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Honda partners with Badger Midgets for nearly $18,000 in possible contingency awards

McFarland, WI - February 2, 2018 --
Honda Performance Development and the Badger Midget Auto Racing Association have partnered to offer a Badger Midget Contingency Award Program worth a total of nearly $18,000 in possible awards for 2018.

Badger Midget teams, utilizing a Honda engine, will have an extra bonus up for grabs at all 24 events and the overall championship in 2018. Honda powered teams that win a feature event will be eligible for an extra $300 cash bonus on top of the regular Badger Midget purse. Teams finishing second or third in a feature race will be eligible for “HPD Bucks” in the amount of $250 and $100 respectively. In the event a Honda powered team wins the overall championship, that team will be eligible for a $2,000 cash bonus on top of the regular Badger Midget series point fund.

Honda powered teams must sign up for the HPD Racing Line Program located at http://hpd.honda.com/racing-line, be a verified BMARA member, and carry the required Honda and HPD logos on their car to be eligible. Teams are encouraged to contact the BMARA for full details of the program before the season opener at Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, WI on April 21.

About Honda Performance Development

Honda Performance Development, Inc., (HPD) is Honda's racing company in North America and is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Founded in 1993, HPD is the technical operations center for Honda's high-performance racing programs. HPD specializes in the design and development of race engines, chassis and performance parts, and technical/race support. HPD is proud to offer parts and race support to Honda and Acura grassroots motorsports racers, and are expanding support of racing series and programs that make Honda racing products available to all racing styles, from karting and Quarter Midgets to the highest levels of pro racing.

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Some key points to the production Midget engine rules:

1. Must use a production engine block, cylinder head and crankshaft. Max cubic inches are 148.82 CID

2. No cylinder head porting allowed.

3. No titanium valves or connecting rods allowed. No aluminum connecting rods allowed.

4. No exotic or expensive ignition systems. (approved systems: MSD 6214, Electromotive XDI, Electromotive TECs)

5. Mechanical or Electronic Fuel Injection

For a clear concise set of rules check out http://www.2-4midgetracing.com

These rules are open to any club to use. All I ask is that if you choose to use them do not alter them and inform me that you are going to use them.