It seems like it's been a long time coming, but we're glad to launch a retooling of the website that we hope will make your experience in following Dirt Late Model racing better than ever.

Starting today, you'll find a refined appearance, new content and easier navigation. It's not a complete overhaul — the site retains the same feel as the original — but we've incorporated changes we've long wanted to make along with modifications that developed out of suggestions from subscribers.

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As a reporter, it’s always gratifying when someone mentions a story you’ve written, even if it’s not a compliment. After all, at least they’re reading, right? A story under my byline along with colleague Joshua Joiner during recent Florida Speedweeks action at East Bay Raceway Park near Tampa drew several comments, but it wasn’t so much praise or criticism as it was amazement.

Perhaps a half-dozen people mentioned the story about tires on a budget soon after it appeared on MORE

Shortstop Ernie Banks was famous for saying "Let's play two" in his desire for baseball doubleheaders each day, but it's unlikely you'd find a single soul at East Bay Raceway Park's Dart Winternationals adopting Mr. Cub's would-be racing mantra of "let's race two."

After rain spoiled two of the first four races on a six-day schedule, the final four events were crammed into the last two days with unprecedented back-to-back doubleheaders that wearied pit crews, pushed track prep beyond its limits MORE