DEMOLITION DERBY

 


SATURDAY JULY 18

 :00 P.M. EST

 

CHECK IN STARTS AT   :00 P.M.

ENTRY FEE:  $40

EVERYONE PAYS $10 GATE ADMISSION

$5 PIT ADMISSION
NO REFUNDS/RAINCHECKS OF ADMISSION FOR ANY REASON

 

PAYOUTS:               1ST - $1,200        2ND - $700           3RD - $300


 RULES

1.      Any year cars are allowed.
2.      Remove all fiberglass and plastic panels, all glass including windshield. Remove all molding, rear seats, hood latches, fac­tory gas tank, ALL WHEEL WEIGHTS and door handles.
3.      Only welding on the frame is A arms forward and mounting bumper, motor mounts, repairs or rewelding from where you notched or pre bent.
4.      Bumpers should be welded, chained, bolted or all. Bumper can not be any higher than 22 inches. It can be welded di­rectly to frame, bumper swaps are allowed. No home-made bumpers.
5.      Rear frame rail no lower than 14 inches at rear bumper. Body bolts can be changed. No washers more than 3 inches round, any size bolt allowed, bolts must be inside of frame.
6.      Doors and trunks can be welded solid with 3” wide no thicker than 1/4 metal.
7.      Four bar interior cage is allowed. May not contact frame, firewall, motor or transmission or extend more than 12 inches behind driver seat. No bar up to firewall from dash bar (this means no kickers at all) roll bar must be straight up and down in center of driver’s compartment.
8.      Hood may be wired or bolted in six places. No wire in front of radiator. Max 9 gauge wire, fan must be covered at all times.
9.      Trunk or roof may be stuffed down.
10..   Two vertical wires or bars 1/2” thick 3” wide for front window bars, may not contact motor in any way.
11.    Gas tank is to be placed in backseat area, gas tank protectors are allowed no wider than 24” and may not be bolted or welded to frame.
12.    Suspension may be solid, all thread for shocks are ok, NO PLATES TO CONTROL BENDING OF FRAME.
13.    Tires - round and black.
14.    Only one battery allowed, secured and covered.
15.    Engine swap is allowed, must have 15”X15” hole in hood.
16.    Fuel pump must have shut off switch if electric.
17.    Core support can be bolted all the way through with the 1” all thread.
18.    Two 8x8 holes must be cut in trunk 3” from where trunk is welded to the quarters.
19.    No interior seam welding on body panels.
20.    Body must have 1 inch space between frame.
21.    Frame can be repaired with 4X4 1/4” patch maximum 6 plates and only if we can see clear evidence of frame damage. So just call first, if it isn’t bent don’t fix it.
22.    Frame creasing is allowed.
23.    Rear window bar is allowed 3” wide 1/2” thick, welded 3” past where trunk meets speaker deck, no more than 3” bolted or welded to roof.
24.    Distributor guard and 22” hump plates are allowed that is 22” at widest point, with the center located at the center of the hump and no thicker than 1/4”.
25.    Wedging is allowed.
26.    12” bumper shocks, inside the frame or out, not both!! No bigger than 2’ tubing or pipe.
27.    Rear ends can be swapped, no leaf conversions, unless the car was factory that way, must be 5 lug, any bracing must be within 5” of rear end, and not touch frame.
28.    Slip shafts are allowed.
29.    Engine protectors are allowed, Two 3/8” chains on each side welded to frame no more than 3 links can be welded.
30.    Sway bar can be welded or bolted solid to frame.
31.    Frame must be 23” from spring pocket to back side of bumper.
32.    You may pitch front frame rails by cutting box loose and rewelding.
33.    03 and newer Fords: if replacing K member it must be welded like the factory donor car was no staggering, wheel base must be the same.
34.    No skinning of body panels.
35.    If it's not in the rules, call first!


MINI  CAR  CLASS  ADDED!!

