Thunder Car Meeting Venue has Changed

The Thunder Car meeting scheduled for this Thursday has been moved to the Travelodge Hotel located at 1376 Carling Ave. You may join us for supper at at 6:00 pm at Monkey Joe's - located across the street in the Westgate Mall.

Thunder Car Drivers Meeting - This week

As we prepare for the 2013 season, we will be looking at the rules for the Thunder Class and the changes we and our drivers would like to make moving forward. The Ontario Stock Car Association, which we are a part of, is trying to align the Thunder Car rules in Ontario. These may play a part in what we do for 2013, in an attempt to make Thunder Car racing in Ontario on the same rules.

We will hold a Thunder Car Drivers meeting this Thursday October 18 at Biagio's at 1394 Richmond Road. ( Formerly Peters Pantry ) It is located next to the Lincoln Heights shopping mall on Carling.
Dinner will be at 6:00 pm if you care to join us, with the meeting starting at 7:00pm.

The discussion will revolve around where Capital City Speedway needs to go from a  rules standpoint to make Thunder Car racing the best it can be. We also hope to see a higher car count in this class by opening up the rules to allow some new cars to qualify for the field.

I hope to see all Thunder Car drivers, and prospective Thunder Car drivers at the meeting to make sure we get everyone's imput on where we need to go in 2013.

Capital City Speedway - A Year in Review

Thanks go out to all of our racers, advertisers and spectators who came to Capital City Speedway in 2012. The weather was great all season until Summer Slam, and the racing was great. We had some ups and downs with car counts this year and we hope to see all classes increase in size for 2013.

The addition of the Vintage Modifieds was a great success and we hope to have them back next year as well. Our discussions with them should start soon so we can get them booked in early as part of our show. The Dinardo's Kart Class will be back next year with a bigger field as we work on that group now and get the word out early about how much fun the Kart guys and gals had. Frank Dinardo has already signed on as the class sponsor for that class, and we look forward to seeing them again next year.

We had new Champions in every class this year, with Justin Holtom wining the Late Model class, Todd Musker taking home the Thunder Class, Chris MacDonald in Mini Stock, Kevin Foisy in Legends and Jason Moss in Four for Fun. This year we saw some Championships won on the last race of the season and we hope to see close races next year as well. We are working on getting new cars in every field for next year, with some new cars already spoken for that we should see out in 2013.

Drag Racing was introduced back to Capital City Speedway this year with the help of a number of individuals and without their help it would not have been possible. Thanks go to Pam and Twitch, Scott Boyen, and Casey.  Thanks go to Shawn Kerr and Kerr Contracting for picking up the Title Rights and CP Tire for their advertising package. Thanks go out to Sport Systems Canada for their help in making the new Bleachers a reality.We would like to see growth in our advertiser's for the Strip and we will start on that project soon. If you are looking to become a sponsor of the Drag Strip, please give us a call.

The re-opening of the Drag Strip was a great success in 2012 and we hope to build on that significantly for 2013. It looks like we will be introducing a Junior Dragster Class this year and we hope to see a number of cars out for that class this year.We are working on the 2013 Drag Racing schedule now and look for some exciting Drag Nights to come. My son, Connor, is ready to go now as he awaits the 2013 season with his 1979 Corvette. Shawn Kerr had his son out this weekend in his new Junior Dragster and from what I was told, he is ready now for the season to start. Early word is that Shawn Kerr is already working on getting a new 900HP motor for his car. We had a number of tire kickers out this year at the strip checking out the facilities and the strip. A
number of them have Drag Cars and we fully expect to see them out next year as we got nothing but great reviews.

We have already started on projects for next year to make the Drag Strip even better. We will have the timing system expanded to include the 1/8 and the 1000 foot mark to appeal to a broader audience. With the amount of shut down space we have we expect to see alot of the Street Cars running the 1000 compared to the 1/8. Capital City Drags will be the place to be next year if you are a Drag Car Fan, or Owner.

The Drift Night will once again play a part in the 2013 season. We hope to see a growth in our car count as we try and get this class up and running. We saw car counts up and down over the season, and we hope to make sure that we have a good number of cars each and every Drift Night to put on a good show for our spectators. Our Drift competitions never really took off this year but we will see what 2013 has in store for us and hopefully we will see a few competitions at least.

We are looking at a number of other ideas, to make sure we make as much use of the property as we can to keep Capital City Speedway open for our many fans and racers. Stay tuned for further announcements as they happen.

On a final note, please make sure that when you are looking for a service or product, you make use of our Business Directory and help support our Advertisers who help us bring weekly racing to the Ottawa Area. Don';t forget to tell them that you are using their company because of their support for Capital City Speedway.

