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Old Nov 1, 2014, 06:02 PM
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New Northeast Track for 2015

Looks like Palmer Motorsports Park might be opening in 2015...
Pay no attention to the rock walls staring down at you.



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looks promising
if wont cost too much to run i will be there.
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Not much info on their site yet, but under events > clubs & groups they list several including NASA NE, SCDA, Loose Nut and Northeast Track Days. So sounds like it might be accessible.
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Palmer and Tamworth are both looking to open in 2015.
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its another on elike NY safety track...until they put up a TON of barriers (ya know...like by the cliff) i dont think any big name group will be running there. hopefully they do it right.
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Looks like it's in a rocky area so that's to be expected during construction, they don't have any curbs or anything yet.
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Originally Posted by killerpenguin21
its another on elike NY safety track...until they put up a TON of barriers (ya know...like by the cliff) i dont think any big name group will be running there. hopefully they do it right.
It's not even close to being done yet. Obviously the safety walls will come.
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I know, but they could still manage to not put something up that is up to everyone's standards...which is sort of what happened with the ny track

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NYST was always primarily set to be a bike track, that's why there aren't any hard barriers or armcos. I don't think they care much at this point if cars want in or not. Especially with their legal battles with the neighbors.

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eh f&@k it, lets just drive on it. There is any testing allowed on that yet? I am up for it
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even if they put barriers up, what happens to the car if it fly over the barriers. track looks like tires killer with 5 U-turns.
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I don't know.. Don't mind taking a risk, but this one is little too much of a risk. Without a full cage, I would be worried to run there flat out.
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Looks fun, and/but also looks extremely dangerous. Will take A LOT of work to make that safe to any organization to go there, as there's no runoff anywhere… just rocks/cliffs.

I'd be very surprised if it opened next year
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Looking forward to checking it out in person. I believe they are having an open house this weekend for anyone local.
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Well, NASA NE has a note on their site now about a possible date at Palmer in 2015. So I would bet that plenty of catch-fencing is planned. Let's hope so...


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