Texas Motor Speedway — Attraction in Fort Worth

I really didn't want to write this review. The whole day was going great until... there's always that one a$$ hole isn't there?

Xfinity series race, cool souvenirs, got to watch some cautions with occasional racing in-between, the checkered flag gets thrown and everyone leaves. Got to see some cool military vehicles, got some cool pics, etc.

We get to the car and I begin telling my son about building race cars that raced at TWS years ago and how driving through the tunnel was a life changing experience for me. There's no traffic at the north tunnel so I figured I'd take a shot at sharing this experience with him at TMS. I pull up to the gate with no intention of fooling anyone or doing anything dishonest and I stop and ask this elitist entitled gate guard if I can drive my son through the tunnel turn around and come right back out.

He says "you don't even have credentials for your car or a pass to get in and the box office is closed so no way can I let you in"

Ok, I don't know why I would need a pass for a race that's over or credentials for a car I parked outside while the race was going but a simple "no, I'm sorry I can't because...", "No, I'm sorry", or even "let me double check since the race is over" would have been fine.

However, I don't know who in motorsports needs to hear this but there's a level of showmanship that we've all grown to expect from racing organizations (especially if you're an Automotive professional in Motorsports). That expectation is to be brought in on the action.

Im already bound to the prison of the bleachers and I already feel like I'm donating my hard earned money so these guys can pretend to be race car drivers. I get to watch them crash in circles from my prison cell. Race tracks used to be a place where dreams came true, goals were set, futures were imagined. Now, it's a place where the fans exist to donate money and elitism is cultivated.

This racetrack wouldn't exist if not for the tax payers that funded it's construction and the fans that fund maintaining it. The race car teams and drivers would be punching the clock without us. Something as simple as driving through a tunnel after a race seems to be a small favor to ask but I'm obviously not important enough to get that privilege. When did racing teams gain the rank of an elite class of human being that refuses to suffer us common pesant folk? We only pay the bills. I could understand if the place was swamped with people or if it was a high risk event but no one was around.

Before I get a response, if I get a response, please spare me the "track policy, liability, insurance blah blah blah" and pretend I already know that's a bogus line we feed the bleacher creatures to keep them pacified. I know this because I work closely with NHRA and local round tracks quite often.

You could have made this happen. In doing so a little boys dream would have come true but you chose yourselves instead and that selfishness will dictate the future of motorsports. You don't want the fans and that message was clearly...

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