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35 Raceway
2019 V8 Sportsman Car Rules
This
class is being developed in order to create a competitive class for the
Street stock, bomber and hobby stock
cars in the region along with those who want to build a car and
run in this class we will keep these rules in effect as long as there is
a good competitive field with a future, all cars should be keep neat and
clean and look if there is any questions please call as we will enforce
these rules.
If
it’s not stated in the rules it doesn’t mean, it’s approved. Please
consult with tech official for approval.
Body
Cars must be a stock street type. Any (OEM means Ford, GM, or
Mopar), Factory V-6 or V-8 straight rear axle American made passenger
cars or trucks only. Any steel factory style OEM body is
permitted, and must have factory trunk, hood, roof, and floor pan. No
Corvettes. No commercial vehicles, no convertibles. Any tee
top car must have an OEM full roof for model of car the complete
bumper-to-bumper body must be retained. Doors must be welded or
bolted shut. Doors may be gutted for cage installation. All
glass, plastic, fiberglass, and trim must be removed from race car.
Upholstery and plastic portion of the dash must be completely removed.
A-posts may be trimmed and cleaned up to allow for engine set back, but
must be reinforced. Window post may not be removed. Crash or rust
damage may be repaired with Stock appearing steel or aluminum body
panels only. Fenders, doors, and quarter panels must remain as close as
possible to original body lines. No skirting or body panels lower than
stock. After market plastic nose and tail pieces allowed. if any car
becomes all aluminum body it will not compete any repairs MUST maintain
stock contours be neat and repainted within 2 weeks and look like the
model car it is representing.
Frame
Frame must remain square
and to factory spec. Metric frame, (Monte Carlo, Thunderbird) cars
are allowed. No independent rear suspensions, car must have to of
been original straight axle car frame. Minimum wheel base is
100″ per OEM
specifications for stock factory production. Allowance for caster
adjustment will be allowed at the technical inspection pad.
Firewall
Firewalls must be complete, from fender to fender, top to bottom with
all holes covered with 20ga steel minimum. Floors may be cut or moved
back to allow firewall clearance for headers and distributor, but area
must be closed with 20 ga steel. Stock OEM floor pan must extend
from front firewall to rear fire wall. All rusted portions of the
floorboard must be replaced with minimum 20 guage steel. Driver
compartment may be enclosed with 20ga steel with complete interior
window level decking (may be aluminum). If compartment is
enclosed, and decking in place, rear firewall may be removed but floor
pan must remain from front firewall no less than 25 inches forward of
rear axle centerline and must fully extend from left rocker panel to
right rocker panel.
Driver Location
Driver must be on left side of drive shaft. Fender wells may be
altered or removed. No part of drivers seat shall be less than 30
minches forward of left rear axle centerline. Driver must be
located in the original OEM seat location on the left side of the
vehicle only. No back seat mounting of drivers seat unless special
circumstances exist for extremely large driver.
Weight
Is with driver after race anytime there are three options depending on
cubic inch displacement. All lead ballast must be painted and have the
car number and secured with two
½” bolts p er 50 lbs. 50 + lbs require two (2) bolts. Will be
inspected. It is your
responsibility to make sure your ballast stays in your car for
everyone’s safety.
Option A Minimum weight 3,050 pounds with V-6 or V-8 when running
Mopar=Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge. With 370 cubic inch maximum.
Ford=Ford and Mercury. 360 cubic inch maximum. GM=Chevy, Pontiac,
Buick, Oldsmobile as long as they are GM engines. 364 cubic inch
maximum.
Option B Minimum weight 3,250 lb any engine displacement above option A
but below 390 Cubic inch Displacement
Option C Minimum weight 3,400 lb any engine above option B but not to
exceed 406 Cubic inch Displacement
Left front fender or hood must declare your minimum weight &
Displacement we will tech displacement at our discretion or upon protest
a car that is lettered wrong to gain an advantage will be disqualified
and lose year to date points.
