{"id":73171,"date":"2020-06-03T14:39:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=73171"},"modified":"2020-06-03T14:39:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T21:39:54","slug":"pri-urges-an-appeal-to-lawmakers-to-reopen-racing-in-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/pri-urges-an-appeal-to-lawmakers-to-reopen-racing-in-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"PRI Urges an Appeal to Lawmakers to Reopen Racing in Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"73173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/pri-urges-an-appeal-to-lawmakers-to-reopen-racing-in-illinois\/efwefewfef\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/efwefewfef-e1591219890262.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,343\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"efwefewfef\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/efwefewfef-300x161.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/efwefewfef-e1591219890262.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/efwefewfef-e1591219890262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" \/><\/p>\n<p>PRI is urging race fans to contact their Illinois leaders support the Illinois Motorsports Coalition\u2019s plan to safely resume racing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:anne.caprara@illinois.gov;%20senatorneilanderson@gmail.com;%20aquino.senate2il@gmail.com;%20jason@jasonbarickman.org;%20batinick@ilhousegop.org;%20bourne@ilhousegop.org;%20dan@rep-danbrady.com;%20kburke@kellyburkerep36.org;%20butler@ilhousegop.org;%20fred@fredcrespo.com;%20davidsmeyer@ilhousegop.org;%20williamd@ilga.gov;%20demmer@ilhousegop.org;%20durkin@ilhousegop.org;%20laura@senatorfine.com;%20repjgordon@gmail.com;%20rephammond@macomb.com;%20dharmon@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20greg@gregharris.org;%20nharris@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20mhastings@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20repehernandez@yahoo.com;%20repjayhoffman@gmail.com;%20holmes42@senatedem.illinois.gov;%20hunter@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20dkoehler@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20lightford@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20repmanley@gmail.com;%20imartinez@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20amunoz@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20lmurphy@senatedem.ilga.gov;%20senatoroberweis@gmail.com;%20senatorrezin@gmail.com;%20drighter@consolidated.net;%20senatorchapinrose@gmail.com;%20repryanspain@gmail.com;%20info@senatordavesyverson.com;%20arthurt@ilga.gov;%2041districtdirector@gmail.com;%20office@repkeithwheeler.org;%20assistance@staterepcarolammons.com;%20bertinotarrant49@att.net;%20cabello@ilhousegop.org;%20senatorfowler59@gmail.com;%20repsonyaharper@gmail.com;%20info@senatormartwick.com;%2060thdistrict@gmail.com;%20mcdermed@ilhousegop.org;%20staterepmussman@gmail.com;%20severin@ilhousegop.org;%20skillicorn@ilhousegop.org;%20swanson@ilhousegop.org;%20senatorwilcox@gmail.com;%20stateleg@sema.org;%20sanalert@sema.org?subject=Please%20Support%20IMC%E2%80%99s%20Plan%20to%20Safely%20Resume%20Racing&amp;__utma=95790915.1093193058.1591219258.1591219576.1591219576.1&amp;__utmb=95790915.0.10.1591219576&amp;__utmc=95790915&amp;__utmx=-&amp;__utmz=95790915.1591219576.1.1.utmcsr=ET|utmccn=PRI%20June%203%20Newsletter%20V4N22|utmcmd=email|utmcct=451629&amp;__utmv=-&amp;__utmk=236788809\">CONTACT IL Leaders HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PRI has put together some bullet points you can use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Illinois Motorsports Coalition (IMC) has put forth an <a href=\"http:\/\/byrondragway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IL-Motorsports-Coalition-ReOpening-Steps811.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8-step plan<\/a>\u00a0to safely allow racing to resume statewide.<\/li>\n<li>IMC\u2019s proposal allows motorsports to safely operate under Phases 2-4 of Governor J.B. Pritzker\u2019s Restore Illinois plan.<\/li>\n<li>IMC\u2019s plan allows residents to enjoy racing in their communities instead of traveling to neighboring states that have already implemented similar guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Illinois has a rich motorsports tradition and is home to over 40 racetracks and the businesses that support them.<\/li>\n<li>The safe resumption of racing would provide desperately needed economic stimulus to Illinois and a morale boost to its residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Overview:\u00a0<\/strong>The Illinois Motorsports Coalition (IMC), a group comprised of racing facilities across Illinois, has\u00a0submitted an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/byrondragway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IL-Motorsports-Coalition-ReOpening-Steps811.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">8-step plan<\/a>\u00a0to Governor J.B. Pritzker that would allow motorsports to safely resume statewide. Under the Governor\u2019s current Restore Illinois plan, motorsports may not return to action until late 2020. As it stands, Illinois residents must travel to neighboring states in order to enjoy racing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PRI is urging race fans to contact their Illinois leaders support the Illinois Motorsports Coalition\u2019s plan to safely resume racing.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":73173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7722,3470,22],"tags":[7567,2731,41,277,1632],"class_list":["post-73171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-auto-industry-resources","category-news","category-event-coverage","tag-covid-19","tag-laws","tag-news","tag-pri","tag-racing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/efwefewfef-e1591219890262.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-j2b","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73174,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73171\/revisions\/73174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}