Originally Posted by Kirk Spridgeon:
1. I'm for Midget Racing in Indiana. And that means I'm for GOOD midget racing in Indiana. Not some distortion of it that makes all of midget racing look bad.
2. OK, so midgets pay their own purse. Well, modifieds in Indiana pay their own purse plus most of the sprint car purse. And they bring a lot more people. Seriously, the weekly crowds at Indiana tracks were not far behind Midget Week crowds.
3. That's probably right. I was giving midgets a break because I like them.
4. That's a great idea! I bet no one, including me, has ever thought of that before! I wonder why it's never happened!! Haha here's a novel idea: why don't you ask those tracks instead of blaming USAC?
5. There has to be a sanctioning body because none of those tracks are going to run midgets weekly. That's what I just told you. They'll have to run at different tracks until they have a bigger fan base and are a trusted headliner series. And getting those races will not happen unless tracks believe that the series has a devoted following....That devoted group can only be guaranteed by a sanctioning body!
Does anybody remember 16th Street Speedway? How about the USAC Regional Midget Series (the dirt one)? It looks to me like those failed....you guys are gonna have to think a little differently than this "well, just book some races" mentality. What can be done differently this time to make sure it wouldn't fall flat on its face again?
You missed one.
Seriously, I think I need to clarify. I'm not saying every track runs midgets weekly. That would not and could not ever work, anywhere. I'm saying run one week at gas city, next week kokomo, next week bloomington, etc...
The car count determines the purse. So maybe 7 tracks have midgets, that pay for themselves, 3 times a year. It would be like a free division for promotors to advertise. I would guess after 2-3 seasons the car count would be good. I think there is enough midget interest to do that in Indiana.
When I was getting ready to move back to Indiana, (4-5 years ago) I had a Stealth/Gaerte lined up to buy, from a guy in Colorado. My brother in Indiana asked me where I planned to run it? Then I did some homework. Needless to say the sale did not go through. This is America man! How can you not run a midget in Indiana for Gods sake! :O:
BTW, not blaming USAC for anything. I like some of USAC's stances, don't like some others. (that's a whole new thread). Nothing personal. I was just stating the fact that non wing sprints run every week in Indiana. Most of those races are not USAC.
Hugs,
David.