SENECA COUNTY FAIR
2007 DEMOLITION DERBY RULES
1. Entries and Fees
· Each driver must register and sign a release.
· The Fair Board reserves the right to approve or reject any entry.
· All drivers must possess a valid drivers license. “Drivers under 18 years of age must show proof of a valid drivers license and a notarized release signed by a parent or guardian. Minimum driver age is 15 ˝ years and must possess a valid permit or license.”
· No entry fee will be refunded.
· Entry fee of $40.00 per car (allows drivers entry only).
· All other persons entering Pit Area must pay a $6.00 pit fee.
2. Drivers
· Any driver not obeying the rules will be disqualified.
· Only the driver is allowed in the inspection line area. More than one may call for disqualification.
· No drinking of alcoholic beverages on the grounds will be permitted.
· Drivers may maneuver forward and backward. There will be no deliberate hitting of the drivers door.
· A time limit will be announced by the judges. If a driver does not hit another car within the 1 minute time limit, he/she will be disqualified. Playing possum or sandbagging, or double-teaming will result in the stoppage of the heat and that particular car(s) will be warned and then disqualified.
· Boundaries must be observed.
· No drivers working as a team or together in any heat or feature. More discussion on this at the drivers meeting.
· All cars must be off grounds, unless left for scrap, then title must be turned over after the event.
· Protest – only registered drivers may protest another entered car for a non-refundable fee of $100.00. Both the protestor and protestee ‘s cars will be re-inspected . All protests must be made before start of feature.
3. Cars
· American and foreign made hardtop automobiles or station wagons are allowed. No 1964 thru 1980 Imperials or Imperial subframes will be allowed. No trucks, jeeps, vans, convertibles, , hearses, or 4-wheel drive cars.
· Standard safety belts, eye protection and helmets required.
· All drivers must supply their own car.
· All glass, head and tail lights must be removed prior to coming All trim and molding must be removed prior to coming. They may not be removed on the grounds.
· Hood must cover fan.
· A maximum of five (5) gallons of gasoline will be permitted. Gas tanks must be moved to the rear seat area, but must be covered with a canvas or rubber material. No stock tanks. Mandatory steel gas tanks or boat tanks. No plastic gas containers allowed. ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL BURNING MOTORS.
· No special bumpers, reinforcements, or trailer hitches permitted. SHEET METAL MAY NOT BE WELDED TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR; BUMPERS MUST BE SEPARATE FROM BODY AND/OR FRAME.
· Engine mounts may be chained, wired, or welded. No chains or cables over the top.
· ABSOLUTELY NO SEEM OR FRAME WELDING ALLOWED. Welded or locked rear ends are permitted. No locked shocks. Fender wells may be cut for wheel clearance. Trunk, hood and tailgate wired only – NO WELDS. Will be wired after inspection.
· Vehicles must have working brakes at all times.
· Any car spilling gas or catching fire will be disqualified.
· A six (6) inch bar may be put behind the drivers seat and across the dash area. These bars must run horizontal across car and be securely fastened with a plate no longer than 6x6. Seat bar and dash bar may be connected in one spot only on driver and passenger side of car.
· Cars must be swept out. No junk tires, wheels, metal parts inside. All cars must have factory-cooling system. One (1) transmission cooler is permitted only under hood. No dry ice.
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· Wire: Six (6) double strands of wire in front and rear from body to bumper to close hood, trunk lid and tailgate.
· All cars must have the fan blade covered by shroud or hood.
· Hoods must be in place and operable. HOODS AND TRUNK LIDS WILL BE OPENED DURING INSPECTION. They may be wired only after inspection. They must have a 12-inch hole above the carburetor. Hoods are NOT to be WELDED or BOLTED and factory latch must be removed.
· All doors can be welded shut. Plates not to be over 3" wide.
· Only the front 2 and the back 4 body bolts can be changed, the rubber and bushing in the body mounts may not be removed.
· Leaf Springs: Coil springs are to stay stock. No changing and no exceptions.
· Headers are allowed. Must point up.
· Bumpers, shock may be welded all the way around. Welds are not to exceed ˝” wide.
· No profanity to be written on cars. This will lead to disqualification.
· Both doors must be painted white with #number. Special numbers are permitted. THIS IS MANDATORY!!
· No dual or double tires. No fluid of liquid of any kind in tires. No studded tires. No screws or fastening devices to hold tires on rims. Only passenger or light truck tires which are DOT approved may be used. NO AG OR INDUSTRIAL. Tire size and ply must be legible on tires. NO
· Bumper height is 22 inches maximum to bottom of bumper and stock height.
· All vehicles must have a working back shackle of leaf springs. No locked or welded solid suspensions. ALL VEHICLES MUST HAVE WORKING FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSIONS. NO WELDED A-ARMS. It is the officials discretion on whether it is a working suspension or not. ALL DECISIONS ARE FINAL.
· No tucking of sheet metal
· No pre bending.
4. Prizes
· The derby will be composed of the individual heats, consolation, and one feature. If you wish to go to the consolation, there will be a $10.00 re-entry fee. You will be given a ticket and that ticket MUST be presented as you enter the arena. No ticket – No consolation. The feature will be made up of winners of the previous heat and the three (3) last cars in the consolation. If the last two cars in the feature become locked together, they will have two minutes to get themselves free. At the end of two minutes and the cars are still locked together, the red flag will be thrown and the heat will be stopped. The derby staff will then separate the two cars and let them continue until one car is left.
· NOTE – TOP THREE (3) FINISHERS IN FEATURE: Cars/Drivers will remain in place to go through a final inspection per rules before any awards/prize money is presented. All results are un-official until Derby Judges make results final. Decision of the official judges as to heat winners and feature place winners will be final.
5. Compact Cars
· All American and foreign cars allowed.
· All of the rules apply to the compact car as well as the following:
· A wheelbase not to exceed 105inches (center of front wheel to center of back wheel).
· Engine size not to exceed 6 cylinders.
· No 4-wheel drive vehicles.
· The stock gas tank must be removed. Electric fuel pump allowed if original equipment (must have mandatory shut off switch).
6, Other
· Additional safety regulations may be imposed depending on the track.
· Only Fair Board approved vehicles will be allowed to remove cars from the arena. NO third party vehicles will be permitted. NO EXCEPTIONS!
INSPECTION PROCEDURE:
· All hoods and trunk lids must be open during inspection.
· All faults noted during inspection must be corrected and car will only be allowed re-inspected one time,
· If faults are not corrected during re-inspection, car will be disqualified and no refunds on entry fees will be refunded. ALL DECISIONS OF
** Inspection closes at 7:00 p.m. Be early if possible.
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ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL BURNING MOTORS
ABSOLUTELY NO SEEM OR FRAME WELDING ALLOWED
provisions herein or to enforce any further restrictions that in his/her opinion do
not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OR SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM ALTERATION OF
SPECIFICATIONS. No explanation or variation of these rules are left to the
Discretion of the officials. The decisions of the officials are final.