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by Paul Kuyawa

Well it’s here the 2008 racing season. This promises to be one of the most exciting and action packed seasons we have seen in sometime. I will start with what the Badger Midgets because they are starting first. March 29th and March 30th in New Richmond, Wisconsin. No the helmet visor was not left in the down position all winter long cutting off my needed supply of oxygen. The countries finest midget group will see it’s season get the green flag in Cedar Lake at the end of March.
   The AMSOIL Sandbox Arena in at the Cedar Lake Speedway will be the venue. Indoor midgets in Wisconsin, this could catch on. As I pen this there are no fewer than 8 past indoor race winners entered. They include 2008 14 race winner and USAC champion Jerry Coons Jr, Dave Darland, Scott Hatton, Davey Ray, Aaron Fiscus Mike Hess, Robbie Ray and David Gough. There has been lot’s of off season talk about this one so no one really knows who is going to show up. Like all new racing events it takes some time to get them up an going as well as building a following, remember what happened in Tulsa.
As far as going outside to play the mighty midgets will be off until May 3rd when they invade Charter Raceway Park in Beaver Dam, WI. May 18 and 19 will be the “home opener” for the BMARA, yes finally the world renowned Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, WI will see Badger midget action. On May 30 Badgers first co-sanctioned show of the year happens at the big half mile on the Dodge County Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam Wisconsin. This event will be a must see as the United States Auto Club National Midget series will share the huge half with the badger boys. On Sunday May 31st the Badger Midgets head back to the Charter Raceway Park also in Beaver Dam.
   June 1st an 8th the Badger boys are back home to Angell Park. June 14th. Sunday June 15th it’s right back to Angell Park for one more home race before a really big show. June 20th and June 21st most midget drivers and teams will invade the famed Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa This will be the biggest co-sanctioned midget race in the country, besides the afore mentioned BMARA, USAC, ARDC, POWERi, RMMRA and SMRS will all be in action for both nights on the super fast Iowa half mile.
   Following Knoxville, the Badger runners have three nights at home at Sun Prairie June 22nd , June 29th and July 6th . July 12th midgets return to the Charter Raceway Park and at Sun Prairie on July 13th, July 20th and July 27th.
   August 1st and 2nd will have the Badger Midgets out of Wisconsin. Why? They need the time to partake in the Belleville Nationals on the famous Belleville High Banks. This is a non-points race.
August 3rd will welcome the midgets back to Angell Park for the rest of their season. August 3rd
and August 10th will be regular shows while the rest of the year will be filled up with special shows at the Sun Prairie show place. August 17th Sun Prairie hosts the fifty lap Corn Fest race. The following weekend August 23rd and August 24th Badger and USAC will join forces for one more action packed weekend together. August 23rd is Round One of the Hall of Fame Midget Classic the following night August 24th will see these two power-houses going head to for the second evening in a row for Round Two of the hall of fame series.
   Finally, August 30th will bring the curtain down on what promises to be another action packed racing season for the countries finest weekly midget program anywhere.
    United States Auto Club National Midgets will be in the Badger State four times in 2008 besides the previous mentioned Dodge County and the Sun Prairie double header the USAC pilots will be at the West Salem Speedway in LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway on May 15, May 16 the midgets will invade the Slinger Super Speedway and May 18 USAC invades the home track of Lightbulb Repair and Shoelace Tip Replacement President Kevin Olson that’s right the Rockford, IL Speedway. West Salem is a half mile while Slinger and Rockford are both high banked quarter miles with Slinger being the highest banked. With enough cars these shows should be a big hit. Slinger and Rockford are day shows.
   USAC’s annual speedweek is set for the beginning of August. Camp Motor Speedway will kick off the week long tussle on August 5. Gas City I-69 Speedway is night 2 on August 6. Union County Speedway goes off on August 7, Bloomington Speedway, is set for night for August 8, Lawrenceburg Speedway’s date is August 9 and the grueling speedweek ends up at th Kokomo Speedway on August 10.
   Badger Midgets and the Interstate Racing Association Sprint Cars will share three cards at Charter Raceway Park. Those dates are May 3rd, May 31st and August 12th. These shows are an open wheel fans dream. If midgets trip your trigger or the winged sprints float your boat this is a wonderful show. If your like me and enjoy them both this is a must see event. Now if I can get Lee to buy me a couple cheeseburgers it will be a perfect evening.
   There is the Badger Midget schedule as well as some of the USAC National Midget Series highlights in our area. Midget fans you don’t have to drive a ton of miles to see excellent first class racing. With gas prices expected to around $4.00 this summer we all have to watch where we go.
In the few weeks I’ll look at the going’s on of 2008 IRA, Midwest Sprintcar Association and the Badger Kart Club schedules.
Still in need of sponsors for the karting effort.
That’s all for now. God bless and we will see you at the races. You can reach me at rthg@wi.rr.com.

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