"The feeling is still setting in, but it feels good," Mullis said of the acquisition he announced Friday at Hampton City Hall. "This was one of the hardest deals I've ever negotiated in my life and a lot of people might have given up. But I raced there (in winged champ karts and trucks) and participated in (administering) the Hampton Roads Kart Club, so I understood the full value of Langley Speedway to the community. That understanding of the value of the facility to people was the driving force behind my not giving up.