What is a Quarter Midget?

A Quarter Midget car is a scaled-down version of an actual midget racer, approximately 1/4 scale. The cars are built around a tubular frame and are fully suspended with springs and shocks. The bodies are fiberglass, usually painted to the driver’s preference. Surrounding the driver is a chrome-moly roll cage and nerf bars. The engines are single cylinder manufactured by Honda or Deco.

Quarter Midget racing is divided into 14 classes with ages ranging from 5-16. Classes range from novice drivers that run at average speeds of 15-20 miles per hour to fully modified classes that can reach speeds up to 40 miles per hour.

Quarter Midget racing is not a “drop off your kid” kind of sport, but an involved family sport.  Few other sports permit all members of the family to participate. The kids do the driving while other family members serve as pit crews, chief mechanics, scorers, timekeepers, and operators of the concession stand booth.

Quarter Midget racing teaches the meaning of sportsmanship, fair play, following rules, and how to be a good winner or a gracious loser. It develops coordination, a sense of timing, independent thinking and self-reliance. Once a green flag has dropped, they are on their own. Cheer all you want, they cannot hear you over the roar of the engine!

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