Music to loud on a Saturday? God that township sounds like a bunch of aholes. "No fun allowed" I wonder how they would react to E-bikes lol? Sure they find something wrong with it still! Too bad one of the most notorious/historical tracks around will be layed to waste.
Dust. Those people bitch about dust. And "those people" live on the other side of the woods. Sounds a lot like Beachwood huh? Some communities just aren't fond of us or our dirt bike shenanigans.
It really is sad seeing this place not being used for motocross but all good things come to an end. Chet and Nick busted their a***s and gave us a quality place to ride. In my years of racing in the area, that was the most I had ever been to OIR. Everyone can say, "they didn't do what the hands did" and yeah, the hands ran a solid program. They also openned only once a month at best. Think about the time and preparation it took to get ready for those races. Multiply that by 3 for the practices Chet and Nick ran. It was the same amount of work that needed to be done in a fraction of the time the hands had.
That being said, the Hands did run a smooth program. The economy was better and more people were racing. The profit margin these days just isn't there. It sucks but it's the truth. I'm sure the Hand family prepared a week in advance at minimum and they did a great job. At that point, the track was perfect. They'd haul the sand in, reface jumps, push corners in, build breaking bumps, ect. When running a practice/race facility just doesn't have the same ROI these days.
This is in no way comparing the Hand family to Chet, Nick, and the crew. Both did a great job running the facility and I thank everyone involved in both parties for providing an outstanding motocross experience.