First of all let me say this with all honesty - every American has the right to feedom of speech. And, when it comes to open wheel racing, I like many readers on this message board have seen America's best open wheelers battle it out on the nations racing grid irons.

Secondly, I recently read a comment by an IOW messageboard reader that kind of made me sit up and take notice, and send this post. I am not going to mention any names or say anything offensive, derogatory, or argumentative about the persons post. But, if it is at all possible, can the person who made the statement about "regional nobodies" at Belle Clair Speedway tell me from the partial list below of drivers, who he considers " regional nobodies," I would surely be enlightened by his knowledge and wisdom. And if there are any "regional nobodies" I have not listed below that you would like to include, feel free to do so.

Thirdly, what POWRi officials are you referring to as crooked? If you can answer this that is.

Fourth, the Hut 100 is by all means one of Americas pestigious midget races, and I do wish all drivers, racing teams and fans a good time.

Partial List of drivers who have raced midgets at Belle Clair Speedway
Steve Knepper
Nick Knepper
Kenny Brown
Austin Brown
Kenny Biro
Jerry Coons, Jr.
Dave Darland
Mike Hess
Mat Westfall
Chad Branson
Justin Allgaier
Bobby East
Cory Kruesman
Hud Cone
Donnie Lehmann
Brett Anderson
Brad Loyet
Brad Kuhn
Tim Siner
Dereck King
Rich Camfield
Gary Altig
Greg Lueckert
etc. etc. - the driver list is long and a great one.

Have a good day...see you at the races

Midwest Connection
Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri

Agreed

:respect::applaud:

...now if you could post pictures of your partial list on this thread :thumb

It's a shame that these races are against each other. One of the big problems is that with the past poor mgt. at Terre Haute the dates have either been moved or missed all together and when making out schedules others tracks couldn't avoid a conflict.

This is the kind of things that have to get worked out over the Winter and weather USAC likes it or not, Powri is a strong org. that gets races and cars. They pay enough money that the prestiege of the Hut isn't enough for teams to skip Belleville.

I believe Powri is willing to work with USAC as long as USAC works with them, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I personally love the Midgets at Terre Haute and the Hut is a special race to me, but I don't blame the guys who want to run Belleville as it is a great Midget Track and is historic in it's own right.

Powri has got many good teams and drivers. Most aren't at the level of the USAC teams, but they aren't trying to be. Powri doesn't want to be USAC either. They want to provide a place for midgets and micros to race and be showcased and I believe they are doing a great job at it.

In my opinion they are as transparent as they can be and they are trying as hard as they can. As far as being crooked, I just find that hard to believe. When the series owners or their family members race, you will always have questions of improper acts, but I just don't believe they would knowingly cheat.

An example of their commitment to the racer: At Duquoin, a racer had problems with his motor warming it up. He came to a Powri official while I was speaking with the official and asked if he could have his money back.(I don't know if it was an Entry Fee/Pit Pass or both or what) Without hesitation the official directed him to the pit office and it was taken care of. They didn't have to do that. It's those types of small gestures though that go along way to making a guy choose between races and conflicting dates.

Drew a few for you. Here are a few I had downloaded into Photobucket earlier. I am on my way up to Morgan County Speedway for the $6,000 to win non wing sprint car race tonight. If you want to see more photos from my collection I will send them your way.

Have a good day...see you at the races

Midwest Connection
Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri

Driver photos from Belle Clair Speedway, Illinois:
Steve Knepper
Shane Hollingsworth
Chad Branson
Joe and Ralph Ligouri
Cory Kruesman
Jerry Coons, Jr
Justin Allgaier
Tim Siner
Kenny Brown
Brad Loyet

pretty impressive bunch of nobody`s

Rich,

You have to consider the source of this negative drivel. There are three people on this board who couldn't contribute a positive comment if their life depended on it. It is really sad to think how miserable their lives must be. I just laugh at how far out in left field some of their comments really are.:O:

Thanks for the pics, Rich. See you in Jacksonville tonight.

I agree with Scott's assesment above.....USAC/Hut 100 is what it is.
POWRi/Little Belleville is what it is.

There is really no good reason to bash one against the other. Chris Morgan/Mike McCormick just has a case of the ass against POWRi for some reason....and it's gettin' old.

Randy - I will be wearing a Bentley Warren racing shirt, and a black or tan Schaeffer Oil ball cap, with a camera around my neck and a camera around my waist. So, if you see someone who you think fits this description give me a shout. I will be in the pits taking photos for a while, but I will be in the grandstands for the features.

Have a good day...see you at the races

Midwest Connection
Rich Edwards - Arnold, Missouri

I don't know what to think, Certaintly not a bunch of nobodys. Terre had very few dates to choose from with USAC having two other divisions to run but choose this date and at least for this year are committed to it. The show must go on.

What every you decide to do. Have fun doing it!
Chuck