2006 CRUISER
RULES
2006 CRUISER RULES
I. CAR AND BODY
A. Cars must be stock street type passenger cars or station wagons. No commercial vehicles, convertibles, or sports cars allowed.
B. All cars must have stock wheelbase. Minimum wheelbase 108 inches. No Cameros or Pontiac Firebirds.
C. A driver protection bars, at least 2 bars located left of the driver and connected to the roll bar behind the driver, is mandatory. At no time may it dissect, bisect, or pass through any firewall. All cars with passengers must have two protection bars for the passenger. All passengers must ride in the front seat.
D. A four point roll bar is required, a minimum of 1 1/2 inch O.D.tubing or 1 5/8 inch O. D. black pipe , not to reinforce the body or frame, or alter the geometry of the racer, but only to serve to hold the car off the driver when over turned as a safety feature. All corners must be gusseted.
E. No bracing, anywhere, except on bar in front of radiator and X bracing on rear frame horn.
F. All doors must be welded, chained, or bolted shut. Doors may be hulled where protection bars are installed.
G. All glass must be removed.
H. Seat, with seat belt and approved shoulder harness, is mandatory.
I. Rear seat cushions must be removed; rear seat shelf must be left in as a fire stop.
J. Complete bumper to bumper steel Unibody must be retained.
K. The stock steel unaltered floor pan, fire walls, trunk, and trunk floor, and wheel wells, must be retained. No sectioning, channeling, or chopping allowed. Hood and trunk may be gutted.
L. Cars must be strictly stock. No cutting, chopping, channeling, or shortening allowed. No holes in the hood. Hood must be kept in place at all times. Rear fenders may be trimmed to eliminate tire damage.
M. Stock Bumpers must be reinforced so they will not fall off if impacted. Two braces may be used between the bumper and the frame in addition to stock bumper mounts.
N. Nerf bars allowed. Must be flush with body.
II.
WEIGHT
The minimum weight after a race, including the driver, must be 3,400 pounds.
Add-on weight must be securely bolted. (see safety
rule #27) (Any add on weight must be bolted to the frame
or roll cage with the minimum of two 1/2 inch bolts and be painted white with
your number on it. Any car loosing add-on weight during any race while be
disqualified from that race.) Every car taking the checkered flag must
weigh. No part, having either fallen off or been knocked off a car, can be put
back on the car before weighing.
III. SUSPENSION
1. Absolutely no modifying of the suspension is allowed.
2. Suspension parts must remain absolutely stock for that make and model of car. No spacers lumber, or chains, etc. may be used to alter stock suspension of that car.
3. The right front wheel must be reinforced to prevent its loss during racing. A heavy duty right front hub and spindle are optional. If a stock spindle is run, a disk brake hub is recommended. Drum brake spindles require reinforcements for safety. Right front wheel center must be a minimum of 1/4” thick steel. Optional right front wheel only: Spoke type “Mojock” may be used.
IV. TIRES AND WHEELS
1. Tires must be stock passenger car tires, only; no truck tires or fancy exotic, trick gumball tires of any kind. Maximum 60 series.
2. Maximum 8” wheels.
3. No shaving, grooving, or siping is allowed.
4. Special wheels or racing wheels are allowed. No beadlocks on any wheel.
V. ENGINE
1. The engine must be strictly stock for that model and make, and in its original mounts, unless otherwise stated in these rules. Replacement engines must be stock bore and stroke combinations. Bore size allowed: Stock plus .060 plus .010 for wear.
2. GM steel cylinder head rules: 305 cid engines may only run GM casting numbers 14102187, 14102191, 14102193, 1402301, 14014416, 354434, 1414440, 367450, 517513, 1402555, 14022601, 358741, 3297185, 14022801, with maximum intake valve size is 1.840 and maximum exhaust valve size is 1.500, or any other casing number listed below. All other small block powered cars may only run GM steel cylinder casting numbers 014, 195, 267, 330, 336, 339, 388, 393, 441, 445, 454, 487, 493, 545, 598, 624, 642, 709, 799, 813, 862, 881, 882, 920, 991, 993, 997 with maximum intake valve size is 1.940 and maximum exhaust valve size is 1.500. Big block Chevy must use open chamber heads. Ford cars, no after market or SVO heads, Chrysler cars, no after market W2 heads, 360 cid inch heads only must be 76 cc heads or larger.
