Post by Old Skool Productions LLC on Feb 8, 2015 14:05:22 GMT -5
COWLEY COUNTY FAIR DEMO DERBY
2015 stock rules Chain and Bolt only Friday, July 31st, 7:30 p.m. Winfield Fair Grounds
Come join us for a new experience and a new demo.
Stock class is open to all men and women 18 and over. Driver must have a driver’s license or proof of age. In fairness to all, the following rules and regulations shall prevail.
This is a stock class and it will remain a stock class so do not do any more than what is stated in these rules. Do not do anything to make your car illegal after inspection. If this happens you will be disqualified and there will be no return of entry fee. Officials have the right to re-inspect your cars at any time.
PRIZE MONEY is guaranteed if 10 or more cars show.
1. $1500 Top 7 will be paid. Top 3 cars will be re-inspected after the show.
2. $1250 Top 3 will be presented trophies.
3. $1000 Top 3 in heat, prize money $20
4. $750 Top 3 in consolation, $20
5. $500 Mad Dog $150. Mad dog goes to the final.
6. $400 If top 2 are hung up in the feature, we will separate to finish the race.
7. $250
8. $100
ENTRY FEE
Pre entries will be taken up to Monday July 27th at 6 p.m. With pre entry you will receive one
free pit pass for your pit crew. All other entries will be accepted up to 2 hours prior to race time. Each car/driver shall be $20. Each pit person shall pay $20. No entry without a car. If you enter a car and the car does not make it to the race you will be refunded your money and then will have to buy pit passes. All drivers and pit persons must sign waiver and release of liability before entering pit area or track. Back up driver must be the mechanic listed on your entry form. Mail entries to the Cowley County Fair, Attn: Larry Hittle, 9626 75th Rd, Winfield, KS 67156.
There will be a rookie heat this year. Anyone who is a first year driver will be put in the first heat. If there are a least 6 rookie drivers they will be in their own heat and the top three will go to the finals. This will give them more time to work on cars after their heat and give them a heat of experience before they go to the consolations or finals.
PARTICIPANT REGULATIONS
Drivers may move forward or backward. They must make contact ever 60 seconds or be disqualified. There will be no sandbagging or team driving. If you sandbag/team drive, the race will be stopped and a sandbagger/team driving flag will be put on top of your car and whoever takes him/her out will get $50. No team driving allowed, not even on a sandbagger. If a official sees you have the ability to make a clean hit and you lock your brakes up to slide into them, your flag will be broken for sandbagging officials decision is final. Cars must move when hit or show visible damage. No driver’s door hits will be allowed. No using the drivers door for a shield will be allowed.
SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Cars must have at least bars attached from the roof down to the dash area to prevent the hood from coming in. Can use chain or 2 in. by 3/16 steel bars welded no more than 4 inches on roof or hood area.
2. Radiator over flow hoses must be pointed at the ground and fastened so they cannot shoot water towards officials or other drivers.
3. Header pipes must be pointing straight up. They cannot be aimed towards front or side of cars.
4. Note: If you have a hole in the fire wall, it must be covered.
5. Safety belts are required.
6. D.O.T. approved helmets are mandatory. Any driver using an open faced helmet will be required to wear safety goggles or shield.
7. Safety goggles or shield required..
8. Mandatory: You must wear long pants and a shirt. (fire suit recommended)
9. 2 fires and you are out unless it’s a fuel fire. Then it’s just 1 fire and you are out.
10. No alcoholic beverages or drugs are allowed in pit area or on the track.
11. NO PIT PERSONS ALLOWED ON THE TRACK.
12. Note: Management does have the right to disqualify a car/driver at any time. Any person on the track or in the pit, causing trouble and not complying with the rules, will be asked to leave. (We can have you escorted off or have you arrested and banned from running future derbies.)
13. Protests must be made no later than 5 minutes after the heat in question. No protests will be taken after feature event. Only Drivers in this class are allowed to protest a car. $100 protest fee you get it back if you are right if not the driver gets the protest money.
