Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

This really isn't a Rumor more or less a suggestion.


Staten Island NYC isn't known for much things except its Robotics High Schools and High School Sports. Nascar is considering on building A Race track on the island to hold their events such as the Nextel Cup / Bush Series Races. After the track is built a wide variety of things can happen at that track and one of them could be a FIRST Competition. Not saying it should or it will but wouldn't it be great to have a Competition at a big venue such as a race track, Right Now NYC Regional holds 33 teams strong why not up the amount of teams that register for this competition to around 60+ They'll be plenty of parking and the main attraction the SI Mall manages to attract people of all ages from neighboring states. This track is years off from being built but just a thought with a venue that will hold at least thousands of people per race maybe just maybe FIRST can also get a hand in it as well. The only Downside is that it will be a Open Stadium === Not enclosed from the weather at all....... It will be another Florida Competition with the subtraction of WDW but Six Flags / Dorney Park / Hershey Park just a couple of miles away.

What Do You Think? Can It Happen if Nascar Follows through with its plans?

Re: Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

That'd be awesome, except that's about as far north as I am. Unless it's covered, it'd be a no-go because of the difficulting of running robots in rain/show/etc.

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Re: Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

Correct me if im wrong, but wasnt the old NYC regional held in a completly open sports stadium, so i dont think weather would be that much of a problem. I think that would be a great place to hold a robotics event at but i also think that there would be some problems holding a robotics competition at a nascar track through out a week and weekend in march/april.

Re: Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

It's a great idea, but in March. in NYC for a regional outside would probably not gain a lot of support. At UTC we had snow on the ground and snow could happen in NYC in March. I'd love to see it happen though but I don't think they'd host a regional.. This track that is being proposed in CT might, (it's indoor) http://www.newenglandraceway.com/

Re: Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

IMHO it won't happen. A track will not be built in the NE area. Nascar is having trouble filling the venues they have now. A few years ago, races were all sold out, now tickets can be had at most tracks on race day.

But not this weekend. Bristol is sold out forever.

Re: Race Track on Staten Island = FIRST ?
 

The NYC Regional History

2001 & 2002 - Columbia University - Held Indoors
2003 & 2004 - Riverbank State Park - Held Indorrs but traveled outside between pits and Field (less then 10 ft)