Figure 8 2008
DEFINITION OF “STOCK” OR “OEM”
In the following rules stock, stock OEM or OEM will
mean that a part or dimension must be from a standard production vehicle. “OEM” is the abbreviation for original
equipment manufacturer. If parts are to be stock, stock OEM or OEM then they can not be GM Performance, Bow-tie, Ford Motor
sports, SVO, Direct Connection such as Performance Catalogues, Marine, Mail Order or any special Off-Road or Racing Performance
Parts. No carbon fiber parts anywhere on the car. Absolutely no removal, alteration or covering of casting numbers, manufacturer’s
name, logos, insignias, etc. from any item on the car. To do so will make that part illegal and it will be treated as such.
1. COMPETING MODELS
a)
All cars must be full size or intermediate. American made passenger
Cars. No jeeps, station wagons. No front wheel drives.
d) Wheelbase must remain stock. Min. 108” wheelbase.
e) Minimum weight of 3400 lbs with driver at any time.
54% max left, 51% max rear.
f) All ballast
weight must be painted white and must have a car number on each weight.
g) No buckshot or wheel weights allowed.
h) Ballast weights
will be bolted with a minimum of two ½” grade-8 bolts subject to safety tech approval. Bolt on clamps ok, two per piece.
.
i) All weight that falls off car during a race will be fined $10.00 a pound.
2. BODIES
a) Bodies must be complete.
b) ) All exterior body
parts will be metal with exception of the hood, fiberglass ok..Fabricated panels must
look stock for make and model being used. Flat sides ok. Full bodies required at the beginning of each race meet. After market
nose and tail covers OK.
c) Hood
and trunk lid pins required. Minimum of two (2) across the front hood and two
across rear of trunk lid. One additional pin required for each missing hinge.
d) Full stock floorboards and firewall
including rear seat floor area leading into trunk required. All holes to be covered by sheet metal and welded or riveted in
place.
e) A 6” hole in each wheel well is required to aid firemen in extinguishing fires.
f)
Hood, doors, rear quarters, roof and rear deck may be gutted.
(Inner reinforcement removed)
h) Stock
roof must retain A-post and C-post.
i) Dash may be removed.
j) Fender wells may have a 3 to 5-inch
clearance.
k) Stock
spoilers allowed.
l) A full windshield screen with two center supports 1/8” by 1”, centered 6” to 8”
apart mandatory.
m) Driver’s window net mandatory. Attached to the top
and bottom of roll cage. Release at top front. No string nets.
n) NO SHARP, PROTRUDING EDGES OR SCRUB RAILS ALLOWED.
3. BUMPERS
a) Bumpers must be stock mfg. only.
b) Bumpers mounted behind after market full nose & or tail covers may be fabricated. Subject to tech approval.
c) Bumper height measured from ground to centerline
of bumper must be a minimum of 16” and a maximum of 20”.
d) Bumpers must have a 90-degree turn on each side extending back a minimum
of 4”. Bumpers must not have sharp corners or ends.
e) Front and rear bumpers must have metal
plates ( minimum of 20 gauge) covering full width of bumper securing ends of bumpers to the quarter panels and fenders.
f) Front and rear bumpers must have safety chains mounted
to the frame. Minimum of 5/16 chain.
4. ROLLBARS
a) Full
roll-cage required, subject to tech approval. Bars must be a minimum of 13/4” OD, .090” wall thickness.
b) NO
GALVANIZED, ALUMINUM, OR EXHAUST TUBING ALLOWED
c) Minimum
of 3 door bars on right side, with a minimum of 4 door bars on driver side door, no more than 7” spread between each
door bar. Must have 1/8” doorplates from top door bar to bottom door bar
and from rear down bar to front down bar.
d) Rear
kicker bars may extend to rear frame cross members.
e) Fuel
cell protector mandatory, no more than the width of the frame rails.
f) Main roll cage uprights must be fastened to tubing running full length and welded to rocker panels or with a minimum
3/16” thick plate, top and bottom, at all four corners. Plate must be minimum
4” square, with four 7/16” grade 8 bolts at each location.
