Any planning for 2013???

[BonzoHansen]

http://www.wallspeedwayracing.com/

http://www.wallspeedwayracing.com/#!...ed/sitepage_26

This might matter:

Can I bring my high performance car to the track and take some laps?
- No. Unfortunately we do not have clearance from the NJ State Police for street cars to take the track. However, every second Friday of the month we have cruise night, and you have the opportunity to take your car on the track for pace laps and feel the intensity of the embankment!




I'll poke around and see if know any one that knows anyone. it's changed hands since I moved away.


edit: it appears they paved the parking lot. I remember it being a dirt lot when I was a kid

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%EF%B...ed=0CAsQ_AUoAg

[68sixspeed]

Pocano might be a good option, you could easily do 1/2 mile drags on the front straight while the rest is used for road course. (The old IMSA layout would be great!) plus there are garages, and room for autox too. I keep hearing about the road course being redone for 2013 and that the new layout is real good.

[68sixspeed]

I'm familiar with raceway park's setup- it would make a great autocross, but not a real road course IMO.

I'd vote for Pocano or Lime Rock - good run off area and autocross areas are available at both right at the track. Watkins Glen would be fun but the runoff area isn't the best... darn blue bushes (armco) everywhere. I'd still go though! Although any of the 3 are better on traffic than the NJ venues (no offense, but damn, NJ is a giant traffic jam!) Even if the event moved to this time of year, the weather and scenery couldn't be better up here.

Get any further south of NJ or PA and I think you will lose most of the people from the New England states. The listed locations are already a haul from Mass, VT, NH, Maine (Jake's guys), etc. Get too far north, it is a pain for the MD, DE, PA folks.

[68sixspeed]

After rewatching the video, raceway park has widened and changed it somewhat, (use to be 2 car widths wide max) kind of between an autox and full road course. It does keep the speeds down compared to a full course, I'm sure it would be fun, but I'd still prefer a full traditional road course... It might open the option of having that course and autox one day, drag racing and maybe speed stop on the dragstrip another day? Dan

[GNon18s]

Road course is where its at!

[BonzoHansen]

I was looking at the e town road course today. Looks small with walls.

The scuttlebutt after the 2006 power tour there is the track chased them out for 2007 with price. Remember at that time the your used to start where it ended the prior year. I suspect e town will be price prohibitive.

[NJSPEEDER]

I have walked the E-town facility and I really don't think it is safe. The run off roof is concrete walls and drainage ditches. No pit comforts of any sort and a track management that has a serious history of not being helpful to anyone who isn't backed by a national sanction.

-Tim

[GNon18s]

^Now that you mention it, the last time I drag raced at Englishtown NJ the track staff was less than pleasant. They ranged from rude to idiotic. I would drag race there again but its not where I'd like to see an ASCS event go.

[TheJDMan]

^Now that you mention it, the last time I drag raced at Englishtown NJ the track staff was less than pleasant. They ranged from rude to idiotic. I would drag race there again but its not where I'd like to see an ASCS event go.

My wife and I moved from Kansas to NJ in the late 80's while she finished her post doctorate at Rutgers. We lived there 2.5 years and that attitude pretty well describes the majority of people we met in that state.

[NJSPEEDER]

The last good guy they had working the lanes and the line was Eddie Krawick and considering his standing on the pro-stock bike points I'd say he's moved on to bigger and better things. lol

I worked with them on a few events years ago and the management was absolutely worthless. Promised over and over to do all kinds of stuff to help out and never did anything. It is a nice track if you are just showing up to race but I would never put myself in the position to have to deal with them on any higher level again.

-Tim

[NJSPEEDER]

One thing we all know and outsiders quickly learn, New Jersey isn't a place as much as an attitude. lol

[aps63]

Was unable to make the last RTTS because my car wasn't ready.
But now, I'm down for anything you guy's put together.
Count me in.

[lvrpool32]

New track in New York http://www.nysafetytrack.com

Just spoke to Greg (the owner) and he is taking bookings for 2013, and contrary to some reports, they are doing cars and bikes. He claims to be cheaper than NJMP. And only 2 hours from NY

[GNon18s]

^That looks cool!

[vette427-sbc]

That does look very cool! 4 hours from central NJ is pushing it but if thats where the new RTTS is, then Ill be there!

Not sure how different the weather is that far north, but I would think a location like that would be better suited for late april or may... the cold is no fun

[TheJDMan]

I would be concerned about the lack of run off. Those trees look awful close to the track.

[vette427-sbc]

I would be concerned about the lack of run off. Those trees look awful close to the track.

Kind of ironic for a track called the "safety track"

[68sixspeed]

I would be concerned about the lack of run off. Those trees look awful close to the track.

I thought the same, and the open drainage ditch looked like trouble waiting to happen. The layout looks nice though, they just need to finish it- safety barriers, curbing etc.

[lvrpool32]

I guess RTTS could become Run To The Sticks................

[lvrpool32]

Im going up to check out the track next Thursday, I'll provide feedback/photo's then.

Nick