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Sprint Car Classifieds

With lightning speed, powerful engines, screeching tires and radical vehicles, Sprint Car Racing and being a guy seem to go together like fresh air and sunshine. Race fans are drawn to the sport like moths to a flame. For those extra-enthusiastic fans who decide to buy a Sprint Car, the Sprint Car classifieds come in handy.

Browse Through the Classifieds to Find Your Dream Car

Sprint Cars are not the average set of wheels and insuring them is not like buying insurance for the family station wagon. Responsible Sprint Car owners make sure to buy enough of the right kind of insurance. Before getting out the checkbook or Visa card, entering your ZIP code for a FREE comparison of car insurance rates is a good way to start.

Plenty of Online Sources to Check for Great Deals

You won’t have to look far to hit pay dirt with the classifieds. But unlike the auto classifieds from newspapers, the online versions come with plenty of color photos.

• For those who have the money, a 2006 Bailey chassis with a 05-06 GSXR 1000 engine is advertised for $11,000. The chassis has all the updates and this car was powder coated just last winter. The engine has only eight races and the car has QA1 shocks all around. The car comes with sprockets, a sprocket wrench, an axle nut wrench, tires, extra rims and a bead breaker.
• For slightly less, a 2006 PMP mini Sprint Car, ready to race, is being sold for $8,500. This car has a fuel forward seven-gallon bladder tank and was only raced twice in 2011. It needs some work, and the seller is willing to negotiate and will accept a best offer from interested buyers.
• A pair of Hyper Mini-Sprints – one a 2002 and the other a 2003 – comes with a spare motor for each car. Also for sale are Mini Sprint parts including nuts and bolts, a full set of rims, extra tires, a manual jack, a lug wrench and a bucket load of electrical parts.

Dirt Track Racers Know Where to Look

Sprint Car enthusiasts have a sixth sense when it comes to finding good deals online. Scrolling through the ads reveals a variety of wheels for sale.

• A 2006 Smackdown Masterbuilt is listed for $8,000 or best offer. This car has Integra double adjuster shocks, Wilwood hubs and calipers, Calip brake rotors, TWM birdcages and a Teltac digital tachometer. It’s also equipped with a Franklin quick change rear end and a 22-gallon Stuckey fuel cell.
• A used 2008 Pierce Mod chassis # 646 is going for $4,500. Some of the features include Pierce Afco shocks, tubular lower A-arms, a Winters nine-inch rear end with axels, a tear drop fuel cell and Hawk brake pads. The buyer also gets Howe ball joints, an Afco J-Bar, Dynatech headers and steering quickener.
• A 2002 Rocket built in 2008 is also being advertised, as well as a 2002 Rocket built in 2002 and a 2004 Rocket updated to a 2006. All are straight and being sold as rollers.

Individual Parts Also Available Through the Classifieds

The way Sprint Cars are built has remained basically the same over the years. The support system for the chassis hasn’t undergone any major changes and the suspension and steering is relatively simple. Sprint Car fans who are do-it-yourself mechanics handy with a wrench can undertake the project of their dreams.

Surf the Web to Find Just the Right Part

More than one website sells a number of auto components including bodies, accessories, brake systems, exhaust systems, tires, wheels, engines, seats and steering systems. Some are organized with a buyer’s guide listing company names and phone numbers, where clicking on the name of an individual company in the buyer’s guide brings up details for that particular dealer.

• A 2010 Twister chassis, plus a long list of spare parts, is being sold for $15,500. Built in September 2010, “The Twister Sister” frame and components raced four times. Some of the spares include four wheels and tires, a 4:11 Winters rear end, eight sets of gears and four Weld/Duralite/DMI front hub assemblies.
• A seller in Illinois cleaning out the garage is advertising a wide variety of miscellaneous Sprint Car parts. Some of those parts included a used MSD Pro Mag with two boxes, extra cap and wires for $850, a set of diaphragm bleeders used once for $270 and a used Griffin radiator for $50.
• One advertiser in California posted a want ad to trade a full roller or turnkey operation for a 360 Sprint motor.
• A nonprofit, Racers Against Texting While Driving, posted a want ad for 2-straight Sprint Car frames.

Where’s More Than One Way to Buy a Car

If you’re not afraid to compete with others in the bidding process and you know when to quit there’s some great deals lurking in cyberspace. Prices for items bounce around frequently.

• A new three-inch offset weld racing 15 by 8 inch Sprint Car direct mount front wheel is listed for $184.99.
• A new 10-piece Winters Sprint Car axle spacer kit is listed for $64.99. The kit is unopened and in its original packaging.
• A used weld sprint wheel center axle hub is listed at just 1 cent. Expect the bids to rise when others jump into the competition. Another of the same type of item has a current bid of $20.09 and a third wheel hub has a current bid of $51.
• A Keizer aluminum Sprint Car rear wheel center is listed for $119.99. A Keizer aluminum Sprint Car midget front wheel center is also up for grabs at $159.99.
• A number of Keizer Sprint Car bead lock covers are for sale ranging in price from $289.99 to $479.99.

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