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Message: [QUOTE="robwbright, post: 1035885, member: 60515"] I just did some legal research for a local track that was totally shut down. The judge's order stated that only 5 family members could ride motor vehicles on the property - and only for two evenings a week. The order prevented two of the family children from riding. The track is definitely in a very rural area. In the research, it appears that the order is unnecessarily overbroad. They are appealing and they may actually win the appeal and get to open the track. However, the case law here in Ohio is not very friendly to dirt bikes. As some of you would agree, the 4 stroke MX bikes have made this worse because the sound carries further. My closest local track has the solution to the noise pollution problem: [B]Bribe the Government[/B] Actually, it's not a bribe, but accomplishes the same thing. The track is built at the local county fairgrounds and there are 20 houses within 1000 yards of the track. The track holds a race every two weeks and a practice every two weeks. They also dovetail the biggest race of the year with the county fair in August - they get almost twice as many entries at that race, and the stands are completely full. One fellow in particular has complained so much that he got two hearings before the county commission. I know two of the commissioners, and many of us wrote letters to the commission. The track is staying open with no restrictions. I'm sure the letters helped, but I was recently talking with the commissioner of the track - who works for the fairgrounds. He stated that the track had made $20,000.00 for the county fair last year - [B]and that as long as the county is making money, the track will stay open[/B]. I would recommend that anyone who is building a track either: A: Build it in the middle of nowhere with no neighbors; OR B: Work within the government to come up with an arrangement like the above fairgrounds situation. Money talks. Period. If you don't have any pull with the government, then you're probably going to lose if court if anyone complains. Sad but true. [/QUOTE]

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