PREPARATION OF CARS
No screws are allowed on outside of car. NO PLASTIC GAS TANKS. (Heavy duty plastic racing fuel cells are allowed.) No wedging, no sedagons, no jeeps, no trucks (ranchero and El Caminos are considered trucks), no carryalls, no hearse, no limos, no convertibles, no imperials 73 and older or imperial subs. All glass, chrome, pot metal, lights, carpet, headliner, back seats, fiber glass and anything else that is flammable must be removed before reaching the exhibit area. (Do not break glass down in the doors.) Trunks must be empty of all debris, spare tire rims, parts, etc. Wagons must have spare tire flap removed or hole cut in it for inspectors to see.
ABSOLUTELY NO welding besides what is stated in these rules. All 9 wire must be tied to the car so not to fall off in the arena. UNLIMITED 9-WIRE. This does not apply where rules specify how much wire you can use, i.e. doors and bumpers or Where used for reinforcement.
MANDATORY
You must have number on both front doors big enough to read and bright enough color to see. Also must have number on the roof with name on roof above front doors. Use your choice of number. No profanity allowed on cars.
ENGINE
Engines must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, etc. stock only. You may change carburetor, intake, and ignition. You may use 2 chains to retain one on each side or use two straps, 2 in. by 3/16 thick to hold motor in. It can ONLY be welded to TOP of frame no more than 3 inch long weld. The strap can not be farther forward than the fan. You may use header pipes. Must have stock motor mount bolted to cross member with maximum of 3 -7/16 bolts per side. If stock mount not used it will be up to the inspection to ok best to use stock mount. NO welding of motor mount. This is a stock show. No engine cradles or dp’s.
RADIATORS
It must be an automotive radiator, remain stock, and in the stock location. No home made radiators allowed.
TRANSMISSION
They must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Transmission coolers are allowed. They must have double clamps on all rubber to steel lines. No transmission protectors allowed. They must be stock. They may have chain to secure. Cross member must be bolted in.
BATTERY
The battery must be in passenger side floor and be covered with something nonflammable like rubber tube, rubber floor mat, etc. Batteries must be secured so they don’t move. 2-12 volt batteries max.
SUSPENSION
Suspension must remain stock. No weld on shocks, no trailer hitches, special lifts, blocks, air shackles, air shocks. Air lifts must be deflated. Cars must have give or bounce. Spring spacers ok if after market. Shocks ok if after market. No home made shocks.
REAR ENDS
Rear ends must be 5 lug, GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Locking of the rear ends permitted. Stock gear and mounting for make, year and model of car required.
DRIVE SHAFTS
It must be OEM stock drive shaft.
TRAILING ARMS & A-ARMS
They must be factory with absolutely no reinforcing, shortening or lengthening. You may 9 wire A-arms but must have bounce in suspension.
STEERING COLUMN/BRAKES/SHIFTER
The steering column must be stock. You may put steering knuckle at rag joint. Brakes must be stock and work. All components must be stock. You may put shifter on the floor or attached to the tranny. A cable shifter is ok.
HOOD
The hood must remain in factory position. Six hood bolts are allowed and only 2 may go through the frame outside of radiator. Support cannot be directly in front or behind the radiator. Bolts must not be any bigger than ¾ with washers no bigger than 6 inches outside diameter. You must have 2 holes cut in the hood big enough for a fire extinguisher, not directly over the carburetor. You may use 20 bolts around header holes no bigger than SAE 3/8 with washer no bigger than 1 inch outside diameter.
TRUNK
You can use 4- ¾ in. bolts in trunk and 2 may go through frame with washers no bigger than 6 inches outside diameter. Trunk lids must remain on factory hinges. Tucking or V’ing of trunk lid is allowed, but absolutely no wedging. You may chain or 9 wire. up to 10 places on deck lid. this includes wagon gates.NO MORE THAN 50% OF TRUNK MAY BE TUCKED.
BODY
No seam welding and no patching is allowed. Pre-denting is okay.
FENDERS
Fenders may be trimmed and 10 bolts may be used per fender. Bolts are to be no bigger than 3/8 with washers no bigger than 1 inch outside diameter. You may have 1 wrap 3 strands of 9 wire from fender to fender in front of radiator not connected to bumper.
