We Might Lose Our Racetracks To This... Housing Development Update #1

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[@CleetusM]

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[@rideordietheyretring2tranx382]

R.I.P. USA. The government doesn't care about your "peasant rights"

[@baconboy4058]

The HOA will lose if they sue you btw

[@Sophie-and-Ken]

If everyone buys a T-shirt we and ear buds we can save the track!

[@Sophie-and-Ken]

@@rideordietheyretring2tranx382exactly, freaking multi millionaire with a race track and exotic cars don’t have any rights in America. He may sound like a hillbilly redneck but he’s get more education and money than you know, far from a peasant.

[@acar2995]

What can we do to save our freedom....

[@bobeyes3284]

If people buy a house next to a race track, they have no right to complain.

[@BigDonk420]

You would think that right ! Common sense is long gone

[@az_3kgt714]

Unfortunately Karen's are fing stupid. And politicians have no spine.

[@SFbayArea94121]

Tell that to Karen 😂

[@RandDCustoms2]

Salesmen, lawyers and politicians have told everyone the racetracks days are numbered.

[@FordSierraIS]

yes wtf?? isnt noise etc priced in when they buy it? people are so greedy, lots of petrol heads thatd like to live next to a racetrack i sure would.

[@reidy3231]

Garrett I am a developer and we actually had the desoto track under contract prior to you purchasing it. After we did some research we decided it was best to not touch the track and do something next to the drag strip. We are big car guys and I am super glad you ended up purchasing it. If you ever need to chat about ways you can protect yourself against neighbors let me know. I don’t really have any other way to connect with you other than this comment. Glad you said you appreciate developers but also need boundaries set.. and as a developer completely agree with that statement.

[@chadkent1241]

Please look cleet

[@reidy3231]

@@danmacmillan88 i don’t have social media. Thought about taking our helicopter to his cars and coffee to meet him but haven’t got it planned yet.

[@iPhone5244]

People will move in, people will complain, they will get the tracks shut down, it’s only a matter of time. I say with in the next 8 years, a developer will help fund the complaints and purchase the land and build more homes.

[@Andyp310]

The air has no property line....fly that thing brother

[@tylerborealis1234]

Please reach out to him brotha!

[@EliminatorPerformance]

Cleeter, I would also HIGHLY RECOMMEND you team up with the local Police department. Start having them come out to events, possibly host a fundraiser, for the sole purpose of reminding council, what happened to "take it to the track." Without the Freedom Factory, street racing in the area will no doubt increase. So the police have an incentive to keep the track open and active and protect the public.

[@RNA0ROGER]

A point worth making

[@GiznoFux]

The police won't Karen's opinion matters more

[@iPhone5244]

And yet how many videos of cleeter speeding down the public road doing full pulls between the shop and the track 😭

[@kanjionshasteen9159]

@@iPhone5244yea i dont think he wants the local cops watching his videos

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

@@iPhone5244a track gives less reason for using the streets. If you can afford it that is. A car track isnt bad. A motorcycle track on the other hand. Damn expensive ‼️

[@RobertMorgan]

Cleetus and I are now spirit animals of being surrounded! My 100 acres has been in the family since the 60s, in the dead middle of nowhere back then...today it's surrounded by dozens of houses and I'M the 'crazy neighbor with all the property making all the noise' in the neighborhood. And all their roads are named after me, so that's cool.

[@FurryestX]

Your Land, Your Rules Your family was there all the time

[@ripem1417]

You should schedule drag races on Sundays during open houses so buyers will know what they’re really getting into

[@alandavis1245]

Sunday Sunday Sunday! Be there!! I can still hear those old radio ads in my head

[@somethingsomeonesaid6455]

@@alandavis1245 "Sunday SunDAY SUNDAY! At the Fairplex in Pomona!" For many years I would hear that commercial.

[@Mr.Meme01]

I still go to pamona for the drag races​@@somethingsomeonesaid6455

[@4realtime783]

Waited all the way to the end to keep it lit - a lot of these racetracks are just being bought out and the owners are making a killing due to insaaaaneee real estate values. People take note, real estate is the only thing that is limited and will continue to skyrocket as panic brews with the economy and land buy ups.

[@anthonycampbell513]

@@somethingsomeonesaid6455that just took me to my childhood listening to 95.5 KLOS lol, “COME SEE THE NHRA AT THE FAIRPLEX DRAG STRIP”

[@readysetnogo]

With 100% certainty, those county commissioners are being paid by these development companies.

[@jonnooney7102]

Most commissioners are either directly involved in development or have been bank rolled to protect the interest of the bigger players in that jurisdiction. They will give you lip service while they steal your wallet.

[@johnhaas9984]

Most likely Blackrock and/or Vanguard. You know, the companies that a certain Congressperson says are too big to fail, i.e., Your taxes will be used to bail them out, if it were to ever come to that. Sorry, politics have NO place in these comments, but when they start screwing around with things you enjoy in life, it's time to call them out!!!

[@bepbep7418]

​@bigduphusaj162 except it's not a lot of people in the area that want the track.... people from Europe just don't get the scale of the U.S. The COUNTRY of Scotland has 5.4 million people, Tampa by itself has a population of 385,000. You're talking about a few thousand (like 2-3k MAX) VS close to half a million.

[@frankchapp9904]

Well, what you really said was your country commissioners are becoming very wealthy by approving development where the answer was a cut and dried NO to the rezoning.

[@beaversixniner]

💯

[@jarrodvsinclair]

You guys need to put signs up on every street corner in the area letting prospective home owners know about the racetrack and that they will now be able to stop it

[@antlegiontips]

Well he got it in their purchasing agreements. So they know when buying the home. I don't think he needs to put signs up that maybe frowned upon my the locals.

[@jarhead2368]

On the brightside you'll probably be able to create a KZbin playlist for all your new Cleetus vs. Karen's content with the new neighbors

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Upsides and downsides to everything ☹️😁

[@dubthumpin4328]

You should get a dB reader or some sort of sort of measurement of sound, run the loudest top fuel car and stand where the closest house is going to be, then take that to the developer so they can add that to the agreement, so the buyer is 100% aware of how loud it actually is.

[@vintagemotoseattle]

This is genious.

[@HarrisonFord69]

This comment needs to be at the top of the list

[@penadolkiller7979]

Not just 1 Top Fueller, Run 2 X 11000 horsepower Top Fuel dragsters side by side thats a total of 22000 horsepower of DB's to measure then you will get a higher and more accurate reading to put into the agreement!

[@deliberation6022]

Would be very helpful for buyers. However from cleetus standpoint legally doesnt need it. They arent allowed to object to its existence for sound reasons.

[@Schlotskers]

​@@deliberation6022If it comes down to a fight though, it would only help his case I think

[@gungadinn]

I grew up in a very rural area. There was a gun range that was built in the 1930's that continuously operated without issue until the mid 1980's when two farms adjacent to the range started building. The smartest thing the range did was to erect 8X16" signs warning prospective purchasers, that if the objected to gunfire, don't buy here. They went as far as warning that the cost of all civil suits would be borne by those taking legal action. Over the years they were sued a few times, and the people bringing suit all lost. Get the signs up NOW.

[@rcmike09]

Because nobody reads all the fine print in the deeds

[@lunsy9420]

This why so many small and even bigger tracks have been closed or if they were lucky enough to only get a curfew.

