Comments on: Daytona Fever: Did Ya Catch It? http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/ A blog about politics and government in Kitsap County as well as Washington state political news as it relates to Kitsap County. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tom Eisen http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4213 Tom Eisen Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:49:51 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4213 Again....Where woudl you pick in a six week window, Las Vegas, Phoenix or Fontana? I go with the first two...I would imagine there will be a restructure in the schedule with the February Cali date. And when you say "it didnt eve sell out..." you are saying an estimated 80,000 plus people were in the grandstands out of 92,000, plus the infield. This still sounds like a goos day at the races. Again….Where woudl you pick in a six week window, Las Vegas, Phoenix or Fontana? I go with the first two…I would imagine there will be a restructure in the schedule with the February Cali date. And when you say “it didnt eve sell out…” you are saying an estimated 80,000 plus people were in the grandstands out of 92,000, plus the infield. This still sounds like a goos day at the races.

]]> By: Rich Danison http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 Rich Danison Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:06:55 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4212 Great. Daytona is the Superbowl of Nascar and you guys want to compare it to here? Daytona is one of the crown jewels and attendance and ratings are always great. Why not look into the recent race in California? It didn't even sell out. John, James, Bryan, if you guys want the track, great, but the idea that it won't cost taxpayers a dime is absurd. Seriously. Great. Daytona is the Superbowl of Nascar and you guys want to compare it to here? Daytona is one of the crown jewels and attendance and ratings are always great. Why not look into the recent race in California? It didn’t even sell out. John, James, Bryan, if you guys want the track, great, but the idea that it won’t cost taxpayers a dime is absurd. Seriously.

]]> By: James R. Housel http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4211 James R. Housel Tue, 07 Mar 2006 06:18:40 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4211 JACOB -- There would be NO financial cost to jeopardize anything. The bonds would be paid for by NEW tax revenues brought to us by out-of-state race fans who come for the weekend to watch racing and empty their wallets. And you STILL haven't figured out the definition of PORK. JACOB –

There would be NO financial cost to jeopardize anything. The bonds would be paid for by NEW tax revenues brought to us by out-of-state race fans who come for the weekend to watch racing and empty their wallets.

And you STILL haven’t figured out the definition of PORK.

]]> By: Jacob Metcalf http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4210 Jacob Metcalf Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:04:42 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4210 The finacial cost of the pork for Nascar can put our state budget surplus in jeopardy and that puts our schools in risk. The finacial cost of the pork for Nascar can put our state budget surplus in jeopardy and that puts our schools in risk.

]]> By: Bryan Payne http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4209 Bryan Payne Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:03:20 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4209 This 'loan' to ISC will have absolutely no effect on paying for schools! This facility will only benifit the surrounding comunity and we need to strongly support getting it in Kitsap! This ‘loan’ to ISC will have absolutely no effect on paying for schools! This facility will only benifit the surrounding comunity and we need to strongly support getting it in Kitsap!

]]> By: James R. Housel http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4208 James R. Housel Wed, 01 Mar 2006 02:23:14 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4208 School funding wouldn't be affected by the building and operation of the race track. The track gets paid for by NASCAR leasing the facility and by new sales tax revenue brought into the state by race fans......revenue that wouldn't exist without the track. AND excess revenue beyond that needed for bond retirement goes to local and state general funds. Plus the increased economic activity in Kitsap County from the track would induce people to buy and build and raise property values which would increase property tax revenues (where most of school funding comes from). So it is possible that schools could benefit from the race track. PS: If the track were to fail, the people that bought the bonds would get stiffed.....not the taxpayers. School funding wouldn’t be affected by the building and operation of the race track. The track gets paid for by NASCAR leasing the facility and by new sales tax revenue brought into the state by race fans……revenue that wouldn’t exist without the track. AND excess revenue beyond that needed for bond retirement goes to local and state general funds. Plus the increased economic activity in Kitsap County from the track would induce people to buy and build and raise property values which would increase property tax revenues (where most of school funding comes from). So it is possible that schools could benefit from the race track.

PS: If the track were to fail, the people that bought the bonds would get stiffed…..not the taxpayers.

]]> By: Jacob Metcalf http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4207 Jacob Metcalf Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:02:11 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4207 Well Bryan then you should incourage NASCAR to pay for the track 100%. Would you rather have your kids school funding cut for the Nascar track? Well Bryan then you should incourage NASCAR to pay for the track 100%. Would you rather have your kids school funding cut for the Nascar track?

]]> By: James R. Housel http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4206 James R. Housel Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:16:18 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4206 Bryan -- I agree with you wholeheartedly. From what I've read so far, most of the community-based use of the track facility will be low-to-no cost. I'm guessing you have to pay through the nose to use Safeco, Qwest or Key Arena. Such a deal!! Bryan –

I agree with you wholeheartedly. From what I’ve read so far, most of the community-based use of the track facility will be low-to-no cost. I’m guessing you have to pay through the nose to use Safeco, Qwest or Key Arena. Such a deal!!

]]> By: Bryan Payne http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4205 Bryan Payne Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:34:54 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4205 I'm a race fan and look forward to watching a CUP race at Kitsap Speedway, but I also look forward to watching my boys play soccer there and using the road coarse for my motorcylce and race car on open track days. This will be more of a Motorsports/Sports complex than a 'NASCAR' track. NASCAR will use the track maybe three weekend a year, after that, it is at the comnities descretion to make good use of it, and there are plentty of oportunities, which could bring millions of revenue to the state that it will never otherwise see. And all that with no new taxes nor having to pay for it if you don't use or attend the facility. I’m a race fan and look forward to watching a CUP race at Kitsap Speedway, but I also look forward to watching my boys play soccer there and using the road coarse for my motorcylce and race car on open track days. This will be more of a Motorsports/Sports complex than a ‘NASCAR’ track. NASCAR will use the track maybe three weekend a year, after that, it is at the comnities descretion to make good use of it, and there are plentty of oportunities, which could bring millions of revenue to the state that it will never otherwise see. And all that with no new taxes nor having to pay for it if you don’t use or attend the facility.

]]> By: Jacob Metcalf http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/comment-page-1/#comment-4204 Jacob Metcalf Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:14:50 +0000 http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2006/02/21/daytona-fever-did-ya-catch-it/#comment-4204 To address your question I plan on doing what ever I can politically to keep the Democratic caucus together in the 2006 campaign and the 2007 session on the issue and if there is any representatives or candidates that are publicly considering backing the “Pork for Nascar” plan I whole heartedly plan on lobbying them to do the right thing and encourage them to vote with the state party caucus for the future of Kitsap county. To address your question I plan on doing what ever I can politically to keep the Democratic caucus together in the 2006 campaign and the 2007 session on the issue and if there is any representatives or candidates that are publicly considering backing the “Pork for Nascar” plan I whole heartedly plan on lobbying them to do the right thing and encourage them to vote with the state party caucus for the future of Kitsap county.

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