2011: It's finally here

Well, after a long winter, lots of snow shoveling (at least for some), and other bizarre weather, we can finally see the ground.  Georgia-Florida Speedweeks for Late Models, Big Block Modifieds, UMP Modifieds, and WoO Sprint Cars are all now a not quite so distant memory.  NASCAR is 3 races in now.  In a sense for us as race fans, March Madness is upon us as well.  Tracks have practice days and schedules set mostly, and the local drivers are toiling endlessly to have their cars ready for the car shows and open practices before the season goes green for them for the first time.  Some tracks are starting earlier than others.  Mother Nature and fuel may play a role in how much fans and drivers alike are willing to travel.  I myself may travel almost 5 hours and 300 miles to Florence Speedway in Florence, Kentucky for the 35th Spring 50, as it falls during my Spring Break.  While others are wanting to travel to warm, tropical locations, I much rather would be at a dirt track watching late models, modifieds, sprint cars, midgets, or anything else sling dirt, see side by side racing, and take in all the sights and smells the sport has to offer to a junkie like myself.  I am smitten by the bug, and I need a dose.  It's time.  The 2011 season is FINALLY here!!