08.12.2016 Government Is Long Island really in need of a drag strip? Congressman Lee Zeldin recently lent support to the idea of creating a new drag racing strip somewhere on Long Island, but Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter says it won’t happen...
07.18.2012 News Walter: I never promised anyone a drag strip at EPCAL Riverhead Supervisor Sean Walter is denying that he told people at the Jamesport Fire Department carnival and parade that he would get them a drag strip in the Calverton...
11.13.2010 Uncategorized With Resorts gone, developer wants to build drag strip at EPCAL Just hours after Riverhead Town canceled its contract with Riverhead Resorts — the group that planned to build a $2 billion resorts complex on town-owned land in Calverton —...
10.22.2022 Police Driver airlifted after crash at drag racing event in Calverton A driver was airlifted following a rollover crash Saturday afternoon at the popular drag racing series held on the western runway at Enterprise Park at Calverton. Riverhead Town police...
08.12.2022 Sports Latest drag racing series set to begin Aug. 20 in Calverton Take heart, gearheads — or anyone else feeling the need for speed. Drag racing is returning to Calverton. Almost a year to the day when drag racing returned to...
01.20.2022 Government Town Board approves four drag racing events at EPCAL for 2022 Drag racing will return to the Enterprise Park at Calverton this year, as the Riverhead Town Board on Wednesday approved four events that will span multiple weekends from spring...
12.25.2021 News Top Stories 2021: Drag racing makes long awaited return to Long Island In early April, Pete Scalzo, a motor sports enthusiast whose promoted events for 35 years, appeared before the Riverhead Town Board with a proposal to bring back drag racing...
08.25.2021 Sports After 17 years, drag racing makes comeback with events in Calverton John Montecalvo, a three-time world champion drag racer in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock class, said he had tears in his eyes June 2 when the Riverhead Town Board...