| High Tech auto racing tracks bring lots of revenue to | | | | Well, these racetracks put a lot of concrete and |
| a community. First, it takes one heck of a lot of | | | | asphalt on the ground and take 1000s of acres. This |
| construction work to build such a track and that | | | | means 100s and 100s of pages of environmental |
| means jobs and lots of them. The construction could | | | | impact reports. Then there are issues with rain-water |
| easily take a year or more and with the construction | | | | run-off from all those paved acres, as well as the |
| issue hurting right now, well those are much needed | | | | quality of the water since that storm water will run |
| and high-paying jobs at a perfect time. Then once | | | | through petroleum distillates and burnt rubber from |
| built these tracks are used for race driving schools | | | | the concrete. Some folks also complain about the |
| and local racing, time trials and practice. | | | | traffic that these big events often bring on race |
| Each time a car runs on the track fees are made and | | | | weeks. |
| everyone knows racing folks and their fans spend | | | | But the biggest concern these days comes from |
| lots of money on this sport and in the cities where | | | | Global Warming Alarmists who say that race tracks |
| these race tracks are. It's a huge bonus for economic | | | | and race cars cause air pollution and CO2. It's too bad |
| development, jobs and it puts the city on the map | | | | that NASCAR race tracks get such a bad rap, as |
| when a big NASCAR comes to town. So, why are | | | | they clearly do not deserve it at all. Having a |
| many cities and their planning commissions so | | | | NASCAR race track in your town is a good thing. |
| opposed to a NASCAR track in their city? Why | | | | Think on this. |
| would a city council member speak against it? | | | | |