Most of us have said many times how much we wish we could get more media coverage for SCCA, and many of us also realize that NASA is kicking our butt in PR. Well, some local Club Racing guys are helping to change that. For the last few weeks local members Jim Wheeler (A-Sedan driver), Ron Keith (runs late model ASA in SP), and Mike Dickerson (Region Development / Street Survival volunteer) host a call-in radio show called Shifting Gears that's webcast on www.racinboys.com , which falls under the umbrella of the HUGE 810 Sports radio network here in KC.

The show is absolutely not a AS or stock car centered program, but about everything SCCA does. The live portion of the show is a regular call-in type format with interviews and feature stories, but there's also a video portion that i believe airs an hour later on the site. I talked with Jim last night, and they're doing a bit on the new changes at Heartland Park and showing some in-car from Jim's Spec Miata during a BMW lapping day.

The program is starting to gain some momentum, as they're getting callers from all over the country, and had as many as 5000 viewers/listeners last week compared to the 500 or so they started with a couple months ago. There's also some mention of SCCA National jumping on with support for next year, as the resources are basically coming from Ron Keith right now.

www.racinboys.com on the right hand side is the video portion and schedule.