I want to be clear that I only responded as a reference point for costs since it was asked and not deemed as me whining. I knew what I was signing up for all those years ago when I brought the first quarter midget home. When I can’t afford it or the interest fades, it’ll be for sale.

As for last weekend’s car count, I believe it was 48 Friday and 45 Saturday. There were no other non wing races except for War at Lake of the Ozarks and they only had 8 or 9. Boss rained out early on Friday and didn’t have a race Saturday. There were plenty of cars who took the weekend off. Car count has remained relatively healthy imo, but I’ve seen a lot more “selling out” posts on Facebook classifieds than I can ever remember, though it’s been primarily Ohio and PA wing guys. There will always be parents coming out of micros with money to try the next level. We moved out of micros to sprints because one night I came to my senses and realized I could have a competitive local sprint car for what I had in the micro. What I underestimated was the running cost, engine refresh, repairs etc. when we moved up. But damn it can be a blast!!!