[Spridgets] Grattan MG race eligibility

John Deikis deikis at gmail.com
Sat Jul 29 10:22:02 MDT 2023 

I'm very conservative and give due respect to tradition. An MG badge is an
MG badge. (although I did once race Mid-Ohio with a gutter guard in place
of my grill to be eligible for the "all Austin Healey" race).
JohnD

On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 8:15 AM Ed Forrest <edwforrest at gmail.com> wrote:

> Amazing...from 30,000 feet...what is this about?     It's a joke,  right?
>  Midget people banning Sprites?   Do the Sprite people 'hate" Midgets?
> [image: hATE lESS - Copy.jpg]
> By the way...has anyone ever raced a 1500 Midget?   One carb or two?
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 9:48 PM Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> wrote:
>
>> Any 1275 Spridget made from 72 to 74 was a rebadged Sprite.
>>
>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 9:12 PM, Tom Colby <tcspeedwell at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Just in case I didn't read this thoroughly, the last Sprites were Austin
>> Sprites (not Austin Healey) and production ceased in 1971. So, while many
>> like to call their Round Rear Wheel Arch cars Sprites, ALL of them were MG
>> Midgets. Again, any 1275 Spridget made from 72 to 74 was a MG Midget.
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 4:34 PM Charles Hall III <
>> charlie at charles-hall.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I knew of the 1500’s. But never before heard of Spitmiders
>>>
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>>> *From:* Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 28, 2023 7:23:33 PM
>>> *To:* David <dbkessinger at yahoo.com>
>>> *Cc:* Charles Hall III <charlie at charles-hall.com>; Rick Fisk <
>>> refisk at chartermi.net>; stanbmason at aol.com <stanbmason at aol.com>; Andrew
>>> Spridget Moore <andrew.more.fsae at gmail.com>; Derek Sprite Chima <
>>> derekchima at hotmail.com>; Sieling LemanSprite Roger <sarl45 at hotmail.com>;
>>> Steve Myers <steve at skunkriverresto.com>; Jason Stine <
>>> stine.jason at gmail.com>; RichardVscdaBugeye McCormack <mccormackr at hss.edu>;
>>> Tom Speedwell Colby <tcspeedwell at gmail.com>; Kirk BugEye Kosidowski <
>>> kirkkos at yahoo.com>; Harry Spridget Racer Gentry <hcgracing at aol.com>;
>>> JohnSqBdyBE Salisbury <salisje at comcast.net>; Ed VSCDA Hinsa <
>>> edwardhinsa at gmail.com>; Buckley SB Jeff <buks62500 at yahoo.com>; Duane
>>> Ottie Otness <allmedsys at bwig.net>; DaveVscdaBugeye Williams <
>>> bugeyedave at aol.com>; Tom Sqbdy Cole <tlcnam at aol.com>; Jeff Carloss <
>>> jeff at mozer.com>; Greg SpeedwellBugEye Kuzuhowski. <
>>> happykozfam at comcast.net>; Skip Bugeye Meyer <skip.meyer at ymail.com>;
>>> Dick Rzepkowski <dick at mgcarclub.com>; Steve LeMansSprite Coleman <
>>> steve at onecoleman.com>; CurtVscdaBugeye Fisher <fishnet at essex1.com>;
>>> Phil Schaefer <spridget72 at yahoo.com>; John Deikis <deikis at gmail.com>;
>>> Steve Bugeye Bisson <steve.bisson at yahoo.com>; Gary.perser <
>>> gary.perser at gmail.com>; John McCue <slugthemtrhd at suddenlink.net>; Steve
>>> Sprite Wright <stevewright9928 at gmail.com>; Evan Midget Holmes <
>>> racingred69midget at rogers.com>; Paul PotentialSprite Racer Harris <
>>> pauljharris914 at yahoo.com>; Bob Bug Eye Kanasa <swindrace at aol.com>; Erik
>>> BugEye Jacobsen <kekjacobsen at yahoo.com>; Chuck SpridgetRacer Johnson <
