By Finian Coghlan THE first new racetrack in Ireland in 35 years could be coming to Allenwood, and as a sign of the times will be entirely silent. Barry Travers from the village has applied for permission to retain a number of earthen mounds on his lands just off the Nurney Road and to convert the site “for exclusive use by off-road electric bikes”. This is his second attempt to do this, having been turned down two years ago in the face of a neighbour’s opposition; however, Mr Travers has doubled down on this application to include a 66-page noise and dust report by Dr Imelda Shanahan.
The track will be open for bookable, one-hour sessions six times a day, except on Sundays and Mondays. RemasterDirector_bf030b97d “These are the same as scramblers, but with no engine there is no noise. That’s the old two-strokes,” said Barry (45), who runs a fibre optic company in the village with his brother Brendan.
He is better prepared with this week’s application in light of the previous objections and has collected a 600-strong petition in favour of his venture. “We had problems with the last one, so we’re holding a meeting in Glennnon’s (pub) for the public,” he said. “There are two working bogs either side of me that create a lot more nose and dust,” he said.
“I didn’t know I could move the mounds but had to go official back in 2019. This is not a half-arsed thing,” he said. Along with the main racetrack, he is to build one specifically for the kids, and.
