Just one man's point of view...what you're experiencing at your track is something that has happened at most every track at one point or another...I don't know any of the mentioned parties...but my best guess...the track operator/promoter has a firm number of race entries and pit passes sold required to, at the minimum, break even financially for the night...if they do what should be done and use the black flag liberally to include giving the worst offenders some time away from the track...they run the risk of that number of entries/pit passes sold dropping below their magic number, what ever it might be, causing them to have to possibly dig into their own pocket to get all the bills paid...it's the short sighted solution to a long term problem, ignore the problems on the track to avoid losing the needed income from the kart entries/pit passes...to compound that issue, travel costs are nearly 3 times what they were last season, costs of tires, race fuel, oil, etc, etc have gone up dramatically as well...even more reasons track operators have to be mindful of when trying to keep the financial side of operating a track in line. So, for everyone, it's almost a no-win situation at this moment in time, as a racer, do I spend the money to get to and from the track to go out and get a bunch of stuff tore up needlessly? Or do I leave my money in my pocket and leave the kart in the garage? As a track operator, do I drop the hammer on certain drivers knowing full well it may impact my ability to financially sustain the operation of the track? Or do I turn a blind eye to it all and just focus on the bottom line profit/loss line? These scenarios have haunted all forms of racing since it all started way back when...so once again we're back to the original question...what way to handle this? In my personal opinion, you as the raver have to evaluate how deep your love and passion for kart racing is, then compare that to the amount of money you can afford to spend on it, and then evaluate the risks of potential injuries while racing, if you love it, can afford it and accept the risks, keep on racing...if you can't accept any of those things, then it's time to get away from it....jmo