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A. Entry and Registration 1. Each driver must fill out an entry blank in its entirety. 2. Each driver and pit crew member must sign a release form prior to entering the pit area. All injuries must be reported to the officials at once. Only drivers, owners, mechanics and crew members that sign the release sheet will be allowed in the pit area. 3. Each driver must be 16 years of age or older and must hold a valid driver’s license. If under 18 years of age, the driver must have a notarized release signed by a parent or guardian. Please contact us for a release form. 4. If you are pregnant and/or have back, heart, or health problems, you are not permitted to compete. 5. Any driver or crewmember not obeying the rules will be disqualified. Drivers are responsible for the actions of their crew members. 6. All competition rules are explained at the mandatory drivers meeting 30 minutes prior to the 7. The track owners, fair board have the right to approve or reject any entry. 8. The track owners, fair board is not responsible for any vehicles, parts, or personal property at any time. 9. Transporting vehicles to and from the show must meet Ohio Highway Safety codes, including tow bars, trailers, chains, lighting, etc. 10. Any American made hardtop automobile or station wagon is permitted. No Chrysler Imperials. No convertibles, jeeps, hearses, or 4-wheel drive cars will be permitted. B. Inspection 1. Only the driver and 1 pit crew member will be permitted with each entry into the inspection area. No spectators permitted. 2. Each entry will ONLY be permitted one additional attempt through the inspection area. Build your vehicles to the rules! 3. All entries will be required to open hoods and deck lids in the inspection area. If the hood and/or deck lid is wired shut and the entry must leave the inspection area to cut them open, it will count as one time through inspection. 4. All entries must be inspected one hour prior to show time. 5. No refunds will be awarded for illegal entries. C. Safety 1. Remove all glass, fiberglass, headlights, taillights, trim, interior, trailer hitches, etc. Cars must be swept clean. No junk tires, wheels, metal parts, etc. allowed. 2. All rear seats and floor decking must be removed. Any sharp or protruding fins must be cut off the vehicle. 3. Standard safety belt, Z-90 approved helmet, and eye protection (face shield or safety glasses) are required. Neck braces are highly recommended. Fire retardant suits, clothing, or hood is recommended. No shorts or shirtless drivers will be permitted. 4. Exhaust (either zoomies or headers) must point away from fuel lines and headers must be straight in the air. 5. All hoods must have a square hole directly cut above the carb. All hood hinge springs must be removed. All hood/trunk latches must be removed. 6. Firewalls may not be totally removed. If holes are cut for clearance purposes, the hole must be covered by something fireproof. If patched with metal, the metal must not be thicker than 16 gauge. 7. No spray devises or cans permitted in the vehicle. 8. All vehicles must have dependable brakes at all times. 9. Stock gas tanks must be removed from the original position. A replacement tank must be securely fastened in the rear section (no farther forward than the back of the front seat) of the driver’s compartment. Steel gas tanks or Neoprene construction approved tanks may be used. No original tanks permitted. Gas tank must be securely fastened by means other than ratchet straps or wire. Tanks must be securely bolted to the floor. Tanks must be covered in a fireproof fashion. Any vehicle that spills gas will be disqualified immediately. Gas tank protectors maybe used…must have a 5 inch gap between the rear deck. 10. Electric fuel pumps are permitted, but the switch must be CLEARLY marked with ON/OFF. 11. Stock batteries must be removed from the original position. A battery must be located in the driver’s compartment and securely fastened to the floor. The battery must also be covered. 12. No drinking of alcoholic beverages in the track, emergency vehicle, or pit area. Any driver or pit crew member under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be immediately disqualified. Coolers will be inspected. 13. No profanity will be permitted on any vehicle. D. Engine/Transmission 1. Welded solid or chained down engine mounts are recommended. Fabricated engine mounts must not strengthen the car in any manner. Engine cradles are permitted, but must fit tightly to the engine and not reinforce the car in any manner. 2. Radiators must remain in the stock location. Overflow hoses must point straight down. No anti-freeze permitted, strictly water. 3. Bottom radiator support may be fabricated, but may not be welded to the frame. All fabrications must be welded to the existing core support structure. Maximum angle size is 3” x 3” x ¼”. 4. Transmission coolers may be relocated to the driver’s compartment. If so, they must be securely fastened inside another durable and vented container (box). If ice is to be used, the container must be leak-proof with a secured lid. If competition is continually stopped to determine if gas or water is leaking from your car, you will be disqualified. Steel or hydraulic lines are required. 5. Distributor protectors will be permitted. They may not touch or attach to the cage in any manner. The maximum width is 12”. 