g) Padding must be used at any point where driver contact might occur. No swimming pool noodles.
h) Aluminum
racing seat mandatory. Seat must have complete cage frame support fabricated to the roll bar assembly. No fiberglass seats.
i) A five (5) point safety harness, with quick release
mandatory with a 3” wide lap belt, 3” shoulder belts and a 2” submarine. All belts must be attached to roll
cage with a minimum of 7/16 grade 8 bolts.
j) All seat belts must have date of manufacturer and
must be within 3 years of the present date.
k) FUEL CELLS MANDATORY. Fuel
cell must be between frame rails in trunk area. Fuel cell must be totally enclosed
in an 18 gauge steel container and mounted with TWO 1/8’ by 1” straps both lengthwise and crosswise.
Bottom of cell center of axle or higher
l) Fill spout to be located inside trunk.
m) MAXIMUM fuel cell capacity: 22 gallons
n) Turnover valve mandatory.
o) Fuel
cell must be foam filled.
p) Fuel
cap lanyard and ground strap required.
5. FRAME AND SUSPENSION
a) Frame must be stock. Rear frame legs may be fabricated
no further forward than center of rear axel. Must relocate suspension parts in original location.
b) Wheelbase must be stock for year, make and model utilized.
c) Front sub frames must be stock for year, make and model of car utilized. No cutting, sectioning or redesign of front frame or
sub frame to change the stock location of any suspension component or engine placement.
d) All components and parts must be stock. No
modifying No weight jack devices of any kind allowed. No spring buckets allowed. Fixed
or adjustable spacers ok. Racing springs allowed
e) No adjustable spring hangers allowed.
Replacement hangers must be stock lengths for year, make and model of car utilized.
f) Fixed lowering blocks only.
g) Front sway bars must be stock. No rear sway bars allowed.
h) Any crash damage repair must locate the suspension components in their
original positions with original mounts with a minimum of reinforcement. All repairs subject to inspection and
approval.
i) Ball
joint and ball joint location must be stock plus or minus one inch. No steel or offset bushings.
j) All shocks must be stock type and must be mounted
in stock location to stock rubber mounts. Adjustable shocks allowed.
k) Drivelines must have two (2) retaining straps. May be made of chain or metal strap. Drivelines must be painted
white. No aluminum drivelines.
6. STEERING
a) Steering column must be mounted in stock location.
b) Steering quickener OK. Factory rack and pinion ok if factory for model
being used.
c) Steering wheel
pad mandatory.
d) Quick release
steering wheel mandatory.
7. BRAKES
a) Complete stock 4 wheel brakes in good working order only.
b) No
rear wheel disk brakes allowed.
c) All 4 wheel brakes must work at all times.
d) Working stock master cylinder must be in stock location.
e) Pedals must in stock location.
8. ENGINE
a) ENGINE SIZES:
Chevrolet 350 C.I. max. +. 060 overbore
Ford 351 C.I. max. +. 060 overbore
Dodge 360 C.I. max. +. 060 overbore
Max compression ratio: 10.5 to 1
b) ENGINE BLOCKS: Stock OEM cast iron engine blocks only. Decking allowed.
Studded main caps allowed. Must have stock casting numbers on block. Inspection hole required in oil pan to obtain unobstructed
view of crank and rods. Blocks must not be altered in any way so that it cannot be used in a street legal production car.
c) CRANKS: Stock OEM cast or steel, large journal, 3.48 stroke crank
only. No knifing, no lighting. No offset grinding. No stroking. No destroking. No after market cranks of any kind. No
lightweight cranks allowed. No fluid dampers. Crank is to remain stock and will be teched.
d) PISTONS: Cast or hypereutectic 2 or 4-valve relief flat top or dished
pistons only. No billet aluminum, no lighting of any kind. No
domed pistons allowed.
