Quarter Midget racing

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Quarter Midget racing is a sport similar to Go-Karting. It is played by younger people, typically from age 5 to 16. Racing, which can be playful or competitive, is carried out in quarter-scale Midget cars. Tracks are typically banked ovals one-twentieth of a mile long and are made of dirt, concrete, and asphalt. Quarter midget racing differs frp, "Go Karting" in as much as it is always done on an oval track, often 1/20th mile in length, rather than the "road circuit" style track used in go-kart racing. The cars themselves are not 1/4 the size of full size midget race cars. The term 1/4 midget originally referred to the fact that the size of the track used, (1/20th mile), was 1/4 the length of the 1/4 mile track often used by "Full Midgets" during the 1940's, and as a result, the speeds reached by the child-driven 1/4 midget was also about 1/4 of the speed of a full sized adult midget. A 1/4 midget is far larger than 1/4 the length of a full midget. The "Half" midget, is a quarter midget chasis with engine sizes usually betwwen 200 and 251cc and can be modified to liking of driver, but runs on the same size track.

engines and classes

Jr Novice (5-8 yrs)-Honda 120(stock) Briggs raptor(stock),or a Deco Stocker (stock)

Sr. Novice(9-16 yrs)-Honda 120(stock) Briggs raptor(stock)

Jr honda(5-8)-Honda 120 stock)

Sr.Honda(9-16)-Honda 120 stock)

Hvu.Honda(9-16)- Honda 120 stock)

Lt.& Hvy. 160(9-16)- Honda 160 stock)

Deco classes

Jr. & Sr. super stock- Deco stocker engine

Lt. & hvy. mod- Deco mod engine

Lt. & hvy. B- Deco B engine

Lt.& Hvy. AA- Alchohol Deco B engine