Post by maf2021 on Mar 14, 2023 15:27:34 GMT -5
MARTINSVILLE, IL AG FAIR
2023
“SOUTH OF 70 SHOWDOWN”
$17,500 Total purse
DEMOLITION DERBY WILL BE RAN BY THE:
MARTINSVILLE, IL FIRE DEPARTMENT
July 1, 2023
GATES OPEN AT 3:00 P.M. Central
Power Wheels at 6:30 P.M. cst. w/ Derby Immediately following
TRAVIS PHILLIPS 217-822-7014 or EJ PICKENS 217-276-4671 WITH QUESTIONS
Paying 3 places per class!
BONE STOCK $2,000/$1,000/$500
LIMITED WELD FULLSIZE $1,550/$750/$375
KICKER MODIFIED $1,550/$750/$375
COMPACT $1,800/$600/$300
MINI TRUCKS/VANS/SUV $1,800/$600/$300
FULLSIZE MOD TRUCKS $1,000/$550/$300
PROSTOCK LAWNMOWERS $500/$200/$100
POWER WHEELS
AWARDS FOR MADDOG IN EACH CLASS!
RULES & REGULATIONS
Any DRIVER under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be DISQUALIFIED AND REMOVED from
PREMISES WITH ENTRY FEE FORFEITED. Alcoholic beverages WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ON FAIR GROUNDS
OR INFIELD! All vehicles entering the infield will be searched! If you don’t want your vehicle to be
searched, don’t park in the infield. Anyone caught with alcohol on the fairgrounds will be removed and
no refunds will be made.
Each driver must fill out an entry form the day of the derby at the designated location. Each driver must
supply his or her own vehicle and only ONE entry per class per driver.
Drivers must be 16 years or older to enter. Drivers under the age of 18 MUST have a parent or guardian
sign a waiver. Driver will receive a pit pass upon registration for the derby on the day of the derby. If
vehicle does not pass inspection, the owner will have to pay for a pit pass if he or she wants to remain in
the pit area.
NO ONE is allowed on the track or stage except the drivers, officials, and emergency personnel.
are responsible for the actions of their crew.
Contestants of the derby cannot be superintendents or officials of the MARTINSVILLE FIRE sponsored
Demolition Derby.
The Martinsville Ag Fair will not be held responsible for any vehicles or personal property before during
and after the show.
Infield and pit speeds will be enforced. No hot-rodding, donuts, or other unsafe driving will be tolerated.
Any altercations between drivers, crew, or officials will be grounds for disqualifications and possibly
barred from future derbies.
If a driver exits their vehicle during a green flag for any reason other than fire or injury he or she will be
disqualified.
Martinsville fire has the right to accept or reject any or all entries.
GENERAL RULES
1. THESE RULES ARE A GUIDELINE THAT SPECIFIES WHAT WE WILL ALLOW, IT DOES NOT SPECIFY WHAT
WE WILL NOT ALLOW. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, CALL BEFORE YOU DO IT. DO NOT COME UP TO US AT
THE DERBY AND ASK US TO SHOW YOU IN THE RULES WHERE IT STATES THAT BECAUSE IT DOESN’T.
CALL FIRST!!!
2. If you’re under 18, you must have a signed consent form from a parent/guardian.
3. Due to fair ordinance, there is NO ALCOHOL allowed on the fairgrounds. Coolers will be inspected!
You WILL forfeit any alcohol found and will lose it! No firearms, or weapons of any kind will be allowed.
4. A DOT approved helmet must be worn while on the track. Eye protection is required. LONG SLEEVE
SHIRT MUST BE WORN.
5. Car must have working seat belts for the driver and must be worn during the heat.
6. If you are using a torch, you must have a fire extinguisher with you.
7. NO HIT AND HOLD (no gangbanging) and NO sandbagging! If you don’t know what this is you better
ask.
8. You must make contact within 60 seconds.
9. You only get one warning for a driver door hit, second time you disqualified! Drivers’ door hits are
illegal. If the hit is deemed by officials to be careless or intentional you will be disqualified. If a driver
uses the driver’s door to block they will be disqualified.
10. One fire is allowed in the engine compartment, second fire you are disqualified. One fire in
passenger compartment and you are disqualified. If door opens, you will be disqualified. You can fix the
door and return to the consolation heat.
11. NO Fighting will be tolerated and may result if MAF ejection or arrest.
12. No refunds if caught cheating.
13. Drivers will be assigned heats.
14. Please take all scrap with you! All items (including vehicles) left on the fairgrounds the next day will
become property of the Martinsville Fair.
15. No one is allowed on the track or stage except officials, emergency, and track workers.
16. All drivers must attend the driver's meeting. Any issues protest will be brought up at this time.
17. Cars MUST be painted tastefully! No profanity or offensive material allowed on the car, including
numbers!!! This is a family show!
18. $200 TO PROTEST A CAR. Only other drivers from that particular class can protest a car. The driver
must have the cash in hand in order to protest. At the time of protest, both the protested car and the
car owned by the protester will be reinspected. The only people that may be present during the
reinspection of the protested car is the inspection crew, the driver of the protested car, and the
protester. No other people may be within 50’ of the reinspection. If the car passes the inspection, the
“protested” driver will receive the $200. However, if anything illegal is found, the $200 goes back to the
protester.
