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Originally Posted by Sieg
Big picture - They're bureaucrats driven by environmentalist groups using "our" tax dollars attempting to shut down down race tracks and other "undesirable" activities by implementing unrealistic regulations.
One of the better offenses I've seen is this group: http://www.sharetrails.org/
They managed to gather mass and revenue by uniting motorcyclists, atv'ers, snowmobilers, mountain bikers, and equestrians to fight recreational land closures. They've made a difference.
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The thing that hurts these racetracks is housing close to the track. Even airports have noise restrictions over certain neighborhood. Have you ever flown out of John Wayne in Orange County?
I wouldn't buy a house next to an airport or racetrack cause I know its undesirable for resale. The tracks or airports were there way before the homes. There should be a clause on the title of these homes that there is noise due to proximity to certain venue. Then they can't complain about it.
Portland International Raceway should be the model for all race tracks. Its got a golf course on one side, swamp land and expo center on the other side. Its got a I5 running thru the front of it. No one to complain about noise. Oh and if you want to complain about noise, the city of Portland owns it good luck with that complaint. Its normal track days is 105db and 4 times a year they bump it up to 115db.