IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING NEW LEGISLATION TO BAN DRIFTING IN ATLANTA!

[RandomGuy]

Please read this before taking any action if you decide to do so. We need to respond in a unified and civilized manner or they will simply ignore is or use it as fuel to push their laws even further.
We need more events like the awesome one's at turner field which really bring the community together- gearheads from all walks of life.

Please join this group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/430967743581757/ and invite all of your friends. If you have any other ideas or want to support the cause please shoot a message to the one who started all of the movement: Kelly Lewis at Garage Zero: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=745771251

PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY. WE MUST PRESENT OUR CASE MATURELY AND RESPONSIBLY IN ORDER TO EFFECT CHANGE. ALSO, COMPLETE THE INSTRUCTIONS AFTER THE LETTER BY EMAILING IT, AND POSTING IN A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUAL EMAIL ADDRESSES AND FACEBOOK PAGES. PLEASE DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS PLAN UNLESS YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR CASE WITHOUT EMOTION. WE DO NOT NEED PEOPLE TO GO OFF ON OR BLAST ANY OF THESE PEOPLE. WE NEED TO PRESENT AS A LARGE, CALM, MATURE GROUP OR WE WILL SURELY NOT GET OUR POINT ACCROSS.

The Atlanta City Council has passed an ordinance prohibiting Drifting on private property located within 1000 feet of a residentially zoned district. THIS ELIMINATES DRIFTING AT TURNER FIELD. Our only hope is to convince the Mayor to VETO this amendment, and to convince the council to remove the ordinance after the VETO.

Please go to this link: http://kasimreed.com/contact-us/
Fill in your name
Copy and paste this into the subject line: PLEASE VETO the prohibiting of drifting through ammendment 12-0-0502 (14)

Copy and Paste the letter below into the message section of the form, and click submit.

Dear Honorable Mayor Reed and members of the Atlanta City Council:

I approach you today asking for a VETO of the amendment to the noise ordinance 12-0-0502 (14), passed in the Council Meeting of May 7, 2012.

The car enthusiast community in Atlanta is strong in numbers; these numbers represent tax payers, business owners, consumers and voters.

Please let this email stand to represent my one voice in these larger numbers, asking that a VETO be made on our behalf.

The organizers of Drift events in Atlanta already strictly adhere to the current noise ordinance, and work with the community at large to present to the enthusiast and drift communities, events which are safe and within the guidelines very clearly represented by current ordinances.

An amendment to this ordinance specifically targeting and prohibiting Drifting would result in a loss of income for Atlanta, for Turner Field, for shop owners, parts distributors, tire vendors, restaurants, gas stations, hotels and a myriad of other business throughout Georgia. In this tough economy, we should be searching for ways to keep and grow our avenues of income, not restrict them.

There are currently other organizations which hold motor sports events within the City of Atlanta, specifically at Turner Field. These organizations include Auto cross events, Gymkana events, and automotive dealership test drive / moral boosting events. To target Drifting in the midst of these other events is simply discrimination.

In addition, the events at Turner Field offer the enthusiast the opportunity to increase driving skill and compete in events in a safe, controlled environment. The Drift events currently run by S2 Drifting in Atlanta have an accident free history to date. To keep Drifting in this safe and controlled environment will in turn, lesson the burden on Atlanta Police, Fire and EMS services by providing a safe outlet for motor sports and car enthusiasts.

Please consider these facts and VETO the amendment to the ordinance.

I respectfully thank you for your time.

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NOW SEND THE SAME COPIED AND PASTED EMAIL ABOVE TO THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS EMAILS:

[email protected],csmith@[email protected], [email protected],narchibong@[email protected],
[email protected],fmoore@[email protected], [email protected],mbond@[email protected], [email protected]
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THEN COPY AND PASTE THE SAME MESSAGE INTO A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ON FACEBOOK:
Mayor Kashim Reed, Cesar C Mitchell, Carla Smith, Kwanza Hall, Ivory Lee Young, Clera Winslow, Keisha Bottoms, Michael Julian Bond, Natalyn Archibong, Alex Wan, Howard Shook, Yolanda Adrean, Felicia Moore, CT Martin, Joyce M. Sheperd, Aaron Watson, H. Lamar Willis
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IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO POST ON THE MAYOR'S AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FACEBOOK PAGES, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING LIKE THE FOLLOWING:

I am a taxpayer, consumer and voter and I support Drifting at Turner Field.

[Sir_Christopher]

its been going on for a couple years!!!
and ill always do my part to help

[thepolecat]

Done and done!

[green91]

I signed the petition as well.

[BanginJimmy]

I agree with the ban. The problem with having an event like this so close to a residential area is that you get so many kids, and punk adults, who think they can do everything they saw the competent drivers do. The issues come in when they try doing it down side streets and through major intersections.

[RandomGuy]

I agree with the ban. The problem with having an event like this so close to a residential area is that you get so many kids, and punk adults, who think they can do everything they saw the competent drivers do. The issues come in when they try doing it down side streets and through major intersections.

Really? What about just about any car movie ever, including the fast and furious saga?

You'd figure events like this keep them off the streets because they're almost monthly now at this point and stupidly cheap to partake in. Also, at a lot of these events, douchebaggery on the streets is looked down upon- probably a good thing to instill into the younger ones?

[green91]

I support the turner field events primarily because they are one of the FEW safe places people can practice drifting. I'd rather support the events and hopefully keep the douchebaggery to a minimum on public roads.

[BanginJimmy]

Really? What about just about any car movie ever, including the fast and furious saga?

You'd figure events like this keep them off the streets because they're almost monthly now at this point and stupidly cheap to partake in. Also, at a lot of these events, douchebaggery on the streets is looked down upon- probably a good thing to instill into the younger ones?

I come from the minitruck world. I have been to shows that set aside 2, 3, 4 hours after sundown for dragging in a controlled venue. It never took long after the show area died down before we headed for the interstates for some 70+ mph dragging. I understand that its part of the scene, but there is always that 1 guy or group that is going to make a splash in front of everyone and do something stupid.

Last time I went to Southeast Showdown there was a dragging area set up after dark. One guy had to get more speed and lay harder than the last guy. He almost slid into a $200k+ demo Hummer that was parked in a terrible spot but still should have been perfectly safe.

[CSquared]

I agree with the ban. The problem with having an event like this so close to a residential area is that you get so many kids, and punk adults, who think they can do everything they saw the competent drivers do. The issues come in when they try doing it down side streets and through major intersections.

I've been to 3 of the drift events so far to watch, and coming from someone who does SCCA on a monthly basis at turner, I support them fully. There are always going to be assholes, but there isn't nearly as much of that as you would think around the area of the parking lot (have you seen differently?). Plus, if you take this outlet away from the guys willing to pay $150 per event for track time, you are leaving them with very little alternative outside of driving x amount of hours for the next nearest event, or just more conveniently driving like assholes on the street. The SCCA events seriously get a lot of my venom out behind the wheel, and I imagine it does the same for those guys. That being said, I really hope to be able to do one of those events in the future.