Midget Schedules to Be Released Soon

With the annual Race Promoter's Workshop in Reno, NV now completed, West Coast series and track schedules will soon begin to be released.

The biggest news in Midget racing on the West Coast, is bar none the departure of David Prickett from the BCRA Board of Directors to become USAC Western State's Midget series Director. Prickett served on the Bay Cities Racing Association Board of Directors for the past two years, and had worked diligently to help move Midget racing forward in California. By the way, he was the 2010 BCRA Midget champion.

Early indications are that USAC will return to many of the tracks it has competed at in previous years, likely with some new additions as well. Expected USAC Midget venues include Ventura Raceway, which has been host to a number of USAC/VRA Midget races the past several years, Bakersfield Speedway, Santa Maria Speedway and Silver Dollar Speedway.

Expected BCRA venues Placerville Speedway (home of the annual jack London Bash Picnic and Hall of Fame for a number of years), Silver Dollar Speedway (likely WITH USAC), Marysville Raceway Park, Shasta Raceway Park, Petaluma Speedway, Lakeport Raceway and Ukiah Speedway.

Rumors abound that USAC and BCRA will be featured at the Gold Cup race of Champions once again - of which they were the last two years (rainout two years ago). It is possible that Midgets will also be on the bill other times at SDS in 2012.

I'd expect Kenny Shepherd's Madera Speedway (pavement) and Chowchilla Raceway (dirt) will see Midget action as well.

Time will tell. This scribe eagerly awaits the release of the schedules.