Mom: "son when can i go out to Napa Speedway and watch you race again?"
Toy: "Sorry Mom but you can't They Threatened to Ban me from the track"
Mom: "BANNED!?, what for?"
Toy: "We'll mom I went on OvalRacin's Message board and complained about the track not teching us And keeping things fair."
Mom: "and they banned you for that?"
Toy: "We'll not exactly, but I am not going to be told I can't voice my opinion especially when I was telling the truth!!!!!"
Okay so I've had time to calm down and take some emotions out of my response. I am sure by now a lot of people know that I went on ovalracin messageboard and gave my opinion about the tech, at our track, ( Napa speedway.) I would like to make this perfectly clear I'm not insinuating any driver, tech person or anybody that works at the track as an employee or volunteer is doing anything wrong are Illegal. In fact they are all doing a very "positively" good job and the track is the best track in albuquerque. Now because I went on oval racin and posted my opinion about what was going on at the track as far as tech is concerned Charlie Fagan called me aside on August 3rd And literally threatened me with an ultimatum. I was told by Charlie that if I Did not find and apologize to Bill, our head tech Official. That I was too load my car and leave the track and not come back. Furthermore, if I was to go here on ovalracin and say something negative about the track again I was not to come back. My first response was to tell him to shove it up his ??? And go $&@" him self. But like always I had brought out several fans, friends, and Family to help support the track. Now I think if Charlie would have approached me in a different manner. Maybe asked me not to go on ovalracin and maybe said something like hey you really upset Bill, do you think you can make it right with him. This would be a whole different story. But he did not. in fact he gave me little to no respect at all. And this not quoted exactly but what i got out of the conversation, He Explained that Bill was new at this and did not know what he was doing but, was learning. He also told me that tech equipment had been stolen and that it wasn't important enough to him, to go out and replace it right away. He even tried to give me a lesson on business management. I don't have a degree in business but I would like to take a stab at something. There are two types of customer--- inside and outside. What I mean by this is the inside customers are the ones like us the racers. We pay the track to use there facility and there employees so that we can have some fun. We expect certain things from him such as up holding the rule, providing safety, making sure every one plays nice etc.. etc.....However, we are also apart of the business by providing the entertainment to the outside customers who come to watch. With out us, there is no show. Now as once a business owner myself and after working directly with many business owners it is all about keeping your customers happy and coming back. And when you have a unhappy customer you try to figure out what you can do to make them happy and to keep them as your customer. Now this can not always be done and sometimes you have to fire a customer. But you at least attempt to save them first. Now I am not unreasonable and I do understand the bigger picture I want to see the track succeed, I have always been a supporter of the track. Been to many and I do mean many events to help promote the track. I have also been on ovalracin giving both positive and as I like to see it constructive criticism. So I offer this, Charlie you know how to get a hold of me if you would like to call me and have a respectful conversation I would be happy to try and work this out for the sake of the track and what you are trying to accomplish. Sorry to all that this so long and drawn out. And I know some of you think I am just being a crybaby, but there are a lot of people out there that agree with my stand and I have and will always be Me. And I will alway stand up for what I believe in. Toy
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