Post by HotWired Customs on Mar 2, 2014 15:36:44 GMT -5
Liberty, KY
Start Time: 6:00 pm EST
Admission $10.00
Entry Fees:
Big and Small: $50.00
Lawnmower: $30.00
Gates Open at 3:00 EST for Inspection.
UPDATE: Passengers for BIG and SMALL cars are allowed- $20!!!!
there will be no powerwheels at this event
Payouts:
Lawnmowers:
80% Payback
Small:
1st: $1,000.00
2nd: $500.00
3rd: $250.00
4th: $100.00
5th: $50.00
Big:
1st: $1,500.00
2nd: $750.00
3rd: $250.00
4th: $100.00
5th: $50.00
Contact Info:
Thomas D Long 270-634-3172
Ed Dial: 270-634-0688
2014 Big Car Preparation & Building
1. All cars must have a cage in order to run! Safety Precaution Only!!
2. Any Year Sedans and 1980 Newer Wagons only. No Imperials, Hearses, Roundback wagons or leaf sprung cars.
3. All glass, chrome molding, hood latches, gas tanks, and rear seats must be removed before cars arrive at the fairgrounds.
4. Stock type hood must be used. Hoods must be open for inspection. Hoods must be secured in 6 places with 2” by 2” x ¼ angle. NO longer than 6” with 3/8th bolts.
5. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER.
6. Gas tanks must be relocated behind driver’s seat, securely fastened and covered. Any visible leaking fuel will result in automatic disqualification. All plastic tanks must be in a steel enclosure. However, it cannot be bolted to strengthen the car.
7. Radiators must stay in original location. May be wired on all four corners.
8. You may run electric fan.
9. Batteries must be moved to the passenger’s side floor board. The battery box cannot strengthen the car in any way. NO more than 2 batteries.
10. No welding on frames or body seams. This will be checked. No plated frames.
11. Cutting the ends off bumpers and fenders for clearance is permitted.
12. All cars must sit level within 5” with no car sitting lowers than 16” from the bottom of the bumpers or higher than 21” from the bottom of the bumpers. The bottom of the frame rail should be 13” to the ground. No wedge cars.
13. Sunroofs have to be covered, no exceptions. Any type of fan has to be covered.
14. Factory condensers only. They may be wired in, not welded.
15. A welded 4-point cage can be put around driver’s compartment. It has to be no bigger than 4x6 inches and can be welded to car but not excessively. The front bar has to be 5 inches from the firewall and tunnel. The back cage bar no further back than 12”s past driver/passenger door posts. You can wire cage to rails in 4 places using # 9 wire or 2” ratchet straps.
16. Factory body bolts and bushings must be stock. Broken body bolts cannot be fixed. If broken, leave broken.
17. Motor swaps, rear end swaps, pulley protectors and engine cradles are allowed.
18. No distributor protectors are allowed at all.
19. You can use aftermarket steering column. After market tie rods, front sway bar on new model can be bolted to lower A-arm, not to be welded to frame.
20. Transmission coolers or oil coolers are allowed. No transmission protectors at all.
21. Car must bounce. Upper A-arm may be bolted using a 3/8th bolt in center, or wired for bumper height (no welding).
22. Any year factory bumpers which can be welded are allowed. DEC bumpers are allowed. Loaded factory bumpers are allowed, but no extreme pointed bumpers. 12” bumper shocks for new models must be inside frame rail. Old models can weld bumper bracket with one weld pass. You may modify a back bumper maximum ¼” thick of 2”x5” tubing. Back bumper cannot be loaded and ends cannot be capped.
23. Slip shaft are allowed with rear end braces but no kicker to rails.
24. Trunk lids can be welded with 8 plates, maximum of 6” long, 1/8th x 3 “thick material with 6” of space between them. Trunk needs to be standing up until after inspection then can swag with rear quarters to remain standing. Body creasing is allowed. Window bars are allowed from back glass to lower part of speaker deck, not to truck lid in any way. This is for safety. It must be a factory car trunk lid with a 12” inspection hole cut into it!
25. Can pitch front rails by ONLY cutting outside flap and then pulling down and re-welding that flap with one pass of weld.
26. NO WELDING except bumpers and motor mounts.
27. Roll over bars are mandatory. Must be straight up and down.
28. You may use 1” all thread in core support or 1” max tubing in core support. No welding of the tubes down the side of the frame. The factory eye where the all thread is, you can do away with the factory eye and use a ¼” thick by 3” wide plate, and can only go from seam weld of the rail out. Core support spacers can only be a maximum of a 5” spacer, this will be strictly enforced! May shorten rails 4” maximum in front of factory eye. Factory eye must remain in factory location.
