Winter tqs
 

Is there anywhere to run a tq during the winter? Any indoor stuff maybe non wing mini sprints that would let tqs run with them?

Brad

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Back east we have 2 or 3 shows indoors with the TQ's, 1 in Atlantic City in Jan. and I think they are having 2 shows at Providence with the first being early Dec. The Atlantic City show is alot of fun, packed house right on the boardwalk in the middle of all the casinos.

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east coast TQs have a very strong advantage over indiana TQs.......what does your race pay? i hear there may be a race at duquion illinois but will depend again on car count

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the race in Atlantic City usually pays $5,000 to win and I think the Providence show pays between $2,000-$3,000. In both races they run TQ's and 600's but the TQ wins most of the time.

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Jan.28,29.30th they are haveing the TQ winter Nationals at Charlotte County Motorsports Park, In Punta Gorda, Florida and It Is $1,000 to win! I think they are expecting quite a few cars for this event and they are gonna try and have the event every year too.

Brandon Gray#11:22:

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Brad, Brandon, you should look up their engine and car rules first, the guys up East run a "roadster" type car, sidewinder, with most of them using an outboard on the left, driveline, and the center section is outside on the left also, plus, at last count, they were running the 4v 750 Suzies, pretty much a similar engine in Florida. PM knoke77, if you need some info, he's been there, and Willis has been to Florida. Bob

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You can find info on both, just google www.can-ammidgets.com, or www.fltqmidgets.com

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The Can-Am midgets will flat put a whipping on any upright TQ that ventures their way. They run a roadster type chassis with everything hanging off the left side which makes running an "upright" TQ with them a very big disadvantage. On dirt this may not be quite a disadvantage but when we raced indoors with them at the Niagra Falls Convention center the floors were concrete with coke syrup and rosin sprayed on them. As soon as the concrete took rubber we were out to lunch. I even had Bob Nichols (who was a TQ setup master) in my pits and it was a lost cause.

My nephew ran his upright mini-sprint down in Florida a couple of years ago against the offset cars and did fairly well but this was on dirt.

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went with eric ferhrman the first year back at the boardwalk and our type of car is out to lunch there. its a neat place to go go see a race and a lot of different kind of cars will be there but leave the car in the shop.

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Be careful going down there, you might have to race against a car that still has a transmission. Real scary stuff.

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Not scary, just not legal per either Indiana TQ group rulebook.