[@WowCreativeUsername]

@@lunsy9420 Some of those closed cuz the owners cashed out when the suits came knocking. Greed over community.

[@davidvincent1093]

I just pointed that out in my post after yours - the first people that buy there are going to be aware of the exception in the contract but that tends to get lost after 2 or 3 owners. But having been a paralegal my response to people that always came in the office is where is your contract and did you read it completely before signing it and if not why? then "you don't have a leg to stand on try to talk to the seller and ask why it was not disclosed...you might have a claim against the seller and your title insurance for failure to include otherwise it sucks to be you" Good luck Cleatus and looking forward to your next event and LOTS AND LOTS of noise Just a note. ever thought of running rocket cars on the track, will tear it us like the last race but it could be interesting in seeing them make the corners and could be kind of fun and strange

[@noxious89123]

8" x 16"? Those are some tiny signs. Are you sure you don't mean 8' x 16' ?

[@Driven-Productions]

The developer is crazy to build homes that close! Interesting content my man

[@ezduzit4009]

Bloomington Speedway has been around a hundred years racing on Fridays. They just recently got a 10 o'clock curfew imposed on them. And there are people trying to close them and make life as difficult as possible. In the end houses and people are gonna make more money for a county than a racetrack. We just gotta stick together.

[@larrytemen4789]

Keep an eye on show dates for the homes and schedule top fuel races on those days so they can clearly see what they’re getting themselves into.

[@chadsims9257]

This is what needs to happen.

[@lpete286]

100% Great idea .

[@GFreerider]

This needs to be the top comment

[@johnthomson8332]

You actually think the agent will show a house during a race, I don't think so.

[@KRiefers]

Yes

[@ibdagimp16]

Investigations for payoffs to the county commissioners needs to happen.

[@mikeiscoo2]

lolol... let me tell you, from someone in the construction game in Newyork.. there is literally a construction mafia, and the construction will always.. and i mean always pass because of payoffs..

[@eriks87cam702]

Exactly.... especially with the government trying to 'go green"

[@sdy284]

@@eriks87cam702 going green has nothing to do with the hundreds upon hundreds of thousands - probably millions in additional tax dollars the county will get from the homeowners vs an empty plot of land. They just saw the dollar signs & that's all they care about. Any tax revenue from FF is peanuts in comparison

[@ibdagimp16]

@sdy284 I know it's a huge tax revenue increase for the county. But what are the extra funds going to feed? This could be debated and talked on forever, but county's usually don't change zoning that quickly, we all know governments, even small ones, do not work with any haste.

[@Javii96]

@@mikeiscoo2 I wanna see a vid of you talking more about that that sounds interesting.

[@darrellbarr3019]

In Calgary they took our local racetrack that was located well outside the city and widely loved and respected, and turned it into a compost facility. When the subdivisions started popping up so did the number of noise complaints and eventually killed what was once an icon into a dump. All I can say is good luck Brother!

[@MikeB3542]

This 99-44/100% about economics...racetracks were historically built on the outskirts of towns on cheap land not particularly suited for anything productive (particularly agriculture). If the land wasn't used for a race track, it got used as a drive-in movie theater. As cities and towns have grown and sprawled, the value of the land as a residential development outstrips the value of using the land for a racetrack (or drive-in). Even if the track survives the first subdivisions, the commercial development that follows--the supermarkets, big-box retailers--will see the land that the track is on as an opportunity. Sure, the first sign of trouble is when neighbors start complaining about the noise, and the greasers, and the stink. But the bigger issue is that the track owners will start getting offers for their land that involve life-changing sums of money. So a lot of the old tracks are pretty much doomed. Complain about the Karens if it makes you feel better, but it's the Benjamins (and Grants and Hamiltons) that call the shots in this world.

[@trevor4533]

Agreed. I also find it funny how some folks in the comments(including Cleetus) are blaming it all on the commies, democrats, liberals, etc, despite getting voted against by a panel of 100% Republicans earlier this year...

[@kevincobb3910]

Keeping those tracks loud at all times is important. Let them hear the bald eagles when they show up to meet a realtor at 10:00am on a Monday morning. Keep those tracks active.

[@mmartins0092]

Exactly, was going to say have some loud cars ripping down the track every time they have any potential buyers checking out the homes

[@johnyboy6932]

Hell yeah have a burnout competition every time they have open house weekends

[@edwardspaccarelli5944]

Realtor will tell prospective buyers not to worry, the tracks will be shut down soon. The fix is in!

[@NunI-oi2eu]

Nah that’s not right

[@TANGYHATCHY]

@@edwardspaccarelli5944and you sir are actually educated. It doesn’t matter what we do or garret. The people who build these neighborhoods have UNLIMITED resources and political power. They get what they want cause at the end of the day sadly a few hundred homes makes the county WAY MORE MONEY than a “small town” circle track/drag strip ever will sadly.

[@wolf28b]

We lost our drag strip just like this. People moved in next to the track. Developments replaced farms. I wish you luck Cleetus. I hope your in deed agreement holds.

[@deadshot4245]

first should matter more you were there first fuck them for moving next to a race track thats their fault not yours

[@corail53]

Same thing happened with my local track and we have our last one on the chopping block due to the same thing. No stopping it because the politicians are all real estate speculators and side with developers.

[@BLKMGK4]

Same here in VA, I knew the track was here when I moved in and I was fine with it - others not so much apparently. They bitch about the airports too!

[@Chumpppp]

Was it by chance in Illinois

[@wolf28b]

@@Chumpppp Nope but really close. Osceola Indiana

[@EliminatorPerformance]

At some point in the near future council will likely implement a decibel limit at your track. Same thing happened with Nurburgring. "the static noise limit is officially stated as 95 db, usually the Nurburgring staff will be lenient up to 100 db if you are nice, polite and promise to behave yourself. The drive-by limit of 130db is usually stricter, with reports of people getting banned for only 1 or 2 db over this limit." While the Nurburgring is famous and historical, this is usually the 1st step towards the downfall of a smaller track.

[@ckl8a]

"I have altered the deal...pray I don't alter it further" -some county supervisor for real, it's good that these new homes have that clause, but we all know it won't hold up forever. that area was zoned to not be housing developments and look how that turned out. the hill behind the house I grew up in was zoned for open space and now there's hundreds of houses there. it's only a matter of time. I wish you the best of luck and I'll continue to enjoy your videos!

[@Anvilsmack90]

cleetus should just get a bunch of billboards all over town that say "your buying a house next to a race track, dont complain later"

[@keengarage1253]

Starting with negativity is just gonna make it worse

[@stefan0ro]

Nah, just be loud everytime someone comes to view the house

[@Dunki113]

​@@keengarage1253I mean, it's negative but it's not wrong either because people will complain over the sounds of loud cars while having the mindset of "I moved to the suburbs to get away from the noise and live in peace and quiet" like if that is possible while living next to a race track

[@jonkluver7912]

Cleetus will hopefully get paid heavily once the day comes he gets shut down. Hopefully, the shut down track becomes an investment that pays high dividends.

[@JohnSmith-db2oc]

Unfortunately, there are no billboards allowed to be permitted in Manatee County to even rent. 😂

[@colinfilbrun1299]

I recommend hosting a two step test event every time they have an open house

[@tiagobelo4965]

Might actually sell a few!