>>> cjracr at hotmail.com>; Bill VSCDABigHealeyBlue Dredge <mowogbill at yahoo.com>;
>>> Grant Gongoll <Viggen at bellsouth.net>; Jon Sprite Bauer <
>>> jbtruck at dwave.net>; swope david <swope66 at aol.com>; Jeff SB Bakker <
>>> jeff.bakker at yahoo.com>; Dave Brown <dbrown07 at aol.com>; Rick Bug Eye
>>> Michalek <rickdmichalek at gmail.com>; Tom Spridget Daly <
>>> tom.daly at westsidevw.com>; ptgbhtl at aol.com <ptgbhtl at aol.com>; Kevin
>>> SBSpridget Clemens <wrtr at aol.com>; Colin Comer <
>>> colin at colinsclassicauto.com>; Thomas SqBdy Spridget Wilcox <
>>> ta.wilcox57 at gmail.com>; Jim Donato <spridget at aol.com>; Dave Sprite
>>> Thomas <spridgets at autox.team.net>; Greensburg Minuteman Press <
>>> dbkessinger at comcast.net>; Randy SpirteSB Byboth <w1979mgb at comcast.net>;
>>> DavidBugEyeTx Lee <dlee1967 at sbcglobal.net>; Mathew Midget Meixner <
>>> ccstickleback at yahoo.com>; Erick Zanner <ezanner at gmail.com>;
>>> ScottSpridget Schmidt <scthsc47 at gmail.com>; MalVscdaMidget Fay <
>>> mg72racer at juno.com>; Terry Speedwell Cowan <terry at toyshop-resto.com>;
>>> Ed Sprite Forrest <edwforrest at gmail.com>; Derek Sprite Shannon <
>>> kered_2004 at yahoo.com>; Buckley SB Greg <buckleyproperties at gmail.com>;
>>> ThadSqBdy Evans <thadevans at windstream.net>; Scott SquareBody Appli <
>>> saeppli at aol.com>; Jim50 Midget <bmwwxman at gmail.com>; Mark Huffaker
>>> Maehling <mmaehling at comcast.net>; Walt Spridget Freckman <
>>> walt at freckmannart.com>; Chip Starr <dynamic881961 at yahoo.com>; Chris
>>> SquareBody Beukema <christopher.beukema at gmail.com>; Carl SB Race
>>> Goodwin <attlastt at frontier.net>; Jim Donato <
>>> jdonato at donatoandsonsmotors.com>; John Sprite Race Jones <
>>> nadadawgracing at yahoo.com>; Ted Hershey <thershey at frontiernet.net>; Don
>>> Kelly <devildogracing9 at gmail.com>; Steve SpridgetSCCA Best <
>>> stevebest3131 at gmail.com>; dsweet3193 at aol.com <dsweet3193 at aol.com>; Rob
>>> SMRS Futcher <rob.futcher at yahoo.com>; Ted Bugeye Canada Michalos <
>>> ted at hoyes.com>; TimVscdaSprite Moran <tmoran at moranconstruction.com>;
>>> Dave SMRS Walters <d.walters at lackstrim.com>; Kevin SridgetRacer Fay <
>>> k_hund59 at yahoo.com>; Jeff WinnerCircle Porada <wc at spridget.com>; Ron
>>> SpriteChamp Bartell <ron.bartell at comcast.net>; Severin Bill Thompson <
>>> wsthompson at thicko.com>; Doug Bruce <dbruce at taborbruce.com>; RogerThicko
>>> Heil <rfheil at aol.com>; Richard BugEyeHP Duncan <mgvadick at aol.com>;
>>> Clancy Sprite Schmidt <clancy at sunflower.com>; Craig E. Seifert <
>>> cseifert at tombrowninc.com>; Larry SB Race Smith <larsmg at aol.com>; Joe
>>> BugeyeRace Chiarello <chia219 at comcast.net>; Max Spridget Speedwell <
>>> maxspeedwell773 at gmail.com>; Rod Hahnemann <Spridgetech at ameritech.net>;
>>> Cana Comer <cana.comer at gmail.com>; Adam Sprite Mozdzien <
>>> adammozdzien at gmail.com>; Leah Sprite Bauer <leah at leahbauerdesigns.com>;
>>> David SBTx Lee <dlee1967 at sbclgobal.net>; John Spridget Basnik <
>>> jbasnik3 at gmail.com>; Brian Spridget Ulinski <brian.ulinski at gmail.com>;
>>> James SqBdy Vogel <bravenrace at yahoo.com>; David SMRS Long <
>>> dstantonkc at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Grattan MG race eligibility
>>>
>>> The later Midgets had Triumph Spitfire drivetrains, and became known in
>>> some circles as “Spitfidgets.”
