Steve Goar of Benga Sports is an Indiana race promoter who tried to get a race series off the ground last year but for various reasons aborted the effort. Now he’s back with a new Web site and an ambitious 2008 schedule, including another stab at the Anderson Mayors Cup, one of few series within a reasonable drive of Chicago. Also noteworthy is that first-time racers will race for free.

There appear to be lingering bad feelings between Goar and Indiana Race Series promoter Dan Daly. (God forbid this USAC/ABR schism should creep over the border into Illinois.) I don’t pretend to know all the details, and I don’t pretend to care. I just want to know when all the races will be, thank you very much.

I hope, however, that the two work out their differences and fashion complementary calendars. I’ve never had anything but a pleasant experience at a Daly race, and I have fond memories of the Mayors Cup that the two of them put on in 2006.