19. All drivers must keep their hands inside the car at all times! If we see you driving with your hand on
your door we will stop the race once, next time you’re out. We want everyone to leave with all the body
parts they came with!
20. All glass, plastic, chrome, wheel weights, and loose debris must be removed from the car. All hitches
must be removed. The stock gas tank must be removed.
21. No concrete anywhere on the car.
22. No hearses, limousines, x-frames, or convertible frames are not allowed in other model.
23. Front doors should be painted white to help us cut down on door hits. If your door is not white,
don’t whine if we don’t see a door hit on your car.
24. Horn must be removed or not used during the heat! Subject to disqualification if used.
25. You will be allowed 2 trips to the inspection line. Driver only must bring car to inspection unless preapproved by head official.
26. SAFETY FIRST No unsafe practices like protruding all thread, radiator drain hoses pointed at people,
and teeth cut into the bumpers, etc. If a bumper or something comes loose during the race and appears
to be a safety concern, we reserve the right to act and correct it.
27. In addition to the doors, the car may have the number on a roof sign - minimum of 24” tall.
28. ENGINETRANSMISSION MUST BE ISOLATED FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH STEEL,
FIRE BLANKET, RUBBER, OR APPROVED FIRE-RESISTANT MATERIAL IF FIREWALLFLOORBOARDS ARE
MODIFIED. GAS TANK AND BATTERY MUST BE COVERED AS WELL.
29. Once again, OFFICIALS DECISION IS FINAL, so if unsure if you can do something, please call ahead.
30. If putting patches on frame after heats, consult an Official before you put any band-aid on your car.
Remember, only 6 total repairs. ASK BEFORE YOU DO IT!!
31. We strongly suggest that you have roll over protection AND driver compartment cage for safety.
KICKER MODIFIED RULES
($1,550/$750/$375)($100 Mad Dog)
CAGE REQUIRED! Cage must remain inside the drivers compartment with the exception of roll bar and
front kickers. Front dash bar must be no closer than 2 inches front back of distributor protector. Back
bar must be no further than 8 inches from bottom of driver’s seat. 4 downbars total inside car. Down
bars may go to the frame. No part of the cage can be any further than the front of rear humps. 2 front
kickers are allowed but must not pass the rear of the control arms. Front window bar must be roof/roll
bar to cowl. Rear window bar must not pass center of trunk lid and may be attached from roll bar to
truck lid sheet metal. No rear window bars on wagons.
1. Battery must be moved inside the passenger compartment and tightly fastened with a cover. You
may use 1 automotive battery or 1 large marine battery.
2. Gas Tank must be mounted inside the passenger compartment, tightly secured, and covered. Plastic
tanks must be in a solid metal containment box and covered or you will not be allowed to participate.
No exceptions. (We strongly recommend metal tanks!). Gas tank protectors must be mounted to the
cage or the floor pan, not both and side bars must be at least 12” from the side sheet metal. Gas tank
protector, if on cage must be a halo type bar only, no gap required between protector and cage if floor
mounted and not connected to sheet metal in any way (bolted or welded). Electric fuel pumps must be
double clamped and covered. NO electronic fuel pumps without a fuel cutoff switch.
3. Battery and Gas Tank must be in separate areas and covered (not next to each other) OR in separate
containment boxes.
4. Brakes must be working.
5. No extra engine cooling devices. We will allow 1 transmission cooler. Transmission coolers must be
near floor level or contained. Steel or high-pressure lines only.
6. Radiators must remain in stock position with no reinforcement. Radiator guards must mount to
radiator only. Engines must be mounted with the #1 spark plug being lined up with the ball joint and/or
strut, no farther back! Engine mounting chains may be bolted or welded but only to engine cradle, not
the side rail.
7. Wire is to be #9 wire, unlimited amount.
8. Hood MUST be open at inspection– NO EXCEPTIONS! You MAY use 6 pcs. of 1 inch all-thread. The
front two hood bolts can go through frame by the core support. The other four must be sheet metal to
sheet metal. You may use 2” angle x 4” long in 6 spots for bolting hood and fender together as an option
to running all thread to the core support. No other hood support or angle “handles” allowed on the
hood. You must remove hood springs or cylinders before running. You may have 6 hold-downs on hood
and trunk. Hood must cover fan blade or fan taken off, no exceptions. Hood MUST remain in stock
position. Holes must be cut in hood for fire extinguishment.
9. Doors – All doors can be welded solid shut. The top of doors may be pinched and welded with no
fillers. Outside seams allowed plate up to 4” wide.
10. Roof - In addition to the doors, the car must have the number on a roof sign on the roof of the car a
minimum of 24” tall. No PROFANITY or OFFENSIVE material including numbers allowed on the car!!! This
is a family show!
11. Trunk – We MUST be able to see inside of trunk compartment. You must have at least a 4” diameter
hole in the lid. Trunk lids can be welded solid or no more than 6 pcs of 1 inch all-thread.
