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Old 26-08-2005, 09:32 AM   #1
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Default Darlington Park Raceway Faces Closure

You may have seen on the news last night (25-8-2005) that the Darlington Park Raceway at the Gold Coast is facing closure due to noise complaints from nearby residents.

The reporting on this story by Channel 7 and Channel 9 News and again this morning on Sunrise was heavily biased towards the operators of the track.

An article on the ABC website tells a slightly different story:
http://www.abc.net.au/goldcoast/stories/s1058706.htm

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Old 26-08-2005, 09:57 AM   #2
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What a F@#KING bunch of tools those residents and the council are!!! can't believe they would rather see these guys on the street instead of a race track it's unbelievable and completely stupid. :jab: :jab: :jab:
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Old 29-08-2005, 12:34 PM   #3
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unfortunatley it happens. i follow speedway and many have been closed or restrictions put on and curfews because of people who came a built nearby. pity first in doesnt win out.
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Old 30-08-2005, 08:02 AM   #4
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the track was there first ...... that it .....no one should have any problems ,residents purchased after knowing the track was there .....it sucks
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The track was thre first.

The residents moved in knowing a track was there.
What else do they think you do with a race track, walk on it for exercise???? :

Seriously people need to grow up and take responsibility for their decisions.

More fool them if they can't handle the noise from a race track.

They moved there knowing that, they live with it!

Track was there first.

People should go. :evil_laug
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Old 30-08-2005, 08:38 AM   #6
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The track was thre first.

The residents moved in knowing a track was there.
What else do they think you do with a race track, walk on it for exercise???? :

Seriously people need to grow up and take responsibility for their decisions.
Now if only there was someone at the Gold Coast City Council with the Cojones to tell the tossas that...
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Old 30-08-2005, 08:47 AM   #7
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Now if only there was someone at the Gold Coast City Council with the Cojones to tell the tossas that...
I would. :Reverend:
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Old 30-08-2005, 08:51 AM   #8
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I would. :Reverend:
Now you just have to be elected to the GCCC...
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I have heard that it may be turned into a quarry - now that would be out of the frying pan and into the fire for the local residents who are complaining
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Originally Posted by Bluehoon
The track was thre first.

The residents moved in knowing a track was there.
What else do they think you do with a race track, walk on it for exercise???? :

Seriously people need to grow up and take responsibility for their decisions.

More fool them if they can't handle the noise from a race track.

They moved there knowing that, they live with it!

Track was there first.

People should go. :evil_laug
this is also how we lost all out riding spots around bris, winging twit's who move in and ruin everything.
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