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USAC Open Wheel Racing has been, and still is, a powerful stepping stone to a
racing career. NASCAR stars Jeff
Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and others used USAC Midgets as their development series
before becoming pros.
USAC Midgets are bad to the bone race cars. They weigh 900 pounds
without driver and make 380 hp. The short wheelbase, light nature of the cars
lends itself to amazing on track moves. Many say USAC Midgets are the best
driver development car and series there is.
The
challenge keeping many people from racing Midgets is cost. To buy a new Midget engine is $38,000 to $50,000. Yikes! Many top teams rebuild the engines every 6-10 races at a cost of
$4,000 to $10,000. Because the engines are “on kill” … many teams carry a
spare. Double yikes!
Enter
the USAC Ford Focus Midget. The cars are basically the same … but the engine package is
the big difference. First, Ford is heavily involved in the series and all
the engines today come from Roush Yates Engines in
The Ford Focus Race Engines are 2.0 liter, 16 valve, making 180+ horsepower and last three
seasons or more ! The cost of a complete new Focus Midget engine package is
only $6995 ... which is less than some full midget engine rebuilds. A brand new long block is only $3995! The engines literally cost less than $30 a
day to race. Want more info on the Focus Race Engine … go to our “The Focus Race
Engine” pages on the pull down menu.
Disclaimer: This web-site has NO affiliation with USAC, Ford or series
sponsors. Because of this, we don’t have to be “neutral”. We are
sharing with you our knowledge, experience, resources and proven philosophies
on one of the greatest racing series to ever be created. We hope this
informational web site helps you to make good, solid informed racing decisions.
Our race
team, Ron Sutton’s Winner’s Circle, has been in the series since 2004. We have raced
Combo Chassis cars, Pavement Chassis cars and a chassis design in-between that
we called “Tweeners.” We are one of the winningest teams in the series.
We run pavement only and have no dirt experience. Maybe a knowledgeable
dirt Focus Racer will put up a web-site to help new folks going into dirt Focus
racing.
Our
Racer’s Store, Star Racing Supply, sells a full line of Focus Midget parts, suspension parts, accessories, low cost carbon
fiber & fiberglass bodies, tires, bare chassis, chassis kits, complete new
cars and used cars. So do many other places. We’ll give you links
and contact information only for the ones we know and trust. I suggest
you patronize a place that will inform you objectively, help you get started
and guide you on smart choices.