12. Body Mounts may be taken out or replaced NO bigger than 1”. Washers used must not be bigger
than 4”x 4” and must be free floating not welded to the body or frame. The front body mounts may be
replaced with all thread. You may add (2) body mounts at the driver’s location of choice. Extra body
mounts must be welded to or pass through frame. All other body mounts must remain in their stock
position unless rust out prevents this and then must be pre-approved. Angle iron is allowed in this
location only for ease of use to run wire to. Must be 4”x 4” max. You also may weld a 3”x 3” washer on
top of each body mount hole, rusted or not. Factory washer or cut plate allowed no thicker than ¼”. All
thread or bolts only allowed to have 4” past each nut at the frame or body level whichever it is securing.
13. You may run any oem automobile bumper or replica bumper. If building a homemade bumper max
material is 6 inch. No sharp points, small wedges or, points greater than that of a factory Chrysler pointy.
4 inch max bumper shock material and can only have 2 per bumper. Must be 6 inches from front of
control arm. Rear bumper shocks not to exceed 14 inches long. Maximum front bumper height is 22”
from the ground to the BOTTOM of the bumper. Minimum back bumper height is 16” from the ground
to the BOTTOM of the bumper.
14. Frames There must not be any frame plating, filling, stuffing, or concrete. You may weld a PLATE
band-aid NO BIGGER than 4” x 6” x ¼” to a crack, break, or severe bend in the frame of a pre-ran car or a
rusted through section of a fresh car. MUST be able to see the crack or bend for verification. Band-aid
must be flat plate, NO angle iron, no bending plate to make angle. Band-aids must not be welded to
other band-aids. NO MORE than 4 band-aids on the frame (total) to repair a crack or bend! Do not call to
see if you can put on a 5th, because you can’t. You may seam weld the frame the entire length. Seam
welds should be no more than 1/2 in wide. If a portion of the frame needs replaced, you may do so after
checking with the head inspector (DON’T get excessive). NO frame pinning. There cannot be any
undercoating, paint, or other material on the frame. No grind marks on frame unless approved. A 22”
hump plate is allowed but. Hump plate can be kicked forward, backward, or centered as long as it
contacts the center of the hump. ¼” thick on the outside only and must be contoured to the frame. Can
be no more than 4” tall.
15. No Body Plates except to hold the spreader bars in place or to protect driver, but not to exceed 6”
past the door seam. Inside of doors can be welded with no fillers. You can patch rust holes in sheet
metal with sheet metal of same thickness only! Do not cut rust out-weld 2” beyond rust. You may reweld factory body seams, but do NOT add any steel other than the weld bead. No weld stacking or filler
on anybody or frame bead (except the doors.) No body panel doubling!
16. Skid Plates are allowed but must remain separate for your oil and transmission. No full-length skid
plates and no bolting & welding it to the frame.
17. Distributor Protectors allowed but must not touch the cage anywhere. Sheet metal only. gap
between protector and cage. There can be nothing between, above or below the distributor protector
and the dash bar besides the firewall.
18. Tires No solid Tires (Hyster tires, etc.) Tires MUST contain some air.
19. Springs Stock Springs must remain on the car. 4 clamps allowed on each leaf spring, no bigger than
2x4x3/8”. You cannot weld the leafs together! You can wire or bolt the coils to the rear end and weld
the leaf brackets to the car. On coil spring cars you may put taller springs in to get height don't get
extreme but you cannot weld any other material to them or in place of springs. 98-02s- you have 1 of 2
options. 1) you may use the ztr brackets or make your own brackets but must resemble the way it would
mount in a 79-97 ford 2) you can cut the package trey out of a older ford and weld in the 98-02 but no
doubling of package treys and may cut the brackets off a older ford and re-weld on 98-02 to mount
bottom trailing arms.
20. Rear-ends can be of car origin or can be switched out to 8-lug single wheel rear-end. No welding
leafs directly to frame on any leaf modification. Leafs must also have a 2 inch stager.You may run 1
chain around each side of the rear end and through the floorboard.
21. Steering System You may alter your steering column to prevent loss and strengthen your tie rods as
long as they function as stock.
22. NO added reinforcement from the core support to the firewall allowed. NO fender or core support
reinforcement such as flat stock, angle iron, etc.
23. 03 AND NEWER FORD RULES all crush zones must remain open and visible. Factory cradle from Ford
car only mounted within 2” of factory position. Mandatory ¾” hole at firewall to fully inspect. Bolt in
cradle allowed to same dimensions as factory 02 & older crown vic cradles.
24. Solid Suspension is allowed. You are allowed 2 pieces of strap or similar material no more than 2”
wide and can't be welded more than 2” on frame 2 spots on each a-arm per side. A-arms can't be
welded solid. Must attach directly below or above a-arm not kicked forward or backward to reinforce
frame.
LIMITED WELD RULES
($1,550/$750/$375)($100 Mad Dog)
Passenger cars or station wagons only. No hearses, checkered cabs, or limousines. Cars may be
re-stubbed, but must be ford-ford, Gm-Gm, Chrysler-Chrysler, and must be done in a factory
manner. Sedagons will be allowed.
1. Any factory car or truck rear end is allowed. No rear ends bigger than a 3500 series pickup permitted and only one wheel per side of rear end. You may weld brackets on the rear end to
accommodate the vehicles factory suspension style. Rearend brace cannot go past inside edge of
lower trail arm mount or inside edge of leaf spring pad.
2. All will follow the same safety rules and regulations listed in the general rule section with the
exception of: 4 down bars, seam weld A-arm forward, cold pith only, body seams may be
welded, and any automobile bumper or replica. Bumper shocks no further than 6” behind the
core support.
