Driver's Rules:
1. American/Foreign two-wheel drive passenger cars and station wagons only. No convertibles, trucks, vans, four wheel drives, commercial vehicles (hearses, limos) or Chrysler Imperials allowed.
2. Safety Equipment:
• Long sleeve shirts and pants strongly suggested, no open toed shoes allowed.
• DOT approved helmet required.
• Eye protection (safety glasses, goggles, or face shield) required.
• Seat belts are required and must be worn while in the arena and during inspection.
• Each pit must have a working fire extinguisher.
• Driver and pit crew must be at least 18 years of age. Proof of age required.
3. Vehicle Requirements:
• ALL CARS MUST STAY FACTORY STOCK EXCEPT FOR THE RULES BELOW:
• All pre-ran cars must follow the same rules.
• All glass, mirrors, loose chrome and moldings, lights, fender extentions and other loose trim must be removed from the car. Nothing may attached to the roof of your car, except for a number fin if you run one, after the grand entry.
• All flammable materials must be removed from the interior of the car, padded dash and drivers side door panel may stay.
• NO reinforcing of body, frame, suspension, or bumper in any way, except the drivers door.
• NO altering or adding weight to the car in any way.
• NO debris or filling of tires, doors, fenders, bumpers, or any other cavity of the car. This includes water, sand, mud, concrete, steel, spray foam, bedliner, etc.
• Trailer hitches and any bracing must be completely removed from the car.
• Wagon flip-up compartment lids may be removed; however, if left in, they must be welded, 2" with 6" space, and a 10" inspection hole cut in the center of the lid.
• ALL stock gas tanks must be removed.
3A. Fullsize cars: you may weld the upper frame seams, from the front of the upper A-arm forward. 1/2" wide weld max, no added material, just the bead, only the top outside seam. No other frame welding is allowed.
3B. 65-73 Chrysler: you may plate the open area of the "Y" top and bottom, same thickness material and only wide enough to cover the gap, with only enough weld to attach the plate to the open area. Plates may not wrap around frame in any way, they may only cover the open area No filling the inside of this 'box' with pipe or any other material.
4. All equipment must be standard.
5. Hardware:
• Bolts/allthread no bigger than 1"
• Chains/cable no bigger than 3/8", no welded links on chain, chains may not exceed 36" long.
• Washers or plates not to exceed 3" diameter or 3"x3" square.
• Maximium four (4) pieces of allthread may go to or through the frame on whole car, two in the front of the car and two in the rear max.
6. Body Mounts:
• With the exception of the radiator core support, all body mounts must stay stock and in their stock position. This will be enforced!
• Body bolts may be replaced with new bolts and washers, but cannot exceed the stock size bolt (3/8" max)
• No added body mounts or bolts.
7. Cooling:
• Radiator must stay in the stock position.
• No reserve water tanks.
• Electric fans are allowed, they may not reinforce or support the raidator or core support in any way.
• No bungee cords, may use chain/wire/metal strap/motorcycle straps to secure radiator.
No antifreeze in the radiator, water only! This will be enforced!
8. Engines:
• Must match corporate lines, ie. Ford to Ford, GM to GM etc.
• Must be mounted in the stock position with stock mounts, may have one support chain per motor mount.
• Firewall can be bent in within reason for distributor clearance only, but NOT cut or otherwise modified, any excess holes in the firewall must be covered with sheetmetal, mudflaps, tire tubes, etc. for driver's protection!
• Electric fuel pumps are allowed, but must be run with a separate clearly marked switch, may be left on factory key switch if it is used.
• No open ended manifolds, pipes must exit out of engine compartment or behind the driver. Headers are allowed.
• HERBY DERBY: 4 cylinder fwd or rwd cars, 6 cyl allowed only if front wheel drive. Maximum 107" wheelbase.
9. Transmissions/Rearends:
• Transmissions may have one (1) support chain at the mount.
• You can use an aftermarket cooler, but must use high pressure lines (NO fuel line) and they must be incased and secured if in the car.
• For your safety, keep transmission access holes to a minimum. If it is too big you will be asked to cover part of it with sheetmetal, tire tubes, mudflap, etc. (Judge's discretion) for driver's protection against fire or injury.
