North Carolina - New “Right to Race” Law.

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  • HoosierDirtFan
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2012
    • 22186

    #1

    North Carolina - New “Right to Race” Law.

    Every State needs a law of some sort to protect the sport.


    Governor Josh Stein signed House Bill 926 into law, which includes a “Right to Race” provision. In short: if you move next to a track, you can’t turn around and complain about the noise to get it shut down.

    The new law gives racetracks “nuisance immunity” as long as they were properly permitted before surrounding property owners built or bought their homes. With NASCAR’s deep roots in NC and nearly 40 tracks across the state, lawmakers wanted to make sure racing stays protected.

    Motorsports already pumps $3.8 billion into North Carolina’s economy and supports nearly 20,000 jobs. This law just ensures the sound of horsepower will keep echoing through the Tar Heel State for years to come.


    PROTECT THE RIGHT TO RACE

    SECTION 26. (a) Chapter 99E of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new article to read:
    Article 10.

    Racing Facility and Racetrack Nuisance Immunity.
    “§ 99E-90. Racing facility nuisance immunity.

    (a) For purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:

    (1) Area of the racing facility. – Within a 3-mile radius of the perimeter of the property or contiguous group of properties where a racing facility is located.

    (2) Racing facility. – A designated area where competitive vehicle and motorsport races are conducted. The term includes the track, spectator areas, garages, and any associated grounds, buildings, or appurtenances used to operate the races.

    (b) A racing facility shall not be subject to any action brought by a surrounding property owner under any nuisance or taking cause of action if the developer of the racing facility obtained all permits required for construction of the racing facility and established a vested right in the development of the property or contiguous group of properties where the racing facility is located before the surrounding property owner either purchased the real property or constructed any building in the area of the racing facility.”



    More can be read here:
    https://www.thedrive.com/news/north-carolinas-right-to-race-law-will-help-keep-tracks-open


    https://www.shorttrackscene.com/hot-...se-complaints/
    Last edited by HoosierDirtFan; 10-02-2025, 12:44 PM.
    Nathan Stephens

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  • mskdorf
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 840

    #2
    Didn’t Iowa do the same thing recently? I wish Indiana would do this. The rich jerk offs that built homes close to. Bloomington Speedway have been griping about the track that has been there forever
    Scott Kleindorfer

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    • HoosierDirtFan
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2012
      • 22186

      #3
      Originally posted by mskdorf View Post
      Didn’t Iowa do the same thing recently? I wish Indiana would do this. The rich jerk offs that built homes close to. Bloomington Speedway have been griping about the track that has been there forever

      Iowa Did that about 2 years ago
      Nathan Stephens

      Next Race - 7/20 TBA
      2024 Season: 14 - Brownstown (IN) 2, Fairbury (IL) 2, Farmer City (IL) 1, Grundy Co (IL) 1, Kankakee (IL) 2, & Shadyhill (IN) 6

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      • over4T
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2015
        • 1083

        #4
        I heard that Colorado is also pushing the same thing through. 'bought time to keep quit losing tracks to the idiots who buy next to a race track and then try to get it closed. Santa Maria Raceway in central coastal CA has a stipulation that homeowners up the hill lost the b---h right when they bought there. We were there Saturday with our Pro Stock and the 61 year old 1/3 dirt joint is still one of my favorite tracks in the country. Eight hundred mile round trip and worth every mile of it.

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        • Moonran22
          Member
          • May 2024
          • 89

          #5
          That’s excellent. Surprised he’s a Democrat.

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          • zyoung25
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2007
            • 8942

            #6
            Originally posted by over4T View Post
            I heard that Colorado is also pushing the same thing through. 'bought time to keep quit losing tracks to the idiots who buy next to a race track and then try to get it closed. Santa Maria Raceway in central coastal CA has a stipulation that homeowners up the hill lost the b---h right when they bought there. We were there Saturday with our Pro Stock and the 61 year old 1/3 dirt joint is still one of my favorite tracks in the country. Eight hundred mile round trip and worth every mile of it.
            Colorado lost Bandimere dragway a couple years ago because the neighborhoods were closing in on it. It's a shame because that place was different. Now it looks like the hood rats have went through and destroyed what is left of it.

            Hopefully the state did do this. I'm sure that place generated a good of revenue.

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            • Fast Wheels
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 133

              #7
              Unfortunately, this won’t stop most track closures. They don’t happen because of noise complain complaints when the area gets developed. They happen because the land becomes so valuable. The owner’s sell out.

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              • Highside Hustler25
                Senior Member
                • Nov 2009
                • 12911

                #8
                Originally posted by Fast Wheels View Post
                Unfortunately, this won’t stop most track closures. They don’t happen because of noise complain complaints when the area gets developed. They happen because the land becomes so valuable. The owner’s sell out.
                That seems to be the reason more times than not. It is unfortunate but you can't blame the owner with the amount of money they're getting for land these days.
                8/13/16

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