“WHERE THE DIRT STOPS AND THE CLAY BEGINS”
Medaryville, IN
Rules & General Race Procedures
Phone: (219) 843-8892
Fax: (219) 843-8892
www.shadyhillspeedway.com
“Stock Car Racing Every Saturday Night!”
April through Labor Day
¼ MILE SEMI-BANKED CLAY OVAL
GATES OPEN
PITS 4:00 pm
GRANDSTANDS 4:30 pm
HOT LAPS 5:30 pm
RACES 7:00 pm
(CENTRAL TIME)
For UMP and I-Mod rules please follow these links:
(REVISED OCTOBER 2007 for 2008 SEASON)
TO ALL DRIVERS AND CAR OWNERS:
All drivers must have a current Shadyhill Speedway Driver Identification Card in order to be eligible to race. The application fee is five dollars ($5.00) and there will not be any payoff without presenting the Shadyhill Speedway Drivers I.D. Card. Any prize money not collected by the final points race of the season will be forfeited. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS!
IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER AND OWNER TO MAKE CERTAIN THE CAR IS RACE LEGAL. It must meet the specifications that are contained herein. Any car competing in a non-sanctioned class for the first visit may compete with a non-performance infraction only. Said infraction must be corrected by the next visit. Failure to comply with race program or rules can result in loss of all points and awards for the year. A vehicle that has competed for posted prize money is subject to post race inspection by the officials, to be conducted in a selected impound area. ANY RULE INFRACTION FOUND WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF MONIES, AWARDS, AND POINTS FOR THE EVENING’S EVENT. REFUSAL OF INSPECTION WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF MONIES AND AWARDS FOR THE EVENING AND ALL POINTS TO DATE. ANY OTHER INFRACTION WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF MONIES, POINTS AND AWARDS FOR THE EVENING’S EVENTS.
RAIN-OUT POLICY:
If races are incomplete due to weather prior to consis and/or features, races are considered a complete rain-out. Line-ups, heats, time trials, mud laps, etc. will NOT count. These races will not be entered into the books and points will be given. Rain-out tickets and/or bands will be honored over the next 2 scheduled events after the rain-out date.
Once consis and/or features have started and are canceled due to weather, races will be completed upon a day deemed appropriate for the track schedule, usually on the following race date. Once consis and/or features have begun, tickets and/or bands will NOT be considered rain tickets and will NOT be honored for any future events.
NO PIT PASS:
Any person whose pit pass has been accidentally removed from their wrist must produce pit pass to pit gate for trade in for a new band. Any person found in the pits without a pit pass will be prosecuted with a charge of theft and restitution of pit pass fee and a fine of fifty dollars ($50.00).
RULE BOOK DISCLAIMER:
The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing event and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such event and by participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official. The track officials shall be empowered to permit minor deviations from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in their opinions do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF SPECIFICATIONS. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is FINAL.
DRIVER/CAR OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR AND SHALL CONTROL THEIR PIT CREW MEMBERS. FINES FOR FIGHTING ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1ST OFFENSE – $500.00 MINIMUM FINE, BARRED FROM THE PITS FOR TWO (2) RACING EVENTS, EXCLUDING RAIN-OUTS AND LOSS OF ALL POINTS TO DATE. 2ND OFFENSE - $1,000.00 MINIMUM FINE, BARRED FROM SHADYHILL SPEEDWAY PROPERTY FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME AND LOSS OF ALL POINTS TO DATE. ALL FINES WILL BE PAID BEFORE DRIVER IS ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FUTURE EVENTS.
*The track reserves the right to determine the intent and specifications contained herein. The track also retains the option to update, delete, add or amend any rule that it deems in the best interest of the track. Anything not covered herein should be checked with the proper official before proceeding.
IF IT DOESN’T SAY YOU CAN DO IT, THAT MEANS YOU CAN’T DO IT.
THE DECISION OF THE TRACK OFFICIALS IS FINAL!!!
Shadyhill Speedway Track Address and Phone Number
10554 West 300 North
Medaryville, IN
47957
(219) 843-8892
GENERAL RACE PROCEDURES AND RULES:
1. DRIVERS: More than one driver per vehicle per night will be allowed if the change is reported to the pit steward prior to the race involved. Any unreported change will result in the vehicle being moved to the rear of the pack. Automatic disqualification and/or fine of vehicle for evening if not followed. A vehicle may only compete in one class per night. Driver may compete in more than one class. Entry fee for other class(es) is the same as the first class. You must declare your other class(es) when signing in at the pit gate. All fees must be paid at that time or you forfeit your highest earnings for that night.
2. DRIVERS AND OWNERS: ALL vehicles must remain until after payoff or risk loss of money and points if protested. If any rule infraction is found during random inspection, prior to beginning of program, car/driver may still compete if infraction is corrected and noted by track tech. Any car competing in a non-sanctioned class for the first visit may compete with a non-performance infraction only. Said infraction must be corrected by the next visit. If performance infraction is found after racing program begins, car/driver will be disqualified and will lose all moneis, awards, and points for the evening’s events, regardless of class. Second offense of the same infraction means loss of monies and awards for evening’s events and loss of points earned to that date.
