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With Lincoln expecting 45 to 50 cars on Saturday and Selinsgrove paying 41000. for tenth, almost the same as Lincoln will any of the guys with 360s go to Selinsgrove for a shot at $10.000 to win and $5000 for second?

Great weekend in Pa.with all the invaders Friday this weekend is looking better than next (just two more Outlaw shows) !!!

Any news on Bad Chad rumer has him out of a ride? (Chip Car Done)? 

Hopefully   with most  of 410  crowd  at Lincoln for  the big  show there  . The  show  for  360's should be a  good one at  Selinsgrove  as  well . I do hope  that  they  get  a  good crowd  and car  count as  well . And yes ,  the  Chip  car  is parked  and  Mr. Middlesworth  is out of business   , so  Chad  has  to look for  another  ride  which are  hard  to find these days  , as  owners  are  dropping  out  like  crazy  .  Costs   are  hurting  all  forms  of racing  , its no  fun anymore  , its  all  about  MONEY  !!!!!!

41000 for tenth? I think that would draw 150 + cars! ;-) 

Middleswarth might be out of racing but he's not out of business, his snack biz is doing just fine. I was told by a crew member that the Middleswarth car would race again in 2015 similar schedule as this year, where did you hear they were done now, not saying your wrong but as of the Tuscarora 50 they were racing in 2015, This is not a matter of lack of funds believe me, the generation of Middleswarths running the business these days simply are not that into dirt track racing,  not because they dont have the cash, pretty sure they could  fund and race in nascar if they wanted to.

His   sister   told me  , he   was  done  racing  and  the car  was  parked  , unless  the tracks  or someone else  asks  him to race  car  at  Oct 25th   event  ?  I  know  his  business  is  fine  ,  i was  refering  to his racing  business  only

Sorry about the mixup,should give the $ key a key by itself.
Woldnt it be great if that 4 was in there.

I will be at Lincoln but hope Selinsgrove has a good show also.

To bad they are against each other ,Last week the weather worked out that we got to Eldora Friday,Bush Creek Saturday and back to Eldora Sunday.

Saw Wilson was in the 1W at Susky hope Layton still has some ride we cant afford to lose more cars.

Thanks   for reply  , I   want  all  tracks   to survive , but  it doesn't   look   good  for   car  counts , and   unfortunately  we  will  lose  more  owners  . I hope   Chad  and  other  available   drivers   find rides  but it is bleak  .  There  is  not  enough incentive   for  car  owners  . The   business   is money  and cost   driven now  ,the fun  is gone  . All   teams  are trying  to keep up with  the top  money  teams  . Its  time  for  somebody  to step  up to  do  something  NOW !!!

The "Middleswath hanging it up" rumor has been around about 10 years now so I don't take much stock in it. The team has cut back the last 5 years but the biggest shock to me was to not see the car at Selinsgrove 2 weeks ago, given this is Middleswarth's home track and one of Chad's faves. I think it was Dave Middleswarth a couple years ago who said he was in favor of putting toy motors in the cars if it saved him money. A lot of time and effort was put in by Shaver and Schatz to develop a cost effective sprint car motor with off the rack parts that put out HP somehwere inbetween a 360 and 410 at a much lower cost than a 360. It apparently was rejected by the sprint car world who has more money than brains.

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The  car  is parked  , and  it was  Mr.  Middlesworth   who   did not  want to  race  at  Selinsgrove  , as  Chad  did and was hoping  that  Dave  would call  and allow him to race . It  may happen down the  line that  a less  expensive   motor does come into play  , as  teams can't  keep going  the way  they are . Crate  motors  will be seen at  non-wing races  at  New Egypt  and  Accord  in New  York , as  there  starting  a  new  division  at both .

 I'll be at  Selinsgrove where  the racing  is good and  they  need   my  support

I    made   the right   choice  last  night  by going   to  Selinsgrove  , WOW  WHAT  A   RACE FOR  360'S , only  34  cars , crowd  not to   good  but  , I  give the  track   an  A  for track  surface  , and  I hope  that  more  people  will  support this track  as  they  had  a  down year  on crowds . It  looks like  fans  are  staying  closer  to home  and  many other variables coming into play  when choosing   where  to go . Admission  prices  and  more  ?  have  a lot  to do with it  I suppose ?