On Wednesday, “Taking Care of Business” could be heard from the pit area at Mahoning Valley Speedway, where the Mahoning Township Supervisors held a special meeting.

The supervisors brought a DJ to the track to re-create the noise from a car audio show held at the track last year.

“This was an information gathering meeting,” said Supervisors’ Chairman Robert Slaw.

After last June’s Car Meet & Voceteo & Chipeo event, the township zoning officer gave the track a notice of violation, which was appealed. Though two hearings took place, the zoning hearing board never issued a decision. The supervisors asked them to hold off so the two sides could negotiate - as long as loud car shows were put on hold.

That led to Wednesday’s meeting.

The supervisors walked around the speedway parking lot with neighboring property owners while Layne Roberts of Colossal Radio played songs from his own mobile public address system.

Track officials were also on hand. During an executive session the supervisors met with the track’s lawyer.

The residents said the DJ wasn’t as loud as the car audio show, which also had a “two step” competition where cars are judged on the volume of the pops from their exhaust. Slaw said that it still sounded like it would be disruptive for neighbors if they were outside their homes.

The zoning violation said that the Car Meet & Voceteo & Chipeo wasn’t permitted under the variances obtained for the property.

Slaw told residents he wants the track to follow the variances which were put in place - whether they are holding a car show or a race.

“We’re not trying to shut the race track down,” he said.

Neighbor Gregory Kunkle protested the noise from the car show, but said he has nothing against racing.

“The races go for 5 minutes. They have an accident, it shuts down,” he said.

The track’s lawyer, Ron Corkery, said that the car audio event won’t happen again, but that car and truck shows generate much-needed revenue for the track.

“We’re not trying to maximize profits, we’re trying to make it a viable economic opportunity,” Corkery said.