Englishtown Closed To Drags

Dennis P Chapman · 01-15-2018, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Polhill

What?! No Snowmobile Drags?

No snow right now Steve. Lol

James Perrone · 01-15-2018, 08:29 PM

FAKE NEWS. From CCR. Member.
My source says.

Glenn Briglio · 01-16-2018, 07:44 AM

Why was the divisional race moved from September to June?

BKSG1198 · 01-16-2018, 08:27 AM

Take it for what it's worth but, I have some close friend / next door neighbors who now run in the 10.00 index class with drag racing but, grew up running quads at E-Town at the track on your right hand side as you come in. They still race quads but, went to E-Town in October to run their quads and were told this would be the last event at the MX Track as of 2017 as they were tearing down the MX Track, Drag Strip & Airport to build a development and 2018 will be the last event for the Strip. They were moving the dirt over to the other MX Track and going to push to get a AMA National Event there and keep the drifting track operating. I would assume Tommy Franklin taking over VMP and repaving the whole track I think you will see the National there. Like I said I know there has been millions of rumors about this track but, I'm thinking these might be very true but, time will tell.

richie 2 · 01-16-2018, 09:10 AM

what a shame...why has such a historic facility fallen into hard times?

BKSG1198 · 01-16-2018, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by richie 2

what a shame...why has such a historic facility fallen into hard times?

With NYC becoming so expensive to live in anymore, most people move to that area and commute into NYC. I remember going as a kid and the houses were regular one-story houses and a lot of trees, nothing was built up there. Now you go into the track, it's multi-million dollar mansions, townhomes and a lot of corporate business, so knocking down a track is more land for them to build, build, build. I also heard the taxes for the facility are so insane from the township that it's tough to make a profit to keep up on facility needs such as paving, painting, etc.

boostedf22c · 01-16-2018, 03:26 PM

I don't know anything about rumors, but NHRA has the national event on their schedule for this season June 7th-10th.

01-15-2018, 08:29 PM	#2
James Perrone VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: LONG ISLAND N.Y. Posts: 1,698 Likes: 3,449 Liked 1,864 Times in 435 Posts	Re: Englishtown Closed To Drags FAKE NEWS. From CCR. Member. My source says. __________________ james perrone 1290 STK

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01-16-2018, 08:27 AM	#4
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,643 Likes: 96 Liked 1,309 Times in 399 Posts	Re: Englishtown Closed To Drags Take it for what it's worth but, I have some close friend / next door neighbors who now run in the 10.00 index class with drag racing but, grew up running quads at E-Town at the track on your right hand side as you come in. They still race quads but, went to E-Town in October to run their quads and were told this would be the last event at the MX Track as of 2017 as they were tearing down the MX Track, Drag Strip & Airport to build a development and 2018 will be the last event for the Strip. They were moving the dirt over to the other MX Track and going to push to get a AMA National Event there and keep the drifting track operating. I would assume Tommy Franklin taking over VMP and repaving the whole track I think you will see the National there. Like I said I know there has been millions of rumors about this track but, I'm thinking these might be very true but, time will tell.

01-16-2018, 09:10 AM	#5
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 432 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Englishtown Closed To Drags what a shame...why has such a historic facility fallen into hard times? Last edited by richie 2; 01-16-2018 at 09:34 AM.

01-16-2018, 03:26 PM	#7
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Englishtown Closed To Drags I don't know anything about rumors, but NHRA has the national event on their schedule for this season June 7th-10th. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net