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This means the rear of the car has a torsion bar system that is identical to the 4 bar set-up, while the front-end uses shocks with coil springs. Mini-sprints use a solid, live rear axle that is positioned in the chassis by a Jacobs Ladder or panhard bar. Unlike the midget or the sprint car, the final drive on a mini-sprint is a roller chain.
Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval or circular dirt or paved tracks. Historically known simply as "big cars," distinguishing them from "midget cars," sprint car racing is popular primarily in the United States and Canada, as well as in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.
Dirt track racing started in the United States before World War I and became widespread during the 1920s and 1930s using both automobiles and motorcycles, spreading throughout Japan and often running on horse racing tracks. There are a myriad of types of race cars used, from open wheel Sprint cars and Modifieds to stock cars. While open wheel ...
Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States. According to the National Speedway Directory, there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the US. [1] The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available. Many tracks use clay with a specific mixture of dirt.
Late Models, Sprint Cars, Fever 4's, Street Stocks, Modifieds, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Meridian Speedway (Idaho) Idaho Meridian: 0.25 miles (0.40 km) Oval: Late Models, Sprint Cars, Hornets, Street Stocks, Modifieds, Legends, Thunder Dogs, Super Stocks, Pro 4's, Mini Stocks, NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Rockford Speedway [44] Illinois Rockford
Track Name Code Location Type Classes Results Baypark: M: Mount Maunganui: 470 meter clay oval: Super Saloons, Saloons, Stockcars, Mini Stocks, Sprintcars Results: Gisborne Awapuni Speedway
Crosskart (also cross car, sprint car, kart cross or off-road kart) is a type of kart racing that takes place on autocross, rallycross, dirt oval or ice racing tracks instead of on paved tracks. Competitions take place in classes that are based on cylinder volume (85 cc, 125 cc, 250 cc, or 650 cc).
After the sale, Boundless (now known as DIRT Motorsports) completed a series of acquisitions of race tracks and added late model racing under the WoO name and big block modified racing, and began signing teams to a new concept where a set number of teams would appear at every race, earning special bonuses (the "Mean 15" for the Sprint Car Series).