3. 2003 and newer Ford style frame rules. These apply to the
front frame and suspension assemblies. All other general and limited weld rules apply unless
contradicted by these specific rules. Factory style Ford steering box swaps are allowed. No
sleeving of bolts through frame. Bumper strap only allowed 1 per rail and must go no further
back than back of core support mount and not intrude into the factory crush zone. No frame
pitching or cold bending allowed. No fresh plates on the car. Front suspension must remain
factory stock for the 03 and up style cars. No modifications unless allowed in these rules.
Factory aluminum cradle must remain in place. The only alterations that are allowed is to put a
1/4” steel cap over it. This is allowed on the top, front and rear of the cradle only. 2 - 2” straps
are allowed to be welded across the bottom bridging the front and rear caps. This strap is
allowed 1”overlap max. Cap must inboard of the frame rails and have a visible gap between it
and the rails. Only method of attachment to the cradle is to utilize the factory rack and pinion
holes and the factory motor mount holes. These are the only allowed methods of running a 03
and up Ford in the limited weld class. Absolutely no bumper shocks added to front of car except
factory for the year. You can extend the factory strut to gain bumper height, but it must be stock
like and not reinforce the strut or the vehicle. Don’t go extreme!!!
4. Header protectors allowed in this class but must attach to headers only and not reinforce car
in any way. Front plate to mount accessories allowed but must attach to engine only and not
reinforce car in any way.
NO DP
COMPACT RULES
($1,800/$600/$300)($100 Mad Dog)
1. Remove all glass.2. Cylinders must be removed on hood and hatch if applicable.
3. Secure hatchbacks or trunks with wire, chain, or welding. Remove rear deck lids on station wagons
and hatchbacks if not steel (meaning fiberglass material)
4. Wire is to be #9 wire, unlimited amount (Use as much as you want because anyone can get it)
5. You may replace body mounts with all thread or bolts no bigger than 1”.
6. Car must have a pipe, wire, or plate from the cowl to the roof to prevent the hood from entering car.
You may add one to the front & side windows. Sheetmetal to sheetmetal mounting only. Nothing to
cage or rollover bar. 2 pieces in each window opening max. Max. Material is 4x14. This is for your safety,
not to reinforce your car!
7. You may use wire, bolts, or all thread no bigger than 1 to secure hood. (all-thread nuts need a handle
to open hood)
8. The front doors should be painted white to help us cut down on door hits. If your door is not white –
don’t whine if we don’t see a door hit on your car.
9. Roof - In addition to the doors, the car must have the number on a roof sign on the roof of the car a
minimum of 24” tall. No PROFANITY or OFFENSIVE material including numbers allowed on the car!!! This
is a family show!
10. 4- 4x6 plates ¼ in material max on car! 22 in hump plates 1 per side of car!
DRIVE TRAIN
1. Maximum original wheelbase dimension is 110”front wheel drive (106"rear wheel drive) center
wheel to center wheel! 106 1/32" to 110 rear wheel drive will run with mini trucks!!!! No shortening of
Frame to make it 110”.
2. Engine must be 4 or 6 cylinders only. (No V8’s)
3. NO 4x4 compact cars unless one driveshaft has been removed disabling that option.
4. No 8-lug rear-ends No floater rear-ends allowed.
BUMPER
1. Bumper height must be less than 24 in to bottom, normal heights in front and the back not dropped
to the ground, at the decision of the official (Safety 1st)
2. You can use ANY factory bumper or bumper shock on ANY model car. 2 bumper shocks max per fame
rail, one front and one rear only per side. There must be a minimum 6 gap between bumper shocks and
A-arms strut. You may manufacture your own bumper mounts within these limits (4” max material). If
you make a homemade pointy you have to have 24 in across at rear no more than 8 in out and 2 in flat
spot on tip!!!!. No small wedges allowed one's that looks like a wood splitting wedge. You are allowed 6”
of the frame rail to mount your bumper with homemade components. Maximum homemade bumper
height 6”. 6” maximum bumper material, 4” max material on bumper shocks, cannot be stacked. Your
mounting is restricted to the rail only and can't bridge across frame rails. You may use a strap to help
hold bumper on. It is to be no thicker than 14” and no wider than 3” and should not extend past 6” on
top of the frame. No kickers from corner of bumper to frame. Can be up to ¼” box tubing. Hard nosing
allowed. You are allowed up to 24" of bumper to body welding with no fillers or plates. That is total for
front and rear bumpers.
DRIVER COMPARTMENT
1. Remove stock gas tanks and put one in the back floorboard, tightly secure, and cover. Gas Tank must
be mounted inside the passenger compartment, tightly secured, and covered. Plastic tanks must be in a
solid metal containment box & covered or you will not be allowed to participate, no exceptions. (We
strongly recommend metal tanks!). Gas tank protectors must be mounted to the cage or the floor pan,
not both. Side bars must be at least 12” from the side sheet metal. Gas tank protector if on cage must be
a halo type bar only, no gap required between protector and cage if floor mounted and not connected
to sheet metal in any way (bolted or welded). Electric fuel pumps must be double clamped and covered.
NO electronic fuel pumps without a full cutoff switch.
