HICKORY CORNERS, Mich. — The Gilmore Car Museum, located here, will host a forum featuring “Open Wheel Racing” on March 2.
The panel will be moderated by Equalizer Racing’s Fred Otterbein with a panel that includes Hall of Fame sprint car driver Jeff Bloom, supermodified champion Mike McVetta and Kenyon Midget Series owner Brad Hayes.
Bloom is a three-time winner of the legendary annual Little 500 and a National Sprint Car Hall
of Fame, Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame and“LittIe 500” Hall of Fame inductee. Bloom qill discuss the most memorable moments from his career.
McVetta is the 2023 ISMA/MSS champion. He’s raced supermodifieds and sprint cars, achieving several feature wins over the years. McVetta is employed as a mechanical engineer at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He builds his own supermodifieds. His lecture will focus on “Supermodifieds and the Radical Off-Set Chassis Design.”
Hayes, of Brad Hayes Racing, has a long history as a driver, along with his general involvement with open-wheel racing. Having purchased the Kenyon Midget Series from Don Kenyon and his brother Mel Kenyon. Hayes will discuss “The History, Affordability and Entry-level Appeal of the Kenyon Midget Series.”
The discussions are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
