Why show photos from the 80's? Many teams ran combo cars until the Mid-90's.

In my experience with Mini-Sprint owners, I doubt many have a desire to own a midget. They may like the thought of it, but it is a different animal. Maybe I am wrong, but most run them because it is cost effective(Some of it), they can either run them close to home or they look somewhat like a sprintcar with the wings on. The cost is such that they can pick up used ones for a good price and they don't cost much to operate. Even if a midget was $20,000 turn key, I doubt many would jump. Besides, you can already pick up good quality used Midgets for under $20,000 and have many more spares than if you bought a new one. Many of those clubs probably have between 9-20 cars each. That is fine, but as it has been pointed out on here, few people want to pay to see less than 20 cars race.

The Hut 100 used to draw cars from all over the country when they got 70-100. Same with Turkey Night. They were landmark events that were held after the season had wound down.

Today with fuel costs, that is a hard sell and in many ways the Chili-Bowl has taken over as the destination event of the year.

People want to "save" Midget Racing, but in reality Sprint Cars are what have hurt the Midgets and that isn't going to change. People like to say the race sprint cars. No matter the style; it has a certain ring to it.

If people want Midget racing to thrive, maybe the better bet is to make it the unique sport it is. The fewer the races, the better the crowds if the level of competition is at a high level. If the sponsorship can be found to pay what it's worth then maybe the racers can be paid at a higher level.

Many people feel that each race should have 50 cars, but that isn't realistic.