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  1. #16
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    I have run my cars at both the VIR and the NJ Motor Sports Park. The Factory Five Cobra has side pipes which pass as exhaust. The track noise levels really are't that bad at the fence along the property line. I can't believe they had a restriction on the car exhaust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by the fat bastid View Post
    Whaaaa? Island all day everyday, son! Only place you can get in 800 pulls in one friday!

    ...also it is only 30 minutes away so that is nice.
    My point exactly, but not if everyone from Englishtown migrates to Island.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Man View Post

    Hope the masses flow to Atco and not Island.
    Gotta believe that Akko (local pronunciation) is hopeful.

    Maybe more racing will come south.
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    Quote Originally Posted by the fat bastid View Post
    Whaaaa? Island all day everyday, son! Only place you can get in 800 pulls in one friday!

    ...also it is only 30 minutes away so that is nice.
    Wednesday nights were even better. Ran my SC Taurus sho so much I over heated the clutch. Was having too much fun to let the car cool down. Will be interesting to see how much extra traffic will be there. Just got my marauder last month, looking forward to running it this year.
    Thankfully etown is still doing the swap meet. Just got my renewal today. Although attendance has been dropping over the last few years. Both from vendors, and foot traffic.

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    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.
    2003 Crown Vic Base 84,000 miles. 3.73's, SCTx4 Custom tuned by MO's Speed Shop, Methanol Induction,75mm Home ported intake with 70mm Throttle body. DIY Cold air intake w/rubbermaid air box. Ford 80mm maf. Nx proton plus nitrous injection, and aeromotive fuel 340lph returnless pump with Hot Wire Relay upgrade. J-Modded. PowerStop Carbon/Ceramic Brakes, Sumitomo P02 235/60/16's W's with stock hubcaps. OBX Header/Exhaust, Impala Tailpipes and Megs Marauder Tips.

    357 hp and 412 tq at the wheels on a 125 shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schefs03 View Post
    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)
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    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.

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    Hey I know that car in the video

    That was my first 12 second pass with the trilogy.

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    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.

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    Is anyone going or have been to Island Dragway for me coming from Long Island without E-town it seems like a logical choice.
    2003 Crown Vic Base 84,000 miles. 3.73's, SCTx4 Custom tuned by MO's Speed Shop, Methanol Induction,75mm Home ported intake with 70mm Throttle body. DIY Cold air intake w/rubbermaid air box. Ford 80mm maf. Nx proton plus nitrous injection, and aeromotive fuel 340lph returnless pump with Hot Wire Relay upgrade. J-Modded. PowerStop Carbon/Ceramic Brakes, Sumitomo P02 235/60/16's W's with stock hubcaps. OBX Header/Exhaust, Impala Tailpipes and Megs Marauder Tips.

    357 hp and 412 tq at the wheels on a 125 shot.

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    Anyone else going to the swap meet this weekend?

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