Another Dragstrip closes ATCO

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First Etown, and now ATCO, to be turned to storage units and 18 acres to be reforest.
That was a great track, and ran my first 9.x there.
Which east coast track is next!?
 

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WTF! That blows! Just gonna make street racing more prevalent.
 

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While this does suck, I can see why the owners would go the route of storage units.

they pay a huge rent, great ROI for the land owner...
 

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This upsets me greatly. This is the first track I ever went to as a kid, The first track I ever raced on. I used to take son there when he was 2 years old to see the cars.
I now Island almost closed years ago and I hope they hold on.
 

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At least it was a decision made by the owners instead of being forced to close.

Sac raceway has basically been rail roaded by the county and the nearby residents. The track was there ages before the homes but the assholes succeeded in getting the county to basically foce the track to close. The owner can only will the track to his kids and is barred from selling it. Since his kids don't want to deal with the mess of owning it he is closing down the track next year.
 

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