Croft.............Oh dear.......

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Croft.............Oh dear.......

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Croft was the venue at which Tim won his first BSB race in 2008 and we are quite looking forward to going back...
But it would appear that things dont look to good.......

Taken from the Bikesportnews website....

By David Miller
Croft circuit near Darlington is under serious threat after a judge ruled it should pay a local resident £150,000 in compensation for noise nuisance and a subsequent apppeal won't be decided on until later this year.

The track would be in serious danger of closing because if the ruling is upheld, it sets a precedent for other residents to also sue for nuisance caused not by races, but by testing.

In a very complex suit and counter-appeal, Derek and Julia Watson, and their daughter Jill Wilson, said their enjoyment of their homes has been gravely affected by loud, intrsuive and repetitive noise.

Last April, High Court Judge Mr Justice Simon ruled in favour of the family, and awarded them £150,000 in compensation, plus ordered Croft Promo-Sport to pay £700,000 in costs.

In his ruling last year, Mr Justice Simon said they had been “deeply affected by the noise from the circuit for a number of years”.

Their objection was not to car and motorbike racing events, which take place on the track on about 50 days a year, but to vehicle testing days and track days, when members of the public drive cars around the track at high speed.

The judge awarded them damages based on the “blight” on the value of their homes caused by the noise, and for their “loss of amenity” in their homes.

However, the same judge refused to grant an injunction restricting the track to 40 "noisy" days per year. The family is appealing against this.

Richard Jones, representing Croft-Promo-Sport, said the court decision would have serious implications for the future of the racetrack and had left the company exposed to huge legal costs, and open to other potential claims by an “uncertain number” of neighbouring landowners.

Ruling judges at the Court of Appeal are expected to reserve their decision until later this year.
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FFS.

Just fcuking greed at the end of the day. Now everyone will try and jump on the same bandwagon. :roll
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Buy a house near a race track and then complain about the noise :flippa
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Auld Twister wrote: However, the same judge refused to grant an injunction restricting the track to 40 "noisy" days per year. The family is appealing against this.
They'd really struggle if that was to happen. :(
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Awful ruling. :nono
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This happend with east fortune sum guy bought a house which looks straight on to the track and has a railway beside it! council took him seriously until he wrote to Richard Bransson telling him he wanted the train track moved away from his house! fekin jester :fight
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Makes me want to park up outside the Cnuts hoose and rev the feck out of my bike till it dies :evil :angryfire :evil
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Post by teamemmenracing »

............. and it can get worse.

Assen the town, was built around the circuit, Assen's fame is the bike racing at the circuit ...... the town survives on it's income from the circuit ...... but in 2008, some locals managed to get a 100 db limit imposed for race bikes and ..... and this is a beaut ........ there is a "total daily db count" which is monitored on track.

In a track day, race day, test day or whatever ...... once the "total" has been reached, all activity on the circuit stops. This equates to about 3 hrs on a normal UK track day.

Noise reduction measures include - no reductions in front sprocket allowed(makes too much noise), original air filter compulsory, Fairings must be lined with sound material, only stock cams allowed and ......... end can .... gives you idea when stock cans for Ducati / Aprillia / suzuki and honda Vee twins are too loud.

They even have to reduce the riding time because of weather, some weather apparantly transmits more noise than others.

This was the result of the 2007 complaints ...... but it isn't over yet because the 2008 complaints are in.

On a positive note, Iz's suggestion works ........ 20 or so years ago an old friend parked outside the Mayors house with his open pipe velo every sunday morning early to make a point ... he got what he wanted. :2up
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