Should Your City Build a NASCAR Style Race Track?

High Tech auto racing tracks bring lots of revenue toWell, these racetracks put a lot of concrete and
a community. First, it takes one heck of a lot ofasphalt on the ground and take 1000s of acres. This
construction work to build such a track and thatmeans 100s and 100s of pages of environmental
means jobs and lots of them. The construction couldimpact reports. Then there are issues with rain-water
easily take a year or more and with the constructionrun-off from all those paved acres, as well as the
issue hurting right now, well those are much neededquality of the water since that storm water will run
and high-paying jobs at a perfect time. Then oncethrough petroleum distillates and burnt rubber from
built these tracks are used for race driving schoolsthe 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 andweeks.
everyone knows racing folks and their fans spendBut the biggest concern these days comes from
lots of money on this sport and in the cities whereGlobal Warming Alarmists who say that race tracks
these race tracks are. It's a huge bonus for economicand race cars cause air pollution and CO2. It's too bad
development, jobs and it puts the city on the mapthat NASCAR race tracks get such a bad rap, as
when a big NASCAR comes to town. So, why arethey clearly do not deserve it at all. Having a
many cities and their planning commissions soNASCAR race track in your town is a good thing.
opposed to a NASCAR track in their city? WhyThink on this.
would a city council member speak against it?