[markjohnson]

I actually live about one mile from I-55 Raceway, an oval dirt track. Naturally, I'd always known it was there and when I bought this house in March, the track was closed. Needless to say, when racing season opened I was kinda shocked by how loud it was on Saturday night. Lemme tell 'ya.....you ain't goin' to bed early on a Saturday night with that background noise! But anyway, I would never have the heart to sign any kind of petition to close it down if given the opportunity. I knew it was there when I moved here and although dirt racing is not exactly my thing, I know how I feel about drag racing and the efforts of others to close tracks down. Back to the noise.......you just learn to deal with it. You go out for the night, you stay in watch movies with the windows closed, etc. You just deal with it.......without trying to take away the passion of so many racers and spectators.