It really gets me going because these houses are usually cheaper due to... the increased noise. Buy a cheap house with some noise or spend more for quiet. Simple formula really.

The track is in Old Bridge on the border of the town most of the houses near by are in englishtown or freehold. Also the the track is on the border of the county and the houses are in a different one.

Or maybe some of these people have it figured out; buy a cheaper home due to the noise, complain and have the local track shut down and see your property values sore.

Well- there is that formula too and it sure does seem to work.

Denver airport is 25 miles out of town in the middle of nowhere. They built some cheaper starter houses out there and within 5 years airport is changing its hours, etc. Unbelievable to me.

For what its worth…. I read on another website that demolition was supposed to begin today January 15th. I took a ride down to the track (its only about 20-25 minutes from my job) this evening to take a look. I didn`t see any construction equipment or anything tore down, now I could only see from a distance from the airport entrance gate and the main gate (was blocked off by the motocross track) it just looked closed for the winter. I had to see for myself off course that doesn`t mean much for all I know the might be off for the holiday. There are still many conflicting reports going around. Who knows what to believe? I did try to email a contact I know in the RP office but got no response then again the website says the offices are open 9 to 5 the offices looked dark and not open at 4:30 again they could be closed for the holiday

A tad off topic but noise from an existing track was exactly why KCIR was closed from what I understand. To make a long story short a local descendant of a well to do local family purchased a house on a hill near the track. Through her political connections and repeated forced attempts to force the track to change what it did and how it was done she eventually go the only track in Kansas City shut down. It unfortunately happens all the time. IN this case it was ONE person who single handedly got a track shut down..

Sometimes spreading these kinds of rumors can be a self fulfilling prophecy of sorts. Rumors start, people spread the rumor, others are to lazy to check the validity and assume its true, track looses business. Eventually it may be what kills the place

From what I understand this is a money issue, not a noise issue. They have been losing money running the track. They have leased the land the drag strip in on and that will net them 6 figures... they don't have to carry the expense of track or the payroll....it's all about the $$$$$. I hope I'm wrong but I believe it is a done deal. I'm being told the lease is signed and they are waiting to start moving grand stands and demo work on the track.

The original owner Vinny passed away a few years ago. His kids have the place now. They have a track manager that is not a racer. The car counts are not always the best most weekends. But they are usually have drag, dirt bike, go cart, and road track going on at the same time so there is a lot combined. Some of the Friday night races that are more catered to imports get crazy turn outs. Homes in the area sell for 800+ and you can build a lot on the property so who knows.

FYI the track manager is a racer as is the RP office manager, her husband who is also a racer posted on Yellow Bullet on this subject. Long story short: one of the motocross tracks is being torn down , relocated and expanded, nothing is happening to the drag strip. They have events scheduled for the season already.. I would tend to think he " might know". I don't know how to post from one website to another or I would post his replies. Until I am convinced otherwise I m going to believe him.

Yup, its a certain mentality these people all seem to share too. Lebanon is closer for me, but now just one less option if its true. The North East is running out of tracks. Most of us have to drive 2+ hours to get to one.

Hope you are right...

Me too , I want to race 11.50 index there this year! Fingers and toes crossed!!!

My daughter was very upset, as was I, when we first heard. She and I have a lot of friends who race there. hope it isn't as bad as it has been made out to be.

I don't see how the drag strip is the least profitable. When there is an event they still pack the stands. The vw and Honda days draw a huge crowd. I don't see crowds like that for any of the other types of racing.

When it rains it pours I guess. I do know the 1/8 mile track has seen fewer and fewer Jr Dragsters. When I started racing with my daughter 4 years ago there were twice as many people...now we are lucky if we don't start eliminations in the quarter finals. We run points at Numidia because there are 20 some odd races in the season...last year I think there were 7 at Etown...I wish it were better...

Numidia huh..Then you must know the internet legend who calls it his home track His son ran jr points there as well. FWIW the DiMino's are a great family and I have always heard great things about their facility.

IMO rumors are never good for a track. People saying a place is closing or a program is going away year after year can result in having just that affect. I just watched it the last couple years with NMCA West. Rumors start it is going away so rather than asking people start looking for other venues and quit coming. Eventually it leads to it going away. They feel vindicated because they saw the writing on the wall but in the end they may very well have contributed to its demise....

This here rumor could very well be ReAL FAkE nEWs in that it could theoretically be implanted by shadowy pushers to start the vicious cycle of non attendance.

If this would be the case, many surrounding counties and cities with their respective municipalities would have to cope with the eventual mass of Street racing by small tire, door cars. Though a slingshot did make a solo pass here at Connecting Highway back in the day.

LOL..I'm sure I do know them...just don't know who you are referring too...the Dimino's are very good to the people that race there...I can't think of a better track. Top notch in every respect.

I wont muddy up the internet with his name...His son is in a dragster now and he has an EX SS White late model Firebird