Well something must have happened in the few weeks since Dzurilla's May 29th interview.

A story published on Wednesday, July 16 by Mansfield New Journal sports editor Rob McCurdy includes a statement from Mike Dzurilla tied into a claim by Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course ownership that they lost out of a chance for future SCCA National runoffs due to high rates charged on race weekends by area hotels and motels.

Dzurilla wrote:

"This is one of the determining factors in me deciding NOT to build a Dragstrip at this time."

Click here for McCurdy's story and Dzurilla's statement.

I'm not sure if McCurdy's 'editorial' comments near the end of the story have anything to do with a pretty big flip-flop over the status of the drag strip in the span of 7 weeks.

Read McCurdy's words for yourself and see what you think.

"Mike also knows he's cried wolf before and that hurts his credibility a bit when he lashes out like in that post. Folks are going to wonder if it's real this time. He's also hurt by past actions of former MMP regimes and he's still trying to mend fences and rebuild bridges. It's going to be hard for him to get sympathy when working men and women are getting squeezed like never before, too. Let's face it, there are other more pressing issues in this area than whether we have a drag strip..."