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I`m sure the organisers of the save campaign appreciate every signature. Councils are in a difficult position, they have to have good reasons to turn any development down. Most are struggling with ever reducing budgets, so if they refused permission, they could get draw into an appeal with ever increasing legal costs.
The anti Grey Hound Racing lobby, is well organised and has over double the number of signatures asking for the stadium to go, compared to those trying to save the stadium have. No idea if it will be an officer decision or a planning committee. But who is going to side with 7000, signatures against 15000. I would like to think their are more than 7000 motor racing enthusiasts out there? How many have already lost their local tracks? Coventry, Wimbledon, Arena Essex, Newton Abbot, Wisbech, St.Austell. In town or out in the country, tracks are under threat, there are rumours about others not in towns being under threat. Most of us travel many miles, stand out in all weathers, to watch or marshal or compete or mechanic, and spend more money than we probably care to admit pursuing our passion of motorsport. So a couple of minutes signing a petition to at least show our sport has a voice, and at least try to help those whose local track is under threat doesn't seem much effort. There was no opportunity to have a say to object to the loss of Arena Essex or Rockingham, and many others, so when there is a chance to show support, many feeling is, lets not waste it.
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