LARGE CARS RULES
1. Any American-made sedan
or station wagon. No 66 or older imperials.
2.
Helmet, seat belt, and eye protection must be worn at all times.
3. Any controversies or protests must be brought up during the drivers meeting.
4. Any questions call first If it doesn t say you can don t do it. Cars must be stock
unless modification is stated in the rules. No painting of the frames. If the car is black it must have a 12 x 12 roof
sign.
5. Judges decision s are final. All cars
are subject to re-inspection at any time before, during, or after the event.
6. All glass, plastic, and interior must be removed before arriving to the event.
7. Motor of choice is permitted. Distributor protectors are allowed,
kicker from dash bar to D.P. is allowed but can not be welded Or bolted to D.P.. Nothing that attaches to engine can be wider
than the stacks I.E dist. Protector, engine cradles ect.
8. Trailer hitches and braces must be removed.
9. A 14 x 14 inspection hole must be put in all deck lids.
10. Original gas tank must be removed and replaced with a boat-type tank or fuel cell. Moved inside
of car behind drivers seat but no further back than rear axle.
11. Batteries must be moved to passenger side floor board and securely fastened.
12. You may weld, wire, or bolt doors, trunk lids, and tailgates. If you wire you
may use 8 double strands of #9 wire all may go around bumper or frame You may weld wire or bolt only. Strapping used for this
may no be stair stepped no excessive overlapping permitted. Deck lids may have two 1 piece of all thread from the floor pan
to the deck lids they may Attach to frame using a 1 nut welded to the top of the frame no washer or material of any
kind may be used at this location other than the nut. On wagons these may go from the floor pan to rear Roof pillars not the
roof. The gas tank protector or holder may go all the way back to the sheet metal. If the protector is wider than 24 it
will not be allowed to run.
13. Seam welding will be permitted on exterior seams. On pre-ran cars some
sheet metal may be repaired back to stock.
14.
Any year bumper permitted. All bumper seams may be welded bumpers may be fixed bumper must appear factory front and back side
front bumpers only the bumper on the rear of the car must be factory no adding of metal to bumper on rear of car will be permitted.
Openings in bumper may be closed out this must be done on the inside of bumper. You may use 1/4 inch plate to weld from
bumper to frame 2 sides only can overlap the frame no more than 2 . Bumper shocks must appear stock and may not be further
than 10 inside of frame
15. If a frame section
needs to be replaced or repaired (rust) you must call first. If the frame has damage in the rear the back 2 body bolts may
be moved no more than 6 from factory location. On pre-ran cars if the frame is shortened and bumper replaced the bumper
shocks may not be located closer than 4 from hump plate.
16. You may put 4 1/4 x 3 x 3 plates on pre-ran cars that have frame damage There must be visible
damage to have the fix it plates. If a seam has came apart you may re-weld up to 6 of frame but that will count as 1
of the 4 plates ( no plates bigger than 1/4 x 3 x 3 allowed)
17. The pre-ran cars that are bent at the feet may be pulled back down and fixed (call if questions)
18. Angles for cross member can t be longer than 5
and must be within 12 from factory location.
19. You may have a window bar or wire in windshield and rear window if using metal it can be no thicker than 3/8 and
no wider than 3 You may use 2 x 2 pipe not solid.
20. You may modify tie rods, control arms and use valve stem protectors.
21. You may use a floating gas tank protector that comes off the back bar but cannot be wider than 24
inches. The gas tank protector or holder may go all the way back to the sheet metal. If the protector is wider than 24 inches
it will not be allowed to run.
22. You may have 6 bolts on the hood to keep it secure
bolts may be 1 in dia. The front 2 may go all the way through core support You may use a 2 x 2 spacer through the core support
this may be welded to frame and top and bottom of core support. You may also use a 3 x 3 x 1/4 plate to weld to top
side of frame on the front two body mounts 1 bolts max.
23. Hoods must be open for inspection. (12 x 12 hole over carburetor)
24. If automobile is tucked there must be a large access hole to see in. Cars
may not be smashed flat If cars are tucked the rear quarter panels on both sides of cars must be 6 higher than the top
of the bumper.
