Press Release From The New Owners Of Desoto Speedway

[flvideo]

Gonna be good to be HOME!

Kevin Williams and Mike Chase Ya'll are the MEN!

[Pun33]

From the ashes it was drivin' into will rise a great phoenix.
The other did not listen to the people, maybe the new one will.
Do it right, be far, be consistant
and the car and fans will come

[77NovaRacer]

Good luck to you! I will be there to support the track every night I can.

[chevyj31]

Good luck to the new owners!! I hope they bring the track back to what it used to be. Also good luck to John, and thank you for selling the track to someone who will keep it a track. I am sure now you will be able to go racing with your son, and enjoy it, not having to deal with being in the ownership role.....Joe

[chevyj31]

Also, to the new owners, just run Desoto the same way you run Punta Gorda, and the track will be a success. As I read the posts above, I see all the new ideas?? Dont really need any of them, or a new bussiness model, just keep doing what you have been doing. I also am not crazy about the new name, but since you guys put your butts on the line and came up with the dough, you can name it what ever you want....lol

[driver50x]

Congrats Mike and Kevin! It is a GREAT day for Florida racing!
Desoto is a great facility in a nice location - I really hope and think you can turn the place around and make it a successful venture for everyone involved.

[Matt Albee]

Do not name it "Full Throttle Speedway"

Please say that was just a crazy thing you came up with at a late night brainstorming session....cuz that's...just.....terrible.

There is nothing wrong whatsoever with DS.
Desoto Speedway. Plain and simple.
"The South's Fastest Short Track".

Please not Full Throttle. It conjures up images of the Duke boys jumping over 10 lanes of interstate, crashing into the pavement and driving away at 120 mph. Or in todays terms, a four dollar, five minute rush from a can of liquid caffeine for teens who want to look cool.

PLEASE.......let this track regain some of it's dignity. Don't strip it of one of the things that made it into what it used to be. Sunshine's famous moniker was cast aside (seemingly to give an extended life to a tired nickname it's new owner used to enjoy when announcers would be listing the names of the drivers taken out in the first lap crash that, more times than not, he would seem to cause) for a circus name. Showtime. Wheeee....bring on the clowns on bicycles. Where are the elephants?

Putting Superspeedway in the name was about the dumbest thing I had ever heard in my life. I could never bring myself to use that silly name for a 3/8 mile race track. It was and will always be Desoto Speedway to me.

Before I go on too much more let me say THANK YOU so much for purchasing the race track.
Something drastically needed to be done and I'm hoping you guys are the real deal and can put together a business plan for making a profit while still providing a quality show for the fans AND keep the racers happy and excited about supporting your efforts. It's gonna be a big job, no doubt. Just like the loyal patrons of Sunshine, when it's gates closed that last time, there have been dozens (if not hundreds) of racers and fans alike who have been eagerly waiting for this day to come.

It's almost like a deliverance.

So again, good luck to you. There is one thing you have in your favor, you know. When your standing on rock bottom, there's no place to go but up.

Nothing but good can come of this venture.


Just please don't call it Full Throttle Speedway.

Please.

OJ

Could be worse, they could call it Half Throttle Speedway. or Full Throttle International Motor Super Speedway ( no, only NASCAR would think that was a good name ).
I agree, we've come to know the name Desoto Speedway around here and i can't think of any other name that would fit the place better. Good luck with it men, it's been very poorly managed for a long time and the fan and car count shows it. But the infrastructure is here, just build on it.

[sport603]

I wonder if they are going to name the beer stand Full Throttle Saloon? Out in Sturgis they may have a problem with that. On the bright side I am happy Mr. Williams made the deal, I love this track.

[Pun33]

Best thing for all involved
PGS too much red tape with the Gov
Desoto, Onwer was burnt out and needed a break
New life pumped into the old girl

April 6th race time

[dd38]

Don, Rumor has it you are taking over PGS?

[carolwicks]

dd

the only reason Don wants PGS is because the fishing is so good!
Ozwald

[oneoff]

I hope they do call it "Full Throttle Speedway" and that the Coke brand is the sponsor for the track. That would be cool!

[Don Nerone]

the only reason Don wants PGS is because the fishing is so good!
Ozwald

Boca Grand
Ill do it for free.. opps for gas for the boat..

don62

[Cooneygump]

all I need to know is if school bus figure 8's will still be running regularly....

[carolwicks]

Cooney...

hope so ... we havent even opened yet so ALOT has to be done... Busses always drew a HUGE crowd at DSS... Hopefully that will happen again. ;-)
I am so excited about the purchase.
Carol