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Loudon approves New Hampshire Motor Speedway permit, requires marshals on demo rides
Summary
The Loudon Board of Permits approved a special vendor license for New Hampshire Motor Speedway and added a condition that all manufactured-cycle demo rides be led by a marshal from start to finish after residents raised safety concerns and police described additional enforcement funding.
The Loudon Board of Permits voted to issue a special vendor license for New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 1122 Route 106 North, with a condition that all manufactured-cycle demo rides be accompanied by a marshal from the start to the finish of each group, the board said.
The board acted after residents and police described ongoing safety concerns on Route 106 and nearby town roads during the racetrack’s motorcycle demo-ride events. Police officials said state highway-safety grant funds will cover extra patrol overtime this year and that the department stopped roughly 110 motorcycles during last year’s events.
During public comment, Mary Ann Steele, a Loudon resident of 637 Lower Ridge Road, told the board she has lived in the area nearly 50 years and described…
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