THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN BY GLOVERSVILLE LEADER-HERALD MOTORSPORTS WRITER JIM ELLIS AND ORIGINALLY APPEARED ON JANUARY 3, 2011 AT http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/543449.html.
The cold weather may be just settling in but the racing season is already heating up at Glen Ridge Motorsports Park.
After carrying the DIRTcar banner for three years, promoters Mike Romano and Jake Spraker have opted to drop the sanctioning body and run independent in the upcoming 2012 season.
"It was a tough decision and we thought about it a lot," Romano said. "We have been with DIRTcar for three years and it was pretty good for us. A lot of our drivers cashed in on some point money, but probably if Malta had stayed asphalt or dormant, we probably would have stayed with DIRTcar. With Malta going back to dirt, we knew that was going to hurt us a little bit with car count and fans."
Dropping the sanctioning body opened the door for other changes that will give race teams more flexibility in their schedules.
Drivers will no longer need to run Hoosier tires or VP race fuel on Friday nights. They have been replaced by American Racer tires and Sunoco race fuel, which puts The Ridge in line with other area tracks.
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