Post by perrycofair on Mar 22, 2023 18:58:38 GMT -5
Perry County Fair Spring Derby
Gut n Go Mini
General Rules
These rules apply to all classes for the Perry County Fair spring derby.
1. Top five in the feature must actively compete at the end, no driving yourself on barriers or dirt berms. Failure to comply could result in complete restart with all feature qualifiers actively competing again or disqualification.
2. No reinforcements allowed other than specified in these rules. Any metal added to reinforce the car is illegal. You will only be allowed 2 trips through the inspection line.
3. NO PAINTING, UNDERCOATING, OILING OR GREASING OF FRAMES. YOU WILL NOT BE INSPECTED. THIS INCLUDES PAINTING OF THE FRAME FLAT BLACK.
4. NO HITTING IN DRIVERS’ DOOR, but also no using the driver door as a shield. If the hit is deemed by the official to be careless or intentional, you will be disqualified. If you use your driver’s door as a defense, we will not enforce the rules. If you use the door as a defense repeatedly you will be disqualified. This will be at the judges’ discretion.
5. NO hot-rodding in the pits! Keep it at an idle.
6. You must make AGGRESSIVE contact every 60 seconds.
7. Sandbagging is not tolerated and will be strictly enforced. Locking up the brakes prior to a hit for anything other than a driver’s door will be cause for disqualification. The fans pay to see a show, put one on for them!
8. IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS SANDBAGGING, HIT THEIR CAR WITH YOUR CAR ON THE TRACK.
9. Winning cars plus three out of the money must remain on track until released by officials or will not be paid prize money. Cars are subject to re-inspection before any prize money is handed out. Cars found illegal will be stripped of all prize money for that event.
10. Any questions or controversies will be discussed at the drivers meeting
11. YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 12” X 12” ROOF SIGN WITH YOUR CARS LEGIBLE
NUMBER ON IT. If this is not able to be accomplished, at minimum your car number must be visible on the roof (for the announcer stand) and on the sides of door.
12. All drivers must pick up earnings at the completion of the event, or forfeit. They will not be available after that date.
13. All persons MUST sign entry form, insurance waiver, release form, pay entry fees, and purchase pit pass before entering pit area. Be prepared to present a valid driver’s license at entry. All driver’s winning prize money will be required to provide a social security number to receive your check.
14. THERE IS NO ALCOHOL IN THE PITS. This includes pit crews. If you or ANY of your crew is caught with alcohol, you will be disqualified.
15. No harassing of the judges will be allowed at any time by drivers, passengers, crew members or spectators. Failure to abide by this rule, the driver will forfeit all money, and all involved will be escorted from premises.
16. Registration forms will be filled out the day of the event, or through online pre registration. All drivers must be at least 16 years of age; drivers 16 and 17 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a minor release form. All drivers must be able to present a valid driver's license at the time of registration.
17. All drivers must wear approved helmets, eye protection either safety glasses or visor on helmet, long pants, and shirt. Also, all drivers and riders must wear working seat belts. This will be enforced in 2023 or you will not run!!!!
18. - Drivers must remain in the vehicle with helmet, seat belt and eye protection on until notified by an official that it is safe to exit the vehicle.
19. A driver that receives a black flag for an intentional door hit will be disqualified from all competition for that night. A driver that receives a black flag for sandbagging or 1 fire in the interior of the car will be disqualified. 2 fires on the exterior will be disqualified, if in heat you may go to consolation. This will be at the judges’ discretion.
20. This is not a team event; team driving will not be tolerated
21. All drivers must attend drivers’ meeting prior to derby
22. All cars must be removed from the derby site by 12:00 noon the following day unless otherwise stated at the drivers meeting. Failure to do this will result in cars being removed by and becoming property of the Perry County Fair Board.
23. DO NOT paint anywhere on suspension or frame; if we can tell it has been painted, we will not even inspect your car.
24.ALL SUNROOFS MUST BE COVERED WITH A THIN SHEET OF METAL, I.E.
WELDED OR BOLTED (WITH BOLT HEAD INSIDE THE CAR) OR RIVETED. NO # 9 wire or chain to accomplish this will be allowed.
Gut n Go Mini Rules
This class is what it says it is, Gut and go. These rules are designed to be an easier, faster, and cheaper build. If you have any questions regarding building a car for this class, if it does not mention it in these rules, then it is not something you can do. These rules tell you everything that you are allowed to do.
