NHRA New England Nationals Update
March 26, 2020
To Our Loyal New England Dragway Fans:
All of us at New England Dragway understand the COVID-19 outbreak is currently disrupting your lives. We are sensitive to the concerns and uncertainty felt by individuals and businesses as our nation combats what we all hope to be a short-term outbreak. We are closely monitoring the situation, as well as guidance available from state and local officials. We remain confident life will return to normal and we remain committed to providing a safe and secure environment for racers and race fans alike.
We recognize NHRA’s decision to cancel the 2020 New England Nationals is a huge disappointment to our loyal fans. It's a significant disappointment for New England Dragway as well. We were initially approached by NHRA to consider the possibility of postponing the event. During a special meeting of the Board of Directors, representatives of the NHRA outlined their concerns and expressed that the issue was a time sensitive matter. With the event being five months away, the Board intended to gather more information, allow the situation to develop, and make an informed decision closer to the time of the event. The Board felt a decision to postpone was premature and notified NHRA that it wished to hold off on making a decision for 30 days. Obviously, that did not happen. We want to stress the decision to cancel the event was made entirely by NHRA and against the wishes of New England Dragway.
Even though this was not a New England Dragway decision, we apologize to those who have supported us over the years. We put significant effort into our events to provide an unmatched experience. Your passion and loyalty have helped us provide the best motor sports entertainment possible. You can be assured we will continue to work hard to ensure that tradition continues here at New England Dragway.
We also want to thank our brave first responders, exceptional medical professionals, and the resolve of each and every one of you as we overcome this challenge and work to restore normalcy to our lives.
Sincerely,
Joe Lombardo
General Manager,
New England Dragway, Inc.
OCTOBER 26, 2024 - TRUNK OR TREAT
Join us as we wrap up our racing season and celebrate Halloween for the second year in a row! This is sure to be a great event for all ages filled to the brim with racing, games, awards, and CANDY!
Thank you to everyone who came to last year's event - we hope to see you again this year!
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Trunk Hosts - those who wish to decorate their trunk, dress up, support the community, compete for prizes, and hand out candy! FREE to participate!! Please expect about 400 trick or treaters!
Trick or Treaters - those who are going to be trick or treating, as well as their guests. FREE to participate!! Wear your costumes and get ready to rake in the candy!
- Trunk set up is 10/26 from 12-1pm
- Any Trunk Host arriving after 1:15pm may not be able to participate due to large volumes of people walking
- For the safety of all attendees, Trunk Hosts will not be permitted to leave the lot until NED staff determines it is safe to move
- Decorations / costumes must remain PG13 at most (anyone with an inappropriate costume, theme, trunk, etc. will be asked to leave)
- Candy must remain in original packaging. No homemade goods please!
- Pop up tents ARE allowed - please ensure that they are properly secured
- There is no electricity or water hookups
- Businesses / organizations may pass out promotional materials & include signage in / around their trunk
- Trunk Hosts may set up simple games to go along with their trunks if they so wish
- Trunk Hosts must clean up at the end of the event and remove all of their equipment / supplies / trash by 5pm on 10/26 - there will be trash barrels on site
Prizes will be given out by New England Dragway officials for the following categories: Truly Terrifying Trunk, Fall Favorite Trunk, and Most Spooktacular Trunk.
