[TQ29m]

It is beginning to look like someone is listening, instead of shouting. IMHO, if you want to return midgets, to the heyday of even 20 years ago, ya gotta forget all about the fancy haulers, and racks of tires, and wheels, spare engines and that kind of stuff, you need to just sit down, and talk it over, with the guys that would like to be involved, I know to some, an engine that costs 10K sounds cheap, but to others, they just roll over and go back to sleep. I feel like, that to put a midget in the hands of a lot of folks that would like to race them, you need to sit down, and look at what engines are available in the salvage yards, and ones that most guys can build themselves, and let that be the beginning, most folks that are serious, can "afford" a good chassis, it's the engine that becomes a BIG issue, but if it were something he could build himself, and a friend or 2, maybe he would jump on that. I'm sure if you put the mechanic, back in the picture, things would get started. I don't have a dog in this fight, but I know, if I had to buy a spec engine, and have it baby sat by anyone but myself, I wouldn't even consider it, same with tires, cost cutting to me, begins when you and a buddy or 2, can do everything yourself, in your own garage, with tools you already have, there may be a few things to farm out, but, it wouldn't be much, nice paint jobs, and awesome sounding motors, make a nice picture, on a 1/4 mile race track. Bob