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adouglas · November 3rd, 2016, 10:48 AM

All of this assumes the complaints come from those moving in. Not necessarily.

Two recently built tracks here in the Northeast (NYST and Palmer Motorsports Park) have faced stiff and ongoing resistance from residents who were there before the tracks were. Go to either one and you'll see lots of properties for sale nearby.

In contrast, Thompson built a road course to complement the existing oval a few years ago. No reports of noise complaints... the locals appear to have come to terms with the fact that there's a racetrack there.

People hate change. If you liked living in a peaceful, remote area that's very quiet and then one day, this exceptionally noisy neighbor moved in complete with added traffic to contend with... well, I can fully understand that. Not at all surprised that people are moving away.

But moving to an area where it all exists and THEN complaining? Yeah, I'm with the rest of you.

November 3rd, 2016, 10:48 AM	#33
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	All of this assumes the complaints come from those moving in. Not necessarily. Two recently built tracks here in the Northeast (NYST and Palmer Motorsports Park) have faced stiff and ongoing resistance from residents who were there before the tracks were. Go to either one and you'll see lots of properties for sale nearby. In contrast, Thompson built a road course to complement the existing oval a few years ago. No reports of noise complaints... the locals appear to have come to terms with the fact that there's a racetrack there. People hate change. If you liked living in a peaceful, remote area that's very quiet and then one day, this exceptionally noisy neighbor moved in complete with added traffic to contend with... well, I can fully understand that. Not at all surprised that people are moving away. But moving to an area where it all exists and THEN complaining? Yeah, I'm with the rest of you. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.