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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 04:45 PM
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Mike.. I'm hearing this from a lot of different people, but can't find a story in print..  Do you have a link..?  BTW.. This litigation is RIDICULOUS.. There is nothing there except industry, trucks, trains and crack whores..  Chris.. 
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 04:49 PM
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This is what I found Auto Club Dragway At California Speedway To Open In May November 14th, 2012 California Dragway, which has been in existence since 2001 in Lot 1 behind the Speedway’s main grandstand, will be relocated to Lots 6 and 8 and will be renamed the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway. The announcement was made today by California Speedway President Gillian Zucker, Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) Senior Vice President of Marketing Mike Johnson and National Hot Rod Association President Tom Compton during a press conference at the Speedway. The announcement was part of the speedway’s plan to develop a new midway in the area where the current dragstrip is located. Construction of the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway will take place between December and April with the 2012 season kicking off in May. The current drag strip will continue operation until February. “Auto Club of Southern California has made a huge commitment in recent months to growing drag racing throughout the nation and more locally in Southern California,” Zucker said. “Auto Club's passion for motorsports is only surpassed by their commitment to safety on our roadways. We are thrilled to be able to combine those two objectives with our naming of the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway. Auto Club’s vast promotional assets are sure to positively impact all drag racing programs at the new Auto Club Dragway, from street legal to major NHRA sanctioned events.” The Automobile Club of Southern California signed a five-year entitlement agreement for the new quarter-mile strip, home to a very competitive Division 7 Junior Drag Racing program sponsored by the Auto Club and the AAA-sponsored NHRA Street Legal Drag Racing program. In addition to these events, NHRA’s Summit Series, Pacific Street Car Association and Super Categories use the strip. “California Speedway is one of the premier motorsports venues in the country and we are proud to have been an active partner since the track opened its gates in 1997,” Johnson said. “We are especially appreciative for the opportunity to help sustain such an important regional venue for street legal events. As the nation’s largest AAA affiliate, the Auto Club places a premium on safety and responsible driving. Expanding our relationship with the Speedway to include the Auto Club Dragway fits very well within AAA’s national sponsorship of the NHRA Street Legal Program that encourages enthusiasts of all ages to always race responsibly on organized drag strips and not on our streets.” NHRA officials have also awarded the new drag strip with two competitive events in 2012, a NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division event in June and the NHRA West SPORTSnationals in September. “To maintain and preserve the right to race is very important to NHRA,” Compton said. “We are pleased that the California Speedway shares in this vision and we look forward to expanding our partnership to work to grow the drag strip and the possibilities of future events. California Speedway officials have shown a great commitment to the drag racing community in Southern California and NHRA by building a permanent home for the drag strip on the north side of its multi-purpose auto racing facility.” http://www.srtsyndicate.com/archive/index.php/t-544.html
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 05:01 PM
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I heard this morning the judge wants a enviromental impact study done before a decision is made,,what the hell?,,wasn't that done when the speedway was put in,or has things changed that much,,doubt it.
Too bad the NHRA doesn't back up their comments about supporting Street Legal drags at least,open up Pomona a few times a year for that at least,,that probably won't happen either.
1970 'Cuda,Lime Light,499 Indy S/R's 10.70's @125,street driven ALOT!
1966 Barracuda 360,now a 5spd,Hemi Orange,Hot Rod Air,
New daily driver-2003 Ram 2500 Cummins 5.9
'69 Valiant 2-dr, sleeper!
New project---1938 Dodge truck, plan is a 360 with a A500, AC, Calvert rear susp., rack and pinion front with coils.
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 05:09 PM
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I heard this morning the judge wants a environmental impact study done before a decision is made,,what the hell?,,wasn't that done when the speedway was put in,or has things changed that much,,doubt it.
Too bad the NHRA doesn't back up their comments about supporting Street Legal drags at least,open up Pomona a few times a year for that at least,,that probably won't happen either.
That's a flipping joke.. The place was built on the Kaiser Steel plant..
How much more of an "ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT" could a race track be..
BUREAUCRAT = BUR-PUKE-RAT.. 
Chris.. 
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 05:36 PM
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Hey Pit Boss,thanks for that article,,,informative.
1970 'Cuda,Lime Light,499 Indy S/R's 10.70's @125,street driven ALOT!
1966 Barracuda 360,now a 5spd,Hemi Orange,Hot Rod Air,
New daily driver-2003 Ram 2500 Cummins 5.9
'69 Valiant 2-dr, sleeper!
New project---1938 Dodge truck, plan is a 360 with a A500, AC, Calvert rear susp., rack and pinion front with coils.
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 06:03 PM
02/29/12 06:03 PM
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This is what I found
Auto Club Dragway At California Speedway To Open In May
November 14th, 2012
California Dragway, which has been in existence since 2001 in Lot 1 behind the Speedway’s main grandstand, will be relocated to Lots 6 and 8 and will be renamed the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway.
The announcement was made today by California Speedway President Gillian Zucker, Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA) Senior Vice President of Marketing Mike Johnson and National Hot Rod Association President Tom Compton during a press conference at the Speedway. The announcement was part of the speedway’s plan to develop a new midway in the area where the current dragstrip is located.
Construction of the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway will take place between December and April with the 2012 season kicking off in May. The current drag strip will continue operation until February.
