Just heard. For good, they say. Saw a Facebook post by Atco.
You still able to ride dirt bikes at my old riding grounds, the pines.website was not hacked. track was sold. the owner has been trying to sell for a few years now. latest rumor is they are going to put up an amazon type of warehouse. new owners have no interest in keeping it a drag strip.
You still able to ride dirt bikes at my old riding grounds, the pines.
You and I talked about it a few years ago.
That's the same rumor that was going around about Bandimre. ended up not being true.website was not hacked. track was sold. the owner has been trying to sell for a few years now. latest rumor is they are going to put up an amazon type of warehouse. new owners have no interest in keeping it a drag strip.
That's the same rumor that was going around about Bandimre. ended up not being true.
Atco was built in 1959, but the track didn't open until Memorial Day Weekend in 1960. It was the oldest drag strip in New Jersey."Atco Dragway is permanently closed. We will not be open from this point on. The remainder of our schedule for 2023 will be canceled, the dragway wrote in a Facebook post. "Thank you all for your patronage and memories over the years. Special thank you to our 29th annual Pan American Nationals racers & crowd for making Atco Dragway's last event the biggest and best one ever. This isn't the end for import racing in the northeast! To all of our staff, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for sticking it out with us and being the best in the business!"
atco closing has nothing to do with the people of the area. they actually love it. the owner has wanted to sell for a few years now and i guess he found a buyer.People are a big part of the problem. This dirt track has been here longer than I remember and have always held this sprint car race in a Tuesday night. If you Dont like airports Dont move next to one. Same with race tracks.
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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.
??The Me Me’s are already starting up about a drag strip closing. How sad.
The younger generation doesn't seem to have the interest in cars