OpenWheel101.com coming in May!
(Bill W) April 21, 2016 – I’m excited to announce the launching of a new website, Open Wheel 101. The launch is planned for May. The website will be unique in many ways, and hopefully, will offer hours of both entertainment and resource purposes for all fans of open wheel racing!
Above everything, I’m an open wheel fan. I have compiled a lot of stuff over the last twenty years as a freelance journalist in the sport…columns, stories, race reports, results, audio interviews, etc.! A number of people have been pushing me towards starting a website so fans could access these resources. This spring, Brian Brown finally convinced me for good, and I’m going for it with the help of Kyle McCullough at www.IowaWebGuy.com!
Three things were really important for me in building this site: 1. The site will be FREE for everyone (I will need sponsors); 2. Fan contributions from race events will be a big part of the site; 3. The content will be unique and frequently updated.
I’ve already spent hours upon hours loading content on this site, but I’ve only scratched the surface, so even though the site is going to be released soon, it will perpetually be in a state of update with both current material and material from the past!
Contents of the site will include…
“From the Stands”
Everything started for me contributing my results and opinions from the stands, and this section is dedicated to fan contributions from the racetrack. It will focus on not only results but fan experiences from across the country, and hopefully, around the world! If you’re interested in being a contributor, drop me an e-mail (sprntcar@hotmail.com)! We’re looking for contributors from anywhere the dirt flies, and we hope to cover the open wheel world!
Interviews
Included will be interviews from both the present and the past featuring participants in open wheel racing. Kris Krohn, Knoxville Raceway videographer, and I plan on doing a number of interviews, but there will also be some audio interviews from both the past and present as well. We will be focusing on in depth interviews focusing on some of the unique personalities found in open wheel racing.
Columns
In addition to my columns, look for contributions from Knoxville Raceway Hall of Famer Bob Wilson, the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, driver blogs and more in this section!
Bill W Media News and Stories
Stories, Press Releases and News from Bill W Media. Count on weekly driver news from Terry McCarl, Brian Brown, Wayne Johnson, Brady Bacon, Bryan Clauson, Mark Dobmeier, Brad Loyet, Jerrod Hull, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kaley Gharst, Brandon Wimmer, Josh Schneiderman, TKS Motorsports, Jimmy Davies Racing and more!
Tags
If you’re looking articles for a particular driver, sanction, track, year or event, you’ll like the “Tags” we have set up. Simply choose the items you’re looking for and the site will access them for you!
Hopefully, you’ll enjoy OpenWheel101.com as much as I have putting it together! If you’re interested in being a contributor or sponsor, drop me a line at sprntcar@hotmail.com today!
About Me
My name is Bill Wright, and I’ve been an open wheel fan my entire life. A little over twenty years ago, I began lending my results and stories as a fan in the stands at Knoxville Raceway to various message boards, Allan Holland asked me to be his first correspondent at a little website known as Hoseheads.com.
Things slowly progressed from there and I’ve been blessed to write for many publications including FlatOut Magazine, National Speed Sport News, Dirt Digest and countless others! About ten years ago, Terry McCarl suggested I start doing public relations for his race team. That has resulted in being a correspondent for around two dozen open wheel teams over the years spanning just about every sanctioning body from coast to coast and Australia.
In the early 2000’s, I had the chance to broadcast races locally at Knoxville on KNIA/KRLS, occasionally on the Sprint Car Network (SCN) and finally with my buddy, “Hot Rod” Pattison on the American Dirt Network (ADN) and Hosehead’s Radio. I’ve also had a chance to announce for a number of sanctions including the Sprint Invaders, MOWA, IRA, ASCS, NSL and at a number of venues across the country.
I’ve also been working for Knoxville Raceway for around fifteen years now in various capacities, and it is a blessing to be a small part of what goes on at my home track. One of the big things I wanted to do when taking over for Track Historian and Hall of Famer Bob Wilson several years back was to get as many results as I could on the track’s website. Currently we’ve got results for Knoxville all the way back into the 1970’s and we’re still working backwards. The history section there is extensive and the big thanks goes to Bob’s passion. He saved a lot of the history we have at Knoxville from others who didn’t care if it ended up in the dumpster. It’s a lot of fun going back through that history and transcribing it for all to enjoy.
Hopefully, you find www.OpenWheel101.com useful and entertaining, and stay tuned for more news related to the site, as well as its launch date coming in May!
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