>>>
>>> Ron Soave
>>>
>>> On Jul 28, 2023, at 3:23 PM, David <dbkessinger at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Don't you mean "fixet?"
>>> On 7/28/2023 4:15 PM, Charles Hall III wrote:
>>>
>>> As much as I work on mine it’s a “fidget”😝
>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Rick Fisk <refisk at chartermi.net> <refisk at chartermi.net>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 28, 2023 3:35:23 PM
>>> *To:* Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com> <soavero at yahoo.com>
>>> *Cc:* stanbmason at aol.com <stanbmason at aol.com> <stanbmason at aol.com>;
>>> Andrew Spridget Moore <andrew.more.fsae at gmail.com>
>>> <andrew.more.fsae at gmail.com>; Derek Sprite Chima
>>> <derekchima at hotmail.com> <derekchima at hotmail.com>; Sieling LemanSprite
>>> Roger <sarl45 at hotmail.com> <sarl45 at hotmail.com>; Steve Myers
>>> <steve at skunkriverresto.com> <steve at skunkriverresto.com>; Jason Stine
>>> <stine.jason at gmail.com> <stine.jason at gmail.com>; RichardVscdaBugeye
>>> McCormack <mccormackr at hss.edu> <mccormackr at hss.edu>; Tom Speedwell
>>> Colby <tcspeedwell at gmail.com> <tcspeedwell at gmail.com>; Kirk BugEye
>>> Kosidowski <kirkkos at yahoo.com> <kirkkos at yahoo.com>; Harry Spridget
>>> Racer Gentry <hcgracing at aol.com> <hcgracing at aol.com>; JohnSqBdyBE
>>> Salisbury <salisje at comcast.net> <salisje at comcast.net>; Ed VSCDA Hinsa
>>> <edwardhinsa at gmail.com> <edwardhinsa at gmail.com>; Buckley SB Jeff
>>> <buks62500 at yahoo.com> <buks62500 at yahoo.com>; Duane Ottie Otness
>>> <allmedsys at bwig.net> <allmedsys at bwig.net>; DaveVscdaBugeye Williams
>>> <bugeyedave at aol.com> <bugeyedave at aol.com>; Tom Sqbdy Cole
>>> <tlcnam at aol.com> <tlcnam at aol.com>; Jeff Carloss <jeff at mozer.com>
>>> <jeff at mozer.com>; Greg SpeedwellBugEye Kuzuhowski.
>>> <happykozfam at comcast.net> <happykozfam at comcast.net>; Skip Bugeye Meyer
>>> <skip.meyer at ymail.com> <skip.meyer at ymail.com>; Dick Rzepkowski
>>> <dick at mgcarclub.com> <dick at mgcarclub.com>; Steve LeMansSprite Coleman
>>> <steve at onecoleman.com> <steve at onecoleman.com>; CurtVscdaBugeye Fisher
>>> <fishnet at essex1.com> <fishnet at essex1.com>; Phil Schaefer
>>> <spridget72 at yahoo.com> <spridget72 at yahoo.com>; John Deikis
>>> <deikis at gmail.com> <deikis at gmail.com>; Steve Bugeye Bisson
>>> <steve.bisson at yahoo.com> <steve.bisson at yahoo.com>; Gary.perser
>>> <gary.perser at gmail.com> <gary.perser at gmail.com>; John McCue
>>> <slugthemtrhd at suddenlink.net> <slugthemtrhd at suddenlink.net>; Charles
>>> Hall III <charlie at charles-hall.com> <charlie at charles-hall.com>; Steve
>>> Sprite Wright <stevewright9928 at gmail.com> <stevewright9928 at gmail.com>;
>>> Evan Midget Holmes <racingred69midget at rogers.com>
>>> <racingred69midget at rogers.com>; Paul PotentialSprite Racer Harris
>>> <pauljharris914 at yahoo.com> <pauljharris914 at yahoo.com>; Bob Bug Eye
>>> Kanasa <swindrace at aol.com> <swindrace at aol.com>; Erik BugEye Jacobsen
