Sprint Cars

96Snaker · August 14th, 2007, 04:15 PM

Anyone care to discuss?

I think they're awesome!!! Especially the 410 class, but the 360 class is just as much fun.

We've got a couple tracks around Washington, and if you've never been to one near you, I suggest you take a few drinking buddies and hang out in the beer gardens and watch some spectacular racing.

My little sis is dating this guy:
Jason Cocking... #66 (360 class)

Haha the wrecks are fun too!

Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart came up here to race last summer and my family and I hung out with them for quite some time.

Here. I'll furnish y'all a little proof that I'm not full of it. Here's my lil' sis with Kasey. Fun fun times...

Discuss if you wish

TurboLX · August 16th, 2007, 10:36 AM

there cool as hell, i know a few guys who race them, but i love the big block modifieds better

96Snaker · August 19th, 2007, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by TurboLX

there cool as hell, i know a few guys who race them, but i love the big block modifieds better

haha... yeah!

But I think people underestimate the 360/410 motors in these sprint cars. They do 0-100 in a blink of an eye, in the dirt... just imagine if they had slicks on and went to the 1/4's... they'd kill I'm sure. They only have 1 gear if I'm not mistaken, as you never hear them shift, (granted, automatic trannys) so they're simply high-hp high-revving beasts. Not to mention the power/weight ratio has to be incredible.

I'd love to take a left corner in the dirt going 80-100mph with the wheel cranked hard to the right all night long. How sweet would that be? Drifting is what is ever-so-popular nowadays, but this is where it all started. In the dirt/clay/mud.

jessy_is_rad · September 4th, 2007, 01:57 AM

if im not mistaken, im pretty sure sprint cars have nutral and what ever gear they set it up with.

i like the wingless sprints a little more cause theyre harder to drive without wings. none the less, all sprint cars are hard to drive.

terry mc carl is my favorite WoO driver.

EHSRacer01 · April 27th, 2008, 01:18 AM

sprint cars have an in/out box meaning you're either in gear or out of gear. this is why when they stop on the track, the officials sometimes have to rock the cars to get them out of gear.

they dont have transmissions. its straight from the motor to the in/out box to the rearend. we used to own one way back in the day.

jessy_is_rad · April 27th, 2008, 11:31 PM

410's are dieing off...

WILD Jeff · April 30th, 2008, 04:43 AM

Direct Drive is the term. And 410 Sprints are fuggin awesome. IMO the only thing worth watching on dirt... not bashing dirt racing.. but just isn't my thing.

And I've met and talked with Kasey Kayne before, he's pretty cool laid back guy unlike some of em.

Ke^in · June 15th, 2009, 09:32 AM

I am not sure I'd want my sister to date a guy with the last name "Cocking"

dblzroracin · June 24th, 2009, 12:04 PM

I have an uncle that races minis at West Memphis Ark & have been going to watch him race & enjoy watching all classes but the sprints more than any other classes. Even the mini sprints look BADD ASS!! I have only drag raced but would love to try the dirt track racing out sometime. I would love to be able to drive a sprint car someday, Im curious of what kind & how much experiance do sprint car drivers usually have before actually racing one. Have most of them raced in other classes like stocks, Modifieds or open wheeled before? I figure alot of them have been racing dirt tracks for a long time before getting in a sprint car. I have heard they are quite a handful to drive at 1st & not nearly as easy as it looks. I love speed & driving fast & can see myself with alot of potential & maybe someday I will get a chance to start out with a mini stock or stock & give dirt track racing a try.

dblzroracin · June 24th, 2009, 12:15 PM

Just curious on average cost of building a sprint car, both 360s & 410s & even the mini sprints? What cost range are spent on just the cars not including extra tires & parts & other stuff?

Flynnster · June 24th, 2009, 12:43 PM

WOW

this is an old thread.

scboost · December 5th, 2009, 12:36 PM

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getchapull · April 13th, 2010, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by TurboLX

there cool as hell, i know a few guys who race them, but i love the big block modifieds better

+1

5.8mustang · February 13th, 2011, 02:29 AM

i am putting together a 600 non wing sprint we run us 24 in Logansport IN and Peru IN. Im about $1000 into it with out tires and lucked into the rest.

