Speedworld Raceway Park has been asked to shut its doors after 51 years of doing business in Arizona. Maricopa County has determined that Speedworld is not in compliance with grading/drainage requirements and use permits that the county currently has in place.
Over the past 6 years, Dan Mathews, Speedworld’s owner has spent more than $200,000 on engineers, surveyors, traffic studies, and attorneys in an effort to meet the ever changing county requirements.
In our first attempt to meet Maricopa County’s requirements Speedworld had signed and submitted a compliance agreement that was prepared by the county, which would allow Speedworld to remain open for business while we worked to bring Speedworld into compliance.
After the county deposited Speedworld’s check for the fees that they requested, we were then presented with a different compliance agreement asking us to shut down all venues on the property, leaving only the dragstrip to remain open for business. This was not a viable option for us as Speedworld could not remain open for business relying solely on the revenue generated from the NHRA sanctioned dragstrip.
Maricopa County then presented Speedworld with a third compliance agreement which requests that we shut down completely until compliance requirements have been met.
After careful thought and consideration, we’ve determined that being asked to close our doors until meeting Maricopa County requirements is not a reasonable request.
We will continue to work towards complying with all county grading/drainage and use permit requirements and look forward to a swift and long term resolution to this issue.
Dan Matthews has a hearing scheduled with Maricopa County officials on August 21, 2012. In the meantime, Speedworld Raceway Park is open for business and will continue to run all scheduled 2012 events.
Please join the fight to keep Speedworld OPEN! Thanks for your support!
http://signon.org/sign/keep-speedworld-raceway.fb10?r_by=4710941
http://speedworldmx.com/site/