Event Rules and Pit Area

• Entry fee must be paid prior to car inspection. Any car that cannot be made legal will lose the paid entry fee. No Refunds! Bring a car that meets the posted rules and there will be no problems.

• All drivers MUST sign the entry form, insurance waiver, and release form. Pit passes must be purchased by all others before entering the pit area. No one under the age of 14 will be allowed in the Pits.

• All drivers MUST be 16 years or older and MUST be able to provide proof of age at the request of the Officials. All drivers MUST attend the driver meeting prior to the event.

• Officials and flagmen MUST be obeyed. Their judgment is final. No arguing, fighting or disobeying the ruling of the officials or flagmen. Any disregard to this statement will result in disqualification.

• Any reckless driving in the pits or areas surrounding pits will result in immediate driver disqualification. Keep it at an idle!

• Absolutely no Alcohol or illegal substances on the premises or the pit area. This includes Driver and Pit Crew. Any disregard for this will result in immediate disqualification and removal from the premises. Coolers are subject

to inspection by officials at any time!

• All work MUST be completed before arriving at the facility!

Competition Rules

• During the competition drivers MUST wear DOT or Snell approved helmets and approved eye protection.

• Drivers MUST wear seatbelts. This will be checked upon entry to the competition arena.

• Cars may maneuver forward or backward.

• The first hit of the race MUST be made on the car directly opposite of them.

• Driver’s door hits are illegal. If the hit is deemed by the official to be careless or intentional, you will be disqualified. If you use your driver’s door as a defense, we will not enforce the rules. If you use the door defense repeatedly you will be disqualified.

• No getting out of the car unless instructed by an official or flagman.

• You must make AGGRESSIVE HIT every 60 seconds.

• Sandbagging is not tolerated and will be strictly enforced. Locking up the brakes prior to a hit for anything other than a driver’s door will be a cause for disqualification. The fans pay to see a show, put one on for them!

• Two fire rule. If the fire is Fuel, Battery, or other dangerous situation deemed by the officials, you will be disqualified after the first fire.

• You will be given ample time for restarts. We do not use the clock exclusively. We try to work with you if you are hung up. Hitters get more time than sandbaggers

• No team driving. This will be the flagmen’s decision.

• Your stick MUST be broken if car is disabled or disqualified.

• Cars MUST participate in one of the heats before it is eligible for the Consolation Heat.

• Cars MUST stay within confines of the competition area.

• Cars may not be intentionally knocked through the competition barriers. This is for the safety of the audience.

• Any car intentionally attempting to put a car through or on the barrier will be disqualified.

• The number of cars registered will determine the number of cars per heat. The last three running cars in each heat will be allowed to go to the feature. The consolation heat winner will be allowed to go to the feature. The feature winner is the last car running and has made a legal hit in the time allowed.

• Qualified driver must remain in the same car for the consolation and for the feature.  Driver's can not change cars due to non repairable items.
  

Protest Rule

1. Protest must be made within 5 minutes of end of heat race or feature.

2. Pay $100.00 to head official and state your protest

3. Be specific on what you are protesting.

4. If protest is found to be true, you will receive your $100.00 back and violating driver will be disqualified.

5. If protest is found to be false, you will lose your $100.00 and the driver being protested receives the $100.00.

IF it doesn’t say you can, you can’t!!!!!!!! E-Mail Questions for Answers

Procedural rules and time limits may be implemented, modified or changed, regarding the show do to the nature of an indoor show.

This derby will be run indoors on a rodeo arena. We do not want to be picking up a lot of loose items out of the dirt. If it can get knocked off the car, remove it before arriving or we will make you take it off (fiberglass, trim, shattered window pieces, etc). The ventilation will not support 20 smoking cars. If your car smokes (oil smoke), fix it or don’t bring it. We know the difference between steam and smoke. We will not be having any heats that last forever. If you plan to sandbag your way to a heat or feature win, forget it. A derby is meant to destroy cars and this is what we expect. Love taps will not be counted as hits and will get you disqualified.

