Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sprint cars are open-wheel race cars, designed primarily for the purpose of running on short oval, 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.
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.
POWRi (Performance Open Wheeled Racing, inc.) is a dirt track racing sanctioning body based in the United States, founded by promoter Kenny Brown. [1] [2]It organizes the POWRi National Midget Series, a midget car racing series rival to the USAC National Midget Series, as well as the POWRi West Midget Series and POWRi Outlaw Midget Series feeder series.
The American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Regional Tours had to rearrange their schedules for the 2009 season. The Discount Tire Company ASCS Canyon Region had to reschedule some of their 17 events at other speedways. Events were split between Hollywood Hills Speedway in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico and USA Raceway in Tucson. The series had ...
Like sprint cars, supermodifieds do not have starters, batteries, or transmissions, and are push-started. The combination of high power, light weight, and high cornering ability allows supermodifieds to average over 120 mph (190 km/h) on a 1/2-mile oval and 150 mph (240 km/h) on a 1-mile (1.6 km) oval, with top speeds over 190 mph (310 km/h).
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.
The ads were tiny but effective; they showed a midget car and some earlier ads contained the phrase "500 lb. car for $500.00". The ads brought in a steady stream of interested customers. Some of the magazines featured articles about the car and several pictured the car on their front cover.
Midget cars racing at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars. The cars are very small with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four cylinder engines. They originated in the United States in the 1930s and are raced on most continents.