Jan
03
Some facts and some rumors presented for your reading pleasure.
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The KJ Motorsports Driver Development Program is under way!
We at FSCF.com would like to extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Keith “I’m No One’s” Butler for welcoming daughter Kenzie into the world this past weekend. Word on the streets is that mom and daughter are doing just fine.
Congrats also to the grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Stan Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Don Rehm. With bloodlines like that we can only assume that Kenzie will grow up and dominate Florida sprint car racing some day.
On to some rumor mongering with some facts thrown in just for fun…
Ocala Speedway.
We keep hearing it’s for sale…then it’s for lease…then it’s sold…then it’s going back to pavement…
Well Mike Peters confirmed the track is not sold and is certainly not going back to pavement. That last part is certainly believable because I can remember back in the day being depressed at the empty stands, particularly for the NA$CAR All Pro Series (I think it may have been called the Kodak Southeast Series or something dumb like that) back when David Reutimann competed in that series, and probably should have won that night, but alas I digress.
I snapped this picture back in 2006 when Ocala Speedway was still paved.
So when one speaks of Ocala Speedway and Mike Peters we’ve learned that one must also speak of Ben Fritz. So what’s new and exciting with Ben Fritz? Well, add his name to the list of drivers heading out to the dirt for 2011, as he’s lined himself up a ride in a Schnee chassis, when he’s not running TBARA.
Also in the rumor department these days is Volusia Speedway Park. These would pretty much include the same list mentioned above for Ocala Speedway. What we do know at VSP is that there have been some layoffs in key areas and one higher-up bolted last week. We’ve long heard that after SpeedWeeks VSP may reduce their number of shows and focus on the touring series shows, but that’s pure speculation (mixed in with a few things we’ve heard) on our part.
Either way, get your sorry butts out to Ocala Speedway and Volusia Speedway park for SpeedWeeks!
Just one more rumor to throw in the mill while we’re at it. I recently heard from a very reliable source that above mentioned, Ben Fritz and Mike Peters, were spotted enjoying the night life in the Ocala area. We would advise you to contact either Fritz or Peters for the rest of the story. Trust us, you’ll want to hear this !!