Racing Tonight. YES. ( until Further Notice )

We are watching the weather forecasts now and from what we can see the rain should clear out later this afternoon around 4:00 pm. It is not going to be sunny and hot but I know the racing will be. Grab that extra sweater and coat and come on out. Isn't that part of being Canadian, living life to the fullest regardless of what Mother Nature or Old Man Winter brings us.

Due to the radar readings and to the fact that it is supposed to clear up later in the day, we are still a go at this point and will not make any changes until late this afternoon.  If things change we ntify you on this website.

Weatherman says Wednesday Night is a Go.

If all predictions are right, and they are not trying to pull my chain, like they seem to do everyday as they keep changing forecasts from one day to the next, Wednesday Night is a go. This week we will have the return of Ricky Rump, Spencer MacPherson and hopefully a couple more Late Models. I spoke with a Late Model driver from Montreal today who said he was coming down to give Cap City a try tomorrow night as well. We will have the largest Late Model field so far this year, along with another Mini Stock driver to return as well. The Four for Fun class will be increased by at least one, as our first rental car makes its way onto the track. Our first Driver is celebrating his 50th birthday and was a present to him by his lovely wife. Happy Birthday and remember turn left.

The battle of the mascots during intermission should be quite entertaining, as we will find out if it will be the DAWG chasing the cat or the other way around. Las Vegas has set the odds at a dead heat and the bet line is 50/50. Come on out and cheer on your favorite mascot.

Plenty of door prizes for the kids tomorrow along with free entrance for children under 12. ( front gate only ) Don't forget about our family packages starting from only $ 25.00.

If you are thinking of coming out sometime this summer, you better think twice about missing this Wednesday Nights Festivities. It will be a blast with a couple of bangs, spinners,rockets and cascading stars sometime during the night.

Come one, come all for the biggest night so far this year.

See you at the races.

Spencer McPherson back tomorrow Night

The McPherson Late Model team will be back tomorrow making its 2011 debut. Look for an exciting Late Model  race to happen at Capital City Speedway. They were out practicing yesterday after getting their Late Model back together again after a crash in the Castrol Series weeks ago which heavily damaged the car.

Demolition Derby Cancelled for Wednesday - Regular show still a go

Due to low car count the Demolition Derby will be cancelled. Our full regular night show including the Mascot race is still on. Join us for some exciting racing action tomorrow night.

See you at the races.

Rick Rump to return this Wednesday

Al Dickie, the car owner of the # 88 Late Model, has asked Ricky Rump to drive his Late Model this week. Ricky has agreed to drive this week for him so things should be a little more exciting than normal.
It has been a two year layoff for Ricky so we shall see if there is a little rust on his driving abilities. So if you are a Ricky Rump fan, come on out this Wednesday and cheer him on.

Thunder Cat and The Dawg settle things Wednesday June 29th.

I decided to bring Thunder Cat down to 101.9 The Dawg FM today to do some joint promotional work and to say things didn't go well would be an understatement. Thunder Cat really started things off on the wrong paw, laughing at the picture of The Dawg on the car saying, "He sure is an old Dawg". Thunder Cat carried on saying they should change the name to 101.9 The Cat as he is far more sexier. "Look" said Thunder Cat, "The Dawg can't even stop taking his eyes off my butt. Thunder showed why he should be their mascot as well as he showed off some of his photogenic qualities for the camera.Thunder Cat wanted to take the truck out for a spin, but alas, The Dawg had seen just about enough and would not let Thunder Cat go and asked Thunder to get out of the truck.Things went from bad to worse at that point. After the standoff, Thunder Cat told The Dawg; " Don't make me use my Karate on you". By now the Dawg was ready to make Thunder feel the Blues, and showed he still has some bite left in him. They went back and forth at each other until security arrived and pulled them apart. They looked like drivers in the pits after a feature race. That was when Thunder Cat came up with the idea. They will have a race this Wednesday to settle it like animals.

So Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls, Cat and Dog Lovers alike. This Wednesday at intermission, Thunder Cat and The Dawg will have a two lap race on the track. To the winner goes the bragging rights and the Loser, the dog house, I mean second place.

This will be once in a lifetime event, or until the rematch. Don't miss it, be there. Unless, you are there to cheer on The Dawg.

Four for Fun Rental Car is a BIG Hit

Sometimes when you try something you never know how it is going to turn out. Kinda like leasing a racetrack and six weeks in, having only three race nights and three rain outs, Stanley Cup playoffs every Wednesday Night and then having a game 7 on the one of the nicest Wednesday Nights so far this summer. Anyway some how I have gotten off the subject. We had a post about our upcoming Four for Fun Rental Program and the inquiries I have had about it show there is people still interested in Stock Car Racing. I have received numerous calls and our first rental will happen this week. It was a 50th birthday gift from his wife. We do have tentative bookings already for the next two weeks.

