rec.autos.simulators

>     It's ridiculous that the whining of only 90 residents was enough to
kill
> such a great event.  It's a fairly noisy low-income neighborhood that I
used
> to live near.  It's also a neighborhood that's probably included in the
> mayor's revitalization project...they really could have used some of the
> extra money brought in by the ALMS event to help in the revitalization
> project.  I can't help but wonder if there was some sort of racial issue
> between the neighborhood reps, the city officials, and the race
> organizers...  Oh well, just another***up by D.C.

> Sean

> > I was disappointed to read in the Washington Post that the ALMS series
> race
> > scheduled for the RFK Stadium track in DC this year has been cancelled.
> > Last year was the first year for the series to race in DC, and there
were
> > apparently a lot of complaints about noise by residents located very
near
> > the makeshift track.  There was some back and forth between the city and
> the
> > race organizers, some feathers were ruffled, and in the end the
organizers
> > pulled out.  They estimate that the race brought $12 million in direct
> > spending to the district last year....I think the DC officials really
> > botched things.  And as for the nearby residents complaining of
noise....I
> > mean, come on...it's 105 decibels of such NICE noise....

> > itazura

> > it's 105 decibels of such NICE noise....

> I wonder why these people don't complain about the crowd noise during
> football games there.  At least here in Pgh, Heinz Field generates
> pretty close to that much noise in the area during football season,
> and most of the people in the neighborhood don't think it's a big
> deal.

> Jason

> LeftyX

> > Yeah,

> >     It's ridiculous that the whining of only 90 residents was enough to
> kill
> > such a great event.  It's a fairly noisy low-income neighborhood that I
> used
> > to live near.  It's also a neighborhood that's probably included in the
> > mayor's revitalization project...they really could have used some of the
> > extra money brought in by the ALMS event to help in the revitalization
> > project.  I can't help but wonder if there was some sort of racial issue
> > between the neighborhood reps, the city officials, and the race
> > organizers...  Oh well, just another***up by D.C.

> > Sean

> > > I was disappointed to read in the Washington Post that the ALMS series
> > race
> > > scheduled for the RFK Stadium track in DC this year has been
cancelled.
> > > Last year was the first year for the series to race in DC, and there
> were
> > > apparently a lot of complaints about noise by residents located very
> near
> > > the makeshift track.  There was some back and forth between the city
and
> > the
> > > race organizers, some feathers were ruffled, and in the end the
> organizers
> > > pulled out.  They estimate that the race brought $12 million in direct
> > > spending to the district last year....I think the DC officials really
> > > botched things.  And as for the nearby residents complaining of
> noise....I
> > > mean, come on...it's 105 decibels of such NICE noise....

> > > itazura

>>Would *you* want a race in your own backyard?  Of course, that's not a fair
>>statement because most of us would LOVE it.  But think of something that
>>you'd hate...say an NSYNC concert...  That's probably how they feel about
>>the races...

>They should have thought of that when they bought a house next to a stadium.
>Just like the people who bought next to a major interstate, now my tax money
>goes to putting up sound walls to improve their property values.  Considering
>that most of the residents of DC can't be bothered to pay their taxes, the
>huge
>economic boom this race brought to the city should offset three days of noise
>in the middle of the day.  Remember that these people chose to live next to
>what was known to be the "loudest stadium in the NFL".