Five Illini Racing Series teams will be swimming in the deep end of the pool this weekend at Poweri's Battle of the Center in DuQuoin.

Set Racing will be sending FOUR of its EcoTec powered cars: Sean Murphy [#5}, Mike Anderson {#7}, Mike Gass [#52], and Aaron Schunk [#53].

Not wanting to be left out of the off season fun, Fred Teer is bolting the big tires on the Honda powered #54 for Jason Allen to drive.

It will be interesting to see how these stock based DOHC motors run without the IRS mandated restrictors and real racing tires on the small indoor dirt track.

I'll try to post an update on Saturday night or during the ride home on Sunday morning.

Chuck Schultz

Winfield, Illinois