LongIsland63SS409
01-10-2010, 10:42 PM
Dear Independent News Editor,
LONG ISLAND MOTORSPORTS FACILITY NEEDED TO DETER ILLEGAL STREET RACING
Long Island has a rich history of legal safe organized Drag Racing. There were once three drag strips on Long Island Islip Speedway, NY National and Long Island Motorsports Park.
Long Island lost its oldest Drag Strip (Long Island Motorsports Park, West Hampton Beach) to developers in 2004. The Long Island Motorsports Park operated from 1953-2004. It was one of the first organized Drag Strips on the East Coast.
Currently there is no safe legal place to Drag Race on Long Island. Illegal street racing on Long Island is on the rise and is making our streets unsafe. On the other hand numerous accidents and lives have been lost due to illegal street racing.
Other parts of the country realizing that illegal street racing is on the rise have developed and instituted Drag Racing Programs within their communities. Programs such as Beat the Heat and Mother’s Against Racing in the Streets have proven to be excellent deterrents to illegal street racing. Local Police Departments and community members race each other in a safe fun family type environment.
A new Long Island Motorsports Facility will help promote awareness and keep our streets safer by deterring illegal street racing. Programs like Beat the Heat can be supported by the Suffolk County Police Department. The SCPD will also have the opportunity to educate drivers in a controlled environment.
The unused runways at the old Grumman Facility in Calverton would provide a safe legal environment for local Drag Racers.
Local Drag Racers are currently traveling to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Drag Race. The expense, travel time and traffic are a burden to the local Drag Racers and their families.
In closing I would like to Thank You and your readers for taking time to listen to our cause and to sign/support our petition to create a new Long Island Motorsports Facility. Your support of our Petition will help deter illegal street racing and help create badly needed jobs for Long Island.
Long Island Motorsports Facility Petition Website: http://www.petitiononline.com/LI2010/petition.html.
Also please visit Websites lidragracing.com. and limotorsports.org for more information.
Sincerely,
Currently is an active member of Long Island Drag Racing and Long Island Motorsports Association.
Dan: I have the letter saved on word. Do you have a name and email address for me to send it to?
Mike
LONG ISLAND MOTORSPORTS FACILITY NEEDED TO DETER ILLEGAL STREET RACING
Long Island has a rich history of legal safe organized Drag Racing. There were once three drag strips on Long Island Islip Speedway, NY National and Long Island Motorsports Park.
Long Island lost its oldest Drag Strip (Long Island Motorsports Park, West Hampton Beach) to developers in 2004. The Long Island Motorsports Park operated from 1953-2004. It was one of the first organized Drag Strips on the East Coast.
Currently there is no safe legal place to Drag Race on Long Island. Illegal street racing on Long Island is on the rise and is making our streets unsafe. On the other hand numerous accidents and lives have been lost due to illegal street racing.
Other parts of the country realizing that illegal street racing is on the rise have developed and instituted Drag Racing Programs within their communities. Programs such as Beat the Heat and Mother’s Against Racing in the Streets have proven to be excellent deterrents to illegal street racing. Local Police Departments and community members race each other in a safe fun family type environment.
A new Long Island Motorsports Facility will help promote awareness and keep our streets safer by deterring illegal street racing. Programs like Beat the Heat can be supported by the Suffolk County Police Department. The SCPD will also have the opportunity to educate drivers in a controlled environment.
The unused runways at the old Grumman Facility in Calverton would provide a safe legal environment for local Drag Racers.
Local Drag Racers are currently traveling to New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Drag Race. The expense, travel time and traffic are a burden to the local Drag Racers and their families.
In closing I would like to Thank You and your readers for taking time to listen to our cause and to sign/support our petition to create a new Long Island Motorsports Facility. Your support of our Petition will help deter illegal street racing and help create badly needed jobs for Long Island.
Long Island Motorsports Facility Petition Website: http://www.petitiononline.com/LI2010/petition.html.
Also please visit Websites lidragracing.com. and limotorsports.org for more information.
Sincerely,
Currently is an active member of Long Island Drag Racing and Long Island Motorsports Association.
Dan: I have the letter saved on word. Do you have a name and email address for me to send it to?
Mike