29. Doors can be welded shut using 3” by 1/8” thick material. Weld 6” inches, skip 6” inches.
MINI CARS:
Country boy Style/Redneck Rumble (Run what ya Brung)(5' rule)
Mowers
1. Mower must be a factory available mower. Lawn or garden mower. No Home Made Frames!
2. No rear engine lawn mowers are allowed.
3. Engine must be factory mower engine such as briggs and stratton, Onan, Tecumseh, etc.
4. All frame modifications and frame reinforcing will be allowed.
5. Transaxles must be factory available mower transaxles but any reinforcing and/or welding of spider gears in permitted.
6. Engine bay reinforcing is permitted but must be contained inside the hood of hood and must maintain factory body lines.
7. All mowers must run factory hood and fenders. Have the hood screwed down or welded down to dash panel around drivers area. if hood is fiberglass you can make one out of sheet metal only but must be the same size as the fiberglass one.
8. Mowers must have good brakes, forward and reverse gears at the start of the heat.
9. Gas tank must be secured down and have a cap on it. Any gas at all leaking, you will be asked to shut it down.
10. Leg gaurds are mandatory and must be bolted and/or welded on from rear fender to front of foot rest or frame. Call if questions.
11. A rear bumper is permitted but is not allowed to extend more than 4" out and it must stay between the tires. No spikes, sharp edges or any pertusions allowed. Bumper can be home made with I/H beam or square tubing.
12. Regearing and changing pulleys to increase speed is permitted and encouraged.
13. Any and all drive train modifications is permitted but must stay belt driven.
14. All mower must use lawn mower type wheels, tractor treads and cut tires will be permitted but no tire chains or dual wheels will be allowed.
15. Mower decks must be removed.
16. All head lights and any other glass and plastic must be removed before you enter the pits.
17. Batteries must be removed from mower and only used to jump start the mower before the heat begins. If a pull star is used driver will not be permitted to restart engine during heat.
18. No front bumpers. You can build up the front of the frame and underneath the grill to hit with. The front of the mower must be a smooth finish for safety reasons.
19. Role over: Driver is out of the heat. Also, if a driver touches the ground with a hand or foot, driver is out of heat.
20. For safety, if a mower does roll over, drivers must stop and wait until that driver up rights his mower and gets off the track.
21. Please put your number on each side of mower or helmet so we can track the winners.
22. All ground rules will be gone over in drivers meeting before the heat.
* Keep in mind when building your mower. Safety 1st for you and the mower you are hitting
Start Time: 6:00 pm EST
Admission $10.00
Entry Fees:
Big and Small: $50.00
Lawnmower: $30.00
Gates Open at 3:00 EST for Inspection.
UPDATE: Passengers for BIG and SMALL cars are allowed- $20!!!!
there will be no powerwheels at this event
Payouts:
Lawnmowers:
80% Payback
Small:
1st: $1,000.00
2nd: $500.00
3rd: $250.00
4th: $100.00
5th: $50.00
Big:
1st: $1,500.00
2nd: $750.00
3rd: $250.00
4th: $100.00
5th: $50.00
Contact Info:
Thomas D Long 270-634-3172
Ed Dial: 270-634-0688
2014 Big Car Preparation & Building
1. All cars must have a cage in order to run! Safety Precaution Only!!
2. Any Year Sedans and 1980 Newer Wagons only. No Imperials, Hearses, Roundback wagons or leaf sprung cars.
3. All glass, chrome molding, hood latches, gas tanks, and rear seats must be removed before cars arrive at the fairgrounds.
4. Stock type hood must be used. Hoods must be open for inspection. Hoods must be secured in 6 places with 2” by 2” x ¼ angle. NO longer than 6” with 3/8th bolts.
5. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER.
6. Gas tanks must be relocated behind driver’s seat, securely fastened and covered. Any visible leaking fuel will result in automatic disqualification. All plastic tanks must be in a steel enclosure. However, it cannot be bolted to strengthen the car.
7. Radiators must stay in original location. May be wired on all four corners.
8. You may run electric fan.
9. Batteries must be moved to the passenger’s side floor board. The battery box cannot strengthen the car in any way. NO more than 2 batteries.
10. No welding on frames or body seams. This will be checked. No plated frames.
11. Cutting the ends off bumpers and fenders for clearance is permitted.
12. All cars must sit level within 5” with no car sitting lowers than 16” from the bottom of the bumpers or higher than 21” from the bottom of the bumpers. The bottom of the frame rail should be 13” to the ground. No wedge cars.
13. Sunroofs have to be covered, no exceptions. Any type of fan has to be covered.
14. Factory condensers only. They may be wired in, not welded.
15. A welded 4-point cage can be put around driver’s compartment. It has to be no bigger than 4x6 inches and can be welded to car but not excessively. The front bar has to be 5 inches from the firewall and tunnel. The back cage bar no further back than 12”s past driver/passenger door posts. You can wire cage to rails in 4 places using # 9 wire or 2” ratchet straps.