*NOTE AS THIS IS A NEW CLASS IN ORDER TO HAVE A COMPETITIVE CLASS THAT
CAN THRIVE AND GROW 35 RACEWAY RESERVES THE RIGHT DURING THE SEASON,
AFTER SOME COMPETITIVE NIGHTS
TO ADJUST WEIGHT ON
OPTION B and C TO CREATE A
COMPETITVE FIELD WE (WILL NOT RAISE OPTION C A BOVE 3400#) AND TO ADJUST
THE CARBURATOR RULE FOR
OPTION A IF NEEDED. IN THE
EVENT THERE IS A CHANGE THERE WILL BE A 2 WEEK NOTICE PRIOR TO EITHER
BEING EFFCTIVE.
Engine
Again, only Ford, Chevy, or Mopar push rod engines are allowed.
May be in stock location or #1 spark plug can be even with an imaginary
line from L to R top ball-joint or forward. #1 spark plug may not
extend behind imaginary line from L to R upper ball joint on any car
Block No big blocks. No
Hemis. ONLY Cast iron OEM blocks allowed. Any steel stock type engine
mounts are allowed. No machining in lifter valley (excpet for oil
flow drain openings) or in lifter bores. All internal Engine components
must be stock, or stock appearing (meaning for reliability you can use
better than OEM components) stroking is allowed. After-market rod bolts
may be used. Only Flat top or less dished style pistons.
Floating wrist pins are Allowed.
No type domed pistons. No lightweight cranks allowed. No knife
edge, No bull nosing, No undercut or drilling of second or third rod
journal throws. No Areowing or similar machine work to cranks.
Oil pan
A stock oil pan or a claimer
(extra capacity) style pan is allowed. Must have 1″ sight plug in oil
pan between the second and third pan bolt on the drivers side. No
obstruction of sight through inspection hole inside of pan Oiling must
be complete wet sump. No dry sump systems allowed. After-market
harmonic balancer is allowed
Camshafts
Any hydraulic or solid
lift camshaft No roller
cams.
Heads Any Cast or Steel Cylinder
Heads.
All heads must use Stock diameter valve springs max OD 1.26”and
rocker studs
for the make of engine being used studs may be pinned or screwed in.
Push rod guide plates are allowed. Any single valve spring with
dampener is legal. No double or triple springs allowed
No porting, polishing, port matching or coatings of any type
allowed. No aluminum or titanium components are allowed. Stamped
Stock type rockers or full roller rocker arm are allowed.
Poly-locks are allowed. Stud girdles they are not allowed.
No
aluminum heads.
Intake
Intake must 4 barrel
aluminum or cast iron open plenum intake with an adaptor only.
Most brand style or size air cleaners are allowed. NO type of RAM
air or forced air induction will be allowed. Any valve cover
combination allowed.
Water Pump
Any OEM style
Aluminum or Cast iron water pump is required. Pulleys may be
aluminum after-market. Fan must be attached to water pump.
Fan spacers may be used. An additional electric cooling fan may be
used to assist cooling under yellow flag conditions, but all stock type
fan, pulley, and belt components must remain installed.
Ignition
Any OEM Ignition. Stock HEI ignition is allowed, GM HEI is allowed
on any make. MSD systems allowed. No other similar type
after-market or GM ignition boxes allowed. Must use stock
control module. Point systems may use aftermarket coils. All cars must
have ignition switch clearly labeled. The car must be equipped
with a kill switch to be located within reach when standing outside the
car and easily accessible to emergency personnel.
Exhaust
Stock cast iron exhaust manifolds allowed.
Economy single collector Headers with 1-5/8" Primary, 3"
Collector, 2.5" Reducers
allowed. No Center dump (Ram Horn) , corvette or 180 degree headers
allowed All exhaust pipes must extend past driver seat or exit to
outside of car No larger than 2 1/2” exhaust pipe may be used.
