Please Review my 3rd Wordpress Site (w/ 5 plugins, plz give opinion)
Greetings 
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999
This site took me about 20 hours in design time.
My experience:
This is my third Wordpress site, I have been tinkering with Wordpress on and off for about a year, html/css for about three.
The site itself has been around for 10 years, but I redesigned it for a friend to give it a less static look, and give it a more "web 2.0" look.
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999
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Questions:
The ads at the top must stay. They are site sponsors and pay monthly fees. I know they look atrocious at the top, but there's nothing else I can do. Any suggestions on what I could do to ease the ugliness of the ads at the top?
I kept the layout of the actual content and blog simple. I didn't want to go graphics heavy because of the ads. I think it navigates pretty well. Any thoughts on the navigation?
Any other suggestion on content for the website?
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FYI--
The site uses these 5 plugins:
(These two plugins accomplish the Links page, & the Random Links on the Sidebar.)
Better Blogroll - "Pulls a configurable number of links and their categories from the WordPress 2.3 Link Manager and gives you more control of your blogroll."
Blogroll Links - "Displays blogroll links on a Page or Post. Insert <!--/blogroll-links--> to a Page or Post and it will display your blogroll links there."
(This plugin accomplishes the 'Technical Info' Page, and the 'Information' Page.)
Get Recent Post - "Gets the most recent post content or excerpt by category ID."
(This plugin is how the RSS is accomplished on the Sidebar. It links to the website's Message Board, located on another host.)
KB Advanced RSS Widget - "Gives user complete control over how feeds are displayed."
(This plugin is the Pictures Pages.)
NextGEN Gallery - "A NextGENeration Photo gallery for the Web 2.0."
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999
This site took me about 20 hours in design time.
My experience:
This is my third Wordpress site, I have been tinkering with Wordpress on and off for about a year, html/css for about three.
The site itself has been around for 10 years, but I redesigned it for a friend to give it a less static look, and give it a more "web 2.0" look.
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999
---------------
Questions:
The ads at the top must stay. They are site sponsors and pay monthly fees. I know they look atrocious at the top, but there's nothing else I can do. Any suggestions on what I could do to ease the ugliness of the ads at the top?
I kept the layout of the actual content and blog simple. I didn't want to go graphics heavy because of the ads. I think it navigates pretty well. Any thoughts on the navigation?
Any other suggestion on content for the website?
---------------
FYI--
The site uses these 5 plugins:
(These two plugins accomplish the Links page, & the Random Links on the Sidebar.)
Better Blogroll - "Pulls a configurable number of links and their categories from the WordPress 2.3 Link Manager and gives you more control of your blogroll."
Blogroll Links - "Displays blogroll links on a Page or Post. Insert <!--/blogroll-links--> to a Page or Post and it will display your blogroll links there."
(This plugin accomplishes the 'Technical Info' Page, and the 'Information' Page.)
Get Recent Post - "Gets the most recent post content or excerpt by category ID."
(This plugin is how the RSS is accomplished on the Sidebar. It links to the website's Message Board, located on another host.)
KB Advanced RSS Widget - "Gives user complete control over how feeds are displayed."
(This plugin is the Pictures Pages.)
NextGEN Gallery - "A NextGENeration Photo gallery for the Web 2.0."
Dwarfcarracing.com - Dwarf Car Information Since 1999