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I'm a fan of the term "Lightning Sprint" over any other name. For me, anybody outside of racing (and some within it) have no idea what a midget is. I was in college talking to a buddy and telling him that I was staying in to watch the Chili Bowl on pay-per-view. He asked what it was- to which I replied "oen of the biggest midget races of the year." and I received a blank, confused stare. If you're goal is to attract sponsors and new car owners why use a name that will typically be misinterpreted by the casual fan/general public? They are sprint-style cars, they run sprint-style races, they are sprint cars. Lightning is a nice adjective to separate them from their big sisters. It implies that they are quick and fast- which they are. Just my thought on this name controversy. Sorry to get off topic.
Do we need a new organization to poach cars from already successful groups? I don't think at this point. In the area the AMSA, MMSA, Waynesfield, and 35 are all doing relatively well or growing. I hope be race with all of them next year. What we need is uniform rules across the board so guys can race where they want to. Then maybe you can classify them all under one group like the UMP or NASCAR home tracks do. This would help an infrastructure of the class across the country because you get get some big national races where everybody knows what the rules are and are familiar with them.
Ken Brown did have a few races in the winter at Duquoin and it was a blast but we didn't get many cars. The micros have a huge following in northern Indiana and Illinois and they had 60 cars to our 20-24. Right now all of the cars that would run Duquoin from Ohio to Illinois follow different motor, weight, and tire rules.
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Jim Gardner
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