I look forward to seeing all of you again at Capital City Speedway in 2013.

Drag Racing - Bracket Competition this Sunday

Our Bracket Event which was rained out last Sunday has been rescheduled for this Sunday. We have moved up the start time from 12 to 11:00 a.m so we can get everyone home early for some Thanksgiving Dinner. We hope to run from 11:00 to 4:00 pm. We expect this to be our final Drag Event for the season, unless we hear back from enough people to warrant opening longer. The $ 500.00 to win and $ 100 for second will still be up for grabs, so come on out and win it. We have been trying to give it away for a month now and I am tired of looking at it. We will run time trials for the first part of the day so you will have time to get one if you do not have one already. We will run grudge races and other races through the day between the competitions runs, so you should have plenty of track time even if you lose out in a early round.
Buy Backs - I would love to get some feedback in regards to buy backs. We can do it three ways. First round buyback only or 1 buyback per car at any time, or no buybacks at all. Let me know your thoughts on how you want this competition to work.
I hope to see all of you back out this Sunday.

Drag Racing for Today has been Cancelled.

The Drag Event scheduled for today has been cancelled and rescheduled for next Sunday from 12 to 5 pm. We hope the fourth time will be the charm and we will actually get to give away our prize money. Thanks to all of those competitors and spectators who came out this weekend. We hope to see you next Sunday.

Drag Racing this Weekend.

DRAG RACING WEEKEND September 28th to 30th

Fri Sept. 28 - Time Trials - 7 - 10:30pm Sat Sept. 29 - Time Trials from 12 - 5pm Sun Sept. 30 - Bracket Competition from 12 - 5pm $500.00 to Win on Sunday - $100.00 for 2nd Competitors - $25 per day - Three Day Pass - $60 Spectators - $5 Friday & Saturday - $8 on Sunday   Our Drag Racing Weekend starts tonight, and goes all weekend. Time Trials are scheduled Tonight and Saturday with our competition going on Sunday. We will have Time Trials on Sunday from 12 to 1:00 for those who cannot make it out until Sunday.   It looks like Mother Nature is giving us a good chance of getting the weekend in, although Sunday maybe a little iffy. This is our third time trying to hold this event, so we are going to try to get it all in.   Thanks to all of those people that have helped in making this possible.   We hope to see you this weekend.

Banquet Tickets Now on Sale

Banquet tickets are now on sale for the CCS Banquet on November 3 at the Travelodge Hotel. Cost will be $ 60.00 and if you plan on attending I need you to make your reservations now, and buy your tickets. We have two weeks left to confirm our numbers and we do have a limited number of tickets we can sell.

Get your group together, or just you and your wife and let us know. Tables can be purchased in groups of 8 to 10.

Capital City Drags Open this Sunday

Mother Nature keeps throwing a wrench into our plans, but it appears we will have a half decent day tomorrow, so we will run the Drag Strip tomorrow, Sunday September 23 from 1 to 5.

We will try and run tomorrow from 1 to 5 pm for those of you you need a fix. The track is still wet but should dry by tomorrow if we do not have any more rain. We will be on for tomorrow at this point unless you hear any different from us. We hope to see you tomorrow. We are looking forward to our Drag Event coming up next weekend. We hope to have our new bleachers in by then, and will accommodate seating up to 100. You may have heard me say this before, but we will continue to improve on the facilities until you and I are happy with Capital City Drags. We have a long way to go to make it where I will be happy with it, but with your support I know we can get it done. I want to thank Shawn Kerr, Paul Luciano, Pam and Twitch, Scott and Casey for all of their time and commitment to making this facility the best it can be. I want to thank one of the drag strip newest sponsors - Sport Systems Canada for their contribution in making the purchase of our bleachers possible. I want to thank all of our participants over the last couple of months, because without you we would not be able to do what we do. I hope to see all of you next week, and some of you tomorrow, for those who can make it out.

 

Drag Race Weekend has been rescheduled

The forecast is not good for this weekend - Rain, Rain and Rain. The  Drag weekend will be cancelled and has been rescheduled to next weekend. The 28th, 29th and 30th. with the same times. Long range forecast is good for Friday, Saturday shows rain at this point with sun for Sunday. We will try this all again for next weekend. Thanks for your patience and we hope to see all of you next weekend.

Drag Strip Open tonight.

Due to our rain out of the drag strip yesterday, we will be running the Drags again tonight starting at 7:00 pm.

Hope to see you there.

Ottawa Xtreme Paintball this Sunday.

As most of you are away one of our biggest supporters is Scott Boyen, who runs the Xtreme Paintball field on the CCS property. We will be having a Capital City Speedway day this coming Sunday starting at 9:00 am. We are asking all of you to come on out and join us for a day of paintball. Scott has offered us up a great deal for Sunday.

