On The Record


THE BIRTH OF THE ‘DIXIELAND’ – WIR’S TRADITIONAL ‘TUESDAY NIGHT BIGGIE’
In episode # 6 with longtime WIR owner/general manager Roger Van Daalwyk, Roger details the […]

FOX RIVER RACING CLUB HISTORY AT WIR
For several decades the Fox River Racing Club (FRRC) has promoted the weekly, ‘Thursday Night […]

STERNARD’S STEP UP – KEEP LIGHTS ON IN STURGEON BAY IN ’24
We recently caught up with cousins John & Adam Sternard. The pair explained what drove […]

OUTAGAMIE SPEEDWAY – LOOKING AHEAD TO 2024
Outagamie Speedway recently released it’s 2024 season schedule. We caught up with John Tienor of […]

THE BIRTH OF THE RED, WHITE & BLUE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT WIR
The legendary Dick Trickle captured the first ever Red, White & Blue state championship series […]

EVEL KNIEVEL’S VISIT TO WIR
When legendary daredevil Evel Knievel made a visit to WIR in the early 1970’s […]

ROGER VAN DAALWYK EPISODE # 1 – KK SPORTS ARENA
As a teenager, Roger Van Daalwyk performed most any task as directed by his father […]

TOM HOCKERS – FROM BIKES TO OFF ROAD TRUCKS TO SUPER LATE MODELS
De Pere’s Tom Hockers has been involved in some form of motorsports for most of […]

CURT KEENE – ‘HAS MICROPHONE – WILL TRAVEL’
Whether it’s announcing a stock car race, hockey game or hosting his radio show, Curt […]

CRAIG KOWALESKI – RACING SPOTTER EXTRAORDINAIRE
When it comes to spotters whether it’s the paved short tracks or the bigger shows […]