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Here's a good article on locals suing Laguna Seca for... being a race track: https://www.thedrive.com/news/a-public-nuisance-laguna-secas-neighbors-sue-track-want-it-shut-down

While I hope things work out for LS, I am pessimistic. The moneyed NIMBYs always seem to get their way, unfortunately.

Here in the northeast there are many examples, including such storied tracks as Bridgehampton, Nazareth Speedway, and Flemington Speedway. More recently, Raceway Park in Englishtown NJ ceased all drag racing (although they still have a kart track and motocross).

Surprisingly, Island Dragway (also in NJ) closed but later reopened. So perhaps there is some glimmer of hope.

Btw, the "Rrrrrraceway Park!" radio spots were so common we did a satirical one for my college radio station (ah, so many years ago....). To get the intro right I had a friend (and fellow member of the radio station staff) talk slowly, recording it on a reel-to-reel, until it sounded "right" when I raised the playback speed. Yes, this was before digital audio.

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