Car Preparation Rules Body, Frame, Suspension

• Any year OEM frame and body of passenger car or station wagon except the following: Chrysler Imperial or LeBaron of any year, Imperial sub frames, Ambulances, Hearses, Limousines, Pickups, or Jeeps. NO SEDAGONS

• All glass, headlights, taillights, chrome molding, and plastic must be removed before reaching racetrack.

• Rolling down windows is not permitted.

• No flammable materials such as carpets, upholstery, headliners and rear seats can be left in the car.

• Cars must be clean and free of loose objects in the passenger compartment and trunk area.

• Rust can be fixed. You must use the same thickness sheet metal, welded only and maximum of 2 inch overlap. No doubling of body panels allowed

• NO SEAM WELDING Interior, exterior, or core support.

• Body modifications are limited to trimming and folding for clearance around wheel wells unless otherwise specified. No bolts to hold inner and outer panels together.

• Body bolts may be replaced. Cannot run through the frame. Must be able to see in frame. ¾” bolts maximum.
  

• Hoods must have 10-12 square inch hole on either side of the air cleaner.

• Hood may be secured in six spots maximum by bolts and all-thread only. Two all thread maximum and may only be used outboard of radiator. Bolts and all-thread may not exceed ¾” diameter. Washers may not exceed 6” diameter and ¼” thick. Other than all thread, no other added bolt may pass through the frame.

• Trunk lid may be secured in four spots by 2 bolts and 2 all-thread only. Bolts and all-thread may not exceed ¾” diameter. Washers may not exceed 6” diameter and ¼” thick. Tucking of trunk lid is permitted. Must be able to see inside of trunk on Fresh cars.

• Station wagon tailgates may be chained, wired or bolted shut in four spots. No all-thread may tie frame or floor pan to top roof of Station wagon.

• All doors MUST be welded or chained closed. Welded doors may be closed only with a steel rod 3/8” thick or less or a 4 inch metal band 1/8” thick and may be welded solid. Driver’s door may be reinforced on the exterior with a maximum 6” overlap in front and rear of door.

• An interior cage may be constructed consisting of maximum 4” diameter pipe that runs from Door to Door behind Drivers Seat (pipe cannot be located more than 6 inches behind drivers door), a maximum 4” diameter pipe located in place of factory dash (no farther forward than base of windshield), and maximum 4” diameter pipe connecting pipes behind seat to dash pipe (driver and passenger side). Down tubes may extend to the frame no closer than 6 inches behind the Zbox or crush box. Rear down tube must extend straight down from the rear of the cage and may not extend beyond rear dogleg body mount holes. No kickers allowed. The bar behind the seat may angle from the door to the floor on the opposite side of the car. Placement of the bar must not be any farther back than 18 inches behind the driver’s seat. Exceptions to pipe size can be made if C-channel is used but no exceptions to placement of C-channel.

• Halo bars allowed. This bar may be attached to the top of the cage. The halo bar can attach to the floor sheet metal but not the frame. Halo bars must be in a direct vertical line with the seat bar. Halo bars may NOT be angled toward the rear of the car, they must be vertical.

• A vertical steel bar or chain MUST be run from the roof to firewall of the car to prevent hood from entering passenger compartment. Two bars or chains are recommended.

• No welding of frame or frame seams for any reason. No strengthening of frame. All body mount and factory jig holes must be present. No welding of frame to body. Frame may be notched. Rust may be fixed but must be same thickness steel and have factory body mount and jig holes. No overlapping of metal on frame. No “band-aids” may be added.

• No Skid plates of any design.

• Body creasing, enhancing of existing body lines and addition of body lines is allowed. Do not fold the metal over to create a double layer.

• Bumpers may be any year and any make of passenger car bumper. Bumper shocks may be collapsed. Maximum 6” piece of chain may be used from bumper mounting bracket or shock canister to back of bumper. Bumper may be welded to shock canister and shock canister to the frame. No extra metal may be added to make these welds. Bumper ends may be trimmed and folding ends of bumper is permitted. Chrome may be welded to backing of bumper. Bumper may be welded 5 on 5 inches.