3. POST TECH INSPECTION: After the feature, the top seven (7) positions must report directly to the scales and then to the inspection area, five (5) to be inspected and two (2) alternate. Only driver and one pit crew member per car allowed in tech area with track officials. Failure to stop will result in disqualification and loss of monies, awards and points for the evening’s events.
4. PACKING THE TRACK: Vehicles packing the track will receive five (5) bonus points per night (minimum of 10 laps), as directed by official.
5. UMP Modifieds will qualify. All other classes will draw.
6. STAGING AREA: It is the responsibility of the driver and/or owner to make sure his vehicle is safe and race ready, and to have his vehicle in the proper line-up position on the white flag of the previous race, or he WILL lose his starting spot in his race. All required safety equipment (helmet, gloves, suit, window net/arm restraint, 5-point harness, etc) must be properly worn and secured or car will be sent to pits and not allowed to compete in that race. Any driver that did not draw for starting position will be placed to the rear of any line-up.
7. RESTARTS ON FIRST LAP: The race is officially started when the leader reaches the start/finish line. Lineups for restarts are the same as when the race started. Any yellows during the start of a race will be charged to the driver(s) who caused the yellow. Third restart will be single file at the flag stand / cone.
8. YELLOW/RED FLAG: Drivers do not race to the yellow flag. When the yellow is out, the scoring stops. Drivers should maintain position at LOW speed. Stopping is allowed if directed by an official. Scoring reverts back to the last scored lap for lineups. If stopped dead on the track after the race is officially started regardless of the reason, driver will go to the end of the pack on the restart. If same driver is the cause of a second yellow flag during the same race, he/she will be sent to the pits. Red flag situations are the same except the drivers MUST STOP unless an official directs the driver to another area.
9. CHECKERED FLAG: The race is over after the last vehicle on the lead lap takes the checkered flag.
10. LINE-UPS: On all restarts the reline-ups will be the running order of the last scored lap. (Last scored lap is when all the vehicles on the lead lap have crossed the start/finish line.) On restart, all vehicles must be in single file. The race will not start before the leader passes the cone. At this time, as soon as the leader picks up the throttle, the green flag will come out. No vehicle can improve their position until they pass the cone.
11. WORKING ON VEHICLE WHILE ON TRACK: Any car that requires any mechanical or cosmetic work under caution while the field is moving will lose its race position, unless under red or at the direction of an official. Under red light conditions and ONLY AT THE DIRECTION OF AN OFFICIAL, driver may work on car. No pit crew allowed on track for assistance. Car must be able to resume racing when red light conditions are over. Any car that is not race ready will lose its position and will go to the back. Drivers must stay in their own vehicle on the track unless under the direction of an official or unless there is a fire.
12. PIT CREW ON TRACK: Any unauthorized crew on the track or infield will cause the driver of that vehicle to be fined one hundred dollars ($100.00) per person.
13. PITTING DURING THE RACE: Only under the discretion of the track officials during special shows and then only in the designated pit area under yellow flag conditions will drivers be allowed back on the track. During regular shows, NO PITTING ALLLOWED! Any vehicle that goes into the pit after initial green flag is dropped MAY NOT return to the race.
14. ROUGH OR RECKLESS DRIVING: Will NOT be tolerated. If black flagged for rough or reckless driving, points and monies for that race only will be lost.
15. STOPPING ON THE TRACK: Anyone stopping on the track will be placed to the back of the line-up unless told otherwise by an official.
16. OFFICIAL PROTEST: All protests must be in writing with fifty dollars ($50.00) cash fee posted. This must be posted with the pit steward prior to consis and features. After protesting driver completes form, posts fee, and feature of protested class is complete, he must submit his vehicle for inspection before the protested vehicle is inspected.
· If protesting vehicle passes inspection, he will receive twenty-five dollars ($25.00) back and the protested vehicle then will be inspected. If protested vehicle fails inspection, protested vehicle will be disqualified and remaining twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be paid to track.
· If protesting vehicle fails inspection, protesting vehicle will be disqualified and will forfeit the full protest fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the track and the protested vehicle will NOT be inspected.
· If protested vehicle passes inspection, protested vehicle will receive the remaining twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
Any affected driver/owner may file and the purse for that race will not be paid until final decision is made by officials. Once protest has been filed and monies paid, protest will be enforced in ALL aspects.
17. ALL FINES: Will be applied to trophies.
18. TRACK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TEAR DOWN ANY ENGINE. Refusal at any time will result in loss of monies and awards for the evening and all points to date. If the driver/owner refuses tear down, they are subject to tear down at any time during evening’s events and for remainder of season. The second tear down refusal may result in stiffer penalties at the discrepancy of track tech. Tear down, gaskets and assembly is full responsibility of driver and/or owner.
19. BATTERY: Must be securely mounted in trunk, under hood, or behind driver’s seat in all classes. Must be bolted in metal box with some type of insulation surrounding battery. Lid must be sealed to box with rubber seal.
