Highland Speedway will not tolerate fighting (see fighting policy
on the last page of these rules). Anyone (driver, pit crew, owner,
etc.) who leaves the cars pit area and enters another drivers
pit area will be asked to load the car and leave the premises!
Situations not covered in any of these
rules will be handled at the discretion of the director of competition
as they arise.
Decisions of the director of competition are FINAL!!!
Any violation
of these rules are considered cheating and upon the first offense,
all Highland Speedway points earned through the date of the offence
will be stripped from the driver; the driver will start with zero
points the following week.
BODIES:
1. American made streetcars or replicas only, 1960 through
current: full frame, rear wheel drive only. No convertibles or
station wagons. Aluminum bodies allowed. No flat panels. 18 side
panels. Maximum 8 clear Lexan spoiler. Minimum 108 wheelbase.
Stub car cameros will be allowed. No pull bar or help on back.
Leaf springs only.
2. Body must remain
in stock position. Front windshield post and C pillars must be
in stock location, may be fabricated from steel or aluminum.
3. Roof/top stock
appearing can be fiberglass or aluminum.
4. Hood: Must be
factory style. No working hood scoops. Hood may be opened for
air cleaner clearance only.
5. Floorboards: Floorboards
required. If stock floorboard is removed, 22-gauge steel is required.
Reinforce with X brace, 1-1/2 minimum from frame rail to frame
rail.
6. Stock front firewall
may be moved; replacement must be made of steel.
7. Rear firewall
must be installed between driver and fuel cell.
8. Trunk sheet metal
may be removed.
9. All glass and
chrome must be removed except windshield.
10. Windshield: Must
be of Lexan or safety glass. In lieu of windshield, drivers opening
must be covered with 1/2 minimum, 1 maximum wire mesh. Minimum
of three upright bars of 3/8 gauge steel rod welded to roll cage
in front of driver 6 apart.
11. Doors: Panels
and doors may be fabricated but MUST remain OEM appearance. No
straight panels. No outside iron on doors. Doors must be welded
shut.
12. All ends must
be capped.
13. Bumpers: Must
be of stock type. Factory style rubber nose and tail allowed.
Maximum 1-3/4 pipe front, 2 x 3 rear or stock bumper. No sharp
edges must be capped and returned back to frame. Rear loop may
be round pipe 1-3/4 maximum with six pegs maximum to frame loop:
Must be inside trunk. All cars must have bumpers securely bolted
or welded.
14.
Wheels and tires: Right side wheels must be reinforced. Maximum
8 wide wheels. Maximum tread width 7 measured by tire print
on ground. Must be E-mods. Bead locks on right side only are optional.
Tire grooving approved. 9/16 or 5/8 wheel studs with 1"
lug nuts must be used on right side.
SUSPENSION:
15. Minimum three-wheel
brakes. Brake adjusters are allowed inside the car.
16. Five-lug stock
appearing spindles as manufactured.
17. No modifying
of any part in any manner (Drilling, cutting, and/or lighting
in any manner).
18. Stock suspension
only. No helper springs.
19. Weight jacks
may be used; screw type only, cannot be adjusted from drivers
compartment
20. Racing shocks
may be used. No coil over springs allowed. Racing shocks may be
mounted out board on the front end. Racing shocks may be used
on the rear, but must be mounted in stock location.
21. Any OEM stock
rear end, equipped with stock drum or disc brakes allowed. No
after market brake calipers or rotors allowed.
22. Nine-inch Ford
rear ends allowed must be stock lower control arms as frame used.
Any upper pull bar allowed must be mounted from rear end forward.
Pan hard bar and J bar will be allowed.
23. Locked or stock
limited slip rear ends allowed. Floater rear ends allowed.
24. Stock lower controling
arm allowed on rear trailing arms with stock bushings or neoprine.
Also monoballs ro swedge tubes allowed.
25. After-market
brake pedal assemblies allowed.
26. Dual master cylinder
allowed, may adjust in cockpit.
27. Engine location:
Foremost spark plug shall align with and/or in front of upper
ball joint.
28. Tubular upper
A frames allowed. Swedge tubes are allowed-solid with no himes.
29.
Weight:
Minimum
weight 2900 lbs. Removable weight allowed. Must be painted white
and securely fastened. All cars must weight with driver.
Minimum weight 2800 lb IF stock frame and no traction devices
on rear. Removable weight allowed. Must be painted white and securely
fastened. All cars must weight with driver.Minimum
weight 3000 for pull bar cars.
ENGINE:
30. Can mix and match
frames and motors. Flat tapit cams only no roller cams.
31. 400 cubic inch
motors maximum.
