Speedway Scrapped

Susan Mattei, the Sierra Club's New York City executive, is savoring the decision yesterday by a Florida company to drop plans for a 82,000 seat Nascar speedway on Staten Island.

Back in April, the Sierra Club issued a report saying the speedway would pollute the air and destroy wetlands, and launched a postcard campaign to mobilize local opposition.

Mattei said the story broke so late in the day the Club wasn't able to do press, but "the New York Times knew we were the leading group and gave us a good, solid acknowledgement in their story. And we accomplished this victory by working with Republicans."