Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto

05/26/2026

The Midwest-Bayless/Midwest 124 Open House is coming up in a little less than three weeks, on Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th. Please make plans to stop by and see us.

All the details are in the QR code below.

05/21/2026

Tires are all pretty much the same, and you really have to be throwing a car around to tell the difference between brands, right?

WRONG

Below are two sets of 185/60R13 tires. One is Michelin Pilot Exalto. One is "Discount Brand X". Both listed as the same size. Which would you rather have on your FIAT or Lancia?

Limited quantity of the Michelin 185/60R13 Pilot Exalto tires are still available at Midwest-Bayless with free shipping in the lower 48 states!

https://tinyurl.com/185-60-13-Michelin-Set

05/18/2026

A final (late) Race 2 update. Clear, warm conditions made for a good fast race on Sunday afternoon. Matt started from the pole and led flag-to-flag without a lot of excitement. Turned fast lap of 1:41.5, keeping all of his dry pavement times consistent and within a whisker of one another each session. Brayden had a full run despite more late-race brake gremlins, and managed a podium finish in 2nd. Thanks to everyone for following along and stopping by to visit this past weekend!

05/17/2026

Saturdays race was shortened due to weather, a 15 minute sprint. Matt got a good start and hung with the fast F-Prod cars to notch a solid class win. Brayden was running P2 until a spin put him out of podium contention. Sundays feature race is at 1:20, hope you can catch it! Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto

https://www.youtube.com/live/Btq_JL_ofOM?si=USLwMF7cBA4F6i3H

05/16/2026

Morning Qualify went well for both cars today, we were fortunate to have cool air and dry track. Matt retains P1 with good times despite a lot of traffic and Brayden advanced to P2 after getting his brake issue sorted. Then the skies opened up and storms caused a 3 hour track delay. All races have been reduced to 15 minute timed length (About 9 laps) and it looks like intermediates are the call once again. Our race group 6 at 2:45.

05/16/2026

First round qualifying went well for Matt and the #122 grabbing P1 in his class. Brayden had brake troubles that cut his session short, but we resolved the problem on his car this afternoon and should be good for Qual 2 tomorrow at 8:00 AM. Live timing and scoring has commentary starting tomorrow. See you then! Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto

05/15/2026

Good morning race fans! We are ready for another SCCA race Super Tour race weekend at Mid-Ohio. One Qualify today, a qual and race tomorrow, and feature race on Sunday. Matt in #22, Brayden in #12, running Group 6. Live timing and scoring at:
https://www.scca.com/events/2008931-ohio-valley-region-scca-hoosier-super-tour-great-lakes-race-of-champions-2026-mid-ohio-sports-car-course/event_sessions/latest.

And Bionguiorno to everyone following us from Italy!

05/13/2026

We are an authorized dealer of Michelin tires, and stock Pilot Exalto sport performance tires in select sizes that are correct for our vintage FIAT and LANCIA applications. We're happy to announce restock of 185/60-13s that are perfect for the X1/9.

For a limited time, order a set of 4 and get free shipping in the lower 48 states!

Tires - Set 4x Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 - 13"- 185/60R13 - Bayless Exclusive!

05/11/2026

BENDIX is a trusted name for brakes, and Midwest-Bayless is a trusted name for FIAT parts. We have BENDIX "Brake Rotors and Pads KITS" for Vintage and Modern FIAT cars in-stock, at great prices.

Grab your front and rear kits at the links below. Your Italian Sports Car will be happy that you did.

Vintage Front Rotor Kits:
https://tinyurl.com/VintageFIATFrontKit

Vintage Rear Kits:
https://tinyurl.com/VintageFIATRearKit

Modern 500 Kits:
https://tinyurl.com/New500Kits