Rules updated 20/06/07

Four Cylinder Building Rules

CARS: Cars must be four-cylinder non-turbo charged front-wheel or rear wheel drive sedans, hardtops, hatch backs or wagons, 1980 or newer. Engine displacement minimum of 2 litre and maximum of 2.6 litre. May be two or four doors. No Convertibles. Cars may be Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Honda, or Volkswagen. No rare sports type cars are allowed. No High Performance cars i.e. Porsche, Mustangs, etc.


SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Track officials may check any car at any time. If any piece or part is found unsafe the car will not be allowed to race until the car is brought up to safety standards. This however will not guarantee your safety.

1. Driver’s fire suit, free of grease and oil, is strongly recommended. You may wear clean, grease-free coveralls - no shop coats.

2. There must be a 4-point stock car type safety harness, that will pass inspection, fastened to the frame or roll cage.

3. Safety helmet, Snell 85 minimum required at all times on the track.

4. A minimum of 3" clearance is required between the top of the driver’s helmet and roof.

5. All Doors must be bolted or welded shut. Doors are not to be cut down.

6. All Glass except windshield must be removed. Glass must not be broken and left inside of doors. Windshield must have safety glass at all times. No plexi glass, or lexan is allowed. Window net in driver’s window must be operational of inside and outside. Window net must be securely fastened inside of door and roof. No closing in of side windows.

7. A securely fastened, quick release fire extinguisher is required within easy reach of the driver. Must have a recharge dated no earlier than January 1st of current year. Fire extinguisher must be a minimum of 12" high and 2" round.

8. All Cars must have a fuel pump shut of switch in front of driver's window.

9. Cars must have 1/4" steel plate on driver’s door running from wheel opening to wheel opening and be at least one foot (12") top to bottom.  Plate should be approximately centered at height of bumper. Two-door cars must have eight 3/8" carriage bolts: 2 on each fender, 4 on door. Four-door cars must also have 2 on rear doors. Bolts should be as short as possible. Plates may be bent to contour of car or reinforced with reasonable pipe with no sharp edges. If pipes are added to door plate they must be welded to plate and have at least 3 bolts through them.

10. Must have two (2) vertical roll bars 1 5/8" diameter and .095 thick securely fastened to steel plate. Steel plate must be 6" by 6" and 1/8" thick. Must be a matching plate outside of floor and roof fastened by four (4) 3/8" bolts. (Or floor plate may have twice as many square inches and be welded to floor in cars where design makes it difficult to put plate under floor). Vertical bars must be close to sides of car and be joined by two (2) horizontal bars of similar material by welding: one as close to the roof as possible, the other approximately at the shoulder height or 3" below. Dimensions and thickness of pipe and plates are minimums. More pipes may be added in same area (not ahead or behind other bars).  Pipes should not be rusted or threaded. Welds must be sound and continuous around pipes.
* It is recommended that a diagonal bar be added behind the driver.
* It is also recommended that rollbars also be braced to the top of frame (square tubing running down the side of car).
* Cars with poor looking welds will not be allowed to race until brought up to standard.


Building Rules

A Car with a 1.9 Litre or under engine must weigh a minimum of 2600 lbs.  2.0 Litre engine or over must weigh a minimum of 2650 lbs.  These minimum weights are with the driver.  An extra 50 lbs must be added for any or each of the following:  Fuel Injector or Double Overhead Cam.  All cars are allowed a maximum of 55 % left side weight with the driver.

1. All chrome moldings, ornaments, door handles, glass, headlights, tail lights and plastic components, etc. must be removed. All hood and trunk bracing and hinges must be retained. Cars must be presentable and not have foul language printed on them. Holes such as headlights and taillights may be flashed over.

2. Sun roofs must be covered with metal same as roof.

3. All the interior upholstery except driver’s seat and driver’s door upholstery must be retained and all holes in fire wall must be covered with steel. (tin not aluminum)

4. Dash - tubbing in of dash is allowed as long as tech officials can see electrical harness. Dash, door components, wipers, electric motors and all metal panels must be intact except shaft for window winders and door latches must be cut off smooth at door panel. Sharp pieces of tin must be bent down smooth not cut and removed.

5. No alterations to body by means of scoops, spoilers, pulled down roofs or windshield post. No holes cut in hood.

6. Badly rusted cars must not be used and cars heavily damaged in drivers area may not be repaired. Floor must be secure and in good condition or repaired solidly in order to race. Seat must be securely fastened to floor and/or cage in order to race.

