PORT ROYAL, Pa. — Local dirt tracks have a very small window to make any kind of changes during the off-season. When Port Royal's season concluded in mid-November, crews got right to work, the next day, on the track.
“The guys, here, at the speedway, are incredible,' said Phil Walter, Port Royal Speedway public relations and marketing. 'Every guy that puts their blood sweat and tears into this place is top notch. Some of the best in the country."
The biggest project of many, replacing the underground tunnel in turn one. That tunnel had been there since 1965 and was in need of a major upgrade.
“It was probably the most oldest and needed improvement needed to be done at the speed way', said Walter. 'People were having to duck, it was starting to slowly close in and it was in really rough shape.”
The work hasn't stopped. FOX43s Lyndsay Barna stopped by the "The Speed Palace" to see further improvements.