Kent Prather running ahead of the field
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Prather Racing

SCCA Hall of Fame · Wakarusa, Kansas
11-Time SCCA Hall of Fame · Class of 2023

Eight titles.
One marque.
A lifetime on track.

Kent Prather of Prather Racing, Inc. — eight-time SCCA National Champion, with six titles in the iconic 1962 MGA and two more in a Mazda Miata. Now retired from customer engine work, the workshop in Wakarusa, Kansas still hums for vintage racing, consultation, and the family business.

Kent Prather on the GT-Lite podium at Hallett
GT-Lite Podium · Hallett Motor Racing Circuit
MGA approaching at speed
— By the Numbers —
8×
National Champion
32
Consecutive Runoffs
15
Runoffs Podiums
— The Story —

A life with the marque.

Kent Prather has retired from customer engine restoration. Time is now well spent on personal cars and adventures — but the workshop hasn't gone quiet. The MGA that brought home six G Production National Championships continues in vintage racing, and the door at the Wakarusa shop is still open once a week to racers stopping by for advice, fellowship, and the occasional cold beverage.

For street car restorations, Kent recommends sourcing replacement parts from Moss Motors — a relationship dating back to 1975. For Mazda engines, Miata work, and rotary applications, the family business continues at Jesse Prather Motorsports.

Phone consultation remains open. If your MG racecar needs to go faster — or if you simply want to keep an old friend on the grid — the line is still picking up.

Career At a Glance

  • SCCA National Championships8
  • G Production Titles (MGA)6
  • GT-Lite Titles (Miata)2
  • Consecutive Runoffs Starts32
  • Runoffs Podium Finishes15
  • Kimberly Cup1986
  • President's Cup2005
  • SCCA Hall of Fame2023

The fastest road-racing MGA in the country, hands down.

The same 1962 MGA has been on track every year since 1963. Since 1979 it has belonged to Kent Prather — and together they hold the SCCA all-time record for G Production National Championships.

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MGA race parts
— Parts & Sourcing —

MGA Inventory.

Prather Racing has a large inventory of MG race parts for sale and knows where to source the best items to keep those racecars competitive.

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A Half-Century in Motorsport

The history of Prather Racing.

Six decades. One driver. The same 1962 MGA. From a high-school first car in 1966 to the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2023, this is the story told one season at a time.

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— Eight Championships —

The trophy case.

'86
G Production
MGA · Title № 1
'90
G Production
MGA · Title № 2
'95
G Production
MGA · Title № 3
'02
G Production
MGA · Title № 4
'03
G Production
MGA · Title № 5
'05
G Production
MGA · Title № 6
'12
GT-Lite
Miata · Title № 7
'15
GT-Lite
Miata · Title № 8
— The Roster —

Drivers in Prather-prepared cars.

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Photo Highlights

From the paddock.

A racing family album. The MGA, the Miata, the Runoffs, the wins — and the people who made it all possible.

In the Press

Selected coverage.

Articles, features, and mentions from across the motorsport press — from the early championship years through the Hall of Fame induction.

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Get in Touch

Pick up the phone.

Kent is available for technical consultation on MG race cars, engine work, setup questions, and parts sourcing. The shop is open in Wakarusa, Kansas — or reach out below.

Consultation, advice, fellowship.

The Prather Racing shop remains open once a week to racers stopping by. For phone consultation, parts inquiries, or to talk MGs, the line is still picking up.

Phone (785) 230-1852
Email kprather@ksbroadband.net
Mazda (785) 249-0284
Shop 5422 SW 93rd Street
Wakarusa, KS 66546