Tuesday, June 24, 2014

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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 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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