Quad 4 Midget Enhancements Announced at Whip City Speedway

BY MARK McKEON

WESTFIELD, MA – Whip City Speedway co-owner Dave Pighetti has announced a series of enhancements to strengthen the Quad 4 Midget program at the Massachusetts dirt track.
“In response to requests from the Quad 4 Midget car owners and drivers, we’ve started awarding points and we’ll be crowning a Whip City Quad 4 Midget Champion for the first time this year,” Pighetti said. “We’re also supporting the efforts of some of the cars owners to recruit additional cars and drivers into the Quad 4 Midget ranks. We’re making track time available for persons with a serious interest in getting into Quad 4 Midgets. The track will also be responsible for enforcing the rules on the Quad 4 Midgets, just as we are with all our other racing divisions.”
“It’s the most economical form of racing there is,” said Quad 4 Midget owner Rusty Tefft. “It’s the most fun a Saturday night racer can have for short dollars. We’re trying to put people who might be interested in touch with people who might have equipment available. We’re not brokers, and we don’t make any money on transactions, we just want to get more people interested in the sport. Skip Matczak and I have cars that we can make available for a test drive by people who have serious interest. I have some engines that I’m willing to loan free of charge until the end of the year to any new entrants.”
“Rusty has the equipment that he has generously offered to loan, what I’m willing to donate is help with set-ups, welding and machine shop services,” said Matczak. “Racing a Midget on dirt without a wing is as exciting as it gets, because the driver and the chassis set-up are more important than the most powerful and most expensive engine. We have former Indy 500 Rookie of the Year Denny Zimmerman in a car and, at age 71, he’s having a ball.”
Anyone interested in learning more about Quad 4 Midgets can call Rusty Tefft at 860-942-4648.