• Maximum Bumper height on fresh car is 22” as measured from level ground to bottom of bumper.

• Factory style leaf spring packs only. 9 leaves maximum. Leaves must be stepped with at least 1” steps and not equal length. 2 spring clamps per side of leaf springs. (8 total spring clamps). Must have give and not be solid.

• Coil to leaf spring conversions will not be allowed.

• Coil springs may be welded, bolted, cabled, or chained into place.

• No Fixed or Stiff Suspension. Car must have at least 3-4 inches of give or bounce in Suspension. Tire bounce does not count. Both ends of the car must have a working suspension and bounce freely.

• No bolts through A-arms to increase suspension height.

• No modifications or reinforcement to front A-arms.

• Tie Rods and ball joints may not be reinforced and must be factory.

• No air shocks, lifts, or homemade shackles are permitted.

• Car must be equipped with a readily accessible ABC type fire extinguisher mounted in the passenger compartment.

• Advertising and printing may be placed anywhere on the car except the front doors. Front doors must be painted with numbers at least 12 inches tall. No profanity of any kind will be tolerated.

• No extra weight of any type may be added to car.

Engine, Transmission, Rear-end

• Any engine and transmission combination may be used in any vehicle.

• Motor may be chained or welded to frame provided this does not strengthen the frame.

• Engine must be located with front spark plugs even with or in front of upper ball joint on a V-8 engine, the second spark plug on a inline engine must be even with or in front of upper ball joint.

• Distributor protectors may be used but cannot contact interior cage.

• Carburetor must have a cover.

• Hand Throttles are acceptable

• Engine oil coolers are acceptable as long as all lines used are high pressure or steel braided.

• Transmission oil coolers are acceptable as long as all lines used are high pressure or steel braided.

• 5 Lug maximum rear differential. No floater rear ends.

• Differential bracing allowed but must be on differential housing only.

• You may run a chain or cable from rear rail to rear rail behind the rear humps. 3/8" chain maximum.

• You may chain your axle to the frame hump. If you chain your humps, the suspension must work.

Radiator

• Radiator must be mounted in stock location or run none at all.

• No reserve tanks of any kind.

• Nylon straps, #9 wire, bungee cords or steel bands may be used to hold radiator in position.

• Please limit antifreeze to the lowest possible amount. We are in rodeo arena’s and they don’t like that stuff in there dirt.

Gas Tank and Fuel

• Original gas tank must be removed.

• Tank must be placed behind the front seat and close to the middle of the car.

• Tank must be no larger than 6 gallon capacity.

• Marine tanks or fuel cells are acceptable. No plastic tanks (unless it is an approved fuel cell) or upright jerry cans.

• Tanks must be securely mounted and all connections must be secure and leak proof.

• Sedans only, are allowed a gas tank protector, no wider than 24 inches, may rest against back seat panel but may not be attached. May NOT run straight back to frame humps, must angle in from back seat pipe. IT MAY RUN STRAIGHT BACK, BUT ONLY IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR.

• Electric fuel pumps are acceptable but must have shut off switch within drivers reach and clearly marked for fire officials.

Tires

• Maximum 15” rim

• No Split rims, Screws, or Bead Locks, Any Ply or Tread Pattern

• Brakes Brakes must be functional and able to stop the car.

Battery

• • One battery only and must be securely fastened in passenger compartment.

  • Battery must be covered and a passenger-type car battery.

NO WELDING OR #9 WIRE UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE RULES

WAGONS WITH LEAF SPRINGS, THE REAR SPRINGS MUST HAVE THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF GIVE OR BOUNCE OR YOU WILL BE BOUNCED FROM THE COMPETITION, NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Head Tech: Larry Creech (636)299-7878

Pre Entry Form: Small car and Big car limit of 30 cars each.

If you are bringing two cars or a mini and a big car print one entry for each car.

Entries must be received 10 days prior to show date.

Entry fees are non refundable and non transferable.

Cash only the day of the show.

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