Atco is done

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I don't want to have the Kowalick/Demarcy/Milano family angry with me but..........
Island Dragway is part of a 499 ac. tract. The track itself is on a 26+/- tract. IF....IF it was financially advantageous, if the track were turned on a 20/30 degree angle to the left (from the starting line) a track about a mile long could be built. Easily a Natl. Event caliper track! But why? Where is the financial incentive for an investment like that?

Billy when did you start caring about making others angry. I've been in sessions with my wife over some of your post directed at me!! And yes she is a professional. What I like is she can prescribe medication as needed. BP

[Carl Juliano]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

I don't want to have the Kowalick/Demarcy/Milano family angry with me but..........
Island Dragway is part of a 499 ac. tract. The track itself is on a 26+/- tract. IF....IF it was financially advantageous, if the track were turned on a 20/30 degree angle to the left (from the starting line) a track about a mile long could be built. Easily a Natl. Event caliper track! But why? Where is the financial incentive for an investment like that?

Island Dragway could copy the Galot Divisional. Galot runs the .90's and Top classes to 1000', Stk/SS and comp on the 1/8th. Both tracks have the same shutdown distance. I raced TS at Galot and had a good time, no issues. The only thing is, Island would need to invest in jersey barriers in order to have a Divisional or an Open I believe.

[Dave Gantz]

May have been hacked.

[Nick Heath]

Not hacked, it's true.

[JLensch]

Sad but it’s true :/

https://6abc.com/amp/atco-dragway-cl...y-is/13520196/

[Bobby Fazio]

Originally Posted by 1347

Capitalism is great until we are affected by it. Sucks it's gone to become something that's not a racetrack. First RP, then Atco, maybe it will be a home run for Island Dragway for the local racers. I hope they can capitalize on it since that land is not allowed to be built on.

More like an influx of communism over the last 3 years that created high costs and killed local businesses.

[Randy Wells]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

More like an influx of communism over the last 3 years that created high costs and killed local businesses.

Dead on Bobby Dead on.

Randy Wells
I/S 5628

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

More like an influx of communism over the last 3 years that created high costs and killed local businesses.

Maybe, but this does expose a glaring weakness in the NHRA track contract agreements, the NHRA should have a clause in there to protect the racers and employees at the track from a sale and immediate close......ie its ok to sell the business, but you MUST complete the season or you will get SUED by the NHRA, who would ask for an immediate injunction to stop the closing.

Perhaps the NHRA has such a clause and their legal team of pit bulls is allready straining at the leash.........Bobby, maybe you could inquire this question to them as part of your podcast........

Eric

[Chevy55]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

More like an influx of communism over the last 3 years that created high costs and killed local businesses.

That is funny! 🤣

[Henrys Toy]

Originally Posted by 1347

Capitalism is great until we are affected by it. Sucks it's gone to become something that's not a racetrack. First RP, then Atco, maybe it will be a home run for Island Dragway for the local racers. I hope they can capitalize on it since that land is not allowed to be built on.

Good morning to all,
Well after suffering through the shock of this news, now where do we go from here? So is the Divisional race that is scheduled for August 4,5,&6th 2023 completely scrapped or will an alternative location and / or date be put together to take Atco's place ( for now )? I hope our new Division Director can come up with a acceptable plan on this matter. He has had his fair share thrown at him in the last couple of weeks. I'm hoping for the best, we can't control what happens behind closed doors, so we'll all have to make the best of a bad situation.
Not a good way to start a new day.

Respectfully,
Henry Kunz H/SA 1534