August 14th, 2007, 04:15 PM	#1
96Snaker MM's Coffee Addict 1999 SVT Cobra 441rwhp/393rwtq Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,165 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sprint Cars Anyone care to discuss? I think they're awesome!!! Especially the 410 class, but the 360 class is just as much fun. We've got a couple tracks around Washington, and if you've never been to one near you, I suggest you take a few drinking buddies and hang out in the beer gardens and watch some spectacular racing. My little sis is dating this guy: Jason Cocking... #66 (360 class) Haha the wrecks are fun too! Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart came up here to race last summer and my family and I hung out with them for quite some time. Here. I'll furnish y'all a little proof that I'm not full of it. Here's my lil' sis with Kasey. Fun fun times... Discuss if you wish __________________ Vortech V2, intercooled @ 10psi. Maximum Motorsports supsension goodie bag car less roll cage. Built '04 IRS. Hodge-podge of Roush/Stalker panels.

August 16th, 2007, 10:36 AM	#2
TurboLX I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 Mustang LX Turbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NY Posts: 8,792 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	there cool as hell, i know a few guys who race them, but i love the big block modifieds better __________________ 1988 LX Coupe 2.5L, GT35R, 44mm WG, 32psi, C16.

September 4th, 2007, 01:57 AM	#4
jessy_is_rad Regular 1965 I6 coupe Next Week Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 415 iTrader: 0 reviews	if im not mistaken, im pretty sure sprint cars have nutral and what ever gear they set it up with. i like the wingless sprints a little more cause theyre harder to drive without wings. none the less, all sprint cars are hard to drive. terry mc carl is my favorite WoO driver. __________________

April 27th, 2008, 01:18 AM	#5
EHSRacer01 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Macon/Peoria, IL Posts: 15 iTrader: 0 reviews	sprint cars have an in/out box meaning you're either in gear or out of gear. this is why when they stop on the track, the officials sometimes have to rock the cars to get them out of gear. they dont have transmissions. its straight from the motor to the in/out box to the rearend. we used to own one way back in the day. Attached Thumbnails

April 30th, 2008, 04:43 AM	#7
WILD Jeff Regular 2005 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SW WI Posts: 448 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Direct Drive is the term. And 410 Sprints are fuggin awesome. IMO the only thing worth watching on dirt... not bashing dirt racing.. but just isn't my thing. And I've met and talked with Kasey Kayne before, he's pretty cool laid back guy unlike some of em. __________________ - WILD Jeff Shrewsberry

April 27th, 2008, 11:31 PM	#6
jessy_is_rad Regular 1965 I6 coupe Next Week Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 415 iTrader: 0 reviews	410's are dieing off... __________________

June 15th, 2009, 09:32 AM	#8
Ke^in Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,617 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am not sure I'd want my sister to date a guy with the last name "Cocking" __________________ I like to go to Subway because the women there have to make ME a sandwich.

June 24th, 2009, 12:04 PM	#9
dblzroracin Regular 92 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 142 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have an uncle that races minis at West Memphis Ark & have been going to watch him race & enjoy watching all classes but the sprints more than any other classes. Even the mini sprints look BADD ASS!! I have only drag raced but would love to try the dirt track racing out sometime. I would love to be able to drive a sprint car someday, Im curious of what kind & how much experiance do sprint car drivers usually have before actually racing one. Have most of them raced in other classes like stocks, Modifieds or open wheeled before? I figure alot of them have been racing dirt tracks for a long time before getting in a sprint car. I have heard they are quite a handful to drive at 1st & not nearly as easy as it looks. I love speed & driving fast & can see myself with alot of potential & maybe someday I will get a chance to start out with a mini stock or stock & give dirt track racing a try. __________________ www.bbandtracing.com

June 24th, 2009, 12:15 PM	#10
dblzroracin Regular 92 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 142 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just curious on average cost of building a sprint car, both 360s & 410s & even the mini sprints? What cost range are spent on just the cars not including extra tires & parts & other stuff? __________________ www.bbandtracing.com

December 5th, 2009, 12:36 PM	#12
scboost Newbie Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8 iTrader: 0 reviews	.

February 13th, 2011, 02:29 AM	#14
5.8mustang Regular 1988 mustang lx never ran down a track Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Logansport IN / blairsville PA Posts: 131 iTrader: 0 reviews	i am putting together a 600 non wing sprint we run us 24 in Logansport IN and Peru IN. Im about $1000 into it with out tires and lucked into the rest.

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