IROCZman15
09-05-2025, 08:16 PM
Friday 10:00am-4:00pm on 10/24/2025
Island Dragway
20 Island Road, Great Meadows, NJ 08783
www.islanddragway.com
Gates open at 10:00 am and racing begins at 11:00. Tech inspection for all vehicles racing is at the new location (right by the staging lanes) and hopefully everyone can get through it relatively easily. Tech inspectors have been pretty thorough and strict in recent years, so beware of that. Make sure your own personal safety gear is in order, including expiration dates on helmets, harness belts, etc). If anyone needs direct guidance on tech inspection, just reach out to me or one of the usual racers for clarification.
The dragstrip will be prepping both lanes of the track with glue up to the 330 foot mark. Since we typically have a variety of street-tread and race-tread vehicles, I want to try to isolate one lane of the track for drag-compound tires, at least for the first few hours of the rental. On the day of the event, if our group wants to keep it this way or change it halfway through the day, I'm sure we can figure it out. Especially for any grudge-racing or side-by-side video footage. The other option could be to keep both lanes open, but encourage all street-treaded tire vehicles to move themself out of the starting line groove. Suggestions welcome on this topic.
The cost per-driver is going to be $200.
That is the true cost per-person on Island's website and I will probably stick with that price going forward. In years past, I gave a little discount in price to the drivers who registered early, but it came out of my pocket, so this year I am just going to keep it simple with the $200 price across the board. The event is limited to 40 vehicles, and I will keep an updated roster of people who are confirmed/paid. If someone pays and has to back out I will get them their money back for sure. If you get to the track and don't make ANY passes (car is broke, or doesn't pass tech inspection), I can also get you your money back. However, once you start making passes, the track will expect the full $200 fee and I have to abide by that. If issues arise, I can do what I can to work with ya. If you are going to be driving multiple cars that day, you will need to obviously pay for each vehicle. Last minute registering is possible, but I have got to have payment-in-hand before you start filling out a tech-card.
I can accept payment via paypal and Zelle, send me a private message or an email and I will provide my info to you.
We have had some pretty good video/photo footage from the previous years too, and if anyone wants to attend that has camera skills, please do so! Spectators are allowed and in previous years, the cost has been free to spectate.
Photo Albums
2024: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iroczman15/albums/72177720321559024/
2024: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPbELJk_g9RAMF7Uxoh7R06XY7oIkzOTUziyAvrz5uw0E k9IlTkmVFMfjGYy1vVDg?key=RlYwdTVuSWFVdXRwaXEzSkFHb VhjQk5mZDJtUEVR
2023: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iroczman15/albums/72177720312310739/
2023: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNGM5-WmZbZB7X-cM7RF-2e3ouPGrR_SjyBXPD1sHSAk9yadE0jjt_4GuZwxxS18A?key=R 0FQY21lNWxleHVkZXBqZk1LOFN1WWZkMWk4Y1Jn
If you are not interested in this event and want me to take you off this group email list, just let me know. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions and suggestions.
Island Dragway
20 Island Road, Great Meadows, NJ 08783
www.islanddragway.com
Gates open at 10:00 am and racing begins at 11:00. Tech inspection for all vehicles racing is at the new location (right by the staging lanes) and hopefully everyone can get through it relatively easily. Tech inspectors have been pretty thorough and strict in recent years, so beware of that. Make sure your own personal safety gear is in order, including expiration dates on helmets, harness belts, etc). If anyone needs direct guidance on tech inspection, just reach out to me or one of the usual racers for clarification.
The dragstrip will be prepping both lanes of the track with glue up to the 330 foot mark. Since we typically have a variety of street-tread and race-tread vehicles, I want to try to isolate one lane of the track for drag-compound tires, at least for the first few hours of the rental. On the day of the event, if our group wants to keep it this way or change it halfway through the day, I'm sure we can figure it out. Especially for any grudge-racing or side-by-side video footage. The other option could be to keep both lanes open, but encourage all street-treaded tire vehicles to move themself out of the starting line groove. Suggestions welcome on this topic.
The cost per-driver is going to be $200.
That is the true cost per-person on Island's website and I will probably stick with that price going forward. In years past, I gave a little discount in price to the drivers who registered early, but it came out of my pocket, so this year I am just going to keep it simple with the $200 price across the board. The event is limited to 40 vehicles, and I will keep an updated roster of people who are confirmed/paid. If someone pays and has to back out I will get them their money back for sure. If you get to the track and don't make ANY passes (car is broke, or doesn't pass tech inspection), I can also get you your money back. However, once you start making passes, the track will expect the full $200 fee and I have to abide by that. If issues arise, I can do what I can to work with ya. If you are going to be driving multiple cars that day, you will need to obviously pay for each vehicle. Last minute registering is possible, but I have got to have payment-in-hand before you start filling out a tech-card.
I can accept payment via paypal and Zelle, send me a private message or an email and I will provide my info to you.
We have had some pretty good video/photo footage from the previous years too, and if anyone wants to attend that has camera skills, please do so! Spectators are allowed and in previous years, the cost has been free to spectate.
Photo Albums
2024: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iroczman15/albums/72177720321559024/
2024: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPbELJk_g9RAMF7Uxoh7R06XY7oIkzOTUziyAvrz5uw0E k9IlTkmVFMfjGYy1vVDg?key=RlYwdTVuSWFVdXRwaXEzSkFHb VhjQk5mZDJtUEVR
2023: https://www.flickr.com/photos/iroczman15/albums/72177720312310739/
2023: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNGM5-WmZbZB7X-cM7RF-2e3ouPGrR_SjyBXPD1sHSAk9yadE0jjt_4GuZwxxS18A?key=R 0FQY21lNWxleHVkZXBqZk1LOFN1WWZkMWk4Y1Jn
If you are not interested in this event and want me to take you off this group email list, just let me know. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions and suggestions.