  The upgraded MIPP physics results are needed for the support of NuMI
projects, atmospheric cosmic ray and neutrino programs worldwide and will
permit a systematic study of non-perturbative QCD interctions. The MIPP TPC is
the largest contributor to the MIPP event size by far. Its readout system and
electronics were designed in the 1990's and limit it to a readout rate of 60 Hz
in simple events and ~20 Hz in complicated events. With the readout chips
designed for the ALICE collaboration at the LHC, we propose a low cost scheme
of upgrading the MIPP data acquisition speed to 3000 Hz. This will also enable
us to measure the medium energy numi target to be used for the NOvA/MINERvA
experiments. We outline the capabilities of the upgraded MIPP detector to
obtain high statistics particle production data on a number of nuclei that will
help towards the understanding and simulation of hadronic showers in matter.
Measurements of nitrogen cross sections will permit a better understanding of
cosmic ray shower systematics in the atmosphere. In addition, we explore the
possibilities of providing tagged neutral beams using the MIPP spectrometer
that may be crucial for validating the Particle Flow Algorithm proposed for
calorimeters for the International Linear Collider detectors. Lastly, we
outline the physics potential of such a detector in understanding
non-perturbative QCD processes.
