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 (updated 12-24-11)- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!  We at OTR Speedway want to wish everyone across the twin tiers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2011 was a very short racing season but we are already getting ready for a great 2012 outdoor racing season. Be sure to check back throughout the spring as we get ready for another fun outdoor oval racing season!  Racing for the 2011 season has come to a close and we would like to thank everyone that attended our limited schedule of events! We hope that next outdoor season will bring better weather and more racing for all of our racing families. Indoor racing for now has been put on hold as we are in the process of changing jobs and will have to see how the new schedule works out. I have contacted all of our regular racers and interest in 1/18 indoor oval has not been the strongest. So for now we will not be holding any indoor racing. If you would like to visit the indoor location please contact me directly and I can plan to be home for a visit. (Note: The indoor track is not at the same location as the outdoor race track so please call before visiting.) If there are any other questions please e-mail me or contact me via phone. Thanks for all the patience this season and as soon as we know what indoor interest there is there will be some practice days scheduled.   Round #2, Heat Race, 2WD Short Course trucks  After a month of rain and anticipation a break in the weather has allow us to get ready for the 2011 season. The track surface has been groomed, the grass is cut, and we are now ready for racing. The parking area has a few soggy spots but we have opened up more of the track surrounding area for parking. Racing schedule will be the same as last year with the track opening at 12:30pm, practice at 1:00pm and heats starting at 2:00pm. We'll be racing all of our weekly classes including 1/10 Nitro and Electric Sprints, EDM's, and 2WD/4WD Short Course Trucks! Check our racing classes section if you will be new to OTR Speedway this racing season. As always there a few pit tables available, a/c power, and lots of parking. Be sure to bring extension chords, splitters, pop-ups and chairs! Entry Fee is $5.00 for multiple classes and kids 18yrs and younger race free. We will be running AMB Timing and Scoring with House transponders available at no charge. We are glad the get the 2011 racing season rolling and we hope to see everyone at the track! Welcome to the 2011 Edition of OTR Speedway's Summer of Speed!  With Mother Nature being a factor this summer we will consider doing some test-n-tune days on indoor oval if the weather does not permit outdoor racing. We will only be racing 1/18th scale platforms at this time. While we attempted to run 1/10 sprints on the 65' run line space is very tight. So we will only be looking to promote 1/18th Late models and Sprints. Currently the OTR/Hobby Lounge crew has 4 sprints and there are a few drivers who have already bought some late models. We have some minor tweaks to finishing the indoor track that should be done very soon. The pit bench area is complete and all of our lighting and wiring remodeling is finished as well. We will be running AMB Timing and Scoring with House transponders just as we do with out outdoor racing. More info will become available as we look at race times, head count capacities, etc. Stay Tuned!!!  Here is a picture of our onsite "Hobby Lounge" where all our our machines will be maintained. We are not a full hobby shop but we do carry a variety of Associated and Traxxas parts for some of their well known platforms. While we specialize in Associated and Traxxas trucks and buggies we can order almost an brand of replacement parts. We also can provide repair services, custom paint/decals, and special order any type of electronics to fit your needs. Additionally we will be carrying parts for the 1/18 indoor platforms that we will be racing during the winter months. If it's R/C don't be afraid to ask us about it I'm sure we can help! After a spectacular racing season averaging almost 50 entries per race we must have our curtain call for 2010. I would like to personally thank all of the racers, fans, and local hobby shops for supporting our efforts here at OTR Speedway. You helped make everything we do possible and fun all at the same time! We will be gearing up for the 2011 racing season very soon and will have a full report on next seasons race schedule, classes, and special events. In the meantime we will turn our attention to OTR Speedway 2. While it won't be the high banked dirt oval racing action, OTR Speedway 2 will be a winter retreat on a smaller scale. We are currently under construction at the site of our indoor concrete mini oval. The layout of the track will be a 60' run line paperclip oval. Being that this will be a smaller layout we will only be running 1/18th platforms and 1/10 electric sedans. The lanes will only be 6' wide so 1/10 trucks and buggies will not be allowed. Our hope is to have 1/18th mini Sprints and Late models and run NASCAR bodies and classic cars on the 4WD sedans. As soon as we get to test the layout we will make our final decision on all racing classes. Pit space will be very limited so we will wait to see how many classes we will look to race in a given race night. Once we are into construction we'll get some in progress photos uploaded to the website. Check back for more information or feel free to contact us! 
