Route 45 raceway

CMR92 · 6/8/15, 7:15 PM

Saturday, June 13
It's a Slideways Saturday Night on the ultra fast ROUTE 45 RACEWAY!!
Don't miss this open wheel extravaganza!

MOWA Winged Sprint Cars
WAR East Non Wing Sprint Cars
305 Racesaver Sprint Cars
BAM Midgets

Hot laps @ 6:30
Racing @ 7

mscs20 · 6/8/15, 10:35 PM

What are BAM midgets?

CMR92 · 6/9/15, 7:35 AM

Budget America Midgets-DII series out of St Louis

Leohr46 · 6/9/15, 10:26 AM

What's the payout structure for the non wing cars?

CMR92 · 6/9/15, 12:14 PM

It's a WAR race...that information should be on their website. It's $800 to win.

ronmil · 6/9/15, 2:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mscs20

What are BAM midgets?

That's the sound they make when they start!

MiniSprint53 · 6/9/15, 5:40 PM

I will have to say we made the trip from Bloomington indiana an ran a 305 racesaver winged sprint car an u couldnt ask for a better track an the people who operate the facility there super nice an helpful so u encourage any an all sprint cars to make the trip u will be very pleased

red70racer · 6/9/15, 6:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mscs20

What are BAM midgets?

Steve, they're division II midgets that have to be a stock block and head configuration 2.4 liter and under. (I had ours at Lincoln when you were there)
Basically the same rules BADGER went to. It makes sense (or as much sense as can be made being racers)
We had a wore out Fontana in our midget that needed about $3,500.00 worth of work to be back together, which would have still been a wore out Fontana. For a fraction of that cost with a little back yard engineering we have a Chevy Ecotec in our midget that is competitive with the Division II cars.
We're not going to go to POWRi and compete with it. It sure is fun running with the BAM series, especially when we can double dip with the sprint car like we are Saturday

hotracer11f · 6/9/15, 10:16 PM

Evening folks! Sorry I'm late to this party. My name is Dave Fetsch, and I am the Director of Compitition for the Budget American Midget Series better known as BAM.

We are a St.Louis Missouri area based midget with "BUDGET" in mind. Many call this style of midget racing Class II, Sportsman, or Restricted. Regardless of what you choose to call us we aim to be an affordable alternative to the high cost of USAC and PowrI style of racing. Our rules are simple! Any purpose built midget or upright lightning sprint utilizing bone stock 2.4 and 1000cc long block engines. Any exhaust, injection, and ignition you choose to use. We also have no tire or weight rules so that if you choose to race with another like minded series you do not have the need to buy new tires to compete, or alter your current set-up to match rules.

We are in our infancy as a series, and are working extremely hard to put things together for a bigger brighter future for our drivers, crews, and more importantly the fans who come to watch. We have drivers spanning across five states, and drawing a lot of attention, and tracks like Route 45 Speedway here in Flora Illinois helping us show some pretty amazing races to the fans. If you get a chance check out our Facebook page under Budget American Midget Series or our website www.bammidgets.com

BETTER YET!!!! Come to Flora this weekend!! Four classes of open wheel dirt cars is going to make for a great night!

kendirt · 6/10/15, 12:04 AM

What's the track itself like at Route 45?

6/8/15, 10:35 PM	#2 Re: Route 45 raceway
mscs20 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 963	What are BAM midgets?

6/9/15, 7:35 AM	#3
CMR92 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 74	Budget America Midgets-DII series out of St Louis

6/9/15, 10:26 AM	#4
Leohr46 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 784	What's the payout structure for the non wing cars?

6/9/15, 12:14 PM	#5
CMR92 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 74	It's a WAR race...that information should be on their website. It's $800 to win.

6/10/15, 12:04 AM	#10
kendirt Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 391	What's the track itself like at Route 45?