SAVE MONZA...Alienware supporters, please help!

[redphyve]

I was on-line at my favourite F1 site when I saw this report. I quote directly from the article written by my friend and editor, Chris Balfe. You can read the full story here.

In case you are not aware, the future of motor racing,
and that includes the Italian Grand Prix, is under
threat, because of protests regarding noise emanating
from the Italian track.

It is hard to believe but the future of this most
emotive of tracks is under threat because of a legal
action brought by two families who live outside the
walls of the Parco di Monza in the village of Biassono.
Needless to say, these two families reside in houses
constructed after the Autodromo was built.

The court has decreed that in future no races can take
place at the Autodromo unless cars and bikes are fitted
with silencers - which would be impossible as far as F1
is concerned.


The circuit has already been forced to cancel a number
of events including the Intereurope Cup and the 1000Km.

Although the track has lost some of its character,
mainly due to the emasculation brought about in the name
of safety, it remains one of the most charismatic venues
on the F1 calendar.

In the age of Tilke, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza,
which has played host to all the legends of motorsport,
represents the very soul of our sport, and to lose it
would be an utter disgrace.

An on-line petition has been created and I urge all of
you to give your support.

This isn't about race fans, it is about those that work
in the sport, those that build the cars, drive the cars
and run the teams.

This isn't about politics it is about standing up and
being counted, for if Formula One loses track of its
past, it has no future.

Don't site on the fence, make your voice heard... and
stuff the silencers!

This is also a link to the PETITION

[nassaumike]

Signed.....that is crazy...and the drivers are not getting involved?......some fans may find a way to remove those homes...fire in the hole..................

[jaycat]

racing isn't a sport. where's the ball?

[tridge]

Originally Posted by jaycat

racing isn't a sport. where's the ball?

take that back jay, I would even go as far as saying sex SHOULD be a sport. (well i guess balls would be involved.)

[jaycat]

Originally Posted by dexxr

take that back jay, I would even go as far as saying sex SHOULD be a sport. (well i guess balls would be involved.)

hehe!

i'm just requoting George Carlin for a cheap laugh.


You know why soccer isn't a sport? They can't use their hands.

Also, all racket-based sports are derived from ping pong.

[nebulous]

Have DB send an ELF team from Portland to terrorize the two home owners.
Isn't ELF a racing team also ???

The petition has errors in the land of the obese cowboys.

[Hammerhead]

This all started last year with the court decision. I've signed several petitions.

As for the locals, I don't get it. Two weekends a year there are unsilenced races, once with F1, and once with MotoGP.

It's one of the oldest and most historic tracks on the schedule, and one of my personal favorites. What I wonder is why the locals live there if they don't like the noise twice a year, the track has been there forever and is a major economic benefit to the area...

[n0rfolk]

wow just wow....i cant believe people are complaining, if so tell them to move...that is such a gorgeous track too. i honestly would love that sound...nothing like a screaming v12 in your backyard, or a 1200cc bike screaming at 16,000 RPM