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Mini Racecars | Orlando Speedworld
Photos by Allan Mason.
Correspondent Allan Mason, covered this Mini NASCAR Series, and files this report from Orlando Speedworld, near Orlando, Florida. It’s for the kids, but you can be sure the parents are right there making sure everything is in order. Same as Little League Baseball, only faster. This is so much fun it needs to be a Cruiser Sighting. Enjoy.
Mini Racecar Series | Orlando Speedworld
Mini Cup racing is an awesome—and much more affordable—way to get into the racing scene. Mini Cup cars are half-scale stock cars; therefore, they are substantially cheaper than a full-sized racecar. You can expect to pay about $8,000 to $9,000 for a new Mini Cup car or $2,000 to $4,000 for a used car. A go kart frame or chassis is manufactured from steel tubing. It’s glued to the axles, and it holds the body and motor. Nascar is a high performance Go Kart that’s great for kids and adults alike. Options Include: 6.5hp electric start, torque converter, disc brakes, horn, custom paint and graphics. We can add virtually any graphics, corporate name or logo. MADE-IN-USA
Aston Martin | Palm Beach
Photos by Rick Weaver.
Correspondent Rick Weaver, stopped in to the Aston Martin Dealer in West Palm Beach for a closer look at the Aston Martin ARM22 F1 running in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix.
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| DATE | RACE | LOCATION | CIRCUITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUNDAY JULY 3 3:00 PM ET | Kwik Trip 250 presented by JOCKEY Made in America | ROAD AMERICA Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | 62 laps | 250 miles |
| SUNDAY JULY 10 3:00 PM ET | Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart | ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY Hampton, Georgia | 267 laps | 400 miles |
| SUNDAY JULY 17 3:00 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire | NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY Loudon, New Hampshire - | 301 laps | 318.46 miles |
| SUNDAY JULY 24 3:00 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway | POCONO RACEWAY Long Pond, Pennsylvania | 140 laps | 350 miles |
| SUNDAY JULY 31 2:30 PM ET | Verizon 200 at the Brickyard | INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE Indianapolis, Indiana | 82 laps | 200 miles |
| SUNDAY AUG. 7 3:00 PM ET | FireKeepers Casino 400 | MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Brooklyn, Michigan | 200 laps | 400 miles |
| SUNDAY AUG. 14 3:00 PM ET | Federated Auto Parts 400 | RICHMOND RACEWAY Richmond, Virginia | 400 laps | 300 miles |
| SUNDAY AUG. 21 3:00 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL Watkins Glen, New York | 90 laps | 220.5 miles |
| SATURDAY AUG. 27 7:00 PM ET | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY Daytona Beach, Florida | 160 laps | 400 miles |
| SUNDAY SEPT. 4 6:00 PM ET | Southern 500 | DARLINGTON RACEWAY Darlington, South Carolina | 367 laps | 501.3 miles |
| SUNDAY SEPT. 11 3:00 PM ET | Hollywood Casino 400 | KANSAS SPEEDWAY Kansas City, Kansas | 267 laps | 400 miles |
| SATURDAY SEPT. 17 7:30 PM ET | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY Bristol, Tennessee | 500 laps | 266.5 miles |
| SUNDAY SEPT. 25 3:30 PM ET | AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Fort Worth, Texas | 334 laps | 500 miles |
| SUNDAY OCT. 2 2:00 PM ET | YellaWood 500 | TALLADEGA SUPERSPEEDWAY Talladega, Alabama | 188 laps | 500.08 miles |
| SUNDAY OCT. 9 2:00 PM ET | Bank of America ROVAL 400 | CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROAD COURSE Concord, North Carolina | 109 laps | 252.88 miles |
| SUNDAY OCT. 16 2:30 PM ET | South Point 400 | LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY Las Vegas, Nevada | 267 laps | 400.5 miles |
| SUNDAY OCT. 23 2:30 PM ET | Dixie Vodka 400 | HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY Homestead, Florida | 267 laps | 400.5 miles |
| SUNDAY OCT. 30 2:00 PM ET | Xfinity 500 | MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY Martinsville, Virginia | 500 laps | 263 miles |
| SUNDAY NOV. 6 3:00 PM ET | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | PHOENIX RACEWAY Avondale, Arizona | 312 laps | 312 miles |
TOP FUEL | Dragsters
Drag racing was born in the dry lake beds in the California deserts. In the 1930s as engines got better and drivers got braver, speeds began topping 100mph. But it wasn’t until after World War II that a bunch of kids with cars, hanging out with nowhere in particular to go, turned into something more serious.
From the 1970s onwards drag racing began to take its modern shape. This was the era of sponsorship with big companies throwing their support behind teams. Volunteer crew members were suddenly given wages, trailers were turned into mobile workshops, and even the NHRA found a sponsor allowing it to offer bigger prize money.
TOP FUEL | Crashes
As the decade turned drag racing began to get organized. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) was founded in 1951 by Wally Parks, and within the decade two classes of competition had developed ‘Unmodified Stock’ and ‘Top Eliminator’.
However, it wasn’t until one of the most serious accidents in early drag racing history in the 1970s that the fundamentals of car design changed. When Don Garlit’s front-motored dragster suffered a transmission explosion which split his car in half and cut off his right foot, he vowed to invent a car with the engine in the back capable of being a winner. He succeeded and within two years all car engines sat behind the drivers.
Vintage Racing | Nostalgia
Some say the first auto race occurred directly after the second car rolled off the assembly line. Other than nostalgic blathering, here’s a few photos from day’s past, dare I say decades. It’s great to see the reason for more safety devices, and the need for speed.
WELCOME TO SVRA. As one of the oldest organizations in vintage racing, and the only one with a national presence, SVRA is committed to presenting the best possible experience for our competitors and fans. From 200 MPH Indy and Formula 1 cars to classic Jaguars and Porsches, our events provide a rolling history of motorsport where the cars are the stars at legendary tracks across the country such as Watkins Glen, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, The Circuit of the Americas, and Portland International Raceway.
