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11/26/15, 2:26 PM   #21
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You guys left out "Mr Excitement" as he was known in his Midget racing days, the same guy that comes back ever once in a while to add a little excitement to Mini Sprint Racing. He is Now a prominent chassis builder, engine builder, and car owner.


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11/26/15, 2:30 PM   #22
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It's a wonderful series and on thanksgiving we must be thankful we have a country to live in and race and do the things we love to do!! Thankful for those who allow us to do these things in a free country and do this one thing we all love which is go fast and sling dirt!!!! MMSA is awesome!!!
 
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11/26/15, 2:33 PM   #23
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How about Bobby Layne a guy that reached the top in Sprint car Racing and then came back to race Mini Sprints. These little cars are a great place to start out racing but also a great place to come back to when the racer does not want to spend the time and money to race in the bigger classes.

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11/26/15, 2:54 PM   #24
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Some of those guys mentioned never raced or only raced a few times in MINI-sprints. However these people mentioned did race MICRO-sprints which are an entirely different type of car. Merry christmas.
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11/26/15, 3:35 PM   #25
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Generalization of all Mini Sprints chain driven cars.

Mini Sprint would be a Category
The class that falls below that:
250cc micro
600 sidewinder
600 upright
1000 upright (Lightning Sprints)
1200cc
 
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11/26/15, 3:59 PM   #26
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Well

I started out in a chain drive Quarter Midget, Moved up to a Chain drive Half Midget, then to a 250cc chain drive Micro, Had to wait around 40 or 50 years for the Mini Sprints to come along. Then raced a couple 600cc chain drive Mini Sprints with 12 inch wheels (Upright) next as an owner. Raced the 600cc car with the 1000cc cars for a year and did pretty good, then went 1000cc. I have seen a chain or two in my lifetime.

I don't think the drive method should describe a race car however. It limits your possibilities to experiment. The only drive more efficient than a chain is the timing belt. I see the Quarter Midget guys are heading down that path now, interesting.

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11/26/15, 5:55 PM   #27
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Not to sound like a old guy.
But I even ran a 125 micro, then 250, 600 sidewinder, and then 600 upright. Before moving to sprint cars.
Back in the day with the Bradleys at Linton.
 
11/26/15, 5:59 PM   #28
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Generalization of all Mini Sprints chain driven cars.

Mini Sprint would be a Category
The class that falls below that:
250cc micro
600 sidewinder
600 upright
1000 upright (Lightning Sprints)
1200cc
Do you know which one of these classes run at Path Valley? They're pretty cool, my favorite support class... I think 600s?
 
11/26/15, 6:03 PM   #29
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Do you know which one of these classes run at Path Valley? They're pretty cool, my favorite support class... I think 600s?
Just looked it up. They run 2 classes, 270 & 600, both chain driven. Haven't seen the 270s, but 600s are fun
 
11/26/15, 7:35 PM   #30
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Not to sound like a old guy.
But I even ran a 125 micro, then 250, 600 sidewinder, and then 600 upright. Before moving to sprint cars.
Back in the day with the Bradleys at Linton.
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