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Topic: Sprint cars


  
  Sprint Cars | Advance Auto Parts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sprint cars and midgets dispense with power-sapping clutch, flywheel and transmission.
Sprint cars lack a differential, which on a street car allows the driven wheels to rotate at different rates while negotiating a corner.
Sprint cars are longer and heavier than midgets, but shorter and lighter than Silver Crown cars: about 1200 pounds for a sprint car, 1500 for a Silver Crown car and 900 for a midget.
www.advanceautoparts.com /english/youcan/html/pht/pht20040201sc.html   (1051 words)

  
 The Loomis Armored Car Center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Narain karthikeyan, who will not be driving the new jordan car in the italian grand prix here, on thursday said he would concentrate on finishing the race to see the difference between the old and the new cars.
Japanese production of cars, trucks and buses fall 2.5 percent in july tokyo -- production of cars, trucks and buses in japan fell 2.5 percent in july from the same month last year, the first such decline in seven months, producers said tuesday.
Ha noi import of complete built cars is likely to go up by 15 per cent this year, causing harm to the domestic industry, the ministry of industry (moi) has said.
www-11.627cars.com   (453 words)

  
 Sprint Cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Car owners and drivers participating in All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car events who wish to earn points toward the 2006 Series Championship must purchase an All Star membership.
Membership is not required to participate in All Star sprint car races, but is necessary to earn points and be eligible for contingency prize awards.
Preston has been a sprint veteran for many years in the Northeast and in 2005 he win the ESS opener on his way to placing in the top 20 in points with both ESS and the Patriot Sprint Group (PSG) where he placed seventh.
www.thedirttrackchannel.com /Sprint_Cars_.html   (1350 words)

  
 HammerDown!, sprint car racing, hammerdown, HAMMERDOWN, HammerDownUSA, RRS. World of Outlaws. National Sprint Tour
Sprint Car and Midget magazine is something you should all be reading.
Sprint car racing is great but it has not been and maybe never will be as big as CART was when the IRL formed.
Not to be confused with the Northern Sprint Tour which Brownfield operates, the new NST has plans to run 410 sprint cars with wings.
www.hammerdownusa.com   (2843 words)

  
 SHORT TRACKS: USAC sprint cars return to Georgia | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The cars driven by points leader Jay Drake, third-place Cory Kruseman and fifth-place Josh Wise all are owned by Nextel Cup driver Tony Stewart, who won four USAC driving championships early in his career.
Although other sprint car circuits run in Georgia on a regular basis, Saturday's race is believed to be the first for the USAC sprints since a race at the old Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta more than 47 years ago.
The sprint event is the second major racing weekend in a row for the Woodstock track.
www.ajc.com /sports/content/sports/1004/15nasshorts.html   (415 words)

  
 The Lost Rear-Engine Sprint Cars!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
By 1967 the cars racing on the paved speedways were quickly evolving into the modern cars we know today with the engine placed behind the driver, ahead of the rear axle.
Sprint drivers aren't hired by car owners to drive in the 500 like they once were.
You've got to race rear engined cars on the asphalt to learn the feel and to learn about running with stiff springs rather than the soft-spring setup of the sprint car.
www.netaxs.com /~gg1/race/resc.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Oklahoma Sprint Cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sprint cars are returning to Tulsa Speedway in grand fashion.
ASCS sprints and Focus midgets will be joining the weekly show of OCRS sprint cars.
One of the up and coming young stars of the northeastern Oklahoma 360 sprint car scene is 3rd generation racer, Shane Pace.
members.cox.net /paceconnections   (232 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Motorsports: Auto Racing: Sprint Cars: Drivers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Jordan Brothers Racing - Greg Taylor is the driver of their #7, non-wing, sprint car at Ventura Raceway in California.
Shaffer, Tim - Driver the Vivarin Number 11 Sprint Car, Tim is with the World of Outlaws tour this year and competing for Rookie of Year Honors.
The West Virginia Sprinter - Ron Myers is the driver of the #1s, 410 winged sprint car, that races the dirt.
dmoz.org /Sports/Motorsports/Auto_Racing/Sprint_Cars/Drivers   (1221 words)

  
 sprint cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This free spirit's sponser was God, see the cross sewn on his sleeve, he also had a cross painted on the hood of his sprint car.
Daredevils, brave skillfull men driveing powerfull cars with no driver protection (save a lap belt) on old flat county fair horse tracks with wooden fencing everywhere, ready to splinter and maim at the first opportunity.
I will post photos of those beautiful old cars as disc space allows, and any remaining or new photos on a rotating basis, in other words, what you see tomorrow may not be whats posted today.
www.o-graham.com /sprintcars.html   (397 words)

  
 Welcome to Williams Grove Speedway
Grove, which has laid the framework for what has come to be known as the best in the sprint car business competing on a regular basis.
Today, Williams Grove hosts weekly programs of the best sprint car racing anywhere from late February to October, including appearances by the World of Outlaws.
sprint car features to $16,000, which is by farĀ  the highest total among
www.williamsgrove.com   (1239 words)

