Vehicular Types Of Dirt Track Racing

By Maria Carter


Dirt track racing is a type of race which is performed in an oval shaped track that has a floor surface of a clay or dirt. This is the most common type of auto racing in some other countries. They have a lot of racing tracks in their local and regional places.

Two kinds of vehicles which are commonly used are open wheel racers and stock cars. Open wheel racer is being manufactured with a tubular frame and with a body that is being purchased only for that class type. Stock cars are varied by the major automakers by its chassis in a full tube frame and body models made out from aluminum. Dirt track racing Arkansas can be one best example for places in this type of race.

Aside from these two wheel racer cars, there are also some other race vehicles that are being used. Modified cars are a composite of both open wheel and stock cars. But these type is being controlled by the sanctioning bodies in most tracks. Sanctioning bodies have different set of rules and guidelines.

A non production car is a car which is built for this competition. It has a welded tubular frame and customized or purchased bodies. Different types of full bodied cars are late models, late model stock, crate and limited late models.

A model that is constructed with tube frame chassis, steel and aluminum bodies that can give an appearance of a race car. Types like this are usually expensive. There are equipment for this which is more cheaper, but what is important is staying competitive and choose the expensive one.

Late model stock and limited model are similar in the parts of the body. They only differ in motor rules. Limited model has rules of limitation of the engine. Late model stock has much more limitations when it comes to the engine. Sanctioning bodies have a variety of rules on this. Requirements should be coordinated in order for the drivers to be racing in many tracks and would allow them to have more chance in winning.

Crate late models have engines that has a special tag. These tags are sealed at the intake manifold, front cover, cylinder head, and oil pan. These models cannot be altered, changed, and modified from its factory specifications. Sponsoring organizations have rules in outlining each class of race car that includes the dimensions, engine size, equipment requirements, and prohibitions.

Even if this competition is popular and is very known, avoidance of accidents is impossible. Safety barriers on the walls and on along the sides of track are not present in some tracks of other places. Drivers also have different interior head and neck restraints which are necessary and are most required to major tracks.

There are also some small racetrack owners that cannot afford expensive equipment. And many sanctioning bodies do not have proper standards for any safety regulations. And so to add up all of these problems, probably this will result to more and more deadly situations to happen. In some people, this can be considered as a bad addiction.




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