A Concord, N.C., motorsports development company will get its much-sought after noise ordinance exemption, according to sources close to the project.

Officials from the 2Driven company met for about 90 minutes in a closed-door session Monday with Cherokee County Council, attorneys for both sides and Cherokee County Development Board Director Jim Cook.

Although council returned and stated no action was taken, sources said council agreed to exempt the project from the county’s newlyenacted noise ordinance in return for the company’s pledge to complete the entire proposed $25 million project, which includes two worldclass road courses, a skid pad and training areas, motocross and ATV trails, cart trails, a drag strip and a nature park.

The motorsports development company failed to obtain the noise ordinance exemption in a meeting with council in February. Bill Conger, a co-owner of the motorsports development company, has said the exemption is needed to secure investors.

The project, known as Racers Paradise, will be built on a 1,700-acre site near Hwy. 105 and Lowry’s Road.

During the lengthy executive session, the company supplied data from its own sound tests that showed the noise level at the track wouldn’t exceed 105 decibels, the sources said.

The developers hope to attract three national events, including an AMA motorcycle race, a Daytona prototype race and an off-course road motorcycle race. Each event would draw 20,000 to 40,000 fans, according to the developers, who would pay for the $25 million facility by selling memberships to its “Drivers’ Club,” which would grant virtually unlimited access to every area of the facility.

If enough investors sign on, the developers, who have a 1-year option on the land, hope to begin the project — which could bring as many as 60 jobs to the county — some time next year.

2Driven officials are expected to return in April when council formally approves the noise ordinance exemption.