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American Bantam was the sole manufacturer of jeeps put into service by the U.S. Army during 1940. [16] The word "Jeep" was first used to describe US Army "midget cars" in a January 1941 newspaper article, mentioning "Bantam" as the manufacturer. [22]
He raced midgets with the United Midget Association (UMA) in 1939. He drove for over fifty midgets in 1940 and 1941 trying to find a winning car. He found that car in 1942, and he won 15 races in his second-place points finish in the UMA. [1] Cantrell won over 120 main events between 1945 and 1964 in United Racing Association, AAA, and USAC races.
Midget sprint car. Midget cars are smaller versions of a full size sprint car, normally non-wing only. Midgets date back to the 1930s as a very common form of sprint car racing, still very popular today and also sanctioned by USAC, POWRI, and others. They are powered by four-cylinder engines developing around 350 horsepower (260 kW), but are ...
A midget car. Typically, these four-cylinder-engine cars have 300 horsepower (220 kW) to 400 horsepower (300 kW) and weigh 900 pounds (410 kg). [1] [2] The high power and small size of the cars combine to make midget racing quite dangerous; for this reason, modern midget cars are fully equipped with roll cages and other
Dennis Clayton "Duke" Nalon (March 2, 1913 – February 26, 2001) was an American racing driver. [1] [2] He competed in midget car, sprint car, and Indy car races.Nicknamed "The Iron Duke," Nalon was part of the "Chicago Gang" along with Tony Bettenhausen and others.
1. Gigayacht. Sold for: $168 million Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire, must have been staring at an empty dock for a while now, because the 168 milly he shelled out for a 400-foot yacht is ...
His lucky escape proved to be only a temporary reprieve, as Swanson was killed a year later while attempting to qualify for a midget car race. [3] In a 2006 interview, motorsports reporter Chris Economaki called Swanson "the best racing driver he ever saw." Swanson was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.
Sarah Fisher's quarter midget car in 2007. Quarter midget racing is a form of automobile racing. The cars are approximately one-quarter (1 ⁄ 4) the size of a full-size midget car. The adult-size midget being raced during the start of quarter midget racing used an oval track of one-fifth of a mile in length.