Radiator
Only one radiator may be used. Must be in stock location. No
cutting of hood for clearance. Aluminum radiator is allowed.
Racing radiator cap is allowed.
Fuel System
Gasoline ONLY. Racing fuel allowed. NO additives allowed.
NO alcohol NO E85. Fuel pump must be stock OEM style. Fuel cell
must be securely mounted to frame in trunk of car between the rear frame
rails. Fuel cell in a steel can is required, if cell is dropped
down between frame rails. A plastic fuel cell may be used only if
complete floor pan is in place. Fuel cell is required, Maximum
capacity of 16 gallons.
Carburetor
1 stock (4412) 2 barrel Holley no modification except removal of choke
plate. A straight open hole spacer allowed. (NO Super sucker type
spacers allowed.) You may change jets, power valve and accelerator pump
only. Must use stock metering blocks. There is a $360 (cash only) buy
out on any carb or claimed may trade claimer for his. To claim Driver
must notify pit Stewart or head tech official within 5 min of feature
finish. Anyone refusing buy out will lose all money and points
accumulated for that night. A Driver placing a claim must be on the lead
lap.
Carburetor must be mounted on any
4 barrel aluminum or cast iron open plenum intake with an adaptor only.
Carburetor spacer/adapter is allowed, but must not exceed 1-1/4″ total
thickness including gaskets. No other spacers are allowed.
No other alterations are allowed. Only one carburetor allowed on
engine. No other carburetors are allowed. No injectors or
pressure systems allowed. Carburetor must pass a go-no-go gauge
after feature or any other race.
Transmission
Any OEM automatic
transmission is allowed. Unit must be stock and have a full
working torque converter, No direct drives, All forward, neutral and
reverse gears must be in working order for all automatics, except power
glides. Power glides are allowed either one or both forward gears,
with neutral and reverse in working order.
Standard transmissions must be OEM stock, with all gears in working
order , triple disc clutch’s allowed,
No direct drives. No
aluminum Flywheels.
All standard transmissions must have bell housing made of 1/4″ thick
steel and must cover 180 degrees over the sides and top of the clutch
assembly (also referred to as a blow-proof bell housing). 4-speed
manual transmissions will be allowed.
No 5-speed or 6-speed manual transmissions or overdrive units. No
Bert, Brinn, or internal clutch style transmissions allowed. No
ram couplers allowed. Quick-change transmissions or transmission
adapters for gear change are not allowed.
Cars must be self-starting and have working neutral, reverse, and ALL
forward gears. (Example: 3-speed transmission must have 3 forward
working gears).
Transmission fluid coolers are allowed, but may not be mounted exposed
in drivers compartment.
Drive shaft
must be steel and must be painted white or silver. Drive shaft
must have a steel drive shaft loop (360 degrees) connected to the frame
located within 6″ of the front drive shaft u-joint. Minimum size
of drive shaft loop is 2″ x 1/4″ or minimum of 1″ round tubing. No
chain loops are allowed as drive shaft loops. Drive shaft diameter
minimum of 2.5″.
Rear End
may be stock OEM for year, make and model. Any gear ratio allowed
as long as no altering of housing is required to allow for installation.
8.5 rear end may replace 7.5. Must used stock OEM, for frame being
used, length, upper, and lower control arms.
Optional
a 9 inch Ford option or floater allowed. Must be centered in car
and wheels must be under car. Must mount like stock rear
differential per chassis. .Axles must be locked together at all times
with spool or welded. No posi-trac, limited slip, Detroit locker,
allowed.
The lower rear trailing arms must be mounted in stock location, 2.25 to
2.50 inches from bottom of housing. No sway bars, pan-hard bars.
Additional holes in frame and/or rear end will not be permitted.
Brakes
Racing brake pedal and single or dual racing master cylinder are
allowed. No aluminum brake components (except master cylinder) on
any car. Car must have a minimum of 3 functioning brakes. If
4 brakes are installed, a cut-off valve may be used on one of the
brakes. Cut-off valve may be within reach of driver .