We will have J Man from 101.9 The Dawg coming out next week to take our car out for a spin as well. I will be doing a live broadcast at the Dawg talking about Capital City Speedway and we wanted J Man to get a taste of it first.

Late Model Fact or Fiction

There has been some speculation that we will have at least 1 new Late Model out this Wednesday, with the possibility of two more for Myers Motors Night.

The Al Dickie owned # 88 Late Model may have a new driver this week. He has been a regular Late Model driver in the past at CCS and it is rumoured we may see him back as a regular this year with a new car.

Open Practice on Monday

We will have the track open on Monday from 4:00 pm to dusk for practice. Cost will be $ 25.00 and will be single car only.

Volunteers needed Sunday at the track

I am looking for a few volunteers to help get some things done at the track on Sunday. I will be there around 11:00 and if you can come by and spend and hour or so helping out would be appreciated. The front entrance way into the track has some trees that have fallen as a result of the last windstorm and need to be removed. I am looking for a couple of lumberjacks to give me a hand and cut these down. If you have a chainsaw and know how to use it, I could use your help. No chainsaw, thats OK to, I need someone to drag the branches back into the bush.

The grandstand in corner two still needs to be painted. We have plenty of paint and rollers, we just need someone to use them.

We have a lawn tractor that needs a driver to tidy up the parking lot weeds, and a whipper snipper that needs an operator.

We have some parking lot cement blocks between the pit booth and beer garden that could use a coat of paint.

Any and all volunteers would be appreciated.

Volunteers may bring their cars out to the track on Sunday for practice. After your volunteer work has been completed you can practice for free. Work an hour, get an hour of practice free.

Hall of Fame voting coming to a close. Vote Now

As mentioned in an earlier post we are taking votes from you to determine who will be the first inductees into the Capital City Speedway Hall of Fame. There is no nomination process you just havge to send over your entries into the Hall of Fame and these will be counted as your vote as well.

There will be four inductees this year. Two in the Builders Class ( this is not limited to car builders but builders of the sport of stock car racing in Ottawa ) and two inductees in the Drivers category.

Time is running out and the voting process will close June 30th.

Please email our office at todd@gowproperties.ca to have your vote counted.

New Demolition Derby Rule Change

There has been a change in regards to the location of the fuel tank. If the fuel tank is located before the rear axle it does not need to be removed and moved into the back seat area. This should make preparing your Deby Car much faster. The windshield may be left in the car.

Please feel free to call the office if you have any further questions.

Demolition Derby June 29th - Pre Register Now

We do require all Demolition Cars to pre register now in an effort to find out if we have enough of a car count to put on a show. We will require a minimum of 6 or 8 cars to sign up prior to Sunday June 25. If we do not have enough cars, the Derby will be cancelled until the next scheduled date.

Hot Wheels Live at CCS

Yesterday I met with Kimberly from Hot Wheels Live. She wanted to do some commentary for her show on hotwheelslive.ca at the racetrack. One thing led to another and I ended up doing a interview for them and they took footage of my Legend Car on the track. It sure was nice turning some laps again. Anyway, we will advertise the link when Capital City Speedway goes online with Hot Wheels.

I have asked Hot Wheels to come back and do another story about Capital City Speedway, and our early discussions were positive. Stay tuned and we will advise you of our discussions with them.

Capital City Speedway Fans as far away as Australia.

I received an email from a long term fan who has been in Australia since 1963. He writes;

Hi ,

Here I sit in my lounge room in Melbourne Australia . My family moved here in 1963 and have been here since. I have often thought of the early days of stock car racing in Ottawa. Looking through old stuff that one keeps for what ever reason. I came across photos taken at Lansdowne Park in 1959 that were cut from the programs and the local newspaper. I have kept them all these years and thought of the days when I went with my dad to watch my Hero's race around that tiny track. Going through the pits getting autographs and smelling the hot engines that had fought battles lap after lap. The names of drivers John Derby,Dany McLellan,Buck Holiday, G.Ritchie, Stu Trudel and more. We used to travel down to Oswego Raceway at least once a year as well. I thought that a quick flick through Google would result in more photos. I have been a car fan all these years but without ever a proper garage I never pursued those dreams of a Hot Rod of my own.

Although I still build plastic models -

That is the reason that led me to this web site as I thought I would re-create one of those racers from the past times in Ottawa. So having just read the story of how Lansdowne Park closed and of course the emergence of Capital City Speedway.

My dad and I were some of the first to be there on opening night 50 years ago of which I still have my Lifetime Membership card tucked away in the Attic somewhere . I believe mine is number 11. I doubt if I will get to use it again but one never knows.

Just thought I'd let you know that I been through this web site and its great to see that there is documentation of those early days when the racers were truly brave drivers with very little if any safety protection other than a silly little helmet and very flimsy roll cage if that.

Thanks for the memories.

John Templin

38 Lingwell Road
Hawthorn East , Victoria.
Australia 3123