FREE DANNY BROCKER - LOCAL MX RIDER JAILED FOR 56 DAYS FOR HAVING TRACK ON PROPERTY

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dirtdog36 6/30/2020 6:52am
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Alex.434 wrote:
Whoa whoa whoa? Hold up there hoss. Wait a minute slick. You mean to tell me I went and got my pitchfork all sharpened up for...
Whoa whoa whoa? Hold up there hoss. Wait a minute slick. You mean to tell me I went and got my pitchfork all sharpened up for nuttin'?

Now what am I supposed to do with this internet rage?
Now THAT's funny!
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It's all that damm Carole Baskin's fault! Look what she did to Joey Exotic?Shocked Woohoo Laughing Laughing
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mikec265 6/30/2020 7:16am
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Wayne Eagerdal claims to have built the motocross track on the property in 1985, several other individuals have claimed that the track existed before 1979. (1979...
Wayne Eagerdal claims to have built the motocross track on the property in 1985, several other individuals have claimed that the track existed before 1979. (1979 is when Whatcom County adopted a new zoning ordinance.) The motocross track is situated on a large portion of the property (approx. 14.8 acres)
Danny is a professional motocross rider and has been riding on the track for 4-5 years prior the purchase from Mr. Eagerdal, also, Mr. Eagerdal charged many individual riders a fee of $25 dollars or $500 per year to use/ride on the track including Danny.
There are several Aerial Photos of the motocross track dating back from 1975, 1986, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2008, 2010, and 2013.
In 2012, an email from Suzanne Boseman (Senior Planner) for Project Development Services of Whatcom County provides in-part:
“The track is a nonconforming use and as such we will not be regulating it. However, the owner can only use the track for personal use (himself) and with a few of his friends. He needs to be present at the track if others are riding on it. There cannot be a donation box nor any form of advertising for others to use the track. It cannot be used for commercial purposes. Therefore, events cannot be held at this location either. He cannot accept money or charge a fee to use the track.”




So they want him to not use the track as a public track? Because in the article it says he can ride on it.
That's where I'm at with my track. I can let a few friends ride, but I'd be up shit Creek if it was opened to the public.

It still sucks that they are taking freedom away from the man, but wtf can you do.
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endurox 6/30/2020 7:21am
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The Blue Ribbon Coalition can help him out. Sharetrails.org

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LungButter 6/30/2020 7:31am
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Just trying to get some clarity here....

Was he charging people to ride like it's an open practice track?

Most the stuff I saw on social media made it seem like he was getting in trouble for him and his kid riding?

The 2 things are completely different, so it'd be nice to know.
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 6/30/2020 8:08am
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Just another example of where this country is headed. We have become the worlds dumbest nation.

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WoodsRacer 6/30/2020 8:19am
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This is so messed up, and such a waste of the local governments time that it has to be because of some personal vendetta to attack such a small and harmless track. Whomever is leading this charge within the local government should be voted out ASAP.

In the mean time best of luck to Danny, I'll support your cause and hope this gets cleared up soon for you.
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Kyle978 6/30/2020 8:36am
6/30/2020 8:36am Edited Date/Time 6/30/2020 5:30pm
My in-laws property backs up to Brian Deegan’s place in Temecula, and when there’s a few bikes its honestly really annoying. I’ve been riding and racing since I was 3 and it still irritates me after a while, I could only imagine if I didn’t care for engine noise.

So yeah, maybe don’t try to make a track open to the public without permits and mislead people to think you’re just trying to chase your kid around on his 50.

Jail seems a little intense, but it also goes to show how he’s handled the situation. I am confident anyone who took the proper actions and acted gracefully throughout this ordeal would not have ended up in the slammer.
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The members of that county planning board need to disappear.
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peltier626 6/30/2020 9:30am
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Too much speculation here. Not enough facts. Two different stories being told. Carry on.
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rosebud441 6/30/2020 10:38am
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I rode there back in the 90's when big Wayne ran it.. Super fun and i appreciated the track time.