7. Cars must have four wheel working BRAKES.

8. Cars must have four feet of single exhaust of 1 3/4" maximum outside diameter. Exhaust must exit from under car, on passenger side, away from driver and in front of rear wheels.

9. Wheels must be steel allowing two (2) off-set rims and four (4) 60 series tires in any position on car. Rims must not be modified, reinforced or after market. All cars may use 13, 14, 15, or 16" tires or a combination of these sizes.

10. Differential must free wheel easily when jacked under differential and one wheel is turned the other must turn easily in other direction.

11. Engine is not a tech item except that it is a four cylinder, proper engine for car and not turbo charged. Engine must appear stock from outside i.e. one carburetor if that is stock equipment. Any engine up to 2.6 litre is allowed. All engines must remain stock. No Header, No Super Charger.

12. Drivers’s seat must remain in front seat location of car.

13. The suspension must be absolutely stock for year and make of chassis. All chassis will be checked and classed legal as to year and make of chassis. For example every car must be running regular, ordinary and unmodified stock passenger car rotors, brakes, spindles, control arms, ball joints, pitman arm, idler arm all bolts, springs and steering box or rack and pinion. Camber - Left Side - Negative one degree on front and rear - Right Side - Plus four degrees on front and rear.  Driver's will have one (1) week to make changes if found illegal (1st offense) or the car won't be allowed to race.

14. Shocks must be stock for the car and manufactured for street use.

15. Fuel tanks may be in stock location or fuel cell enclosed in steel box in trunk area. If fuel cell is in trunk area, there must be a full steel fire wall between driver and fuel cell. Also trunk latch must be removed in case fuel cell has to be accessed immediately.  One single pipe is allowed around fuel cell.

16. Tires may be 18.5 max. for 13", 14", 15", or 16" wheels any profile. Tires must be “Q”, “S”, or “T” rated only. Tires not rated are usually “S” rated and can be used if tech staff judge a non rated tire to be an “S” tire.

17. Car Numbers: Numbers will be assigned by track officials, on a first come - first served basis, you should register the number with us before being painted or signed on car. Numbers must be a least 18" high and 3" wide, lettered neatly. They should be as large as possible for easy scoring. They must contrast with the body color of car. The car must have numbers on both sides and right side of roof. Scorers will not accept responsibility for incorrect scoring of cars on which numbers are not clear and easily read. A 6" high number must be painted on the right side of the windshield and front headlight cover.  Numbers must be away from all graphics and strongly contrasting the car color. (ie. black car = white letters).

18. No talking or listening devices.

19. No anti-freeze to be used at any time.

20. Radiator may be exchanged for larger one and fans may be added. In general any cooling system in front of engine, under hood and behind grill that is not readily visible and is considered not to be performance enhancing is not considered a tech item. Radiator overflow is to be located on the back of the chassis.

21. The addition of 3 gauges, voltage meter gauge, water temperature gauge and oil temperature gauge will be permitted.

22. Addition of two braces running from roll cage back to strut towers are permitted, also back of roll cage to floor of roll cage on passenger side. To be made out of same materials as roll cage. i.e. - Diameter and thickness of tube.

* Any car being deemed too dominate in the field may be subject to weight penalty at Track Officials disgression.

* All cars that have to make changes, as deemed by Tech Officials, will have one (1) week after being advised to comply with all changes.

* Driver's have until Mid season to get a Driver's Suit or suitable coveralls and a SNELL 85 approved helmet - not a snowmobile helmet.
 

Guidelines and Rules

Any car found illegal at the track will automatically be reported to all other tracks. Same applies to any suspended driver. Anything not being specified as allowed MUST BE STOCK. Any misinterpretation of the rules will be subject to a final decision by Track Officials. (So, if you didn’t read it in the rules, then don’t do it.)

Track Officials may check any car at any given time. Cars must run 80% of the races to qualify for Points Fund money or awards!

**Any indication that a driver or crew member has consumed Alcoholic Beverages or has used Drugs prior to or during the race, will result in immediate disqualification of bother driver and the car**

Track Behavior Rules will be available in the Tech Building. It is the driver’s responsibility to read these rules and make sure his crew is also informed of them and abide by them at all times. Drivers are responsible for the actions of all those signed in under their car.

Any new revisions of rules will be discussed with all drivers concerned and necessary changes will be made as required.

For more information please call :

(506)836-7647 Reg or Lois
(506)836-1997 Fax
(506)836-2719 Brad or Betty Jo
(506)622-8724 Cheryl
E-mail: chking@nbnet.nb.ca
Website: www.miramichicityspeedway.com