But what eventual number of tracks will be the right number for the sport in the long run?
To me 2008 is the new 1908. The sport under a sustained attack from those who want to destroy it. By 1908 there were only 25 tracks left in the US (down from a high point of 314 less than 20 years earlier)
Is this cycle of boom and bust what the future has in store for racing in the US?
More closures will mean that more fans are further than 100,200, 300 miles plus from their nearest racetrack.
Atlanta has held a recent Olympic Games, has teams in the major 4 professional sports but its citizens have to go nearly 400 miles to the nearest racecourse. Millions of Americans are completely disenfranchised from being able to follow racing and that number is set to rise.
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