Dan's a nice guy and a great rider, hope it all works out..
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philG 6/30/2020 12:37pm
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jemcee wrote:
The people that get live music venues shut down after moving near them then complaining can right royally get fucked too
Our neighbour decided to turn a quiet local pub in the village into 'a live music venue'.. we had him off at the knees in front of the local planning council. He was an aggressive ex policemen who thought he could do what he liked.. last i saw he was selling E-Cigs at a local flea market.

That was a good day.
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Alex.434 6/30/2020 1:34pm
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I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be angry at here, the property owner who's ignoring the laws of his county (criminal!!!) or the duly-elected city officials and code enforcement officers enforcing said laws (law & order!!).

I hate the goverment!
Respect law & order!
Freedom on my own land!
Prosecute criminals!

Argh so confusing!
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Johnny Ringo 6/30/2020 1:40pm
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Alex.434 wrote:
I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be angry at here, the property owner who's ignoring the laws of his county (criminal!!!) or the duly-elected city...
I'm not sure who I'm supposed to be angry at here, the property owner who's ignoring the laws of his county (criminal!!!) or the duly-elected city officials and code enforcement officers enforcing said laws (law & order!!).

I hate the goverment!
Respect law & order!
Freedom on my own land!
Prosecute criminals!

Argh so confusing!
That’s why I just hate everything. I’m really fun at parties
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CM_84 6/30/2020 1:50pm
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I lived on a rural property for a while and was fortunate enough to have my own track, There was a house that could hear my bike. So I spoke to the neighbors about it, assured them I would only ride a few times a week.
I never had more than a few buddies ride with me at a time. The neighbors and I had a great relationship about it, they never cared at all.

Now if I tried to turn it into a commercial track and had 20 guys there constantly the whole weekend,
I would expect them to be rightly pissed. And I am sure they would have complained to council

It was our land, so it’s fair to expect freedom to do as I pleased, but it was also fair for him to expect to not have his rural peaceful life ruined by the sound of 20 MX bikes running all weekend, not to mention the effect that would have on the value of his property.

Jail for this guy seems way too harsh, surely there was a more appropriate punishment. But after reading what the council said, it was not just about a property owner wanting to ride their motorcycle on their land.
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nwmoto131 6/30/2020 2:36pm
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The track is underused IMO and the "neighbor" (singular) is complaining about isolated incidents that haven't happened in years. People would ask to go ride and a couple guys would ride the track, it's no worse than the chainsaws or gunshots you hear from every other neighbor out here in Good Ol' Whatcom County. Not for profit, non commercial, just for friends track. Any money exchanged between parties was for time to maintain the track. If that's a problem in rural areas and you tout the law as the governing factor, you're against the point of life. We live in the same county and there are three tracks in our neighborhood within a square mile of each other. Next thing you know they are coming after everyone who wants to ride on their own property. That can't be allowed to happen. It will set a precedent for the next 30 years of life. Read all the paperwork, RCW, blah blah bullshit you want. This is a normal dude who has an amazing track on his property, purchased the property for that reason, and now is being told he can't use it or allow his friends to come over and ride with him. Pretty stupid if you ask me. Just look at the aerial photos of where it is. Stop being governed by polisci majors, who write laws that you and I have no say in, and could give two shits about the public opinion. We're allowing the government, (our government) and a singular person to abuse our neighbor. Electric dirt bikes are here too, if we allow them to take the track, where will we ride when there really is no f'n noise? F this BS.
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CM_84 6/30/2020 3:01pm
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nwmoto131 wrote:
The track is underused IMO and the "neighbor" (singular) is complaining about isolated incidents that haven't happened in years. People would ask to go ride and...
The track is underused IMO and the "neighbor" (singular) is complaining about isolated incidents that haven't happened in years. People would ask to go ride and a couple guys would ride the track, it's no worse than the chainsaws or gunshots you hear from every other neighbor out here in Good Ol' Whatcom County. Not for profit, non commercial, just for friends track. Any money exchanged between parties was for time to maintain the track. If that's a problem in rural areas and you tout the law as the governing factor, you're against the point of life. We live in the same county and there are three tracks in our neighborhood within a square mile of each other. Next thing you know they are coming after everyone who wants to ride on their own property. That can't be allowed to happen. It will set a precedent for the next 30 years of life. Read all the paperwork, RCW, blah blah bullshit you want. This is a normal dude who has an amazing track on his property, purchased the property for that reason, and now is being told he can't use it or allow his friends to come over and ride with him. Pretty stupid if you ask me. Just look at the aerial photos of where it is. Stop being governed by polisci majors, who write laws that you and I have no say in, and could give two shits about the public opinion. We're allowing the government, (our government) and a singular person to abuse our neighbor. Electric dirt bikes are here too, if we allow them to take the track, where will we ride when there really is no f'n noise? F this BS.
If it was “just for friends”, why was there a sign out the front with a phone number, an “OPEN” sign and a list of opening hours which was 9-6 tues to Saturday with Monday’s listed as optional?
I don’t know why you would have those signs up if it’s just for friends? My buddies would have my phone number and would just call me if they wanted to ride, and wouldn’t need a list of operating hours to come and see me.

