Originally Posted by
xrmalin
If you read through the thread on pistonheads you'll see the circuit organisers left the 'nimby's' as you all put it no other option.
Fair enough you live near a circuit you expect noise but when there has been an agreement in place since 1985 between the circuit and local residents on how many noisy days can be run per year and then all of a sudden the lease holders of the circuit start running more than twice the amount of days there supposed to and wont listen to any form of reason.
What other option do the residents have than to use the legal system to force the lease holder to stick to the legal agreement which was known to the lease holders before they took on the lease ?
Now all of a sudden its the residents fault the lease holder took the piss big time, got caught out and bite them in the arse ?
I was just about to reply but you've basically hit the nail on the head.
Other points to think about are that the vast majority of residents want the track to remain in use.
The current leaseholders cut down a load of trees that apparently did help reduce noise, to make the MotoX track.
They were also offered a 50% reduction in rent two weeks ago apparently and they refused.
I don't know for sure but I really get the feeling that the actual landlord has had enough of them too and wants them out.
I feel the threat of closure more than most, as it is my local track that I use for track days, watching races and next year I was looking forward to racing there (with hopefully a bit of an advantage with local knowledge)
The PR with the local residents is terrible from all accounts and they have fallen out with a lot of local supporters. The issue statements on their website and act like the victims yet if you look at responses from residents on FB, towards these statements, it really does paint a different picture.
I was initially the same as most others with the "shouldn't have bought a house near a track" but when I delved deeper, I ended up siding with the residents.