Except instead of a yard, the location is Mount Panorama, and the point of contention is a go-kart track.

Mount Panorama residents turned out en masse at Bathurst City Council on Wednesday night to put their objections to a development application for a go-kart track on the Mount.

The Mt Panorama Go-Kart Steering Committee has put in a DA to build a track on the old drive-in site, which would be 750 metres long and roughly the same shape as the Mount's car racing circuit.

The committee would also erect single story storage sheds and renovate the canteen for use as a clubhouse.

But residents, while supporting the construction of a go-kart track in Bathurst, said the noise would be unacceptable.

Nevil Barlow said there had to be a better location than the drive-in, from which the sound would travel to most of the Mount. He said it would also impact on the council's proposed on-track hotel.

Fred Docking said the residents of College Road should be advised of the proposal, because they too would be affected by sound during west-blowing winds.

Another resident said, although proponents said hire karts were only as loud as a lawnmower, she objected to a constant lawnmowing noise, particularly when there were several of them.

John Ireland said he would love a go-karting track in Bathurst but would hate to see a sporting organisation build something and then have to spend thousands of dollars and special sound barriers and mufflers.

He said council often called Mt Panorama residents a thorn in its side but "this is creating a real thorn in our side".

Enid Menzies, who lives with her husband on the top of Conrod Straight, said they should be allowed to lead a peaceful and pleasant life, and residents were happy to live with the car races.

She said she used to be able to hear film soundtracks from the drive-in when it was in operation, and go-karts would be much worse.

She was also concerned that racers would have to cart fuel around, because there would not be fuel storage on-site.

David McInroy said residents were happy to have motorsport and other on-track events, but a a go-kart track would "dilute the mystique" of the Mount. A report will be submitted to council's November 21 meeting.