Oct 15, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
Wayne Hemingway (R-Claremont) is here talking about his campaign for re-election for Claremont / Croydon, how his first term has been, the Right to Race bill & how that applies to the speedway in…
Steve SmithHost
And then you are leading the charge down at the statehouse for the right to race.
I mean, all of us, but obviously we're really targeting Claremont and Croydon voters who you represent.
So, where... was the racetrack situation at, where is that now, and what are you looking to
do? What happened, Steve, was that the racetrack owners or managers came in, and they were going through the licensing board.
They would only get a half a year because they said, There's people that are saying that you're doing too many races.
And so the locals, there was, I think, one or at least one or someone in that close population around the racetrack that was complaining about the noise.
And so when it came to the council for us to decide whether to give them another six months on their permits to race, They said, well, we need a firmer set of guidelines in how to license and make sure that they are following these rules and so forth.
So, we looked at it and put together a legislative, suggestive, you know, LSR bill.
So, on the city council side, you know, you had a mixed... a mixed bag of people want to try to limit or maintain where they currently were and try to prevent them from doing other things, like they did a midget wrestling.
But in the statehouse, I put together a bill that hopefully will go through this year that will help to reduce nuanced lawsuits and do some protection for improvements without having to go through zoning.
So, as the population encroaches on the racetrack, they can't say, I'm going to sue you because you're making too much noise.
And then you are leading the charge down at the statehouse for the right to race.
I mean, all of us, but obviously we're really targeting Claremont and Croydon voters who you represent.
So, where... was the racetrack situation at, where is that now, and what are you looking to
do? What happened, Steve, was that the racetrack owners or managers came in, and they were going through the licensing board.
They would only get a half a year because they said, There's people that are saying that you're doing too many races.
And so the locals, there was, I think, one or at least one or someone in that close population around the racetrack that was complaining about the noise.
And so when it came to the council for us to decide whether to give them another six months on their permits to race, They said, well, we need a firmer set of guidelines in how to license and make sure that they are following these rules and so forth.
So, we looked at it and put together a legislative, suggestive, you know, LSR bill.
So, on the city council side, you know, you had a mixed... a mixed bag of people want to try to limit or maintain where they currently were and try to prevent them from doing other things, like they did a midget wrestling.
But in the statehouse, I put together a bill that hopefully will go through this year that will help to reduce nuanced lawsuits and do some protection for improvements without having to go through zoning.
So, as the population encroaches on the racetrack, they can't say, I'm going to sue you because you're making too much noise.
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