I had the opportunity to visit the 3/8 mile dirt oval at Reno-Tahoe-Fernley Speedway on Tuesday to check out the preparations for the upcoming season. Matt, Ramthun, dirt track manager, was busy with several projects, but took some time to update me on the progress. The track itself is being totally redone, with higher banking and new clay. When I visited, workers were busy screening piles of dirt to remove all the rocks. When that’s finished, the old dirt will be mixed with new clay and re-deposited on the track. Banking in the turns will be 12 degrees or more, …