It is nice to see montpillier doing something. Midget racing has gotten flat and bloated like 70's rock stars. Midget racing needs a punk rock revolution to kick start it. I have been intrigued by ecotech and the hondas by pbh indy. It would be nice to see more production based innovation.
Originally Posted by buck2:
Support the promoter at Montpelier and then find additional tracks when you have a field of cars willing to travel.
The Focus class could have accomplished what you describe but didn't for many reasons.
"Reliable, powerful, efficient engines won't ever be available at a fraction of the price of a national midget engine" so forget that.
Reliable and efficient low cost engines exist in junkyards across the country, all its takes is imagination and ingenuity to stick one in a midget...both of which seem to be scarce commodities with today's racer crowd.
A better alternative would be an older Gaerte, Fontana or Sesco where the engineering is already done and parts are available.
Over this winter, I'm gonna try and get my $80.00 eBay focus motor in my other car and see how long it'll go....
It would be nice to see a few more tracks jump on with Montpelier to run midgets on their schedules some. Maybe alternate so each track could have them once or twice a month.
Originally Posted by Avon Open Wheel fan:
It would be nice to see a few more tracks jump on with Montpelier to run midgets on their schedules some. Maybe alternate so each track could have them once or twice a month.
I was thinking that Brownstown should do exactly this!! Every other week. They already run TQs and MMSA wingless every once in a while. I think midgets are out there...just gotta keep trying!
Some good feedback. Racing Engine for $500 that's awesome. With that being said we are exactly on the right track. Racing especially at this level needs to go back to its roots. The roots are going to the junk yard and finding parts and pieces it takes to get the job done. Now I'm not trying to take anything away from the engine builders out there that have produced all they're own parts and then build an engine with their name on it. I respect that it's a lot of work. The truth is there are alot of engines out there that are more than capable of producing the power to get the job done that are waiting to be scraped. This is crazy in my opinion. Yes it's not easy to build an engine at a fraction of the cost of a national midget engine and be competitive. But it is possible. We have proven it. Pop quiz anyone know what type of engine started the Night Before The 500 this year that was built on a stock (from the junkyard) production block and cylinder head?
I have a Honda 1100xx sitting in the garage that I thought of installing sideways with a quick change out back. Can some of the dwarf car driveshaft setups work like this? The motor already has a hawk driveshaft adaptor on it. Just thinking how to go from it to the driveshaft and support the u joint so it doesn't move.
Pavement would be fine as long as the rules were written in a way that the cars would be combo. If one guy has a special car (for either surface) the whole idea would never work.
We are having a blast with the USSA Mel Kenyon Midget Series. Both my boys run it. Engine rebuilds and or freshening it up is next to nothing (compared to about any other engine) and that's after 2 plus seasons of racing. Run both pavement and dirt and you can buy them race ready for around 7k. I think (and I know its coming) that they are the best kept secret in midget racing. JMO
