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TrevorAllenRacing#623
11/11/2014 3:39pm
11/11/2014 3:39pm
Edited Date/Time
11/13/2014 7:24am
Thank you all very much for your support...we read the writing on the wall.
The Shop
private land in the country, are there any noise restrictions? how are they even remotely able to tell you that you have to doze it if its not public accessible for fear of someone getting hurt on it thats not insured?
I think where you might lose people on this is that you ask for money after mentioning your 14 acres and a professionally built track.. Sorry it just doesn't exactly inspire people to give money..as much as say donating money to a downed rider, injured vet or someone with cancer. Just putting things into prospective.
That being said good luck with your fight!
I was riding at a track we used to have north of Dallas named McAfee ' s mx and a cop car came on the property and pulled up to my toy hauler and said that I had to stop riding because my bike was too loud and bothering the upscale neighborhood 2 miles down the road. I told him that if anyone had a problem with my bike they should talk to Honda because it was showroom stock at the time. He didn't like that but he left....
hey pete,go pound sand. he did not ask for your wisdom.
And for those reasons I'm out
Also, post up no trespassing signs immediately, and maybe even invest in a gate for your house. A friend of mine recently got in the same problems as you, and a police officer actually walked into the woods and placed a decibel reader on his property without permission or his knowledge. His wife happened to drive by and see the officer coming out of the woods, and they later shared the results from the reading with him.
Eventually, he went and talked to his neighbors and they agreed that there will be no issues during the week and occasionally on weekends. He took it a step further and had some water people come out and tell him what changes needed to be made on erosion prevention. Things are not perfect, but at least the track he dumped money into gets used sometimes.
Hope this helped, and good luck.
Public forum here, and everyone's entitled to their opinion.
That being said, given other causes around this isn't one I will be donating to. So as others have said...I'm out.
Shane
Pit Row
1. The times/ days when you will ride
2. Offer to pay them $2-300 a year (if just a couple of houses complaining which is usually the case) "inconvenience/ nuisence fee"
Maybe you have to compromise and skip every other Sunday, but at least it is not a total loss.
mike
Secondly, I cannot believe the reaction from some of these people! You guys should just be happy that there are people out there still building tracks and places for kids to learn to ride. Money-wise, it's no different than someone buying a new KTM (or two, or three) every year, especially when moto is your passion (and when you have a family full of riders). I've never been so disappointed in the moto community... I thought we were better than that...
Lastly, maybe it was edited, but I don't see where he was asking for money... There was already another thread where they were simply asking for help and support, and they received all kinds of reassurance that we are all on the same side and that we would help in any way we could: http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Michigan-track-needs-your… and now all people can say is "nah, fuck that guy, he has money that he should have spent somewhere else..." Fuck that! Even if I don't get to ride there, I don't want to see anyone lose their riding area, especially someone who has the resources to help stimulate the motocross economy. I don't know if you guys have noticed, but the motocross world can use all the support it can get, and I know I can't afford to go out and build a track or even go buy a new bike, so maybe it's not a bad thing that he used his hard-earned money to fuel his family's passion.
What if Stewart, Villopoto, Windham, Mcgrath, Dungey, Roczen, etc had posted up that their own personal tracks were being threatened to be shut down?? I'm sure you guys would all drop to your knees and open your mouths at the chance to help them out, but since you don't know this guy, he's suddenly a douchebag?? Whatever... I guess I just don't understand
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