2. Move battery to inside the passenger compartment, tightly secure it, and cover it up.
3. MUST have a Cage must be at least a 4 point cage. No kickers or angled down tubes allowed.
4 down bars only!! The cage must be contained inside the car! You may weld, wire, or chain doors shut.
5. UNLIMITED 9 wire
6. Please review the normal Modified car rules and apply all those rules THAT CAN BE APPLIED.
We strongly suggest that you have roll over protection for Safety!!!
106 1/32" to 110" RWD CAR/ MINIVAN/ MINI
TRUCK RULES
($1,800/$600/$300)($100 Mad Dog)
1. NO 4X4s2. MIDSIZE CLASS rules are the same as the compact rules with the exceptions of Must be over 106
1/32" wheelbase.110 max car wheelbase
3. Mini trucks may add 2 bolts or straps to the bed.
BONESTOCK FULL SIZE RULES
($2,000 /$1,000/$500)($100 Mad Dog)
Any American made, hardtop automobile or station wagon is allowed.
PREPARATION OF CAR
(Remove following before arriving at fairgrounds or track.)
1. All glass including windshield, side windows, rear window, head and taillights, will be removed before
entering fairgrounds. Rolling windows down is not permitted!!
2. Rear seat of sedan must be removed, top and bottom. On station wagons all seats and decking must
be removed. Station wagons must be emptied to the floorboards.
3. Cars must have a seatbelt and working brakes. MANDATORY
4. Two batteries of any size are allowed. If battery is to be moved from original position, it must be
placed on floorboard of driver's compartment, and securely fastened and covered.
5. MANDATORY - Front windshield must have a loop of #9 wire from roof to firewall for safety. 2 loops
of #9 wire only in one (1) spot.
6. Trailer hitches Class A or frame mounted must be totally removed. Class B or bumper mounted trailer
ball stub must be cut off.
7. Drivers door must be painted white, both front doors if a passenger is riding.
GAS TANKS AND FUEL PUMPS
1. Stock gas tank MUST be removed from original position and mounted in the rear seat area and
secured. A marine tank or fuel cell is strongly recommended. All lines and fittings must be leak proof and
meet approval of track officials. Electric fuel pumps are allowed but must have a shut-off switch within
reach of the driver. Tanks must be covered before entering the track.
2. All lines must run inside the car. All lines should be double clamped.
3. No alcohol - Gasoline Only
RADIATOR AND CORE SUPPORT
1. Radiator must be in stock position. Any automotive type radiator can be used.
2. Radiator must be OEM automotive radiator. No Protectors.
3. No reserve tanks and no added cooling capacity.
4. No welding or added metal to the core support.
SUSPENSION
1. Suspension must be original factory suspension for that car. Must have bounce.
2. No suspension modifications allowed. Must remain stock.
BODY
1. Body must remain completely stock. No sedagons.
2. No body seam welding -No doubling of panels -hammer and crease all you want, but No added metal
- No reinforcing of firewall and firewall must cover all holes.
3. Body bolts at the core support and all at the very rear of the car may be replaced with up to and no
larger than (1) one inch bolts or all thread with washers no bigger than (4) four inches in diameter and
no thicker than 14 inch. These are too be used to hold down your hood and trunk lid. Cannot be sleeved.
4. NO OTHER BODY BOLTS CAN BE CHANGED EXCEPT THESE (4) FOUR.
5. Fenders may not be bolted together.
6. Doors may be chained, wired, or welded. Welding the doors is the only welding allowed on the car
body. When welding doors, it must be done in a (6) six inch weld - skip (6) six inch pattern.
7. Anything can be removed Nothing can be added except for rules (3) three and (6) six.
HOODS AND TRUNKS
1. Hoods must have (2) two holes, at least (4) four inches in diameter on each side of the carburetor.
Not directly on top of the carburetor. If the hood is removed, either the fan or fan belt must be
removed.
2. Hoods must be open upon request during inspection. If we cannot see, we will cut. Hoods must come
to the inspection area with vehicle.
3. Hoods and trunk lid must remain on factory hinges. Hood and truck lid can be wired or chained in (4)
four spots each side. Trunk lid can be tucked, but not welded.
4. Rear fenders can be rolled in.
5. No welding or added metal on the hood or trunk.
6. Relocation of the rear speaker deck is not allowed. Must remain is stock position. Cannot be removed.
SAFETY CAGES
1. All cars should have a safety cage. A rollover bar is strongly recommended.
2. You should have a (4) point cage. The cage can be welded to sheet metal only.You can have up to (4)
four down posts, (2) two per side. You should have a dash bar, a cross bar behind the seat and (2) two
door cross bars. The door bars cannot be lass than (12) twelve inches off of the floor. Nothing can be ran
between the rear wheel humps or welded to the humps. No kickers to the frame humps - front or back.
All down post post must be straight. NO ANGLES
3. Rear Seat bar must be within (8) Eight inches of the back of front seat.
4. Dash bar cannot be more than (6) six inches in front of door seam. Dash bar cannot be in front of
front door post.
5. Cage can be made out of (3) three inch pipe or (3) three inch square tubing, MAX
6. All down tubes must be at or behind the dash bar, straight up and down. Welded to sheet metal only.
7. All door bars must stop at the dash bar. Cannot extend to the firewall.
GAS TANK PROTECTOR
1. Protector is allowed for safety. It must be mounted to the rear seat bar. Must be free floating and no
wider than (24) twenty four inches. It cannot be angled and cannot extend past the center of the of the
rear doors.
