Hear the Carbon Footprint
Yet again, this weekend anyone living south of Bidwell Park will be able to hear the sound of carbon footprints (footsteps?) echoing from the Silver Dollar Speedway.
Yep, it's sprint car season.
How many people would have to bike to the fairgrounds to offset the carbon footprint of an evening of sprint car racing?
How many people would have to take a vow of silence for a week to offset the noise pollution?
Call me "not from a NASCAR state," but I just don't understand the "thrill" of watching a bunch of silly-looking over-sized go-carts making continuous left turns.
Chico has a diversity of people-powered vehicles, why not race them? I would pay to see a no-holds-barred recumbent bicycle race. They could even throw in a couple of pedicabs to spice things up. Like the chariot scene in Ben Hur, but Chico style.
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You don't have to be south of the park. We can hear it up here off Lassen.
Posted by: Not a fan | May 22, 2008 11:09 AM