20. BODY APPEARANCE: Prefer a bright, neat paint job. No metallic numbers or paint allowed. Arabic numbers ONLY (1, 2, 3, etc.). The numbers must be on both doors and the roof (facing the stands). It is recommended to have the number on the front and rear at least 4” high. Alcohol vehicles MUST have an “A” by vehicle number. This “A” is to be bright red in a circular white background and must be at least 4” high. This must be designated for emergency purposes.
21. BRAKES: Must be in good working condition.
22. DRIVER’S SEAT: Racing seat is mandatory. Seat must be properly and securely mounted to frame and/or roll cage.
23. DRIVER’S HARNESS: Five (5) point, three (3) inch wide racing harness is mandatory. Harness must be Snell Foundation, Inc. (SFI) approved and no more than two (2) years old from date of tag. IF TAGS ARE MISSING OR OUT OF DATE, CAR WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON TRACK.
24. FUEL TANKS: Fuel cell mounted in metal container mandatory.
25. ALL GLASS AND PLASTIC MUST BE REMOVED.
26. WEIGHT: If weights are added they must be securely bolted with ½” or more threaded rod and painted white with car number on each weight. Fifty dollar ($50.00) fine for losing weight on the track in a non-accident situation.
27. Any car is subject to crossing scales after competing in any race.
28. ALL CARS MUST HAVE CHAINS OR CABLES ON FRONT AND REAR FOR WRECKER HOOK-UP.
29.
ROLLCAGE:
Approved four (4) post rollcage. 1 ½”
.090 wall tubing with gussets at all stress points. All tubing
will be welded 360 degrees at joints and where it is attached
to the frame. Three door bars of 1 ½” .090 wall tubing is
required on the driver’s door and on any other door that
has been gutted. Driver’s door will include 1/8”
plate-paralleled to frame rail (see drawing at right).
30. DRIVESHAFT MUST BE PAINTED WHITE.
31. MUST HAVE HOOP TO KEEP DRIVESHAFT FROM FALLING TO GROUND.
32. SAFETY: APPROVED FIRESUIT, RACING GLOVES, RACING HELMET WITH SNELL 2000 RATING (SA2000) MINIMUM AND WITH FACE SHIELD, AND U S COASTGUARD APPROVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER PROPERLY MOUNTED INSIDE DRIVER COMPARTMENT ARE MANDATORY. ARM RESTRAINTS OR WINDOW NET ARE MANDATORY. Hahns Restraint System recommended. All required safety equipment (helmet, gloves, suit, window net/arm restraint, 5-point harness, etc.) must be properly worn and secured or car will be sent to pits and not allowed to compete in that race. 5-point harness must be two (2) years or newer to the month from the tag date. If outdated or no tag, driver will not be allowed to compete in that car.
33. DRIVER’S AGE MINIMUMS: Age minimum for each class is as follows:
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Super Street…….…….14 years of age Pure Street……………14 years of age |
Bare Foot Mini………….….12 years of age |
Any driver under the age of 18 must have a minor’s release form on file at the pit gate entrance building. This form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian and notarized. Any minor driver 12 or 13 years of age must also have a copy of his/her birth certificate on file at the pit gate entrance building. Paperwork will not be carried forward from the previous year. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. ALL PAPERWORK MUST BE IN ORDER BEFORE ALLOWED TO BE ON RACETRACK. Inquire with sanctioning bodies for driver’s age minimums for sanctioned classes.
SANCTIONED CLASSES: UMP MODIFIED – MUST MEET UMP SPECIFICATIONS (see UMP website for specs.)
I-MODIFIED – MUST MEET IMA SPECIFICATIONS (see I-MOD website for specs.
SUPER STREET SPECIFICATIONS:
1. BODIES: Any U.S. manufactured steel production car or pick up truck bodies allowed. One hundred eight (108) inches minimum wheel base. Body must have front and rear firewalls and floor pan full width of vehicle or cockpit. Must be able to exit vehicle on either side. Aluminum or steel may be used on interior of vehicle and firewalls. Body must retain original general appearance. Body may be skinned. After-market molded plastic nose pieces acceptable. Outer door skins only may be broke aluminum to match body on stock manufactured bodies only. Rear spoilers allowed. Spoiler can be no taller than eight (8) inches tall and no more than forty-five (45) degrees. No front open scoops allowed. Rear tail light panel on cars may be replaced with flat metal or plastic panel. Pick up truck tailgate and bed panels must be securely fastened as not to fall off upon impact. Floor of pick up bed may be removed. Pick up truck beds must have removable top cover. No fiberglass, plastic, etc., or wedge bodied vehicles allowed. No mid-engine vehicles allowed. After market steel or aluminum bodies allowed. Body must have body lines and roof post. Body can be no wider than seventy four (74) inches at widest point. After market nosepieces allowed but can be no wider than seventy nine (79) inches at widest point. No fiberglass anywhere. No flat panels anywhere except tail light panel allowed.
