's where my night ended. It was already 9:40, and they still had 3 consis and 2 features to run. I went home. Don't know why Grandview runs modified and sportsman when another class is there, it always drags the show out. Weekly 2 division show runs off fast. The main culprit here was the first modified heat. First off, they run 12 lap heats, my opinion no need for more than 8 laps. 9 cars in this heat, and it's possible each car was leading at some point. At least 5-6 yellows. The main point in my posting is this: somebody's gonna get hurt there, I mean spectators. It's no joke anymore, these boards are older than most of the people sitting on them. There are around 20 steps to get up there, and once up, there is a floor board sagging at couple inches below others, just looking like it's gonna break. I also noticed a nail sticking out of the second step from top, out a good 1 1/2". If someone tripped on it going down, that's a helluva trip down those stairs. I will return to the track, despite this. I love the racing there, and it's close. It's funny though, I go to Port Royal, Lincoln and BAPS more often than Grandview, each 2 hours away.
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