Time to race again!

Greetings race fans. Hard to believe it's race time again. Of course, with races in Florida, California and Las Vegas, then time off again, it doesn't seem like the season has really started.

So, let's talk local racing.

We've discussed the big change at Ona Speedway with Late Models. Well, there WILL be late model racing, just not all the time. Once a month late models. That gives guys time to fix any damage that may have happened to their cars and possibly, a little better on them financially.

I know we've been promised improvements the last few years that have not manifested. However, Bill Wallace assures me a septic system is being put in to place as we blog. That means - you got it racefans - real bathrooms at Ona Speedway! Yay! The portapotties will be replaced by the season opening.

Another on-track change will be some of the cars. Bill has built a new Classic to race and his dad is supposed to be the wheelman for Bill's former car. We'll believe that when we see him make that right turn onto the track from the pits. And Bill has sponsors, besides himself and family business ventures - Shogun Japanese Steakhouse.

Moving up the highway to Kanawha Valley, it will drastically change over the next few years - adding a paved track that will be rated for the NASCAR Truck series and a road course to the existing drag strip and motocross course. It will be a long-term project, estimated to take 3 years to complete.

Here's a photo of the plans, but it isn't the best quality for the blog. World of Wheels was a lot of fun and lot of information.

And here's one more shot, just for fun. That's me and Lou Santiago, formerly of Muscle Cars on SPIKE network. He was there, too.