jjones752 (Offline)
#3
6/9/15 3:30 PM
On Facebook Bear Wood is drumming up interest for a Montpelier-rules race at Union County (aka Whitewater) in July. Also on FB I read that Waynesfield drew 30 cars to the combined HPD/AMSA show last Saturday (excellent) but only 3 were HPD (ouch). Does anyone know who the HPD's were besides Alex Watson, and if either of them were Hondas? Wonder if the ratio is why the results haven't made it onto USAC's website yet. Not bashing USAC at all, there's enough on here for that; just seems like the trend is towards a different, more inclusive platform for the around-200hp bunch.
Jim Jones
Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97
minisprint47 (Offline)
#5
6/9/15 6:41 PM
I have had I think 2 hpd guys say they are coming this weekend....As far as where they are I have no idea this is the second non wing event at 35 raceway in a month last time we had 21 cars or so....I hope its a good trend, Non wing lets the 600s that are being put away or just purchased by a first time racer to be some what competitive and shortens the learning curve of the new guys coming into the sport....also the under budget 1000s can even be competitive... It also loosens the rules and lets us get back to racing instead of separation due to rules we can bring the car counts back where they need to be so the track owners and the drivers are happy.....At least that's what I think...maybe I am off base but just my opinion.....
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bearwood8jr (Offline)
#7
6/11/15 7:30 AM
Jim I was at Waynesfield to watch the HPD race and Watson and the other 2 midgets were focus motors. I don't believe anyone around that area has a Honda motor and why would you buy one for $10,000. yea they say that it can run around 40 races on it before freshening it but ive got a Gearte and have less in it than that. also if you change the oil after each race, adjust the valves and don't run it at 10,000 rpm's they will stay together. there has been a kid at Montpelier with a 1000 mini that is running good and beating some of the 166ci cars. ive asked the owner at union county to put a race on to get all types of non wing midgets a place that we can have fun and the payout is decent.
jjones752 (Offline)
#8
6/11/15 8:20 AM
Originally Posted by bearwood8jr:
Jim I was at Waynesfield to watch the HPD race and Watson and the other 2 midgets were focus motors. I don't believe anyone around that area has a Honda motor and why would you buy one for $10,000. yea they say that it can run around 40 races on it before freshening it but ive got a Gearte and have less in it than that. also if you change the oil after each race, adjust the valves and don't run it at 10,000 rpm's they will stay together. there has been a kid at Montpelier with a 1000 mini that is running good and beating some of the 166ci cars. ive asked the owner at union county to put a race on to get all types of non wing midgets a place that we can have fun and the payout is decent.
Bear
Maybe that (and the fact that a M/C engine won) is why USAC didn't post the results, and now has removed the Waynesfield date from the schedule post-mortem? Gage has been doing well at Montpelier and I think that the chain drive contingent will always have a place at that joint, 12-inch rubber and all; I for one don't need the extra expense of new rear wheels and the loss of a ready supply of cheap "scuffs" from the big boys (Happy Birthday by the way Dad, you chain-yanker, you rabble-rouser). Once I get my front end back together and teach myself to stay on the button next weekend at MMS, I plan to support your effort at Union County and Hopefully make it out to Salem and 35 before the Summer's over. It's great that we're starting to have more options.
Jim Jones
Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97
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minisprint47 (Offline)
#9
6/11/15 4:50 PM
Thanks for all the opinions, I hope all this goes well and we can get back to racing and having good car counts and racing is always gonna be expensive but lets keep it still within the grasp of new guys wanting to come into the sport and not be overwhelmed....After all that's how you make a class grow and car counts increase is by showing people that they too can race and it is possible on a decent budget....These tracks and associations need to understand that instead of shooting them self in the foot ...My dad tought me the K>I>S>S method "Keep it simple stupid" words to live by...again only an opinion.....
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LEADERS EDGE (Offline)
#10
6/11/15 9:35 PM
The "Glory Days" of midget racing was in the time frame of right after WWII to the mid to late 50's. There has been a slow and steady decline since then. Social, Economic and an emphasis on safety have shaped racing as we know it today. Success and a perceived decline has had nothing to do with the width of the tires.