Hey New Jersey Racers,

Billy Nees · 02-28-2019, 08:26 AM

remember when Island opened on the last Sunday in February and E-town opened on the first Sunday in March? Remember when Island used to have a "Winter Meet"?
Oh well, so much for global warming.........

Rich Biebel · 02-28-2019, 10:01 AM

I often made a push to make opening day whether it was Island or Etown.

Knowing the air would be really fast and ET and MPH would likely be real good.

One year I had to chip ice and shovel snow to get my trailer free. It was totally blocked in.
It was so cold the night before I drained the water from my old dragster and put it in plastic jugs.

In the morning at Etown it was slush in the jugs when I put it back in.

Went the best ET and MPH that car ever ran...…No traction issue whatsoever and it was a good day, the place was loaded with cars as it usually was back then.....15-20 years ago....

Lyn Smith · 02-28-2019, 10:48 AM

You guys can probably ID this track.

Dave Gantz · 02-28-2019, 11:32 AM

I remember the burnout water freezing at Atco.

Bob Smith · 02-28-2019, 11:52 AM

Great picture and memory. Thanks for posting

Tim Ellis · 02-28-2019, 01:36 PM

They have mostly stopped using the term " global warming " and now call it " climate change ". So now it covers their theory which ever way the weather is. Hot, cold, dry, wet, snow, no snow...

vic guilmino · 02-28-2019, 07:33 PM

Mason dixon opens this weekend

Jeff Jewell · 02-28-2019, 08:03 PM

One March opening day at Island in the late 80s/early 90s, it was in the mid 30s and we were snowed out before first round. The Mickey Thompson dog bone tread street/strip tires actually weren't too bad in the snow...

In 2002, my wife set the T/SA record in Lloyd MacKay's Buick at the Delmar open in late March. It was flurrying while I was putting the head back on...

Dave Gantz · 02-28-2019, 08:22 PM

Convertor swap, anyone?
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/bad-...eyll-anything/

Paul Precht · 02-28-2019, 08:29 PM

Suffolk/Hampton Raceway used to close the weekend before Christmas and open the weekend after New Years. This pic was me changing engines a few days after New Years 1973 getting ready for the following weekend.

02-28-2019, 08:26 AM	#1
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,221 Likes: 3,093 Liked 6,784 Times in 1,522 Posts	Hey New Jersey Racers, remember when Island opened on the last Sunday in February and E-town opened on the first Sunday in March? Remember when Island used to have a "Winter Meet"? Oh well, so much for global warming......... __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!

02-28-2019, 10:01 AM	#2
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,275 Likes: 25 Liked 510 Times in 200 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, I often made a push to make opening day whether it was Island or Etown. Knowing the air would be really fast and ET and MPH would likely be real good. One year I had to chip ice and shovel snow to get my trailer free. It was totally blocked in. It was so cold the night before I drained the water from my old dragster and put it in plastic jugs. In the morning at Etown it was slush in the jugs when I put it back in. Went the best ET and MPH that car ever ran...…No traction issue whatsoever and it was a good day, the place was loaded with cars as it usually was back then.....15-20 years ago.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479

02-28-2019, 10:48 AM	#3
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,121 Likes: 217 Liked 841 Times in 156 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, You guys can probably ID this track. Attached Thumbnails

02-28-2019, 11:32 AM	#4
Dave Gantz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Verrry South Jersey Posts: 529 Likes: 125 Liked 225 Times in 118 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, I remember the burnout water freezing at Atco.

02-28-2019, 11:52 AM	#5
Bob Smith Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coeymans, NY Posts: 133 Likes: 209 Liked 129 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, Great picture and memory. Thanks for posting

02-28-2019, 01:36 PM	#6
Tim Ellis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Beavercreek Or. Posts: 264 Likes: 22 Liked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, They have mostly stopped using the term " global warming " and now call it " climate change ". So now it covers their theory which ever way the weather is. Hot, cold, dry, wet, snow, no snow...

02-28-2019, 07:33 PM	#7
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 881 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, Mason dixon opens this weekend __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

02-28-2019, 08:03 PM	#8
Jeff Jewell Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bangor, PA Posts: 182 Likes: 41 Liked 172 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, One March opening day at Island in the late 80s/early 90s, it was in the mid 30s and we were snowed out before first round. The Mickey Thompson dog bone tread street/strip tires actually weren't too bad in the snow... In 2002, my wife set the T/SA record in Lloyd MacKay's Buick at the Delmar open in late March. It was flurrying while I was putting the head back on...

02-28-2019, 08:22 PM	#9
Dave Gantz Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Verrry South Jersey Posts: 529 Likes: 125 Liked 225 Times in 118 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, Convertor swap, anyone? https://www.hotrod.com/articles/bad-...eyll-anything/

02-28-2019, 08:29 PM	#10
Paul Precht Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Elysburg, Pa Posts: 690 Likes: 281 Liked 224 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Hey New Jersey Racers, Suffolk/Hampton Raceway used to close the weekend before Christmas and open the weekend after New Years. This pic was me changing engines a few days after New Years 1973 getting ready for the following weekend. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Paul Precht; 03-01-2019 at 12:10 AM.