Western Springs Speedway racing this year 2005 September 29
Readers of this website may recall my postings about noise issues at Wester Springs Speedway in Auckland, NZ back on December (21, 23) 2004 and January (1, 27) 2005. Well, I was wondering whatever happened about the situation. As best as I can tell the issue is still in court, but the Speedway has a schedule out and appears to be ready to race this winter (well, I guess it is summer there).
I couldn’t really find much information as to where the court case stands, but an article in the New Zealand Herald – Western Springs Speedway gets Nats’ support back in July shows that the track was getting some political support and mentioned the judge in the case reversing a decision that that speedway operators — Springs Promotions — had no existing use rights. However the article also says the issue will probably not be totally solved by November 5, 2005 – the opening date on the schedule. Hopefully things are looking up in Auckland for this historic track.
[...] Many of you may remember that I’ve been following the Springs Speedway saga. The Springs Speedway track, located in Auckland NZ, was almost forced to shut its doors forever because of noise complaints. I decided to check up on the status of the track today and they are racing this year. Apparently, a workable compromise between the city, track, and the complaining residents was worked out and the track was able to keep the sounds below the limits during the first meet. This is good to hear. In other good to hear news about race tracks a little closer to home, Big Diamond Raceway will be operating again this year under new management. [...]