6. Unleaded fuels only. No alcohol motors permitted. E. Hood/Front Clip 1. All vehicles must have a hood in place and operable. Hoods may be bolted or wired in six locations. Four of the six locations may use hood bolts. The bolts must attach to the core support or fenders only (not to frame). Therefore, body mount bolts may not be extended to also use to bolt hood. 4”x4”x1/4” plates may be attached to core support/fenders to mount the hood bolts. Wire may be used from core support/fenders to the bumper or from sheet metal to sheet metal. Hoods must cover fans. Two strands of wire may run to bumper or frame. 2. Front fenders may be trimmed or folded under and bolted with two 3/8” bolts or welded. No additional metal permitted. 3. Front inner and outer-fender may be rolled and/or welded or bolted together directly over the wheel. No additional metal permitted. 4. Washers may be welded onto sheet metal, core support, and bumper for wiring. Maximum outside diameter of washers is 3”. 5. No welding of seams, sheet metal to frame, sheet metal to core support, or core support to frame. 6. Square hole over the engine may be bolted with two 3/8” bolts per side (8 total bolts) OR may have the inner webbing and outer skin welded together. F. Doors 1. Doors must be fastened shut by wire, chain, or welding. No loose doors permitted. 2. If welded, use steel no wider than 3” and no thicker than 1/4”. If steel is thicker or wider, it will be cut completely off to run. Strapping may not be attached to the frame in any manner. Doors may be welded all the way around. 3. If wired or chained, use enough to securely and safely fasten the door. No wiring or chaining to the frame. 4. A protection plate may be welded over the original driver’s door skin. It may not be thicker than ¼” and must remain within the boundaries of below the window, behind the clip/door seam, in front of the front/back door seam, above the bottom of the driver’s door. 5. Welding of doors on the inside of car is permitted. No metal may be added to weld. G. Trunk/Tailgate 1. Deck lids and tailgates must only be wired. No welds or bolts permitted. Deck lids and tailgates may be wired in six locations. Two strands of wire may be used in each location. Locations may be from sheet metal to sheet metal or from sheet metal to bumper or frame. ONLY TWO LOCATIONS CAN GO TO FRAME OR BUMBER. 2. Washers may be welded onto the sheet metal and bumper for wiring. Maximum outside diameter of washers is 3”. 3. Deck lid must be open for inspection. Deck lid may be set inside of trunk after inspection. No wedging, tucking, or smashing of quarter panels (or wagon roofs) is permitted. 4. Inner and outer rear-wheel wells may be rolled and/or welded or bolted together with 4 bolts (maximum size 3/8”). Deck lid webbing and outer skin may be welded or bolted together with (8) 3/8” bolts. No additional metal permitted. 5. No welding of trunk or tailgate seams is permitted. 6. Body rust may be patched. Metal may not be thicker than 16 gauge. Original metal from rusted area must be completely removed. The overlap of new and old metal must not exceed 2”. Official’s discretion on abuse. H. Body 1. Body mount rubbers may be removed. If they are removed, a 1/2” spacer must be replaced (not to exceed 3” in diameter) between body and frame. Spacer may not be welded to the body or the frame in any manner. 2. Replacement body bolts may be used. Maximum bolt size is 5/8”. Washers not to exceed 3” in diameter or standard thickness (1/4”). If bolts are changed, a ½” spacer must be replaced between body and frame. 3. No extra body mounts permitted. 4. Body bolts may not travel through both sides of the frame. Body must be bolted to the top of the frame. 5. No welding of interior or exterior body seams. 6. Floorboard rust may be patched. Metal may not be thicker than 1/16”. The overlap of new and old metal must not exceed 2”. Original floorboards may remain. Official’s discretion on abuse. 7. One location of wire or rod must be placed from front cowl to the front of the roof to prevent hood entry into the driver’s compartment. 8. One location of wire may be placed from rear cowl to back of the roof as well. Do not abuse. I. Frame 1. No seam welding of frame will be permitted. 2. No patching of frame will be permitted. 3. No strengthening of frame will be permitted. 4. No undercoating or painting of frame will be permitted. Your car will not be inspected! 5. Cars may be re-stubbed if a stock OEM replacement is used and it is ONLY butt-welded. No metal may be added. No overlap will be accepted. Welds may not be ground. NO EXCEPTIONS!!! 6. Two locations of wire (9-gauge maximum) may travel from a cage bar or roof to any body mount bolt or directly to the frame between the firewall and rear axle ONLY. Wire must be in a safe location (our call). 7. Frames may be notched and re-welded in three spots from rear hump to back bumper. Absolutely no wider weld than ¼ inch. 8. Frames may be notched and re-welded from in front of rear humps to front bumper. Absolutely no wider weld than ¼ inch. Rule 7 & 8 will be strictly reinforced any wider welds your car will be disqualified. Absolutely no metal can be added! J. Cage 1. Drivers may install a four bar safety cage in their vehicles. Cage material may not exceed 5” in diameter. Cages must be welded to body only (not to the floor). 2. One bar may be put across the dash area (above the steering wheel) and another behind the driver’s seat. These bars may be attached to the body with two plates (not to exceed 7” wide and ¼” thick). These bars must run horizontally across the car. 3. One bar may be put along the inside of both the driver’s and passenger’s door. No bars may not extend forward past the dash bar and have a maximum length of 60”. 