e) RODS: Stock OEM 5.7, large journal rod only. No aluminum, no lighting
of any kind. No floaters. Heavy-duty rod bolts OK. Shot peened OK. No polishing. No after market rod allowed.
f) HEADS: No back cutting of valves. No
vortex, fuel injection, center bolt mounting valve cover or aluminum heads allowed. No after market heads allowed. No port matching, no pocket porting or blending. No porting or polishing of any
kind. No angle plug heads. Stock type stamped steel 1.5 ratio rockers only. No
rollers. Screw in studs & Guide plates OK. Maximum valve spring diameter 1.260. Steel retainers only. No
titanium or aluminum valve train parts.
g) MAXIMUM VALVE HEAD DIAMETER:
Chevrolet
1.94” intake 1.50” exhaust
Ford
1.78” intake 1.45” exhaust
Dodge
1.88” intake 1.60” exhaust
h) CAMSHAFT: .485 max valve lift. No roller cams. No solid lift cams. No gear drives allowed. "Maximum allowable lift of any camshaft at the
valve is 0.485. Camshaft lift measurement will be taken at the lifter and multiplied by the rocker arm ratio" (i.e.: 0.323"x1.5
= 0.485")
i) INTAKE : Torker II or 2101 performer intake manifold
only. No cast iron. No modification of any kind allowed.
9. CARBURETION
a) Holley #4412
carb only. May remove choke plate power valve and change jetting only, must fit tech gauge.
b) Carburetor adaptor 1” max with one gasket on
top and one gasket on bottom. No additional spacers allowed. Two Throttle
return springs mandatory.
c) Standard size air cleaners only 4” x
14” max. (standard K&N filter ok) Flat steel top, steel bottom with air cleaner in between. Air cleaners through
hood must have hood scoop. Absolutely no portion of air cleaner may assist the flow of air into carb.
10. FUEL SYSTEMS
a) Fuel pump must be in stock location.
b) NO COOL CANS ALLOWED.
c) NO GLASS OR PLASTIC FUEL FILTERS
ALLOWED.
d) Gas shall not be blended with alcohol, ethers, or other oxygenates Race gas ok.
e)
NO ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS PERMITTED.
f)
Any line passing through the drivers’
compartment will be neoprene hose inside steel tubing, and will be subject to tech approval.
11. EXHAUST SYSTEM
a) Stock exhaust manifolds only. No modifications.
b) Mufflers mandatory. Maximum dB reading 95 decibels at 100 feet.
c) Mufflers and tail pipes must be mounted below or underneath stock floor
pan and extend past the rear of the driver. No center dump exhaust allowed. Max exhaust pipe diameter
2.5 inches.
12. COOLING SYSTEM
a)
Radiators must be in stock location and appear stock.
b)
Fan shroud mandatory.
c)
Solid plastic, aluminum or Steel fan only.
d)
Fan is mandatory, bolted on water pump.
13. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
a) Distributors
must be stock point or HEI.
b) No racing modules or coils allowed.
c) All
batteries must be securely mounted. If battery is mounted inside of driver compartment it must be fully enclosed inside metal
case bolted to floor having a securely attached cover
d) Electrical
ON/Off switch and starter button must be within reach of driver without having to release, loosen or remove seat belts.
e) All
cars must start under their own power.
f) Master
electrical on/off switch mandatory must be reachable from either side of car from outside, and kill the engine when turned
off.
g) All cars must be equipped with a stock starter and must be mounted in stock location.
14. TRANSMISSIONS & REAR-ENDS
a) Transmissions must remain stock with all gears working.
b) Manual transmission ok, stock steel 10 ½” single disk clutch &
153 tooth minimum steel flywheel only unaltered. One-inch inspection hole in bell housing mandatory. 180 degree scatter shields
mandatory.
c) Automatics must have stock working torque converters, 11” converters-minimum.
d) Transmission coolers ok. No mounting of coolers in
drivers compartment.
e) Rear-end must remain in stock location with stock suspension.
f) No
rachet or locker rear-ends. No full spools allowed. Mini spool, welded gears ok. Ford 9” ok.
