Mufflers - Page 2

jjn38d · 01-20-2021, 10:02 PM

Our local track had new big buck home owners protesting at the track entrance as racers were leaving about 2 years ago. The homeowners got more than an education from each racer they approached. Basically the track was operating long before any homes were there, builder never mentioned the track was there. Their complaint should be with the builder. So far all is well for racing....

blkjack · 01-22-2021, 11:28 AM

Maybe if racecars had mufflers starting 50 years ago there wouldn't be as many racers with significant hearing loss

...hindsight observation

FireSale · 01-22-2021, 12:59 PM

Pacific Raceway has been dealing with this for years and has worked with the City of Kent and Washington State to keep the track protected. There are several homes - big ones - that have been built within the past few years within 100 yards of the staging lanes.

The track is on one end on a long sand and gravel pit parallel to SR18 between Auburn and Kent. The urban legend is that the Kent people tried to shut the track down and the business owner/track President, Jason Fiorito, told them that if he shut the track he would move his rock crusher over to the site and run it 24/7.

When they started their expansion the track cut trees from the buffer between the parking lot and sub division for rental garage spaces for racers. Neighbors took photos and complained about the tree clearing even though their homes are are on cleared land.

There is a sign on the ticket booth that reads "The Neighbors Do Not Get in Free"

Casey Miles · 01-24-2021, 08:25 PM

Ask the racer's on Long Island if they would use mufflers now, West Hampton raceway used to be open, but the town got lawyers because of noise. Now there's no dragstrip on Long Island. You have to ask yourself this question, are you there to race or make noise while racing? I for one would prefer to race with mufflers than to have no place to race at all. Society is moving into areas that no one would ever think they would, so as racers we should adapt if we want to continue race. There's a lot of them and not enough of us.

Casey Miles
248H Stock

01-20-2021, 10:02 PM	#1
jjn38d Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Western PA Posts: 6 Likes: 88 Liked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Mufflers Our local track had new big buck home owners protesting at the track entrance as racers were leaving about 2 years ago. The homeowners got more than an education from each racer they approached. Basically the track was operating long before any homes were there, builder never mentioned the track was there. Their complaint should be with the builder. So far all is well for racing....

01-22-2021, 11:28 AM	#2
blkjack Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Belle Vernon, PA Posts: 288 Likes: 26 Liked 55 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Mufflers Maybe if racecars had mufflers starting 50 years ago there wouldn't be as many racers with significant hearing loss ...hindsight observation

01-22-2021, 12:59 PM	#3
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 237 Times in 126 Posts	Re: Mufflers Pacific Raceway has been dealing with this for years and has worked with the City of Kent and Washington State to keep the track protected. There are several homes - big ones - that have been built within the past few years within 100 yards of the staging lanes. The track is on one end on a long sand and gravel pit parallel to SR18 between Auburn and Kent. The urban legend is that the Kent people tried to shut the track down and the business owner/track President, Jason Fiorito, told them that if he shut the track he would move his rock crusher over to the site and run it 24/7. When they started their expansion the track cut trees from the buffer between the parking lot and sub division for rental garage spaces for racers. Neighbors took photos and complained about the tree clearing even though their homes are are on cleared land. There is a sign on the ticket booth that reads "The Neighbors Do Not Get in Free" __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

01-24-2021, 08:25 PM	#4
Casey Miles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 706 Likes: 128 Liked 508 Times in 92 Posts	Re: Mufflers Ask the racer's on Long Island if they would use mufflers now, West Hampton raceway used to be open, but the town got lawyers because of noise. Now there's no dragstrip on Long Island. You have to ask yourself this question, are you there to race or make noise while racing? I for one would prefer to race with mufflers than to have no place to race at all. Society is moving into areas that no one would ever think they would, so as racers we should adapt if we want to continue race. There's a lot of them and not enough of us. Casey Miles 248H Stock