4. No exterior bars, rollover bars or kickers of any type will be permitted. J. Bumpers 1. No special bumpers, bumper reinforcements, or bumper fabrications are permitted. 2. OEM to OEM bumper swaps can be made (Chrysler to GM, GM to Ford, etc.). 3. Bumper brackets may be welded to the frame (includes Chevy can swap). 4. Bumper shocks may be collapsed. They may be welded and/or chained. 5. Bumpers may be welded to brackets or shocks. 6. Bumper may be hard-nosed (welded directly to frame). No metal may be added to do so. May not be welded to front clip. 7. Bumper seams may be welded. Bumper ends may be wrapped or trimmed. 8. All bumper straps must be mounted in a stock-type fashion. For instance, Chevy horns may be welded onto other cars, but must be mounted in the same manner (as welded on Chevy’s). No folding and welding of bumper straps, swapping left for right straps, using rear straps as front straps, laying side-mounted straps on top of the frame, etc. will be permitted. We will not negotiate. 9. Front bumper height 22inches max to bottom of bumper. Rear bumper must at least 16 inches from the ground. K. Rear end/Tires 1. Any car or truck rear end will be permitted (maximum 8 lugs). 2. No liquid-filled or studded tires. No screws in rims. No split rims. 16.5” maximum size. L. Front Suspension 1. A-arms may be bolted solid or welded to achieve desired bumper height. If welded, you may use two 1” x ¼” x 4” straps to tie the upper a-arm and lower a-arm or an a-arm and the frame together. The use of these straps to strengthen the frame is not permitted. 2. No strengthening of tie-rods, ball joints, or a-arms permitted. M. Rear Suspension 1. Coil springs may be swapped and welded in. 2. No leaf-conversions. Stock-leafed cars must run stock leafs, mounted in stock locations, with stock hangers. If broken springs need replaced, factory step-down and thickness are required. No custom-made leaf packs, leafs over mains, or inverted springs permitted. Any question and you will not participate. 3. Five spring clamps are permitted on each leaf pack using no thicker than ¼” and no wider than 2” steel. No welding or bolting of leaf springs or clamps to body or frame. No duct-taping or welding of springs together. 4. Rear control arms may be lengthened or shortened with only a 1” overlap. Same thickness material must be used. O. Post-Competition Inspection and Awards 1. All drivers qualifying “in the money” will have his/her car re-inspected prior to receiving any earned money. 2. To protest a particular vehicle, a $200 protest fee must be personally presented to the head track official by a driver that participated in the event. The protesting driver must state where he/she believes the accused car has violated the rules. If legitimate evidence is found, the accused car will be disqualified and forfeit all earned money. The protesting driver will receive a full refund of the protesting fee. The next appropriate vehicle will be re-inspected and receive the appropriate forfeited prize money. If no legitimate evidence is found, the protesting driver forfeits the $200 protest fee. 3. Cars may be scoped and drilled prior to and/or following our events. We want to present a fair show for all competitors. P. Time Limit 1. A slat will be taped to the left hand doorpost to be broken when the car is dead or stalled for more than 90 seconds and checked by an official timer. 2. Feature winners cars will be placed in a holding area and cannot be worked on until the final heat winner is in the holding area. Drivers will be allowed 20 minutes to have cars ready for the feature. Q. Compact Car Rules (follow all full-size rules unless different below) 1. 108” maximum standard wheel base (center to center, no alterations) t 2. Stock rear suspension only. No alteration or all-thread will be permitted to lock suspension. 3. Four-point cage may not extend past the dash bar or more than 18” behind the driver’s seat. 4. Maximum of a 5-lug rear-end. 5. Bumper straps may be used to securely fasten a bumper on either end of the car. No homemade brackets. R. Full-Size Truck Rules (follow all full-size rules unless different below) 1. Any American made truck is permitted. 4-wheel drive trucks may only run 2WD (pull a shaft). Suburbans are permitted. 2. Tailgates may be welded shut using 3” x ¼” strap. A maximum of 48” of strap may be used. 3. Beds must be welded to cab of truck with a 3” strap directly behind doors. 4. An interior four-point cage is required to compete. The cage may not extend outside of the cab into the bed. However, it may attach vertically to the frame in four locations. No metal may be added to the frame to attach the cage. The vertical bars must be welded directly to the frame. 5. Bumper straps may be used to securely fasten a bumper on either end of the truck. No homemade brackets. 6. A single piece of 3” x 3” x ¼” angle iron may be welded from the left front frame rail to the right front frame rail (in front of a-arms) on all front coil sprung trucks only. Front leaf sprung trucks may use a chain from rail to rail or from the engine cradle to each rail. 7. Trucks must securely fasten gas tanks directly behind the center of the cab in the bed. Track official and/or inspectors decisions are final. Ryan Tittle 419-618-8785, Jayvid Opp 567-207-4090, Joey Bowman 419-937-3568. | ||||
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