Posted on 04/10/2015 8:54:11 PM PDT by massmike
The Franklin County Speedway in Callaway is known for mud bogging and even more so for its summer-time racing. Though the stands are empty now, this Sunday the owner hopes for a big crowd.
Whitey Taylor, the track owner, is trying a new marketing strategy: African-Americans will get in free of charge.
“Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m., all African-Americans; black people, we're going to invite them to come down,” said Taylor.
He's doing this in hopes of attracting more African-Americans to the race track.
“We have families that come here; they love the place. But I want to open this up. Mostly, it's mostly white people that come and they enjoy but I want to bring in a whole segment of people,” said Taylor.
WDBJ7 asked Taylor what would happen if people of other races question why they aren't getting in for free.
“We'll offer at different times of the year, we'll offer all the people free admission,” said Taylor.
Michael Via owns a car lot in Franklin County and says he goes to races at the speedway with his son and doesn't think that letting African-Americans in for free is a bad idea to introduce them to the sport. He'll be racing this weekend.
“I think it would be a great idea if they come out and get their experience of racing. I'll be up there this week, driving my car. And I would like for my people to come out and support me,” said Via.
The President of the Bedford chapter of the NAACP, Robert Carson, says he thinks Taylor has good intentions, just not a good execution plan.
“He's going to create more problems for himself. I think he's going by it the wrong way. I think that if he wanted (people) to patronize his track he should have went through the community leaders or talk to some of the African-Americans that do go to his track," said Carson.
Carson says this will be problematic for people who've supported the track in the past.
“You're going to have people in opposition to whatever you have. I say we can do this and do it successfully,” said Carson.
Taylor says he will hold a news conference Thursday afternoon to promote his free admission plan.
Duke of New York. A Number1.
LOL!
Putting the grotesqueness of the very idea, WHERE has this guy been for the past 50 years?
Racism and discrimination in general really pisses me off...
White fans should claim to be black...to get in free. If the person at the gate denies them free entrance, the fans should cry “racism” and sue the pants off the racetrack owner.
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Absolutely... I swear I’m going to apply for government contracts as a black business owner and sue the crap out of them ASAP ... one drop and all that... how dare they call me white because of my skin color... I’m just “lighter” than the rest.
Heh. He does seem a bit naïve.
Why I need to go to the track to see drive by’s?
What would stop any paleface from showing up and saying I’m Black.
Good point! If a man can put on a dress and demand he be allowed to use the ladies room......
Better stock up on 40 ouncers!
“I just love these satire articles.” It’s not satire it is a legit TV station.
Actually it might. The gang fight in the parking lot afterward could turn into a significant "community clean up" project in about 30 seconds.
I don’t know what’s unique about the plan. It’s what the government has been doing for years.
I know.
Allow me to fix my original comment.
"I just love these satire articles (/s)."
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