SEMI-BUILT CARS
No welds inside doors or frame. Door plates on inside of door may be welded in place. Drivers’ door may be welded, where no door post is present.
1. Only American made passenger cars can compete. No trucks, vans, ambulances, jeeps, carry-alls, limousines, Chrysler imperials or four-wheel drives. Judges decision is final. Bring title if you think there will be a question. Call if you have any question about wagons. No Chrysler bodies allowed on imperial frames.
2. Standard safety belts are required.
3. No cutting or reinforcements allowed to the car. Any reinforcements found during inspection will cause the car to be disqualified. You can cut fenders or body work for wheel clearance only.
4. Driver door only may be welded solid. All other doors can be welded 5 inches on 5 inches off, strapped or chained.
5. All cars must have front doors painted white. White cars are to have door outlined.
6. Drivers’ door protection is mandatory. Door plates ¼” in min. thickness 12 in wide running from post to post with bottom edge below drivers’ seat. Plates or bars can be on inside of door also. The door plate can be made of other construction ideas, but DOOR PLATE IS MANDATORY.
7. Hoods must have a 12” hole cut above the carburetor. The fan blades cannot be exposed with this hole. The car must have a hood, and at no time can a car compete without a hood in place if fan blade is exposed.
8. A bar is mandatory in the middle of windshield to top of car to prevent the hood from coming in on the driver.
9. Hood must open at time of inspection. Trunks welded solid must have 8x8 inspection hole.
10. A rollover bar may be used. No full cages, absolutely no reinforcement to frame. A four bar interior cage is recommended, this consist of bar along the dash must be 6 inches back from firewall, second bar no more than 6” behind seat, third and fourth bar connecting bars one and two.
11. All glass side and rear windows, plastic grill, headlights, and taillights must be removed before reaching track. Rolling down windows is not permitted. Also all body trim must be removed (all chrome strips). If the car has a plastic grill it must be removed also. NO BUMPER COVERS.
12. Rear seat on sedan and station wagons must be removed. Station wagons must be emptied to the floorboard. All cars must be swept clean. Headliners and carpet must be removed.
13. Gas tanks must be removed from original mounting position and securely mounted in back seat area. Only 6 gallon tanks permitted or some tank of similar construction. Tanks must be securely mounted and covered with tin, steel, or a fire blanket. The covering must be of some material that is not flammable. These firewalls will be checked closely. NO MORE THAN 5 GALLONS OF GAS IS ALLOWED IN CAR AT ANY TIME. If electric fuel pump is used it must be wired to the ignition. Fuel lines must be clamped to tank. If fuel line goes through car, it must be enclosed in PVC pipe, so that it is not directly exposed to the driver. Fuel tanks in front of rear axle are ok.
14. Any fuel type is permitted.
15. Either will not be allowed in the car at any time.
16. Radiators must be left in the stock position. No alterations to front end allowed. You cannot run extra radiators or water supplies. If fan becomes exposed you are disqualified. NOTHING IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR.
17. Transmission coolers are allowed.
18. Batteries must be moved. You can use 2 batteries, but they must be securely mounted and covered. Battery cannot be in area of gas tank.
19. SUSPENSION: Do not invert shackles with bolts, extra clamps or extra leaf springs. BUMPER HEIGHT MAXIMUN IS 22 INCHES ON A FRESH CAR AND MINIMUN IS 15 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF THE BUMPER TO GROUND. IF FRAME IS LOWER IN THE BACK THEN THE BUMPER WE WILL MEASURE FROM THE FRAME TO THE GROUND. ON A PRE RAN CAR MAXIMUN IS 24 INCHES FROM BOTTOM OF BUMPER TO GROUND. CAR MUST HAVE SOME BOUNCE.
20. Trailer hitches and brackets of any type must be removed.
21. Engine and transmission may be interchanged. Motor mounts may be welded, but no extra bracing to frame allowed. NO ENGINE CRADLES.
22. You cannot weld leaf springs together. Only one clamp per spring permitted. Bumper shocks can be welded. BUMPERS MUST HAVE A BUMPER SKIN ON THEM. EXTRA METAL CAN BE USED TO BRACE UP BUMPER, BUT IT MUST BE INSIDE OF THE BUMPER SKIN.
23. Valve stem covers are permitted on wheels.
24. Any tire is permitted.
21. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ARE MANDATORY. Two fires and you are disqualified.
22. Hoods can be wired or chained. They must be secured in the four corners, meaning two by the windshield corners and two by the front - nothing in front of the radiator. Six fasteners total on hood. That’s what we’ll expect - plus 2 other spots in middle to fender to keep from buckling.
23. Headers are allowed but they must point up. Fire walls must be in all cars in original place.
24. After market shifters are permitted.
25. NO moving of the steering column.
26. Anything left out of the rules will be left to the decision of the officials. All decisions are final.
27. Body bushings may be removed, but if they are ½ in. gap- with no bigger than 1” washers must be above frame to check seams. No bolts bigger than 1” but no oversize washers and no plates over 1” square. No oversize bolts. No plates or washers on bottom side of frame. Nuts must be inside frame. ALL BODY MOUNT HOLES MUST REMAIN OPEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME.
28. No undercoating on frame or fresh paint.
29.FRAMES CAN BE PITCHED, Only 4x4 patch can be added.
30. Officials have the right to drill frames when needed.
31. All inspection holes on frame must be open. HUMP PLATES are allowed ¼ in. maximum 4x4 only.
26. Driver must stay with car to help pull it off the track. If driver is not present when it comes time to tow it, it will be offered to the local salvage yard.
27.The inspector has the right to approve or reject any entry.
28. NO PROFANITY ON THE CAR.
29. Every car winning the feature will be re-inspected.
MINI CAR RULES
1. Any 4 cylinder or V6 car. NO LEAF SPRING CARS. Foreign cars may be used. No A.M.C. Pacers, Volvo's, or AWD allowed.
2. Only welds are on bumpers and doors, hoods and trunks must be open. This will be STRICTLY enforced.
3. Four cylinder or V6 engines only.
4. Welds anywhere besides bumpers and doors, cars will be disqualified.
5. No 4-wheel drive vehicles allowed.
6. No electric fuel pumps unless original equipped and shut offs with ignitions switch.
7. Any tire may be used.
8. Valve stem covers are permitted on wheels.
9. Gas tanks can remain in the stock location, as long as it is located in front of the rear axle, if not it must be relocated.
10. Batteries must be covered. Batteries must be moved inside car.
11. 4 bar floating cage allowed.
12. Suspension must main stock and have bounce.
13. All rules about cars are to be followed by minis as well.