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Quarter midget cars can be reasonably affordable or can cost nearly as much as some full-sized racing cars. Engines can cost from $400 to $8,000. Car chassis can cost from $1,500 (used) up to $6,000 (new). Tires start at $50 each. There are many brands of cars as well as custom cars made by individuals.
Only one R390 road car was ever produced by Nissan as a prototype for the development of the race-cars and was never intended for sale, although Nissan did offer to build further versions at a value of US$1 million. [2] The lone R390 GT1 is currently stored at Nismo's Zama warehouse, along with the #32 R390 GT1 race car from 1998.
This is an open production class and all components are considered legal unless specifically restricted. Although any truck that meets the safety standards can race the trophy truck class, they, for the most part, feature long travel suspensions and high power (800hp+) engines. They are intended for desert racing only, and are not street legal.
The SR3 is extremely lightweight with a trellis chassis and weighs less than 600 kg (1,300 lb). The aerodynamic downforce allows cornering acceleration of up to 2 g at high speed. A roof or trunk is not available for the car. The racing bucket seats help to save weight. The SR3 can be ordered as left-hand or right-hand drive. [2]
They are purpose-built auto-sports race cars, as opposed to production-car based or street-legal, low-volume homologation specials – thus entirely not intended for consumer purchase, or production beyond the fabrication of the (nearly) unique cars entered into races and in race-car competition classes or "formulas", with sufficiently open ...
The Pagani Zonda R [1] is a track day car developed and manufactured by Italian sports car manufacturer Pagani.It debuted at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, using the 6.0-litre GT 112 engine sourced from the racing version of the Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR. [2]
A raging bull stomped on the chest of a teenage rodeo star during an event in Florida – leaving the champion rider fighting for his life as he suffers a brain bleed and mini strokes.
Mondiale Car Company was contracted to build cars for the Skip Barber Racing School and the Barber Saab Pro Series. [10] [11] The Pro series car was based on the Formula Ford 2000 chassis Mondiale had experience with. The chassis was a spaceframe design. The powerplant came from the Saab 900 and Saab 9000 production car.