So this Sunday is the Capital City Speedway paintball event at Ottawa x-treme paintball located at the track. Racers, crews, staff and fans are welcome. This event is sponsored by CCS and OXP. Entry is $40 and gets you 500 rounds, clothing, lunch, and all the gear you need to play. Hope to see you out on Sunday. We open at 9am and extra paint is half price $20 per 500 rounds.

If you happened to make this event last year you will know how much fun we had last year, and with greatweather for Sunday should make it even better.

We hope to see you on the Paintball field this Sunday.

Banquet Tickets are Now Available

The Banquet will be November 3, 2012 at the Travelodge Hotel. ( Formerly The Talisman ) Cocktails will start at 5:30 and Dinner at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available to purchase now and are $ 60.00 each.
Tables can be reserved in groups from 8 to 10. Tickets can be purchased on Thursday Nights and Friday Nights at the track from 6:00 pm to 10:30, or you can make arrangements by calling the office at 613-723-7223.

Summer Slam and the 2012 Season Ends on a High Note

It is hard to believe that the Stock Car Season has come to an end. It seems only yesterday that we were painting the stands and getting ready for our 51st season. As it is with all good things, they must come to an end. The season ended on a high note with  new champions named in each car class. The Monster Trucks were out and put on a show for all those who attended. The Vintage Modifieds always put on a great show and Saturday's race was what the fans wanted - an exciting race, and the Vintage Mod's didn't disappoint. We will be talking with them again shortly about scheduling them next year to hopefully see them multiple times again in 2013.

The twin Late Model races were some of the better races seen all year. Justin Holtom ended up winning both features and the overall night, making him the Late Model Summer Slam Champion. With these wins and the points associated with them, made Justin Holtom the Capital City Speedway Late Model Champion for 2012.

The Thunder car field was lower than expected, but in the end Greg Ogilvie took the checkered flag and the Summer Slam Title for 2012. Congratulations to Todd Musker who took home the 2012 Thunder Car Championship after having a great 2012 season.

The Legend field put on a great show and when the dust had settled we saw a few new faces in the winners corner. AS this was a National Qualifier Race, we had winners in each class. The Masters winner was Bob Sugrue, and winners of the Semi Pro and Pro drivers class were the Haufe brothers, Matt and Brad.

The Mini Stock field had a few new faces in the group this week and by far the best car count of the day.Chris MacDonald from Security Connection, took home the feature win and the Mini Stock Championship for 2012.

Jason Moss showed why he will be ready for Mini Stock next year, by winning the Summer Slam Feature and the Four for Fun Championship. Rules state that the Champion of this class must move up to mini stock if they win the Championship. Look for Jason Moss to make some waves in the Mini Stock class next year. We are looking for new Four for Fun cars to come out in 2013, as we will loose two drivers next year as AJ Dickie has already made the move up with his new car.

The 100 Lap enduro finished off the night with Dave Quinton taking home another 4 cylinder win in his car. Gilles Melanson took home his first win with his car in the 8 cylinder field.

Thanks to all of you who attended this race, and all of you who came to the track this season. We cannot do this without your support and for that, I thank you. Mark your calender for Opening Night 2013 which will be held on May 29th, 2013.

I hope to see you at the races in 2013.

Summer Slam TOMORROW!!

Please join us tomorrow, Sunday September 9th for our largest show of the season. The Monster Trucks are on their way down and all of our racers are ready to put on a great show. Although one day late, the weather will cooperate with us so we can put our season ending race on.

There still are some great battles in store in a couple of classes to determine who will be class champions. The Vintage Modifieds always put on a great show, along with Monster Trucks - Higher Education and Black Stallion. To finish off our season and night, will be a 100 Lap Enduro.

Remember to bring a sweater and coat as it will be a little cooler tomorrow and as the sun goes down on the season and night, the temperature will drop. We want you to enjoy all of the show and do not want you to get cold. Remember to bring a cushion or blanket to sit on, as the seats may still be a little damp. We do have Capital City Seat cushions on sale for only $ 5.00. Most important is to bring cash as we do not have Interact or Debit.

I hope to see you at the races tomorrow.

SUMMER SLAM MOVED TO SUNDAY

Due to the fact that Saturday shows a 100% chance of rain, we will be moving Summer Slam to Sunday. Scheduled times will remain as per the schedule on the website. Sunday appears to be partly sunny with a small chance of rain. We should be able to get all of our Summer Slam show in, so Sunday is the new day.

Front Gate opens at 12:00
Pit Gate opens at 10:00
Racing starts at 2:00pm

Make sure you do not miss the Biggest Show CCS has seen in years.