Originally Posted by team3521:
If USAC was smart, (which I would never accuse them of being), they should break their ties with Hoosier Tire Co. and open the tire rules up to any brand. Or go to a cheaper harder tire.
Stars runs national midgets at Grundy Co. on pavement and last year changed to American Racers. I believe that all their competitors are happy with that decision. Then I would suggest putting a new tire limit per night on all competitors to keep the price of attending down. Maybe 2 a night or something. And as its been mentioned, leave the midgets to race on smaller tracks until the base of cars is built back up. Big HP to go fast on big tracks means big $ and people will quit attending when they have no chance to compete. And I would suggest limiting the travel radius from Indy as well. No Phoenix or Irwindale races on the schedule. There are plenty of really nice race track in the midwest that would work nicely.
But, USAC will kill the pavement series before they'll do something proactive like that.
Almost everything you said here makes WAY too much sense to ever be discussed on a midget racing forum! LOL. I just can't understand why my local "NASCAR" track has such tire limits, but the only place I am aware of such a rule in OW cars is at Ft Wayne...