Well I think theres some misconceptions about who actually goes to races (especially in the US), the 1% corporate bankers and lawyers that make up Connecticut's wealthy class are not the same people buying tickets to the USGP or Indy (for the most part). Another thing is, with such a small state, land is a huge commodity (we can't make more of it, whatever is there is there) - and racetracks not only take up a huge amount of physical space, they also put a strain on the local infrastructure (Towns, hotels, highways, etc). And rich people are also not confined by locality - if they want to take the 458 and race they'll fly to Spa for a private track day or down to COTA or whatever. CTs cold weather makes it a poor place to race half the year so these tracks just sit there hemorrhaging money.

Add to that that motorsports are really not popular relatively speaking here in the US, and for the last 50+ years the main flavor here was oval track. F1 was always a european centric sport and IMSA is nowhere near as popular as NASCAR/Indy.

$300 was a lot to me at 15 too, when you're older it becomes easier to justify the hobby.

ITT: Kid who thinks $300 for a track day is too expensive wonders why we don't have more billion dollar GP tracks.

Thompson is cool but AFAIK they only do motorcycle track days for BMWs FYI. We all usually go up to New York Safety Track or New Jersey Motorsports Park.

We don't really have the climate to justify a bunch of tracks. 4-6 months of the year most tracks up here are closed anyway. And the track community up here is very lively, but seasonal.

And Thompson.

Any wildlife makes sense, usually expensive home = expensive landscaping. I am sure no small amount of the fences are for 'security' against would-be home invaders (especially with the Greenwich NIMBYs) but anyone who is serious about their security knows a fence is just a mild deterrent, but sometimes that's enough to discourage crimes of opportunity.

After the British burned Danbury to the ground, we lost all farming records. Many believe rocks were the native fruit and main export.

Well the stone is decorative, the trees are for privacy, and the chainlink for animals/intruders.

In CT in general, the stone walls originated as property lines created by the rocks farmers would dig up from their fields (the land was full of glacial rocks, still is). This informed the style of New England architecture for the next X-hundred years, to the point where you see them added to modern homes to fit in with their surroundings. And anyone with a dog will tell you, there aren't many fences that can keep my dog in aside from a good modern chainlink, that boy can clear a 4 foot stone wall and not even break his stride.

Wait till it snows, then we'll get to see what CT looks like in the snow. I know you've all been wondering.