The article went on to say that they planned to race more nights, develop concerts and use the track in new ways. We offered ground, money and support to move the track. There were some cooler heads, but they could not prevail with the board. The whole time the board was bolstered by the bad press the property owners got from this paper. There probably would have been thousands of claims.
Expansion means lengthening, racing faster cars, building stands, refreshment stands, etc.
I live over 1 mile away. The noise level at my home one night during evidence collecting was 105 decibels. Like standing behind a jet at takeoff. I'll only tell you of one donor. She was and is, I think, an owner of the Times-Union.