2. CHASSIS: Any U.S. manufactured full frame or unibody chassis allowed with minimum wheel base of one hundred eight (108) inches. Tube chassis allowed with 108 inches minimum wheel base. Unibody or full frame must retain complete front clip. No widening or narrowing of front clips allowed. If pick up chassis is used, can be no heavier than ½ ton. No 4-wheel drives or front wheel drives allowed. All tube chassis rear arch assemblies are to go over the top of rear axle assembly, not under. Figures 1 and 2 are possible means of tubing an existing unibody vehicle.
A. FRONT CROSS MEMBER
B. FRAME “X” BRACE
C. FRAME RAIL
D. FRAME RAIL
E. 6” STUBS
F. REAR CROSS MEMBER
3. ROLL CAGE: Roll cage must be at least four (4) point 1 ½ inch .090 wall tubing with driver side door protection. Refer to general rules for side door protection. Roll cage must be built in such a way so as not to collapse in the event of a rollover. Rear hoops required for protection of fuel cell and must be tied in with main cage. Front hoop tied to main cage is highly recommended or one bar for radiator protection tied to chassis. Front hoop or bar and rear hoop must be inside of grill and trunk panel and not visible on outside of car or pick up body.
4. SUSPENSION: No aluminum allowed other than aluminum lowering blocks. Weight jacks allowed. Front lower suspension must be O.E.M. and in stock location. Front shocks may be relocated. Shocks must be replaceable with stock or replacement parts from same type suspension. Stock passenger car and truck hubs and spindles only. No fabricated spindles. Stock front lower “A” frames cannot be altered or moved. Tube type upper “A” frames allowed and can be moved. No traction aid devices such as lift bars, pull bars, traction bars, ladder bars, etc., stock or otherwise are allowed. Non-adjustable heim joint panard bar allowed only if connected on top center point of rear end housing perpendicular with rear end to frame. Adjustable lowering blocks allowed. Leaf spring suspensions allowed one front mounting hole in frame only. No multi-hole front mounts allowed. Bushings on suspensions may be replaced with after-market pieces. Coil spring suspension with tubular heim joint trailing arms allowed with only one mounting hole per end. Multi-hole or slotted rear shackles (sliders) allowed on leaf spring suspensions. No torque link allowed between transmission and rear end. No torque link bars of any kind allowed, stock or otherwise.
5. SHOCKS AND SPRINGS: Only one shock and one spring allowed per wheel. No coil over shocks, coil over eliminators, or sliders. No rear torsion bars or fiberglass springs allowed. Leaf springs must be of equal length. No aluminum shocks allowed.
6. STEERING: No aluminum allowed. Steering box must be O.E.M. No rack and pinion, center point or after-market. Must remain in original bolt pattern for type of frame used. In cockpit steering may be modified to suit drivers taste but must be on left side of driver’s compartment. No center steering. Steering must be stock for application with the exception of tie rods may be replaced using steel tubes with heim joints (rod ends). No tilt steering columns allowed. Can be replaced with a straight shaft with a minimum of two (2) universal joints between firewall and steering box, or collapsible shaft in the event of a collision. Steering quickeners allowed. Quick disconnect steering wheels allowed.
7. REAR ENDS: Any passenger car or pick up rear end may be used. O.E.M. must be used. No aluminum allowed except lowering blocks, axle cap and drive plate. No quick change rear ends allowed. No traction aid devices such as lift bars, pull bars, track bars, traction bars, ladder bars, etc. stock or otherwise allowed. No torque link allowed between transmission and rear end. No torque link bars of any kind allowed. Only full spool, mini spool, or welded differentials allowed. No exceptions!
8. BRAKES: Only O.E.M. calipers or components allowed other than master cylinders. Dual master cylinder with brake bias allowed. Disc brake rotors must be O.E.M. No altering of brake rotors, no single disc brake rotors, no drilled brake rotors. Front right brake may be shut off with shut off valve located under the hood. No in cockpit control for shut off valve.
9. WHEELS AND TIRES: Steel wheels only with a maximum width of eight (8) inches plus bead lock. No aluminum, plastic, carbon fiber, etc. allowed. DOT street tires can be no wider than eleven and one half (11 ½) inches hooped at sidewall. No McCury or American Racer tires allowed. E-Mod Hoosier 26.5 x 8 x 15 or 27.5 x 8 x 15 A-40, D-40 or H-40 compounds allowed. Grooving, siping and softening of tires allowed. Bead lock allowed on right side only.
10. WHEEL ROTATION CONTROL DEVICES: No controlled timing devices on wheels or any place else allowed. No accelerator control devices. No motor or transmission or rear end control devices for controlling wheel spin of any kind.
11. ENGINES: Cast iron cylinder blocks and heads only. No aluminum blocks or heads allowed. No exceptions! Must be naturally aspirated. No alcohol, nitrous oxide or nitro allowed. No exceptions! No tunnel rams. Cast iron or aluminum single
4-barrel or 2-barrel intake manifolds only. Carburetor and air cleaner must not obstruct driver’s field of vision. Engine setback can be no further back than center of number one (1) spark plug hole even with center of upper ball joint. No dry sump lubrication systems.
