Sydney Society of Model Engineers

Model Park & Bullet Racing Sprint Cars


sprintcar.gif (38534 bytes) How about a 1/4 scale model of a real sprint car are powered by 25cc, or 35cc Whipper Snipper type motor with a racing class for either size motor. These sprint cars race at the Society of Model Engineers at Luddenham Rd, Luddenham on the last Sunday of each month, except December. The cars race on a 1/4 scale clay speedway track which is about 110 meters long, and they are capable of speeds of over 70km/h. There are two other classes of 1/4 scale racing, one is a super sedan class with a 25cc engine and the cars have suspension similar to the full-size sprint cars. The other class is pan car similar body and motor to a super sedan, but has no suspension and is normally built on a aluminium pan.
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sprinter1.jpg (21997 bytes) The complete sprint car is sold is ready to race, and comes with Steering-wheel type Futaba radio system installed, with a high-capacity 6volt nicad for the car’s ignition & onboard radio system. Made from aircraft-grade aluminium, steel & fibreglass mouldings, with high quality ball bearings throughout. A single fibreglass disc brake provides stopping power to the rear wheels. Pin-spike rear tyres give excellent grip & last nearly forever. The suspension is tunable & can be set up to handle different track conditions by varying the stiffness of the sway bars on front & rear. Your car runs on a cheap petrol/oil mix, just like a lawnmower, and is started by giving a few pulls on the handle of the starter rope.
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Here's where the racing starts:

Sydney's Model Park

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