BODY MOUNT BOLTS
They must be factory. Bushings must be factory. If missing a body bolt, you may use factory size bolt for fix. If bushing is missing, you may wire mount with 9 wire.
FRAME
Absolutely no welding is allowed on frame. No reinforcing of frame whatsoever. You can notch the frame. You may pre bend frame. You may not put fix-it patch on a fresh car. You may patch or fix the frame with a max of 6-4x4x1/4 plates per car. Three patches are allowed per frame rail. There must be visible damage to the frame, i.e. tear or bend. A patch may not be closer than 2 inches to another patch. If you have to patch after your heat and have 6 plates, one must be removed before one is added.
DOORS
Driver’s door may be welded solid with a strap no bigger than 3 inches, on the outside only. On the driver’s only, you may reinforce inside the car however you want as long as it does not attach to the frame and does not go past door seams more than 6 inches and is deemed safe by inspectors. You must have a safety bar welded or bolted. If bolted, must have 4 bolts through bar to body. Bar cannot go past door seam by more than 6 inches. All other doors may be chained up to 4 placed per door or wired 6 places per door. On wagon’s tailgates, NO WELDING is allowed. You may chain or 9 wire in 6 places.
CAGE
You may have a cage with two side bars, one on the driver’s door and one on the passenger door; and two cross bars, one behind the seat and one at the dash. The cage cannot extend past the dash area in the front and must be no further back than 5 inches behind the front seat or behind the front door seam, i.e. 2 door cars. This can be welded in. Absolutely no kickers are allowed. You may have 5 down bars. They cannot go to the frame. sheet metal only. You may have a halo bar. None of the cage or halo can connect to the frame. A halo cannot connect to the windshield bars or the roof sign.
BUMPERS
No welding on bumpers. They can be wired, chained or bolted from mount to mount. You may remove brackets but cannot add any, i.e. you can put bolts or chain anywhere between the mounts to the car, 6 bolts ¾ inch max. No welding of shocks or brackets. If you have an aluminum bumper you may change it to a stock model bumper for that make. Bumper swaps are ok; must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Brackets must be stock to the car you are running. No changing the mounting brackets for the make, model and year of car is allowed. NO WELDING OF SKINS. Make sure the bumpers are well secured. We don’t want to pick them up all night.
GAS TANKS
A maximum of 7 gallons of gas is allowed. Fuel cells/metal boat tanks must be placed in back seat area and properly secured. NO STOCK TANKS. Fuel cells must be secured so there is no movement. (Do not use bungee cords for this.) If tank is not secure you will not be running. Fuel cells must have secure caps and be leak proof. All fuel lines must have no leaks. Stock gas tanks must be removed or have holes in them and washed out. NO PLASTIC TANKS. (Heavy plastic racing fuel cells may be used.) You must have a shield of metal or tin between driver and gas tank. (This may be mounted with screws.)
TIRES
D.O.T. approved tires required. Tire inside of tire is okay. No fluid allowed inside of tires. No valve stem protectors allowed. Also no implement tires, no tractor tires, no wheel weights. Make sure you remove them even from your spares.
2016 qualifying rules.
1. Must have 8 points to qualify for championship race in 2016.
2. Winner of a race will receive 6 points.
3. Top 8 get 5 points per race.
4. If show has a maddog he will get 4 points for the race.
5. Show up to a race ,car passes inspection and you run in at least one heat you will receive 3 points.
These points are not added up per race IE. If you show up and win the race u get 6 points, not 3 for showing up, 5 for top eight and 6 for the win. Once you qualify if you place in the points your points will go to the guy who placed below you until it stops at 8th place.
The races that were qualifiers this year will also be qualifiers for next year and I am trying to add more shows as we can get shows to run chain and bolt, Old Skool Productions rules.
You may repair your cars to a factory fix in the pit the night of the race. If during inspection after the show the inspectors find it to be excessive, you will be ejected and forfeit your winnings.
This is a stock class. It will remain a stock class so do not do any more than what is stated in these rules. Do not do anything to make your car illegal after inspection. If this happens you will be disqualified and no entry fee will be returned. Officials have the right to re-inspect your cars at any time. If you have any questions, please contact Brandon at 620-262-0022 or Tony at 620-222-4535.
