For immediate release

Sparta, Ont. - January 27, 2005

Court releases decision on case

A decision has been released on the lawsuit filed by a group of
residents of Sparta against St. Thomas Dragway. In the lawsuit the
plaintiffs were seeking one million dollars and the permanent closure of
the track.
The court refused to order the closure of the track and only ordered the
track to delay the start of racing until one P.M. on Sundays. No other
restrictions were placed on the operation of the facility.
The court also commented on the involvement of the Municipality of
Central Elgin in this case. The court found that the Municipality had
confidentially funded the plaintiffs in the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars and that the court was “somewhat troubled” by this
conduct on the part of the municipality and this conduct was “ill
advised”. The court also found that the dragway employs many local
youth, makes significant economic and charitable contributions to the
community and that it also provides an educational component to the
students in the community.

For further information, contact Dave Mathers at 519-775-2263 or visit
the website at www.stthomasdragway.com or dragway counsel Daryl Mann at
416-777-5407
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i've been bitching about their hours and lack of track prep the last couple of year, among with a few other issues....never realised they were being sued. it could explain a lot.....

 

I was thinking the same lines as you. Hopefully we will get improvements now that the case seems closed.

Track is fine that I can tell, return road needs work. And the starting area needs some work also. Not much but could help a lot. Again glad to see that we still have one local to us. Even though I bitch about it sometimes, at the end I'm smiling.