We can argue this to death but it still comes down to tradition for me. This was the biggest midget race of the year. That was until they put it on the pavement. This race was even bigger than the chili bowl at one time. Now only a few can compete against Steve Lewis money the rest is history. All you need to do is look at the past results since it has become a pavement race. When it was on the dirt only Ron Shuman was able to win more than his share but you also had 150 other cars that had the potental to run up front or win and not with a 35,000 dollar plus motor. This is a west coast race and needs to be put back on the 1/2 mile. My vote would be for Manzanita Speedway. Maybe under new ownership they might be able to make it happen. JMO