Details About The USAC Sprint Car Racing Series

By Sherry Gross


The United States Of America has certain authorized bodies to any auto racing events. One of these bodies is the United States Auto Club. In many years, it keeps on supporting the National championship in the US and their support reached the Indianapolis 500. Today the USAC Sprint Car Racing series already supports each series such as the silver crown, National Sprint Car, National Midget and the Ignite Ethanol fuel Series.

Commonly, the highest powered racing vehicles are the sprint cars. These automobiles are well designed to run faster in a circular, paved or short oval track. This kind of car racing event is quite popular in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and in the United States. It consist a full forced ratio speed of 140 miles for every hour.

It also composed amount of outputs that reached up to 1,100 horsepower of the machines. For several years, safety measures have been improved to protect the drivers. The Indy car and NASCAR drivers are generally using the sprint cars as their stepping stone to reach in a high level of division.

In the past years, this event has developed and improved more in terms of safety regulations. Some of these regulations are to have a vehicle with roll cages to protect the driver, a harness for a younger participant or for a newbie, fuel tank bladders for leakage prevention and an alcohol fuel. It is also mandated for all the drivers wear driving gloves.

There are requirements that are added to the current safety guidelines. These include the use of helmets, the arm, neck, and head restraint system usage. The mandatory for a headrest usage and rock screens for a roll cage. All of these are some of the general requirements for the safety guidelines.

There are two various kinds of racing cars, the winged and non winged cars. The very first winged vehicle was created in the year 1958 and since then, many drivers already installed wings for their cars. This is because the wings can increase the force on the automobile and helps the automobile to direct in the opposite way. It gives the sideboards to turn the vehicle to each corner. It can make the vehicle to maximize its traction and to keep it faster and easier to control.

Installing the wings is also a precautionary measure to reduce the risk of airborne. If an automobile goes airborne, it can absorb a certain effect of the flip. It serves as a great protection for most drivers during an accident. Most team members are replacing the wings of their vehicles during a stoppage and return it back when the race resumed.

A non winged automobile is mostly famous in Australia. These wingless cars are commonly referred as nos sprints. This is composed of a six cylinder type of engine that can reach a general speed of 180 kilometers for every hour. It has features just like sprint cars. The only difference is the absence of wings.

The organization is also considering the welfare of all participants in an event. Thus, they make sure that the safety guidelines are properly followed by them. This is an assurance that very driver is safe while enjoying the track.




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