DAD, We at Grundy county have approved fazing out the DOT tire in favor of American Racer midget pavement tire. We also will be under the D2 engine rules. If you need more information on our upcoming pavement series season, contact me at the info provided below.
Everett Holt
Race Director STARS/ILLINI
815-741-8722 170egh@gmail.com
I would most diffently like to see someone or some place run a pavement midget series I have a pavement midget and would like to run it ,had a fontana engine but got rid of it, want to set it up with a Honda 2.4 engine so I could run it maybe a couple places . or even put a wing on it and try nemą but there all a drive for me . from east centeral Indiana
I think pavement racing might be pretty neat with this class as long as they kept to 1/5 or 1/4 mile tracks. My question to you would be how could the pavement specialty cars be handicapped so as not to chase off the regular dirt Midget or Combo cars in order to keep the car count up.
The twin tracks of the SpeedDrome in Indy and the Jeffersonvile SportsDrome would be great tracks to set up a Midget race series.
We did a TV commercial at the SportsDrome with a winged 600cc upright a few years ago. The sound they produce is entirely different when they are accelerating all the way down the straights. Even with 600cc motors we were turning times equal to and faster than their stock car record times.
Also saw Mt. Lawn is opening again this year. I loved running a midget there! I'd like to go pavement racing again. Where an old chassis and motor can be competitive. Run what you brung, restrict bigger newer engines. Who cares on tires? No rule, buy what a guy can get his hands on for the best$$$ Spec tire, have to run it all night? Hard compound? May have to drive the thing a little bit then!
Originally Posted by Chase Hightower:
Also saw Mt. Lawn is opening again this year. I loved running a midget there! I'd like to go pavement racing again. Where an old chassis and motor can be competitive. Run what you brung, restrict bigger newer engines. Who cares on tires? No rule, buy what a guy can get his hands on for the best$$$ Spec tire, have to run it all night? Hard compound? May have to drive the thing a little bit then!
I have reached out to a few smaller sized pavement tracks and waiting to hear back. Do not have any contact info for Mt.Lawn but it would be an ideal size track for this type of racing.
At Grundy a 1/3 mile banked. The D2 Cars do very well running mid 15 low 16 second laps very competitive. Anyone wishing to run a pavement D2 or restricted national motor is more than welcome to run with us. Give us a try. You might enjoy it.
Everett Holt
Race Director
STARS/ILLINI Racing
815-741-8722 170egh@gmail.com
Originally Posted by Chase Hightower:
Jay if u will contact me by phone tomorrow 01/18 I will get contact number for the owner of Mt. Lawn for you.
Thanks, Chase Hightower
765-524-3591
Thank you I sent you a PM and I will call you tomorrow.
