news: british couple planning to install racetrack..in dordogne of all places
Saturday August 20th 2005, 6:19 am
Filed under: news, weird

In a small, quiet village in Dordogne, France (Southwest France), a British couple’s plans are currently being drawn to install a racing track - of all things. not just racing cars, but 50 to 80-year-old Ferraris, Bugattis, Porsches, Bentleys and Jags, probably some of the worst kinds of environmental polluters ever.

Dordogne is one of the few remaining treasures in France, known for its natural beauty, beautiful countrysides and friendly locals living a clean, peaceful life. People go to Dordogne to have take a calm break from city life, an environment that is respectful of nature and healthy living.

Luckily, the plans not going unchallenged as locals and associations unite to stop the unwanted project in their tracks. [via guardian]

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