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Western Racing Association (WRA) is a non-profit
corporation, dedicated to the preservation of antique automobile
racing cars and fellowship. Most of the active members have been
involved in racing for many years and were part of the heyday of the
mighty midgets that raced at tracks throughout the country.
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| WRA cars are vintage racecars without roll cages and sporting narrow tires that raced in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. They are powered by the same Ford passenger car V8/60 Flathead engines of 1937-1940, the famous four-cylinder Meyer-Drake Offenhauser racing engines that dominated midget racing from 1937 to 1962, Model “A” and “B” Ford conversions engines that used castor oil in their gas before modern day alcohol was available, and an occasional Ferguson, Studebaker or other historic engine. Many of these cars are restored Kurtis Kraft racers, the premier choice of open-wheel midget car collectors. | |
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"Moving Museum," as WRA is referred to, exhibits these
beautiful midget and sprint cars at numerous tracks throughout
California, with excursions into Arizona and Nevada, to the delight
of racing fans young and old alike.
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Writeups courtesy WRA - westernracing.com. |
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