2015 stock rules Chain and Bolt only Friday, July 31st, 7:30 p.m. Winfield Fair Grounds
Come join us for a new experience and a new demo.
Stock class is open to all men and women 18 and over. Driver must have a driver’s license or proof of age. In fairness to all, the following rules and regulations shall prevail.
This is a stock class and it will remain a stock class so do not do any more than what is stated in these rules. Do not do anything to make your car illegal after inspection. If this happens you will be disqualified and there will be no return of entry fee. Officials have the right to re-inspect your cars at any time.
PRIZE MONEY is guaranteed if 10 or more cars show.
1. $1500 Top 7 will be paid. Top 3 cars will be re-inspected after the show.
2. $1250 Top 3 will be presented trophies.
3. $1000 Top 3 in heat, prize money $20
4. $750 Top 3 in consolation, $20
5. $500 Mad Dog $150. Mad dog goes to the final.
6. $400 If top 2 are hung up in the feature, we will separate to finish the race.
7. $250
8. $100
ENTRY FEE
Pre entries will be taken up to Monday July 27th at 6 p.m. With pre entry you will receive one
free pit pass for your pit crew. All other entries will be accepted up to 2 hours prior to race time. Each car/driver shall be $20. Each pit person shall pay $20. No entry without a car. If you enter a car and the car does not make it to the race you will be refunded your money and then will have to buy pit passes. All drivers and pit persons must sign waiver and release of liability before entering pit area or track. Back up driver must be the mechanic listed on your entry form. Mail entries to the Cowley County Fair, Attn: Larry Hittle, 9626 75th Rd, Winfield, KS 67156.
There will be a rookie heat this year. Anyone who is a first year driver will be put in the first heat. If there are a least 6 rookie drivers they will be in their own heat and the top three will go to the finals. This will give them more time to work on cars after their heat and give them a heat of experience before they go to the consolations or finals.
PARTICIPANT REGULATIONS
Drivers may move forward or backward. They must make contact ever 60 seconds or be disqualified. There will be no sandbagging or team driving. If you sandbag/team drive, the race will be stopped and a sandbagger/team driving flag will be put on top of your car and whoever takes him/her out will get $50. No team driving allowed, not even on a sandbagger. If a official sees you have the ability to make a clean hit and you lock your brakes up to slide into them, your flag will be broken for sandbagging officials decision is final. Cars must move when hit or show visible damage. No driver’s door hits will be allowed. No using the drivers door for a shield will be allowed.
SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Cars must have at least bars attached from the roof down to the dash area to prevent the hood from coming in. Can use chain or 2 in. by 3/16 steel bars welded no more than 4 inches on roof or hood area.
2. Radiator over flow hoses must be pointed at the ground and fastened so they cannot shoot water towards officials or other drivers.
3. Header pipes must be pointing straight up. They cannot be aimed towards front or side of cars.
4. Note: If you have a hole in the fire wall, it must be covered.
5. Safety belts are required.
6. D.O.T. approved helmets are mandatory. Any driver using an open faced helmet will be required to wear safety goggles or shield.
7. Safety goggles or shield required..
8. Mandatory: You must wear long pants and a shirt. (fire suit recommended)
9. 2 fires and you are out unless it’s a fuel fire. Then it’s just 1 fire and you are out.
10. No alcoholic beverages or drugs are allowed in pit area or on the track.
11. NO PIT PERSONS ALLOWED ON THE TRACK.
12. Note: Management does have the right to disqualify a car/driver at any time. Any person on the track or in the pit, causing trouble and not complying with the rules, will be asked to leave. (We can have you escorted off or have you arrested and banned from running future derbies.)
13. Protests must be made no later than 5 minutes after the heat in question. No protests will be taken after feature event. Only Drivers in this class are allowed to protest a car. $100 protest fee you get it back if you are right if not the driver gets the protest money.
