# New Motorsports Park Being Built Near Syracuse, NY (CNYRP) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 13, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-motorsports-park-being-built-near-syracuse-ny-cnyrp/217455 "2011-10-13T13:50:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 65
**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:** [October 15, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-motorsports-park-being-built-near-syracuse-ny-cnyrp/217455/65 "2012-10-15T18:25:36Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > i was unaware they never had the proper permits Not exactly: > [@Dunnville Autodrome SHUT DOWN by locals: \*Please Sign Our Petition!\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/79): > > [QUOTE=sureshot007;1452377]Is it true they were operating without the proper zoning permits for a racetrack? They had a permit to act as a test / lapping track and proving ground which is what they used it for. Most of the noise that the locals complained about was from the Indy Lights / Cup Light Cars and the race teams that used the track for tests. This is how the track made it’s money; not from our lapping days. The only thing they could not do was have wheel-to-wheel racing and that type of competition which would have required a different permit. It wasn’t classed as a “race” track and never used as one. The locals tried to get the area re-zoned at one point to make the permit they had invalid. But the permits are based on how the track is used, not on what kind of cars use the track. The track also tried to get the area re-zoned in their favor. Neither effort was successful.[/QUOTE] > [@Dunnville Autodrome SHUT DOWN by locals: \*Please Sign Our Petition!\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dunnville-autodrome-shut-down-by-locals-please-sign-our-petition/72336/134): > > … but there is also a political aspect to all of this. And as with some things in life, politics and money can be a destructive force. The party in power actually broadened the definition of _“racing”_ to include _“the intent to drive to a track.”_ They’ve even implemented a $5,000 noise deposit that must be paid when filing the application to re-open. :picard: The rules changed mid-game to benefit one side. Let’s hope that if this track is built the town folk don’t have 2nd thoughts as with Dunnville. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-motorsports-park-being-built-near-syracuse-ny-cnyrp/217455)._