Until this year, was IMW always in August?

June is the perfect month for dirt tracks in Illinois to schedule alternatives to dirt late model. They've got this thing called the Summernationals going on (aka the Hell Tour). I believe that starts next week.

It's always been my belief that you should never run your business worrying about what's going on in the next state. If you're worried that you might fail because of something going on a couple hundred miles away, well, you might as well fold up the tent and find another line of work.

I think the Ill Sprint Week is a fantastic idea and wish them nothing but success. This is exactly what is needed to help grow non-wing 410's. And growth equals survival for all involved.

According to Eckert's schedules on Open Wheel Times, the support for IMW at Twin Cities is the Ford Focus Midgets.

In my case, I might skip it all and head to Lincoln Speedway in PA to see the Super Late Models run in the first annual Appalachian Dirt Week (they move to Port Royal the next night and then on to Bedford). I'll be at the Dream this weekend and look forward to the annual Kokomo visit on Sunday.