Remembering Englishtown

I'm going to give Island Dragway a try. I love Atco but for me it's long trip and not worth it for time trials and tuning sessions. But I do love Atco and will go if an event warrants the trip.
Text me if you're considering coming South (to Akko)
 
I have another dumb nuts request:

A high school buddy is on the town council in Keansburg NJ.

How about residents with homes ON THE OCEAN wanting to know what the township will do to protect their houses from the next hurricane.

This is no different than buying a house next to a race track, and then complaining about the noise.
 
I'm from Hudson County, NJ. In the 60's, we'd eat, breathe, and talk cars for hours at hangouts like Shirley's Diner (West New York), Russell's Diner, (Cliffside Park), Callahan's Hot Dog (Ft Lee), and cruise Bergenline Ave.

On most warm Sundays, I'd head for Englishtown to race my 57 stock 283/220hp BelAir. I'd always lose. (Later years, I ran a 68 Merc Cyclone GT fastback, 302/4v. Lost again.)

My buddy had a fast 62 Vette and was doing good until somebody threw sugar down his gas tank. He never went back to Englishtown.

One of the biggest crowd draws was seeing one of the first 413 MoPars. Car could run!

They set up an exhibition race between the MoPar starting at the 1/4 mile starting line, and a Corvair starting at the 1/8 mark. The 413 won the race.

Irony. One Sunday on the way to Englishtown, I got a ticket for speeding. The cop and I started talking about the new Mustang, and he gave me a break on my actual speed so I wouldn't lose my license.
 
Is anyone going or have been to Island Dragway for me coming from Long Island without E-town it seems like a logical choice.
 
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