Auto racing has become the number one spectator sport in America. It is also one of the largest participation sports as well. Local, short track stock car racing is thriving across the country as well as drag racing, road course racing, kart racing and drifting. The weekend, local track racer now has a place to call home on the internet at Racematrix.net.

Racematrix.net is a free community based social networking website for auto racers and their fans. Members build their own racing profile webpage, share photos, videos, news, forums, blogs and join groups. Members are assigned their very own URL (www)wed-address and can print it on to thier autograph cards, business cards and car. This address will take one directly to the racers webpage. Members may also link to other websites they have as well as those of their sponsors. One could call this the MySpace or Facebook for auto racing.

Racematrix.net is open to all styles of auto racing. Groups have been formed for the following categories:

-Asphalt Oval: Late Model, Sportsman, Modifieds, Trucks -Dirt Oval: Late Model, Sportsman, Modifieds -Drag Racing -Jr. Dragsters -Sprint Car -Midgets -Quarter Midgets -Thunder Roadsters -Legends -Bandoleros -Drifting -Road Course -Off-road -Demolition -Kart Racing As the community grows, more groups will be added.

Racematrix.net offers many key features for its members as well as for those just visiting the site. The home page offers a wide variety of the latest members, photos, videos and discussion topics. Once inside, the offerings are plentiful. The members profile page is a star feature. One has the option to build his or her profile page using a number of different templates or styles. The number of pictures and videos one may upload and display is unlimited.

The forums and blog sections gives the racematrix.net members the opportunity to teach and learn from one another we well as make new fellow racer friends, fans and in many cases, a mentor.

As with all member content based websites, racematrix.net is the place to go for an assortment of member submitted articles regarding all aspects of auto racing. Among the more popular forums are: Tech tips, Beginners advice, How to get started in auto racing and the Youth auto racing forum. Kids are starting to race cars at ages as young as five years old and this is a great forum for kids and parents with questions regarding safety issues, costs and expenses, etc.

As racematrix.net continues to grow, other features to the web community that are on the drawing board and in the works will be launched. The classifieds section offers everything for the racer from complete race car packages to finding or swapping parts. This will be the first next feature for the site. Other features include: a sponsor shopping package, a fan data base and messaging center. Also in the works is a race track locator/data base for all types of race tracks in the United States.

Check out the racematrix.net community now for a full, feature-rich experience for auto racers and their fans. Joining is fast and easy and will never cost a dime. No experience is needed to build your webpage either. Just fill in the blanks, add some photos and/ or videos of you and your car and your done! You then have a webpage of your very own to gain valuable exposure to the world about you and your race car!

R.J.Banks is the owner of www.racematrix.net and email to info@racematrix.net.