[@bigturbost666]

As a local Bradenton/Sarasota construction worker who's into cars and what you do for the local car scene... I can't fathom buying a house KNOWING there was a track across the pond and then complaining about it. I hear you guys testing your builds frequently and for me it makes my day at work fun, hearing the passes is my music on the jobsite. I really do hope all works out in favor of you guys and the track because there's nearly no other avenue other than doing what we do at the freedom factory/Bradenton motorsports, but illegally. Just know there's guys behind that fence that supports you and the freedom factory.

[@larrysorenson4789]

I raced at Riverside. Eventually the few homes in the atea began to bitch. Then they capped the decibel level of the cars. We had just finished the car and set 7 restrictors on each exhaust. We brought 14 for each pipe. On the practice session we set up our meters so we could add more restrictors. We were over on the first pass. Sadly, the track marshal also took a reading and refused to let us race. We explained but he refused to let us add restrictors so we packed up and went back to Arizona. And the neighbors multiplied and bitched louder. Ultimately they sued. Ultimately the track folded and is replaced by a shopping center. When visiting family in Ca. I do not take highway 60 since it passes by the track site. What a loss but,,, Progress Happens.

[@heavy1metal]

You guys should keep tabs on when open houses happen, and plan events accordingly (so they get a sample lol).

[@tizzlethegreat]

Brilliant! That's perfect! Lol!

[@shamansharvest96]

At one house per acre on a development that size, there will probably always be an open house. Were talking thousands of houses

[@TheXrossfade]

No, they should push for community activities and get people that move in more into car fans. Maybe when they open up try to get a news station to cover the track or a event and let cleet spread his positive energy and great man vibes to every new buyer!

[@aaronkratzmann9703]

@@TheXrossfade no matter how big a fan you are, anyone living on the lot directly next to that track is going to hate the drag cars. Like he said Pro Mods and Top Fuels are going to rattle those houses. No ammount of being a car fan is going to make that fun when you want to sit in side and watch TV, or relax in the yard. Or even into the evening. Not sure what their normal curfew is but I'm sure I've seen video's where they were still racing pretty late.

[@TheXrossfade]

@@aaronkratzmann9703 that why you don’t stay home, you go watch!

[@dirtcurt1]

Turn the strip into an airstrip and get airport protections. Primary airstrip, secondary drag strip.

[@meowmeow2759]

Airports are getting shut down due to noise too man.

[@Ange1ofD4rkness]

​@@meowmeow2759 I find that hard to believe. Since they offer a lot more then just entertainment (I know here they bought up a lot of land around the airport to avoid that hassle, yet people have managed to still move close enough and they told them tough luck, wish they siad the same of the drag strip)

[@meowmeow2759]

@@Ange1ofD4rkness the maps of airports 40 years ago vs today show a stark difference.

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

@@meowmeow2759 Yep, I agree!! It's one thing if the airport is state owned, and a massive facility, it's a whole other if it's independent, and only little private planes fly in and out so often. Won't make one difference!!

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Heck yeah my shop is at an airport. We have a wildlife exemption too, anyone who hunts can get their own meat year round.

[@davidmaust1415]

Hopefully they put some auto parts stores and even a performance parts store to support and grow the racetracks in the commercial development area

[@peterlorimer4865]

Happens all the time. They built around the famous Jarama circuit at Madrid, Spain and closed down racing there on the basis of noise levels affecting the new householders. But the worst case was that the owners of an old steelworks in Bedfordshire, England sold the land to be developed into Britain's first banked racetrack since Brooklands. All went ahead. All built. Fantastic place. Even had its own railway station so people could trip from London on the train. Then the rest of the land got sold to housing developers. The result was that a fantastic, purpose-built race track got closed for racing so the people who bought the new houses were not disturbed by the noise. Same to a lesser extent at Thruxton and Brands Hatch UK circuits.

[@johndevries8536]

Put up a billboard warning potential home purchasers of the loud tracks. The developers don't give a crap once they sell it. Hopefully everything works out. Thanks for your videos!

[@NXT_LVL]

Yep! After my neighborhood was done and DR Horton packed up it was all on us to fix their "oopiess"

[@scmike1229]

This is an excellent idea. I would think they could do it on the edge of the FF / drag property and facing the home lots. I support the public shaming of the greedy developers for their choices.

[@Ownag3s0up]

I second this... put up a big ol billboard saying "Hey future homeowner/neighbour, are you sure you really want to buy a home near a RACE TRACK?"

[@Rebar77_real]

And a huge banner out behind the carbon cub on open house days.

[@random13627]

this is the only way

[@kage3305]

Fight it cleet, fight as long as you can. So many tracks are closing. You have the support and platform to voice your opinions and we have your back 100%..

[@midway27272727]

Send him some money to help with the fight..way to many people like yourself that talk and do ZERO !

[@Cyberdeamon]

Our local drag strip back in NZ got its race days servery restricted to like a few events per year once the big city dwellers started moving out into their life style blocks and started complaining fully knowing the drag strip was there.

[@waterloo123100]

@@midway27272727 Cletus isn’t asking for money and that’s stupid when the bigger problem is with government regulations. Get on board with that.

[@midway27272727]

@@waterloo123100 the comment has more to do with people just talking, like you. Get on board with that.

[@evanlyon4508]

I love the fact that you are committed to keeping the racetrack in Bradenton. I used to work at the Hess gas station on SR64 about 20 or so years ago and I really looked forward to the weekend when all the race cars would come through the station . I feel as I'm sure many do that your track has been a big part of the fabric and culture of that area for decades and I want to thank you for fighting to keep that alive.

[@bballbrownie34]

This is what happened to the drag strip in Topeka Kansas at heartland park. People complained but they didn’t shut the track down. The county raised the taxes on it to EXTREME prices and the land owner couldn’t afford it anymore so he shut it down. He said it was costing him $4000 a month just in taxes.. They ALWAYS find a way to get their way unfortunately.

[@JkeeneMX607]

You should get weekly aerial photos of how rapidly the development takes place

[@zorrothebug]

That's a good idea!

[@averysanddiegosoff-roading9271]

im with this

[@Mousyy]

As much as Im a proponent of keeping it on the track, I'm just going to say this now, if they end up closing down the tracks they'd better not be suprised when street racing starts to trend upward...

[@MrPuddinJones]

generating more revenue for the machine through tickets/impounds/medical(crashes) ..... im convinced its all by design, they dont care about us, they just want their money

[@jasonbirch1182]

Common sense isn't that common. The government cares about money until there's a problem then they deal with it, not the other way around. Plus you have cleetus doing 100mph+ rips right in front of his track like an idiot already.

[@bad77dragtruck]

It's basically criminal negligence at this point to close a racetrack. They should be held accountable.

[@gasparsperformance9841]

@@jasonbirch1182those are all in Mexico or done under the speed limit

[@professorwizard4143]

That is what happened in St. Louis.

[@jimtekkit]

I've lived about half a mile from a military training reserve for many years and I'm used to often hearing explosions and machine gun fire. But over the decades many new residents in the area complain that it's too loud and should be restricted. It's 16 square miles in area with warning signs everywhere and they're still thick-headed enough to believe it shouldn't emit any noise. Most people just buy without question and then get pissed off that it's not the tranquil suburb they expected.