FRAMES - STOCK - STOCK - STOCK
1. Must remain stock - no welding
2. No pitching, tilting, or tipping of frames.
3. No hump plates and no leaf conversions.
4. Steering columns must remain stock from gearbox forward.
5. PRE-RUN CARS CAN HAVE 2, 2X4 PLATES NO THICKER THAN THE FRAME IT MUST PATCH A BEND OR A
RIP.
BUMPERS
1. Any stock car bumper on any car. No built bumpers and no loaded stock bumpers
2. Bumpers may be welded on. You can weld the skin to the support, but may not add metal! You are
allowed 14 inches of bumper shock on each side. Only two pieces...one for each side, any material, no
bigger than 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches and no longer than 14 inches. Pipe, angle iron, strap steel, square
tube, or box tubing are all acceptable as long as it isn't bigger than stated. Bumper shock must be at
least 4 inches from the front A frame mount. Please take the time to get the bumper fastened to the car
well. Bumpers may be chained, but only to the frame. Chain may be welded on at each end. We don't
want to pick bumpers up off the track. This is still a stock class, if its more than the rules allow, be
prepared to cut or run mod.
3. No shortening of frame to mount bumper!!!! Must be stock length.
ENGINES AND TRANSMISSION
1. Any stock engine or transmission may be used in any car, but must be mounted within(5) five inches
of original motor. Floor shifters are allowed.
2. No performance parts or engines allowed; stock only. The only acceptable upgrades are timing chain,
headers, basic tune-up etc. No high performance rebuilds or pro-mod style engines are allowed in
Bonestock cars.
3. Officials have the right to deny any car participating if the motor is deemed illegal. If at the end of the
derby the official deems the motor illegal, the driver will be disqualified and the placings moved up.
MODIFIED MOTORS DON'T BELONG IN THIS CLASS,
4. NO ALCOHOL - GASOLINE ONLY
5. Chained, welded or homemade motor mounts will be permitted, but must meet approval of officials.
6. Any type of header is allowed, but must be directed away from driver compartment.
7. Transmission oil coolers and engine oil coolers are permitted. Must be secure and contained and
covered inside the car, for drivers protection.
8. No pulley protectors - No skid plates - No distributor protectors - No engine or transmission
protectors -
9. LOWER ENGINE CRADLES ARE ALLOWED. Can only be attached at factory mount location
REAR END
1. Any stock OEM factory automobile rear end can be used in any car. No aftermarket rear ends allowed.
No floater. No reinforcement to rear end allowed.
2. On models originally equipped with leaf springs, stock leaf springs and hangers MUST be used. Leaf
packs on all cars MUST be OEM stock.
3. Rear end spider gears may be welded solid.
4. You may have (5) five spring clamps per spring. You pick if you want them in front of or behind axle, or
split them between front and back.
TIRES
1. ANY AIR FILLED TIRE. Hyster tires and forklift tires are allowed as long as they aren't solid and are on a
stock automobile wheel.
2. No double stuffed tires, valve stem protectors or bead locks allowed.
ATTENTION
The only welding allowed will be the bumper, cage, doors, motor mounts, and spider gears and 2, 2x4
plates on preruns no thicker metal than the frame. These are outlined above.
If it doesn't say you can do it, Don't assume you can. Call first or don't do it!!!
No added metal, unless specified above. Everybody needs to read and re-read these rules. If you are
found to be too built for these rules you will given (3) three options.
FULL SIZE MOD TRUCK RULES
($1,000/$550/$300)($100 Mad Dog)
1. Any 2-wheel drive pickup, SUV ½ ton to 1 ton trucks, must be an OEM PICKUP TRUCK frame. No
industrial style, straight C channel style frames will be allowed, and no dually wheels will be allowed. 4 x
4 Trucks or SUVs are allowed, however, one driveshaft must be removed so that the 4 wheel drive
option is disabled.
2. Protectors - Distributor protectors allowed, NO radiator guards allowed (other than stock A.C.
condenser), NO tranny protectors, or tranny case modifications. Also, NO rear-end bracing!!!
FRAME
1. All seams can be welded, single-pass only. No pinning, plating, filling, stuffing or painting; other than
what is allowed in our rules. must be an OEM PICKUP TRUCK frame. No industrial style, straight C
channel style frames will be allowed
DRIVETRAIN
1. Any motor or transmission in any vehicle.
2. Basic engine cradles only with pulley protector allowed, sway bar must be cut between frame to run
pulley protector.
3. Skid plates allowed but can’t extend more than ½” from the pan they are protecting.
4. Solid lower engine mounts are allowed.
5. No transmission case modifications.
6. Slider shafts are allowed.
7. No rear-ends bigger than a 3500 series pickup. If running a dually rear-end, you may only run one
wheel per side. No rear-end bracing.
SUSPENSION
1. Front suspensions may be converted from coil spring to leaf spring design. Keep the leaf springs
mounts minimal. Do not use them to strengthen the frame.
