Originally Posted by TJP
Originally Posted by SNK-EYZ
The Mopar Blast didn't exist in 2015. so it wasn't at that event. laugh2

You're complaining about a completely different event.

The first Mopar Blast at Gateway was July of this year. whistling

There was no problem with how far away you had to park since everyone was parked in the drag race pits.

As far as safety at the motels, how is that the events fault?


Then it was another Mopar based event, Pardon Me for being in error Mr. Perfect whistling

I never said the safety at the motels was the event's fault, I just wanted anyone attending to be aware of the problem.
YOU ASSumed that ozbbq


You're the one on here belly aching about how you weren't happy with a completely different event.
Which is what I posted the last time you made the comment about it on the thread talking about the Mopar Blast this last July.


Originally Posted by TJP
We went to one several years back. Spent the first night in Fairview Heights. Looked to be a really nice area with all new hotels, motels, restaurant's, shopping etc. NOT!!!!
A LOT of car break ins at the motels/hotels along with a few mugging's & assaults. One of the staff members at our place ( Drury Inn) got paid back for calling the police and was hospitalized. The police said it's an expected normal occurrence and they were too understaffed to deal with it frown . You would think the businesses would hire off duty officers or something. But no, they claim it's too expensive. NICE!!!!

We were lucky with no problems but didn't stick around for another night of excitement. And no these were not dives' but rather new hotels restaurants etc. The police said it's just a bit too close to Ferguson and E St Louis and the thieves consider it easy pickings.
I'll advise to anyone going and staying overnight to go another 30 or so miles up the road which is what we did the second and third nights. No problems there beer


As I said then,
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You may have gone to an event at Gateway, but it was never the Mopar Blast since this is the first time it will ever be held at Gateway.
Previous years were all held on a Ballpark parking lot in O'Fallon MO and were strictly car show and swap meet events thta had no racing like this one will.

As far as the motels at Fairview Heights, we've stayed at both the Drury Inn and the Econo Lodge several times for Monster Musclecar and other events at and never had a problem.

Even though we're local, we live an hour away from the track and it's easier to spend a night in a motel close to the track than waste 2 hours each day driving back and forth.

There are criminals and thieves even in the wealthiest of neighborhoods.
Fairview Heights isn't considered a bad area by any means, it's mainly retail stores and restaurants.

Don't get me wrong, I hate Illinois but Fairview Heights isn't even remotely a bad area.
You're in a far worse area when you're at the track it's self, that's where you shouldn't feel safe.
They don't put racetracks in "nice" neighborhoods.


Admit it, you just want to complain about an event you don't even attend. ozbbq

Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol