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Rules and Regulations:

 250 Speedway

 2010 Safety Guidelines

Head Gear- Drivers are required to wear an approved racing helmet with a minimum standard rating of Snell SA2005 or SA2000. A full face helmet is highly recommended but not required. Helmet must accompany car during vehicle inspection. Neck and arm restraints are highly recommended also.

Fire Suit - All drivers must wear a flame retardant fire suit. Full body or two piece suits are allowed. Fireproof gloves and racing boots are highly recommended.

Fire Extinguisher – Fire extinguishers are required. Each car must furnish their own fire extinguisher. Each extinguisher should be kept fully charged at all times. It is highly recommended that drivers carry an on board extinguisher as well. All on board fire extinguishers must be properly mounted.

Seatbelts - Each driver must have a competition quick release harness with shoulder straps, no more than 5 years old. Drivers must wear harness and have harness fastened while on the track. (Five point harness highly recommended) No factory type seat belts may be used. It is recommended that if fraying is evident to the seat belt, it should be replaced immediately.

Window Nets - All Compacts must have functional window nets. Window nets for the Mod-Lite and Sportsman Divisions are highly recommended.

There must be an electrical kill switch in reach of driver, as well as a fuel shut off.

Anything not covered in these rules should be confirmed with a tech official. All concerns should be checked before completing car. The top 3 finishers in a feature need to report to the tech area immediately following the race unless notified differently at the drivers meeting. Any car that does not pass a safety inspection may not race that night.

ALL DECISIONS OF OFFICIALS ARE FINAL AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PROTEST!

250 Speedway

2010-Super Sport Rules

   It is the responsibility of all drivers, car owners, & Crew members to know the rules. All racers are subject

to be inspected by the 250 Speedway Technical Inspectors at any time during the racing events.

Minimum age requirement is 15 years of age.

            CARS: Any American made cars, no sports cars, convertibles or 2 seat coupes.

            WHEEL BASE: Must have an OEM wheel base.         

            BODY: Must run stock appearing body. The hood, trunk, and roof can be fiberglass or aluminum. Cutting on body for tire clearance will be allowed and you may remove inner fenders. Body must match engine manufacturer: Ford–to-Ford, GM-to-GM permitted.

            RUB RAILS: Rub rails no bigger than 1” x 2” may be attached to body from fender well to fender well.

            DOORS: All doors must be welded shut.

            BUMPERS: The area between the trunk lid and rear bumper must be closed off with solid metal or aluminum. Bumpers must be fastened to fenders or quarter panels (tied in).

            APPEARANCE: Car must be neat in appearance, body damage must be repaired, and hood and trunk must be removable for inspection.

            INTERIOR: Interior must be completely gutted. All window openings must remain open.

            FLOOR: Must have steel floor pan from fire wall to the rear of the driver’s seat. May have aluminum from the back of the drivers seat to/and including the firewall as long as the aluminum is the same thickness as the steal in the front floor plan.

            SEAT: A properly mounted racing seat must be used. Driver’s seat may be no further back than the original quarter post.

            SHEET METAL-(Interior): The only sheet metal allowed in the driver’s area is straight up to an angle from the bottom of the driver’s seat to the bottom of the passenger window and from the back of the seat to the rear window area.

            ROLL CAGE: Must have four post design roll cage using 1-1/2 by .095 wall minimum tubing must be used. The cage must be welded to the frame of the car, extended at least 2” (inches) above drivers head and include three bars on the driver’s side. 2 bars on the right side, a bar connecting the front post immediately above or below the steering column, and the rear supports from the back top of the cage to the rear frame of the cage behind the rear axle. All bars near the driver must be covered with padding.

            BELTS: A five point safety harness belt must be fastened to the cage or frame. BATTERY: If the battery is mounted in the driver’s compartment, it must be securely mounted and covered in a manner that will not allow it to leak or dislodge in an accident.

            DRIVE SHAFT & LOOP: A drive shaft loop is required and must be at least ¼” and 2” steel or ¼ chain and should be mounted no more than 6” (inches) back from front of drive shaft. Drive shaft must be painted white.

            FUEL CELL & LINES: Approved fuel cell is required. It must be fastened in the trunk of the car to the frame or cage. If fuel lines are run through inside of car, it must be inside conduit.

           TOW HOOKS: Must have tow hooks in front and back of car. They must be easily accessible by tow truck operator.

            WINDOWS: Must have 3 bars minimum in front window area in front of driver’s head, screen optional but driver’s side window net is mandatory. NO GLASS.

            CHASSIS/FRAME: (NO LATE MODEL CHASIS). Must be a stock full frame to the center of the rear axle. Weight jacks are optional.

            UNI-BODY: Uni body may be used but must be tied together with 2” x 2” minimum tubing. Tubing is allowed around motor for safety and body mounting purposes. From the center of the rear axle to the back of the car tubing may be used.

            REPAIRS: May use tubing for reinforcement and repair of original frame. If a section of the stock frame is cut out, it must be replaces with a stock piece of frame.

           STEERING & SUSPENSION: Steering must be factory O.E.M. No rack and pinion steering. Quick release hub and steering quickener is optional.