  
 Respects, sprint cars
The series of flips ended with Doty's car bouncing off the top of the wall and landing on the entrance road to the track outside the turn four wall.
The former car owner, and sponsor of super modifieds and sprint cars battled several illnesses while he grieved the death of his wife Pat this past year.
Gordon was a fixture on the Northern California super-modified, and sprint car scene.
www.hammerdownusa.com /rip.htm   (2801 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
ESS has become one of the top touring 360 Sprint Car Tours in the Northeast since its inception in the mid 1980’s and the racing action whenever the visit the Vernon oval has had the fans on the edges of their seats.
The Patriot Sprints, another local 360 Sprint organization, will again attempt to hold their first event at the speedway as they lost their first attempt last October.
The Mini Sprints utilize the smaller inner oval at the speedway that suits their smaller cars and motors perfectly.
www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=1034&StoryID=173797   (375 words)

  
 Hoseheads Sprint Car Photos & News
The Dover, Missouri sprint car ace captured his heat race, finished second to Tim McCreadie in the fourth A-Qualifier, then led every lap of the A-Main to lock himself into the 50-lap finale on Saturday night.
An increase of $1,200 boosts the purse for all unsanctioned 25-lap sprint car features to $16,000, which is by far the highest total among area sprint car tracks.
After a several year absence, Steve Kinser and all the sprint car greats are returning to the Speedway for one night of action packed 410 winged sprint car racing on Friday, June 2, 2006.
www.hoseheads.com   (11259 words)

  
 World of Outlaws Racing: World of Outlaws News, World of Outlaws, World of Outlaws Drivers, Racing, World of Outlaws ...
World of Outlaws sprint car star Donny Schatz has had to deal with that feeling several times in sprint car racing's premiere event, the Knoxville Nationals, and on Saturday night thanks to a last corner pass, Schatz won his fifth $50,000 Sprintcar International event at Parramatta City Raceway.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series’ 29-year tradition of bringing the best collection of winged sprint car drivers from coast-to-coast will continue once again in 2006 at many of the great dirt racing facilities in the United States.
Sprint car racing will suffer through a split after all.
www.racingone.com /series_front.asp?series=6   (259 words)

  
 United Sprint Car Series
Atlanta, GA - The O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series www.uscsracing.com 2005 Champions Awards Banquet on January 7, 2006 will honor the accomplishments of some of America's most versatile and accomplished sprint car drivers and teams.
The banquet for the only winged outlaw sprint car series in the World that contested a championship on both dirt and paved ovals is open to the fans and friends of racing.
Six of the O'Reilly USCS drivers to be honored finished the season ranked in the top twenty-five in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 360 sprint car poll.
www.uscsracing.com   (826 words)

  
 Midwest Sprint Car Series -
The Midwest Sprint Car Series is releasing the Official Provisional Driver List for the 2006 season.....
In preparation for the upcoming racing season, the Midwest Sprint Car Series is offering sprint car drivers an advance opportunity to purchase a 2006 MSCS Driver's License.
Sam Stockon, the founder and previous owner of the Midwest Sprint Car Series, has announced that the 2005 points fund checks were mailed out...
www.mscssprints.com   (234 words)

  
 Former musician tunes in to sprint cars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hacker, who sang vocals with 4614 before it disbanded four years ago, is in his fourth season with the Arizona Sprint Car Association, and there are signs the team is about to turn a corner.
He raced modified midgets for several years and won multiple titles before turning to sprint cars.
A few weeks ago, Hacker was nearing a career-high runner-up finish with two laps to go in a race, but fell back after tangling with a lapped car.
www.azcentral.com /sports/speed/articles/0409manzy0409.html   (360 words)

  
 Northwest Sprint Cars & Midgets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Welcome to Northwest Sprint Cars and Midgets, a site for fans to see how their favorite drivers are doing in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
We currently have a four-way for first place atop the sprint car winners list.
Smith is currently on a tear in limited sprints at Cottage Grove, winning three straight races.
www.geocities.com /nwsprintcars   (222 words)

  
 New 1/24 1/32 HO Sprint Car Slot Cars, Bodies, Etc. For Sale
On this section of our website you will find various scales of sprint car dirt track racing slot cars, bodies, etc. that we offer including HO, 1/32, and 1/24.
If you are looking for chassis and related parts for these HO scale slot car bodies, check out the Hot Laps HO slot car parts section for items you can order from us.
If you want any of the HO Sprint Cars bodies listed below with a Tyco 440X2 chassis to come ready to run, just use this option to upgrade from a body only to a complete RTR.
www.hotlapsracin.com /hotcars.htm   (1809 words)

  
 Mercer Raceway Park
Two of Sprint Car's finest in Jan Opperman (#99) and Kenny Weld (#29) battle in the "Western PA Sprint Championship" on 6/28/72.
The Sprint Car racer led the region with 17 wins (18 as a car owner) and also won the title at Tri-City Speedway and the Cavalcade Championship.
No changes were made to the Sprint Cars and only minor changes were made to the Modifieds and Strictly Stocks.
www.mercerracewaypark.com   (5577 words)

