Unfortunately the majority in this country seem to prefer subdivisions and
strip malls (and the clogged roadways that go with them). Fighting to save
S.P. will be similar to what we have encountered here in Annapolis, MD while
fighting to preserve open space - a lot of opposition! But it is not hopeless
- particularly if we can find local citizens who want to keep the track
(without the restrictions).
Does anyone know Bill Scott's email so that we can send our names as
supporters. He may need a large turn-out at a county meeting when this comes
to a head.
AWB
----- Original Message -----
From: Bryan Appleby
To: LMR356@aol.com ; Mactds@aol.com ; vintage-race@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Summit Point Zoning Woes
Take a step back, we from our glassy eye euphoria of racing or dare I say
cult. How many times have you spoke to friends and or relatives, for those
of us that have friends outside the racing community, and they follow your
conversations with head nods and a few guttural responses. Yep, the
majority, yes majority think of what you and I do is an extravagant hobby.
For the privileged few that can allot thousands of dollars of a house hold
budget to a hobby, I call it entertainment factor rather than tourism. This
is the public and public response that needs to be won over when meeting the
opposition of ones that want to condemn racing and their facilities. We
need to get over the euphoria and recognize we are the "minority."
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