Section 811.127 - Organizing a speed racing event; penalty(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person commits the offense of organizing a speed racing event if the person, to facilitate or aid another individual who is participating in an activity described in ORS 811.125 or 811.140 (1)(b):(a) Obstructs or places a barricade on a highway; or(b) Assists in placing an obstruction or barricade upon a highway.(2) A person who organizes a speed racing event is not in violation of this section if the person has a permit from the road authority for the highway on which the event takes place.(3) The offense described in this section, organizing a speed racing event, is: (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a Class A misdemeanor.(b) For a person's second or subsequent conviction within a five-year period preceding the date of the person's current conviction, a Class C felony.Amended by 2023 Ch. 158,§ 1, eff. 9/24/2023.