16. Factory body bolts and bushings must be stock. Broken body bolts cannot be fixed. If broken, leave broken.
17. Motor swaps, rear end swaps, pulley protectors and engine cradles are allowed.
18. No distributor protectors are allowed at all.
19. You can use aftermarket steering column. After market tie rods, front sway bar on new model can be bolted to lower A-arm, not to be welded to frame.
20. Transmission coolers or oil coolers are allowed. No transmission protectors at all.
21. Car must bounce. Upper A-arm may be bolted using a 3/8th bolt in center, or wired for bumper height (no welding).
22. Any year factory bumpers which can be welded are allowed. DEC bumpers are allowed. Loaded factory bumpers are allowed, but no extreme pointed bumpers. 12” bumper shocks for new models must be inside frame rail. Old models can weld bumper bracket with one weld pass. You may modify a back bumper maximum ¼” thick of 2”x5” tubing. Back bumper cannot be loaded and ends cannot be capped.
23. Slip shaft are allowed with rear end braces but no kicker to rails.
24. Trunk lids can be welded with 8 plates, maximum of 6” long, 1/8th x 3 “thick material with 6” of space between them. Trunk needs to be standing up until after inspection then can swag with rear quarters to remain standing. Body creasing is allowed. Window bars are allowed from back glass to lower part of speaker deck, not to truck lid in any way. This is for safety. It must be a factory car trunk lid with a 12” inspection hole cut into it!
25. Can pitch front rails by ONLY cutting outside flap and then pulling down and re-welding that flap with one pass of weld.
26. NO WELDING except bumpers and motor mounts.
27. Roll over bars are mandatory. Must be straight up and down.
28. You may use 1” all thread in core support or 1” max tubing in core support. No welding of the tubes down the side of the frame. The factory eye where the all thread is, you can do away with the factory eye and use a ¼” thick by 3” wide plate, and can only go from seam weld of the rail out. Core support spacers can only be a maximum of a 5” spacer, this will be strictly enforced! May shorten rails 4” maximum in front of factory eye. Factory eye must remain in factory location.
29. Doors can be welded shut using 3” by 1/8” thick material. Weld 6” inches, skip 6” inches.
MINI CARS:
Country boy Style/Redneck Rumble (Run what ya Brung)(5' rule)
Mowers
1. Mower must be a factory available mower. Lawn or garden mower. No Home Made Frames!
2. No rear engine lawn mowers are allowed.
3. Engine must be factory mower engine such as briggs and stratton, Onan, Tecumseh, etc.
4. All frame modifications and frame reinforcing will be allowed.
5. Transaxles must be factory available mower transaxles but any reinforcing and/or welding of spider gears in permitted.
6. Engine bay reinforcing is permitted but must be contained inside the hood of hood and must maintain factory body lines.
7. All mowers must run factory hood and fenders. Have the hood screwed down or welded down to dash panel around drivers area. if hood is fiberglass you can make one out of sheet metal only but must be the same size as the fiberglass one.
8. Mowers must have good brakes, forward and reverse gears at the start of the heat.
9. Gas tank must be secured down and have a cap on it. Any gas at all leaking, you will be asked to shut it down.
10. Leg gaurds are mandatory and must be bolted and/or welded on from rear fender to front of foot rest or frame. Call if questions.
11. A rear bumper is permitted but is not allowed to extend more than 4" out and it must stay between the tires. No spikes, sharp edges or any pertusions allowed. Bumper can be home made with I/H beam or square tubing.
12. Regearing and changing pulleys to increase speed is permitted and encouraged.
13. Any and all drive train modifications is permitted but must stay belt driven.
14. All mower must use lawn mower type wheels, tractor treads and cut tires will be permitted but no tire chains or dual wheels will be allowed.
15. Mower decks must be removed.
16. All head lights and any other glass and plastic must be removed before you enter the pits.
17. Batteries must be removed from mower and only used to jump start the mower before the heat begins. If a pull star is used driver will not be permitted to restart engine during heat.
18. No front bumpers. You can build up the front of the frame and underneath the grill to hit with. The front of the mower must be a smooth finish for safety reasons.
19. Role over: Driver is out of the heat. Also, if a driver touches the ground with a hand or foot, driver is out of heat.
20. For safety, if a mower does roll over, drivers must stop and wait until that driver up rights his mower and gets off the track.
21. Please put your number on each side of mower or helmet so we can track the winners.
22. All ground rules will be gone over in drivers meeting before the heat.
* Keep in mind when building your mower. Safety 1st for you and the mower you are hitting
