Well, racing is done for 2008 at Ona Speedway, and now you get a chance to tell owners Bill and Lynn Bauer what you think and make 2009 an even better season.
Their website, www.onaspeedway.com has posted a call out for you to have some input for next year.
“Do you have an idea or a suggestion for Ona Speedway? Now is a great time to let us know what you are thinking. We are always looking for ways to make your Speedway more comfortable, enjoyable, and FUN!”
Key words there, comfortable, enjoyable, fun. Comfortable is basically a no-brainer, but given the rural nature of the area around the track, might be tricky. Bathrooms. Plain and simple. Bathrooms. The portable potties are not pleasant in July and August and I never saw any hand sanitizer in them. (I took my own.)
Some paint, hammer and nails would make the bleachers feel a little more secure to me, and add another aisle somewhere in the middle. I don’t like having to climb over a bunch of folks to get out for nature’s call – to the portables or for a cold bottle of water.
Keep the kid bike races. I like the kid bike races. But I still say the little ones should be between turns 3 and 4 before the big kids take off.
Pre-race ridealongs in the track car – for a fee, of course. Maybe 5 or 8 laps.
A kids’ craft area – maybe sponsored by Home Depot – to make a racecar. Depot has a regular Saturday morning workshop to make a car, why not see if they’d bring it to Ona Speedway?
Bring in some vendors to make race apparel and other items available, and have a souvenir hauler for the local drivers to sell their own shirts.
If they are racing on the night of a big NASCAR event – Bristol, All Star, Coke 600 - periodic updates would be appreciated, and a big screen, while pricy, would be appreciated. Somehow tie into those races with special events.
So what are YOUR suggestions for next season? There are already requests for Junior’s National Guard car to come back. Other show cars would be nice, too.
There’s my two cents worth. How about it folks, make some suggestions.
1 comment:
WE WANT LATE MODELS!!!!
Our family (of 6) just will not attend without the Late Models.
This is the premier Class, with out them ONA is just another jerkwater track with JUNK cars.
Better bathrooms would be nice. Portsmouth has nice bathrooms and they get flooded each year, why not ONA. Asphalt racing is supposed to be the "upper class of racing" . It's a shame that local dirt tracks outshine it in most ways.
Kenny G
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