I think that the biggest issue surrounding midget racing, and increasing the car count is the lack of racing. How many tracks have weekly midget racing?

Let's assume for this conversation that we could get a reliable engine for $12k. Now lets assume that we could get a competive roller for $13K for a total investment of $25k. While this is a lot of money, in the world of racing it is not. However, where is he going to race this car?

I can go to any track in the country and more than half of the modifeds at that track have a greater investment than $25k. The difference is that the modifed driver with hs $25k car can race two sometimes three nights a week without having to do any significant travel.

What midget racing needs is a way to make it a weekly class again. Develop a set of rules where a car can be ran for $25k, (the same as a competive modified), and have several tracks in an area agree to run the cars. I really believe that this is very doable.

My final point is the speed issue. I completely disagree. When 360 sprints came along everyone said that no one would want them because of thier lack of speed, espcially with a wing. Now there are more winged 360 cars than any other type. I would also be willing to bet that now there are more weekly 305 sprint car shows than there are weekly 410 shows.