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Old 01-18-2018, 01:36 PM   #11
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Re: Englishtown, NJ Raceway Park Drag Strip Closed for Good

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Our big, new 1/4 mile track in Crandall (that I don't think was even open for 10 years) closed not long ago as well. Theyre not an easy business to keep rolling these days. Which is sort of ironic given this proliferation of muscle and performance cars. Luckily, we still have Ennis (Texas Motorplex) and a couple 1/8 mile strips here and there.
I think it's that more and more people are also getting interest in road racing and Drifting. They both seem to be having an uptick in popularity which leaves tracks that do 1/4 only out in the cold. Even OEM's have picked up on that with cars like the new GT Performance Pack Level 2, GT350, and 1LE's have shown that handeling is now just important, if not more important than straight line. Hellcats and Demons get lots of hype, but they also seem to have high turnover as they tend to be one trick pony's.
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