12. FUEL SYSTEMS: One gasoline carburetor only. No alcohol, nitrous oxide, nitro, etc. allowed. No fuel injection or electronic fuel pump allowed. Fuel pump must be mechanical, block mounted and in stock location. No belt driven fuel pumps. Steel or steel braided aeroquip blue type fuel line must run length of frame and securely fastened to frame. No more than two (2) feet of neoprene or rubber fuel line can be used on either end of main fuel line. No plastic tie wraps on main fuel line. No fuel lines of any kind allowed inside driver cockpit or interior of car.
13. IGNITION: Distributor ignition systems only. No crank triggers, distributorless ignitions or computers allowed. Capacitive discharge ignition allowed. No controls in driver compartment.
14. EXHAUST: Exhaust systems must be mounted in such a way to direct spent gasses away from areas of possible fuel spillage. Headers must be pointed away from ground.
15. TRANSMISSION: Manual or automatic. Must have operational forward and reverse with engine running (such as Falcon, Bert, or Griener transmission.) No in and out boxes. Manual transmission clutch must be inside of explosion proof bell housing or scatter shield of at least ¼ “ x 6” steel covering clutch area from top down both sides one hundred eighty (180) degrees total and be securely fastened. Rear motor plates acceptable.
16. DRIVE SHAFT: Drive shaft must be steel and painted white. No aluminum, carbon composite, fiberglass, etc. allowed. Must have drive shaft loop ¼” x 2” strap mounted no further than six (6) inches back from front universal joint.
17. RADIATOR: Only one is allowed and must be in stock location. Additional bracing (hoop) for protection of radiator is allowed and must be behind the grill.
18. WEIGHT: Minimum weight is three thousand (3,000) pounds with driver in vehicle on track scales after feature race.
PURE STREET SPECIFICATIONS:
1. BODY: Any U.S. manufactured full frame steel body car or ½ ton pick up with a minimum wheel base of one hundred eight (108) inches. No unibody vehicles other than Chrysler products with a minimum wheel base of one hundred twelve (112) inches. Frames may be patched with flat stock four (4) inches beyond repaired area only. Frame between rear bumper and first bend may be replaced with a piece of tube. No boxing of frames. No skinning of sheet metal other than driver’s door, front passenger’s door, and center of hood. Hole may be cut in hood to allow for air breather clearance. May run mud deflector or rear opening hood scoop for air cleaner no more than two (2) inches high. Air cleaner cannot be higher than mud deflector. All skinned doors must have door bars. Dash may be removed if replaced with a bar 1 ½ inches .090 wall tubing tied in with roll cage. May cut hole in trunk pan or pick up bed so fuel can get away from interior of vehicle in case of fuel cell rupture. Hole can be no larger than eight (8) inches over the width and length of fuel cell. Front wheel wells may be removed. If it unbolts, removal is permitted. No other metal can be cut from body, hood or trunk lids. No fuel cells allowed in interior of vehicle. Stock floor pan, trunk pan and pick up bed floors must remain intact except as mentioned above. Pick up gates cannot be skinned. Outer fenders may be trimmed for tire clearance only. No skinning of rear wheel wells. Tires must fit under vehicle. Front grill area, both fiberglass and plastic, may be replaced with flat plastic/sheet metal or after market nose pieces. Both body and frame must be completely stock other than the above mentioned areas. No frame alterations of any kind. No cutting, no notching, no sectioning, etc. No grafting other make and model front stubs allowed. No exceptions! Stock front and rear bumpers for make and model only. Front bumper may be replaced with round or square tubing no more than two (2) inches OD and .095 wall. Replacement bumper must be in stock location and end of bumper must curve back toward the tire. End of bumper cannot curl back and connect to the side of the frame. Side support is allowed on tube bumper. Tube end must remain open for measuring purposes. Support tubing from the roll cage to the bumper is not allowed. All glass, window regulators and flammable materials such as seat, head liners, plastics, carpeting, etc. must be removed. Stock clutch and brake pedals must remain in original stock locations. Doors, hoods, trunk lids and tailgates must be secured so they will not open on impact. Hood pins permitted on hoods and trunks. Stock firewall must be unaltered and in stock location. Must have rear firewall of aluminum or steel the full width of vehicle. Car and pick up interior must be open. No cockpits allowed. Pick ups may have a steel cover on bed but must be removable and secured properly. Hood pins allowed. No moving of body forward, backward or side to side allowed. May run rear spoiler no more than four (4) inches high and no more than forty five (45) degree angle measured from rear deck. No rear scoops allowed. No exceptions!
2. ROLL CAGE: Roll cage must be at least four (4) point 1 ½ inch .090 wall tubing with driver side door protection. Refer to general rules for side door protection. Roll cage must be built in such a way so as not to collapse in the event of a rollover. Rear hoops required for protection of fuel cell and must be tied in with main cage. Front hoop tied to main cage is highly recommended or one bar for radiator protection tied to chassis. Front hoop or bar and rear hoop must be inside of grill and trunk panel and not visible on outside of car or pick up body.
3. SPRINGS AND SUSPENSION: Must be stock type spring for make and model vehicle. No alteration of springs allowed. Springs and suspension must be mounted in original stock location. No lowering blocks, weight jacks, spacers, spring cups, etc. allowed. Only one spring per wheel. No traction devices of any kind allowed. No lift bars, pull bars, traction bars, track bars, panard bars, ladder bars, etc. stock or otherwise allowed. No torque link between transmission and rear end. No torque link bars of any kind allowed, stock or otherwise. Upper and lower “A” frames must be stock. Front spindles must be stock for cars and pick ups.
4. SHOCKS: After market shocks allowed, no more than 50/50 ratio. No coilovers, sliders, or adjustable, etc. allowed. No aluminum shocks allowed. Only one shock per wheel mounted in original stock location for make and model of vehicle.
5. BRAKES: No aluminum component allowed other than O.E.M. master cylinder. O.E.M. production master cylinder and brakes only. Only one master cylinder allowed. No drilling of brake rotors and no single disc rotors allowed. Right front brake can have a shut off valve if shut off valve is located under the hood. No controls of any kind in vehicle interior.
6. STEERING: Must be stock for make and model of vehicle. No aluminum allowed. No alteration of any kind allowed. Must be located in original stock location. No tilt steering columns allowed. May be replaced with straight steering column or steering shaft with a minimum of two (2) universal joints in steering shaft between firewall and steering box. Quick disconnect steering wheels allowed. Must be stock tie rods and ball joints. No tube tie rod, heim joints or after-market drag links allowed. No rack and pinion, no center point, no steering quickeners, etc. allowed. No exceptions!
7. REAR END: Stock production rear end only, such as Ford to Ford, GM to GM and Chrysler to Chrysler. Rear end can be locked.
8. WHEELS AND TIRES: After market steel wheels, stock steel wheels, or wagon wheels allowed and must be no wider than eight (8) inches. No more than four (4) inch offset for all wheels measured from back of wheel. Four (4) inch offset measured from back or front of wheels. Right rear only is allowed three (3) inch offset measured from back of wheel. Wheels can be reinforced. Tires must pass ten (10) inch hoop, DOT street tires only. No beadlocks allowed. No screwing tires to wheels, no racing tires, no studded tires, recaps and no mud or snow tires allowed. No grooving, cutting, grinding or alterations of any kind. All wheel weights must be removed. Wheel studs on right side must be ½” minimum and must have oversized nuts on all four (4) wheels.
9. ENGINES: Engine and body must be of same manufacture such as Ford to Ford, GM to GM, etc. Stock production cast iron engine and heads only. Engines must be mounted in stock location. Solid mounts or tie down chains acceptable. No setbacks allowed. No factory performance heads such as Chevrolet small block angle plug heads, bowtie, Ford SVO, etc. allowed. No racing engines or parts, super chargers, turbo chargers, nitrous oxide, alcohol, nitro, etc. No fuel injection or computers allowed. Engine must be naturally aspirated. Stock mechanical fuel pump only and must be block mounted and in stock location. No roller cams, roller rockers or roller tip rockers. Rockers must be stamped steel only. No stud girdles allowed. Raised crank case breathers allowed. Engine must be able to idle at eight hundred (800) RPM with a minimum of seventeen (17) inches of vacuum measured by the track vacuum gage and equipment at time of inspection. No more than one hundred eighty (180) pounds of compression allowed at time of inspection with track gage. Must use stock starters. No solid lift cams allowed. Cams will be checked for stock lift. Camshaft for small block Chevy can be no more than .260 lift at intake lobe and .273 at exhaust lobe, and no more than .390 at intake valve and no more than .410 at exhaust valve. Camshaft for Ford can be no more than .238 lift on intake lobe and .247 on exhaust lobe, and no more than .381 lift at intake valve and .395 at exhaust valve. Camshaft for Pontiac can be no more than .243 lift at intake and exhaust lobes, and .365 at intake and exhaust valves. Camshaft for Buick can be no more than .216 lift at intake lobe and .207 at exhaust lobe, and can be no more than .392 at intake valve and .377 at exhaust valve. Camshaft for Chrysler 318 CID can be no more than .248 at intake lobe and .267 at exhaust lobe, and no more than .373 at intake valve and .400 at exhaust valve. Valves can be no larger than 1.94 intake and 1.50 exhaust. Flat top pistons with a minimum of two (2) valve reliefs will be allowed in all engines. All Chevrolet 400 motors and all big block motors are not allowed. No dome pistons allowed. No machining beyond valve seat. No porting, polishing or pocket porting. No deburring of any kind on heads or manifolds. Screw-in or pinned studs allowed. No factory high-performance engines allowed. No mini starters allowed.
ENGINE CLAIM: ALL DRIVERS FINISHING ON LEAD LAP AT END OF FEATURE MAY CLAIM AN ENGINE OR MAY BE CLAIMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. MOTOR CLAIM IS $300.00 PLUS MOTOR EXCHANGE, MINUS THE FAN, STARTER, TORQUE CONVERTER, CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL, AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. EVERYTHING ELSE GOES! AN ADDITIONAL $100.00 IS TO BE PAID TO WRECKER SERVICE BY CLAIMOR. DRIVER MAY ONLY BE CLAIMED THREE TIMES, BUT CAN CLAIM ONLY TWICE IN A SINGLE SEASON. IF DRIVER REFUSES THE CLAIM HE WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE NIGHT, LOOSE ALL MONIES WON FOR CURRENT EVENING’S EVENTS AND LOOSE ALL POINTS TO DATE. ALL CLAIMS ARE FINAL.
10. INTAKE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLDS: Stock production cast iron 2-barrel or 4-barrel intake manifold only. No high rise manifolds, stock or otherwise allowed. No bowtie, after-market, etc. allowed. Stock production cast iron exhaust manifolds only. No center dump manifolds allowed. No porting, polishing or deburring of manifolds allowed. Must run exhaust pipe off each manifold or behind Y pipe a minimum of two (2) feet long and maximum of two (2) inches in diameter. No headers allowed.
11. CARBURETOR: Holley 4412 carburetor on all cars is mandatory. Must be gauge legal. Must remove choke plate and shaft. One (1) air filter element with a maximum height of four (4) inches may be used.
12. IGNITION: Must be stock H.E.I. production distributor ignition only. No capacitive discharge ignition systems. No racing ignition systems including ignition modules and ignition coil. No MSD, Accel, Mallory, etc. ignition components except spark plug wires.
13. TRANSMISSION: Only stock productions O.E.M. manual or automatic transmissions allowed. No powerglide transmission allowed. Manual transmissions must have a stock single disc clutch inside an explosion-proof bell housing or scatter shield of at least ¼” x 6” steel covering clutch area from top down both sides one hundred eighty (180) degrees total and be securely fastened. Automatic transmissions: Stock production O.E.M. automatic transmission with torque converter only. No couplers, racing transmissions, powerglide transmissions, etc. allowed. Stock torque converters for transmission being used.
14. RADIATOR: Aluminum radiator allowed. No other cooling devices other than radiator in front of engine. Only one radiator allowed.
15. DRIVESHAFT: Stock steel driveshaft must be painted white with driveshaft hoop no further back than six (6) inches behind front universal joint.
16. WEIGHT: Must weigh three thousand two hundred (3,200) pounds minimum with driver in vehicle on track scales after feature race.
17. BATTERY: Batteries are covered under General Rules, #19.
18. MISCELLANEOUS: No driver adjustable controls of any kind inside driver’s compartment. Track reserves the right to transfer vehicle to the Super Street Class if vehicle does not remain “Pure Street” and rules contained herein are not followed.
19. NOTE FROM TRACK PROMOTOR: The pure street class is meant to be a competitive, low cost class in which to race. Please do not make racing more expensive than it has to be by using parts not allowed in the Pure Street Class or the vehicle will be disqualified if racing in this class. The driver/owner does have the choice to register and run the vehicle in the Super Street Class.
BARE FOOT MINI SPECIFICATIONS:
1. MODELS: Any front engine, 4-cylinder car with a maximum wheel base of 104” and a complete stock body, frame and suspension. No skirting around bottom of car. No air dams allowed. No rub bars allowed. May replace grill area with flat plastic or sheet metal. No bracing of any kind. No rotary engines allowed. Engine must be stock for make and model. No bracing anywhere except inside the driver’s compartment. Dash, steering and pedals must remain stock for that make and model. All insulation under hood must be removed. No skinning of inside body panels, trunks or hoods. Exception: Driver’s door may be skinned for door bars. Exhaust pipe must be minimum of two (2) feet. VIN number must remain in place. No added weight allowed. Must be self-starter and in working order. No D.O.H.C. engines allowed. (Only one cam per head allowed)
2. CARBURETOR and FUEL: Stock carburetor/fuel injection system for that make and model. Must retain choke plate and shafts. No turbo chargers. Pump gas only. NO RACING FUEL.
3. TRANSMISSION: Stock transmission for that make and model.
4. BATTERY: Batteries are covered under General Rules, #19.
5. REAR END: Stock unaltered rear end for that make and model.
6. TIRES AND WHEELS: Passenger tires and wheels only. Tires and wheels must be of like size, all numbers must match. N 60- series tires. No low profile tires. No grooving, siping or softening allowed.
7. DOORS: All doors must be secured by welding, bolting, etc.
8. GAS TANK: If stock gas tank is used, must be in stock location. May be replaced with a fuel cell or boat tank (max of 8 gallons). Fuel cell/boat tank must be covered, secured and located in trunk. Must be safe. If fuel cell is used in trunk, must have fire wall between trunk and interior. Hoop to protect fuel tank allowed. May be attached under rear bumper only. May not be attached to roll cage.
9. COMPONENTS: All glass must be removed. Third brake light must remain intact and operable prior to racing. Car horn must work prior to racing and can be relocated. All components under dash must remain in place, with exception of radio, which must be removed.
10. CAR CLAIM: CAR CLAIM IS EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ($800.00) CASH, NO EXCHANGE. IF DRIVER REFUSES THE CLAIM THE CAR WILL BE PERMANENTLY DISQUALIFIED FROM COMPETETION AND DRIVER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE NIGHT, LOOSE ALL MONIES WON FOR CURRENT EVENING’S EVENTS, AND LOOSE ALL POINTS FOR THE NIGHT. DRIVER ALLOWED TO REMOVE SEAT AND BELTS ONLY. ALL CLAIMS ARE FINAL. SEE PIT STEWARD FOR CLAIMS.
11. ROLL CAGE: Full 4-post roll cage must be used. Must have minimum of three (3) door bars in driver’s side with a plate. The front bar of cage, running side to side, must pass over the top of steering column. Cross bars allowed. Bars passing through cage allowed.
12. INSPECTION: All cars are subject to inspection at any time. Must have tools for tear down. Failure to be able to tear down is subject to disqualification.
13. SAFETY: Approved racing safety belts, shoulder harness and racing seat required. Must be quick release type belts. Must be securely fastened to car frame or roll cage. It is the responsibility of the driver to prepare their car free of defects and in a safe racing condition. No fuel lines of any kind allowed inside interior of car. Must be steel fuel line.
14. NUMBERING/IDENTIFICATION: Car number must be at least twenty four (24) inches tall and be in a contrasting color on doors and roof. No duplicate numbers. Barefoot decal must be placed to the left of number on each door. Decal may be obtained at racetrack.
15. RACING EXPERIENCE: Beginning April 2004, drivers competing in the Bare Foot Mini class are to have no more than one year prior racing experience in any class other than the Bare Foot Mini class. A driver with no more than one year racing experience in any class may still compete in the Bare Foot Mini class. Once a driver competes in the Bare Foot Mini class and then registers and competes in another class, even for one race, he/she is not allowed to compete in the Bare Foot Mini class again. This excludes the mechanics’ and powder puff races. Experience is based on Shadyhill Speedway’s current owner track records only.
16. CLASS ADVANCEMENT: Any driver finishing in top three (3) in points during three (3) consecutive OR nonconsecutive years will have to advance to another class. Exception is if the driver is under the age of sixteen (16) years.
SHADYHILL SPEEDWAY - GUARANTEED PAYOFF
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UMP MODIFIED
20 Lap “A” Feature
1st..................$500 2nd….……...$350 3rd….……....$260 4th…….……$205 5th……….…$170 6th………….$140 7th….………$125 8th…….……$110 9th……….…$105 10th………...$100 11th………… $95 12th………… $90 13th………… $85 14th-20th……$80
“B” Feature Non-Transferred 1st…………...$40 2nd…………..$35 3rd…………...$30 4th-20th……...$25
“B” Feature Transferred All.Places……..$5 |
SUPER STREET
20 Lap “A” Feature
1st..................$325 2nd….……...$225 3rd………….$165 4th………….$130 5th….………$110 6th…………...$95 7th…………...$90 8th………...…$85 9th…………...$80 10th………….$75 11th………….$70 12th………….$65 13th………….$60 14th………….$55 15th………….$50 16th-20th…….$45
“B” Feature Non-Transferred 1st.....................$40 2nd……….…..$35 3rd…………....$30 4th-20th……....$25
“B” Feature Transferred All Places……....$5 |
INDEPENDENT MODIFIED
20 Lap “A” Feature
1st..................$240 2nd….……...$175 3rd…….……$145 4th……….…$110 5th………….$100 6th…………...$90 7th…………...$80 8th…………...$75 9th…………...$70 10th………….$65 11th………….$60 12th………….$55 13th-20th…….$45
“B” Feature Non-Transferred 1st……………$30 2nd……….…..$25 3rd-20th……...$20
“B” Feature Transferred All Places……...$5 |
PURE STREET
15 Lap “A” Feature
1st..................$110 2nd….….…....$95 3rd……….…..$85 4th……….…..$75 5th……….…..$65 6th……….…..$60 7th……….…..$55 8th……….…..$50 9th……….…..$45 10th……….…$45 11th……….…$40 12th……….…$35 13th………….$30 14th-20th…….$25
“B” Feature Non-Transferred 1st……………$25 2nd…………...$20 3rd…………....$15 4th-20th……....$10
“B” Feature Transferred All Places……....$5 |
BARE FOOT MINI
15 Lap “A” Feature
1st..................$60 2nd….….…..$50 3rd….….…...$40 4th-7th……...$35 8th-10th…….$30 11th-20th…...$25
“B” Feature Non-Transferred 1st…………..$20 2nd………….$15 3rd…………..$10 4th-20th……....$5
“B” Feature Transferred All.Places…….$5 |
NOTE: All feature race payoff money is based on (fifteen) or more cars.
Classes with fourteen (14) cars or less will have a payoff starting at 2nd place money.
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SEASON AWARDS
UMP MODIFIED, SUPER STREET, INDEPENDENT MODIFIED, PURE STREET, AND BARE FOOT MINI
Each class will receive a minimum of five three-foot trophies.
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Shadyhill Speedway Driver Points
“A” Feature Races (All Classes)