OT: Washington DC ALMS race cancelled this year

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

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 screw up by D.C. Sean "SS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was disappointed to read in the Washington Post that the ALMS seriesrace > 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 andthe

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> 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 > > >

Did you guys go to the race last year? I did all 3 days. Woohoo that was some fun. LeftyX "Four furry fiends" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b4gijd$4r2$[email hidden]... > Yeah, > > It's ridiculous that the whining of only 90 residents was enough tokill > such a great event. It's a fairly noisy low-income neighborhood that Iused

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> 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 screw up by D.C. > > Sean > > > > "SS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > 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 verynear > > the makeshift track. There was some back and forth between the city and > the > > race organizers, some feathers were ruffled, and in the end theorganizers > > 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 ofnoise....I

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> > mean, come on...it's 105 decibels of such NICE noise.... > > > > itazura > > > > > > > >

On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:56:51 -0500, "SS" <[email hidden]> wrote: > 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

The Redskins don't play football games at RFK stadium anymore, which is where the ALMS event was located last year. Todd "Jason Moyer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:56:51 -0500, "SS" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > 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

On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 22:24:10 -0500, "JTBurn" <[email hidden]> wrote: >The Redskins don't play football games at RFK stadium anymore, which is >where the ALMS event was located last year. Ahhh. Gotcha. =) Jason

In article <[email hidden]>, "SS" <[email hidden]> writes: >And as for the nearby residents complaining of noise....I >mean, come on...it's 105 decibels of such NICE noise.... > In a neighborhood which has been listening to rock concerts for 20 years. Some of which go on 'til midnight. Don McCorkle

i'm going to miss it. went last year and had a blast but roasted my ass off. it was the first real racing fix i've had since i used to go to mid-ohio for the cart and imsa races in the early 90s. oh well -- i can always go to summit point. at least there i can piss in the woods. "Jordan Sacks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:QURaa.5610$[email hidden]...

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> Did you guys go to the race last year? I did all 3 days. Woohoo that was > some fun. > > LeftyX > > "Four furry fiends" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b4gijd$4r2$[email hidden]... > > 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 screw up by D.C. > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > "SS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > 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 cityand

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> > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

They couldnt hear there own gunfire. They complained about noise during concerts at RFK...idiots. "SS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I was disappointed to read in the Washington Post that the ALMS seriesrace > 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 andthe

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> 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 > > >

In article <R6yba.151246$[email hidden]>, "Tom osbon" <[email hidden]> writes: >They couldnt hear there own gunfire. They complained about noise during >concerts at RFK...idiots. 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... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-1.680 MonsterRank: +334.169 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: >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". Don McCorkle

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>In article <[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > >>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".

Exactly how far *are* the closest houses from the stadium? As far as the interstate issue, when was the interstate run? In this area, they built an interstat connector right THROUGH an existing neighborhood. And of course, the property values probably dropped(I don't know, as I have no interest in living near an interstate). I don't see this as the homeowners' fault...they were already THERE. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank:-1.680 MonsterRank: +334.169 N2002 Rank:+17.59 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

[email hidden] (Jason Moyer) wrote: > I wonder why these people don't complain about the crowd noise during > football games there. There are no football games there. Also, football games with their max noise levels are for a much shorter time than a racing event that has practice sessions, qualifying trials et al before the actual race takes place.