1. Cars must be 110- inch wheelbase or less
2. Front wheel drive cars ONLY are allowed in this class. No rear-wheel drive cars will be allowed in this class.
3. No carb swaps allowed
4. No headers allowed
5. No engine protection allowed
BUMPERS
Must remain stock that came with the car and unaltered. No welding or reinforcing. No stuffing unibodies (we will be scoping them). You will be allowed 2 strands of wire from the bumper to core support to help hold on the bumper, but neither of these can be in front of the radiator. You will have to open the hood for inspection.
DOORS, HOODS,AND TRUNKS
May be chained, wired, or duct taped to hold shut only. For hood and truck opening, you will be allowed 4 spots where you can wire or chain. Driver and Passenger doors must be secured from opening. You may use a piece of wire to chain, wrapped around the door post or you may weld the driver door 5 on 5 off only on top, bottom, and rear seam. You cannot weld on front seam to fender. No metal added when doing this. Only a filler may be added to weld shut. Same applies to the passenger door if you have a passenger. This is solely for driver and rider safety. You can have a maximum of a 4- point cage that does not extend more than 12 inches behind the front seat. You may have a fuel tank protector but can only be as wide as the fuel cell and not door to door. You may have a halo bar but cannot run down to the floor. Simply put it must be bolted or welded to your 4-point cage.
Fuel tank under the car must be removed and replaced with a metal tank in the rear seat area. You may use the original tank with the fuel pump, but it must be secured in the rear seat area.
SUSPENSION
Must remain completely stock. No reinforcing of any type.
TIRES
Must be DOT tires only. Inner tubes will be allowed but must be filled with air only. No ag tires, forklift tires, etc.
ALL glass must be removed. For safety only, you should have wire or chain for front window opening protection. No welding, wire or chain only. You are only allowed one.
ENTRY FEE & PAYOUTS
Entry fee is $50 for drivers and $30 for riders. All Classes will pay and have trophies for top 3 and Mad Dog and will pay as follows:
1st $750
2nd $400
3rd $150
Mad Dog $100
ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL
Gut-N-GO mini and weld mini questions can be sent to Zack Wreath (618) 314-2585, 5 pm to 8 pm if I don't answer leave a message, I will call you back.
Gut n Go Mini
General Rules
These rules apply to all classes for the Perry County Fair spring derby.
1. Top five in the feature must actively compete at the end, no driving yourself on barriers or dirt berms. Failure to comply could result in complete restart with all feature qualifiers actively competing again or disqualification.
2. No reinforcements allowed other than specified in these rules. Any metal added to reinforce the car is illegal. You will only be allowed 2 trips through the inspection line.
3. NO PAINTING, UNDERCOATING, OILING OR GREASING OF FRAMES. YOU WILL NOT BE INSPECTED. THIS INCLUDES PAINTING OF THE FRAME FLAT BLACK.
4. NO HITTING IN DRIVERS’ DOOR, but also no using the driver door as a shield. If the hit is deemed by the official to be careless or intentional, you will be disqualified. If you use your driver’s door as a defense, we will not enforce the rules. If you use the door as a defense repeatedly you will be disqualified. This will be at the judges’ discretion.
5. NO hot-rodding in the pits! Keep it at an idle.
6. You must make AGGRESSIVE contact every 60 seconds.
7. Sandbagging is not tolerated and will be strictly enforced. Locking up the brakes prior to a hit for anything other than a driver’s door will be cause for disqualification. The fans pay to see a show, put one on for them!
8. IF YOU THINK SOMEONE IS SANDBAGGING, HIT THEIR CAR WITH YOUR CAR ON THE TRACK.
9. Winning cars plus three out of the money must remain on track until released by officials or will not be paid prize money. Cars are subject to re-inspection before any prize money is handed out. Cars found illegal will be stripped of all prize money for that event.
10. Any questions or controversies will be discussed at the drivers meeting
11. YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST A 12” X 12” ROOF SIGN WITH YOUR CARS LEGIBLE
NUMBER ON IT. If this is not able to be accomplished, at minimum your car number must be visible on the roof (for the announcer stand) and on the sides of door.
12. All drivers must pick up earnings at the completion of the event, or forfeit. They will not be available after that date.
13. All persons MUST sign entry form, insurance waiver, release form, pay entry fees, and purchase pit pass before entering pit area. Be prepared to present a valid driver’s license at entry. All driver’s winning prize money will be required to provide a social security number to receive your check.
