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Rennen
06-03-2006, 07:47 PM
Just read this on sccaforums...

http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/champcar/25568/

In short, NASCAR is swinging around its huge money to get all other forms of racing banned in Arizona. While the direct attack is at Champ Car, it also drastically impacts all forms of grassroots motorsports like autocross and drifting. The proposed law change says:



A. A city of town shall not sponsor or allow to be held within the city or town a motor vehicle competition outside of a closed-course motorsport facility at which the sound level exceeds 90 decibels at any time.
B. For the purpose of this section, "Closed-course motorsport facility" and "motor vehicle" have the same meanings prescribed in Section 12-556.

The legislation then repeats for Counties with the same language. The language in 12-556 is:

1. "Closed-course motor sports facility" means a closed-course speedway or racetrack that is designed and intended for motor vehicle competition, exhibitions of speed or other forms of recreation involving the use of motor vehicles.
2. "Motor vehicle" means an automobile, motorcycle or other vehicle that is propelled by power, other than muscular power, that is used to transport persons and that operates within the confines of a closed-course motor sport track.


Depending on where its measured, most aftermarket exhausts are over 90dB, and so is a squealing tire.

If you live in Arizona, I urge you to write your congressman immediately, and plead for them to vote down this proposed law.

-Matt

FaLKoN240
06-03-2006, 08:42 PM
Wow, that law fucking sucks. I hope you guys get that shit gone.

EchoOfSilence
06-03-2006, 08:44 PM
WOW. That is utterless bullshit. +1 more reason to hate the NASCAR organization.

Kn1ves
06-03-2006, 09:15 PM
weird, why in arizona????

-1 for Nascar

BigVinnie
06-13-2006, 05:41 PM
NASCAR sucks anyways, a bunch of dummies that drive in circles....LAME

spdfreek0o
06-13-2006, 05:49 PM
How does this attack champ car?

Yuri
06-13-2006, 05:58 PM
I've already found a loop-hole. It defines the facilities and vehicles, but not what constitutes a competition. So something non-competitve like a drift day would still work...
but yeah, that proposal sucks.

spdfreek0o
06-13-2006, 08:01 PM
so like an hpde, if you take away the time you take away the competition and it becomes legal again?

drift freaq
06-13-2006, 10:53 PM
Fucking Nascar is getting totally stupid. We had our yearly street fair in our neighborhood on Sunday. Fucking Nascar had a booth at it. HAHAHAHAHAHa. Ya Los Feliz California is going to attract someone to Nascar racing? Not likely, we have a few drifters in our neighborhood but basically its a young hip trendy area based around musicians,artists and actors. The last type of people you would see involved with Nascar hahahhahha. Fucking Idiots.

AceInHole
06-19-2006, 07:23 PM
That law already exists in a lot of other states. Most events in New England pretty much run a 90db at 75ft rule. If I can pass it running a 3" downpipe with no cat to a Greddy DD with no silencers and pass, so can you.

Also, HPDE's are generally held on closed course motorsport facilities.

s13coupedrfter
07-11-2006, 06:51 PM
Fucking redneck racing

McRussellPants
07-11-2006, 07:06 PM
Ugh, thats rediculous.

Jonnie Fraz
07-12-2006, 08:54 PM
WTF Nascars are way louder than 90db @75 feet. How about the cheering mullet crew they are louder than 90db.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/Fraz-Man-One/Boring.jpg

Drunk Bastard
07-13-2006, 03:58 AM
NASCAR sucks anyways, a bunch of dummies that drive in circles....LAME

ignorant statement of the week

kognition
07-13-2006, 11:18 AM
The heart of the problem lies behind the mullet fan base i think. They are locked into the vicious circle of mesmerizing subliminal commercials strategically designed to make them go out to Wal Mart and Home Depot stock up on Tide, and Chinese made plastic home furnishings. It isn't about the "Sport" to those with the most at stake. It has always been about keeping viewers locked in. NASCAR probably has a GNP comparable to a small country.

Did you know that the minimum weight on a nascar is 3,500 lb's? :coolugh: A mech at california speedway told me that when i was there one weekend.

KodSil80
07-13-2006, 11:53 AM
WTF Nascars are way louder than 90db @75 feet. How about the cheering mullet crew they are louder than 90db.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/Fraz-Man-One/Boring.jpg

Dayum, thats a sick ass shirt where can I buy one?

yudalicious
07-13-2006, 12:05 PM
nascar, the only auto racing sport where the highlights consist of people hitting each other in and outside their cars.