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I typically promote a local faircross race here...in Mountain Home, Arkansas. BUT, we didn't have the "5th annual" Mountain Home Faircross this year. The current president of the group that runs the arena was a total tool. After learning about the race not happening a local doctor contacted me to find out the details. He asked if his son could write a letter to the editor about it. I was going to stay out of it, until the editor of our paper said that the president said that I never contacted them... here are the letters...
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The funny thing, is that he lied to the editor of the local news paper...the only news paper and he (rowdy) is a business owner. I called him out on it a little bit more in my letter, but the editor edited it.
hope you are racing next year huck.
Plus, I'm considered an outsider, since I was born in Indiana and moved here when I was 4...I'm still called a "yankee" by many of the rodeo types.
That letter ran in our Saturday's paper...i've had SEVERAL calls already from people saying that they're not happy. One was from a motel owner that said he was going to call the mayor and talk to him about it!!!
Hell, I could see if I was making big money. Luckily we own the dozer, tractor, and skid steer. We took very good care of the guys that helped us. All that does is help the local business. There is a gas station/country store right next to the arena. The lady said that is her busiest night by DOUBLE for the year.
Did he raise the prices for the horse event? I'd try and find that out.
He was pissed last year when he found out that I had some "dealers" there and that I charged them to set up their booths. He told somebody at the race last year..."I ought to tell those vendors to pack their shit and get out of here". I asked him why he was messing with my "sponsors" and he said that I shouldn't be allowed to charge them. I told him, when I rent the arena, it's not really any of his business who I charge...or how much I charge them.
He's the typical cowboy dickhead. He's about 5'5" and thinks he's a bad ass.
Like I said...I brought in 2,300 -2,500 people last year. Their biggest event between rodeo and truck pulls had MAYBE 500 people.
of course we would be lying but so is rowdy. i guess we could say we were planning to attend...
sgarrett@baxterbulletin.com
Thanks!!!! Make sure you put your home town and state...and how you usually stay at a hotel, fill up with gas, and eat at the restaurants...
Pit Row
I told Rowdy that for less than 1/4 of that, I could rent an enclosed arena in Little Rock (Barton Coliseum). He said..."you should have it there then".
Usually I'm a smart ass...but I was very "business like" when I talked to him. He was a total prick.
"Its not about greed for all of you that have a HALF INFORMED opinion. If David really want to be commended for bringing this event to the area, then lets get the Saddle Club's members TRUE information for the flip side of the coin. Besides all of the drama, lets be honest, the arena DOES belong to the Saddle Club. It is a private club with by-laws, protocol and comittees that VOTE on the events. And regarding the last blog about giving freely - all the motorcross people know who gave and who took. Let's stop with the self-serving pity and making someone a martyr."
11/24/2008 12:24:02 PM
http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081122/OPINI…
I've always had fun with it...unfortunately it didn't work this year. I'm hopeful that next year there will be a change of power that owns the arena.
BTW...keep that trout fishing stuff quiet...I don't want all these yahoos on here finding out about this place.
i read the baxter blog. some people like to shoot their mouth off about things they know nothing about don't they?
look at what this guy is doing--------
$40 membership fee to race?????? plus your entry. sounds like rowdy runs that arena too. we would get strung up for trying something like that around here. but we could cover the saddle club fees. i looked at the results from last year. out of 136 entries, there were 48 entries from mountain home.
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dbm
lol, I have to remember I'm not talking and fishing with you guys...
The thing I don't understand is how a club who draws less than you do to an event can still operate a facility. If you have a great draw why not set up your own facility.
Well good luck with it in the future.
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