For a while now, the Ranch that Valentino Rossi had built on the outskirts of Tavullia has been facing some attacks.
These do not come from the Indians but from certain annoyed local residents who found a speaker in the person of the Italian journalist Maurizio Bruscolini. As a result, at the same time as legal proceedings against the Doctor's installations seem to have been initiated, a few videos are being broadcast on the Internet...
The complaints obviously primarily concern noise, and the TAR (Regional Administrative Court) will have to decide whether a complaint is admissible.
Honestly, having been there on a day when the track was in use, the noise pollution is actually much less than that broadcast in this video. But, more than the current noise level, some local residents are undoubtedly frightened by the expansion projects for the circuit, some already completed and others still on paper. Eight light poles were recently installed, with the final project being to design an oval, while a building will soon be completed, which will also house a small museum.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, taken up by Motoracing, publishes the defense ofAlberto Tebaldi, general director of VR46 and the Tavullia track: “Use of the track is authorized from 14:30 p.m. to 19:00 p.m. We could use it every day, but taking into account the Grands Prix and maintenance, we are around 4 days per month. The technical way of making the circuit was complex, we responded to all requests and passed every type of evaluation. Before training, we check the motorcycles and two fixed sound level meters detect the noise thresholds. Arpam carries out continuous checks and the Federation returns each year for approval. About fifteen houses were built around the ranch, but only three, and not even the closest ones, complained of an almost persecutory attitude. We are confident that the TAR will vindicate us in the event that we are the subject of a complaint. »
Valentino Rossi confirm: “When you have a track where motorcycles turn, it’s always “una bega” (editor’s note: dispute for a frivolous reason). We are in order with everything, but I think it will be a never-ending battle, and it has started since we opened it. We shoot once a week in winter and every two weeks in summer. »
Next Saturday, the track will be used for the 100 km race…
