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It was really the fault of the big developers in the area, particularly SunCorp. I ran the track in 2003-4 when it first opened (I was racing bikes at the time). The developers were buying up property around Luke AFB, because they believed it was closing. The track was a thorn in their side for putting in subdivisions. They actually chartered buses to take people to the County meetings to protest the track, even though the closest house was ~3/4 mile away at that time. The County got pissed and shut the track down, and it took 5+ years of litigation to get it re-opened. Of course, Luke never closed down.
Unfortunately the deal to re-open the track came with a sound limit...
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