SAVE OUR DRAGSTRIP!!! Help (attn: NJ raceway park fans)

[caffeine]

The short story.....raceway park has been there since forever.....new big rich people houses develop in the area surrounding the racetrack....people get mad at "noise"

WHY MOVE NEAR A RACERTRACK THEN!! or hell sell me your house...ill trade with ya! If ya cant make it, at least send an email.

I know you guys post 10's of 100's of posts a day, take the time out to skip 1 or 2 and send an email.

Just this past weekend, im sure you viewed the pictures, but it was a GREAT weekend, watching all the ald dragsters.....Winged Express, etc. etc. was GREAT....what are we going to do if these peoplpe get thier way???


ATTENTION RACEFANS:

Raceway Park needs your help and support!!!

On Thursday August 5th, a Public Meeting is being held to discuss
the noise levels that affect the residents of Manalapan and
Englishtown. Monmouth County Assemblymen Michael J. Panter and
Robert L. Morgan will discuss their recent legislation proposal to
remove the Motor Vehicle Racetrack Exemption from the Noise Control
Act of 1971. This exemption is what makes it possible for racetracks
of all types to operate unmuffled vehicles. This move would be
devastating to Raceway Park, and could set off a number of changes
the way racetracks operate both here in our area and all over the
state. Founded in 1965, long before the wave of housing developments
that now dominate our area, Raceway Park has remained a place for
motorsport enthusiasts of all kinds to come and enjoy the sports
they love. Raceway Park has been able to stay open these many years
based largely in part on the vocal support of the many local race
fans who have helped us to fend off these attacks in the past.

We now ask for that support again, so that we may silence those who
oppose Raceway Park once and for all. The meeting is open to the
public and will take place on Thursday August 5th at 7:00 PM in
Manalapan Township at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters
located at 125 Symmes Rd. The library is a mere 1/4 mile from the
corner of Route 9 and Symmes Rd. and very easy to access. If you are
unable to attend, please contact Assemblymen Panter and Assemblymen
Morgan at 732-741-5599 and voice your opinion.

You may also fax your thoughts to 732-741-0012 or contact them via
email at AsmPanter@njleg.org or AsmMorgan@njleg.org. If you e-mail,
please copy Raceway Park at etownrcwy@aol.com. You can send a letter
to them at New Jersey General Assembly, Legislative Office, The
Galleria, 2 Bridge Avenue, Bldg. 2, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701.
Please come out and support Raceway Park, the home of fast family
fun for over 40 years and for many years to come.

[MBL]

When they get it in thier mind to close a track...there's no stopping them. The same kind of stuff went down when the closed the old Freeport Speedway. A bunch of whiney pieces of shit and a corrupt local gov. will do it every time. Make it known that whoever is responsable for closing the track or whoever is in power when it happens will not be re-elected. That will get thier attention.
Tim
MBL

[Sixcarb]

Hey hambers.......I see this post being pushed down without any feedback, is this the HAMB support we have to look forward to on this issue, how would you like a track shut down in your state, we only have two drag strips in this state and would like a little help on this one, send a simple email out just expressing your support to a business that has brought us thrills and happieness since 1965.


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[Slag Kustom]

english town is a big track with alot of events that brings more to the area then any of the yuppie fucks complaining about the noise. I would not be happy living in that area during the summer's big events due to trafic but i sit in it 5 times a year to go to alot of the events there.

[Spitfire1776]

I used to work in an Acoustics Lab for a company and we did noise and sound studies. A local small racetrack around central PA, that's been there since early 20th century called on us to do a noise level study to surrounding area. The owner upon hearing of developments nearby went as far as putting noise burms and tree lines (at his own expense and unrequired on his own accord) to prevent to traveling noise. It was present and running all during the developement building and when buyers looked at houses and were informed to its presence. However the new residence complained cause it made too much noise. And he was fighting it tooth and nail. He adjusted his hours to operate earlier and everything. NADA, they wanted him shut down. That's why we were called in, to measure exactly how much noise travelled beyond his property. Results - basicly the equivalent of a small highway(which ain't much, especially only a few times a week, a few monthes a year). Local long term residence we're behind him.

The kicker - as far as I know he was still in the process of being shut down. If they can't kill you legally, they will with legal fees and hooplah.

Never let anyone tell you there is strength in numbers, unless its dollar signs.

[stegert]

I grew up down the Jersey shore and this fight has been going on for over 20 years!

the owner of the track has been fighting these people who bought expensive homes that backed up to the racetrack (but were significantly less than homes further away from the racetrack)(what a surprise!)
the track built a multi million dollar sound wall and because of previous lawsuits the track has restricted number of times it can run at night and with unmuffled cars

I hope this measure fails because it will definitely affect my old stomping grounds (Wall Stadium- Now Wall Township Spoeedway)which is starting to get the same noise complaints according to my parents

[2tall2beahotrodder]

Bro I WORKthere .. This place isnt shutting down...


Rumors have been going around which led into this stuff.. All started over a developer asking to by the track for 22 million..

After they were turned down, we suggest they've been paying the neighbor hood owners to complain. and try to shut this place down.. Is this the truth? We dont know,

But it all started 4 days after they were turned down.. Think about it.. Its PRIME property..

Why'd they sell this place when the owners are making close to 40 mil a year?

[NITROFC]

Another saga in the NAPP FIGHT .... I know the family for over 30 yrs ( personal & thru racing) and have been behind there fights over & over again. I hads a long discususion with Dave Napp about this and will be sending my troops to fight again @ the meeting. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif

I will not be able to be there (in Lville for the Nats)but will get a report durring the meeting.

[Deyomatic]

On a related note, I'm petitioning to shut down one of each of my local baseball fields, football fields, hockey rinks, and golf courses. I'm tired of kids tearing up and killing the grass with their cleats, and not to mention the amazing waste of water to keep grass alive in the desert. As for the hockey rink, look at the energy that is wasted just to keep the ice frozen when it is 110 degrees outside. It is crazy and I DEMAND we put a stop to it!!!!

Why are WE, as car guys, the third class citezens? We just chose not to become dumb ego maniacs and got into cars instead of "real" sports and we get shit on for having our own tastes. If I was actively campaigning the above statement, I'd be on EVERY news channel in the country and they'd be calling me Anti-American.
But the yuppie enemy is allowed to do it to OUR sports field because everyone worships his money.

I'll write something later, but I don't know how much it will help, being from Arizona. We saw what happend down in MoKan country, so I guess it wouldn't hurt. Chalk one up for the little guy, in Joplin Missouri!

[Bruce Lancaster]

Gun nuts have developed a fearsome lobby to tend to their interests. There must be several car nuts for every gun nut. Why are we so weak?

[The37Kid]

I'll never understand why Joe Yuppie gets his way all the time, the SOB is only in your town for 3-4 years, screws up the town and leaves with a profit on his McMansion.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Dude relax nobody is shutting down raceway park...that place brings too much money into that community..every couple of years this starts up then fades away

[chromedRAT]

and some car guys are gun nuts too. HAMBilitia. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif i'll send an email before the meeting. good luck.