It is funny that you should
mention those observations. You are exactly right on both
counts.
A couple of years ago Inside
Track (the features magazine) was refocused to be primarily
about the tracks in the Puget Sound area because those were the
tracks that I was actually visiting on a regular basis. I still
tried to put as much in about the whole Northwest as possible,
but admittedly it was mainly feature stories from Western
Washington.
But wait! The good news is that with
the announcement that Racing Wheels was folding in
December, we decided that a replacement indeed was in order. But
we wanted one that was about all the tracks in the Northwest
(Washington, Idaho, Oregon) and we could do without the
California tracks and other distant speedways. After three
months of hurried planning, I posted an announcement on the
website a few weeks ago that we will be launching ITWeekly
in April. Letters to the track owners already have gone out
(this last week) encouraging them to make arrangements for a
track writer and photographer to help provide content much the
way Racing Wheels did.
ITWeekly will be less about
driver features (that's what Inside Track has been doing since
1994) and more about timely recaps of events at the tracks
throughout the Northwest. Of course, we were saddened to learn
of Racing Wheels' closing after 44 years-- it is hard to watch a
longtime icon pass, but we hope that ITWeekly can not only fill
the void, but be a great new addition specifically catered to
this region.
My philosophy for ITWeekly is:
"The kind of racing publication that every driver wants to read
and every motorsports business wants to advertise in."
Look for it to have the same
professional look and feel that Inside Track has, but on a
weekly basis. I am wrapping up some new information about
ITWeekly to put on the website, but I've been a little busy
getting the latest edition of Inside Track in the mail.
Hope this is enough to whet your
appetite for the good things to come,
Steve Heeb
Rattlesden Productions
Home of
Inside Track and ITWeekly
Box 591 - Puyallup, WA 98371
www.InsideTrackMagazine.com
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