The paper presents the approach and results of a study to assess the potential community reaction to a controversial proposed ‘‘club’’ racing and driver training facility in a rural community in the foothills of New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Commissioned by a municipal foundation, the study was to be neutral and balance the widely varying interests and concerns of all town residents. The study was also to assist the development of noise elements of a town ‘‘Race Track Ordinance,’’ in the absence of other noise regulations. Both existing community noise levels and noise emissions of comparable racing ‘‘car club’’ vehicles were measured, and are summarized in the paper. The local terrain, track layout and speed profiles were coded into SoundPLAN using ISO 9613-2 to compute summer-long Leq, leading to normalized DNL throughout the surrounding community as the primary metric for community reaction. Regularity of the audibility of racing on busy days was also estimated as an additi! onal metric. Based on these metrics, reaction was expected to be negative and widespread without such measures, therefore specific noise abatement measures and ordinance provisions were recommended and presented to the community at large and town officials.