“Auto Club of Southern California has made a huge commitment in recent months to growing drag racing throughout the nation and more locally in Southern California,” Zucker said. “Auto Club's passion for motorsports is only surpassed by their commitment to safety on our roadways. We are thrilled to be able to combine those two objectives with our naming of the Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway. Auto Club’s vast promotional assets are sure to positively impact all drag racing programs at the new Auto Club Dragway, from street legal to major NHRA sanctioned events.”
The Automobile Club of Southern California signed a five-year entitlement agreement for the new quarter-mile strip, home to a very competitive Division 7 Junior Drag Racing program sponsored by the Auto Club and the AAA-sponsored NHRA Street Legal Drag Racing program. In addition to these events, NHRA’s Summit Series, Pacific Street Car Association and Super Categories use the strip.
“California Speedway is one of the premier motorsports venues in the country and we are proud to have been an active partner since the track opened its gates in 1997,” Johnson said. “We are especially appreciative for the opportunity to help sustain such an important regional venue for street legal events. As the nation’s largest AAA affiliate, the Auto Club places a premium on safety and responsible driving. Expanding our relationship with the Speedway to include the Auto Club Dragway fits very well within AAA’s national sponsorship of the NHRA Street Legal Program that encourages enthusiasts of all ages to always race responsibly on organized drag strips and not on our streets.”
NHRA officials have also awarded the new drag strip with two competitive events in 2012, a NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division event in June and the NHRA West SPORTSnationals in September.
“To maintain and preserve the right to race is very important to NHRA,” Compton said. “We are pleased that the California Speedway shares in this vision and we look forward to expanding our partnership to work to grow the drag strip and the possibilities of future events. California Speedway officials have shown a great commitment to the drag racing community in Southern California and NHRA by building a permanent home for the drag strip on the north side of its multi-purpose auto racing facility.” http://www.srtsyndicate.com/archive/index.php/t-544.html
This article is several years old. The track was moved to the northeast parking lot years ago and runs parallel to the railroad tracks.
Don't think they ever built the midway behing the main grandstand, but then, I never go over that way.
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 06:14 PM
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This is definitely a wait and see deal.. The PSCA has NOT taken their race off the schedule for March 9-11 yet..  NASCAR has a race for March 23-25 and they are selling tickets as of this minute.. I'm sure the lawyers are trying everything they can to at least get past March.. From what I've been told.. NASCAR has NO waivers left..  Not buying that for 1 minute..  I'm thinking Terminal Island needs to re-open..  Street racing will definitely go waaaaay up if this happens..  Big Willie... Come back to So. Cal.. Chris.. 
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 07:30 PM
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This article is several years old. The track was moved to the northeast parking lot years ago and runs parallel to the railroad tracks.
Don't think they ever built the midway behing the main grandstand, but then, I never go over that way.
I agree with you G-bob someone just changed the year to 2012.
I was there running the summit series last weekend and the rumor mill was running big time! About both Irwindale and Fontana.
"Just a Bracket car dressed up like a streetcar"
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 07:40 PM
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For what it's worth from dragracingonline. It does not sound good at all at this point. The wall is a major expense on top the the EIR. This is realy bad news for the PSCA as well. With 5 of the 8 races shceduled to be run at Fontana  "We have heard from several very reliable sources that Auto Club Dragway at Fontana is closed for the time being. Initial reports out of the court proceedings at the San Bernardino County Courthouse indicate that an additional, updated and approved Environmental Impact Study and construction of a 1,700-foot sound attenuation wall will be necessary in order for quarter-mile racing to resume. With the recent closing of the Irwindale Speedway and eighth-mile dragstrip, restrictions on using Pomona Raceway and pending termination of the Street Legal program at San Diego’s Qualcom Stadium, that leaves Barona Dragstrip and Auto Club Famoso Raceway the only possibilities for SoCal drag racing. The Agent hopes these developments will not usher in a new era of Street Racing in what was once a mecca for organized drag racing"[02/29/12]
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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02/29/12 08:17 PM
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And there's this from Firebird Raceway in Phoenix.. Could 2013 be the last year for Arizona’s Firebird Raceway? Raceway President Charlie Allen told The (Arizona) Republic that he has a seven-year option on his current lease for the property, but may not be able to extend the lease when it expires next spring. The Gila River Indian Community owns the land where the track is located, near Chandler. If the NHRA sticks to its current schedule, the 2013 event at Firebird should be in February, before the lease will expire. In case no deal is reached, however, Allen already has been studying a new site, which he wouldn’t name, but said it was not far away from the current location. He said a new facility would include a road course and lake for drag boats. The facility also runs drag boats on Firebird Lake. But the new venue wouldn't be ready before 2015, meaning no races in 2014. Allen said he'd make the decision on the project before next year's Arizona Nationals, "based on the economy." Last year’s Phoenix NHRA national event was moved from February to October to allow for working on the track surface. Racers agreed it was a job well done. [02/29/12] I'm thinking of either moving to Vegas, or selling everything and going fishing.. The new site he's talking about is most likely the GM proving grounds that is currently empty.. They have a dragstrip there as well as a oval track.. We'll see.. Chris..
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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03/01/12 12:36 AM
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Looks like were down to Barona or Bakersfield here in So.Cal... 
 Go look up a guy by the name of Norman Thomas 1926-1948 ( this is the place where the Liberal movement started. Just saying. 
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Re: RIP FONTANA...
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03/01/12 03:01 AM
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this is bad news.....formoso is 115 miles away
Its my "home"....132 miles.....been doing it since 1988....Sacramento is 136 from me the other way.....racers gotta do what a racers gotta do....
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