Setting Up For Street Course Races

[cjhutch]

I figured they would be required to do some kind of cleanup of the course afterward. I can't imagine that a street full of rubber plus the potential of wet weather could be very safe. While it sounds cool if I were a local I would probably hate it as well. The areas they use for the pits would probably just look like burnout centers.

[speedminded]

I figured they would be required to do some kind of cleanup of the course afterward. I can't imagine that a street full of rubber plus the potential of wet weather could be very safe. While it sounds cool if I were a local I would probably hate it as well. The areas they use for the pits would probably just look like burnout centers.

Grand Prix races (and other major sporting events) cost the cities they are held in a couple million in planning, preparation, and cleanup but surrounding businesses gain millions. Cars laying a little rubber in streets is hardly an issue.

I guarantee the people that complain about the event(s) are the ones not profiting from them, don't have the ability to come up with a way too, or simply don't realize how it's helping their community. The Grand Prix in St. Pete has been cancelled a dozen times in the last 25 years because of promoter disputes and public complaints. The Long Island Grand Prix attendance is over 175,000 people and they have donated more than $2 million to local charities including their own scholarship program since 1991.

Most events won't get passed a proposal to the cities planning departments without offering the something in return.

[cjhutch]

Good info, reps to the both of you.