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Originally Posted by jjones752
D2 rules include both; saying chain drive doesn't belong isn't bashing? OK....
When Midget racing began in the '30's and up into the ' 50's(and no, I'm not old enough to remember), there were cars powered by JAP V-twins, water cooled Harleys (Drakes), Ford V-8 60, Offy & Samson DOHC 4's, Elto 2-stroke outboards and even Ferguson tractor engines; chain, shaft, anything went. No one is trying to pretend the D2/Speed2 format is the ultimate in open wheel racing but it sure is a lot of fun, and I don't have to buy an engine that cost more than my house to participate; granted, I'm not D2 "legal" because I committed to a platform prematurely, that was not voted in after I had been given reassurances that it would be, by someone who is no longer involved but the basic premise for choosing what I did still applies where I am allowed to run. Montpelier's rules may be too liberal for some, but they work for me and D2/Speed2 works for what it is too.
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I apologize for inadvertently bashing the MC/chain drive crowd. I have to say I've never seen another class so fraught with confusion and discontent as the midget ranks. Sure I'm aware that back in the day a whole myriad of engines were utilized, but if I'm not mistaken back then it was only midgets, no micro's, no mini's or whatever else is still yet smaller. My point is that MC/Chain drives found a home in those type cars as things evolved and midgets became more automotive and less cycle oriented. Enjoy your v-twin or pinto or cushman powered racer and be happy. My biggest complaint was with having to run an engine, "as is", from a salvage yard as a disposable power plant, no way. To me bashing involves hurling insults and saying things about them that arent true, not disagreeing. ok...