The "drag" in this sport is getting out of hand and downright ridiculous. Every other sport in this country is trying to find ways of speeding up their game, harness racing is the only one slowing theirs down. I've taken friends new to the sport to MVG, one of the first questions they always ask is why has it been 0 MTP for five minutes? More often than not they lose interest and head to the casino because there is no way of determining exactly when the next race is going to start.
The "drag" does zero in helping attract newer clientele. It's a short sighted tactic. Unfortunately, it's only going to go away if every track in the country agrees to do away with it, and that simply isn't going to happen unless there is a governing body overseeing it and issuing fines for tracks going past 0 MTP.
We have all of this influx of slot money right now, yet we are still doing things the same way that got us in trouble to begin way. It's mind boggling.
