WOLCOTT, Conn. — Calling the decision an investment “in the future,” the Northeastern Midget Ass’n will introduce the NEMA Lite Series for 2008.
The new Lite Series is called a “feeder class” by NEMA Vice President Tim Bertrand and is designed to introduce new competitors to winged midgets “in very low cost, less powerful cars.”
Competitors will be allowed to use any chassis that currently meets NEMA specifications but engines will be limited to Ford Focus and Quad4 Oldsmobiles. All the cars will have starters. Plans call for the Lites to run in conjunction with NEMA’s regular events.
Bertrand said as many as 20 teams have expressed intentions to compete in the new series.