Originally Posted by flagboy55:
My post was not intended to slight the program or the racing at I55. It too is a track I hope to see some day. From the highlights I've seen it looks awesome. Often on IOW folks are lamenting the the somewhat withering state of midget racing. I'm of the opinion that a schedule conflict like this does not benefit midget racing in the least. I believe midgets need a race like Belleville, a real national event, like the world 100 for late models or Knoxville for sprint cars. I know someone will say you have the chili bowl, but that's a unique situation in my opinion that has a novelty aspect to it. One of you guys noted that there was considerable distance between the two, and quite frankly, I've grown weary of the whole motor eater argument. I think the sport benefits from an event that disqualifies excuses; instead turning it into the mindset that if I run one big track this year, it's going to be the Belleville Midget Nationals, and if I don't, I want to go watch. And a race that every midget fan in the country tries hard to go see. Doesn't midget racing need a destination race? I think it does, and Belleville has the history and tradition to do it. Belleville is still a bucket list race for me, but when you have the 2 biggest midget sanctions racing at different venues on the same days, well it drops a few spots on my bucket list
I see where you are coming from... it may be though that Belleville is too big of a track requiring too much motor to be THE destination track/venue. Add me to the list of having the Belleville Nationals on their bucket list.