By the end of the 2026 Historics weekend, Newman had raced both his cars, Smith had raced both Newman’s cars, Duncan had raced Campbell’s car, and Duncan’s spare engine had been in Campbell’s car, with which he won the Battle of the Brits 2 race, and in Duncan’s car. Oh, and Sahawneh completed his novice… Continue reading Musical Race Cars
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2026 SMC Race 3- PNW Historics
July 14, 2026For immediate release Race 3 of the 2026 season is one for the record books of the Sprite-Midget Challenge. Run as a “race within a race” inside Battle of the Brits 2 with Minis, an SMC record 20 Spridgets paddocked together, filling an entire row in the jammed-full 200-car paddock at the Pacific… Continue reading 2026 SMC Race 3- PNW Historics
2026 SMC Race 2- Spokane
June 24, 2026For immediate release The second race of the 2026 Sprite-Midget Challenge season is in the books, providing thrills for drivers and spectators, down to the final turn. The starting grid consisted of drivers Campbell (12), Greenman (21), Quackenbush (8), Hansen (36), Smith (18/8), Newman (4), and Slinker (50), as a crazy attrition bug… Continue reading 2026 SMC Race 2- Spokane
Three New Drivers!
The Sprite Midget Challenges offers our hearty congratulations and warm welcome to new drivers Owen Duncan, Randy Slinker, and Nolan Shinn who successfully completed the IRDC driver training at Pacific Raceways on May 15. Slinker and Shinn drove their Tesla and Celica street cars, respectively, while Duncan drove the newly restored #70 “Arnold” Bugeye Sprite.… Continue reading Three New Drivers!
2026 SMC Race 1- Spring Sprints
May 6, 2026 for immediate release An SMC-record 14 cars took the green flag for the first race of the 2026 Sprite-Midget Challenge. Returning drivers Smith (181), Newman (4), Newby (1), Greenman (21), Shinn (62), Duncan (154), Campbell (12), Heacock (13), Lyford (07), Eldridge (38), Herb (149), and Quackenbush (83) welcomed first-time SMC racers Tipton… Continue reading 2026 SMC Race 1- Spring Sprints
2026 Season: One Week
April 23, 2026 for immediate release That’s right! One week from today, on April 30, we load-in for the first SOVREN event of the season, the Spring Sprints, which hosts the first Sprite-Midget Challenge race of 2026. This is the first time the SMC has held a race at Spring Sprints, where the cars (and… Continue reading 2026 Season: One Week
Welcome, Hoosier!
April 1, 2026 (no foolin’). For immediate release. The Sprite-Midget Challenge is thrilled and honored to welcome Hoosier Tire as an official sponsor! From its start with five cars and one race in 2018, to the five races and 30+ drivers of 2026, The Sprite-Midget Challenge has emphasized spirited, healthy competition on-track, and equally fierce… Continue reading Welcome, Hoosier!
2026: Great Things in the Works
February 4, 2026, for immediate release It’s been a bit quiet here on the SMC web site since we published our 2025 Season Summary. Don’t mistake that for nothing going on, though. Indeed, we set our schedule, confirmed our 2026 supporter/sponsor relationships, and (most exciting) have been helping and welcoming the eleven drivers who are… Continue reading 2026: Great Things in the Works
2025 SMC Season in Review
Awesome. That’s for the TL:DR folks. Seriously, if you want to have a boatload of fun on the track, in the paddock, in your shop, at the lower end of the road racing cost spectrum, go get yourself a Sprite or Midget racer and come be a part of what we’ve got going. Heck, we’ll… Continue reading 2025 SMC Season in Review
2025 SMC Race 4: Mission
August 20, 2025for immediate release Contributed by Brian Volkert It was quite the weekend at Mission Raceway Park. An inch and a half of rain on Friday left a wet track with sprinkles persisting into Saturday. The track dried by Saturday noon and the remainder of the weekend was cloudy, dry and a bit humid.… Continue reading 2025 SMC Race 4: Mission