Re: Atco closed
[Re: John Brown]
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07/18/23 07:04 PM
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Well that sure stinks !!! I just had my motor on the dyno today hoping to have the car back together to run Atcos index races in the fall .
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Re: Atco closed
[Re: 11secdart]
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07/18/23 07:13 PM
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Fingers crossed there’s news that their website may have been hacked.
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Re: Atco closed
[Re: John Brown]
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07/18/23 07:15 PM
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That was 10 years ago. This was on their Facebook but not on their website https://atcodragway.com/. If this is real they must have decided today to close because just 20 hours ago on their facebook page they were inviting everyone back for next years Pan American Nationals. If it turns out that this is real it is probably the same as all the other famous old tracks closing. They were out in the country when they were built but now not so much. The land is now worth more than the track and if they cash out they don't have to listen to complaints from the neighbors that should have known better than to build right next to a race track.
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Re: Atco closed
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07/18/23 07:46 PM
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Man that is a lot of work for someone to just hack a dragstrips website if true.....
But someone I race with just told me some .90 races that they used to attend there are canceled now.
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Re: Atco closed
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07/18/23 10:43 PM
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total bummer , literally almost lost all the tracks i used to frequent. Long Island (westhampton) Raceway Park, now this .... Now im down to Lebanon Valley, Cecil (very far 190mile tow) and Island dragway ......fingers crossed they all stay open ??? You have to wonder what happened at Atco because the Copart deal was turned down, or so i thought because its a protected area (NJ Pine Barrens) I guess we will find out if the new owner wants to operate a dragstrip or some other plans for the property??
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Re: Atco closed
[Re: n20mstr]
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07/19/23 12:02 AM
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Maybe, just maybe, it's time for NHRA to take some emphasis off of the 'Big Show' and big money, as well as well heeled 'sportsmen' with stackers and the financial ability to take weeks off of work, and then focus that effort on local racers, tracks, and operators while they still exist. But, that's the opinion of an old man.
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Re: Atco closed
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07/19/23 07:54 AM
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Very true Steve !!!
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Re: Atco closed
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07/19/23 08:06 AM
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From what I've been reading it is true that Atco is closed for good. Lenny Capone the owner sold to an unknown source. Apparently was offered $8 mil from someone who wanted to keep it a race track but turned down that offer. Not sure if he got more from another person or if he didn't want it to be a race track anymore. He was pi$$ed about getting blocked on the Copart/IAA deal by the racers speaking up to the Pines Commission...that's why he wouldn't sell to another racer. He was determined to sell the track to not be a track to spite everyone. New Jersey's Gary Chimeri...for the Long Islanders.
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Re: Atco closed
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07/19/23 08:53 AM
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From what I've been reading it is true that Atco is closed for good. Lenny Capone the owner sold to an unknown source. Apparently was offered $8 mil from someone who wanted to keep it a race track but turned down that offer. Not sure if he got more from another person or if he didn't want it to be a race track anymore. He was pi$$ed about getting blocked on the Copart/IAA deal by the racers speaking up to the Pines Commission...that's why he wouldn't sell to another racer. He was determined to sell the track to not be a track to spite everyone. New Jersey's Gary Chimeri...for the Long Islanders. That is sad. Seen other people saying he wasn't liked by many of the racers so I wouldn't doubt it a bit. I only ran at ATCO 3 or 4 times over the years but Dave Milcarek took the awesome sunset picture of my car launching at ATCO that I have in my sig.
67 Barracuda street/bracket car 11.27-119 68 Dart 502 BB 8.70s-152 414 cid SB Dragster 7.65-174
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Re: Atco closed
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07/19/23 09:48 AM
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It's a shame about all the NY/NJ track closures.
Some people we know about an hour west of us have a cannabis farm for CBD products; definitely more $$$ potential there than a drag strip can make, if it simply comes down to money.
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Re: Atco closed
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07/19/23 11:55 AM
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5,000 SEAT GRAND STANDS IN NJ - COMPLETE BLEACHER SETUP ONLY*
***We did not buy the track, we are selling the bleachers for the owner***
Brand: Southern Bleacher Company Condition: Used Notes: Buyer will need to promptly disassemble and remove. Don't miss this opportunity to save big!
1459 seats, installed new in 2007, consists of: · 1398 Seats 18" · 14 Wheelchair spaces 33" · 24 Tower Seats · 1 Tower Wheelchair space · 21 Suite Box Seats · 1 Suite Box Wheelchair Space. · Elevator for wheelchair access Seating Layout: 8" Rise x 24" Tread / 12 Rows
3076 seats 18" installed new 1998 294' x 19 ROWS, 24" Tread
We have all original plans New Replacement value 2.5 million installed Buyer must remove promptly
Will consider partial sale, contact us for a high resolution copy of the prints. See less
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Re: Atco closed
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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07/19/23 12:25 PM
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That has got Sebring written all over it.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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