[@ImBigOunce]

Cleet thought he had 10 years. At the rate they are developing, I give it 3 years. Just like when we all protested this, the developers had the deeper pockets and got the commission to approve it. Unfortunately for cleet no matter how much support he has, the developers will always find a way to get their way. The amount of money that they have on the line is insane

[@matthewcaughey8898]

Those are the people who get to hear my supercharged zoomie pipe equipped ford 351 small block reving at 10:30 pm and at 7:30 am when I’m coming home from work in my max max interceptor replica. Had the local Karen try to complain to me when I was working on it. Just reved it up anytime she tried to complain. She called the cops on me one night when I was headed to work ( have a scanner in the car ) they just drove by and waved ( it helps when you make appearances at charity events they organize when you need a friend or 2 in the right place). So have a few charity events or do some community outreach work, that way you know the types of folks who keep you off someone’s #2 list

[@jessecooley1580]

No stopping it because the politicians are all real estate speculators and side with developers.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

That deed restriction is pretty strongly worded, you can't really make it any stronger. They can't change the deed so once it's recoded he's good to go.

[@GrindHardPlumbingCo]

Hope you get to keep the track! And REALLY hope Sam keeps his pistol range 🤟

[@Psycoticjim]

rolltide

[@robwigglezz944]

Amen. I'd love to have a 20 yard little range and berm.

[@NuttyCrack3r]

Grind hard/ freedom factory built power wheels 100-200 lap endurance race

[@Fa5Ryan]

Sadly it won't stay for probably a couple years more, cause I live in california and we just lost Sac Raceway due to the same issue it wasn't due to lack of people going out there either it was always busy just too many complaints from the new development behind it

[@janeblogs324]

Bread and circus' is out, housing shortage is in

[@charlie1832]

You should try to get the Freedom Factory and the drag strip classified as historical sites so they can’t close them down or give you any problems

[@user-uy5ml4gq8s]

Big housing development corporations have a lot of legal tools at their disposal. Plus they will not hesitate to do illegal stuff in order to accomplish their goals, money and power which are the only goals of any big corporation. My advice is have a good legal team in your corner

[@danielslaten9885]

I think you should move the track to somewhere around frostproof....river ranch area. I work for a company sub contracted by these building companies. I did hear they wanted to build a "race village" surrounding the freedom factory, town homes and single family with huge garages just for the racers to buy! Hope that's true!

[@levidecker]

You should put up billboards everywhere. Potential homeowners should know what they’re getting into.

[@memberHD]

It's a waste of time and money. People will still buy there and then complain. It's the reality of life. There is a silver lining. The longer the track remains 'undeveloped', the higher its land value will be so when they do eventually sell to developers, they should get enough capital to build a better track/motorsport complex somewhere better...if they choose to. I can see Garret and Victor building something huge together in the future.

[@cjm5002]

Thats not his job, why should he have to pay for other peoples stupidity? That responsibility falls on the potential buyers to not be dumbshit lazy and do their research... thats what real estate agents are for.

[@Doubie.]

People intentionally buy houses near shooting ranges ext knowing their there then rally the neighborhood get the thing they don’t like shutdown with successive lawsuits it’s happened a lot to businesses like garrets

[@lachojski2005]

Problem is developers won’t tell the potential new owners they will let them find out on their own that there is a racetrack nearby.then you have problems as they will consoling to the developers and then developers will start pushing on the local commission to help them out with there disgruntled customers. The commission has already took back handers to let the developers build on this land.

[@pmccoy8924]

Better yet, hire a PI to do research on who is stuffing the pockets of the Clown Townsil. They're being paid off to allow development into "urban sprawl" line.

[@gniawd]

You should buy the closest home to the track for friends visiting and join the HOA that will inevitably crop up.

[@867diesel]

thats a really good idea . but not just buy 1 buy about a dozen or more lol

[@mitchellintrieri]

better yet, form your own HOA asap and head it up. usually the signed home document state only one HOA can exist for the home subdivisions :)

[@OfficialNakatsuMegami]

Use HOA rules against them, brilliant!

[@Kilo_kyle]

​@867diesel gd😂😂 a dozen or so. Them gonna be a few million dollars homes a pop

[@Andrew_chambers.]

I live across from Pencam speedway in Pennsylvania and love hearing the engines.

[@jeffarmstrong7206]

Thank you for posting this. We car people usually shy away from county commission meetings, and other local government, however it is so important we are engaged! Even better that you had the potential homeowner’s best interests at heart. Great job in getting those conditions added in.

[@tutet13]

Sam being mad at losing his pistol range was the best part!

[@pseudocoder78]

I agree, that one really adds insult to injury!

[@TrevorDennis100]

I'd love to know Sam's background. He is not old enough to have been a moonshine delivery driver racing the feds - that'll be why he needed the pistol. Perhaps he was an infamous getaway driver that the cops never managed to catch, or a stunt driver in the movies. Yes, I have just googled, and it was Sam that used to jump General Lee across creeks in DoH, with Sherriff Rosco shaking his fist as Sam drove off into the sunset. Reminds of a wee factoid I recently discovered. Ben Collins, who was Top Gear's Stig for about ten years, did the stunt driving in the last four Bond movies. How about that?

[@jkk46]

​@TrevorDennis100 Cooper has a great interview with Sam on his channel!

[@TrevorDennis100]

@@jkk46 Thanks. I'll check that out.

[@BSbearing94]

As a surveyor myself, having the new homeowners include a covenant restricting their ability to take action against you on the deeds is a good move. Once those deeds are recorded, they carry a lot of weight that typically cannot be tampered with at a whim. Hopefully everything works out for you all ✌🏼

[@4realtime783]

Waited all the way to the end to keep it lit - a lot of these racetracks are just being bought out and the owners are making a killing due to insaaaaneee real estate values. People take note, real estate is the only thing that is limited and will continue to skyrocket as panic brews with the economy and land buy ups. This is capitalism at its worst

[@TheGrangerBoy]

Does this also press forward to the 2nd home owner in case some sell? Just wondering for my knowledge

[@Vistrus]

@@TheGrangerBoy Yes. It's part of the deed to the house - it can't be changed.

[@mikes9759]

You guys here just saved me a lot of typing. If that statement is on the deed you should be good for a long time!! Buuuut you read and see all the garbage the government pulls! And it's getting worse every day! Hell every hour!!

[@whodahellru8124]

When I purchased my home, which is adjacent to the flight path of an airport, they put a stipulation in my deed, stating that the airport was expanding with more runways, and I had to acknowledge that there would be more aircraft noise. Which doesn’t bother me because I actually like airplanes and is part of the reason why I move in this area. Hopefully people who move next to The freedom factory are true car people, and can appreciate the sounds of freedom!

[@mikegsg9r]

We have road America in WI and there's a lot of well to do houses near by, but there's a culture of cars in the area and the relationship between the track and the homeowners seems pretty good.

[@David-Do4bg]

Thank you so much Cletus that was very informative answered some of my questions and also you're not going to have to worry too much about this most of those houses won't even sell!!!!! See you in March!!!!

[@4RILDIGITAL]

That's a tough break with the building developments rushing in like that. You're fighting the good fight to keep the Freedom Factory alive and that's what matters most. Keep those wheels spinning, dude! 🤘🚗💨

[@7000fps]

For your land value ...keep your soil clean (oil spillage grease antifreeze). Up here in Jacksonville our drag strip -oval - motocross closed up. developer thought they could plug in 1000 homes but NO. 30 years of soil contamination ruined the value and the project.

