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

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by BKSG1198

How about we take a break from the Island bashing and wait to see how this weekend goes. I've personally have never been there but, one of my best buds grew up at the track and was pretty heartbroken when the track was closed last year. For him it was a quick drive from PA over to NJ and he did a lot of testing & racing there. Rather the place is great or the place is a dump it's still "someones home". We should all be glad another track is open in NJ. It gives racers another place to race and get kids off the street. I would feel the same way if someone said stuff about Atco which is where I was brought up and spent my summers as a kid. If Island falls on it's face then for some of us on here we can say "I told you so" or if it's a success and they do great then some of us can say "woo hoo." Let's not start the Bus up before they even get up and running at least let them get a weekend of racing in and give them a chance.

For the people who have been to Numidia, we know the place is great, Bob and his Family are great and so are the people who come out and support the track. The food is some of the best ever at a racetrack. I love it and it's one of my Top 3 tracks. I wish the track wasn't 4.5 hours away for me and I'd be up there every week but, I make it up there twice a year to support it because I know how much heart and soul Bob has put into the track to make it where it is today. Just wish we could get a divisional back there again but, we have the next best thing with the 90 Nationals and Stk/SS Shootout in September.

On Monday we can all go back to our keyboards and discuss how great or horrible the weekend was at the track.

West Hampton was always a dump but when they closed a lot of Long Island racers quit. Having Island Dragway open is a good thing IMO, if you don't like it, don't go there. For me it opens up the ability to test in the late fall without going all the way to Atco which would be more trouble than it was worth.