• Rearends must match manufacturer to manufacturer; no truck rearends, passenger car axles only.
• Posi-traction, spools, and/or welded spiders allowed.
10. Hood:
• Car hoods can have six (6) securements, chains, bolts, pins or angle irons
• Angle iron may be no larger than 2"x2"x4" long, only one bolt per iron
• At least one (1) 8" diameter fire hole is required
• Hoods cannot be welded shut, must be able to be opened or removed for inspection. A huge hole in the middle and the sides welded does not count!
• Hoods cannot be chained to the bumper.
11. Battery:
• Batteries must be secured on the passenger side floorboard, in front of the seat area, and covered.
• No bungee cords, metal strap or chain is recommended.
• Two (2) batteries are allowed.
12. Windshield:
• At least two (2) 1" bars, pipes, irons, or straps must be mounted in the windshield opening. You may use 1 center bar and screen (expanded metal, etc., NO window screen) over the driver side of windshield instead. See diagram for suggested mounting.
13. Driver's Door:
• NO WHITE or BRIGHT SILVER CARS ALLOWED. Cars must be painted a contrasting color to the drivers door.
• Driver's door MUST be painted white, no exceptions.
• Drivers door may be completely welded shut.
• Drivers door may be reinforced, reinforcement can go from behind the left front wheelwell to 12" behind the driver's side B-pillar (end of driver door).
• NO outside loose metal.
• Reinforcement is strictly for DRIVER SAFETY.
14. Doors (except driver door):
• May be bolted, chained, or welded shut.
• If welded, welds cannot be longer than 2x2" with at least a 6" space between welds, outside seams only.
15. Numbers:
• Must be at least 12" high, and a contrasting color, on front doors and roof.
• You may use a roof fin with numers on both sides, but it cannot reinforce the car in any way.
• If two cars show up with the same number, in the same class, first car to register keeps the number, and the other(s) will need to add a letter or digit to theirs.
16. Trunk:
• Can be bolted, chained, or welded shut. No extreme(ie. using heavy machinery or 6 hours with a sledgehammer) prebending to make wedges or sedagons. No creasing in new body lines or seams.
• Bolts can be no larger than 1", at least 6" apart; washers or plates no larger than 3".
• Chains may not go from trunk lid to or around bumper.
• Welds cannot exceed 2" long, must be at least 6" between welds.
17. Gas Tanks:
• Original gas tank must be removed.
• A DOT approved marine style tank, fuel cell or jerry can shall be placed behind the drivers seat, rigidly secured by chain or metal strap, no bungee cords or rope. This is mandatory in all classes for your safety.
• Please make sure you have no fuel leaks for everyone's safety
18. Bumpers:
• Bumper shocks must be secured from bumper to car.
• Bumpers may be secured by chains, welds, or bolts.
• Chains may not go to hood or trunk lid.
• No more than 4" of weld total per side to attach shocks to frame, you may weld the bumper to shock, you may compress and weld shocks.
18a. You may attach the front bumper with two (2) 1" wide x 1/8" thick max straps, welded 2" total to frame, ahead of the core support. The strap may not go to or behind the core support. It can go around the bumper and be welded to the bottom of the frame, ahead of the core, 2" of the strap total welded to frame. You may also weld two (2) straps of the same size from the decklid to the face of the rear bumper, again 1" wide x 1/8" thick max and only 2" of the strap welded to the decklid and face of bumper. Straps on the rear may not go around the bumper or over the top of the decklid, only enough to attach to the car.
• Bumpers may be no higher than 24" from bottom of bumper to the ground.
• Bumpers must have at least one (1) hole to verify for reinforcement.
• Bumpers may NOT have jagged edges, must be left stock or hammer ends in, you may fold ends in but you may not weld them to the car.
19. Suspension:
• No bracing of any kind to jack up car, may only be raised with springs/spacers/tires. One spring per wheel.
• Leaf spring cars may not have the rearend chained to the frame/body.
• Coil springs may be welded or chained to rearend only.
20. Tires:
• DOT approved light truck or passenger car tires only, no implement/mining tires.
• NO studded tires on drive wheels.
• NO filled or doubled tires, tubes are allowed.
• Flappers are allowed.
21. Windshield bar requirements: see attached diagram. Windshield bars may not attach to cage.