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[Nordsee]

I heard they were having Problems with their Local Council, some local residents ( Who almost certainly moved there after the Track was fuctioning) were putting in the usual noise complaints. Their Website is not working and on a Trackday site there were no days for Mallory. Have the w------s won again?

[inertia]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25680739

Equestrian, eh? I hope the local Nimbys like the smell of horse-s**t. It's all they deserve.
DM

[McGherkin]

Mallory has a long standing agreement with the local residents about how many days a year they could make noise.

They exceeded this for quite a few years. Due to various reasons, the operator managed to lose a lot of the big-paying events etc, and was running extra events to try and increase turnover. The residents complained about the extra noise beyond what they'd agreed to, and it was upheld. They couldn't afford to run within the limits and bang went the racetrack.

It looks from the above link that they are trying to restart the circuit, but rather than hold extra track days which take them over the noisy day limit, they're looking for things which can still be done on the quiet days to get the required money in.

Personally I'd be loving it if they ran trackdays 365 days a year, but if you're not into motorsport or cars, it's fair enough if the track is making more noise than it should be.


But those people who complain about the noise for no particular reason should be burnt at the stake.

[alan colson]

I seem to remember seeing a programme (escape to the country) when a family looking for property in Leicestershire being shown a house that back onto the circuit and if my memory serves me correctly part of the deal in buying the house included free tickets for the residents from the circuit (shoot me down if I'm wrong) but an offer like that could sell me the house.

[Neil]

the last time I went to a live race meet was a post TT weekend at Mallory in1980?/ 1982.........was stood opposite the start finish line on the opposite bank to the time keepers hut, when a young lad racing in the 250cc class was killed instantly in front of us in an horrific crash. never forget his name..a lad called Kevin Clementson..........tipped to be the next Barry Sheene by some pundits......my mate and I left the track immediately and I have never been back to a race track since.
safety at Mallory was never good, but that was a very avoidable accident,IMHO and was a sad event.

I know that all motor racing is dangerous but seeing it in front of my eyes was something different, and very sickening.

[alan colson]

My wife and I used to Marshall at Silverstone and during my 10 years at the circuit I had to deal with some quite nasty accidents including a fatality but as said it is a dangerous sport and this comes with the territory. One incident when I was marshalling involved the death of a friend (also a marshall) but I carried on for the love of the sport

[Nordsee]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-25680739

Equestrian, eh? I hope the local Nimbys like the smell of horse-s**t. It's all they deserve.
DM

It won't be just the smell, also the covoys of Chelsea Tractors with Horse boxes and the accompanying Hoorah Henrys and braying females that come with them!

[dougal99]

So no stereotypes here then!! 

[Getemuphigh]

There's always two sides to a story, but if you move and live next to a long standing race track expect some noise...

I know supermoto tracks got a lot of bad press because of the noise that type of bike (big single cylinders - boom boom bang bang !! ) make but modern day sport bikes can be quite and silenced well for track days.

Big events like proper Superbike Races and British Touring Cars can be very profitable for the track and local business and if the  number of events is limited it can help to keep all happy.

Hope they manage to work it out.

[nemesis]

I seem to remember seeing a programme (escape to the country) when a family looking for property in Leicestershire being shown a house that back onto the circuit and if my memory serves me correctly part of the deal in buying the house included free tickets for the residents from the circuit (shoot me down if I'm wrong) but an offer like that could sell me the house.

     
          Hi, Yes I recall the programme and I think the people were swayed to buy the house in question. I think he was a Biker. Nemesis

[Nordsee]

There's always two sides to a story, but if you move and live next to a long standing race track expect some noise...

I know supermoto tracks got a lot of bad press because of the noise that type of bike (big single cylinders - boom boom bang bang !! ) make but modern day sport bikes can be quite and silenced well for track days.

Big events like proper Superbike Races and British Touring Cars can be very profitable for the track and local business and if the  number of events is limited it can help to keep all happy.

Hope they manage to work it out.

