melissa just sent me this picture from island

[GP99GT]

http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1348/islandwatertc7.jpg

[WayFast84]

boat racing ftw!!!

holly crap, thats amazing!!

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Who wants to have a swim race haha? I wish my r/c boats weren't down at the shorehouse :(

[alamantia]

Main entry Island

1. a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent.

2. a mass of earth above the water line.

[Knipps]

Main entry Island

1. a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent.

2. a mass of earth above the water line.

the tower's above the water?
:lol:

[Tru2Chevy]

Yea, I got that too. Jetski racing?

- Justin

[baddest434]

holy hell!! thats amazing. i have a house in denville on a lake and i remember getting swamped like that once. wow

[V]

go to www.islanddragway.com (http://www.islanddragway.com) at least they have a sense of humor

[79CamaroDiva]

go to www.islanddragway.com (http://www.islanddragway.com) at least they have a sense of humor

ha... you mean i have a sense of humor :lol: i put that up this morning. the pic on the home page was what my dad sent me from his phone yesterday.. the pic that i sent out to a bunch of you guys this afternoon was this afternoon, and its still going up.. :? this weekends looking questionable at best.

[SteveR]

swamp buggy races?

[V]

that really sucks. if you need any help with a cleanup, let me know, u can't argue with free labor.

and well if the track is closed... u know where ull be sat night melissa :-D

[Mike]

justin i replied with that when she sent me the pic........jet ski nats...........

[IROCZBeast]

wow thats crazy!

looks like a water world.

hope the water receeds fast and hope nothing is damaged, best of luck.

[DaSkinnyGuy]

I think more than tailights need to be working to run a race in that

[Fast92RS]

:shock: drag boat racing

[bubba428]

FAN BOATS !!!! FTMFW!!!!!!!

[blown ta]

holy crap.

[GP99GT]

tony said they removed all the critical equipment from the track on sunday, so its really just a matter of waiting for it to dry and cleaning off all the silt left from it

[BigAls87Z28]

What ever you do...dont let Ian race there!!!
:deadhorse:

[1_Hot_SOM_WS6]

WOW....duck races...LMAO....I like how they had to put that they werent serious...I am sure that if they didnt...they would have a ton of idiots calling about the event..:rofl: Thats a lot of freaking water though....I guess they dont call it Island for nothing...:mrgreen:

[bad64chevelle]

I got that pic this morning also, I sure hope everything clears up soon!

[BonzoHansen]

Can you imagine how bad it would be if Island were really under that much water? Noah! Build an ark!!!!

Al Gore will probably use that pic in his next propaganda film. :)

[Kojak]

Purple POWER! ohh wait thats E-Town...

[V]

Can you imagine how bad it would be if Island were really under that much water?

IMO it is pretty bad, lol

[79CamaroDiva]

Can you imagine how bad it would be if Island were really under that much water? Noah! Build an ark!!!!

Al Gore will probably use that pic in his next propaganda film. :)

imagine? dont have to imagine.. thats a real pic... over 18" on the starting line, couldnt get my jeep up to the line, i stopped in the lanes when the water was up to the rocker.

[Savage_Messiah]

:cry:

[DaSkinnyGuy]

Island Dradways new theme:

"Newly renovated with a spacious and expansive new waterbox for your fierce burnouts!

[Untamed]

Wow I'm sorry to see that Melissa. I can only imagine the kind of damage the water will do to the base of the tower, the concession stand, and the track itself (weaken the aggregate underneath?)

I hope you don't incur too much loss. :(

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Wow I'm sorry to see that Melissa. I can only imagine the kind of damage the water will do to the base of the tower, the concession stand, and the track itself (weaken the aggregate underneath?)

I hope you don't incur too much loss. :(

I would think they'll have to not sell food for a while. Won't they have to tear town the drywall and dry it out and put up new stuff?

[79CamaroDiva]

I would think they'll have to not sell food for a while. Won't they have to tear town the drywall and dry it out and put up new stuff?

our buildings are all cinder block..

we will not open if we cant sell food. and we will not sell food out of a dirty concession stand. the water did nothing but go up last night, only time will tell how long it takes to go down, and then we can assess the damage.

this isnt the first time that we've flooded. this is the worst that i can remember in recent years though. there are a few select high spots in the pits that typically stay dry and have a few inches on them. in the shut down area, the guardrails have all but disappeared. i cant even get in there to get pics cause i dont want to kill my jeep. yesterday i took it in til it was about rocker deep and wouldnt go further, today i wouldnt even do that because the water just got higher. we may put a call out for people to help clean up after the water recedes. right now all we can do is pray for dry weather.

[bobb1589]

wow sorry to see that :/ might get lucky this weekend with some dry weather ;)

[firehawk1120]

Well supposedly some of the rivers crested Yesterday morning so the water levels should start to drop. The next few days are suppose to be pretty good after todays clouds go away and the temp with creep up near 70 so that should help too.

Good luck with the clean up I'd be more worried about electrical crap then food. Food can be replaced but the wiring would be a pain in the ass I'd think. Either way hope things get fixed for yas.

[Savage_Messiah]

we may put a call out for people to help clean up after the water recedes. right now all we can do is pray for dry weather.


Well you know of two places you can post up and get people there...

[shoregirl]

nicee pic meliss!

[Bandit]

WOW... unreal.. no racing for a week or so I guess.

[Jared1970Chevelle]

our buildings are all cinder block..

we will not open if we cant sell food. and we will not sell food out of a dirty concession stand. the water did nothing but go up last night, only time will tell how long it takes to go down, and then we can assess the damage.

this isnt the first time that we've flooded. this is the worst that i can remember in recent years though. there are a few select high spots in the pits that typically stay dry and have a few inches on them. in the shut down area, the guardrails have all but disappeared. i cant even get in there to get pics cause i dont want to kill my jeep. yesterday i took it in til it was about rocker deep and wouldnt go further, today i wouldnt even do that because the water just got higher. we may put a call out for people to help clean up after the water recedes. right now all we can do is pray for dry weather.


do you own island? or work there?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

She works there, I think her father owns it or manages it.

And its officially closed but yeah my friends and I might be able to help clean up and I'm sure other people would too.

[Tru2Chevy]

http://www.njfboa.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22992

She's the Assistant Manager of the track. Her dad is the manager, and he's a member here too (doesn't post much though). His name is trackdaddy.

- Justin

[bad64chevelle]

**Last weekends Island Racing Action**

http://www.humanpoweredboats.com/HydroFest/2001/DragRace_2.jpg

[79CamaroDiva]

**Last weekends Island Racing Action**

http://www.humanpoweredboats.com/HydroFest/2001/DragRace_2.jpg

that is quite possibly the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen.. and quite the large picture as well. :p

EDIT: ps, for all those who have been keeping tabs on it, the water has receded, there's a lot of damage done to the pavement and we have pavers coming in tomorrow to fix the spots in the pits that got hit the worst. everything is VERY dirty and dusty, but it doesn't look like there's any type of electrical damage, but we won't be able to tell until we set everything back up to test it out.