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Originally Posted by Pitdad
In 2024, MARA/BMARA contested 15 shows (and lost 5 others to weather). Averaged 21.8 cars per night (including three 30+ car counts).
POWRi/Xtreme hosted 5 shows averaging 23.4 cars. They lost 2 shows to weather.
POWRi Speedweeks hosted 3 shows (and 1 cancelled for "weather") averaging 19.7 cars.
And, POWRi sanctioned the Knepper show with 55 cars participating.
For 2024, that's 32 midget shows scheduled with 24 actually happening, averaging more than 20 cars per show.
As it stands now, POWRi/Xtreme has 7 shows scheduled. IMRA-POWRi is apparently resurrected and planning at least 9 shows (at Spoon). And MARA + BMARA is scheduling approximately 20 shows again. All in the state of Illinois. That's not bad in my opinion. Is it what it was in "the glory days"? Certainly not. But none of open wheel racing can claim the numbers they put up way back when.
I think the question is, how will IMRA and MARA schedule each other and will they tear each other apart, or help each other? Theoretically, a "built" MARA engine isn't legal at an IMRA show, much like we are not welcome at USAC D-2 shows...
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Coles County and that other track down by them that I can't think of the name right now ran D2 rules bi-weekly last season. I assume they're doing it again.