Last year, the Esslinger I ran at Belleville was fresh before McCool Junction because I broke a belt during midget week. I ran it 2 nights there, 2 nights at Belleville, 3 nights at Gold Crown, 4Crown, Kokomo, Chili Bowl, 2 nights at Cowtown and 2 nights at Dodge City. I was planning on running same engine midget week before i got the ride i have now. The engine I won with this year was purchased used. I agree there are issues when it comes to engines and that an older Gaerte type engine wouldn't be competitive there. Most of the engine failures at Belleville are self induced. Guys do not get the high speed rich enough and burn a piston. Someone broke an engine Thur night on the small track. If that would of happened on the big track, everyone would be blaming the track. Again, I'm not saying everything is perfect or even close to perfect. Costs do need to come down. I do know there were 24 paid entries for Belleville and some just didn't show up and I know one broke an engine at McCool. I talked to fans that said despite the low car count, the race was one of the better nationals. I have been in touch with a board member. They really don't want to give up. They need to do more than just get the car count up and they know that. I hope the fans will continue to support this race and give the powers that be at Belleville the chance to make it better.

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