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{{Short description, Type of car racing Shortcar is a type of
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developed in
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. To keep cost under control, and make the competition depend on the driver’s competence and less on the equipment, the cars are standardised, all built from exactly the same frame, supplied in kit form. The wheels, suspension, steering, fuel tank and brakes are standard, supplied by a single source. The first
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was made in year 2000. The car is built for competing on tarmac tracks,
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tracks, hill climbs and
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.


History

The founder of Shortcar is Tommy Kongsten. Together with a group of enthusiasts in
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
he developed the car and the type of racing. Shortcar has been approved by FIA through the Norwegian Car Sport Association (Norges Bilsportforbund) and is an integrated
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class that have official leagues in Norway and
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. Shortcar is a separate class of racing cars and do not compete with other racing car categories or classes.


Technical guidelines

The power in the engine used is in the range of 170 to 200 horsepower. If the power (measured in horsepower) is P, the weight of the vehicle when finishing a race must be minimum ( 2.3 * P + 80 ) kg. The total vehicle weight of can be more than 480 kg, excluding the driver. The Shortcar accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in approximately 2.6 seconds and can achieve a top speed of 250 km/h. The participants can decide which 4-stroke engine they want to use. It must be a standard production 4-stroke motorcycle engine with up to four cylinders. The most common types are
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, Kawasaki,
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engines with between 1000 and 1200 cm2 capacity. The length of the car is maximum 255 cm, and it is maximum 152 cm wide.


Characteristic

Characteristic of the shortcar division is the limits of improvements. Every participant has to follow the specifications given and it is not allowed to increase
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or reduce weight to improve the cars performers.


Series and tournament

In the 2011 season there are 50 cars competing in the Norwegian championship. The championship is open for any driver with a racing license.


See also

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Midget car racing Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, is a class of racing cars. The cars are very small, with a very high power-to-weight ratio, and typically use four-cylinder engines. They originated in the United States in the 1930s and are raced on most ...


External links


Shortcar
official website Auto racing by type