15. TIRES AND WHEELS
a) NO MUD and SNOW GRIP TIRES ALLOWED.
b) Maximum of 8” tread width, 8” steel wheels maximum.
c) 5/8” studs required on all four wheels.
d) 8”
or less DOT passenger car tire. No grooving, no recaps. All tires subject to
approval by track staff.
e) No tire softeners.
f) No Bead locks.
16.
NUMBERS (IDENTITY)
a)
For proper scoring, numbers must be easily read from the grandstand.
b)
Car numbers must be in CONTRASTING COLOR and must be on both
doors and on top: also front and rear for staging.
c)
Numbers on doors and top are to be a minimum 20: high by 4”
wide.
d)
Numbers on the front of the car must be 6” high; and must
be placed in driver side headlight area (must be clearly visible to staging person).
e)
Numbers on the rear of the car must be 6” high and placed
near the right side corner.
f)
Driver’s name is to appear on top over both doors in 3”
high letters.
g)
Numbers must be solid color, no neon, no gold or silver.
h) No three digits or letters will be accepted.
17. MISCELLANEOUS
a)
Radios: No radios allowed in cars.
b)
Equipment will not be considered “legal” simply because
it went through tech inspection unobserved or because a rule has not been written excluding it.
c) No interior or exterior rear view mirrors allowed.
18. SAFETY EQUIPMENT
a)
For all safety equipment it will be the sole responsibility of the driver,
not Victorville Auto Raceway agents/officials or corporate officers to ensure that his/her safety equipment is correctly installed,
maintained, and properly used. Please refer to manufacturer installation and
usage guidelines and adhere to them.
b)
Helmets/Gloves/Suits/Eye Protection
1)
Safety helmet must meet Snell 95 testing standards, and bare
proper identification, and have no signs of previous damage.
2)
Single-layer fire suit is mandatory at all times. No flight suits
allowed.
3)
Approved racing gloves Mandatory, no welding gloves, gardening
gloves, etc.
4) Approved racing shoes or leather boots required no nylon shoes permitted.
5) Eye protection is mandatory, and must be in place
at all times.
c)
Fire Extinguishers
1)
On board fire extinguishers (2lb) MANDATORY with metal quick
release mechanism, within drivers reach while strapped in. Car # must be painted on.
2)
All cars will be required to have in their pits a minimum of
one 5 pound, Halon or dry chemical fire extinguisher. This is to be visible to
tech officials, and all crewmembers must be aware of its location, and knowledgeable in the use of the fire extinguisher.
Sharing a fire extinguisher between two pit areas is illegal.
3)
Car and driver will be required to make safety rule violations
comply, PRIOR to racing any event.
19.
INSPECTIONS
a)
All cars are subject to inspection at any time and in any manner
determined by track officials. All decisions regarding the timing and manner
of inspections, as well as which cars will be inspected is final.
b)
A competitor must take whatever steps requested by a track official,
to facilitate inspection of the car at any time.
c)
Only those persons approved by track officials may be admitted
into the inspection area.
d)
Victorville Auto Raceway has the right to confiscate any part
and/or equipment, which fails to meet applicable specifications during an event.
e)Track
officials mandate inspection after the event; if a car that has competed in the event is taken from the tech area without
permission of a track official, the car and driver will be disqualified.
f) Any member who fails to tear down a car for inspection when requested to do so by the track officials will incur a
fine and/or loss of championship points and/or indefinite suspension from Victorville Auto Raceway.
20. ENGINE PROTEST PROCEDURES:
Any track member may request to have a motor
tore down to the crankshaft for inspection of illegal parts for a fee of $500.00. Any starters of the main event within 5
minutes after checkered flag at the tech pad area. $100.00 to track, $400.00 to car owner if found legal. If illegal, $400.00
will be returned to member contesting car and $100.00 to track ($100.00 to raceway covers cost required for tech officials
to over see procedure). Must have raced the two races in a row prior to requesting an engine tear down. Refusal of tear down
penalty subject to track discretion
