My apologies to everyone

This is an open message to everyone concerned with Putnam County Speedway, including the fans, the drivers, and the the officials and employees.

I have said many times that all of us are working to make PCS a better place, and we are. Unfortunately, everything will not go as planned 100% of the time, and last night was one of those times. A lot went wrong, and while we jokingly blame it on the full moon the truth is that people are responsible. Some of us made mistakes, including me.

Even though I am not responsible for most of what went wrong last night, I still want to offer my apologies that it happened. Part of it was quite embarrassing to me and to a lot of other people, and a lot of people were offended by the language used and the attitudes displayed. Myself and others spent a lot of time trying to undo the damage that was done because of it, mostly because we felt so bad about what happened and how it was initially handled. It NEVER should have happened in front of everyone, and I will admit that if it ever happens again that I will have to rethink my status at PCS.

Other mistakes were made as well, and again I apologize and promise that corrective measures are in progress. We are getting better at learning from our mistakes and taking the proper steps to keep them from happening over and over.

Last night after everyone had gone home, some of us sat down and had an open and helpful discussion. This is a very positive change from how it used to be when everyone went home and vented their frustrations at the world or on the internet, and a lot was accomplished last night by sitting there in the wee hours of the morning. I got back to Belleview at just before 4AM. We discussed every issue that arose during racing, and we openly discussed ways to correct them. I think all of us learned something from that meeting, and all of us went home feeling positive instead of going home mad or upset.

We all make mistakes, and that includes those of us who are trying to make PCS into what it should and could be. Again, Rome was not built in a day, and there were starts and stops along the way. Those of us working hard to correct the mistakes will continue to do so.

Thank you for your support, and I hope that it continues!

I am not sure what I need to post so I will just let it come out. First, BJ you are a great asset to PCS and fans,officials and anyone else involved should be grateful you are on this team. I saw many peoples frustrations last night(yours and mine included) that should have never been frustrated. I have spent all season telling skeptical people how great PCS is now and things have changed for the positive. I must say some Saturdays I want to take all of my words back. I do hope that the officials will be left to do their jobs with no interference from anyone else. I do feel that PCS can be one of the best racetracks in northern florida but the track officials and admin. need to be on the same page. There are several cars that bring alot of people with them and with those people come a great deal of money that they spend. With that being said track administration needs to know the hand that feeds them. Too many people are getting ticked off (and rightfully so) and wanting to race elsewhere. What it boils down to is the track is a business and should be treated as such. What I mean by this is along the lines as the customer is always right. The management should be going out of their way to make sure people are happy instead of what appears to be driving people away. I have enjoyed PCS for a few years now and hope to continue but things need to be done to make it as enjoyable as it can be!

In a side note, Way to go RICKY !! Good racing Shawn! Its okay Mikey, you will be back!

Well put shorti. I hope everything that is planned goes well and comes about soon. Hopefully one of those changes is some clay. I love racing at PCS and I've had my issues but I'm still there. I have a great time every week and so does my family that races and my family and fiends watching. The biggest problem imo is def PR skills of some staff and management. Hopefully all goes well.