It's looking to be a good weekend for mini sprint racers with a few different options. Tonight (Friday evening) the mini sprints will be running at Waynesfield Motorsports Park with the wings on. Saturday no matter where you run, it will be without a wing. U.S. 24 Raceway in Indiana will be holding a non wing clash that will see mini sprints and TQs running together with the wings off. The Midwest Mini Sprint Association will be visiting Brownstown Speedway for a non winged event also. This weekend provides drivers the chance to get ready for what promises to be one of the biggest non-winged mini sprint races of the year, the Tulsa Shoot-out.
I recently received a flyer in the mail for the Tulsa Shootout. I was happy to see that there is a full day of practice available on Thursday prior to the event. I talked with Kevin Roberts at our last race at Waynesfield and he indicated that he might try to put together a second hauler that would allow folks to pay to have their car taken to the race-so they could fly out and back. I am hoping to get a message board up at some point so that people could post if they have a spot available in their trailer for the trip. It might be a great way to get a few of your gas dollars back, while also helping someone out.
I am really looking forward to the trip out to Tulsa. A few years ago we ran at DuQuoin. The action on the track was a blast, but it was also fun to get a chance to hang out with our racing friends. We had the chance to meet mini sprint racers from across the country. It would be cool if we could find a hotel that we could try to get as many of the mini sprint racers to stay at as possible.
My dad recently participated in an article in the Performance Racing Industry magazine. The mini sprint/micro sprint market is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing markets in racing. The article is interesting because it included comments from some of the top players in this market. I am hopeful that we will see the continued growth of this market as it makes sense as a training ground for young guys and an inexpensive way to stay involved for the older guys like me. It also highlighted the continued confusion between an upright mini sprint and a modified midget or sidewinder. I have included a link to the article:
Performance Racing Industry Mini Sprint Article
Activity in our shop has remained brisk for this time of year. I guess the promise of doing a little winter time racing has produced both new interest and has the normal crowd working harder to keep their cars ready. We have recently done a few engine swaps for folks that are either switching over from a 600cc to a 1000cc or are just putting in new motors. We've also seen several more people coming out to look for cars and even a few that are taking their old cars out of moth balls. I was surprised to recently see the car of Brandon Watson in the shop for some work. We ran with Brandon many years ago. Its good to see that both Brandon and his father should be around at the races in future.
I had to throw a picture of this FOZ Race Car that is currently available for sale in our shop. Although it is a couple of years old, it is one of the nicest turn-out used cars that I have seen. Although it has less than probably 10 races total on it, it was recently overhauled with frest paint and parts by owner Mike Garvey who says it is time for him to retire. If you're looking for a really nice car--this one deserves a look. It is race ready.
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