Details About The USAC Sprint Car Racing Series

By Sherry Gross


The United States Auto Club is part of the authorized bodies in the US for most auto racing events. They also give their support to the US national championship and supports the Indianapolis 500. Today, the usac sprint car racing series gives their support for each series like the National Midget, Ignite Ethanol fuel, silver crown and the national sprint series.

The most common power generated automobiles are sprint cars. They are commonly designed with special features to have in running to a paved, short oval or circular dirt tracks. These are most the most popular type of car in South Africa, United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It also consist a speed ratio of 140 miles per hour.

It composed a total output of power that reached 900 to 1,100 horsepower of machines. Through this, safety measure is implemented since it began and it keeps on developing until to this generation. Drivers of the Indy car series and NASCAR are utilizing a sprinting automobile for a certain division as a stepping stone for a higher profile event.

In the recent years, the competition for this division is developed more to achieve a new mandate for safety regulations. These include the used of a roll cage for the protection of a driver, alcohol fuel, a fuel tank bladder to avoid leakage, safety harness for beginners and the standards for a driver. All drivers must also wear driving gloves.

There are other required equipments for a driver such as the use of helmets, the arm restraint system, rock screens for roll cages, head and neck restraint system and the use of a headrest facility. These are just some of the required mandatory for their safety and to keep themselves away from harm.

There are two kinds of sprint cars, the winged and the non winged kind. The winged automobile was first created in 1958. This was a great feature, so every driver placed some wings to their cars. This is intended for a full force power of the automobile that gives the right control direction on many ways. It provides the sideboards to turn the automobile to the corners. It also increases a fast control and a maximize traction.

These wings are also designed to reduce an airborne. When an automobile gets airborne, the wings are also broken and there is a deep absorption of the impact of the flip. These are one of the features that provides a great protection whenever there is an accident happen. Sometimes, racers change their wings during the stoppage and if the race resumed, they will return it back.

Most non winged automobiles are popular in Australia. These wingless vehicles are also called as nos sprints. It is usually a power generated six cylinder engine and it can reach a 180 kilometer per hour speed. It has a similar body structure like a sprinting car and the only difference is the absence of the wings.

This racing competition also considers each safety of the drivers in the tracks. The organizations ensure a safe event for all the participants. With the proper guidelines, everyone will surely enjoy the track in a safety manner.




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