Andrew,
You must be the guy I've been reading about who several wanted to do the announcing at the Reunion!!
I started going to E-town in '66 when the pits were on the right side and mostly gravel. I remember the fun days with Berserko Bob.
I agree, RP's days are not numbered. The yuppies who moved in close recently and raised a stink were shot down. There's not much more land around that place for another wave of the same ignorance.
Money talks, and the mass of businesses around the track will continue to be the track's best support, along with the racers themselves!
Verne