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View Poll Results: What do you call a budget-minded Midget? | |||
D-II, Division 2 Midgets |
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28 | 31.11% |
Sportsman Midgets |
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45 | 50.00% |
AA Midgets |
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5 | 5.56% |
Midget "Lites" |
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12 | 13.33% |
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2/5/15, 10:26 AM |
#61
Re: The Great Name Debate
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I don't think we had a single "Lightning fast Sprint Car chassis" car entered for the "Du Quoin DII Midget Race For The Golden Pumper" race at Du Quoin Mini Magic Mile race track. They will all be race cars based off of the standard Midget chassis. Thank God because we would have had to position a tow truck at each turn to help them big cars navigate those tight turns. ![]() Honest Dad himself ![]() ![]()
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2/5/15, 11:40 AM |
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Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 22,053 |
I've seen full up sprints, both wing and non wing on a 5/10ths track. You'd be amazed. In fact the track had longer straights than the mini magic mile. It was the old Portsmouth grey clay track. Full up All star show that Keegan won. They hauled em in. backwards and shot down the other straight. Then I seen a NW practice on it. Same thing.
It was probably the wildest and non flatfooted winged racing I'd ever seen for Sprint Cars.
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2/5/15, 1:15 PM |
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Charles
If we reduce 5/10 mile to the lowest common denominator we get 1/2 mile right? I know I am just being an a-hole. I work at it. They also ran the big cars up at the Hoosier Dome one year. Luckily not a single sprint car was confused by the title "Lightning Sprint" that Steve used on his poster for the race, but it could have happened. These cars are nothing like a Sprint Car but this name "Lightning Sprint" could confuse a less enlightened Sprint car team. Then what would we do, let them run also since they showed up to race?? Honest Dad himself ![]() ![]() |
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2/5/15, 7:08 PM | #64 | ||
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![]() There aren't enough fingers to count how many threads this issue has been debated in. Let's put the keyboards down and pick up steering wheels and move on. |
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2/5/15, 7:35 PM |
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I don't think Jim did the expiration thing thus it will live on forever and ever. Besides I got 6 fingers on each hand and 7 toes on each foot. ![]() Honest Dad himself ![]() ![]() |
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2/5/15, 7:38 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259 |
No, it closes Feb 13th; I did get that part right. I just got home from picking up some Midget tires for my race car from Tim Clausen.
Just sayin'... ![]()
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2/8/15, 12:34 PM | #67 | ||
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Why hasn't anyone thought of calling these cars by this name?:
Outlaw Midgets!! The majority of our events are winged (thus outlaw in orientation).... And then we get to utilize the chassis name. (Thus making those who want us known as a midget class happy!)..... This will also allow marketing to be easier (ie, USOMS= US Outlaw Midget Series or MOMS = Midwest Outlaw Midget Series, ect) JAI |
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2/8/15, 12:36 PM | #68 | ||
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Couldn't help myself guys.... That one came to me last nite while my kid was watching ASCS 360 sprint reruns! Lol
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2/8/15, 1:28 PM |
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Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 13 |
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Sprint cars... never ran chains...... lack of knowledge on Midget Racing is the problem.... 68-72 inch wheel base... is a Midget.... regardless of motor or drive line... geeeez..... ![]() |
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2/8/15, 4:14 PM |
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Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259 |
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