The Ten Most Affordable Tracks In The Northeast
In an effort to get street racers off of our roads and onto closed tracks, Jalopnik readers picked out the ten cheapest road courses, parking lots and drag strips in the Northeast. Price of equipment and wounded pride not included.
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10.) Summit Point Motorsports Park
Suggested By: Bakkster_Man, touring car driver
How much: $250
Where: Summit Point West Virginia, near Maryland
What you get: Four 15-20 minute sessions
More info: summitpoint-raceway.com
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9.) Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Formerly Beaver Run)
Suggested By: Gearhead_42
How much: $180-$200
Where: Wampum, Pennsylvania, 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh
What you get: Four 25 minute sessions and a half day of instruction
More info: pittrace.com
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8.) Pocono Raceway
Suggested By: vwnobby
How much: $185 with a car club, $60 with NASA,
Where: Long Pond, PA, two hours west of NYC
What you get: Five to six 25 minute sessions with a club, one track session with NASA
More info: poconoraceway.com, NASA North East
Photo Credit: Pocono Raceway
7.) OnTrack Karting
Suggested By: vactrac
How much: $150
Where: Wallingford, Connecticut, two hours north of NYC
What you get: ten 8-minute races (that's plenty for one day)
More info: ontrackkarting.com
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6.) Englishtown Raceway
Suggested By: 87BlownNotch
How much: $225 for the first time (you take their school), $125 after that
Where: Englishtown, New Jersey, about an hour south of NYC
What you get: 6hrs of track time
More info: etownraceway.com
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5.) Nelson Ledges
How much: $130
Where: Garrettsville, Ohio, seven hours west of NYC
What you get: 10AM-4PM on track, with half-hour break
More info: NelsonLedges.com
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4.) SCCA Solo II Autocross
Suggested By: pinchvalve, Bakkster_Man, touring car driver
How much: $25 for members, $50 for non-members
Where: A parking lot near you
What you get: About four minutes of intense driving
More info: SCCA NE Division, Autocrossing 101
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3.) Connecticut Autocross and Rally Team
Suggested By: JMillerUA666
How much: $35 for members, $30 for non-members
Where: A parking lot near you (full schedule here
What you get: Again, about four minutes of whipping around some cones
More info: CARTCT.com
Photo Credit: Brad Snow/CART
2.) Atco Raceway (Drag Strip)
Suggested By: Jstas
How much: $20
Where: Atco, New Jersey, about two hours south of NYC
What you get: A night of street class bracket drag racing. There are no corners, but there aren't any corners in a street race, either. Of all the drag strips around, this is probably the best.
More info: AtcoRace.com
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1.) 75-80 Dragway
Suggested By: Jevans, Man of Mystery
How much: $15
Where:Monrovia, MD, four hours southwest of NYC, or about 50 minutes west of Baltimore
What you get: Drag racing at a pretty low-key, rinky dinky, cool drag strip. You get tons of runs. If you're looking for a road course, go back to Nelson Ledges at #5.
More info: 75-80 Dragway, 2012 schedule
Photo Credit: rygen