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BKSG1198 · 06-27-2013, 10:18 AM

I really don't think E-Town is going anywhere for a least the next 10 years or so. Maybe eventually the Napps will get an offer they can't refuse but, for the most part the track is still successful. I mean Epping maybe took a little bit of thunder from them with spectators as some of the Northern New Englanders who used to drive down to E-Town to see the Nitro Cars stayed close to home since the economy is not the best right now. Plus it was an Inaugural event so who wouldn't want to say "I was at the first Epping National Event."

Unfortunately Atco has too many restrictions with the Pine Barrens act that will not allow them to cut down trees down to expand much more, plus they would have to have the state or city do a lot to Jackson Road to make it allow to fit the traffic. They expanded the road to get into the place because of complaints of cars miles long during their Honda Days. I mean they used to host an IHRA National Event back in the day but, I don't think IHRA Brings as much as NHRA does with Nat Events and they hosted IHRA National Events when the NHRA Pro's were playing "Double Duty". I remember the last year I was there Bernstein, Larson, Snow, Glidden, Rickie Smith Amato and more were all there.

MIR would be a great track to add to the D-1 schedule for National and Divisional races and Royce runs a top notch facility and I put money on it the place would be packed better then Epping was. The only problem is he's still under IHRA for a couple more years. Trust me I think within the next year or 2 you will see Virginia back on the National Schedule. NHRA Has said they are really striving to get back into the Washington / Richmond / Baltimore area again.

06-27-2013, 10:18 AM	#9
BKSG1198 VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vineland, NJ Posts: 2,626 Likes: 96 Liked 1,283 Times in 392 Posts	Re: Englishtown rumor I really don't think E-Town is going anywhere for a least the next 10 years or so. Maybe eventually the Napps will get an offer they can't refuse but, for the most part the track is still successful. I mean Epping maybe took a little bit of thunder from them with spectators as some of the Northern New Englanders who used to drive down to E-Town to see the Nitro Cars stayed close to home since the economy is not the best right now. Plus it was an Inaugural event so who wouldn't want to say "I was at the first Epping National Event." Unfortunately Atco has too many restrictions with the Pine Barrens act that will not allow them to cut down trees down to expand much more, plus they would have to have the state or city do a lot to Jackson Road to make it allow to fit the traffic. They expanded the road to get into the place because of complaints of cars miles long during their Honda Days. I mean they used to host an IHRA National Event back in the day but, I don't think IHRA Brings as much as NHRA does with Nat Events and they hosted IHRA National Events when the NHRA Pro's were playing "Double Duty". I remember the last year I was there Bernstein, Larson, Snow, Glidden, Rickie Smith Amato and more were all there. MIR would be a great track to add to the D-1 schedule for National and Divisional races and Royce runs a top notch facility and I put money on it the place would be packed better then Epping was. The only problem is he's still under IHRA for a couple more years. Trust me I think within the next year or 2 you will see Virginia back on the National Schedule. NHRA Has said they are really striving to get back into the Washington / Richmond / Baltimore area again.