Originally Posted by Seadog:
I know it's been tried before. USAC many years ago tried to call it the Offy 110 division. Or just midget cars. The trouble is explaining it to a casual fan or newbie about midgets. Most do not understand that they are serious, fast, exotic and sometimes dangerous race cars. I get alot of - "What are you doing this weekend?" My reply "Goin' to a midget race." Then you hear giggles and they say "Little people runnin' around a track?" and then more chuckles. You get the idea.
So then what kind of name change is needed - officially or unofficially? Even if it helps the sport in a small way. I'm all for it. What do you think?
I get very upset when I tell people about midgets and get the "little people" jokes or the "what kind of car is that...like a go-kart or something" comments.
My suggestion would be call them Speedcar Midgets for a transitional period til people get used to it. Then drop the word Midgets from that after 3-5 years and that would be that. That way you're not confusing people by trying to change all at once.