[Dan Fletcher]

This whole deal really angers me. I've heard it announced over the PA at some events I've been at before, and not D4.

"If you have money coming, you must pick it up before you leave, we will not mail it to you". Who the hell are you to say that? I paid my entry fee, I went X number of rounds, I earned that money. Its mine, its not yours. What friggin right to you have to keep it?

Oh, because you said so. I see, that makes it right. That makes it OK. Why don't you say "if you aren't in the tower to collect within 10 minutes after your loss, we're keeping it". Or "if you don't wear a blue shirt to the tower, we're keeping it".

At the end of a long, and most often disappointing weekend, who really wants to ride or walk to the tower and wait in a line to collect a joke of a check for say a semi final finish? I know I just want to get the hell out. Its obviously easier on everyone to just put them in the mail. The person doing it has to spend the time regardless, all you're doing is adding an envelope and a stamp. And now that person has the luxury of doing in peace on Monday morning.

Call me cynical, but why do tracks do it? because they can. If they get to stiff one or two people for $100 bucks they win. Screw you...