  
 R/C Sprint Cars from R.D.Enterprises
Car pictured above won 1st Place Concours at Kranzel's 2000 Dirt Oval Championship and captured 7th Place A-Main in the Sprint stock motor short track class.
This is a gearbox car with a fake downtube cage and is modeled after the Dyer Masonry car driven by Lance Dewease in Central Pennsylvania during the 1997 season.
Familiarity with RC cars in general and Associated cars in particular is necessary to successfully complete one of these cars.
www.rdent.com /pages/sprint.html   (246 words)

  
 American Sprint Car Series
Here, Kulhanek is pictured with car owners Marvin and Debby Pearson.
Per the norm, TTT is compiled of ten random items of varying degrees of relevance from this past weekend’s American Sprint Car Series racing festivities, and as always is assembled in no discernible order.
A reminder to all drivers who are planning on participating in the American Sprint Car Series National Tour, ASCS Rocky Mountain, ASCS Sooner, ASCS Gulf South, ASCS Midwest or ASCS Southern Tour, we need your new or updated profile information for the website.
www.ascsracing.com   (818 words)

  
 AbsoluteFacts.com - Automotive
Dale Earnhardt was known as the Intimidator on the Nascar circuit.
The Encyclopedia of Classic Cars lists over 1000 of the world's most coveted cars, clearly ordered by manufacturer for easy reference.
With over 1300 color and fl-and-white photographs and illustrations, this is the ideal reference work for car enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
www.absolutefacts.com /automotive/00014.htm   (528 words)

  
 MobyGames - Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars
A follow-up to the best-selling "Dirt Track Racing", this new installment features sprint cars, those fully looking race cars with huge unbalanced wing on their roofs.
The excellent physics model and car tweaking are there, with over 20 new oval tracks to race on.
With 4 classes of cars and a full career mode, can you make it into "World of Outlaws", the ultimate Sprint Car race series, and beat the real drivers?
www.mobygames.com /game/dirt-track-racing-sprint-cars   (191 words)

  
 Sprint Cars
I purchased this car from Jason Sides late in '95 season.
Car is in good shape and straight, make great 305 car.
pertaining to sprint cars i want to sale would be willing to trade either one of my cars for a nice rolling late model
www.midsouthracing.com /sprint_carsclassifieds1.htm   (918 words)

  
 SCRAFAN.COM - Ventura Racing Association Sprint Cars
With Jim Naylor's Ventura Raceway at Seaside Park in Ventura, CA as it's home track, the VRA has exciting and competitive Sprint Car Racing for fans to enjoy.
The VRA Sprint Cars also compete at Perris Auto Speedway and Bakersfield Speedway on occasion.
*Before the VRA Sprints became established, the IMCA was the sanctioning body for the 360 Sprint Cars that competed at Ventura Raceway.
www.scrafan.com /vra/main.html   (139 words)

  
 Hoseheads Sprint Car Photos & News
Cody Geldart) All Star and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame winner Cody Geldart was nice enough to take the time to answer the questions that www.SprintCarOnline.com provided.
Read what has to say about becoming SOD champ and RotY within the same year as well as the recent split from the World of Outlaws and how it is going to effect sprint car racing by going to www.SprintCarOnline.com, and then clicking on Cody Geldart image.
Clauson, son of former Sprint Car driver Tim Clauson, will contest an arduous race schedule comprised of USAC National Sprint Car and Midget Series events.
hoseheads.com   (11259 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Stewart expects no ill effects after sprint-car tumble   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Doctors fitted Stewart with a cast as a precaution after he flipped his sprint car during Friday night's qualifying for the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa.
He complained of pain in the arm and was taken to a local hospital.
The flip was Stewart's second in three days; he severely damaged his sprint car Wednesday during warm-up laps but wasn't injured.
www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2006-01-14-stewart-midget_x.htm   (321 words)

  
 RC SPRINT CARS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The "BULLET" Sprint Car is the Racers Edge.
The major Chassis & Running Gear uses Associated Electronics R/C Truck & Car parts.
It is available online from rc car actions web site.
www.rcsprintcars.com   (143 words)

  
 HO Dirt Track Racing Slot Car Bodies For Sale - Modifieds, Sprint Cars, and more
These are the various HO scale dirt track slot car racing bodies we have for sale here.
We feature some nice slot car bodies for your slot car racing needs.
Be sure to check our New and Used HO Slot Cars Section for more pre-painted and decaled bodies / cars.
www.hotlapsracin.com /hotbodies.htm   (394 words)

  
 DONNY SCHATZ MOTORSPORTS
We got the car working better tonight and it's all came from a lot of hard work.
No he's not Santa Claus, but he is one of the best sprint car drivers in the world.
Fargo, ND - The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame's 2005 North American 410 Sprint Car Poll was released this week at the Performance Racing Industry Show in Orlando, FL and Donny Schatz finished a career-best third.
www.donnyschatz.com   (1052 words)

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