WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The sounds of engines cranking and the smell of rubber being burned is a match made in heaven for motorsport lovers.

Local motorsport lovers will want to know that Wichita Raceway Park is under new leadership. Randy and Britany Schmidt are the new track managers. Randy has raced his entire life; with that experience, he fits in as the new racing director. Britany is the general manager, and she said that the first thing they’ve done since taking over is refreshing the track.

“[We’ve] cleaned up the track. The offseason gets messy; things break and fall apart, so we are trying to refresh things. We have done some remodeling. We’ve painted. We’re trying to update everything around [us]. We are in the process of trying to find a concession stand or concession trailer. I know there are a lot of wives and kids out there who want food. We’re really working on that to make everybody comfortable,” Britany said.

As far as the racing side of things. Randy has decades of experience, so he knows what racers want. He still wants the input of the community, though.

“Randy wants to really make it just the best racing experience possible. We’ve done some cleaning and some scraping and different stuff. He wants that track to be prepared as best as possible,” Britany said. “We really rely on the input of the racers and the input of the family that comes out. We want that feedback. [We want to hear the] things you enjoyed, things you didn’t enjoy.”

Britany said one of the “cool” things they’re doing this year is returning as a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) member track.

“With that affiliation, that brings in some notoriety. The name is really cool, and it also brings in a level of experience, so we have that NHRA backing,” Britany said.

The couple has to manage being in charge of the raceway while also juggling full-time jobs and parenthood. Britany works from home and Randy is a UPS driver.

“We work really well together, and that’s kind of where I’m trying to take the load off of him for the business questions. I’m working on some contracts right now to be a fuel distributor for racing fuel and I’m working with the city. So, all of that time-consuming stuff he’s not having to worry about. I’m able to kind of take that off of him so he can do what he calls the fun part, the racing,” Britany said.

Overall, the Schmidt’s are excited to bring the community back to the track.