>>> <kekjacobsen at yahoo.com> <kekjacobsen at yahoo.com>; Chuck SpridgetRacer
>>> Johnson <cjracr at hotmail.com> <cjracr at hotmail.com>; Bill
>>> VSCDABigHealeyBlue Dredge <mowogbill at yahoo.com> <mowogbill at yahoo.com>;
>>> Grant Gongoll <viggen at bellsouth.net> <viggen at bellsouth.net>; Jon Sprite
>>> Bauer <jbtruck at dwave.net> <jbtruck at dwave.net>; swope david
>>> <swope66 at aol.com> <swope66 at aol.com>; Jeff SB Bakker
>>> <jeff.bakker at yahoo.com> <jeff.bakker at yahoo.com>; Dave Brown
>>> <dbrown07 at aol.com> <dbrown07 at aol.com>; Rick Bug Eye Michalek
>>> <rickdmichalek at gmail.com> <rickdmichalek at gmail.com>; Tom Spridget Daly
>>> <tom.daly at westsidevw.com> <tom.daly at westsidevw.com>; ptgbhtl at aol.com
>>> <ptgbhtl at aol.com> <ptgbhtl at aol.com>; Kevin SBSpridget Clemens
>>> <wrtr at aol.com> <wrtr at aol.com>; Colin Comer <colin at colinsclassicauto.com>
>>> <colin at colinsclassicauto.com>; Thomas SqBdy Spridget Wilcox
>>> <ta.wilcox57 at gmail.com> <ta.wilcox57 at gmail.com>; Jim Donato
>>> <spridget at aol.com> <spridget at aol.com>; Dave Sprite Thomas
>>> <spridgets at autox.team.net> <spridgets at autox.team.net>; Greensburg
>>> Minuteman Press <dbkessinger at comcast.net> <dbkessinger at comcast.net>;
>>> Randy SpirteSB Byboth <w1979mgb at comcast.net> <w1979mgb at comcast.net>;
>>> DavidBugEyeTx Lee <dlee1967 at sbcglobal.net> <dlee1967 at sbcglobal.net>;
>>> Mathew Midget Meixner <ccstickleback at yahoo.com>
>>> <ccstickleback at yahoo.com>; Erick Zanner <ezanner at gmail.com>
>>> <ezanner at gmail.com>; ScottSpridget Schmidt <scthsc47 at gmail.com>
>>> <scthsc47 at gmail.com>; MalVscdaMidget Fay <mg72racer at juno.com>
>>> <mg72racer at juno.com>; Terry Speedwell Cowan <terry at toyshop-resto.com>
>>> <terry at toyshop-resto.com>; Ed Sprite Forrest <edwforrest at gmail.com>
>>> <edwforrest at gmail.com>; Derek Sprite Shannon <kered_2004 at yahoo.com>
>>> <kered_2004 at yahoo.com>; Buckley SB Greg <buckleyproperties at gmail.com>
>>> <buckleyproperties at gmail.com>; ThadSqBdy Evans
>>> <thadevans at windstream.net> <thadevans at windstream.net>; Scott SquareBody
>>> Appli <saeppli at aol.com> <saeppli at aol.com>; Jim50 Midget
>>> <bmwwxman at gmail.com> <bmwwxman at gmail.com>; Mark Huffaker Maehling
>>> <mmaehling at comcast.net> <mmaehling at comcast.net>; Walt Spridget Freckman
>>> <walt at freckmannart.com> <walt at freckmannart.com>; Chip Starr
>>> <dynamic881961 at yahoo.com> <dynamic881961 at yahoo.com>; Chris SquareBody
>>> Beukema <christopher.beukema at gmail.com> <christopher.beukema at gmail.com>;
>>> Carl SB Race Goodwin <attlastt at frontier.net> <attlastt at frontier.net>;
>>> Jim Donato <jdonato at donatoandsonsmotors.com>
>>> <jdonato at donatoandsonsmotors.com>; John Sprite Race Jones
>>> <nadadawgracing at yahoo.com> <nadadawgracing at yahoo.com>; Ted Hershey
>>> <thershey at frontiernet.net> <thershey at frontiernet.net>; Don Kelly
>>> <devildogracing9 at gmail.com> <devildogracing9 at gmail.com>; Steve