After much consideration and discussion with the current racers at OTR
Speedway we have decided to make a change in programming for the 2011 racing
season. In an effort to add to our racing program we will be adopting a few of
the DODC racing class at the start of 2011. These classes will include 1/10
Electric "MOD" Sprints and Electric "MOD" EDM. We will be following the loose
dirt rules format which can be found on the
DODC website . Considering the depth and
widespread reach of the DODC rules and tracks across the region we feel as if
adding and supporting these DODC classes will provide a synergistic effect to
our current racing program. It will not only bring us under the DODC rules for
some classes but will broaden our reach to racers in the area currently racing
under DODC rules. We feel that this is a step in the right direction for OTR
Speedway going into the 2011 racing season. If there is anyone who has concerns
or questions about the change over going into next season feel free to contact
us. Although we are changing things up slightly with 2 classes we are still
going to support our core classes that have brought us huge success and growth
over the last 2 years. Being a loose dirt facility has been a big part of that
success and we feel by joining with the DODC rules package in part it will only
add to our growth and success into the future. We appreciate the support so far
and look forward to all the continued support of out drivers and fans! Thank you
and we look forward to a great season coming up in 2011!!!!Round #8 was a another great day of racing under Sunny Skies and moderate temperatures. We had all of our regular classes on hand including the off-road crowd for our Fall Brawl Enduro Race. Our heats went off without a hitch and there was some fast racing action in the mains. We had some new winners in the kids feature and met some more new faces to the OTR Facility. There was no shortage of entries as Round #8 had officially 54 entries for the contest. Due to the success of our Enduro race we will be adding the off-road class to the remainder of the 2010 racing season in the form of an enduro racing class. All platforms are welcome! Thanks to all that attended and we look forward to round #9 coming up this Sunday!!! Round #7 was nothing short of a fun day. We had a full field of cars in every class and even had a class just for beginners! Lets just say that our hats are off to the marshals during the kids electric heats and main. They racers definitely kept the marshals on their toes! Congratulations to all the kids who not only managed to finish each race but to the improvements over the course of the day. Well done! All of our regular class featured a lot of side by side racing and a lot of over the wall racing. Continued strong support for our crossover classes in 2WD/4WD short course trucks kept our entry count at 54 entries for the days racing action. A big thank you to all the marshaled and help keep the racing surface groomed throughout the day. We have a lot of business during the race day and all of the volunteer help is great appreciated. I look forward to the next round with enduro race as well as a few more events this season! Round #6 was hot and sunny day at OTR Speedway and the racing was par for the course with a lot of wheel to wheel racing action on the high banked oval! More new faces appeared as on site Sunday with what looks to be a strong start to the second half of the racing schedule. Sunday's event had 47 entries and there was no shortage of fun throughout the day. With the nitro sprint class fading mid-season the electric EDM/Trucks and Short course trucks are leading the way! This round we raced with on track jumps for he A-main trucks and the fender to fender excitement had the fans and marshals on their toes! Thanks to all that continue to support OTR Speedway each and every race day. It has been a great season so far and should bring an ear to ear grin to anyone competing for the remainder of the 2010 season! If everything goes as planned we will be bringing in some fresh surface for the second half of the racing season. We have seen such a huge turnout ever week that we want to ensure a continued great racing surface for our competitors! Round #5 though delayed a week was another great event for OTR Speedway. We had the auto sprinkler system throughout the afternoon but that did not stop the 53 entry field from running all the heats and mains. We had another great turnout this round and the fender to fender action came in both the Elec. EDM class AND the 2WD Short Course trucks! After a nice day of racing we look forward to the halfway point of the season as we seek out Round #6. Thanks to all that attended today's event and hope to see everyone next Sunday; Same track time, same track channel!!!!!!! Round #4 of the 2010 racing season proven to be yet again a huge success! We had the company of 3 or 4 new faces to the facility and quite a few spectators for today's race. Car count was at 45 entries and there was not shortage of racing action! We had some first time feature winners today and some rivalries continued in the Nitro EDM's. All in all it was a gorgeous race day and we are looking forward to next weeks special event schedule. Be sure to keep your Sunday clear as round #5 is sure to be a fun time for all!  After an INCREDIBLE day of racing we got in 2 rounds of heats and mains with 9 heats per round! We had an OTR record setting 62 entries! With 2 heats in 4 of our 6 classes it made for a great day of racing action! Heats were stacked with 8 cars per heat and 10-car A-mains. When I get a chance I will try to upload some of the racing action to youtube. Thank you to all that attended yet another record setting day at OTR Speedway! I have to give a shout out to all that attended, helped with track preparation, and to all the spectators and drivers. It was a really fun day for me and I think that everyone had a great time. We say a ton of smiles and had a lot of great gut busting laughs throughout the race day. We'll hope to see everyone next week for round #3!!!!!!! Thanks again and can't wait until next Sunday!!! After a very successful first round of racing with 34 entries our date for round 2 is set! We will be racing on Sunday, June 13th with open practice at 1pm and heats starting at 2pm. We'll be running all of the regular classes and will also host 4WD electric Slash's as well! The weather this year so far has been great and the surface material has worked in nicely thus far. I look forward to seeing all the new faces again and can't wait for round #2! Stay tuned as we will be looking to accommodate Brace Lane Speedway by switching our Saturday Races to Sunday. More info to come! Hope to see you at the track. 
Located on the Golden Mile in Wysox Inner Child Hobbies is your area's exclusive Hobby Shop! They carry many HPI, Traxxas, Associated, Team Losi, R/C Vehicles & Parts as well as Heli and Airplane brands such as Century, E-flight, Helimax, Parkzone, and more! If you need vehicle service, information, or just have questions feel free to give the shop a Call. Just ask for Scott! INNER CHILD HOBBIES (570)265-4343 "Dirt is for Racing, Asphalt is for getting there." If you have any questions or would like to try your skills racing dirt oval give us a call and we can arrange a time when you can stop by. I am usually available evenings and of course on race nights. And as many of you know my goal is simple; Get people into the hobby of R/C and above all have fun! If you stop by and want to give it a try I'll be glad to let you take the wheel. As I like to say "There you go... try and break it!". There's only one way to learn and that's to get hands-on. It's a good time and a great way to meet new people. Thanks for stopping by and we hope to see you at the races! Gentlemen... Start your Engines! *cough* or chargers... LOL :-) This site maintained by Sean Foote Web Designs © 2011 |
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