# Dunnville Autodrome SHUT DOWN by locals: \*Please Sign Our Petition!\* **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 19, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336 "2009-08-19T12:47:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/221 "2009-09-23T06:15:13Z")
Cross posted on roclife and three ontario boards with guys that ran there. ---
**Author:** ![someguytony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@someguytony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/someguytony)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/222 "2009-09-23T06:43:26Z")
wow ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/223 "2009-09-23T06:45:29Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Petition > > The funny thing is all the signatures are from people who don’t live anywhere near the track… Location…Location…Location. Well, my approach is although I would not track my car now…it would be cool to take it to the track once I have it where I want it. From what I hear Dunnville is the choice for this forum. Plus, it looks like a good track to drive on. BTW, 440+ signatures now. ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/224 "2009-09-23T07:23:46Z")
that should be illegal that there business can be shut down like that. doesn’t it not matter that the owners need earn a living and feed their families? Stupid people, if anything this will just make the local streets more un safe because people wont have a way to test or improve their driving skills. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/225 "2009-09-23T07:32:04Z")
signed. ---
**Author:** ![yamba6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamba6/32/5161_2.png) [@yamba6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamba6)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/226 "2009-09-23T07:43:25Z")
yeah, im all signed up on that for you guys, even though i dont track my car, still nice to see theres a place people can go to instead of taking it to the streets! ---
**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/227 "2009-09-23T08:11:58Z")
Even if you don’t road course your car, this is an attack on the noise associated with tracks. This will eventually affect drag strips, circle tracks etc. Lets do what we can to stop this crap now. ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/228 "2009-09-23T08:20:09Z")
I only went a few times and i had the time of my life. I only wish it was closer and NOT canada.lol I hate breaking my car in another country. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/229 "2009-09-23T09:07:05Z")
signed. ---
**Author:** ![DeusExMachina](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deusexmachina/32/5036_2.png) [@DeusExMachina](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeusExMachina)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/230 "2009-09-23T09:49:20Z")
Don’t even live in the state anymore but without Dunnville I wouldn’t have ever gone to that part of Canada or gone to a road course, or at least gone as often. Signed. ---
**Author:** ![02NismoSpecV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/74df32/32.png) [@02NismoSpecV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/02NismoSpecV)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/231 "2009-09-23T09:50:51Z")
> [@Inn-Tune](#): > > Even if you don’t road course your car, this is an attack on the noise associated with tracks. This will eventually affect drag strips, circle tracks etc. Lets do what we can to stop this crap now. word. Lancaster went through the same shit a few years back. all the people that had just moved to lancaster and the surrounding areas started complaining. thats why the races have to end at 11pm now where it used to go all night til it was over when i was a kid ---
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/232 "2009-09-23T10:44:53Z")
well i would sign, but ive been banned for life apparently. my help in this matter is probably not appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![stmotorsports](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@stmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stmotorsports)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/233 "2009-09-23T12:17:22Z")
^^ ugh. I’m so endlessly tired of whiney motherfuckers crying about this type of shit you knew there was a RACETRACK there when you moved there why is government always standing up for the stupid? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/234 "2009-09-23T12:18:08Z")
ppl existed before the racetrack ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/235 "2009-09-23T12:34:10Z")
> [@stmotorsports](#): > > ^^ > > ugh. I’m so endlessly tired of whiney motherfuckers crying about this type of shit > > you knew there was a RACETRACK there when you moved there > > why is government always standing up for the stupid? Um… yeah, not really the case here. The Dunnville airport opened in the 40’s as an RCAF training facility. After WWII it pretty much closed and was a turkey farm at one point. I’m willing to bet the majority of the development in the area happened after 1940 but before 1999. In 1999 it was restored and rezoned for, “industrial, aerodrome, and special events use”. Sometime before the 2004 opening of the Autodrome someone got the brilliant idea that as long as they didn’t have wheel to wheel racing that zoning would allow them to operate a track there since “it wasn’t a race track”. That reasoning was giving a bitch slap by the Canadian court system in the 5 year legal fight so now they’re trying to get the proper zoning. That’s a pretty serious uphill battle now that you’ve pissed off the local zoning boards, elected officials and neighbors. I wish them all the luck and will sign anything you want saying I miss the track, but as stated earlier, I’m not getting my hopes up that I will ever take another lap around Dunnville. Something I’d love to be wrong about BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Iroc\_Guy76](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iroc_guy76/32/5150_2.png) [@Iroc\_Guy76](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Iroc_Guy76)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/236 "2009-09-23T12:39:54Z")
FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU WTFFFFFFFFFFFF This SUCKS!!! ---
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/237 "2009-09-23T12:40:42Z")
> [@stmotorsports](#): > > ^^ > > ugh. I’m so endlessly tired of whiney motherfuckers crying about this type of shit > > you knew there was a RACETRACK there when you moved there > > why is government always standing up for the stupid? um are referring to my post? ---
**Author:** ![stmotorsports](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@stmotorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stmotorsports)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/238 "2009-09-23T12:52:59Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Um… yeah, not really the case here. The Dunnville airport opened in the 40’s as an RCAF training facility. After WWII it pretty much closed and was a turkey farm at one point. I’m willing to bet the majority of the development in the area happened after 1940 but before 1999. In 1999 it was restored and rezoned for, “industrial, aerodrome, and special events use”. > > Sometime before the 2004 opening of the Autodrome someone got the brilliant idea that as long as they didn’t have wheel to wheel racing that zoning would allow them to operate a track there since “it wasn’t a race track”. That reasoning was giving a bitch slap by the Canadian court system in the 5 year legal fight so now they’re trying to get the proper zoning. That’s a pretty serious uphill battle now that you’ve pissed off the local zoning boards, elected officials and neighbors. > > I wish them all the luck and will sign anything you want saying I miss the track, but as stated earlier, I’m not getting my hopes up that I will ever take another lap around Dunnville. Something I’d love to be wrong about BTW. meh, alright I wasn’t aware of that I’m just still bitter about all the bs with lancaster and wny scca losing nccc due to the whiney neighbors ---
**Author:** ![sureshot007](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot007/32/7345_2.png) [@sureshot007](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot007)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/239 "2009-09-23T13:01:42Z")
> [@stmotorsports](#): > > wny scca losing nccc due to the whiney neighbors We lost NCCC because they decided to build a DORM at a community college, in the lot where we grid. Rumor has it that there still might be enough room for us to run for next season… ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/240 "2009-09-23T13:10:03Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > … The Dunnville airport opened in the 40’s as an RCAF training facility. After WWII it pretty much closed and was a turkey farm at one point. I’m willing to bet the majority of the development in the area happened after 1940 but before 1999. In 1999 it was restored and rezoned for, “industrial, aerodrome, and special events use”. Long before the track was there the locals opposed the airfield. And after trying to fight the airfield for years, they got nowhere and gave up. When the track was added to the property they decided to restart their efforts against the property. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336.md?page=13)