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[04fxdwgi]

Bummer. Fond memories racing my '71 Hemi Charger there back in the 70's

 

[jawzs2]

Wow, I'm only about 10 miles from there and didn't hear a thing.

 

[likes2build]

Yeah I got that message yesterday, Englishtown being drifting and whatever is sad too. But bottom line is payouts suck, sponsorship is limited. For my class NHRA only had us at selected events, dropped us completely this year and there was no payout anyway.

 

[HemiLonestar]

Saw that....another piece of my child & young adulthood dies...

 

[Wild one]

They aren't wasting anytime tearing it down by the sounds of it.The bleachers are apparently already up for sale

 

[18CrewDually]

Englishtown was my home track. Then I moved south so it was Atco. Now that's gone next closest is Cecil or Maplegrove. Twice the drive and then tack on tolls for the dang bridges with a dually and a tandem axle trailer plus fuel...... well no one said drag racing us cheap.
A Doobie Brothers song comes to mind.... Takin it to the streets. That's what's going on anyways. There's ALOT of spots already going off Saturday nights around here. It's bound to get more popular.

 

[18CrewDually]

They aren't wasting anytime tearing it down by the sounds of it.The bleachers are apparently already up for sale

Not surprised. The owner started talking about it a few years ago. He was going to sell it a Co-parts shipping yard until the town got into an uproar about the addition of truck traffic moving junk cars. So it's no surprise really. I just hoped they would finish the season.

 

[Wild one]

Englishtown was my home track. Then I moved south so it was Atco. Now that's gone next closest is Cecil or Maplegrove. Twice the drive and then tack on tolls for the dang bridges with a dually and a tandem axle trailer plus fuel...... well no one said drag racing us cheap.
A Doobie Brothers song comes to mind.... Takin it to the streets. That's what's going on anyways. There's ALOT of spots already going off Saturday nights around here. It's bound to get more popular.

Our local city council dedecided they could make more taxes off developing the land our track was on,so when the 30 year lease was up for renewal a few years back,they wouldn't renew it.
Now there's a pile of ******** by city council about the street racing that goes on.Pretty sure the whole council put together hasn't got the IQ of a door knob,lol.
Now my closest 1/4 mile track is 155 miles from my driveway to the enternance gates,which adds a pile of costs to go drag racing every week-end

 

[18CrewDually]

The town this year just voted on Rezoning the area that incorporates E-town so now the dragstrip could never come back. All the owners weren't even advised it was coming up for a vote! Then in Bradenton, FL they're trying to mess with the future of Freedom Factory and dragstrip there because they want to put in a residential community that is not zoned for it. I think it did pass so they might be lucky to last 10 yrs now.
What's this world coming too!

 

[Wild one]

The town this year just voted on Rezoning the area that incorporates E-town so now the dragstrip could never come back. All the owners weren't even advised it was coming up for a vote! Then in Bradenton, FL they're trying to mess with the future of Freedom Factory and dragstrip there because they want to put in a residential community that is not zoned for it. I think it did pass so they might be lucky to last 10 yrs now.
What's this world coming too!

The enviromentalists are pushing to have alot pf dragstrips closed,as drag racing is evil you know,and governments are falling for their B.S.

 

[Nick@GotExhaust]

HORRIBLE news. I saw it last night on FB. These tracks are closing down all too often. All I can say is go support your local tracks. Go to some events, we are all that will help keep these places alive.

 

[18CrewDually]

Biggest issue I've seen happening is two things. Family owned and ran tracks are pressured by the towns for the noise and traffic. This has been occurring at every track that was there first since the 60's and developers come in and build housing settlements.
Second issue I've seen happening is the members of the family get older and tired. Tired of the BS from the town and tired to find help every season and such. Then they get money flashed in front of them for either leasing the land for parking wrecked insurance claimed cars or some other development.

To top things off this week, I just found out one of the few campgrounds in the Tom's River area is closing and selling out to Natural Lands Trust in NJ. This group usually does nothing with the land and ends up just being blocked off so no one can utilize it.
Sorry off topic there a little bit, but it seems like my world is closing up shop! But it isn't mine so it is what it is.

 

[G-Ride990]

What a bummer!

In Phoenix we are losing Wild Horse Pass Raceway (Firebird) this year, lost speedworld years ago too. Only places left to race near the valley in AZ are hours away from the city.

Guess that is how it goes now.

Still remember my first top fuel event with my dad back when I was about 7 years old. I remember the sound scared the heck out of me and the gas in the pits was nuts. But I remember sitting in John Force's car and getting an autograph. We are losing an amazing piece of history here in Phoenix too and it sucks!

 

[turkeybird56]

Not surprised. The owner started talking about it a few years ago. He was going to sell it a Co-parts shipping yard until the town got into an uproar about the addition of truck traffic moving junk cars. So it's no surprise really. I just hoped they would finish the season.

Used to go to E-town to watch the races, and Freehold for the Hossies. The things U remember from yer late teen years.

 

[Wild one]

There's days i'm glad i'm in my early 60's,as our generation was pretty well the last generation that grew up with freedom.We could cross borders easily,and when i was a kid,the worst thing was getting the beer taken away at midnight,as off sales closed at midnight in my little hometown.Now they leave the beer and take the driver,lol.
No speed on green/redlight camera's and no cell phones taking pictures of our stupidity,as there's things i did as a kid that would definitely go viral now It was hard living up to my last name

 

[Sherman Bird]

The town this year just voted on Rezoning the area that incorporates E-town so now the dragstrip could never come back. All the owners weren't even advised it was coming up for a vote! Then in Bradenton, FL they're trying to mess with the future of Freedom Factory and dragstrip there because they want to put in a residential community that is not zoned for it. I think it did pass so they might be lucky to last 10 yrs now.
What's this world coming too!

Avarice.

 

[SixAddict]

Just heard this yesterday, sorry to see Atco go. I spent many a weekend racing my C3 there as well as Englishtown. These photos were at Atco 1979 or there about.

 

[Tominator223]

Please go sign the RPM act. This is happening all over the country. And involves the EPA. They’re also trying to change it so you can’t modify any vin’d vehicle to race. Go sign to save our rights & our tracks.

 

[SixAddict]

I’m a little lost here. The RPM Act failed to pass in 2022 December.

After searching I don’t see a petition to sign for 2023.?

When will this be before congress again if ever.?

I‘m also concerned as my vette is modified (tuned) to pass emissions test here in AZ Currently but if our state adopts the komifornia emissions testing I’m pretty much hosed.