The track is short; insurance balking at covering fuel cars at the national event?
Kalitta's crash and passing was probably a factor.
Who would drive to a track on Long Island other than people who live there?
It's a good question.
I used to live on L.I. but now I live in Southern CT. The Island is physically 5 miles south but it takes well over an hour to get down there since we have to drive around the water. Having a track way out east would be like 2 1/2-3 hours one way for me. Taking a ferry across the sound takes just as long (if not longer) and is ridiculously expensive, especially if you have a trailer.
All the people in Jersey, PA and even upstate NY would have to get through the city which is an absolute nightmare, trailer or not. Then depending on the time of day, 3 more hours out to the track? Forget it.
On a good day, it would take me 1hr 45 minutes from my house in Huntington to ETown. Atco is like 3 hours. Lebanon Valley isn't too bad, it's 2 1/2-3 hours. Island is pretty far for me now, probably 3 hours. Either way, I'll go to these places until I can't anymore. Atco and the Valley are fun tracks.
