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This will be my second year running the Wolverine Outlaw Midget Series LLC. The comments by Paul Gray regarding pay out versus cost are right on the money. The problem is everyone is getting squeezed right now. As a sanctioning body we want to offer the top purse that we can but the tracks are hurting right now. It's tough enough getting races, let alone a decent purse. Sponsors are the key and with the economy hurting it's tough to make ends meet. We have a great schedule at some great tracks this year but the only way to get better purses is to put on great shows with a good car count.We need to create a demand for our services. This year we have raised our purse but it's far from what it should be. We limit our schedule to ten races to make it affordable and yet still give our drivers the opportunity to run for a season championship. Most can not afford to run a twenty race schedule. An engine rebuild can last two or more seasons in our series.We have some very good equipment but a rebuild every year is not in most budgets. If not for the car owners(drivers) and their love for racing none of this would make economic sense. Hopefully some day the pendulum will swing the other way. We all expect to lose but we would like to keep those losses to a minimum. With the current trend there will be fewer owner/drivers able to compete without huge sponsors paying their way and that will be to bad. I am concerned, as I do not want racing just to be for the elite few.
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