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I think this is in my remit as racing section organiser to bring this to your attention
I think the situation is summed up by Kim Allen (BHRC)
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Anyone interested and in the Area should attend the meeting on Wednesday- (I have not yet found out where)
Dear Mr Atkinson
It has been brought to my attention that the issues relating to noise levels and the use of Mallory Park circuit are being discussed at a meeting between the council, the track operators and the residents.
As one of the organisers of the Festival of 1000 Bikes, which is one of the larger events held at the circuit, and a regular attendee at BHR race meetings, I believe the circuit brings many benefits to the local economy, with many visitors using local shops, hotels and guest houses. It also supports the preservation and use of the older motor cycles, keeping a part of our heritage alive for future generations, not just as museum exhibits.
As a life-long local, having first attended Mallory Park over 40 years ago, I am surprised that the residents are having such an issue with the noise after this length of time and would question the length of residency – to generate this level of resentment towards the circuit it must surely be around 50 years, and therefore pre-date the circuit. In this case, there are countless quiet, sleepy villages in Leicestershire which would, I’m sure, be only too pleased to welcome residents seeking a quite life, so why do they choose to reside in a village adjoining a race track?
If the residents are more recently arrived and CHOSE to purchase a property close to a successful motor racing circuit, I wonder if the potential increase in house prices which would result if a few vocal residents were to force through rules making the circuit un-economic, could be a consideration. I am sure house prices in the village are lower than surrounding areas. Perhaps the motivation is to ‘buy low and sell high’, and that, should the circuit be forced to close, the most vocal complainants will have left the village before the track is weed-bound?
The ‘Not In My Backyard’ culture endemic within a certain class of society is distasteful enough without the, otherwise laughable, minority who insist on moving into areas which have their own particular issues or ‘character’, whether a church, flight-path or motor sport circuit, and then complaining vocally about this matter, as if it had ‘suddenly arisen’!
I hope you will bear these concerns in mind when reaching any decisions on the issues at stake and consider the true motivation of all concerned.
Kind regards
I think this is in my remit as racing section organiser to bring this to your attention
I think the situation is summed up by Kim Allen (BHRC)
From: http://pchweb.co.uk/v_forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=3c22902e21771725c7e0894d5794aa84&topic=2153.0
Anyone interested and in the Area should attend the meeting on Wednesday- (I have not yet found out where)
Dear Mr Atkinson
It has been brought to my attention that the issues relating to noise levels and the use of Mallory Park circuit are being discussed at a meeting between the council, the track operators and the residents.
As one of the organisers of the Festival of 1000 Bikes, which is one of the larger events held at the circuit, and a regular attendee at BHR race meetings, I believe the circuit brings many benefits to the local economy, with many visitors using local shops, hotels and guest houses. It also supports the preservation and use of the older motor cycles, keeping a part of our heritage alive for future generations, not just as museum exhibits.
As a life-long local, having first attended Mallory Park over 40 years ago, I am surprised that the residents are having such an issue with the noise after this length of time and would question the length of residency – to generate this level of resentment towards the circuit it must surely be around 50 years, and therefore pre-date the circuit. In this case, there are countless quiet, sleepy villages in Leicestershire which would, I’m sure, be only too pleased to welcome residents seeking a quite life, so why do they choose to reside in a village adjoining a race track?
If the residents are more recently arrived and CHOSE to purchase a property close to a successful motor racing circuit, I wonder if the potential increase in house prices which would result if a few vocal residents were to force through rules making the circuit un-economic, could be a consideration. I am sure house prices in the village are lower than surrounding areas. Perhaps the motivation is to ‘buy low and sell high’, and that, should the circuit be forced to close, the most vocal complainants will have left the village before the track is weed-bound?
The ‘Not In My Backyard’ culture endemic within a certain class of society is distasteful enough without the, otherwise laughable, minority who insist on moving into areas which have their own particular issues or ‘character’, whether a church, flight-path or motor sport circuit, and then complaining vocally about this matter, as if it had ‘suddenly arisen’!
I hope you will bear these concerns in mind when reaching any decisions on the issues at stake and consider the true motivation of all concerned.
Kind regards