12/25/2023
Rumors have been flying about Ontario Speedway. We are NOT going to hold any sprint boat races in 2024. So far, the facility has lost a breath-taking amount of money, and we need to take a pause on racing to get everything caught up. Nothing is cheap these days and it cost over $100,000 MORE to build the facility than was originally forecast. Second, we have now run five races over the last two years, (three with the USJSA and two with USB) and we never got more than 1,100 paying spectators. The entire model was built on the idea that we could average 2,000 + spectators, and so far, we haven't even gotten close. Why? Well, it's complicated, and it will take time to fix. Rest assured that sprint boat racing is not done at Ontario Speedway, just paused for 2024, and we ARE going to hold two, possible three test and tuning Saturday events. A number of racers have come to us requesting this, since you can't really take a sprint boat out in any old swamp, lake or river and turn it loose. We hope that you will test and tune with us in 2024, and the chances are very high that racing will return in 2025. And, we will be holding several other really cool racing events (motorcycle, 4-wheeler, and feet) at Ontario Speedway in 2024, with more details to come soon.