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Loudon, Speedway agree to revisit demo-ride marshal requirement after safety data review
Summary
At a Sept. 3 special meeting, Loudon selectmen and New Hampshire Motor Speedway representatives discussed safety, citations and a permit condition requiring marshals for motorcycle demo rides; both sides agreed to meet again and to exchange data before any change is imposed for 2026.
Loudon Board of Selectmen and representatives from New Hampshire Motor Speedway met Sept. 3 to discuss safety and permitting for motorcycle demo rides held during Motorcycle Week, focusing on a permit condition that would require marshals to attend demo rides.
The meeting addressed why the town added a marshal requirement to the special-event (hawkers and peddlers) permit and whether other measures—enforcement, signage or vendor-level disqualification—could address the town's safety concerns without imposing a marshal requirement that Speedway vendors say they would not accept.
Town and Speedway officials reviewed recent enforcement figures and incident data. Dan Flanders, Loudon chief of police, said the department recorded roughly the same number of enforcement stops…
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