PREPARATION OF CARS
No screws are allowed on outside of car. NO PLASTIC GAS TANKS. (Heavy duty plastic racing fuel cells are allowed.) No wedging, no sedagons, no jeeps, no trucks (ranchero and El Caminos are considered trucks), no carryalls, no hearse, no limos, no convertibles, no imperials 73 and older or imperial subs. All glass, chrome, pot metal, lights, carpet, headliner, back seats, fiber glass and anything else that is flammable must be removed before reaching the exhibit area. (Do not break glass down in the doors.) Trunks must be empty of all debris, spare tire rims, parts, etc. Wagons must have spare tire flap removed or hole cut in it for inspectors to see.
ABSOLUTELY NO welding besides what is stated in these rules. All 9 wire must be tied to the car so not to fall off in the arena. UNLIMITED 9-WIRE. This does not apply where rules specify how much wire you can use, i.e. doors and bumpers or Where used for reinforcement.
MANDATORY
You must have number on both front doors big enough to read and bright enough color to see. Also must have number on the roof with name on roof above front doors. Use your choice of number. No profanity allowed on cars.
ENGINE
Engines must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, etc. stock only. You may change carburetor, intake, and ignition. You may use 2 chains to retain one on each side or use two straps, 2 in. by 3/16 thick to hold motor in. It can ONLY be welded to TOP of frame no more than 3 inch long weld. The strap can not be farther forward than the fan. You may use header pipes. Must have stock motor mount bolted to cross member with maximum of 3 -7/16 bolts per side. If stock mount not used it will be up to the inspection to ok best to use stock mount. NO welding of motor mount. This is a stock show. No engine cradles or dp’s.
RADIATORS
It must be an automotive radiator, remain stock, and in the stock location. No home made radiators allowed.
TRANSMISSION
They must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Transmission coolers are allowed. They must have double clamps on all rubber to steel lines. No transmission protectors allowed. They must be stock. They may have chain to secure. Cross member must be bolted in.
BATTERY
The battery must be in passenger side floor and be covered with something nonflammable like rubber tube, rubber floor mat, etc. Batteries must be secured so they don’t move. 2-12 volt batteries max.
SUSPENSION
Suspension must remain stock. No weld on shocks, no trailer hitches, special lifts, blocks, air shackles, air shocks. Air lifts must be deflated. Cars must have give or bounce. Spring spacers ok if after market. Shocks ok if after market. No home made shocks.
REAR ENDS
Rear ends must be 5 lug, GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Locking of the rear ends permitted. Stock gear and mounting for make, year and model of car required.
DRIVE SHAFTS
It must be OEM stock drive shaft.
TRAILING ARMS & A-ARMS
They must be factory with absolutely no reinforcing, shortening or lengthening. You may 9 wire A-arms but must have bounce in suspension.
STEERING COLUMN/BRAKES/SHIFTER
The steering column must be stock. You may put steering knuckle at rag joint. Brakes must be stock and work. All components must be stock. You may put shifter on the floor or attached to the tranny. A cable shifter is ok.
HOOD
The hood must remain in factory position. Six hood bolts are allowed and only 2 may go through the frame outside of radiator. Support cannot be directly in front or behind the radiator. Bolts must not be any bigger than ¾ with washers no bigger than 6 inches outside diameter. You must have 2 holes cut in the hood big enough for a fire extinguisher, not directly over the carburetor. You may use 20 bolts around header holes no bigger than SAE 3/8 with washer no bigger than 1 inch outside diameter.
TRUNK
You can use 4- ¾ in. bolts in trunk and 2 may go through frame with washers no bigger than 6 inches outside diameter. Trunk lids must remain on factory hinges. Tucking or V’ing of trunk lid is allowed, but absolutely no wedging. You may chain or 9 wire. up to 10 places on deck lid. this includes wagon gates.NO MORE THAN 50% OF TRUNK MAY BE TUCKED.
BODY
No seam welding and no patching is allowed. Pre-denting is okay.
FENDERS
Fenders may be trimmed and 10 bolts may be used per fender. Bolts are to be no bigger than 3/8 with washers no bigger than 1 inch outside diameter. You may have 1 wrap 3 strands of 9 wire from fender to fender in front of radiator not connected to bumper.
BODY MOUNT BOLTS
They must be factory. Bushings must be factory. If missing a body bolt, you may use factory size bolt for fix. If bushing is missing, you may wire mount with 9 wire.
