Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park

richie 2 · 01-31-2018, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrylomascolo

This is sad news, (They paved paradise and put up a parking lot)Joni Mitchell

you never know what you've got till it's gone.

hilton · 01-31-2018, 05:07 PM

past few years my job got in the way of racing . This year I'm retiring in march was looking to make up for lost time .They close the track !

geoklass · 02-01-2018, 11:57 AM

It's always sad when a drag strip closes. We in the Southern California area feel your pain, but we have been through it over and over again. All the drag strips below were within 1-hour of Los Angeles...

SOCAL DRAGSTRIP LIST
NAME - OPEN - CLOSE - COMMENTS
SANTA ANA - 1950 - 1959 - Now John Wayne Airport
TUSTIN - 1950 - 1951- Blimp Base
SAUGUS - 1950- 1957- Six-S-Ranch
POMONA - 1951 - Active - LA Cnty. Fairground (Fairplex)
FAMOSA - 1952 - Active - McFarland (aka Bakersfield)
FONTANA - 1952 - 1969 - aka Drag City
PARADISE MESA - 1953 - 1959 - National City
INYOKERN - 1954 - 2005 - Inyokern Airport, Ridgecrest
SAN FERNANDO - 1955 - 1967 - aka The Pond
LIONS - 1955 - 1972 - aka The Beach
SAN GABRIEL - 1956 - 1963
COLTON - 1956 - 1960 - Morrow Field
IRWINDALE - 1957 - 1973- Miller Brewery site
RIVERSIDE - 1959 - 1970 - 1/2 Mile Track
ROMONA - 1963 - 2004 - Ramona Airport
CARLSBAD - 1963 - 2004 - Near San Diego
L. A. COUNTY - 1964 - 2007 - aka Palmdale
ORANGE CNTY. - 1967 - 1983 - OCIR
BROTHERHOOD -1974 - 1995 - Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles
FONTANA - 2001 - Active - Auto Club Speedway
IRWINDALE - 2001 - Active? - Toyota Speedway, 1/8th Mile
BARONA - 2003 - Active - 1/8th Mile Track

richie 2 · 02-01-2018, 12:00 PM

doesent Pomona fairplex have some permit deal coming up? thought I read that somewhere just this week...

geoklass · 02-01-2018, 12:20 PM

I hadn't heard that but it would not surprise me. They hold only two events a year, the NHRA Winternationals and the World Finals...

geoklass · 02-01-2018, 12:49 PM

https://www.dailybulletin.com/2017/1...entertainment/

Some interesting reading. Of course, the folks living in the area of the Fairplex have been fighting the use of the Fairplex as a drag strip for as long as I can remember. About the only thing I can see as a win for the home owners from that is the limitation of the track to only two events per year. Although the Winternats started at that track (1961 if I recall), the World Finals didn't, and was held at several different tracks over the years. Only time will tell. The Mayor and most of the members of the Pomona City Council are on NHRA's side in all of this. None of the politicians in Pomona are that concerned about the political "push back" from the local residents, since the residents mostly live in the neighboring community of La Verne, and not Pomona. The zoning laws on the other hand can get kind of sticky but there is a feeling that the NHRA may wind up being "grandfathered in" since they are such an important part of the city's tax base...

Mark Yacavone · 02-01-2018, 01:54 PM

George, Did we miss OMS?

01-31-2018, 05:07 PM	#2
hilton Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Staten Island N.Y. Posts: 75 Likes: 121 Liked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park past few years my job got in the way of racing . This year I'm retiring in march was looking to make up for lost time .They close the track ! Last edited by hilton; 01-31-2018 at 05:42 PM.

02-01-2018, 11:57 AM	#3
geoklass Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Monrovia, California Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park It's always sad when a drag strip closes. We in the Southern California area feel your pain, but we have been through it over and over again. All the drag strips below were within 1-hour of Los Angeles... SOCAL DRAGSTRIP LIST NAME - OPEN - CLOSE - COMMENTS SANTA ANA - 1950 - 1959 - Now John Wayne Airport TUSTIN - 1950 - 1951- Blimp Base SAUGUS - 1950- 1957- Six-S-Ranch POMONA - 1951 - Active - LA Cnty. Fairground (Fairplex) FAMOSA - 1952 - Active - McFarland (aka Bakersfield) FONTANA - 1952 - 1969 - aka Drag City PARADISE MESA - 1953 - 1959 - National City INYOKERN - 1954 - 2005 - Inyokern Airport, Ridgecrest SAN FERNANDO - 1955 - 1967 - aka The Pond LIONS - 1955 - 1972 - aka The Beach SAN GABRIEL - 1956 - 1963 COLTON - 1956 - 1960 - Morrow Field IRWINDALE - 1957 - 1973- Miller Brewery site RIVERSIDE - 1959 - 1970 - 1/2 Mile Track ROMONA - 1963 - 2004 - Ramona Airport CARLSBAD - 1963 - 2004 - Near San Diego L. A. COUNTY - 1964 - 2007 - aka Palmdale ORANGE CNTY. - 1967 - 1983 - OCIR BROTHERHOOD -1974 - 1995 - Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles FONTANA - 2001 - Active - Auto Club Speedway IRWINDALE - 2001 - Active? - Toyota Speedway, 1/8th Mile BARONA - 2003 - Active - 1/8th Mile Track Last edited by geoklass; 02-01-2018 at 12:18 PM.

02-01-2018, 12:00 PM	#4
richie 2 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 971 Likes: 431 Liked 205 Times in 93 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park doesent Pomona fairplex have some permit deal coming up? thought I read that somewhere just this week...

02-01-2018, 12:20 PM	#5
geoklass Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Monrovia, California Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park I hadn't heard that but it would not surprise me. They hold only two events a year, the NHRA Winternationals and the World Finals...

02-01-2018, 12:49 PM	#6
geoklass Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Monrovia, California Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park https://www.dailybulletin.com/2017/1...entertainment/ Some interesting reading. Of course, the folks living in the area of the Fairplex have been fighting the use of the Fairplex as a drag strip for as long as I can remember. About the only thing I can see as a win for the home owners from that is the limitation of the track to only two events per year. Although the Winternats started at that track (1961 if I recall), the World Finals didn't, and was held at several different tracks over the years. Only time will tell. The Mayor and most of the members of the Pomona City Council are on NHRA's side in all of this. None of the politicians in Pomona are that concerned about the political "push back" from the local residents, since the residents mostly live in the neighboring community of La Verne, and not Pomona. The zoning laws on the other hand can get kind of sticky but there is a feeling that the NHRA may wind up being "grandfathered in" since they are such an important part of the city's tax base... Last edited by geoklass; 02-01-2018 at 12:58 PM.

02-01-2018, 01:54 PM	#7
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,832 Likes: 2,926 Liked 5,142 Times in 1,963 Posts	Re: Final thoughts about Old Bridge Township Raceway Park George, Did we miss OMS? __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers