PLAINFILED FARMERS FAIR
SMALL CAR
JULY 25th - 7:00 PM START TIME
Rules And Regulations:
Car must be registered and inspected 30 minutes before the start of show, or you will not run.
*You must be 16 years of age or older on the day of the event to compete.
A. Each driver must fill out an entry blank.
B. All rules and regulations must be observed and followed. Track operators and promoters reserve the right to approve or reject all entries.
C. Only drivers will be permitted on the track.
D. No cars permitted on the track before the heat they are to participate in.
E. Members of the auto demolition derby are not employees of the track operators or the promoter of the demolition derby.
F. No alcoholic beverages allowed. Drivers that are or have been drinking will be disqualified.
G. All drivers must wear safety belts and helmets.
H. Long sleeved shirts, long pants, and closed toe shoes are required.
I. All drivers must be present one-half hour before scheduled start time.
J. Drivers may maneuver forward or backward. No ramming the driver’s door deliberately.
K. Time limits will be set by the judges. If a driver does not hit a live car within the time limit, it will lead to disqualification.
L. The derby will be composed of a feature.
Participating Regulations
1. Any factory 4 or 6 cylinder with a 105” inch wheel base or less automobile. All wheel drive cars are allowed but you must remove one drive shaft of your choosing. fuse pulling will not be acceptable.
2. Cars must appear stock, unless noted below.
3. All glass, plastic trim, outside door handles, chrome and fiber glass noses/rubber bumper covers must be removed.
4. All anti-freeze and freon must be drained prior to arriving at the track.
5. All airbags must be removed.
6. Battery may be moved to passenger front floor. Must be secured and covered.
Fuel system
7. Electric fuel pumps are permitted. They must have a visible switch for track personnel in case of fire.
8. Stock tanks may be used if they are located rear axle forward underneath the car
9. No stock tanks permitted inside the car, metal or plastic boat tanks, or pre- approved fuel cells must be securely mounted in the back seat area of the car using metal strapping. Gas tank protectors are permitted, must be 3 inches from any metal. The max size of the protector 30x30 box max from seat bar with no extra metal added …. (30 inches is 30 inches) must be 3 inches away from all sheet metal from the start of the show. This rule applies to both fresh built and pre ran cars. Absolutely no exceptions
Tires
10. Any DOT or forklift tire may be tubed, doubled, or loaded. Tractor, skid loader, or snow tires are permitted, but NO paddle type tires No studs or wheel weights. ** **
11. Factory AUTOMOTIVE steel or aluminum wheels only. There may be weld in centers modifications. 3/8 of an inch thick, 7 inches across max! No valve stem protectors or any other modifications of any kind. **NO SOLID RUBBER FORKLIFT TIRE OR WHEEL **
Body
12. You may bolt the hood to the inner bracing in 12 spots, using 3/8 bolts with one inch washer max. No other bracing allowed to the hood. If it did not come factory stock, you may not add it. Core support brackets may not be reinforced.
13. Hoods, trunks and tailgates cannot be welded shut. You may use chain, wire or bolted in 6 spots maximum on each. (all thread may be used no larger than 1 inch in diameter) with a 4x4 inch max flat plate. May weld a 1/4x2”x4” angle on hood/top of fender with (1) bolt per angle set only.
14. No other bracing may be added to support the all thread.
15. Hoods must be open for inspection. Must have (2) 8” holes in hood in case of fires
16. Doors; must be chained, wired or cabled shut (4)spots max. With the exception of driver’s door. Only the drivers’ side door can be welded. Rear seam only. No bolting doors
17. Trunks may be tucked or, canoed but not wedged. Quarter panels must remain vertical. Roof to deck bars may not be used. If using all thread one threaded rod per hole. In trunk lid. If threaded rod goes through two spots of trunk lid it counts as two spots (6) spots on trunk lid max
18. Station wagons must stay station wagons, you may not turn it into a sedagon by cutting the roof
19. All sunroofs must be covered with metal
20. Body mounts must remain stock. You may replace it with 1 inch max spacer, or remove it and bolted flat.
21. Seat, dash bar will be permitted (6”inches max round door to door or post to post only may only be connected on both sides. Must remain inside door pillars. 6x2` c ` channel or 6 inch pipe max! ( no kickers anywhere ). Roof chains may be used from frame to roof (two per side max).Seat Bar can be max 6” from seat max 6” past back of seat, halo bars are permitted but only can be welded to the seat bar no kickers anywhere. May be bolted in two spots only to the roof.
Suspension
22. Rear ends may be locked. They also may be swapped from another make/model (rear wheel drive only), but it must remain stock suspension. If front wheel drive must have stock rear axle
23. Drive shaft must remain factory stock.
24. Suspensions must move with one man’s effort. No reinforcing of any kind. including tie rod ends. Any questions regarding this, call.
Engines
25. Exhaust may exit through the hood (must be ten inches above the carburetor or throttle body). Wherever exhaust is cut off it must be removed from there back.
26. Engine swaps are acceptable. Engine mounts may be welded, chained or bolted solid. No engine protectors/cradles.
27. Shifting mechanism may be altered.
28. The gas/brake pedal may be altered.
Bumpers
29. Bumpers may be bolted solid or welded. Bumper plungers may be welded, bumper shocks may be welded to the frame. bumpers must remain in stock position. A max 6x6 ¼ inch thick flat plate may be welded to the front of frame to mount your bumper one (4) per frame horn. No kickers or extra materials may be added. If you hard nose, you may not use a bumper shock (1 or the other) bumper brackets maybe welded 6” back from front of frame will be measured
30. Bumpers may be swapped between makes/models, but they must be stock, passenger car bumpers. May not exceed the width of the car. May be seam welded but must be able to see through side to side. No filling, stuffing of bumpers. No reinforcing of any kind all bumpers must be chained or wired on, no exceptions!
31. If your vehicle did not come with a bumper shock, you may not add one. If it came with one if you use it must be stock shock for car
Frame
32. No welding of body seams. Rust repair may be made on the frame with the same thickness metal 1 inch passed the hole only. Trailer hitches must be removed. You may use all thread or chain to tie the front sub frame to the body one per side. You may run one chain from lower A-arm to lower A-arm. No skid plates
33. No stuffing frames
34. Front frames may not be tilted using any method.
35. If running a stock fan, the hood cannot be cut out above it.
36. You must run the same vehicle you qualified with. Once qualified you can not run another heat.
37. To make inspection faster and easier on you, please follow all the rules.
38. All decisions by judges are final.
39. All feature winning cars will be reinspected after feature is over if caught cheating all money will be forfeited.
Pay Outs: 1st-750, 2nd-200
40. Any questions regarding the rules and regulations please contact Tim @ 610-826-7284
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