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Message: [QUOTE="Michelle, post: 100065, member: 16598"] Speedy, don't think that you're immune because you don't live in America - you're not. Here in NZ we've had rumours flying about riding areas closing down due to noise complaints, never mind the areas have been there for many years. We had one guy go off at us because he'd been trying to sell his home (next door to an MX track) and we'd been riding all day & people wouldn't buy his place due to the noise (new home, old track). We've had people complain about the forestry companies cutting down trees when the sole reason they'd bought the homes had been because of the awesome view overlooking the forest (talk about dumb, the forest is a working one, pine trees, cut down every 25 years - in cycles, so not all the forest goes in one hit). Oh, and we need permits for everything too - including removal of anything on our land, cutting down of any native trees over a certain height (forget it for some of them, you won't get permission), and even some non-native species. As for the original thread, hmmm, all I can say is dirtbikers are lucky we've got people like the Pastranas involved in their sport. I hope they sort it all out soon. [/QUOTE]