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Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« on: January 18, 2018, 09:10:58 am »
Raceway Park in Englishtown, CLOSING DRAG RACING AT THE PARK  cr\y cr\y

http://www.dragzine.com/news/the-end-of-the-road-for-englishtowns-raceway-park/
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2018, 09:54:40 am »
Yeah..  the people around there in the big houses have been complaining about the noise for many YEARS.    cr\y  violin&  cr\y 

 My theory?   4thinking6  A developer has offered them a lot of money,  so they'll start by closing the track,  then will shut down the other courses ( dirt, bike, etc) saying they lost too much income from the track closure to continue,   and then they'll sell  out entirely.   Since they own the airport too,  maybe they'll sell that as well... who knows?     As I said,  it's only my theory....   4thinking6
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2018, 06:26:27 pm »
Quote from: kvbug  (karen) on January 18, 2018, 09:54:40 am
Yeah..  the people around there in the big houses have been complaining about the noise for many YEARS.    cr\y  violin&  cr\y 
Yeah, it must have come as quite a shock to the homeowners - after they moved in - to discover there was a drag strip nearby!!!
 =cemcored\ =dfeadhorse0 =cemcored\
Same BS at many other tracks.

No, if track had offer they couldn't refuse why go through the pretense of staging out? They'd just take the dough and go.

We raced karts there for many years. It was a nice place.
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2018, 07:28:46 pm »


So how else does Englishtown make money.. car shows?!

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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2018, 10:06:49 pm »
Quote from: matt on January 18, 2018, 07:28:46 pm

So how else does Englishtown make money.. car shows?!


Karting used to be very well attended. Both a Sprint league running 15-20 weekends a season and a separate organization that did a few endurance events per season. They had a small road course for cars and cycles, too.
I haven't had much contact with it in the last five or six years other than looking at standings on the web.
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2018, 12:06:55 pm »
Quote from: matt on January 18, 2018, 07:28:46 pm

So how else does Englishtown make money.. car shows?!



They stopped making money from us when they raised the cost of entering their car show to $30
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2018, 12:21:59 pm »
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They stopped making money from us when they raised the cost of entering their car show to $30
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 Yea, I know, that is ridiculous
  That amount of money is almost like a punishment of some sort....

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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2018, 07:37:58 pm »
I dont necessarily think it's pretense.. I honestly don't think they'll have the same draw or make the same money they used to, and it won't appeal to them to keep it open at that point.   The crowds don't come there like they used to..
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2018, 09:42:25 pm »
  I wonder if they will stay on the big 3  East coast swap meet circuit; Hersey, Carlisle, and Englishtown?
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Re: Raceway Park in Englishtown,
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2018, 09:45:59 pm »
 Oppps just checked online and their annual swap meet is this year April 13-15.  -MONEY\
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