[@benjamin5028]

Cleetus has large following on social media, in the millions a very powerful deterent to any politician. It is something that locations did not have and politicians did not have to contend with.

[@danr9584]

It would be in Cleetus's best interest to institute a muffler requirement to at least reduce his chances of getting shut down. I was visiting my in-laws at Lakewood Ranch FL, and it sounded like I was right there even though I was almost 10 miles away. Most of the time it wasn't that bothersome at all until cars were bouncing off the rev limiter for minutes at a time, then it was crazy loud. I can see them trying to shut him down.

[@benjamin5028]

They can build those homes, however that does not mean that they will sell. With interest rates at 7 percent and buyers likely wanting significant mark downs on the price due the noise issue I have my doubts.

[@Codster920]

@@danr9584no way you heard them 10 miles away dude 😂😂

[@Out_the_mud94]

Sam looks like a young man around you guys, idk how to explain it.. he just looks so full of life when he’s with y’all. Shout out to Sam the man 🥳

[@GidDree]

I love that comment, So True 👍

[@2001chevycamaross]

100% I stopped watching for awhile and then started again and saw this old guy that was so full of life. Th videos of him ripping the turbo marauder were funny.

[@mstrickk1]

Those homeowner contracts are going to protect you as much as the urban boundary line did. This isn't Granby Colorado, but you got some mechanics that could modify the hell out of a bulldozer for you.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

It's a deed restriction, the homeowners can't do shit. The deed can't be changed, the homeowners have to agree to it to buy the house so they can't do shit.

[@DanielMcCauley-up7oq]

I was looking for this comment.

[@ryandabeard6465]

@@bobbygetsbanned6049 for now at least, but it will change. IT will start with not being able to run past a certain time. Then it will be only certain weekends of the year. And then it will be never and some developer will offer a sum of money that the dragstrip and the racetrack can't say no to. These developers have some f-you money that they will throw at them, the local politicans, ect.

[@Introverted_Outlander]

You just mentioned the race car village and I was gonna say that when this video started is that you need to work with the developers to promote track centric housing, because you’re not going to fight the developers there’s just too much money involved. Their thing is this work with the developers and the county to discuss possible ways of creating sound buffers there are lots of high-tech ways, buffing the sound, more than likely eventually they’ll post restrictions on when you can excessive noise at the track like they do here in Oregon.

[@lucaswertenberger8269]

WE CANNOT LET SAM LOSE HIS PISTOL RANGE.

[@JohnSmith-db2oc]

Fortunately FLA law allows for a range to be built anywhere on any private property. Sound generated from the range is also exempt from enforcement actions. The only stipulation is that the bullets cannot leave the property. A few years ago there was a guy that set one up legally in his 10x10 key west front yard. The police department now allows him to use their range instead spending 99% of their time telling the public that it is legal.

[@tacticalmattress]

@@JohnSmith-db2oc *Shoots .50 BMG in my 10x10 front yard in key west*

[@butt5810]

@@tacticalmattress lmfao

[@NoNegotiations]

Sam looks like Spock from Star Trek 😆

[@learnmyname123]

Just invite any potential buyers to a big event when both tracks are at capacity, make sure they know what they are signing up for.

[@db_auto_photography4539]

Give all the homeowners hell with the noise😂😂🎉

[@daysdesigns]

Why should waste a single second doing that? That's crazy. They know what they are moving into... they just need to read the stipulations.

[@salemcripple]

@@daysdesigns the average non-car fan REALLY doesn't though! One thing i've learned is people that aren't into cars, have zero idea about how loud they can be.

[@mybackhurts7020]

Everyone that buys a house gets free lifetime membership to the tracks. Think about it people will go by house just to go to the track anytime

[@tennisontower8003]

@@daysdesigns Except they probably dont understand how loud it really gets. Even giving a DB number for peak volume means nothing to most people because they have no reference. I would also bet most of them wont read the stipulations. It doesnt matter if its there if 8000 people are trying to go against it.

[@bluewaterboof82]

I grew up in a neighborhood directly across the street from Kirtland AFB and the Albuquerque Sunport. I can assure you that having fighter jets, helicopters, massive military cargo planes, and commercial airliners roaring several hundred feet overhead is comparable if not louder than living within a couple of miles of your tracks, plus it was an everyday occurrence. It gets old at times but you actually get used to it fairly quickly and oftentimes stop noticing. You'd be amazed at how easily the mind can adapt to things like that.

[@antlegiontips]

Yea, you do. I had a apartment for a while and you could here the train as we were very close, but you do get use to it and don't even notice it. But a race track, not sure if I could get use to that. But again, I wouldn't buy a home next to one.

[@bluewaterboof82]

@@antlegiontips Yeah that’s the big thing right there. If a person is buying a house they’re making the conscious decision to accept the living conditions of the area. I’m always confused why people complain about their HOAs when it’s laid out right in front of them when they are purchasing the home. If you don’t want someone telling you what you can or can’t do with your own property then don’t move into a neighborhood that’s part of an HOA.

[@antlegiontips]

@@bluewaterboof82 Yup I agree. I find it kind of amusing when people buy these homes in HOA and then cry because their HOA fines them for things they want to do but aren't allowed to. People cry about government over reach and having to much regulation, but then buy a home in a HOA. Makes no sense.

[@beachdweller3378]

its happened more than once in my town. one subdivision gets built somewhat close to a track, then the next subdivision is even closer, then come the noise complaints and town hall meetings, then a developer buys the track to make the land into homes. Some tracks are privately owned and the heirs dont want to take it on so owners sell it to developer.

[@matthewcaughey8898]

If they wanted to buy me out I would be charging top dollar and then adding in the revenue I would lose to rebuild a similar facility in a location that would be more accepting of a revenue generating business

[@FNSICK]

People ask you because they are concerned. You may not realize it but you are a hero to a lot of people, including myself, who live in a small lot or apartment that cannot do the things you have achieved. You are our spirit bald eagle! Without you, I would have continued making my car payments, hammering through life. But instead, i built my first real build. It is a 500hp Turbo K24 powered Mini Cooper. Was it a dumb decision? Hell yes. Do i regret it? Not one daggone bit. Keep on inspiring us Garrett, your videos bring us so much joy.

[@TheReaper42069]

Here here!

[@Herkulez1981]

Good for you man !

[@xbear7473]

that’s awesome

[@robertb.malthousejr.895]

Well done good job

[@xtr3m3fLx]

This may be, but you don't bother the man and his fam whilst their eating at a restaurant. You have to be one selfish sob to do that.

[@kyleb7741]

Such a disappointment from the commissioners. Money is the root of all evil. It started with the swamp now they are taking out the farmland. Florida will not survive on tourism when all thats left is housing and shopping centers. Good luck Garrett, we are all rooting for you and victor to succeed

[@Avetho]

Money is not the root of all evil, its _the _*_love_*_ of money_ that is and these commissioners love money more than they love their own lives. They are Hell-bound and many people won't be sad to see them absent of the good place in the end

[@gregsneary3654]

It is the “love of money” not money. No insult intended. Glad you’re a supporter of the channel.

[@JTube571]

It's the same story everywhere. Hardly any farms left in the Phoenix area, urban sprawl is real. Doesn't help that half the population of California has suddenly decided to spread out to neighboring states. The funny part about Phoenix is that it can't expand to the south because of reservation land. So it's mostly going in the other 3 directions. Thankfully the drag strip here is holding out, but for how long we don't know.

