{"id":3594,"date":"2025-10-01T14:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3594"},"modified":"2025-10-01T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T14:27:20","slug":"north-carolina-passes-law-protecting-race-tracks-from-nuisance-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3594","title":{"rendered":"NORTH CAROLINA PASSES LAW PROTECTING RACE TRACKS FROM NUISANCE COMPLAINTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-family: Arial,;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial,;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"18\">PRI AND SEMA APPLAUD NEW N.C. LAW PROTECTING RACETRACKS FROM NIMBYS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; text-align: center; font-family: Arial,;\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word; font-size: 18px; font-family: Arial,;\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"18\">&#8212; HB 926\u2019s \u201cProtect the Right to Race\u201d provision will help sustain state\u2019s $3.82 billion motorsports industry &#8212;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 1, 2025) &#8212;<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), along with its Performance Racing Industry (PRI) subsidiary, is celebrating an announcement that North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein will allow<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><u><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial,;\" href=\"https:\/\/info.performanceracing.com\/rd\/9z4zmtasf5bn7t5nvqud39aeov0c61ub0v0jn36qhug_rp22sh2s8i6epb4sph6eoj4cph2bs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/info.performanceracing.com\/rd\/9z4zmtasf5bn7t5nvqud39aeov0c61ub0v0jn36qhug_rp22sh2s8i6epb4sph6eoj4cph2bs&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759414093969000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0mJkP9vPxaXUvV_x8HmptR\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">House Bill 926<\/a><\/u><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>to become law, a move that will preserve North Carolina\u2019s vibrant motorsports community at a time in which it is threated by unreasonable, NIMBY-generated nuisance complaints. Similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dragcoverage.com\/?p=3011\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa Bill<\/a> passed not long ago<\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3595\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3694-1.jpg\" width=\"1034\" height=\"945\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.2; font-family: Arial,;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">The bill includes the \u201cProtect the Right to Race\u201d provision, introduced and shepherded by<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">Rep. Allen Chesser<\/strong>, which insulates motorsports racetracks from so-called \u201cnuisance\u201d actions made by surrounding property owners who arrived after a motorsports facility had legally established development rights and received all necessary permits and approvals to begin construction and operate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">\u201cFew places in the U.S. capture the spirit of motorsports like North Carolina, and Gov. Josh Stein has cemented his legacy as a champion of racing by allowing HB 926 to become law,\u201d said<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">Michael Good, president of Performance Racing Industry<\/strong><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">. \u201cToo often our vibrant motorsports community finds itself playing defense against opportunistic residents and developers who see racetracks as ripe for exploitation, rather than appreciating and respecting the positive benefits such facilities offer to the surrounding community. SEMA and PRI thank Rep. Allen Chesser, who affirmed his race fan bonafides by standing up for local tracks and the enthusiasts who enjoy them and helping push these protections into the final stretch.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-word; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3596\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/img_3697-2.jpg\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\">\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">BACKGROUND<\/strong><br \/>\nMotorsports in the U.S. has a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">$69 billion<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>annual economic impact.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; line-height: 1.2; font-family: Arial,;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">In North Carolina, that annual output is<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">$3.82 billion<\/strong>, including nearly<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">20,000 jobs<\/strong>, paying over<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">$1.35 billion<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>in wages, and contributing more than<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">$477 million<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>in taxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; caret-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 1px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; margin: 0px; font-family: Arial,;\" data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14\">Many racetracks are locally owned small businesses that operate with limited resources, but nonetheless provide the surrounding community with affordable, family-friendly entertainment. Local tracks foster the next generation of racers and enthusiasts, and spark engineering innovations that serve as the foundation for our nation\u2019s automotive aftermarket industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRI AND SEMA APPLAUD NEW N.C. LAW PROTECTING RACETRACKS FROM NIMBYS &#8212; HB 926\u2019s \u201cProtect the Right to Race\u201d provision will help sustain state\u2019s $3.82 billion motorsports industry &#8212; \u00a0WASHINGTON, D.C. 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