Bill would give Nascar drivers a break

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on February 10, 2009 - 10:34am.
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Jerry TillmanA bill requested by Richard Petty would help Nascar drivers haul their stuff.

The Nascar legend asked Sen. Jerry Tillman, a Randolph County Republican, to give motorsports drivers an exemption from state laws limiting the length of vehicles on state roads.

The bill would allow drivers to attach a trailer to the back of a motorhome when driving to competitions, repair sites or testing on tracks, as long as the total length did not exceed 90 feet.

It would also allow the state Department of Transportation to declare certain roads off limits to the motorhome-trailer combos.

Tillman said he filed the bill because Petty lives in his district, but also because he wants to help the drivers.

"Nascar is a huge business in our state," he said. "This is one of the business-friendly things that we can do for the motorsports industry."

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Re: Bill would give Nascar drivers a break

Submitted by j1c2kp on February 10, 2009 - 11:04am.

If Nascar gets a break from the rules, who is next?

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