[@bobgreene5460]

The City commission is ignoring the economic impact of dragway.

[@lewiscf2462]

Same things happening in Australia right now

[@Forever_broken1]

You mad a good point. Property value will go up A LOT. Once developed you'll get enough to build a much nicer place given you find a good location.

[@paulsherrerd8085]

Cleetus you may remember the racetrack that used to be on north 120th street in Omaha. Maybe a little research to see how development overtook that track.

[@brandoncoates7860]

Mr Sam just gets cooler every time we learn more about him. He’s got his own pistol range?!?! Hell yeah 🤘🏼

[@GLOBAL-INTIFADA]

Yeah think he was in Nam too wasn't he ?

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Hell yeah he does. You look up the definition of cool and there's a picture of Sam. Or there damn well should be.

[@ESW116]

@@GLOBAL-INTIFADA All i've heard about Sam is that he's prior Air Force I think, maybe an aviation tech or something, maybe officer. Don't know and Cleet has kept it low key probably at Sam's request which of course he deserves.

[@GLOBAL-INTIFADA]

@@ESW116 I thought he had mentioned it I could be wrong tho might have just assumed

[@tasticfan4286]

The clause in the deeds is absolutely incredible. Not as protection, but as a deterrent.

[@jprez559]

sadly numerous tracks have still closed even having this protection.

[@lukelegg9915]

most of those tracks did not fight the battle they needed to fight. They could've won, but why spend thousands saving something when they can shell out and sell the land for millions. But Cletus has the money to fight it, so hopefully he does

[@jprez559]

@@lukelegg9915 the tracks that closed were nhra tracks that hosted top fuel monster truck events jet cars etc. in his case he doesnt have that added income. even the drag strip next to him will get booted away eventually. he would end up struggling to fight this off and you can even see how its affecting him and sam already. they are both worried and they should be as those developments bring in far more money to the state vs his track. thats the issue that these other tracks dealt with trying to fight it and stay open but 9 out of ten closed for good. only 1 track is still fighting but is loosing money doing so. cleet is banking around 2 mil per year excluding what his upkeep is for all the cars projects etc. hes going to need more money to be able to survive this fight. and im not against him here one bit but i know first hand how this fight is going to play out.

[@lukelegg9915]

@@jprez559 if its signed into the deeds, the homeowners have no legal ground. sure the city will side with the homeowners but any decent lawyer will have that case thrown out quick

[@rqdtv]

No one reads deeds or the HOA docs. They ALL say the salespeople told me X, Y and Z, all of which are incorrect. The stipulation being added is relatively unique so it will be fun when they are told to actually read the deed and they find out they are stuck. The developers will add a disclosure document that will also be ignored. It will restate what's in the deed and hold the developer, builder, county and Cleetus harmless from any action. Almost everyone moving to these developments are coming from the NY tri-state area. I hope they love racing!

[@tjunk2869]

You're only saving grace is that those housing developments sit empty for quite a while sometimes, so you have time to come up with what you're going to do when the track is shut down, because you better believe when people start moving in it will be shut down like so many before it.

[@fmftalon726]

I know something like that happened here in N.C. And they ended putting time restrictions on the track like no after 11pm on weekdays and not before church on Sundays or after 8pm on Sundays

[@mattyg5331]

Your fans should buy all the houses near the tracks. Happy neighbors and packed stands at every event.

[@Vivid-sb8pr]

mt first thought

[@10kae]

Well unfortunately if these houses fail to sell then the developers will run a muck over the fact that for some odd reason there happens to be a race track next door.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Yeah but they ain't cheap and Cleetus fans aren't upper middle-class lol.

[@Sebass379]

I think all the Cleetus fans just need to be the people that move into that entire subdivision. Imagine the epicness.

[@Everythingisgoingtobealright]

I think most of us are in a different tax bracket than these buyers.

[@Sebass379]

@@Everythingisgoingtobealright Fair assesment. I looked the the general cost of housing in Bradenton after I made this comment, and realized that I'd need to be a lot richer just to even concider looking at the houses there.

[@Boaty_McBoatface_]

​@Sebass379 as a Californian, I'm jealous of the prices out that way. Funny enough the new homes out by Freedom Factory/BMP seem to be higher than the average cost of homes around Bradenton, at around $450k. You'd be lucky to find a decent house for that price out here. Can't wait to escape this dystopian hellhole. Just a couple more years for me and I'm loading up the wagon and heading east.

[@based_will]

@@Everythingisgoingtobealrightyeah I’d love more than anything to live next to the race track but definitely couldn’t afford a brand new house in Bradenton. anyone wanna be me and a few buddies landlord? 😂

[@Deerfield5]

​@@Boaty_McBoatface_Florida is expensive it's not cheap by no means we saw a normal house three bed room house they wanted 2.5 million for it the house we rented while vacation in Florida by clear water they wanted 500 thousand for it

[@patrickedwards3853]

Good luck with that Cleetus.. If the good O' US of A is anything like here in Australia.. We have had race tracks / drag strips with gazetted emergency airfields closed, regardless of what conditions the lands around them were bought under .. Hell they even get international airport flight paths altered .

[@treasurehunt7812]

This reminds me of the North Broward area in the late 80's and early to mid 90's. Just cramming them in. I remember when Coral Springs was mostly farmland.

[@Real_Richmond_510]

Just spoke to my neighbor, who is a land and development lawyer. He said if, and when a problem does arise, it doesn't matter if your people who go to bat for you are in the state, or out of state, in the neighborhood, or homeless. He said that with more numbers and sound reasoning on the business model and support of the entire community (which inculdes all of us too), if we all come together with a pre-draft "this is what you signed up for" letter to be signed and submitted via email, in person, and at town halls and other sorts of court room's... that the majority wins regardless of a vested interest in peaceful enjoyment to their homes they purchased with the agreement in their deeds stating that the race tracks are and have been a positive and active oart of the community as whell as an anchor to the community and without the track, their community wouldn't be thriving as it is now. So they are LEGALLY BOUND to their DEED AGREEMENTS, and the ones who don't think they are can be taken on in court, and we can stand on behalf of the freedom factory! Garrett , we got your back! Not just for you but for Madi, and Ripper! This is your lively hood and we take it seriously! 🖤🫡

[@1970Custom]

It's all well and good until they rezone the land from agriculture to commercial/residential. Then those tracks are done for.

[@Klairity]

@@1970Custom Grandfather clause would come into effect, new zoning couldn't be enforced until a new owner.

[@jaydoe5654]

This will start a long costly legal battle that Cleetus will never win. That land was developed for homes and someone or a group of investors will be waiting for that income. Not to mention the local gov has planned for homes to go there. They will be expecting returns too. Way more returns than the FF could ever produce for the city.

[@gregoryhughes]

Punctuation, man. Wow

[@andrewtegarden9589]

As long as possible let’s enjoy what Garrett has created for all of us to enjoy. Like he said, down the road is property to build an extreme complex for future generations to enjoy let’s go!!!

[@gettothechoppa8495]

I think you need to do what Walt Disney did and buy up all the land around the track then slowly open up different amusement parks. Burnout World, Ripcot, Turbo studio’s. Sky’s the limit!

[@rhadiem]

Too late, this should have been done years ago.

