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they use noise ordinances around here to keep tracks limited in when they can operate, in addition to what can be operated on them.
Thing with tracks is that they have to pull in more than just pro's to stay funded. That means lots of people bringing their mostly stock cars to race. That means they have to be near people (people tend to travel less distance when living in higher density areas because it takes longer to go anywhere). The NIMBY crowd is always going to oppose tracks. NIMBY ruins all things fun no matter what it is.
On top of that, i dont think the younger crowd really gets excited for the prospect of going wot for a quarter mile. You can pretty much scratch that itch getting onto any freeway in most places. People want the curvy tracks to play on and they're not nearly as cheap and just as opposed as drag strips. I think the golden age of drag strips was back when the speed limits were capped at 55. now you can regularly drive 80-90mph and get passed by people and that's the flow of traffic...not isolated speeders. Accelerating to that speed is plenty fast for most people.
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