[Isaac Chapple Racing]

Originally Posted by TQ29m I follow this to a degree, there are engines out there in passenger cars, that can be used to bring down the cost of running a midget, however, I think 22k is unrealistic, and how would anyone police this cost cap. I had been toying with the idea of a similar engine, built by the owner, or someone of his choice, but with fewer limits, and a spec cam, as bad as I hate anything "spec", I have a feeling this could lower the engine costs to around 8-10k, which I feel is still out of reach, for most people wanting to run a midget, I really feel like a good engine could be built for under 5k, and with a few other limits, maybe revive the midget division, one of the limits would be purse structure, don't make it so high that it lure's the high dollar teams, and spread the payout over the field, to help those who really support the division, by not piling it all on the top, spread it out, if it weren't for the one's that don't win, there'd be no racing. JMHO! Bob

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It sure would be nice if everyone could purchase midget engines for 5k. I think tire prices hurt a lot of people. USAC National, USAC D1, and STARS are all on the same tire now, which is a $180 RR. USSA is running a different tire than them, which is a $140 RR tire. Not too big of a price difference, but it's a difference! The so called "National" tire is not going to last any longer than the "Regional" tire that USSA is using in my opinion. I mean, if you want to be fast then your going to need to buy new tires on a nightly basis. Just my opinion though..