[@Northerncalwolf]

Burnout fog bog & nitro-methane mountain could be two potentially huge attractions.

[@ShreverBeaver]

Don’t forget the jet boat jungle ride!

[@ecurbyhprum1043]

Remember back more than 40 years Tucson dragway about 8 mi from home you could hear it on Friday night. Big Daddy Don garlits, Shirley muldowney and The show goes on. No they moved it out by the fairgrounds quite a bit further out of town. Still only 15 minutes away

[@patrickdiehl6813]

Hopefully it works out well. Personally I wouldn't but a home in any development, I don't need a HOA to tell me what I can and cannot do with my property bought with my hard earned money. I can't wait to get down to your track and enjoy it👊

[@Daveinet]

What really protects you is that based on the writing in the deed, each home owner that complains can be individually sued. Not only that, but with the FOIA, any writing to any city trustee will get them sued, long before they can organize. You will need to be diligent about keeping up with it, but a violation could mean they lose their house. That might get real interesting, especially since a bank would likely be involved. Its one thing to be fined, but a completely different one to potentially lose your home.

[@jonkluver7912]

If it works that's awesome. How many retirement communities are built around a weekly race track? One that i know of.. so silverliining is cleetus has no competition for the gear head old folk population.

[@williamburdine1118]

You can't beat the bank's money bro

[@Daveinet]

@@williamburdine1118 Two things with the bank. One is if the bank will grant a loan in the first place. Knowing that level of potential liability, the bank may not want it. Secondly, yes the bank will protect their interest and could quickly foreclose if there is any problems. Hopefully the bank becomes the enforcement agency.

[@lgun1]

You need to figure out a way to put a HUGE bill board just across the road from that close development that says, "If you purchase a home here, you will be hearing a loud race track." That deed stipulation will last until about 100 rich folks and their multi million dollar law firms get tired of the noise. Then it will be removed and your problems will get a LOT worse.

[@kristopher87]

Only ones who can remove that from the deeds is Garrett and victor as they are the property owners with the stipulation. So for example we had a deeded access down one of our property’s for an adjacent property owner to get him to remove the deeded access off our property we had to buy him out for a sum of money.

[@drunk3n_m0nk12]

They can put up all the billboards they want. Once the NIMBY kicks in the homeowners will stop at nothing to get the track shutdown.

[@macbook802]

They bought an abandoned racetrack, You have to be on drugs to think the spot that they pollute the earth on is more important than DeSantis and biden building homes for illegal immigrants

[@xtr3m3fLx]

@@kristopher87You clearly underestimate the power of greed and corruption. Writing is on the wall for the FF and BMP.

[@llamacebu216]

Plot twist; cleetus is the realtor

[@benjaminjacobs5382]

The FAA works with some regional airports to determine which homes are impacted by airplane noise associated with the airports, then provides funding to those airports to run programs that pay for elligible homeowners install improved soundproofing and noise mitigation on their properties. One example is the Louisville Regional Airport Authority's "Quieter Home Program," which is completely funded by the FAA. I think most people here would agree that the track was there first, so the homeowners dont have much right to complain. But i think it would be great if organizations like the SCCA, ADRA, or even larger racing organizations like Arca, NASCAR, and Indycar would cooperate to eatablish funding to help both big and small tracks under threat in the US fund similar programs in their areas. Even if some of us dont think they should have to, helping people soundproof their homes around tracks could be a great good-faith/good-neighbor program to help drum up some support for the tracks, appease the most upset neighbors, and keep them from closed down. Showing some effort to help kitivate the problem could give them a better chance at survival than outright resistance

[@jasonb7878]

That’s what happened in Sacramento ca. drag strip is closing. 6 miles from my house. Sacramento Raceway has been there for 50 years. They build all these houses around it then the people in the houses don’t like it somebody offers the owner of the dragstrip ungodly amount of money and they take it.

[@shaunmoss2935]

Sam is a freaking national treasure intentionally buys a house close to the track and puts a firing range behind his house if only the younger generation were half the man he is.

[@gordocarbo]

Most 30 yr olds cant use a simple tool set or change light bulbs. Thats pathetic

[@tyleroutingdyke849]

​@gordocarbo 28 and fixing c8 corvettes and 140k+ trucks... SOME can't, others can 😏

[@brent130]

The younger generation can't afford a house close to a race track, much less a firing range also lol

[@cesarpalmos8235]

Remember, generations are taught by the previous generations.

[@alphazuluz]

When Sam said “that’s my pistol range” I thought “hell yeah! That’s my boy!”

[@vwharman]

When they start doing showing and open house stuff on that development, I vote for day long two step checks…

[@zacharycaron4834]

Or he could just show up himself and make the potential buyers 100% aware of what they’re getting into and what legal recourse they will not have.

[@gordocarbo]

That will sure help the car guys image

[@andrew4x4x4]

A 2 step engine on a stand. Facing that way.

[@ratgreen]

For real, even a bird scarer going off on a timer every hour to simulate 2 step bangs. To give potential owners a taste of whats to come.

[@Goodshaft]

That's like in Calif. , Laguna Seca , people bitching about the traffic and noise. That Track has been there from the late 50's. I use to Race Go Karts there, in the 80's , and at turn 6 you had to let up off the gas because there was a park ranger there with a decibel meter reading to the start finish line who was to loud, and get black flag to pull into the pits. Its was mostly the 250 shifter karts , and the dual Enduro karts that run on Alcohol that was to loud. It was a cheap way to go fast , that's for sure ! LOVE All your videos Cleetus.......................Git-R-Done !

[@patrioticspartan]

In my community we have a drag strip for public use and have events held. You can hear it all through out the surrounding areas. There are homes near by. My county has noise ordnance only restricted by time of day

[@acar2995]

This is my home track, which is the only place I can go legally and safely to test and tune my car, and have a blast with great people. Destroying race tracks left and right is just going to push more people out onto the streets. The end result is us losing a safe place to have fun and race our cars, and pushing us out onto the streets because we have nowhere else to go for a hobby we love

[@daddysbrokegarage]

They wanna get rid of race cars anyway. Its a lose lose situation for us

[@acar2995]

@daddysbrokegarage it's ridiculous man it's a hobby that's we've had since cars were first invented, it's just very sad to see it happening

[@Hated_Sien]

@@acar2995 politicians dont care if is a hobby. They only care about the next lobbiest pay check they get to cash.

[@TEOS_UK]

@@daddysbrokegarage race cars will only go when the racers agree to it, you guys stand strong through everything they throw at you, keep doing it! They work for you guys & girls, not the other way round 👍🏻

[@tomtom-iu4zs]

They're building nice new streets to test the cars on. Neighborhood shouldn't be mad since they closed the track. They have to learn that their actions have consequences sooner or later.

[@cesarmoreno403]

What we need to do is leave this man alone when he’s out with his family.

[@SpecialED-mc6cg]

People have no respect. He should be left alone majority of the time when out in public, not just with his family.

[@Lifeof728]

"Im out here at applebees enjoyin a nice appetizer and marg and this giraffe walks in talkin about his racetrack!" 😂

[@keloduma]

100%

[@kevinb873]

I know everyone in here has heard that Eminem song before lol.

[@awake-not-woke]

This is what he wanted

[@zendomotorsportclub]

We moved to Lakewood Ranch last year and could hear cars and even see the fireworks. 6 months later we had to move back to CA as the area had a poor job market.