2. Tie-rods can be welded up but no additional metal can be added
3. You may add 2 clamps in front of the axle and 3 behind the axle. Max of 2 bolts per clamp. Bolts can’t
be bigger than 38” and clamps can only be 2” wide. No duct tape or welding on the springs.
4. Aftermarket steering shafts are allowed
5. Solid front suspensions are allowed but do not use this to strengthen the frame or you will need to
cut it in order to run.
BODY
1. Remove all glass.
2. All body bolts can be replaced and bolted solid with no bolts bigger than 1” You may use 1” all-thread
in the core support and run it up through the hood. 4” x 4” maximum body mount washer size
3. Trucks should remain looking like trucks. Bedside must remain in the stock position. You may fold
bedsides over from the wheel wells back and tailgate may be folded over. If you choose to do so, you
may use 2 pieces of all thread on the frame behind the wheel wells to hold bedsides down or may be
attached to bed floor with #9 wire. Must be a gap to see inside. Suburbans may be ‘sedagoned’. If you
choose to “tuck” a suburban or other long roof vehicle, you may only attach the roof to quarter panels
with #9 wire. You may not weld the roof down. You must have a hole measuring 12 x 12 inches in the
roof for inspection.
4. You may weld, wire, or chain doors shut. The tailgate may be wired, bolted, or welded shut. The
tailgate may be lowered half the height of the tailgate. Cab may be welded to bed (please do).
5. In addition to the 2 pieces of all-thread in the core support, you will be allowed 4 more bolts to hold
the hood down. Must be body to body only and the washers must not exceed 4” x 4”. It must be body to
body only.
6. No more than 10-38” bolts to hold your outer hood skin to your inner hood skin.
7. Wire is to be #9 wire, unlimited amount (Use as much as you want because anyone can get it)
8. Truck must have a pipe, wire, or plate from the cowl to the roof to prevent the hood from entering
Truck. You may add one to the front & side windows. 2 pieces in each window opening max. Max.
Material is 4x38”. This is for your safety, not to reinforce your truck! Driver’s Safety comes first.
9. NO REINFORCEMENT anywhere on the truck.
10. Five 38” bolts per wheel well. Hardware washers only.
11. If weight is added to the bed, it must be safe and non-reinforcing at the inspector’s discretion.
12. Roof - In addition to the doors, the truck must have the number on a roof sign on the roof of the
truck a minimum of 24” tall. No PROFANITY or OFFENSIVE material including numbers allowed on the
truck!!! This is a family show!
13. PRE-RAN TRUCKS may weld a plateband-aid no bigger than 4”x 6” x 38” up to four (4) on a visible
bend. There must be at least a 1-inch gap between plates. Must be flat plate. No angle iron, no bending
plate to make angle or no C-channel may be used. If rear of truck is wedged, up to discretion of
inspection crew to have you modify it for safety purposes.
DRIVER COMPARTMENT
1. Move battery to inside the cab, tightly secure it, and cover it up. You may use 2 automotive batteries
or 1 large marine battery.
2. MUST have a spreader bar behind the seat & must have driver door protection. Up to a 4” diameter
Bar can be used
3. CAGE REQUIRED Spreader bar must be at least channel, square tubing, or pipe, NO thin wall material!
Truck must have REQUIRED door protection for driver. Minimum required 4 point cage. Front cage bar
(dash bar) must be straight across front of truck and maintain the 6” gap to the distributor protector.
You are allowed two down bars per side that may attach to the frame. Cage must go no further back
than the front edge of the rear wheel humps. Down legs in rear must go to flat part of frame only. There
may also be 1 rollover loop that can be attached to the bar behind the seat and go straight up over the
exterior side of the roof. Cage may have 4 down legs, 3 spreader bars and 2 door bars.
4. No kickers or angled down tubes allowed
5. Spreader bar must be at least channel, square tubing, or pipe, no thin wall material! Spreader bar
must be behind seat. 3 spreader bars total are allowed.
RADIATOR
1. Any type automotive radiator may be used but MUST be mounted in stock position. At driver’s
option, heshe may compete without a radiator, but MUST run on water in the engine block only. NO
RESERVE TANKS ARE ALLOWED.
GAS TANK
1. Gas Tank must be mounted in bed behind cab, tightly secured, and covered. Plastic tanks must be in a
solid metal containment box & covered or you will not be allowed to participate. No exceptions. (We
strongly recommend metal tanks!) Absolutely NO stock fuel lines. Secure new fuel line properly inside of
the driver’s compartment, not underneath truck. Keep away from exhaust. Gas tank protectors must be
mounted to the cage or the floor pan, not both and is not to extend more than 36 inches from the front
of the bed, but can be full width of bed. Gas tank protector if on cage must be a halo type bar only, no
gap required between protector and cage if floor mounted and not connected to sheet metal in any way
(bolted or welded). Electric fuel pumps must be double clamped and covered. NO electronic fuel pumps
without a full cutoff switch.
BUMPER
1. Maximum front bumper height is 28” from the ground to the BOTTOM of the bumper. Back bumper
minimum height is 20” from the ground to the BOTTOM of the bumper.
2. If you make a homemade pointy you have to have it where it is the same dimensions as factory
Chrysler pointy. We will have a template made from a fresh bumper. Anything that doesn't match
factory dimensions will have to be cut. No small wedges allowed one's that looks like a wood splitting
wedge.
