Things To Consider In The USAC Sprint Car Racing Series

By Sherry Gross


The United States Auto Club or USAC is one of the permitted bodies in the United States for an auto racing. For few years, it support the United States National championship and today it also supported the Indianapolis 500. Nowadays, the usac sprint car racing series provides a full support for these series, which includes the Ignite ethanol fuel, National Midget, National sprint car and the silver crown 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 has also power outputs of 900 up to 1,100 horsepower for its machine. The safety measures for most racers has been improved for many years to protect them. Most of the NASCAR and Indy Car Series drivers are using the racing in sprinting car as a stepping stone for divisions with high profiles.

The improvement in this competition has been developed and comes up with new safety regulations imposed to most racers. Most of the cars have been installed wings for the protection of the drivers. There are also fuel tank bladders to prevent fuel leakage and a safety harness for a newbie or for younger drivers. Wearing driving gloves are also required.

There are also other requirements for equipments like the helmets, the use of an arm restraint system, headrest mandatory, a rock screen for the roll cage and the automobiles must also have a neck and head restraint system. These become a mandatory for all drivers to protect them and to keep away from danger.

Since then, there are already two types of sprinting cars, the non winged and the winged type. The first winged automobile was produced in 1958 and drivers have installed the wings since then. The wings maximizes the automobile force and helps to control its direction. It provides each sideboard to turn the vehicle to the corners. It also maximizes the traction of the vehicle to keep it in an easier and fast mode.

The wings are also safety and it lessen the risk to airborne. Once a vehicle goes airborne, most of the wings are broken and penetrate the impact of a sudden movement. It gives protection to the driver when there are some accidents. Teams are sometimes changed their wings for every stoppage and replace it once 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.

This competition is not only considering the kinds of vehicles used by the racers, the organization also ensures that each driver is safe throughout the track. Whether, they join the track for fun or to gain popularity, safety must be considered first. Through following the proper guidelines, surely everyone can obtain an enjoyable race track experience.




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