Different Types of Auto Racing Driver Profile: Bryan Bernheisel
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Special Publication by Kapp Advertising - 2020 Season 19 Different Types of Auto Racing Driver Profile: Bryan Bernheisel Another subdivision is for full-bodied cars, sometimes referred to as stock cars, Car/circuit: Super Late which have fenders covering all wheels. They can vary from full-tube frame chas- Model Steel Head Late Model sis and aluminum-bodied late models to automobiles manufactured by the major automakers with certain modifications as allowed for each class. Number of races: Bryan’s been The most popular type of dirt full-bodied stock cars are late models. They are racing for 13 years. categorized depending on what track and series that is being run. The racetrack dictates what type of late model is raced, but most fall into one of the following Wins: 19 categories: Late Model, Limited Late Model or Late Model Stock. Current dirt super late models have the sleek aerodynamic appearance of a Sponsors: Dieffenbach’s Kettle stock race car although there is nothing stock about these 2300-pound machines. The cars are powered by an 850-horsepower motor than can turn in excess of Chips, Russ Gibble Roofing, 9,000 RPM, and are based on V-8 Chevrolet, Chrysler, and Ford power plants. HTMA, and Pioneer Pole Hitting speeds well over 100 MPH, and sliding around the dirt corners, they are Buildings. considered to be the most sophisticated cars in dirt racing. Limited late models and late model stocks have the same body rules as super late models, with the main difference in the two classes being the engine regulations. Popular late model racing series include the World of Outlaws Late Model Se- ries and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, although there are hundreds of ad- ditional unsanctioned regional and national special events run throughout the year. Off-road racing As the name suggests, off-road racing is conducted in off-road environments such as sand, mud, riverbeds, snow or other natural terrains. Vehicles used in this type of racing are from various classes, such as production cars, trucks and motor- Driver Profile: Jason Geesaman cycles, and it is usually recreational. One notable example of off-road races is the Baja 1000 in Mexico. Car/circuit: Monte Carlo/Monte Carlo Street Stocks Division Formula racing Formula racing is probably the most famous professional form of car racing. It Number of races: This is Geesaman’s is a form of single-seater, open-wheel circuit racing wherein the vehicle’s wheels 20th year in racing, with 8 years in the Monte Carlo Street Stocks division. He’s are located outside the body. The cars are custom-designed and built, and races also driving 4-cylinder stock cars and 600 are conducted in separate circuit tracks constructed for formula racing. The most Microsprints. prestigious and well-known formula racing event would be Formula One’s Mona- co Grand Prix. In North America, the leading formula racing event is the IndyCar Wins: 85 Series, and its most famous division is the Indianapolis 500. Sponsors: Appalachian Auto, Dan Other types of auto racing Geesaman General Contractor, Bernheisel Besides the above-mentioned categories, there are many other types of auto Race Components, A&B Heating & Air racing, which include rallying (conducted on closed public roads or off-road areas Conditioning, Lebanon Auto Auction. with varying road widths, terrain or weather conditions), touring car racing (us- Philosophy: “Races are won in the ing production-derived race cars from different companies with similar perfor- garage, not at the race track. You only get mance specifications), production car racing (also known as showroom stock rac- back what you put in. Our philosophy is to ing where unmodified cars compete with each other), and one-make racing (which be racing as close to the professional level involves the same types of cars from one automotive company or even a single as we can, and to do our job and entertain model from the manufacturer). with as much respect for the sport as we can have.” $3.00 $8.00 PurchaseOFF of $20.00 or more! PurchaseOFF of $50.00 or more! Cannot be used with any other offer. Cannot be used with any other offer. $2.00 1/2 TWOTWO LOCATIONSLOCATIONS TOTO SERVESERVE YOUYOU Purchase of 1 LB. Appetizer Purchase Annville Lebanon OFFPeel & Eat Shrimp! OFF 18 E. Main St., 761 Cumberland St., Annville Pa Lebanon PA 717-867-9464717-867-9464 717-270-9464717-270-9464 Cannot be used with any other offer. Cannot be used with any other offer..