3. Bumpers may be plated on the inside and on the backing of the bumper. No sharp edges.
4. May weld up factory bumper brackets, or you may make homemade shocks but shocks can’t be
bigger than 2” x 2” tubing. Your bumper brackets or shocks may not be welded, bolted, or modified to
factory cross-member approx 10 inches behind the factory core support mount hole.
TIRES
1. No solid Tires (Hyster tires, etc.) Tires MUST contain some air.
ATTENTION
Please review the normal Modified car rules and apply all of those rules THAT CAN BE APPLIED.
We strongly suggest that you have roll over protection for Safety!
PRO STOCK LAWNMOWER RULES
($500/$200/$100)
240 SERIES AND SIMPLICITY WILL BE ALLOWED BUT THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED (2) 3" X 3" X 1/8"
PLATES
TRANSAXLE
1. You are allowed to use up to 1” shaft transaxles, however, if you are using a ¾” you may
use an axle brace.
2. You are allowed to weld spider gears for posi.
3. Pulley swapping is allowed and encouraged.
4. Rear wheels may not be bigger than 12” or smaller than 6”.
HOOD
1. Hoods may be seam welded, creased, and folded. But no metal is to be added to the
hood.
2. Plastic grilles may be replaced with sheet metal of the same thickness as the hood, but
the new grill must have headlight holes.
3. Hoods must be attached to the dash with self-tapping screws or 3/8 bolts.
4. Hoods may be attached to the frame with 2 pieces of 3/4" all-thread or bolted straight to
the frame using 3/8 bolts.
5. You must be able to see inside the hood.
ENGINE
1. Must be a vertical shaft lawn mower engine.
2. Spark plug and carburetor guards are allowed but they must be attached to the engine or
the engine plate.
3. Exhaust must go up or down but if you have a stack then make sure it is not dangerous
to other drivers.
FUEL TANK
1. Fuel tanks must be secured properly in a location that it cannot be damaged.
2. Fuel tanks that are under the seat may not be used.
3. All fuel lines must have a shut off valve!
WHEELS
1. Tires must be air filled.
2. No tire chains allowed.
3. Any tread style allowed, but keep in mind the tracks will be wet.
FRAME
1. Non-Craftsman frames without a front exhaust box(stub) are allowed to build a stub to
the same dimensions as a Craftsman stub (8” from front of axle to nose and 12” wide) using
3”x3” angle iron.
2. Exhaust plates may be up to 10”x5”x1/8” and welded top and bottom on two sides ONLY!
NO EXCEPTIONS!
3. You may plug and seam weld frames and weld fenders to frames, but NO
REINFORCEMENTS ALLOWED!
4. You are allowed a 10”x10”x1/8” engine plate. You may use (6) ⅜” bolts OR weld on (2)
sides (NOT BOTH), as well as the 4 engine mounting bolts.
5. You are allowed (4) 3”x3”x1/8” patch plates on pre-ran frames. Only 4 plates per frame.
(If you have a mower from last year with (2) 3”x3”x1/4” plates you will be allowed but
nothing more can be added).
6. Front Bumper allowed but no wider than the inside of the front tires. NO POINTS! (updated 4.18.23)
7. NO REAR BUMPERS ALLOWED!
8. Back Bars DO NOT count as bumpers.
CAGE
1. 2”x2”x1/8” square tubing or 2” diameter ¼” round pipe. (If you need to use something
other than this CONTACT THE PROMOTER first for approval. Not the day of the show).
2. Cage may be attached to the frame at (4) points - two on each side. Two MUST BE
directly in front of the running boards. RUNNING BOARDS MUST BE IN STOCK LOCATION!
3. Cages may be welded to running boards and fenders.
4. Leg guards may be sheeted with no thicker than ⅛” sheet metal.
5. You are allowed one top crossbar above the hood and one crossbar in front of the seat.
6. No part of the cage is allowed to be any further forward than the two front points to the
frame.
7. NO BELLY BARS ALLOWED.
8. Back Bar MUST BE at least as tall and as wide as the seat.
9. Back Bar can only attach to the frame in (2) places.
FRONT AXLE/STEERING
1. Cast iron front axles are allowed but only from the same brand (Craftsman to Craftsman,
MTD to MTD, etc.)
2. Must be factory spindles, however, some reinforcement is allowed.
3. Heim Joints are allowed for steering.
4. You may weld or bolt the front axle to prevent it from pivoting.
SAFETY RULES
1. Driver must wear shirt, long pants, and closed toe shoes while on the track
2. Helmets must be worn at all times while on the track.
3. Drivers must be over the age of 14. Drivers under the age of 18 must have
parent/guardian present during registration.
4. Age verification is required. (driver's license, state ID, Birth Certificate, etc.).
POWER WHEELS
$5 to participateKids 4-10 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian
Limited to 12-volt Power Wheels only! No ATV/Tractors.
Power Wheels must be stock - nothing added for strength.
Stock tires only.
No raising front or back.
Paint them up and let the kids have a blast!
HELMETS MANDATORY! Shoes-No sandals!
12 VOLT BATTERY LIMIT- Can be replaced with 12-volt mower battery, covered, anywhere
except passenger seat.
Seat belts recommended.
Trunk and hood should be secured safely shut with something that cannot fly off and hurt
anyone.