I stepped away from the computer for a few hours and I see you guys have been hard at work posting various thoughts on here. Let me try to address a few of them.

1. To Baue.. I took the time to research the rebuild sheet on my fresh engine. NO... Engler injection was not part of the $7607.00 cost to rebuild the power plant. So my $7607.00 stands valid. I hope this puts this issue of the cost of a rebuild to rest. Yes, engines do cost that much and more to rebuild.

2. To Baue.. You can list all the statistics you want on here about engines but..as I pointed out... Fans could care less about what an engine does. They are interested in good competitive racing with a lot of action. I've seen plenty of that with quarter midgets and those are tiny engines in comparison. This topic about what fans look for in a race is documented on IOW several months ago. Post after post was about competitive racing, not about how fast a midget goes around the track.

3. To Baue.. Fans today want to see lots of cars at a race track. Read the posts on here. It's a huge topic. and, fans expect a lot of cars to show up for a USAC race at Eldora. Read the posts again. It didn't happen. For an open competition race like US24 in the middle of nowhere with 21 cars present, that's pretty good. This was a first time for that event... while USAC has been at it since 1956.

4. Again to Baue... Yes, there probably are more cars capable of winning a race today. The number of multimillionaire teams has taken over the sport. They're all trying to out spend each other and this type of activity is causing the sport to take on $$$$$$$$$$$$$ stigma. Read the posts on MM regarding the Cheese state midgets. I didn't write what they have to say, but they're saying the same thing I've been saying. I guess I have plenty of company agreeing with me.

5. To Bloard... I hate communicating with someone on IOW that doesn't tell who they are, especially when you get down and personal with my race team. I take full responsibility for what I write. Not many are willing to do that. All you have to do is go back and read any thread that I've been heavily involved with and read all the insulting and degrading remarks directed toward me. That's why you hear from very few owners on this web site. They don't want to put up with the stalkers, nonsense and micromanaging of their race team.

6. To Bloard and others...... I started this thread to have a general discussion about the topic and the possible effects of it across the country. It's a general discussion, not about one promoter or promotion but promotions of racing everywhere. Again, some of you want to turn it into an assault on my personal management of my race team. My race team has nothing to do with the topic, so get over it. The fact that I have race cars has nothing to do with the general discussion. The discussion is about a broad spectrum, much like a sociology class where they study large bodies of society and their behavior.

7. To Bloard... I'm well aware of the purse at the Illinois event. I was there two years ago with my number 10 when they had over 60 cars and a huge participation from the POWRi regulars. Over half those owners went home with $30 for their effort. I live over 500 miles from that promotion. I made a decision not to participate. I see from the latest entry list that there are about 12 or so POWRi regulars that are racing there. That's about 1/3 of the cars that show up for one of their shows and they only have to drive a few miles to participate............

8. And finally, in answer to getting something done about the midget issue.. I'm only one person. I don't belong to any club or org. I'm way out of the loop, about 300-500 miles out of the loop. I'm one of only two race teams in the US that travel a long distance on a regular basis to race. The other is my good friend Mark Bush who travels from Atlanta, Georgia. I've presented my points of view on the subject. Take it for what it's worth. I'm blasted for it everytime I write about it. I won't be solving the midget problem from my office here in Ohio. Not going to happen. I outlined a plan regarding the engines in this thread. It's basically the same thing I heard from Kevin Miller many months ago on Racin' With D.O. I haven't heard a thing about it since then. Once all of you people stop looking for the trees and start looking at the forest, you may get somewhere. Until then, good luck. If you're in denial about the state of midget racing, try this: Get out a photo of yourself from 10 years ago. Do you look better, worse or the same? Now do some research regarding midgets 10 years ago. You can find all kinds of race results on the internet. Is the state of midget racing better, worse or the same?