"I just have to pinch myself, it is like winning the lottery", said owner Bobby Diehl. He credits the turn around at the track to the local fans and drivers who have stepped up and supported the new ownership.

Renovations now scheduled to go forward include construction of two new three story towers. The towers will replace the make shift scoring tower constructed after the track was destroyed by Hurricane Charley, and are expected to begin rising in 60-90 days.

Also planned is a seven day a week motor sports theme restaurant, and 30-50 new garages which will be leased to racers or businesses. The garages are expected to be 35X30 feet.

The planned new four lane highway is expected to be completed in 2010 which will run along the northern border of the speedway, all part of the airport commercial development anchored by a Publix warehouse. As part of the preparation for the road the pits will all be moved behind the back straightaway by years' end.

New layouts for a go-karting track, quarter midget and NASGRASS lawn mower racing can also now move forward, according to the owner. Many of the plans for the speedway have been on the drawing boards for some time. Now that the Charlotte County Airport Authority have taken this step, the future for motor sports family entertainment can proceed full throttle.

Bobby Diehl pointed out the community involvement aspect of the track, "We have helped twenty-eight different charities and they have benefited from activities a the speedway since the beginning of the year."

Those groups include:
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition
March of Dimes
Respite Care Center
Boy Scouts Troop 5 from Punta Gorda
MDA
Blood Bank
Kiwanis Scholarship Program “Harley Raffle”
“Bully Bill” #139
Team SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
Camp Boggy Creek (Critically Ill Children of Florida)
Victory Junction Gang (NASCAR)
Salute to our Troops
Defender Motor Cycle (Fund raiser for 10 year old boy who lost his Dad)
Abate Motor Cycle Group (Motor Cycle Safety Awareness)
Autism Awareness Night
Faster Pastor Race
Punta Gorda Elks (Support for their 4th Grade Class)
FAST Drifting “Getting the Kids off our Streets”
“Zero Tolerance Program for our Children” Micro Chip the Sexual Predator!
Cub Scout “Pine Wood Derby” Championship

And that is what motor sports as a family entertainment is all about.

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