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I agree with all that has been said so far and have been thinking along the same mind frame as DAD has for a little while now. I have just bought my first Upright / Mini Sprint / Lightning Sprint / 1200cc Sprint / Modified Midget a couple of months ago. I found the following in the Illini Racing Series Sportsman Midget rule book.
Motorcycle powered cars – No intake restriction necessary.1200 cc max with RPM limited to 10,500
Chain drive allowed on the motorcycle engine. The chain must be enclosed for safety.
The seat height minimum is 10 inches on the chain drive motorcycle midgets. Measured from the bottom of the frame rail to the lowest part of the seat.
So with these we are already classified as a Sportsman Midget as well.
We can be called Sportsman Midget, Motorcycle Powered Midgets (or like Steve said Moto-Midgets), my favorite of Chain Driven Midgets, a Chained Midget, or a combination of these like in the Seat height rule above.
Papa, you are probably right. Most groups have already changed to Lightning Sprints and wouldn’t want to change again. I agree with DAD, however, and feel that because we have so much more in common with a FULL midget that the name should reflect that. Midget's have a history of having a diverse field of engine sizes and manufactures, whereas Sprints and Stock Cars have been dominated by small block Chevys. This diversity could allow our engines to be ran in a Midget but the chain drive still set us apart thus the name Chain Driven Midget.
AJ
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