            FRONT: Front suspension must be unaltered O.E.M and in stock location and must be replaceable by stock parts from same type suspension. Stock passenger car spindles only, no fabrication spindles. Bottom A-Frames can not be changed or moved. Shocks do not have to be in stock locations, only 1 shock per wheel. Stabilizer bar is O.K.

            REAR: Rear suspension must be stock O.E.M. Stabilizer bar is O.K. No added lift arms or push-bars are aloud. No upper torque links or pan-hard bars allowed. 6” (inch) coil springs or leaf springs only, NO coil covers. No late model, pro-stock, semi late, or limited late style frames will be allowed.

            REAR-END:  Any O.E.M car or truck rear end, no quick-change devices. Floaters are optional, but are strongly recommended. No aluminum after market rear ends allowed.

           TRANSMISSION: No racing transmissions-Brinn, Bert, T.C.I. Any clutch key is o.k. When the clutch pedal is pushed in the car must not move. When the clutch is left out the car must move.

            BRAKES: Must have 4 wheel brakes and lock up during inspection. Stock type disc brakes may be used but no aluminum or racing style calipers or rotors may be used. No cross-drilled front rotors.

           TIRES & WHEELS: 8-inch racing tires are permitted. 8-inch steel wheels only and all wheels must have 9/16” or better wheel studs. Must run oversized lug nuts. No snow tires allowed. No wide 5 wheels allowed. A bead lock wheel is allowed on all for wheels.

            ENGINE: No cubic inch limit on engine. The engine must have a working starter and a stock type ignition. No radiator hoop is permitted, but the radiator must be in the stock location.

            ALIGNMENT:  The engine must be in stock location. No.1 spark plug must line up with the centerline of the top ball joint.

            BLOCK & HEADS: Block and heads must be cast iron.

            INTAKE: Low-rise aluminum intake permitted. No adapters, space plates, etc. with a combined thickness of more than 1-1/4” permitted. Maximum height of intake is 6 (inches), measured from bottom of carburetor to top of end rail on block. No fluid Dampers.

            CARBURATORS: Must use an unaltered Holly 4412-2- barrel carburetor. The only work allowed on carburetor is removal of the chock plate. Carburetors will be checked with tech tools. No 4 barrels allowed. No electric fuel pumps allowed.

            FUEL: Gasoline fuel only. No alcohol or other fuels allowed.

            HEADERS: Headers are allowed.

            CONDITION & APPEARANCE: All cars must be in good operational condition, presentable in appearance and in general safe condition. All racecars are subject to judgment of the inspection officials. No wings or tunnels of any type permitted under the car.

            NUMBER APPEARANCE:  Car numbers must be a minimum of 18” high on the car doors and roof. Do not use reflective colors. Do not spray paint numbers on. Drivers are responsible for making sure that the numbers are legible for scorekeeping.

            DRIVER SAFETY: All drivers must wear an approved fire suit that is in good condition, an approved full face helmet, and approved racing gloves. A fully charged and easily accessible fire extinguisher is required.

            WEIGHT RULE: Car must weigh 3,200 lbs, including driver.

            ELECTRONICS: No radios or other communication devices are permitted. No “in cock-pit driver controlled” electronic devices of any kind permitted. No computer controlled devices of any kind permitted.

            PASSENGERS: No one shall be allowed to ride on or in the car as a passenger on the track at any time.

            NOTE- Any car which is determined to be unsafe for any reason, by Track Officials, will not be allowed to participate in any event at any event at 250 Speedway until modifications are made.

            CARBURATER RULE: For super stock car division only: The carburetor can be claimed in the Super Stock class for $300.00. You must claim the carburetor at the pit office prior to the feature start. Payment of $300.00 in cash only must be paid at time of claim. Claim will be announced after the feature.  The driver accompanied by the pit technician will remove and deliver the carburetor to the pit office before the driver picks up his winnings for the night.

           The driver claiming the carburetor can pick up his carburetor from track personal at the end of the evening. If the person refuses to sell his carburetor that race night, he will forfeit his points and purse for the night. There will also be a $200.00 fine paid to 250 Speedway. Once you have made a claim on a carburetor, you will loose your $300.00 if you change your mind. There will only be one claim per race night. If more than one person wants to claim a carburetor, there will be a pill draw to determine who can claim a carburetor that night. The lowest number will be allowed to claim the carburetor.  Only

           Super Stock drivers racing in the feature that night can claim a carburetor that night.

            DISCLAIMER: 250 Speedway reserves the right to change and/or alter rules and procedures at any time. Any variations from these rules will be done in the interest of safety and fair competition. The rules and/or regulations set forth herein do not express or imply warrant of safety, from publication of, or compliance with these rules and/or regulations. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of 250 Speedway events and are in no way a guarantee against injury to participants. These rules and/or regulations will apply to all 250 Speedway racing events. Designated officials of 250 Speedway, have full authority over racing events. In the event of any on track dispute, the Head Flagman’s decision will be final. Decisions of 250 Speedway officials and promoters pertaining to the interpretation of rules that affect race procedures, and scoring of positions shall be final.