32. Heads: Angle
plugs allowed. No aluminum heads.
33. Intakes and carburetors:
Holley 500 cfm 2-barrel #4412 only, No 4-barrels. Must pass gauge
inspection. Removal of chokes assembly and air horn only.
No other alterations allowed. Aluminum one-piece sand-cast intakes
allowed. Cast iron intakes allowed. One 2 adapter allowed. Air
cleaner maximum height from air horn base 5.
***Exception***
2800 lb. Sportsman can run a 4-barrel so long as there are no
traction devices on rear and the car must have stock frame.
34. Aluminum pulley
on crankshaft optional.
35.
Any distributor allowed. No mag or crank trigger. MSD allowed.
CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSIONS:
36. Production transmissions
only. No internal clutch type.
37. Clutches: Any
OEM style clutch allowed. No racing pressure plates. 10 minimum.
No multi-disc clutch allowed. Aluminum flywheel allowed. Hydraulic
clutches optional.
38. Blow proof ball
housings required. Blankets optional. Automatic transmissions
must run explosion-proof blanket or 1/4 steel scatter shield
over converter.
39. All cars are
required to have a drive shaft loop 12 from end of transmission.
40. All drive shafts
are to be painted white. No aluminum drive shafts allowed.
41. Must have working
torque converter.
42. Rear brace may
extend to 6 frame end.
43. Front safety
loop not to exceed 1-3/4 O.D. round tubing with maximum loop,
not to exceed 5 as measured from front side of tubing in front
of radiator.
44. Loop to be a
single bar.
45. A brace for the
radiator may be used with an upright on each side and brace to
the frame in front of A frame. A maximum of 1-1/2 O.D. x minimum
1 I.D. pipe of tubing.
46. All sportsmen
must have a box-type roll cage of at least 1-1/2 O.D. tubing,
.095 minimum thicknesses.
47.
All cars must be equipped with a minimum of three protective bars
inside each door.
MISCELLANEOUS:
48. Frames: All frames
must be stock OEM. Must be of stock OEM thickness. OEM frame must
run from front bumper to behind rear axle. No under slug. Minimum
2 x 3 .125 wall tubing to rear bumper. Must have chains front
and back for towing. Must have loop to protect fuel cell.
49. Headers optional.
All exhaust must be aimed at the ground. No zoomies. May exit
left side but noise level must be below decibel limits.
50. Any OEM style
battery allowed one only, 14 x 8 maximum. Must be mounted with
a 3/8 rod. Must be mounted behind fire shield and out of drivers
compartment.
51. Fuel cell required.
Must be contained in an approved container. Fuel cell not to be
mounted lower than center of rear axle, with minimum two straps
1/8 x 2. Electric fuel pump allowed only when block is not machined
for mechanical pump. Mandatory oil pressure control and a manual
fuel shut off to be within driver and safetymans reach.
52. Fan shroud required.
53. Quick steers
optional.
54. Any oil pan approved.
No dry sumps.
55. No titanium or
other exotic metals allowed. (Body, engine or transmission.)
56. Fuel: Racing
pump gas only. No alcohol, nitrous oxide, propoline oxide, nitrous
methane, or additives.
57. All cars must
have sturdy seat belts and safety harness, three- inch belts required.
IMPORTANT: Five-point safety belts and flame resistant racing
suit required. Gloves recommended. All drivers must have an approved
racing helmet and window net.
58. All cars running
an electronic fuel pump must have an oil pressure activated shut
off switch.
59. A switch to disable
all power to car must be installed behind driver within reach
of safetyman at shoulder height and must be clearly marked on/off.
60. A specific part
may be protested for $50.00.
61.
All numbers must be easily visible and readable by the track officials.
In the situation of duplicate numbers the track officials may
assign a letter to you. It is your responsibility to add this
letter to the right side of the car; failure to do so will cause
you to be scored last for your event.
IF IT DOESNT SAY YOU CAN DO IT,
IT IS NOT LEGAL.
Situations
not covered in any of these rules will be handled at the discretion
of the track officials as they arise.
DECISIONS
OF THE TRACK OFFICIALS ARE FINAL!!
FIGHTING POLICY
First offense - The first time a person starts a fight, they
would be banned from Fairgrounds one year from date of occurrence.
Second offense - The second time a person starts a fight, they
would be banned from Fairgrounds for three years from date of
this occurrence.
Third offense - The third time a person starts a fight they would
be banned from Fairgrounds for life.
NOTE: Anyone returning to the Fairgrounds during the time they
are banned will be charged with criminal trespassing. Fairgrounds
consists of the pits, the grandstand, the parking lot and the
entire Lindendale Park.
