HORNETS                  2008            [In addition to general rules]               Page  6

 

  1. Any 4 cylinder full bodied 104 inch maximum wheelbase car, with front or rear drive only, or any stock wheel based small 4 cylinder trucks such as Ranger or S10 with complete stock body, frame and suspension. No heavy bracing. Pedals must remain stock for year and model.  Dash may be gutted or removed. Insulation under hood, rear seat, interior trim panels, carpeting, head liner, and insulation must be removed. All trim on outside of body which may fall off must be removed. No cutting of body except inside panels of doors may be removed to install roll cage. All interior sheet metal must remain intact including deck lids, fender wells, etc   Trucks must have stock box, may be covered. All body holes to be covered   No added weight or no cutting of body to reduce weight
  2. Stock O.E.M. frames, steering, rear ends, transmissions, wheels, brakes, etc for make and model
  3. Roll bar of minimum 1 ½ inch diameter tubing required: It must be at least 4 point mount floor to roof,  X  braced behind driver’s seat, two braces roof loop to trunk floor, cross brace at dash, full roof loop, 3 bars in driver’s door, and at least 2 in passenger door.
  4. Doors must be welded or chained shut.
  5. Stock bumpers for make and model only.  Damaged bumpers may be repaired with maximum of 1 & 1/2 inch tubing with a stock type cover material.
  6. Tires must be DOT only, mounted on stock, steel, or bead lock rims, be the same size on DRIVE WHEELS and have a minimum of 30 PSI tire pressure.
  7. No mirrors of any kind allowed.
  8. All glass, including windshield, and light lens must be removed. Windshield must have at least 3 bars welded in front of driver area.
  9. Safety rules allow driver’s seat to be replaced with a racing seat. Must use racing type seat belts, must use window net on driver’s side, have approved helmet and wear long sleeve and leg clothing or fire suit.
  10. Engines: Three or four cylinder only. No turbochargers, No Quad – 4,  or Rotary engines allowed.            Engines must be completely stock [No performance parts allowed] using stock carburetor or fuel injection for year and model
  11. Stock exhaust manifold only. Exhaust must exit some place behind driver.  Mufflers may be removed.
  12. Stock gas tank must be in stock location, or a fuel cell may be used mounted safely inside trunk area. 
  13. Gas station pump gas only with no additives. Fuel must be clear and will be checked.
  14. Battery may be relocated. It must be mounted solidly and covered if in passenger area.
  15. We would like for the horn to work. This is just to have fun with.
  16. Cars should have working stock third brake light or equivalent mounted at top of rear window area.

This is also just for fun, but makes it neat for grandstand people to see.

      17  No car or engine claim.     $100 check rule will apply to check for anything we think may be illegal, such as

           fuel, carb, shocks , etc.  It will work like engine tear down. Protesting driver will get money back if track

          officials find protested driver illegal with illegal driver losing points and money for said event. If legal,

           money goes to legal driver’

18      All cars are to be neatly painted and have at least 16 inch high number on each side of car with a  16 inch

    high number on the roof which can be read from the grandstand side. If scorers can’t read your number, you

    won’t be scored.

19      Drivers 14 to 18 years of age may be allowed to compete with parental permission form signed/notarized

    and sign waiver at pit entry.

20  Drivers will use same racing rules as set forth in General Rules.

 

TO  KEEP  THIS CLASS  MORE COMPETITIVE AND  FOR  JUST  FUN  RACING

 

Driver may only win two Sat night features in a row.  Additional Mid week special wins do not count.

This class is for fun.   Lets keep it that way.

 

Note:  If we have several Hornets in attendance, I may use Season Average points for Heat Line ups

         Thereby having two Features – A & B        High Average cars in A --- Low Average cars in B