We debuted our Honda motor in the Illini series at Rockford in 2011 but had some driveline issues and went back to the Focus for 2012. Fred Teer Sr. ran a similar 2 liter motor in the IRS in 2012; my driver Jason Allen even drovecar #54 at the DuQuoin indoor. The 2.4 K motor will be a worthy successor to the Focus motor. Personally, I'd like to see the Ignite series be open to all 2.4 liter dohc production motors. The Honda guys are big boys, a little competition won't bother them.
In fact, it was Honda that insisted IndyCar have more than one motor supplier so it wouldn't be out of character for them to insist that other motors continue to race in "their" series.
Lets be honest, the specially built midget motors have priced the blue collar racer out of the sport. A great DOHC OEM based motor can be built for around $11,000 including all the racing parts needed to make around 325 HP. The OEM core can then be replaced for $5 or 6 grand after 40 or 50 races. That won't win races against the specialty built $30,000/2.7 liter 375 hp motors that need rebuilding every 10 races. Whatever is done, it will ding some wallets and light up this board.