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BonzoHansen

07-18-2023 05:06 PM

Breaking news: ATCO has closed

Island is the last drag racing track standing

Quote:

Effective immediately: Atco Dragway is permanently closed. We will not be open from this point on. The remainder of our schedule for 2023 will be canceled.

Thank you all for your patronage and memories over the years.

Special thank you to our 29th annual Pan American Nationals racers & crowd for making Atco Dragway’s last event the biggest and best one ever. This isn’t the end for import racing in the northeast!

To all of our staff, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sticking it out with us and being the best in the business!

thehazguy

07-18-2023 05:55 PM

WOW, just saw it on Class Racer forum

LTb1ow

07-18-2023 06:31 PM

Darn kids

ThoR294

07-18-2023 06:45 PM

Island is gonna be packed. Maybe they'll upgrade their setup

IROCZman15

07-18-2023 07:16 PM

Damn, this sucks.
Would have liked to ran there in the fall.

Blackbirdws6

07-18-2023 08:12 PM

Wild and upset.

qwikz28

07-18-2023 08:24 PM

An absolutely sad day.

sweetbmxrider

07-19-2023 12:56 PM

If people would stop street racing and sideshows, maybe Atco would still be here. RIP fastest track in the world :salute:

wretched73

07-19-2023 01:57 PM

Who cares? No on here races anymore

Paul Huryk

07-22-2023 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThoR294 (Post 957985)

Island is gonna be packed. Maybe they'll upgrade their setup

I started going to Island in 1989 - nothing has changed since then, so probably not.

ThoR294

07-23-2023 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Huryk (Post 958006)

I started going to Island in 1989 - nothing has changed since then, so probably not.

Rip.

RamblerRacer

07-30-2023 07:30 AM

Island picked up a bunch of racers from Atco, and the Saturday after the announcement was packed. Hopefully Island will maintain operation. They changed things up this year and jacked the fees a bit, but who hasn’t in this economy. Insurance and getting workers has to be tough.

Anniversary Race next Sunday ……..be there!

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