Car built by Josef Binter - who purchased the "Edmunds Autoresearch " business from Don Edmunds in 1980.

Edmunds tag # = "CM-049" (CM = coil midget)

Car prepared by Mike Scrivani and numbered "1" since Mike won ARDC Championship in 1982.

January - Car appeared at the 1982 ARDC Banquet. We are in desperate need of photos from that Banquet depicting the car in brand new condition. If you have one or know someone who does please e-mail Brian at: brianwatson@watsonracingteam.com.

5/7/83 - Feature 1 - 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr.* Driving
5/7/83 - Feature 2 - 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
5/21/83 - 3rd Place, Star Speedway, Epping NH, ARDC- Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
5/22/83 - 3rd Place, Monadnock Raceway, Winchester NH, ARDC- Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
6/18/83- 1st Place, Star Speedway, Epping NH, ARDC- Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving

ARDC / USAC / NEMA - Special Series: June 24 - June 29
6/24/83 - 2nd Place, Albany-Saratoga, Malta, NY - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
6/29/83 - 1st Place, Five Mile Point, Binghamton, NY - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving

8/6/83 - Feature 1 - 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
8/6/83 - Feature 2- 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
9/17/83 - 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving
10/16/83 - 1st Place, Thompson Speedway, Thompson CT, ARDC - Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving

DIRT: Fulton Speedway, Albany-Saratoga Speedway, File Mile Point & Grandview
ASPHALT: Star Speedway, Monadock Raceway & Thompson Speedway

* Nick (Nokie) Fornoro Jr. is the most successful of all living drivers registered with the American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC). He is a six-time ARDC CARQUEST Midget Series champion (1982 - 86, 1995) and a former NEMA champion, and he is regarded as one of the best midget race car drivers who ever lived. He is #6 on the al time ARDC feature win list with 45 as of 2011. Hank Rogers Jr. is 7th with 43 wins.

Car # was changed from #1 to #22.

Nick Fornoro Jr. started off the year driving the car though somewhere mid season jumped into Gene Angelillo's car #45 and Hank Rogers Jr. jumped into the #22. Mike Scrivani, owner of the #22 placed 3rd in ARDC final standings, (despite missing a few races). (Note: Nick went on to win the Championship driving another car. His third ARDC Championship in a row! Hank came in 8th).

6/23/84 - 1st Place, Fulton Speedway, Fulton NY, (Second race of ARDC - NEMA - USAC series), Nick Fornoro Jr. Driving. (Nick led all 30 laps)

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Owner: Mike Scrivani

Car was #'d 22 and Hank Rogers Jr. was driving.

8/29/86 - 2nd Place, Interstate 79 Speedway, Clarksburg WV, ARDC - Hank Rogers Jr. Driving. (Hank won his heat that night).

8/30/86 - Won Heat, Sharon Speedway, Hartford Ohio, ARDC - Hank Rogers Jr. Driving.

Owner: Mike Scrivani

Car was #'d 22 and Hank Rogers Jr. was driving. Came in 15th in car owner points. Hank came in 11th in driver points.

5/23/87 - 1st Place, PA Motor Speedway, Imperial PA, (1/2 mile clay oval), ARDC - Hank Rogers Jr. Driving. (Hank won his heat that night).

6/6/87 - 3rd Place, Windber Stadium, Windber PA, (1/4 mile clay oval), ARDC - Hank Rogers Jr. Driving. (Hank won his heat that night).

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April 7 - Brian Watson purchased the car from Mary-jo Gaumond Ulbricht, (living in Maryland), and began the restoration. Click HERE to view the restoration.

FIRST restoration complete. Restored but updated so that we could run it at speed at vintage events. A second full restoration of the midget was started July 2011 (and is presently underway) this time to very accurately depict the midget ran as it 1983 - the year it was driven to the ARDC Championship by the Scrivani team with Nokie Fornoro at the wheel. In time this web site will also feature the 2011 restoration in detail. The outcome will look a bit different than this later configuration, namely different head / injectors. STAY TUNED.