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Old 26 Jan 2016, 10:12 (Ref:3608072)   #27
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Again, for some eason Brits are far more protective of lots of things than motor sport.

I do not know why really. Abroad they seem to embrace closed roads rallying and local events, but in the UK most motorsport is seen as a pest or a nuisance or at best something to put up with, it is rarely embraced in the same ways.

There are ways to combat it, but they need to be incorporated from the start not at the last minute just as the thing is closing.

You have to be proactive, it only takes one lobbyist these days to start a petition and get support for tracks getting closed.

And the big elephant in the room is space, there simply isn't any in England in the areas where people live, there is space of course but it is out in the sticks.

If you are wanting to build tracks right now the place to do it is Wales, or the North East. Both places that are on their knees with the government unwilling to help their steel industries, so any investment of something else would probably be welcomed!
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