Originally Posted by El1teBr33ze:
I'm not bashing anyone here but I'm personally tired of this name debate thing. This is very simple. And keep in mind I use to drive a chain driven car.
A chain driven car is a mini sprint or lightning sprint. Lightning sprint was given to not be confused with micro sprints because they are also referred to as mini sprints by many people. Wing or no wing, it's a lightning sprint or a mini sprint.
A shaft drive car is a midget. Plain and simple.
Have a Spike with an R1 in it? Don't care. Lightning sprint. Want to drive a midget? Put a drive shaft in it. "So what if you're IMRA?" Well, then you're promoted as IMRA but everyone knows you run combined midgets and lightning sprints. They are not all midgets.
Do you see people calling 410 sprint cars in Indiana that don't have wings a different name? No. They're still sprint cars, just referred to in promotions as Non-Wing Sprint Cars (and sometimes doesn't even say non-wing!).
Rant over. I've read these posts so many times I'm going nuts.
Other than engine chain and rear axle (driveline) what parts do you buy for the "Lightning Sprint"
- Front end and components? ...Midget
Chassis (bare) ...Midget
Body ...Midget
Steering gear manual ...Midget
Wheels ...Midget
Tires ...Midget
Radius rods ...Midget
Bird cage ...Midget
Brakes ...Midget
Seat ...Midget
Rear Tanks with bladder ...Midget
Again other than the POWER PLANT they are the same and pretty damn equal in HP.
The ones that matter are the ones in the stands and I promise you 95% can not tell the difference going around the track.
You see Midget or Lightning Sprint....I see "OPTIONS" depends if you want chain drive or QC...Motorcycle or Auto.....and NOTHING off a Sprint car will fit onto a Midget/Lightning other than a seat.
Not saying to "CHANGE" your rules or your name just looking to fly under 1 large banner....We are not NATIONAL at all...we are all Regional...but under 1 banner or entity as Division II Midgets we can be.
Then once we all fly under that one banner and get a CORPORATE sponsor we would become ....just for giggles we will use IOW as the example....The IOW Midgets....Yet we will be very diverse and we all keep our OWN name as a Regional series...
This is not to make it a pissing contest .... the strength is in #'s