Where Private Motorsports Clubs Are Usually Built — And Why That Matters

Site Plan

When evaluating the proposed DeFuniak Racetrack, scale is important.

But location may be even more important.

Across the United States, large private motorsports clubs are typically built:

• In remote rural areas

• Surrounded by agricultural land

• Near industrial zones

• Away from dense residential neighborhoods

Why?

Because high-performance racing produces sustained mechanical noise that carries.

For example:

• P1 Motor Club is located in a sparsely populated agricultural region.

By contrast:

• Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, built near residential communities, has experienced years of litigation involving neighbors and municipal authorities over noise and related impacts.

Now consider the proposed Private Racetrack in DeFuniak.

Emerald Coast Motor Club is planned directly adjacent to established neighborhoods including Alaqua and Woodlawn.

Hundreds of residents live within one mile of the site.

That one-mile radius is not theoretical. It represents real homes and families.

If nearly every comparable private racetrack in the country is intentionally located away from neighborhoods, a straightforward question follows:

Why is this 750-acre private motorsports club proposed inside an established residential area?

It is important to repeat:

Emerald Coast Motor Club has NOT been approved.

There are still multiple public processes ahead.

Before any decision is finalized, location compatibility deserves serious examination.

Because land use decisions of this scale affect communities for decades.