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DonMoore10 · 12/10/08, 11:35 AM

I sat in the stands for years and years and had no idea what it took to put a race car on the track, the ******** involved, tricks of the trade etc etc. I gradually eased into midget racing, my first love, as a sponsor. I took the dive in 2002 when I bought a car and got a fast education quickly about all the ins and outs of the world of midget racing.

This thread is one of the hot topics on IOW and previous ones have also been the same. So, number one, by the interest, cutting the costs of midget racing is a hot topic... a BIG BIG TOPIC. So far we have not heard one word from any midget organization about any of this. And, we have not heard one word in years... YEARS.... Y-E-A-R-S!!! I can cite all of you plenty of words about adding costs to the sport. More cubes for the Esslinger and Fontana for starters. Monopoly tire deals that favor only the top teams (the minority) while the majority subsidize the minority teams. Are the midget organizations looking out for the competitors or are they looking out for bucks from various midget parts suppliers? To me, it's very suspect when all of these orgs are totally quiet on a hot topic.... for years... Y-E-A-R-S.. No, none of them have to speak to the subject, it's a free enterprise system, but why not? What are we hiding anyway?

Health care and midget racing have a lot in common. Both have out of control costs. $37,000+ for a new Fontana midget engine that was blessed with more cubes by the United States Auto Club. Fontana says we need to buy this engine to win. Based on what I saw at Granite City this past Fall, the added cubes seem to be paying off for Esslinger and Fontana. Would somebody please tell me how this has improved the sport for both the fan and the competitor?????? $37,000+++!!!! Please do not bring up the Esslinger ST. That engine is not going to be competitive at tracks like Granite City, IMO.

Now, to all the executives of US midget orgs.. and I'm not addressing the clubs like BMARA. They are ruled by a democratic vote and you can see where they are at the present time with their car counts. Something is not working there. The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the world class Cleveland Clinic is making public all the industry ties to their doctors. Yes.. that's right. They are publicly reporting the business relationships that any of it's 1800 staff doctors and scientists have with drug and device makers. The Clinic is making a complete disclosure of doctors' and researchers ties available on its web site www.clevelandclinic.org. It appears to be the first such step by a major medical center to disclose the industry relationships of individual doctors.

Well.. hurray for the Cleveland Clinic. They are showing their true integrity, class and concern for their clients.

12/10/08, 11:35 AM	#41 Re: Financial Adviser's Phone Number Please?
DonMoore10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,474	I sat in the stands for years and years and had no idea what it took to put a race car on the track, the ******** involved, tricks of the trade etc etc. I gradually eased into midget racing, my first love, as a sponsor. I took the dive in 2002 when I bought a car and got a fast education quickly about all the ins and outs of the world of midget racing. This thread is one of the hot topics on IOW and previous ones have also been the same. So, number one, by the interest, cutting the costs of midget racing is a hot topic... a BIG BIG TOPIC. So far we have not heard one word from any midget organization about any of this. And, we have not heard one word in years... YEARS.... Y-E-A-R-S!!! I can cite all of you plenty of words about adding costs to the sport. More cubes for the Esslinger and Fontana for starters. Monopoly tire deals that favor only the top teams (the minority) while the majority subsidize the minority teams. Are the midget organizations looking out for the competitors or are they looking out for bucks from various midget parts suppliers? To me, it's very suspect when all of these orgs are totally quiet on a hot topic.... for years... Y-E-A-R-S.. No, none of them have to speak to the subject, it's a free enterprise system, but why not? What are we hiding anyway? Health care and midget racing have a lot in common. Both have out of control costs. $37,000+ for a new Fontana midget engine that was blessed with more cubes by the United States Auto Club. Fontana says we need to buy this engine to win. Based on what I saw at Granite City this past Fall, the added cubes seem to be paying off for Esslinger and Fontana. Would somebody please tell me how this has improved the sport for both the fan and the competitor?????? $37,000+++!!!! Please do not bring up the Esslinger ST. That engine is not going to be competitive at tracks like Granite City, IMO. Now, to all the executives of US midget orgs.. and I'm not addressing the clubs like BMARA. They are ruled by a democratic vote and you can see where they are at the present time with their car counts. Something is not working there. The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the world class Cleveland Clinic is making public all the industry ties to their doctors. Yes.. that's right. They are publicly reporting the business relationships that any of it's 1800 staff doctors and scientists have with drug and device makers. The Clinic is making a complete disclosure of doctors' and researchers ties available on its web site www.clevelandclinic.org. It appears to be the first such step by a major medical center to disclose the industry relationships of individual doctors. Well.. hurray for the Cleveland Clinic. They are showing their true integrity, class and concern for their clients.