Adjustable proportioning valves are allowed. If using 3
brakes, the 4th brake components need not be present other than the
rotor, which you can remove the outer portion of. Rear disc brakes
are allowed with steel components only.
Steering
Quick-steer of any type or style are allowed. Complete OEM stock
steering system for year, make and model, from the steering box to the
spindles including steering gear box must be used. Cast iron
steering box only, Stock Rack and pinion allowed only on car came with
rack and pinion steering. After-market steering shaft and quick
release steering wheel is allowed. Steering wheel spacer allowed
to a maximum of 3″ thick. Any belt driven type
power steering pumps.
Suspension
No modifying of the suspension is allowed. OEM suspension parts
only. ANY STOCK OR TUBULAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS (steel only and must
be non-adjustable) WILL BE PERMITTED MUST USE STOCK PERCH IN STOCK
LOCATION ON FRAME. No cutting, welding or bending of frame to
accommodate suspension changes. Suspension parts must remain
absolutely stock for that year, make and model of car. This
includes spindles, rotors, lower control arms, ball joints, tie-rods,
tie-rod sleeves, center-link, pitman arm, idler arm, steering box and
trailing arms. . All upper/lower trailing arm and upper/lower
control arm bushings must be present; however, they may not be replaced
with after-market bushings. No mono-ball bushings. Bolt on
spindle savers are allowed. Upper control arm can be strengthened.
Racing springs may be used. May run wedge bolts or Spring cups in front
and rear. One spring per wheel. 5” minimum diameter coil spring. Must
mount in original location.
Sliders, adjustable shackles, wedge bolts allowed on leaf spring cars.
Rear wedge bolts on coil spring cars permitted.
All leaf Springs must be mounted in OEM location top and bottom.
Sliders, adjustable shackles, lowering blocks optional. Adjustable
lowering blocks ok. Leaf spring cars can use aftermarket bracket in the
rear of leaf spring only Any Sliders or steel non-jack bolt type leaf
spring shackles are allowed, including multi-hole.
Any shock maybe claimed for 80 ea by any car in the top ½ of feature
finish car claining shock must come directly to tech area and make claim
within 5 min of feature finish, claimed participant may elect to
exchange same corner shock for the participant claiming his.
Roll Cage
Roll bars must be constructed of 1.5″ X .095″ or better steel tubing
minimum.
Main roll bar and halo must be minimum of 1″ higher than the drivers
helmet.
Minimum of 3 door bars on the driver side excluding frame and a minimum
of 2 on the passenger side.
driver’s side girth plate located on outside of 3door bars,
from most forward edge of
bars to 8 inchs behind back of seat Front loop is
allowed to protect radiator and front frame arms. Front core
support may be removed and cannot be extended past hood. Maximum
size is 1.5″ O.D., 0.95″ tubing. All cars must have front and rear
hook ups by removing deck lid or hood for towing. All roll cage welds
must be complete and pass inspection by tech officials.
Floor pan may be cut for cage and sub-frame connectors, but must be
replaced by a minimum of 20 gauge steel. X-bracing under the
driver (frame to frame) is allowed.
Nerf Bars A single nerf bar is allowed on each side of car.
Maximum size is 1.5″ X 0.95″. May be attached to main cage only at
the front and rear and mid-section of the nerf bar. This means
only 3 attachment points are allowed. No open tubing allowed.
Tubing must be capped or rounded with no sharp edges. No nerf bars
are allowed on the rear outside quarter panel area. Nerf bars may
NOT extend outside of tires.
Windshield Bars
A minimum of 3 vertical windshield bars are required. Must be a
minimum of 3/8″ diameter steel and mounted in front of the driver.