>>> SpridgetSCCA Best <stevebest3131 at gmail.com> <stevebest3131 at gmail.com>;
>>> dsweet3193 at aol.com <dsweet3193 at aol.com> <dsweet3193 at aol.com>; Rob SMRS
>>> Futcher <rob.futcher at yahoo.com> <rob.futcher at yahoo.com>; Ted Bugeye
>>> Canada Michalos <ted at hoyes.com> <ted at hoyes.com>; TimVscdaSprite Moran
>>> <tmoran at moranconstruction.com> <tmoran at moranconstruction.com>; Dave
>>> SMRS Walters <d.walters at lackstrim.com> <d.walters at lackstrim.com>; Kevin
>>> SridgetRacer Fay <k_hund59 at yahoo.com> <k_hund59 at yahoo.com>; Jeff
>>> WinnerCircle Porada <wc at spridget.com> <wc at spridget.com>; Ron
>>> SpriteChamp Bartell <ron.bartell at comcast.net> <ron.bartell at comcast.net>;
>>> Severin Bill Thompson <wsthompson at thicko.com> <wsthompson at thicko.com>;
>>> Doug Bruce <dbruce at taborbruce.com> <dbruce at taborbruce.com>; RogerThicko
>>> Heil <rfheil at aol.com> <rfheil at aol.com>; Richard BugEyeHP Duncan
>>> <mgvadick at aol.com> <mgvadick at aol.com>; Clancy Sprite Schmidt
>>> <clancy at sunflower.com> <clancy at sunflower.com>; Craig E. Seifert
>>> <cseifert at tombrowninc.com> <cseifert at tombrowninc.com>; Larry SB Race
>>> Smith <larsmg at aol.com> <larsmg at aol.com>; Joe BugeyeRace Chiarello
>>> <chia219 at comcast.net> <chia219 at comcast.net>; Max Spridget Speedwell
>>> <maxspeedwell773 at gmail.com> <maxspeedwell773 at gmail.com>; Rod Hahnemann
>>> <spridgetech at ameritech.net> <spridgetech at ameritech.net>; Cana Comer
>>> <cana.comer at gmail.com> <cana.comer at gmail.com>; Adam Sprite Mozdzien
>>> <adammozdzien at gmail.com> <adammozdzien at gmail.com>; Leah Sprite Bauer
>>> <leah at leahbauerdesigns.com> <leah at leahbauerdesigns.com>; David SBTx Lee
>>> <dlee1967 at sbclgobal.net> <dlee1967 at sbclgobal.net>; John Spridget Basnik
>>> <jbasnik3 at gmail.com> <jbasnik3 at gmail.com>; Brian Spridget Ulinski
>>> <brian.ulinski at gmail.com> <brian.ulinski at gmail.com>; Dave Spridget
>>> Kessinger <dbkessinger at yahoo.com> <dbkessinger at yahoo.com>; James SqBdy
>>> Vogel <bravenrace at yahoo.com> <bravenrace at yahoo.com>; David SMRS Long
>>> <dstantonkc at gmail.com> <dstantonkc at gmail.com>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Grattan MG race eligibility
>>>
>>>
>>> 
>>> Midgets are just Sprites with the badges changed, but the MG guys don't
>>> like to admit it.   Nothing really "MG" about a modern Midget but the
>>> name.     :-)
>>>
>>> > On Jul 28, 2023, at 2:45 PM, Ron Soave <soavero at yahoo.com>
>>> <soavero at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> > I just learned from Scott Fohrman that Midgets will be allowed to
>>> enter the Grattan MG feature, Sprites are not despite the fact none of us
>>> have anything that makes them distinguishable anyway (Bugeye excepted, of
>>> course). My round wheel arch Sprite(?) is sulking   Ah well.
>>> >
>>> > Ron
>>>
>>>
>>
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>> www.speedwellengineering.com
>>
>>
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