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Quarter Midget racing is a form of racing. The cars are approximately one quarter (1/4) the size of full size midget race cars
Midget car racing

Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratios and typically using four-cylinder engines....
 and gain speeds of up to about 45 mph.

The drivers are typically restricted to age 5 to 16. Tracks are typically banked ovals one-twentieth of a mile long, and have a surface of dirt, concrete, or asphalt.

ter Midgets have been around in one form or another since before WWII, but the main sanctioning body of Quarter Midgets, Quarter Midgets of America (QMA) has been incorporated since 1957.

There were over 4,000 drivers in the United States in 2007.






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Quarter Midget racing is a form of racing. The cars are approximately one quarter (1/4) the size of full size midget race cars
Midget car racing

Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratios and typically using four-cylinder engines....
 and gain speeds of up to about 45 mph.

The drivers are typically restricted to age 5 to 16. Tracks are typically banked ovals one-twentieth of a mile long, and have a surface of dirt, concrete, or asphalt.

Statistics

Quarter Midgets have been around in one form or another since before WWII, but the main sanctioning body of Quarter Midgets, Quarter Midgets of America (QMA) has been incorporated since 1957.

There were over 4,000 drivers in the United States in 2007. In the United States, an engine can cost from $400 to $9,000, the car chassis from $1,500 for a used up to $6,000 for a new chassis. Tires start at $50. There are many brands of cars as well as custom cars made by individuals. Some of the common brands are Storm Chasis, Stanley Racing, N/C chassis (Nervo/Coggin), Bullrider Racecars, and Tad Fiser Race Cars. Other brands include Hawk Chassis, Rice Cars, GT American Race Cars, A&J Racing, and Profab. Cars are protected by body panels which are made of fiberglass, plastic, sheetmetal, or more rarely, carbon fiber.

The move from Deco to Honda was first highlighted by an exhibition race at the 1988 Western Grands in Pueblo, CO. The Honda 120 was first test driven in 1986 by Fred Trujillo and the Honda 160 first piloted by Mike Bible of SCQMA (Southern Colorado Quarter Midget Association). The Honda engine proved to be the saving element as cost were skyrocketing with the Deco engine due to supply and demand. The car design was further escalated in 1987 when Mike and Gerald Bible made the debut of coil-over suspension (of Raceco Motorsports, Pueblo, CO) in Quarter Midget / Half Midgets. Their prototype of a coil-over suspension along with a front engine positioned Half Midget made news across the community. A Honda engine with coil-over shocks are now commonplace in the sport of Quarter Midget racing.

The oldest continually run dirt quarter midget track is THQMA (Terre Haute Quarter Midget Association) located in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana

Terre Haute is a city in Vigo County, Indiana, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 59,614 and its Terre Haute metropolitan area had a population of 170,943....
 running continually for 51 years. It hosted the Dirt Grand Nationals in 2000, 2003, and 2005 and is scheduled to host them in August 2009.

Many of todays most recognizable names in racing got their start in quarter midgets including; A.J. Foyt, Jeff Gordon, Sarah Fisher, Terry and Bobby Labonte to name a few.

Engines and classes


  • Jr Novice & Sr. Novice - Honda 120(stock) , or a Deco Super Stocker (stock, restricted)


  • Jr honda & Sr. Honda - Honda 120 (stock)


  • Hvy. Honda - Honda 120 (stock)


  • Lt. & Hvy. 160 - Honda 160 (stock)


  • Jr. & Sr. Super Stock - Deco stock engine


  • Lt. & Hvy. Mod - Deco Modified engine


  • Lt. & Hvy. B Modified - Deco B Modified engine


  • Lt. & Hvy. AA Modified - Alcohol Deco AA Modified engine


  • World Formula - Briggs and Stratton World Formula engine


  • Half Midget - Any single cylinder motor, 250 cc maximum displacement


  • Jr. Classes - 5-9 years old
  • Sr. Classes - 9-till 17th Birthday
  • Light Classes - Drivers normally under 100 lb but can still race if over 100 lb
  • Heavy Classes - Drivers over 100 lb


Half Midgets


  • Half Class - Any single cylinder, air cooled, carburated engine up to 250 cc, Drivers age 11 to 18.


External links

  • North Georgia Quarter Midget Association")