The Cars

Arena Racing cars are real, one-half-scale stock cars. Every car must meet the exact same league specifications to ensure that the action on the track is the result of good driving skills, not a mechanical advantage.

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Arena Racing cars are:

• One-half the size of Sprint Cup cars
  
• 9 feet long
  
• 36 inches high (from track to roof)
  
• Capable of speeds up to 100 mph
  
• Approximately 740 lbs. (including racer)
  
• Fit with custom steering wheels, racing seats and pedals to fit each racer

They are equipped with:

• Winston Cup-style stock car bodies
  
• 13-horsepower, rear-mounted Honda Engines
  
• 1.5-gallon fuel cells
  
• Adjustable upper and lower A-frames
  
• 5-point harnesses
  
• Steel roll cages
  
• Coil-over suspensions
  
• Disc brakes
  
• Rack-and-pinion steering
  
• Adjustable rear track bars
  
• Aluminum racing seats

Other notes:

• Drivers enter and exit the cars through a sunroof-sized opening in the roofs of the cars.
  
• Due to the multiple-heat racing format, drivers do not need to pit during races.
  
• Teams are allowed to customize only set-up related items such as: caster/camber, toe-in, tire stagger, track bar adjustments, coil-over springs and shocks, lead location and bite. These are adjustments to a car's handling, and are done the same way you see professional pit crews do it on the NASCAR circuits.