ISLAND DRAG-WAY..Hackettstown NJ-Good news.

[1320racer]

I honestly wish Melissa and John the best. IF Melissa can divorce herself from her mother and father as it relates to the operation of the track and keep them away, she might have a chance but she'll need more than the just the weekly bracket racers to come back which I suspect most will. Car counts MUST increase significantly and that I see as her and John's biggest hurtle after rasing operating capital. Increasing entry fees without increase the purse will only hurt car counts.

[1320racer]

Two suggestions...1. while I know that Island can't compete with Numidia and will never be Numidia, I would suggest that Melissa and John, take a ride to Numidia on a saturday, stand back and take notes while watching over 125 weekly bracket racers who feel lucky and proud to race and represent numidia dragway, racers that are thrilled with the program and thankfull to have an owner, manager and family that go out of their way to ensure that everyone that comes through the gate is treated like family and enjoys their experience whether racer or spectator.
2. it couldn't hurt to personally reach out to the bracket racers that have moved on over the past several years, asking them to come back.

[Dan Fahey]

Island Drag-way is terrific historical track.

Been there many times and a beautiful peaceful ride.
My Avatar shows my Impala SS launching off the starting line last year.

Sure hope what they want to do works.

Speaking for myself Island Drag-way seemed to treat everyone well.
The loved our ECIRS Club racing.
Always helped accommodate us to run a second make up race.
In fact our ISSCA Nationals Drag Race was held there.
Where more than a 100 B-Bodies competed.

It does need a good cleaning and sprucing up.
Sure wish the burnout box was about 20 feet longer.

Go Island !

Dan

[H Hoover]

And I wish they could buy out the guy at the end and extend the shutdown distance. I was there last year and snoozed a bit after crossing the finish and almost ended up in that guys garage. My fault but Numida or Cecil County give you miles to slow down. Island is tight.

[RJDUDEK]

Originally Posted by H Hoover

And I wish they could buy out the guy at the end and extend the shutdown distance. I was there last year and snoozed a bit after crossing the finish and almost ended up in that guys garage. My fault but Numida or Cecil County give you miles to slow down. Island is tight.

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Agreed..not a place to run todays' 8(soon 7 ? ) sec. CJ "stockers"...heads up.

I ran a 10 sec 130 mph Camaro with drum brakes( '79) and ..made the last turn almost as fast.

[1320racer]

I ain't no island cheerleader but some of these statements are nothing but nonsense. I ran my Firebird that that I slow to run 9.0x, every week during the 2009 and 2010 season and I had no problem stopping from 149 MPH. Prior to it, I ran my low 10 second Chevelle there for decades which had factory single piston disc brakes upfront and drum brakes in the rear and I had no problem stopping this nearly 2 ton ride from as fast as 135 MPH.

Oh, and the guy at the end of the track ain't ever going to sell to them even if they had the $.

[sg1586]

No issues here with stopping in the 1/4 but only 2400lbs going 170+mph..

Ed I don't think anyone will miss you if you never come to ID again..