Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/26/09 2:09 p.m.

I heard about this circle track series years ago called U-car. I just read the description for the cars and mods allowed. It seems like about the cheapest way to get into circle track racing.

Does anyone have any info or inside notes about this stuff?

Here's the skimpy wikipedia entry on it.

PDF of the rules.

2.0dohc
2.0dohc New Reader
5/26/09 2:31 p.m.

sounds like a class they run here called Hobby Stock basic rules, FWD, single cam, I think under 2L, 4 point cage, fuel cell, no glass and stock otherwise

Duke
Duke Dork
5/26/09 3:40 p.m.

Sounds like the Non-ACR Neon Olympics to me.

poopshovel
poopshovel SuperDork
5/26/09 3:53 p.m.

"Racer33" here on the board does some pretty cool FWD roundy-round stuff on the ultra-cheap. We saw him run at one of the paved ovals a few years ago and it was really cool. I'd like to get into it some day.

Kramer
Kramer Reader
5/26/09 5:15 p.m.

Most short tracks have a similar version of this. Go to your local track some weekend, and you'll see this.

Twin_Cam
Twin_Cam Dork
5/26/09 7:56 p.m.

A '95 SL1 would rock the crap out of a race like that. Keep your Neons

jmthunderbirdturbo
jmthunderbirdturbo New Reader
5/27/09 1:03 a.m.

93 mustang Lx 2.3L? unless they have the 2L rule...

-J0N

2.0dohc
2.0dohc New Reader
5/27/09 9:39 p.m.
Duke wrote: Sounds like the Non-ACR Neon Olympics to me.

the 4 door acr was sohc, and the 4 door is lighter then the 2.......but good luck finding one

maroon92
maroon92 SuperDork
5/27/09 10:54 p.m.

Yeah, an early SL or SC would work great...actually don't use an SC, cuz I want one for H Stock...or ST....

spdracer315
spdracer315 New Reader
5/28/09 10:55 p.m.
jmthunderbirdturbo wrote: 93 mustang Lx 2.3L? unless they have the 2L rule... -J0N

Most tracks that ive seen its FWD only... though some tracks have full size v8 classes also. These classes have gotten huge the past couple years, as people can no longer afford the other cars, but still want to race.

i used to drive a minisprint car on dirt, and the track i ran had a class like this, an old automatic neon dominated the compition...

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
5/28/09 11:02 p.m.

Ok, $500 claim, single cam, 3 valve Max. What would be a good canidate?

American made(Big 2.5) only. What about canadian or mexican built models? How about Geos and Mitsu/mopar rebadges, Plymoth Talon?

Strizzo
Strizzo Dork
5/29/09 1:21 a.m.
neon4891 wrote: Ok, $500 claim, single cam, 3 valve Max. What would be a good canidate? American made(Big 2.5) only. What about canadian or mexican built models? How about Geos and Mitsu/mopar rebadges, Plymoth Talon?

1gen ford probe if it has to be 'murican. if not, the same chassis but easier to find would be a 88-92 (same gen) 626. responsive handling (read: doesn't plow when you push it) and 110 stock hp from 2.2L there was a guy on the mx6 boards a while back and he and his dad raced probes in that class at his local track. iirc, he had a 4cyl turbo, and his dad ran a vulcan 3.0 v6 powered.

$500 claim rule would be kinda tough when you have to put a cage and fuel cell into it, though.

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