If you live in jersey, come support Etown!
Here's a little something to think about if you enjoy ETown Raceway Park....
Raceway Park needs your help and support!!!
On Thursday August 5th, a Public Meeting is being held to discuss thenoise levels that affect the residents of Manalapan and Englishtown. Monmouth County Assemblymen Michael J. Panter and Robert L. Morgan will discuss their recent legislation proposal to remove the Motor Vehicle Racetrack Exemption from the Noise Control Act of 1971. This exemption is what makes it possible for racetracks of all types to operate unmuffled vehicles.
This move would be devastating to Raceway Park, and could set off a number of changes the way racetracks operate both here in our area and all over the state. Founded in 1965, long before the wave of housing developments that now dominate our area, Raceway Park has remained a place for motorsport enthusiasts of all kinds to come and enjoy the sports they love. Raceway Park has been able to stay open these many years based largely in part on the vocal support of the many local race fans who have helped us to fend off these attacks in the past.
We now ask for that support again, so that we may silence those who oppose Raceway Park once and for all. The meeting is open to the public and will take place on Thursday August 5th at 7:00 PM in Manalapan Township at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters located at 125 Symmes Rd. The library is a mere 1/4 mile from the corner of Route 9 and Symmes Rd. and very easy to access. If you are unable to attend, please contact Assemblymen Panter and Assemblymen Morgan at 732-741-5599 and voice your opinion. You may also fax your thoughts to 732-741-0012 or contact them via email at [email protected] or [email protected]. If you e-mail, please copy Raceway Park at [email protected]. You can send a letter to them at New Jersey General Assembly, Legislative Office, The Galleria, 2 Bridge Avenue, Bldg. 2, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701.
Please come out and support Raceway Park, the home of fast family fun for over 40 years and for many years to come.
NJ Etown Raceway park is in the towns crosshairs!
Re: (J-Spec Tuner)
*UPDATE*
New Jersey Withdraws Bill to Restrict Racetrack Operations - November 2004
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE)
New Jersey Withdraws Bill to Restrict Racetrack Operations
Legislation (A.B. 3425) that sought to unreasonably restrict the hours of operation of motor vehicle racetracks in New Jersey has been withdrawn from consideration by the State Legislature. The bill would have prohibited the operation of racetracks located within a one-mile radius of residential housing before 11:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, tracks could only have operated between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. These time restrictions would have made operating any race facility nearly impossible. The measure represented an attempt by a small group of New Jersey residents to silence racing without regard to racing enthusiasts and would have imposed a statewide, one-size-fits-all approach to racetrack control which ignored the significant economic and recreational benefits these facilities provide.
We Congratulate All of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) Members and Related Businesses Who Urged State Legislators to Oppose the Bill
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/san
New Jersey Withdraws Bill to Restrict Racetrack Operations - November 2004
URGENT LEGISLATIVE ALERT (UPDATE)
New Jersey Withdraws Bill to Restrict Racetrack Operations
Legislation (A.B. 3425) that sought to unreasonably restrict the hours of operation of motor vehicle racetracks in New Jersey has been withdrawn from consideration by the State Legislature. The bill would have prohibited the operation of racetracks located within a one-mile radius of residential housing before 11:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. on Monday through Saturday. On Sundays, tracks could only have operated between 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. These time restrictions would have made operating any race facility nearly impossible. The measure represented an attempt by a small group of New Jersey residents to silence racing without regard to racing enthusiasts and would have imposed a statewide, one-size-fits-all approach to racetrack control which ignored the significant economic and recreational benefits these facilities provide.
We Congratulate All of the SEMA Action Network (SAN) Members and Related Businesses Who Urged State Legislators to Oppose the Bill
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/san
Re: (MNIYM)
In a victory for New Jersey's drag racing enthusiasts, SEMA and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has withdrawn a proposed rule to reestablish noise restrictions for racetracks. New Jersey racetracks have been exempt from noise restrictions since 1971, but were encouraged to enter into "good neighbor" voluntary agreements with surrounding areas to address hours of operation, etc.
The draft proposed rule would have drastically impacted track operation and the drag racing sport and hobby in New Jersey by severely limiting track operating hours, requiring mufflers on racing vehicles and requiring tracks to certify that "street-legal" vehicles comply with New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicle standards.
The DEP will continue reviewing the issue to determine if there are better approaches to regulating racetrack noise.
just an fyi, this is occurring across the nation and its why small racetracks are closing (if they haven't already). such actions have threatened englishtown for the past decade.... as urban areas expand, people move in around what were once far removed race tracks, and they don't want to put up with the noise and inconvenience that they generate. its not fair, but.... neither is life.
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It's also why Austin has a new airport. People moved in NEXT TO AN AIRPORT and complained about the noise! The stupidity of people...andrave wrote:just an fyi, this is occurring across the nation and its why small racetracks are closing (if they haven't already). such actions have threatened englishtown for the past decade.... as urban areas expand, people move in around what were once far removed race tracks, and they don't want to put up with the noise and inconvenience that they generate. its not fair, but.... neither is life.
