A Maryland father has enraged his neighbors by building a half-mile go-kart track for his motorsports-loving son on their 11-acre property.
Charles Siperko, CEO of KCS Roofing in Columbia, Md., began constructing the practice course for his 11-year-old on his property in the Highland Community of Howard County in August, but was quickly met with disapproval and pushback from disgruntled community members.
“My 10-year-old son eat, breathes, and sleeps motorsports. His passion holds the seeds of a future professional car-racing career, but it’s not an easy journey,” Siperko said in an Aug. 28 Change.org petition.
The now-11-year-old thrill-seeking preteen has been on the track every weekend for over a year and a half but has had to travel to Florida to practice, missing out on time with friends, family, birthday parties and other social events, the petition said.