Rodney Moto Valley closed

By Brett Lee

Rodney Moto Valley received very unfortunate news May 5 at the council meeting in West Elgin. The track, Rodney Moto Valley, is to immediately cease all operations until restructured zoning and neighbour concerns are fully addressed in regards to motocross activities.

The West Elgin councilmen complimented the Rodney Moto Valley group's presentation and passion for the sport on Thursday. Council also indicated there had been no prior complaints filed until this year, and stated their record was clean. Council said that noise, traffic, community impact and dust control were the main issues the Rodney group would have to address in the coming months. The group included CMRC's Brett Lee, Thames Valley Riders representative Jane Garrett, Rodney Moto Valley land owners Ed and Ken Roodzant and Rodney Moto Valley club executives.

"I am disappointed. We put a lot of work into the track and made some huge improvements this season," said Ed Roodzant. "We are going to work to get this track open again, for both races and practice. I really
enjoy all of the friends we have met through this."

"I am really upset for the whole group at Rodney. They invested in their facility, worked very hard and you could see that at the last race. It is one of the really good tracks here in Ontario," said CMRC's Lee. "I hope the community will see the positive impact the track has had on their town. The whole team at Rodney has my full support to get the facility back up and running."

If you wish to help support the Rodney Moto Valley please send a letter of support to ej_roodzant@hotmail.com.