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First, I would like to echo DOK'S sentiments and thank Brian and his people for giving local racers a great place to race their Midgets. I have no doubt that this class will grow and down the road Montpelier will be running B mains. It never ceases to amaze me how many folks want to dummy down Midget Racing. Midgets are an elite form of Motorsports. It is where Tony Stewart and the boys go to play. As such, on any given night you will likely run into a team or teams that have far more funding, ect. than than you. (us). I am not a big Newt Gingrich person but I once saw a video where he started out by saying..." Complete this sentence, If you cannot afford to buy a house......." The obvious answer is Don't buy a house, right?? When I was 18, I was working 3 jobs so I could race. I had an Early Model Stock Car budget, but I wanted more so I scraped $1500.00 up and bought an old, outdated Supermodified an went racin' at San Jose Speedway. My first motor was a bored out 322 buick that blew on the main straight at Clovis. In '74, I bought a used but fresh LT-1 from Lloyd Beard and started running the NASCAR circut in central Ca. I never came close to making a Main at San Jose. Lots of B and C races (remember them??) It never once crossed my mind to try to dummy down this great class. I knew what I was getting into when I went there and was just thrilled to be racing at what was then, the fastest paved 1/3 mile in the world.Since then, far to many classes have sprouted up so everybody can get a trophy. Today, there are many lower cost classes of Midget type cars. The IRS is a great series but if ya live in Indiana ya gotta tow to get to 'em. IMHO, T.Q.'s are the best bang for the buck. There are several groups out here with decent car counts and they cost far less to run........as long as you don't crash, because then you are buying Midget parts to fix it. If I was in a position to go racing, I would would buy a Midget for somewhere between 8K and 12.5K and go race at Montpelier. It's a place where you can just race your car and not have all the ******** that U$@C offers. BTW, I am also a HUGE fan of POWRi. They also do things right. Remember, you can make a small fortune in racing, just start with a large one......
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