Englishtown, another one of the tracks I always wanted to go to may be closing. This will be a big blow to not only racers and fans on the east coast but to our sport as well. I hope it's not true. Let's get to work on those noise barriers.

http://www.dragracingonline.com/agen...0-ix_4-30.html

Oh, it's this time of year again already?

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You can still have 1/4 mile racing if you don't go get a hot dog after the fuel classes.

until it's in black and white , it's hard to think it will happen, BUT anyone that goes there each year will agree how close the housing is getting to the track. there is always construction going on in the area. you cant force someone to sell, but you can ruin the buisness they have by imposing more and more noise regulations. i believe e-town is already limited to x-amount of noise days a month already. frank manzo lives 5 minutes from the track and has to go to test 2 hours away at cecil county because of noise limitations. what will be the use of owning the track when the town cuts the noise days down to 1 a month , then mabey 6 a year. it's bull &%it because the track was there long before any of those developements but if it smells like &%it and looks like &%it , it usually is a big load of &%it!

When my dad talked to Warren Johnson at G-ville this year he said "I'd give that track 3 more years before the housing and lawyers start closing in."

It's sad as I have spent all of my years at nationals at that track before I moved to FL. I find it heartbreaking and despicable that a bunch of rich snobs might get their way. Yet, if it was a NASCRAP track they probably wouldn't complain.

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They have been saying this for years now. I have been going to that track for 20 years, it will be a sad day if the track was sold.

Noise Barriers won't do **** as long as Homes are built within a 1/2 mile of any track!

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While these rumors have been going on for years, this sounds more serious. If the dollars offered to the Napp family keep increasing, and they are faced with having to spend a ton of money to fight to stay open, they may be forced to make a choice that nobody wants. Like everyone else, I hope this doesn't come to pass, this would affect the whole sport, not just us east-coasters.

200 million is a "Godfather Offer." Plus, if it's correct that 8 people own the track, at least half of them probably want their percentage.
The tough part of this is that Maple Grove will be the Northeastern most track on the circuit. E Town is 250 miles SW of Boston as it is.

Joe, I'm just saying that noise barrier need to be developed, but it's a lost cause here. I looked at the track via google sattellite and it's a hell of a nice track and the house are less then a quarter mile away. IF the owners sell hopefully they buy an existing track else where and refurbish it. Once can only hope.

I think E-town might need to go the Pomona route, only allow a certain number of LOUD days! Otherwise all muffled racing.

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if you read my post, it has been that way for a while.

It won't make a difference. To non-motor sports fans, ANY type of racing is considered loud. Especially if it happens near their place.

This doesn't look good.

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Hey I have an idea.... let's buy a house close to the racetrack as prices are lower and we can get more for our buck. Sure the noise will be a bit of a pain but we can deal with it.

Damn, I love this house but this noise is really starting to p!ss me off.

Hey, let complain that the racetrack that made out house/land prices lower is too noisy!

MAN PEOPLE P!SS ME OFF!!!

We have these same idiots in Australia who complain about the noise when they move to a neighborhood by the Airport that has been there for 30 years!

I think this is absurd - it's like moving next to an airport and then complaining about the noise. The track was there before the houses if I understand this correctly - the "neighbors" need to blame themselves for moving so close.

In RI we had an issue where there was a new development built near a farm that had been there for over 100 years - the people that moved in actually had the gall to try and shut the farm down because of the smell..

Unfortunately, in this day and age the "neighbors" would stand a good chance at winning a lawsuit - or bankrupt the track. Either way they get what they want.

X2 brainerd has 10 million trees between it and town and you can still hear the fuel cars in town and its a good 5-6 miles. sound walls will do nothing.