Saturday, June 28, 2014

The USAC Sprint Car Racing Series

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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.

Generally, the most powered racing vehicles are sprint cars. These are perfectly designed to be able to run in a short oval, paved or a circular dirt track. This type of car racing is very popular in the United states, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Canada. These composed of a high power ratio that makes a speed 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.

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 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.

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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