NC Track in danger of shut down

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Edited Date/Time 10/26/2015 10:09am
Foothills MX, a south western NC mx track, is under threat of shut down

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/foothillsmx-under-threat

(Note - I am not an employee/owner of Foothills MX, but a rider who wants to see our riding areas remain open)

The track has been in operation continuously for 25+yrs. New neighboring property owners nearby are attempting to shut it down based on nuisance claims. The track has strictly adhered to county approved sanctions/operating hours for 11+yrs. The complaint is that bikes are running without exhaust (they are not), track is operating outside of hours (it is not), and that water runoff is causing property damage (the complaining neighbor is both uphill and upstream from the track. so, physics...). Regardless of how trivial these complaint seem, complaining neighbors can pull great weight with local courts, ecsp when they have financial backing for strong legal representation.

Tracks are scarce in this part of the country, most riding areas are 1+ hrs apart. This is of interest of ALL mx'ers. Precedent set in riding area closure attempts affect us all.

Please sign the petition to show support!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/foothillsmx-under-threat

Thank you!
Foothills MX
http://foothillsmx.com
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F150Motocrosser 10/20/2015 8:34am
10/20/2015 8:34am
Signed.. Good luck. I've always been surprised at the lack of tracks in Western NC..
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colintrax 10/20/2015 8:56am
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Signed. Bumping it back to the top, need all the signatures you can get.

I think this is a reminder to everyone as well, keep your muffler packing fresh. Some yalls bikes sound like they ain't got a muffler

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DoctorJD 10/20/2015 8:56am
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F150Motocrosser wrote:
Signed.. Good luck. I've always been surprised at the lack of tracks in Western NC..
On the other hand, if it pedals, WNC is heaven.
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AngryBear 10/20/2015 9:00am
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F150Motocrosser wrote:
Signed.. Good luck. I've always been surprised at the lack of tracks in Western NC..
DoctorJD wrote:
On the other hand, if it pedals, WNC is heaven.
yep, mountain bike trails everywhere, one of the best riding areas in the country. if they were open for motorcycles, it would be a paradise for trail riding.

until the mid 90's, many of those mountain bike trails were dirt bike trails as well...
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Retired, transplanted yankees are taking over the Asheville / Hendersonville area. I am not against people moving into a new area...until they want to make the locals change their ways and make everybody else do things "the way we did it back home." Angry
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mb 10/20/2015 1:37pm
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Done.
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signed and posted on the Moto Hose facebook page
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Done.
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DA498 10/20/2015 3:36pm
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Done....

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The Rock 10/20/2015 4:14pm
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This would be a really good time for someone from the AMA to check in on this thread.
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yak651 10/20/2015 4:38pm
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The Rock wrote:
This would be a really good time for someone from the AMA to check in on this thread.
Exactly, rather my dues go to fight this then helmet laws...
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bgpn35 10/20/2015 6:28pm
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Signed! I enjoy that track, I would hate to see it go!!
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wreckitrandy 10/20/2015 6:34pm
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Done deal. We had a similar situation in Burke county a few years ago. It was a private track. Invitation only. A county deputy owns the track. His neighbor, uphill from him, was complaining all the same stuff. At the hearing, she stood up and literally cried the whole time. When the deputy had his turn he said, 'It's a strange thing that you never complained when it was YOUR kids riding on my track....'.
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AngryBear 10/21/2015 9:30am
10/21/2015 9:30am
thanks much for the support, guys! almost 700 signatures inthe first 24hrs!
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dak446 10/21/2015 10:07am
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Signed. Good luck guys
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tomm55x 10/21/2015 10:13am
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Signed, a-hole neighbors I tell ya, they probably just moved in too.
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AngryBear 10/21/2015 10:30am
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^^ even better, based on my understanding, it's not even their residence yet...
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montesagold 10/21/2015 11:38am
10/21/2015 11:38am Edited Date/Time 10/21/2015 11:39am
The Rock wrote:
This would be a really good time for someone from the AMA to check in on this thread.
yak651 wrote:
Exactly, rather my dues go to fight this then helmet laws...
I actually aready got in touch with a rep on Foothill's behalf, the AMA is limited on what help they can provide for a civil matter. I hope we can keep in open, I live an hour and a half away in Tennessee but when we are not racing in the woods, this is the go to spot. Excellent/safe layout, sandy creek bottom soil and Matt is a good guy doing this for the right reasons.
Spread the word...
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Roostermx58 10/21/2015 12:04pm
10/21/2015 12:04pm
Pushing this to the top. Reached out to Trevor Bollinger, Josh Strang, Stu Baylor and Charlie Mullins to share. Trevor Bollinger has already shared on his FB page. Getting closer to 1000
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JustMX 10/21/2015 12:33pm
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Follow the money.....

Multimillion dollar equestrian center opening not too far away. It is actually being built at the entrance of the old Polk county MX track.

Hoping for a good outcome for matt.
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Rdubs19 10/21/2015 2:25pm
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Signed. Left a comment encouraging not to take action based on "utterly unfounded claims", and that a proper investigation will show no violations that would warrant closure. Hopefully that helps. More importantly, I hope you guys will get ahold of the best lawyer you can find to help out.

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