It just seems to me that there is a little more to this story.
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nwmoto131 6/30/2020 3:28pm
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CM_84 wrote:
If it was “just for friends”, why was there a sign out the front with a phone number, an “OPEN” sign and a list of opening...
If it was “just for friends”, why was there a sign out the front with a phone number, an “OPEN” sign and a list of opening hours which was 9-6 tues to Saturday with Monday’s listed as optional?
I don’t know why you would have those signs up if it’s just for friends? My buddies would have my phone number and would just call me if they wanted to ride, and wouldn’t need a list of operating hours to come and see me.

It just seems to me that there is a little more to this story.
The open sign is his RoostFactory mechanic business. Bro, you are creating a story in your head to fit your own narrative. We live here. This is a manhunt for a couple people riding for a couple hours a day. It's not a public track by any means or there would be 100+ riders there every weekend. As you can see its in the trees in between corn and raspberry fields. He runs a motorcycle shop out front and there used to be a donation box years ago when people weren't such assholes. This has not been the case since they started this crazy case, so this whole fiasco is BS. All of the incidents listed in the report are over an 8 year period. So as you can see, 1-3 bikes is not running a public track. Shame a guy for trying to provide an amazing resource to his fellow riders while every other public riding area is shut down in our state. He was shut down from doing that years ago and now by just him riding and a couple buddies he is in jail. You sir are on the wrong side of the argument. Using the dozer to maintain the track is not grounds for jail, "continuing the use of machinery" as quoted.
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CM_84 6/30/2020 3:35pm
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CM_84 wrote:
If it was “just for friends”, why was there a sign out the front with a phone number, an “OPEN” sign and a list of opening...
If it was “just for friends”, why was there a sign out the front with a phone number, an “OPEN” sign and a list of opening hours which was 9-6 tues to Saturday with Monday’s listed as optional?
I don’t know why you would have those signs up if it’s just for friends? My buddies would have my phone number and would just call me if they wanted to ride, and wouldn’t need a list of operating hours to come and see me.

It just seems to me that there is a little more to this story.
nwmoto131 wrote:
The open sign is his RoostFactory mechanic business. Bro, you are creating a story in your head to fit your own narrative. We live here. This...
The open sign is his RoostFactory mechanic business. Bro, you are creating a story in your head to fit your own narrative. We live here. This is a manhunt for a couple people riding for a couple hours a day. It's not a public track by any means or there would be 100+ riders there every weekend. As you can see its in the trees in between corn and raspberry fields. He runs a motorcycle shop out front and there used to be a donation box years ago when people weren't such assholes. This has not been the case since they started this crazy case, so this whole fiasco is BS. All of the incidents listed in the report are over an 8 year period. So as you can see, 1-3 bikes is not running a public track. Shame a guy for trying to provide an amazing resource to his fellow riders while every other public riding area is shut down in our state. He was shut down from doing that years ago and now by just him riding and a couple buddies he is in jail. You sir are on the wrong side of the argument. Using the dozer to maintain the track is not grounds for jail, "continuing the use of machinery" as quoted.
I’m not creating a story, I don’t have a dog in the fight.
I am just referencing what the county said, like everything in life there is always 2 sides to the story, and it seemed to me that there was more to it than just the wetland issue.

It doesn’t effect me, so I don’t care, and like I have said, I don’t understand how a jail stint was justified, seems extreme to me.

