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Old 07-18-2023, 07:18 PM
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Default Atco closed

Atco's website on FB says they're closed for the season. Does anyone know if this is true or was their FB site hacked?

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Old 07-18-2023, 07:25 PM
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Effective immediately: Atco Dragway is permanently closed. We will not be open from this point on. The remainder of our schedule for 2023 will be canceled.
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!

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Old 07-18-2023, 07:26 PM
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Indication is they were purchased by unknown buyer and they have permanently shut it down.. Allot of history gone….

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Old 07-23-2023, 09:30 PM
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A warehouse outfit bought it. Probably Amazon. LOL Employees didn't even know it was sold until they were told you no longer work here. Value of the place 5 million. We heard he got 10 or 12 million.

Racing venues were paid for in advance of the sale. It's unknown if they will get their money back or not.

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Old 09-03-2023, 03:59 PM
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I know it’s crazy, Long Island went few years ago, loved that place plus it was so easy for me, 20 minutes from my house, get on Ferry boat, have a nice breakfast. Off the boat and 35 minutes to track. A lot of heavy hitters would go there. Street guys who raced for bucks. Sucks

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Old 09-03-2023, 04:01 PM
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Indication is they were purchased by unknown buyer and they have permanently shut it down.. Allot of history gone….
63 years of history! Sad

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