3. Stock ignition only with no modifications.
4. All small block Chevrolet powered cars, maximum .410 lift hydraulic cam.
5. NEW! (Effective July 7, 2006, till end of race season.) Stock cast iron intake only—2 or 4 barrel—with no carburetor adapter. Carburetor must bolt directly to the intake. No high rise intakes (bow tie intakes) will be permitted.
VI. CARBURETOR
1. One two barrel or four barrel only. No Holley carburetors. Stock cast iron intake only 2 or 4 barrel with no carburetor adapter, carburetor must bolt directly to the intake.
2. All four barrel carburetors must have vacuum secondaries. No mechanical secondaries.
VII. TRANSMISSION AND REAR END
1. Stock transmissions only. Automatic must have working converter. Transmission coolers are allowed. See safety rule #30 AND #31. (Automatic transmission must be approved scatter shield or blanket. Scatter shield may be constructed of 1/4 inch X 3 inch steel 270 degrees around flex plate. Shield may be welded and bolted to floorboard inside car. Transmission cooler must be located under hood or in trunk of car. Any cooler lines running through driver’s compartment must be run through metal pipe or conduit.)
2. No locked rear ends. No Positracks. No limited slip. Single track only. No Powertrax.
3. Driveshaft must be looped in front and painted white.
VIII. FUEL TANK
Steel fuel tank with a screw on cap, no factory gas tanks or boat tanks, must be located at a safe distance from the driver in the trunk compartment with a firewall between the driver and the tank. Firewalls must be constructed so in case of a fire, flames cannot enter the driver's compartment around, under, or over the firewall. The tank must be painted white and have a screw on cap. Cell must be securely mounted with a minimum of two (2), one inch steel straps. No factory gas tanks will be allowed. Trunk floor must have holes for ventilation and drainage. Fuel cell highly recommended.
IX. SAFETY
1. All safety rules are highly recommended, safety rules #’s 10, 22, 23, 25, 27 thru 31 are mandatory.
2. All cars must be equipped with the three (3) inch wide safety belt and at least two (2) inch wide shoulder harness. This is mandatory for the driver and passenger. 16” x 20” window nets required. Passenger window nets also required.
X. MISCELLANEOUS
1. One 12 volt battery only, see safety rule #28 (Battery must be in a marine type case with at least one 2 inch steel strap 1/8 inch thick, 270 degrees over the case) for installation.
2. Headlights and tail lights must be removed.
3. Any loose wheel or tire requires your immediate leaving of the racing surface. We will not allow for track damage.
4. Rupture of your gas tank, and/or loss of gas require an immediate black flag.
5. Approved helmet required. Snell 80 or newer recommended.
6. No electric fans. One radiator only.
7. Exhaust pipes must bolt to the exhaust manifolds.
8. Radiator support may be replaced with the maximum of 1 inch O.D.tubing or square tubing, with two support bars attached to the frame in front of the a frames.
**IMPORTANT NOTICE**
Top 5 cars may be teched after each race for tires, carburetor, ignition, rear end, and other stock components.
A. Track management has the right to claim/buy the feature winner’s engine after the race for $300.
B. Track management has the right to claim/buy the feature winner’s carburetor after the race for $100.
C. Engine claim does not include:
1. flywheel,
2. clutch,
3. pressure plate,
4. bell housing,
5. valve covers breathers,
6. carburetor,
7. starter,
8. motor mounts,
9. sending units and switches for oil pressure and water temperature,
10. fan and pulleys,
11. clutch ball,
12. clutch arm,
13. throw out bearing,
14. dip stick,
15. water pump,
16. fuel pump, rod and plate,
17. distributor,
18. plug wires,
19. water outlet and restrictor.
Exhaust manifold goes with engine.
D. Any refusal to sell engine or carburetor will result in penalties decided by track management.
06/27/2006