DAKMOR

Now, I've been wondering. Would it be possible to build a drag strip up in the northeast of Philadelphia PA? There is lots of land up there and I'm sure we could get it just outside of Philadelphia so that we don't have to worry about any of the city's car racing rules or anything that sounds like that.

I'm think that it'll have to be at around a 5mile square place. (with a length of 5 miles and a width of 5 miles.)

Enough to hold a mile-long track and spectators/competitors.

The reasoning why I'd like to build one on the outskirts of Philly-
So I don't have to bum a ride to Atco. Most people who go there with daily drivers are probably from Philadelphia. And having the strip right here would be alot easier to access than crossing a bridge(for philly folks) or like 4 buses/trains for those who can't get a ride. There is a lot of good that can be done with it to keep alot of the street racing off the street and on the strip.


Any comments, questions, informativities, derogatories, ideas, and such will be gladly accepted.

SheaMus

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They have been trying to get a track built for a long long time. From the 70's till now. But the city wont allow one to be built. Any way i wouldnt go to the track even if there was one. Too much **** has been going on in this city the last few years. Especially in the NE.

NJSPDER

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that would be sweet. being from right across the bridge in trenton i can tell you that it would be a big hit with owners/drivers.
only issue would be dealing with the local noise and polution people. you know as well as i do how people act around here.anything that is louder than casual conversation or uses more gas than their lawn mower is worth complaining to the cops/local government about.
i bet one big selling point is how much it woudl cut down on street racing in the city. it is a known fact that the closer and better access to legal racing facilities is the lower the number of street racing related incidents.

The Alchemist

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You know, the perfect location and situation is just waiting for someone to step forward with $$$. Willow Grove Air Station is closing in the next year or so, and is large enough to support a drag strip. The local area is already used to the loud noise of jet planes, so what's a couple hundred cars on a Friday night. People already drag race from light to light on rt 611, so why not open a drag strip and let people do it legally.

But the fact is, the land is prime real estate, and to put in a drag strip would be quite expensive. Oh well.

SheaMus

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Yeah that would be a great spot

stevethepirate

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haha, good luck. i have sent 3 letters so far to congressmen and stuff concerning building a strip on the airbase. i had my politics teacher (very accomplished guy, graduate degree from princeton) help me, along with my english and other history teacher. i didnt get responses to any of the letters, and they were all very well written, and very pursuasive.

DAKMOR

Keep sending them stevethepirate.

That Air Force Base, how far is it from the intersection of Cottman and Roosevelt Boulevard?

LS1LT1

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Philadelphia sort of already has a track, it's called Atco Raceway.

Truth is a track right in Philly could work wonders for what the locals/cops consider a real street racing problem....get the city involved, run some late night events and get that **** off the streets (though that's not likely, people will always still street race). If those who are complaining about the street races make no effort whatsoever to build a local track then they really can't expect too much sympathy/support from those that still race.

STRIPSTAR

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taxes - noise ordinances **** like that - It will never happen. We'll be lucky if we get to keep Cecil- Atco - Maple grove.

LS1LT1

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True

Ace$nyper

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Sad truth.

DAKMOR

Sound Barriers for the sound. Simple as that.

If peopel want cars to stop alot of street racing,then they should either A) let us build this track, B) shoot the dam bastards, or C) have the city put in a governator to limit the spped of the car to 50mph. Of course, all they will do is D), b!tch and complain about the $hit.

Ace$nyper

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Barriers don't work as well as one thinks, my ex lived behind them you heard cars all the time.

Now thats just stockers passing at 55 think about boom tubes burning out at 930pm.

A: Won't happen
B: Won't happen
C: Won't happen
D: Sums this up nicly doesn't it?

Street racers stay on the street anyway track racers make the hike to the track no matter.

I fully belive from what i've seen and people I know people will run on the street if they want or the track if they want, luckly here we have semi local tracks but even if one was closer by to me I wouldn't change my own habits of a friendly light to light and roll down my window ask him to meet me at atco.

TNTramair

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the only way a track near philly will reduce or eliminate street racing is if its open till 2-3 in the morning. lets face it, atco closes at 10 and than what are people to do to get their fix?? they take it to the street.
the air force base would be awsome....there would be no need for lights or timing devices. we'd play it like the street...1 flagger...2 cars....1 finish line. have everyone sign a waiver in case anyone gets hurt. but since its government property, i dont think that'll ever happen.
you'll see a casino in philly way before a race track. but, if by some chance, a track does get build...i would volunteer my services and work there for free!

STRIPSTAR

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Thats a neat idea but the liability is staggering.
They are actually pretty close to building a nascar track in AC area or way northern /Pa Nj for the NY city area track.

Ace$nyper

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Thats for sure.

DAKMOR

DAM tump and his money grubbing bastard friends....

Wait, aren't they going to close that Air Force Base? Or, if they did already, hows about LS1Tech buy it? (or whoever owns LS1Tech, or anyone who could) Then it would be ours as in the racer's track.

Mike02Z

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The station in Willow Grove is a Naval Air Station not an Airforce base not that it matters except for the sake of correctness

NAS Willow Grove is not closed and was only put on the BRAC (Base Realignment And Consolidation, I believe is what BRAC means) list a couple of years ago. To give you an example the ASO compound in NE Philly was put on that list back in 1998 and it's still there. It will take 10 years before the Navy moves out and that's if everything goes the Navy's way. Even once the Navy does leave that land is worth millions to developers and while a track would be cool I just don't see that happening when they could build 100+ homes at 500k a piece on that land.

I think we should feel lucky that we have 3 decent tracks within 60 miles of Philadelphia as some areas do not have a track within 200 miles. I'd love to see a track but IMHO it will never happen. We'll be lucky if we don't lose one of the 3 we have now over the next few years. Just my 2 cents.