Dual (not to be confused with duel) Blogging

(Val) Just this week our local Fox affiliate (www.myfoxstl.com) went live with a new web site which boasts a lot of great new features. My favorite is the new Community section which gives the general public a place to share their views and photos with everyone else. Not one to miss an opportunity to get the word out about Girls Gone Racin', I took advantage by signing up on day one. We are now STLRaceChicks on the Fox St. Louis web site.

For the most part, this will be a scaled-down version of what you have come to enjoy (or not) on the original Blogger site, simply because the features are limited. I have been able to upload a few photos and just do some plain Jane posting, and it's all very simple and easy to use, which is great. I don't know yet if Spring wants me to add her stuff on there or not, but if she does, I'll be happy to do it.

We're still talking about possibly covering a Karting event in Hartsville, MO in late October, but we haven't completely nailed down our decision yet. We have been asked to come down and take pictures, write up some stories, etc. and if folks like what we're doing, we will sell photos on site as well as give fans the opportunity to order them by mail. I picked up a couple of inexpensive photo printers yesterday, which I think will work very well for this kind of event. We will announce it here when we make our final decision.

With regard to what little remains of this year's racing season, we are still up in the air about the Kansas Cup race, but we will be at Tri-City Speedway on October 8 for their last Sprint event of the year. That could be our final event of 2006, which will mean it's time to start planning for next year. Now the question is, what to do with this blog in the off-season? Hmmmm. There's something to chew on until next time...