14. THERE IS NO ALCOHOL IN THE PITS. This includes pit crews. If you or ANY of your crew is caught with alcohol, you will be disqualified.
15. No harassing of the judges will be allowed at any time by drivers, passengers, crew members or spectators. Failure to abide by this rule, the driver will forfeit all money, and all involved will be escorted from premises.
16. Registration forms will be filled out the day of the event, or through online pre registration. All drivers must be at least 16 years of age; drivers 16 and 17 must have a parent or legal guardian sign a minor release form. All drivers must be able to present a valid driver's license at the time of registration.
17. All drivers must wear approved helmets, eye protection either safety glasses or visor on helmet, long pants, and shirt. Also, all drivers and riders must wear working seat belts. This will be enforced in 2023 or you will not run!!!!
18. - Drivers must remain in the vehicle with helmet, seat belt and eye protection on until notified by an official that it is safe to exit the vehicle.
19. A driver that receives a black flag for an intentional door hit will be disqualified from all competition for that night. A driver that receives a black flag for sandbagging or 1 fire in the interior of the car will be disqualified. 2 fires on the exterior will be disqualified, if in heat you may go to consolation. This will be at the judges’ discretion.
20. This is not a team event; team driving will not be tolerated
21. All drivers must attend drivers’ meeting prior to derby
22. All cars must be removed from the derby site by 12:00 noon the following day unless otherwise stated at the drivers meeting. Failure to do this will result in cars being removed by and becoming property of the Perry County Fair Board.
23. DO NOT paint anywhere on suspension or frame; if we can tell it has been painted, we will not even inspect your car.
24.ALL SUNROOFS MUST BE COVERED WITH A THIN SHEET OF METAL, I.E.
WELDED OR BOLTED (WITH BOLT HEAD INSIDE THE CAR) OR RIVETED. NO # 9 wire or chain to accomplish this will be allowed.
Gut n Go Mini Rules
This class is what it says it is, Gut and go. These rules are designed to be an easier, faster, and cheaper build. If you have any questions regarding building a car for this class, if it does not mention it in these rules, then it is not something you can do. These rules tell you everything that you are allowed to do.
1. Cars must be 110- inch wheelbase or less
2. Front wheel drive cars ONLY are allowed in this class. No rear-wheel drive cars will be allowed in this class.
3. No carb swaps allowed
4. No headers allowed
5. No engine protection allowed
BUMPERS
Must remain stock that came with the car and unaltered. No welding or reinforcing. No stuffing unibodies (we will be scoping them). You will be allowed 2 strands of wire from the bumper to core support to help hold on the bumper, but neither of these can be in front of the radiator. You will have to open the hood for inspection.
DOORS, HOODS,AND TRUNKS
May be chained, wired, or duct taped to hold shut only. For hood and truck opening, you will be allowed 4 spots where you can wire or chain. Driver and Passenger doors must be secured from opening. You may use a piece of wire to chain, wrapped around the door post or you may weld the driver door 5 on 5 off only on top, bottom, and rear seam. You cannot weld on front seam to fender. No metal added when doing this. Only a filler may be added to weld shut. Same applies to the passenger door if you have a passenger. This is solely for driver and rider safety. You can have a maximum of a 4- point cage that does not extend more than 12 inches behind the front seat. You may have a fuel tank protector but can only be as wide as the fuel cell and not door to door. You may have a halo bar but cannot run down to the floor. Simply put it must be bolted or welded to your 4-point cage.
Fuel tank under the car must be removed and replaced with a metal tank in the rear seat area. You may use the original tank with the fuel pump, but it must be secured in the rear seat area.
SUSPENSION
Must remain completely stock. No reinforcing of any type.
TIRES
Must be DOT tires only. Inner tubes will be allowed but must be filled with air only. No ag tires, forklift tires, etc.
ALL glass must be removed. For safety only, you should have wire or chain for front window opening protection. No welding, wire or chain only. You are only allowed one.
ENTRY FEE & PAYOUTS
Entry fee is $50 for drivers and $30 for riders. All Classes will pay and have trophies for top 3 and Mad Dog and will pay as follows:
1st $750
2nd $400
3rd $150
Mad Dog $100
ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL
Gut-N-GO mini and weld mini questions can be sent to Zack Wreath (618) 314-2585, 5 pm to 8 pm if I don't answer leave a message, I will call you back.