FRAME
Absolutely no welding is allowed on frame. No reinforcing of frame whatsoever. You can notch the frame. You may pre bend frame. You may not put fix-it patch on a fresh car. You may patch or fix the frame with a max of 6-4x4x1/4 plates per car. Three patches are allowed per frame rail. There must be visible damage to the frame, i.e. tear or bend. A patch may not be closer than 2 inches to another patch. If you have to patch after your heat and have 6 plates, one must be removed before one is added.
DOORS
Driver’s door may be welded solid with a strap no bigger than 3 inches, on the outside only. On the driver’s only, you may reinforce inside the car however you want as long as it does not attach to the frame and does not go past door seams more than 6 inches and is deemed safe by inspectors. You must have a safety bar welded or bolted. If bolted, must have 4 bolts through bar to body. Bar cannot go past door seam by more than 6 inches. All other doors may be chained up to 4 placed per door or wired 6 places per door. On wagon’s tailgates, NO WELDING is allowed. You may chain or 9 wire in 6 places.
CAGE
You may have a cage with two side bars, one on the driver’s door and one on the passenger door; and two cross bars, one behind the seat and one at the dash. The cage cannot extend past the dash area in the front and must be no further back than 5 inches behind the front seat or behind the front door seam, i.e. 2 door cars. This can be welded in. Absolutely no kickers are allowed. You may have 5 down bars. They cannot go to the frame. sheet metal only. You may have a halo bar. None of the cage or halo can connect to the frame. A halo cannot connect to the windshield bars or the roof sign.
BUMPERS
No welding on bumpers. They can be wired, chained or bolted from mount to mount. You may remove brackets but cannot add any, i.e. you can put bolts or chain anywhere between the mounts to the car, 6 bolts ¾ inch max. No welding of shocks or brackets. If you have an aluminum bumper you may change it to a stock model bumper for that make. Bumper swaps are ok; must be GM to GM, Ford to Ford, Mopar to Mopar. Brackets must be stock to the car you are running. No changing the mounting brackets for the make, model and year of car is allowed. NO WELDING OF SKINS. Make sure the bumpers are well secured. We don’t want to pick them up all night.
GAS TANKS
A maximum of 7 gallons of gas is allowed. Fuel cells/metal boat tanks must be placed in back seat area and properly secured. NO STOCK TANKS. Fuel cells must be secured so there is no movement. (Do not use bungee cords for this.) If tank is not secure you will not be running. Fuel cells must have secure caps and be leak proof. All fuel lines must have no leaks. Stock gas tanks must be removed or have holes in them and washed out. NO PLASTIC TANKS. (Heavy plastic racing fuel cells may be used.) You must have a shield of metal or tin between driver and gas tank. (This may be mounted with screws.)
TIRES
D.O.T. approved tires required. Tire inside of tire is okay. No fluid allowed inside of tires. No valve stem protectors allowed. Also no implement tires, no tractor tires, no wheel weights. Make sure you remove them even from your spares.
2016 qualifying rules.
1. Must have 8 points to qualify for championship race in 2016.
2. Winner of a race will receive 6 points.
3. Top 8 get 5 points per race.
4. If show has a maddog he will get 4 points for the race.
5. Show up to a race ,car passes inspection and you run in at least one heat you will receive 3 points.
These points are not added up per race IE. If you show up and win the race u get 6 points, not 3 for showing up, 5 for top eight and 6 for the win. Once you qualify if you place in the points your points will go to the guy who placed below you until it stops at 8th place.
The races that were qualifiers this year will also be qualifiers for next year and I am trying to add more shows as we can get shows to run chain and bolt, Old Skool Productions rules.
You may repair your cars to a factory fix in the pit the night of the race. If during inspection after the show the inspectors find it to be excessive, you will be ejected and forfeit your winnings.
This is a stock class. It will remain a stock class so do not do any more than what is stated in these rules. Do not do anything to make your car illegal after inspection. If this happens you will be disqualified and no entry fee will be returned. Officials have the right to re-inspect your cars at any time. If you have any questions, please contact Brandon at 620-262-0022 or Tony at 620-222-4535.