A scaled-down, budget-friendly take on the winged Sprintcar, built for close open-wheel racing at a fraction of the cost. The cars pair a midget-sized chassis and 13-inch wheels with a chain-driven 1000cc four-cylinder motorcycle engine and scaled-down wings, putting out roughly 200 horsepower into a machine weighing around 300kg — a power-to-weight ratio that makes them genuinely fast. At many tracks they record the second-quickest lap times of any regular class, behind only the full-size Sprintcars. Raced in Australia, New Zealand and the United States (where fuel and exact engine rules vary by sanction), Lightning Sprints are one of the best value-for-money tickets in oval racing — full Sprintcar thrills in a smaller, more affordable package.

Lightning Sprints