Charles Nungester (Offline)
#101
5/29/14 9:47 PM
I said I wasn't going to continue on this but Yeah, Im betting the motor could run all day on half mile tracks.
I also think if F1 can make a tire that will last 3hrs under those conditions, A tire could be made to last a half a dozen races for pavement midget.
I love the midgets on the bull rings, I also love em on the bigger tracks. Nothing like em running five wide on eldora or burg. Its my dream to see em in good numbers on Terre Haute some day.
I dont know if that motor was ever USAC legal, But Chili Bowl had no rule at that point, In fact the video even had the promotor saying that if they dominate, he might have to dial em back.
The fact is that every-time someone comes up with something that will be competitive and long lasting, The current top dogs throw thousands on the table to never let it happen and when they finally do, do something to make the motors last a bit longer (Rev Limiter) Those same top dogs boycott it.
From what I seen is them top motors pretty much dominate the bull rings as well and only one of em seems to be pretty long lasting in any conditions, Don't know what it is, longer strokes or what but the Toyotas don't seem to be stressed out anywhere I've seen em.
KO's Interview with Staab about his midget days, "As soon as you get equipment to match the top teams, Your two years behind."
Charles Nungester
Mud Packer (Offline)
#107
5/30/14 1:37 PM
Originally Posted by interpreter66:
The end !
Doubtful. It never seems to end!
Mike
Be nice to people on the way up. You might need them on the way down. Jimmy Durante
flatlander51 (Offline)
#109
5/31/14 9:22 AM
Here's my take on the whole midget deal. I have worked for a sprint car team that had a midget we ran the chili bowl and local race around indiana, we had a blast running it, but in the end, it was too expensive to keep to run every now and then, for a purse that really wasn't worth bringing it. And this was a dirt car that we could run the rr several nights for local shows, and on asphalt car your boltin on a set of new tires every time you hit the track, if you want to be competitive.
It seems to me the midget deal is becoming a play ground of the rich and well established teams either just doing because they just have a comnection to it or have young guns either paying the bills or have some amazing talent to showcase before they move onto the next level. In either case, I see nothing wrong with it, but it would be nice if we had more numbers that would be competive with a these teams to make a better show.
Another trend I have noticed in the last few weeks between the little 500/night before the 500 and last night with POWRI, gas city is that several very good midget drivers where at gas city and the general consensus was they were done with running for no money. Midgets don't pay anything. What is amazing these guys probably could of pulled double duty and had decent night in both, but they choose to take chance running only one class at gas city or taking a big roll of the dice at the little 500. I don't think it's the necessarily an asphalt deal, it's the state of midgets. Yeah guys can keep a car around and go run the chili bowl because of the experience and party and can afford it but in the end running a weekly deal is too expensive from tires to motors compared to the purse