Yep, a sad story indeed. KCIR is/was located down in a little valley off of Noland Road in south KC, and the problems started when a developer started building houses in the area, and the sound of the track resonated down the valley. As I recall they first tried to stop the night time activities, but then went after the weekends saying that they couldn't enjoy their homes any time the track was open. It all seemed to fall on deaf ears until someone had the idea to make it into a park, and the politicians embraced that as a win-win for themselves and the homeowners, with no concern for the racers.