Tires
Must run same exact rear tires in Feature that was ran in Heat (we will
mark tires) if involved in a tire damaging altercation in heat will
be allowed to change it for feature, if tire is changed for any other
reason car will start the tail. Any DOT tire or Hoosier Modified
race tire Those are the ONLY two types of tires allowed! No snow, or all
terrain tires allowed.
Wheels
8” steel wheels. racing wheels allowed bead locks allowed, NO wide 5.
The majority of Tire and wheel must be under car, inside the wheel
wells. No wheel spacer or wheel adapter. No screws in rim to
tire. After-market 5/8″ studs are recommended. 1″ diamter lug nuts
are required.
Interior
Any oil or transmission fluid coolers in the drivers compartment must be
configured to shield driver in case of leaks. The cooler lines
must be encased in tubing, rubber or steel may be used.
Fenders
Fenders may be cut for tire clearance only and fender must be within 7″
of the tire. Front inside fender wells must be removed.
Bumpers
Stock OEM bumpers are required. Option: After-market plastic
bumpers may replace stock OEM bumper but must not extend past fender in
width. A maximum of 2″ X 3″ rectangular tubing or 1 3/4″ round
tubing should be used to support plastic. Bumper loops are
required to protect radiator, fuel tank and to be used by wrecker for
tow hooks. Single horizontal and single hoop bar are the only bars
to protrude through the nose. Maximum 1.5″ X 0.95″ round steel
tubing, maximum 8″ tall and not wider than the frame horns and mounted
to the frame or bumper only. Will be asked to cut them off if
wider than frame horns.
Hood Roof & Trunk Lid
Steel hood, roof and trunk required. No aluminum. Hood/trunk may be
hulled and must remain in place at all times. Hood must be pinned.
Any truck may remove floor of the bed but must cover bed fully, no
working hood scoops. Hood maybe cut to allow for air cleaner if air
cleaner sticks above hood it must have a shield a round front half the
height of air cleaner, the height above hood not to exceed 3" No scoops
No cowl hoods, Any other holes in hood must be covered by steel.
Quick release hood pins and rear deck pins are required. Hood must
make a complete seal dashboard and/or firewall. The engine
compartment must not be visible from driver’s seat at start of night.
Spoiler
Not to exceed 6″ and must be attached to rear of trunk lid only.
May not extend past the width of the car and may not have side-boards.
Spoiler supports may not be taller than spoiler and may not be longer
than 12″. Spoiler may be made of aluminum, steel, or lexan.
Battery
Only one 12 volt battery allowed. can be left in stock location or
battery can mounted in drivers area or trunk must be covered with a
plastic type battery box designed for the purpose & in the bottom of the
box there must be 1/4" wood or 1/8" steel with bolts thru it to securely
hold box in case of a rollover, battery must fit snuggly in box. battery
mounted in stock location must be secure but do not have to be in a
plastic battery box. and battery box must be securely mounted to car and
safely sealed. battery must be completely encased in an enclosed
battery box with if mounted
in driver compartment.
Seat,
Safety Equipment and
Apparel
Aluminum racing seats with rib supports are mandatory seat must be
securely mounted to chassis & roll cage (not floor pan) with a minimum
of four 3/8″ bolts, of which two must be mounted in the middle of the
seat at the drivers back.. A single quick release 5-point harness less
than 5 years old is required in all vehicles. All required belts must be
in use anytime the car in on the track. Racing harness racing type
5-point seatbelts are mandatory. All 5 belts must be fastened
while driver is in car and on racing surface. Must be securely
mounted with 1/2″ bolts and tabs welded to the cage or frame. Must
be less than 5 years old. If the SFI tag is not present or is not
legible, the belts will not be allowed.
No fiberglass or bucket seats.
All required safety equipment and apparel must be in use while the car
is on the track. Full face Racing helmet with minimum Snell rating of
SA2005 rating is required or newer and must have Snell sticker clearly
visible inside the helmet, If the Snell rating tag is not visible
or legible, then the helmet is not approved for racing.
At minimum a Neck brace is required but Hans device recommended.
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