I heard a tale of a Gliding Club, been on ist field since the 30s, wanted to raise some cash to improve facilities so sold 2 plots on the edge of their field for Bungalows. Within a couple of years the new residents were complaing of the noise of the Winch(?) and the whistle of the aircraft as they landed, also lack of privacy as the pilots could look into their gardens when flying overhead.( from my Gliding memories if you were low enough to look into gardens then you would be rather busy with staying up in the air!)
 They won, much restricted flying times and total flight ban on some times on a Sunday. Where it is, I don't know, but it was a good few years ago, so maybe a myth?

[Getemuphigh]

I heard a tale of a Gliding Club, been on ist field since the 30s, wanted to raise some cash to improve facilities so sold 2 plots on the edge of their field for Bungalows. Within a couple of years the new residents were complaing of the noise of the Winch(?) and the whistle of the aircraft as they landed, also lack of privacy as the pilots could look into their gardens when flying overhead.( from my Gliding memories if you were low enough to look into gardens then you would be rather busy with staying up in the air!)
 They won, much restricted flying times and total flight ban on some times on a Sunday. Where it is, I don't know, but it was a good few years ago, so maybe a myth?

Its probably true! It happens like that.

Now Green Lane Riding, here is another case... quite contentious though....

A famous female newspaper editor bought a house in the country in England and then found that green-lane off-road motorbikes passed nearby by her house / land.

The story goes that she ended up being involved in lobbying MP's and other groups like the ramblers in the closure and continued closure of many historic green lane rights of way and banning a minority group doing what they had enjoyed for many years, pretty much because she did not like it and did not understand why different people want to do different things.

I remember watching the evening news around the same time and John Snow showed a piece of film of two middle aged men riding their bikes on a legal green lane and he said something like - look at these dirty noisy smelly bikes ripping up the country side!!!!

Actually the piece of film they where showing was very sensible safe riding and it was nice and sunny too! I just thought what a load of negative hype.

Not long after many "TRO's" Traffic Right Orders where placed on green lanes to close them and the same is still going on...

The country side is for all and not just walkers, I road quite a bit at the time and the best people you could meet on the trails were horse riders, and still is, for some reason horse and motor bike riders really get on when out and about on the trails.

Green lane riding is contentious, but policing it rather that banning it should be the way to go.

[essex2visuvesi]

The owner of Mallory park should put in for permission to change the site to a wind farm..... I bet the locals would prefer the race days :)

[Circlip]

Actually the piece of film they where showing was very sensible safe riding and it was nice and sunny too! I just thought what a load of negative hype.

  Yes, always the sensible riders shown to sanitise the actions of the numpties.  Been past the quarry entrance on the way to Keighley just after what was the Five Flags lately GEUH?  Weekends and summer nights a nightmare, not for residents but for those using the main road. Despite my motorbike history, I have to agree that green lanes should be bike free, no bikes when they were first instituted.
 
  Mallory is a different case altogether, Stupid decisions. Remember a few years ago the "Residents" protesting about aircraft noise round Yeadon? and the Aero club were there in the thirties.
 
  Regards  Ian.

[Getemuphigh]

Been past the quarry entrance on the way to Keighley just after what was the Five Flags lately GEUH?  Weekends and summer nights a nightmare, not for residents but for those using the main road. Despite my motorbike history, I have to agree that green lanes should be bike free, no bikes when they were first instituted.
 
  Regards  Ian.

The Quarry past the old Five Flags was locally called "The Flappit" and was and is a quarry NOT a Green Lane or public right of way / Byway.


The "Flappit" like you say was a nightmare and caused a lot of unrest for local residents and more and should of been shut down many years before it was.


Please do not associate that kind of place with Green Lanes / Byways which are LEGAL rights of ways for all and have been for many generations of law abiding motorcyclist, horse riders, mountain bikers and walkers and should remain so for all.


Go to countries like France, Spain and Portugal and there is a whole network and enthusiasm for off-road sports and past times.


Maybe they are just more relaxed and realise there is more than one persons view on life. 




Regards.