NEMA, the NorthEast Midget Association held its pre-season
preview and technical inspection at Seekonk (MA) Speedway
on Saturday April 21. ABout 18 cars were on hand, an encouraging
sign for ample starting fields in 1996.

The NEMA circuit is mostly 1/4 to 1/3 mile paved tracks, so
while there are a few Gaerte and Fontana powered cars, quite
a few VWs are also competing. There are also some unusual
midget powerplant configurations, including Oldsmobile's
Quad 4, a home-built pushrod V4, Ford Pinto SOHC, and a
Mazda rotary among others.

NEMA's 1996 schedule:
May 4  Star Speedway   Epping NH
May 25 Seekonk Speedway Seekonk MA
June 15 Star Speedway
June 22 Jennerstown Speedway Jennerstown PA - co-sanction with ARDC
July 13 Riverside Park  Agawam MA
July 20  Oswego Speedway  Oswego NY-  co-sanction with ARDC
July 27 Riverside Speedway   Groveton NH
August 4  Canaan USA Speedway  Canaan NH
August 17 Seekonk Speedway
August 23  Monadnock Speedway  Winchester NH
Sept 2  Flemington Speedway Flemington NJ - co-sanction with ARDC
Sept 21 Star Speedway
Oct 12 & 13 Seekonk Speedway
Oct 19 & 20 Thompson Speedway, Thompson CT

If you're a midget fan you'll also want to get a copy of
NEMA's 1995 yearbook and the 1996 commemorative t-shirt,
which has a winged midget on the front and the names of NEMA
champions dating back to the 1950s on the back. For 1996
NEMA is also starting a booster club, which will include
a monthly newsletter.

For more information contact club secretary Marilyn Angelillo
at 203 879-0805, or write  12 Badger Road  Wolcott CT  06716

All typos are mine, with apologies

Greg Rickes