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I thought the type of schedule they had with the midgets this year was a nice fit. I do not think there are enough local midgets to support racing them every week. I think that was evident based on the numbers they got throughout the summer. However, they also had some shows that had good numbers at the beginning and end of the season. I think continuing to run them as a special series, bi-weekly or about 8-10 shows during the year is the way to continue this program. Since a majority of the midgets are traveling a fair distance to Montpelier, it would only be asking them to make a trip about every other week. If it is every week, it might be asking too much for a lot of them, and car counts would probably be pretty low. It would also allow many of the drivers and teams that race sprints or have commitments elsewhere to miss fewer races than if they raced every week, which might encourage them to run when they are having midgets. I don't see very many locals or track regulars having an interest in building a midget. Montpelier is a stock car track, but I think the support for the midget races this year was pretty good.
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