$40  Entry  Fee  (+  $10  per  person  Gate  Admission)
100%  Pay  Back

 

PREPARATION  &  BUILD

  1. Wheelbase  must  not  exceed  102"  for  RWD  cars  and  108"  for  FWD  uni-body  cars  only.  NO  EXCEPTIONS.
  2. No  shortening  "snubbing"  of  frames  or  moving  axles  to  shorten  wheel  base.
  3. Must  be  powered  by  four  or  six  cylinder  engines.  NO  V8s.
  4. NO  LEAFING  MINI  CARS-  ex.  (No  adding  of  extra  leafs  to  existing  leafs.  No  coil  to  leaf  spring  conversions).  No  four-wheel  drive  vehicles.
  5. NO  HUMP  PLATES
  6. Stock  gas  tank  MUST  be  removed.  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. All  glass,  chrome  molding,  hood  latches,  gas  tanks,  and  rear  seats  must  be  removed  before  cars  arrive  at  the  fairgrounds.
  8. Stock  type  hood  must  be  used.  Hoods  must  be  open  for  inspection.  Hoods  can  be  secured  in  6  places  with  2"  by  2"  x  ^  angle  (NO  longer  than  6"  with  3/8th  bolts)  or  #9  wire  in  6  places.  You  may  use  I"  all  thread  in  core  support  with  3"  max  spacer,  but  this  will  count  as  2  of  your  6  places!
  9. THE  DRIVERS  SIDE  SEAT  BELT  MUST  BE  IN  WORKING  ORDER.
  10. Radiators  must  stay  in  original  location  and  can  be  wired  on  all  four  corners.  You  may  run  electric  fan.  Factory  condensers  only  and  they  may  be  wired  in,  not  welded.
  11. 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
  12. No  welding  on  frames  or  body  seams.  This  will  be  checked.  No  plated  frames.
  13. Cutting  the  ends  off  bumpers  and  fenders  for  clearance  is  permitted.
  14. 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.  No  wedge  cars.
  15. Sunroofs  must  be  covered,  no  exceptions.
  16. A  welded  4-point  cage  can  be  put  around  driver's  compartment.  It  has  to  be  no  bigger  than  4"  x  6"  inches  and  can  be  welded  to  car  but  not  excessively.  The  front  bar  has  to  be  5"  from  the  firewall  and  tunnel.  NO  KICKERS  AT  ALL  OF  ANY  KIND  (OUTER,  INNER,  DOWN,  OR  UP)!  Roll  over  bars  are  mandatory!  Roll  over  bar  must  be  straight  up  and  down.  Gas  tank  can  sit  on  or  in  a  steel  protector  coming  off  the  back  cage  bar  but  not  touch  any  sheet  metal.  Must  be  "floating".  Gas  tank  proctors  size  cannot  exceed  more  than  2"  in  length  or  width  of  standard  fuel  cell/gas  tank.  Standard  Size  fuel  cell  measurements  are:  12"  long  x  10"  wide  so  add  2"s  to  each  and  that  will  be  recommended  size.  NO  EXCESSIVE  PROTECTOR!!
  17. Motor  swaps  and  rear  end  swaps  are  allowed.  Slip  shafts  are  allowed.
  18. No  protectors  at  all.
  19. You  can  use  aftermarket  steering  column,  after  market  tie  rods.  Front  sway  bar  cannot  be  welded.'
  20. Transmission  coolers  or  oil  coolers  are  allowed.    No  transmission  protectors  at  all.
  21. Any  year  factory  bumpers  which  can  be  welded  are  allowed.  Loaded  factory  bumpers  are  allowed,  but  no  extreme  pointed  bumpers.  Bumper  shocks  not  to  exceed  12"!
  22. Doors  and  trunk  can  be  welded  shut  using  3  inch  by  l/8th  inch  thick  material.  Weld  6  inches,  skip  6  inches.  Trunk  must  have  open  12"  hole  to  see  inside.  Body  creasing  and  pre-bending  is  allowed.  Window  bars  are  allowed  from  back  glass  to  lower  part  of  speaker  deck  or  where  speaker  deck  and  trunk  lid  meet.  This  is  for  safety  only!
  23. NO  WELDING  except  bumpers  and  motor  mounts.

 

For information contact:

 

Tommy Crask  502-827-4091

Tyler Brangers 270-268-1289

Andy Wardrip  270-945-5204

 

 

 ALL JUDGES DECISIONS ARE FINAL!!!
NELSON COUNTY FAIR BOARD NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS, LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS!

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