WELL made Texas havent found oil wells yet find people very friendly must run hobby find isnt very much Quarter Midget racing area Im sure Quarter Midget racing intended beginner something get started wasnt super fast competitive Quarter Midgets smaller Formula Ones use 15-size engine fuel restricted 15% nitro usually supplied contest management event first started several kits available simple kits inexpensive quickly put together could use almost several 15-size engines market also very inexpensive engine would last season some would last couple seasons also use stock props could have blade modified balancing purposes Quarter Midget racing prospered well its early years lot cases local contests drew Quarter Midget racers drew other popular events Remember event intended beginner Well beginners time As types racing event progressed became competitive Speeds increased rules changed almost contest contest So emerges event just competitive Formula Now few kits few makes engines competitive enough bother makes sport no longer beginners event plane size still remains same engine still 15 size times have changed over two minutes short course under minute 30 seconds now So goes another beginners event down tubes Quarter Midget still fine event still doesnt cost nearly much race Quarter Midget race Formula Another possible shot arm possibility Quarter Midget size planes FAI Pylon move get event going again sounds like great idea What think Some Contest Results Dallas Texas June 23 & 24 first contest have attended resident Texas Dwayne Brown CD temperature both days pushed 100 degree mark humidity inthe 20- 30-percent range wasnt very bad Dont tell workers said lot both days owe guys lot thanks stood 100-degree weather could race Quickie 500 held Saturday 19 entries First George Parks 2nd Gail Helms 3rd Richard Oliver 4th Phil Russell 5th Steve Archambault George Parks fast time 1392on regular Formula course Formula held Sunday 21 entries First Sam Fly 2nd Gary Heithold 3rd Gail Helms 4th Ed Rankin 5th Bill Hager Gary Gail tied second place Garys 1162 fast time also tiebreaker sample racing Texas think am going like Hadley Massachusetts May 6 Formula First Mike Helsel time 1168 2nd Tom Castellano 1169 3rd Bob Wallace 4th Pete Reed 5th Amie Wile highlight race fly-off between Mike Helsel Tom Castellano Mike just edged out Tom 1168 over Toms 1169 must have some race UPRC CircuitFormula saw 12 entries First Dave Kelly 2nd Hal DeBolt 3rd Chuck Boyer 4th Bob Ball 5th Mike Burg Bob Ball seemed have bag going last race freebie would have guessed Bob got 0 race over until last flag dropped Keep contest reports coming cant write about dont have case dont have new address Bill Hager 4622 Bridgeport Dr Garlan4 TX 75043 SAFE FLYING IS NO ACCIDENT 32 Model Aviation Ben David Martin make ready Quarter Midget race Dayton Ohio Quarter Midget very popular has evolved tough event uounoriananariie runnurmuruuy U planes very noisy potentially harmful hearing