ASA Press Release - Big Changes Coming for I-25 Speedway
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS RELEASE March 8, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Ramsell,ASA Public Relations Director (kramsell@asa-racing.com [mailto:racingpr@me.com]) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIG CHANGES COMING FOR ASA MEMBER TRACK I-25 SPEEDWAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ American Speed Association PR DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Monday, March 8, 2010) - They are a little more than two months away from their season opener and Perry White is keeping busy. White, the Promoter of I-25 Speedway, an ASA Member Track in Bragdon, CO, has had a busy off-season and as he continues to work on improving his weekly program. White stated that they are making two improvements to their 2010 season, "The biggest improvement that we are making this year is that we are going to go to transponders," White said. "We felt it was the time for us to step up and do this, we are installing the loop in early May and plan to have it ready for our May 15th season opener." The other change will come with his late model division. "We are going to make a change that I think will help our late model class tremendously," White explained. "For 2010, we are going to phase in the GM and Ford crate engines to that division and by 2011, we will fully implement crate late models. We are also going to change the name of that division to ASA All-Pro Late Models." The reaction to the change has been positively received, "Of course when you make a change, you will hear some complaining but over the last two months or so, we have heard more positive then negative," White said. "I think for us to survive and for our competitors to continue to race, we felt that we needed to go in this direction and so far it is sounding like it will be the right decision." White is also very realistic about coming into the 2010 season and hopes that the recession doesn't hurt his track. So far with his early registration, he is not seeing that, "We had an early registration period that came to an end last month and I will tell you this, our registrations are about the same as last year," White said. "In some of our classes, they are up." One thing that White is excited about is I-25 Speedway's relationship with ASA, "When we joined ASA a few years ago, it started out as a working relationship and now it has become a friendship and a business partnership," White said. "They came to us and wanted to prove a point and they have proved that point to us. It's a very comfortable relationship and I don't see us going anywhere else and that goes a long with me. The staff there goes way beyond the call of duty and I am blessed that we are partners." They will a full season planned with their Second Annual Fall Classic in September. Last year's event was the most attended event ever at I-25 Speedway. "Perry and his group at I-25 Speedway have become great friends with us and we are glad to have them as part of the ASA family," Dennis Huth, ASA President said. "He has been a strong advocate of the ASA Member Track program and has assisted us with finding more tracks in his part of the country to join us. We greatly appreciate his efforts and wish him well for the 2010 season." I25 Speedway is a Oversized Highly Banked 1/4 Mile Paved Oval, with 325' Fast Straight aways. I25 Speedway is located along the Front Range of the Rockies in Southern Colorado. Just 8 Miles North of Pueblo on Interstate-25. Exit #108 Bragdon. From Colorado Springs, south on Interstate 25, only 38 miles away. Exit #108 Bragdon. We are a Full Service Track, with State of the art Lighting, Racing Fuel, Tires, and Paved Parking for the Handicap with Access. Food, Beer, Souvenir Shop, Photo/Video Booths, track souvenirs and many more services. A KOA Campground is Conveniently located across I-25. For further Information call: (303)798-4387 or visit their website at www.i25speedway.com. The ASA Member Track program is comprised of dirt and asphalt short tracks along with road courses around the United States, as well as a variety of regional and national touring series. For more information, call (386) 258-2221 or send an e-mail to info@asa-racing.com. For news and information from all the racetracks and tours involved in the ASA, visit www.ASA-Racing.com. ASA members in good standing are eligible for a $500,000 Excess Medical Benefit as well as a $20,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit. 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