The National Sand Drag Association has ended a business relationship with the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians of California over concerns about safety on the reservation.

The group leased land from the tribe for events on the reservation and had a contract with the Soboba Casino. But recent violence on the reservation put an end to the arrangement.

"We didn't feel safe going back there," organizer Alfonso "Chachy" Zavala told The Riverside Press-Enterprise. "We didn't want to put anyone else in danger. It was better for the racers, organizers and spectators to hold it somewhere else."

Three tribal members were shot and killed by Riverside County sheriff's deputies during a one-week period in May.

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Sand racers pullout of Soboba (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 8/27)
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