[@ryanhealy3074]

I used to work for one of the last 1/4 mile strips in NY, we could not turn a wheel until after 9am on race days because of noise complaints. Hell, I couldn't even start our fire truck! Hopefully the new homeowners realize what they've gotten themselves into, and maybe some of them even come down to watch or even race themselves!

[@thekoupekid]

Being born and raised here in Bradenton, FL and hearing you say no matter what happens you're staying in this community makes me SOO happy!! Cleeter is the man!!

[@jonellwanger7258]

Lmao. You think the government will let him..??? He won’t do anything and they WILL SHOW UP WITH GUNS AND FORCE HIM OFF! You Fkn kids are so naive. It’s Fkn hilarious!! WACO! Bandimere had the same “promise” that they wouldn’t be forced out. Guess what Fkn happened two years later. This Is the LAST YEAR FOR BANDIMERE!!! But Fkn history is just story right!! And not what actually happened..!!!! Right!!!??!????!???!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@j76148]

If they shut down the tracks the younger less fortunate race enthusiasts are more likely to turn to the streets to do what they love. Plus it’s a good preventative measure to have the track to attract new drivers to the track and off the streets. I feel whole heartedly that race tracks and Motorsports Parks are a good thing for the community. If the developers and new potential home/land owners would allow the tracks to do what they do they could have help the community so much more than they would by shutting the tracks down. And that could be said for any community nation wide looking to shut their local tracks down.

[@lucasnelson3137]

“It’s gonna be like Yellowstone in here if they try and come for our land” Spoken like a true red white and blue patriot!

[@HeMan_420]

I would take arms with Cleetus

[@ryandabeard6465]

Red, White and Blue is great, but the real colors of this country are Green and Beige. Money talks, bullshit walks as they say. Within 5 to 10 years the dragstrip and track will not be there. Just the facts.

[@sherylmailath9193]

In. Our town we had a racetrack and the neighboring town had a small garbage dump the towns told the subdivisions the race track. Was there first and did not want to hear complaints made the builders inform the homeowners aware they had no right to complain same with the garbage dump

[@georgepolyanidis9865]

The only thing they can do legally for the noise, is to make you stop the tracks between the quiet hours. My suggestion for you, is to search already for “mechanisms” that cutting the noise from the area. One example is to plant trees at the end of your fence, that are going to get tall. (This might be a long journey😅)

[@--SPQR--]

I agree, there are a few measures you can implement to drastically reduce the noise coming from the cars Like drive EVs... Just kidding Maybe highway soundproof barriers around the noisiest areas would help a ton.

[@ThomasJoseph315]

I'd petition the town to put a 4x8 sign in the roads going into the new neighborhoods explaining that there is a track near by. with a picture of "YOU ARE HERE" explaining how close they are. Hell It be a fun time making video's meeting the new neighbors lol

[@gungadinn]

Can i build a burnout box in the driveway? If so, I'm in.

[@offhandacoustic]

Won't stop them from complaining. Our local dirt track was right off the main highway going through town and everyone knew it was there but it still didn't stop it from being shutdown due to noise complaints from the neighborhoods they built less then a mile from a racetrack.

[@core4365]

Hey Cleetus hopefully you’ll catch this in the mess of 10k comments but I think one of the most beneficial things you can do is embrace the community. Host Toys for Tots, support schools and host events for those people so that they can think of you as more of an asset than a nuisance. Have kids days, fairs or festivals, really just make them love you more than the few that will hate you.

[@srb2834]

The problem is, the few that will hate him no matter what are usually the same types that volunteer to be on HOA boards for neighborhoods, simply to taste the sweet nectar of “power” over something for the first time, are generally pretty unhinged and the worst type of neighbor to have. Even 10 of these crazies will seem like hundreds breathing down the county’s neck. I don’t envy Cleetus in having to take on these challenges

[@Kenny_s67]

"more of an asset than a nuisance"? He has to prove he should be there by shelling out to everyone? Nah, they can just not move there. I get what you mean, but pandering is not the way to go

[@markim5087]

I have a small ranch out in rural texas in college station,and all we had was a few homes on the street to my main gates, and now they are building a freaking housing project at the top of the street across the road on which was a cow field,and peaceful..so I get how it feels, I hate HOA’s too, as I’m the only home which can legally shoot riles,having my own little gun range, I moved to get away from ppl..

[@ThatSB]

Problem is its only a matter of time until the homeowners win. Look at Nashville. They knew they were buying outside a track. Now they can only run one night limited time and in danger of bring shuttered

[@Charlotte_Photographer]

Developers built houses all around Charlotte Motor Speedway thinking they were only going to have noise and traffic issues twice a year. That was the case back in the 80s, but today things occur at CMS, The Dirt Track at Charlotte and the ZMax Dragstrip every single weekend. And they have basically been told to get over it. Hopefully your hard work with regards to deed stipulations will keep you in business as well.

[@TheDudeAndStuff]

In my hometown they built houses around a dirt track that had been there for decades. 10 years later they got the track shut down. I still can’t believe it. Such a huge loss for our community. I hope for the best for the freedom factory.

[@chrisw5837]

Same story every time.

[@dalechauncey7439]

They've shut so many down up here around me that I have to drive almost 2 hours to go a circle track race and 2 1/2 to go to a drag strip. and in different directions. :(@@chrisw5837

[@flipnotrab]

St. Charles, Mo same thing happened

[@thomassloan781]

Englishtown NJ got the drag strip shutdown also

[@ThomasWilliams-uq9lo]

Same here but only plus was the ground was so contaminated the development couldn’t build on it without dumping major dollars into removal of the ground.

[@ratmanmurray7137]

You could start by going and moving those survey markers around a bit... that would be fun haha... Hopefully that stipulation in house contracts makes it more sure for you in the future of the tracks. It will be hard for buyers to complain if they have signed that. Greetings from Down Under

[@mib20000]

There is a neighborhood near me that is directly in line to an airport. I mean the planes coming in for a landing are 100-200 feet from the ground and very loud. Anyway, all the houses in that area got FREE whole home replacement windows because of the noise.

[@hotrodhatch]

Once everyone is moved in, you should have a welcome to the neighborhood mid week drag night! 👍

[@Mr21ghostman]

that's a great idea

[@djdiheheidifhdhdje261]

See who’s mom has the fastest suv

[@dunebuggymike]

The same thing happened to Old Dominion Motor Speedway in Manassas. It was a really cool drag strip... and then the farmer who owned the adjacent property sold his land to developers. A subdivision was built and the new HOA successfully petitioned the city to shut down the race track due to noise complaints. After it was shut down, the developers bought it and bulldozed the drag strip to build more townhouses.

[@BLKMGK4]

Ding Ding and that track was there FOREVER too! I can't b lame the owners but it was a raw deal for the community!

[@matthewcaughey8898]

That’s when you turn their Main Street into your drag strip at 2am. You make as much noise as you possibly can and make them despise you for killing your strip

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

yeah sadly, you can conspire to steal the land basically, my local drag strip went away last year to a giant shipping warehouse/s.

[@bobbygetsbanned6049]

That's actually some pretty strong wording in the deed! Idk about Florida law but in Texas those homeowners would be shit out of luck if they don't like the noise, you can't change the deed. Once they agree to it it's set in stone, all they could do is move!