Best of luck to your friend or partner. I hope it all works out for him in the future and he can keep riding on his property.
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Jesse318pnw 6/30/2020 3:40pm
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nwmoto131 wrote:
The open sign is his RoostFactory mechanic business. Bro, you are creating a story in your head to fit your own narrative. We live here. This...
The open sign is his RoostFactory mechanic business. Bro, you are creating a story in your head to fit your own narrative. We live here. This is a manhunt for a couple people riding for a couple hours a day. It's not a public track by any means or there would be 100+ riders there every weekend. As you can see its in the trees in between corn and raspberry fields. He runs a motorcycle shop out front and there used to be a donation box years ago when people weren't such assholes. This has not been the case since they started this crazy case, so this whole fiasco is BS. All of the incidents listed in the report are over an 8 year period. So as you can see, 1-3 bikes is not running a public track. Shame a guy for trying to provide an amazing resource to his fellow riders while every other public riding area is shut down in our state. He was shut down from doing that years ago and now by just him riding and a couple buddies he is in jail. You sir are on the wrong side of the argument. Using the dozer to maintain the track is not grounds for jail, "continuing the use of machinery" as quoted.
Thanks for clarifying. This sucks. Donating to his gofundme now.
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MotofactioN 6/30/2020 3:50pm
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So many of you backing the “neighbors” who complained, yet you’re the ones complaining about the sport dying, not enough place to ride and blah blah blah.

I bet if it was the track you went to, you would be upset as well, commercial or not.
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brocster wrote:
You don’t move near an airport then bitch about planes...
Unfortunately, people do that a lot.
WoodsRacer 6/30/2020 6:18pm
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I am blown away the amount of people in this thread siding with the local government/board that are trying to shut this guy down and even tossing him in jail over such petty shit he is doing on his own land. I thought this was VitalMX where people liked dirt bikes?
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jleews6 6/30/2020 7:53pm
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Typical liberal politicians doing what they do best but about 100 miles away they are letting antifa and BLM take over parts of the city.
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Typical liberal politicians doing what they do best but about 100 miles away they are letting antifa and BLM take over parts of the city.
There are not enough "likes" for me to give out for this post. He's right. Politicians have turned this state to shit. Well, let me re-phrase that, the politicians that were voted in by the people turned this state to shit. I know this is Non-moto and talking politics is frowned upon but if I can take 1 second and just say: Do your research before you vote, please. Don't just go by a (D) or an (R) next to their name. Don't go by what the popular thing to do says on Social media/media in general. Vote by what's best for you, your family, and your community.

A citizen went to jail for riding on a personal track, on personal property. That's priority. Yet the politicians here are letting murderers, bums, druggies, anarchists take over an entire city with ZERO reprocussion. Cops losing their jobs, businesses closing and people getting shot...oh they'll let that slide. Rant over, I gotta go take my blood pressure medicine now
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Tarz483 6/30/2020 8:34pm
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You don’t move near an airport then bitch about planes...
They actually Do lol
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bsharkey 6/30/2020 10:25pm
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I've ridden at Danny's place several times even before he owned it. That track has been around at least 30 years I know of. I cant believe with all the bullshit happening in seattle with rioters and chop this is happening. He literally lives in the farm belt which one would think wouldnt be liberal or deal with this kind of crap...honestly I cant think of a time where there was ever more than maybe 10-12 bikes. It's basically a winter time track as its pretty hard to water in the summer. Take into acct winter hours theres aay less daylight. I really dont see the issue. And the wetlands deal is total bullshit. Its farmland 360 degrees around the place? If that's the case how do the farmers deal with it. There is one stream that goes by the place but it's far from the track. The whole thing is bs
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bsharkey 6/30/2020 10:53pm
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I've never seen people ride there EVER before 11am or late afternoon. The neighbors a fucking dick. I've seen him watch us ride when I was there. That place was Never A open invite place for everyone to ride so let's squash this" open to public and make big $$$ because it was nothing like that. . The last 3 years it was literally just him and his family
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racingfortheson 7/1/2020 3:28am
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If the track has been there for that long, why has this just started? What changed?
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