25. Body mounts must remain in place
or a 1 stack of washers or spacer of some kind is ok
26. Body bolts and washers may be changed (1 dia. Bolt max, 5 washer max.) Must start and stop in stock location
27. Upper A-arms may be folded down to frame and welded
if you use metal to weld A-Arms you can weld a 2 x 2 max plate from the tip of the A-arms (edge to edge call) to top
of the frame front and back sides of upper A-Arms. Lower A-Arms may not be welded. You can change out the new style A-arms
For old style ones. Cars do not have to bounce.
28.
Bumper can not be lower than 15 or higher than 22 from bottom of bumper. Frame may not be lower than 14 .
29. Coil springs in rear may be welded wired or chained
to rear end.
30. You may use rear end of choice.
You may add 3 bolts per wheel well -. Rear end protectors may be used but may not extend back past rear end backing plates
and be no higher than the top of the axle tubes. Leaf spring cars may replace broken springs with factory 1/4 inch leaf
springs only. No more than 7 springs allowed and must have a 2 stagger and mounted in factory location
31. You can not change coil spring to leaf spring set ups.
32. You can add a piece of angle (4 x 4 x 1/4 inch max.)
to top of the core support but can be only 1 wider than the largest radiator No longer than 32 no other metal
permitted on core support. No other metal permitted to be welded to core support.
33. You may have a roll cage surrounding the drivers compartment with a roll over bar. Bars
6 diam. Max. must be sheet metal to sheet metal only 16 max behind Door post and must be at least 6 off
the floor You may use 2 down legs to the frame from the rear bar down to frame these must run straight down no angling of
the down legs permitted. No cage components can be farther back than 12 from center door posts on 4 door cars. From
seat on 2 door cars .
34. Engines may be chained
in 2 chain per side standard 3/8 chain max. these chains may be no longer than 16 and no more than 3 chain links
may be welded to the frame. Chains must attach to engine.
35. For coil sprung cars you may use a hump plate they may be 1/4 inch X 6 X 22 centered in the hump
they will be measured from the top center of the hump and must start no lower than the center of the frame. On leaf spring
cars you may use a 1/4 inch X 6 X 11 hump plate to be measured the same way. These hump plates may contour
the frame or run straight across hump.
36. Cars
must be stock unless modifications stated in rules. We have the right to RE-INSPECT, DRILL, OR CUT any car at any time.
37. You may clip pre-ran cars with a single butt weld
with no metal added must use same make and model of frame IE: ford to ford gm to gm.
38 You may cut flaps and re-weld to tilt the front of new style fords no metal may be added.
All factory holes in frame must remain open no welding these holes shut permitted.
39. On new style cars with the aluminum cradles you may switch these out with 80 and newer
steel cradles they must be put in like there factory counterparts only using the factory brackets no other metal may be added.
You may use a 3 spacer from the bottom of the frame to lower A-arm where the spring goes you may not alter frame in
any manner other than attaching factory brackets with a single bead of weld.
40. IF YOU STRETCH A RULE YOU WILL LOSE THAT RULE.NO WELDS ON FRAME MAY EXCEED 1/2 inch IN WIDTH EXCESIVE
WELDS WILL HAVE TO BE FIXED.
41. On coil sprung
cars you may use a hump plate. Hump plate may be 1/4 in. x 6 x 22 in. centered in the hump they will be measured from
the top center of the hump and must start no lower than the center of the frame. On leaf spring cars you may use an 1/4 inch
x 6 x 11 hump plate to be measured the same way.
Small Cars (mini cars)
Small car rules the same as large car rules above except must be 4 or 6 cylinder. Must be front wheel
drive car. No rear wheel drive cars.
Wheelbase must be less than 107.
No full frame cars will be permitted.
Suspension may be solid. Leaf springs must remain factory; no adding of extra springs.
No hump plates permitted on small cars.
Only 1 seam weld on front
uni-body frame in front may be welded.
For all other rules refer to large
car rules above unless stated in the small car rules.
