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Thank you for your inquiry about the Grandstand facility at State Fair Park.  

The Grandstand has served Oklahoma City very well, but it is over 50 years old. There have been a number of problems and deficiencies with the Grandstand. Some of these deficiencies were part of an ADA lawsuit and as part of the City’s settlement of that lawsuit the City commissioned a comprehensive study including a structural analysis of the Grandstand. This report revealed significant code, structural and safety issues with the facility, one of which was the electrical system. To correct all these problems and bring the Grandstand up to code would cost millions of dollars. The primary power electrical system deficiencies were the most immediate that had to be addressed. 

Oklahoma State Fair, Inc., the manager of State Fair Park, has been working with City staff to address and correct the primary power electrical issues that also affect the dependability, safety and year-round operation of State Fair Park. To resolve these serious safety issues with the primary power electrical system alone will take considerable funds. Once the primary power system is corrected, there would be significant additional cost to correct and re-establish service to the Grandstand. OSF has had discussions with the racing promoter regarding the estimated additional costs to reconnect the Grandstand and he cannot bear those costs.  

These recent developments are unfortunate but they are not unforeseen as it relates to the 50+ year old Grandstand. For several years, the mayor has made efforts to get private sector investors interested in building a new racetrack. Those efforts have not been successful. The mayor believes the Oklahoma City metro area deserves and can support a new motorsports development and he continues to seek interested parties.

JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234                  
Yesterday 
is history, 
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is 
why they call it the present.

Yes Jimmy, This is the same BS e-mail reply everybody has been getting.

We are putting together a rally Jan. 30, 2010 at the Speedway @12 noon..

 Randy       

       DIRT TRACKIN
"When it's wet slide it in"

Were going to be there. Been putting the word out around here in hopes of getting some others in this area to come up there also.

JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234                  
Yesterday 
is history, 
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is 
why they call it the present.

I can tell you that part of that email is a lie. I have a part of the report they are talking about and in fact in the report it says that the grandstand is structual sound.

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands 
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he 
stands at times of challenge and controversy." 
Martin Luther King, Jr. 

Erich Petersen 

I saw that and thought to myself that the mayor never said one word about that when he was on the news. You know it's a lie because they would of brought something like that up before.

JIMMY MINTER 'AKA'dirtrack234                  
Yesterday 
is history, 
tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That is 
why they call it the present.

If it comes from a city polititian its all a lie.The faggots lips move only for two reasons 1-to lie,2-to pleasure each other.

Steve Moyer CKS Fabrication & Welding                  
CKS Chassis                                            
I want my last words to be "damn this is fun"

That grandstand was built to last at least 100 years.