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Demo Derby
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Sunday, July 1st,
2007
Grandstand
Start Time 6 pm Pits Open
1 pm
Rain Date: T.B.A. |
Entry Fee:
Full-Size $25 (car & driver)
Compact: $25 (car & driver)
Pit Pass: $15
For questions, call:
Craig @ 319-248-3180
Larry @ 641-919-8011 |
Demo
Sponsored By:
Jefferson County Fair Board
Trophies Sponsored By:
Jiffy Lube - Iowa City & Coralville
WorkCars - Coralville
Harris Boyz, LLC - Washington |
2 Different Classes
Stock Full Size Class Payout
1st $750, 2nd $500, 3rd $250
*If 50 cars or more
Compact Class
1st $750, 2nd $500, 3rd $250
*If 50 cars or more
NO OUTLAW CLASS CARS ALLOWED
NO CHRYSLER IMPERIALS ALLOWED |
Protesting (Any Class)
1) Protesting
any class after the main event must be taken up with the
drivers involved and the head official.
2) $100 protest fee before any action is taken by the
official. If anything is found to be against the rules,
the $100 will be refunded to the protester and the
decision will be reversed by the head official.
3) No other person aside from the driver & the officials
will be included in a protest. THAT INCLUDES PIT CREW!
4) REMEMBER THE OFFICIALS DECISION IS FINAL. |
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2007 Rules and
Regulations for Fairfield, IA Demolition Derby |
GENERAL RULES FOR ALL CLASSES
****If car doesn't pass
inspection or driver isn't willing to change car to pass
inspection-absolutely no refunds!!
1) All rules will be followed, or you will not run!!
2) NO PASSENGERS
3) Any American made Sedan or Station Wagon can be run.
No Imperials or Imperial sub-frames, 4x4’s, ambulances,
hearses,
trucks, limousines, etc.
4) Drivers must be 18 years of age and have a valid
driver’s license. Ages 14-17 must have a notarized
permission slip and some
form of driver’s license.
5) Driver must wear seat belt and helmet, along with eye
protection.
6) ALL drivers must attend the driver’s meeting.
7) DO NOT hit the driver’s door! Sometimes this happens,
but if it looks intentional or careless, you will be
disqualified. Don’t
use your door as a shield. It may cause you to get
disqualified.
8) No hot Roding in the pits, keep it at an idle.
9) Any open door or fire will cause disqualification. If
in heat, you may fix it and come back in the
consolation.
10) NO sandbagging or holding!! You will be
disqualified!!
11) You are given 90 seconds for aggressive hits, 1
minute for restarts, and 1 minute if you are hung up.
12) No alcohol in pits. If anyone is caught with
alcohol, they will be disqualified-this includes their
pit crew.
13) Any controversies will be taken up at the driver’s
meeting.
14) Any questions, give us a call! If is doesn’t say you
can do it, don’t do it. Call first!
15) Judges decisions are FINAL!!
CAR PREPARATION FOR ALL CLASSES
1) All cars must be stock, unless modification is stated
in the rules.
2) All glass, plastic, chrome, and interior must be
removed from car before arriving to the derby.
3) All decking in Station Wagons MUST be removed.
4) Tires no bigger than 15 inch, no split rims, no
studded tires, or tractor lugs. Foam filled or doubled
tires okay, we don’t
want any flats! Valve stem protectors okay.
5) Use motor and transmission of choice, motor must be
in stock location. You may chain or weld motor and
transmission to
keep in place (don’t strengthen the frame).
6) Use rear end of choice, must be 5 lugs. You can tilt
rear end if you wish. Welded or posi-track highly
recommended.
7) You must use a radiator and it must be in stock
location.
8) All cars must have working brakes.
9) **A-arms and ball joints must remain stock.
10) All trailer hitches and braces must be removed.
11) Original gas tanks must be removed. You must use a
boat tank or well made fuel cell or plastic tank which
must be
covered with some kind of metal shield and it must be
properly secured and covered. No gas cans. Fuel line
must be
secured and fastened properly. Keep away from exhaust. Place
fuel cell behind driver’s seat or in the center of the
car
where the backseat use to be.
12) Transmission coolers will be allowed, but must be
safe and properly secured.
13) Batteries must be moved to passenger floor board
close to transmission. It must be properly secured and
covered.
14) You must have a number on each front door and one on
top for judging and recognition of car.
15) You may alter your steering column to prevent loss
of steering.
16) **Tie rods may be strengthened and reinforced but
must be workable.
17) All demo cars MUST have some type of wire or bar for
protection in front windshield area.
CAR BUILDING (FULL SIZE & COMPACT CLASS)
1) Doors and trunk may be welded solid. You may reweld
factory frame seam on the top from front to a-arm only,
no metal.
2) Exterior seam welding only. No inner seam welding
anywhere.
3) If you don’t weld your doors, trunk, or tailgate, you
can chain or wire them, use what you need, BUT NOT BOTH!
4) For driver’s protection, you may weld a bar behind
the seat from door post to door post-it can be an X. You
may also have
a bar across your dash. You may connect the dash bar to bar
behind the seat across the inside of front door only.
You may
also weld your steering column in. You can also weld a plate
across the driver’s door not to exceed 6 inches past
each
seam. You may have a roll loop behind the seat, which must be
welded to the floor and welded or bolted to the roof-no
kickers going to the back or front of the car.
5) Bumpers are interchangeable but must be a CAR bumper
nothing homemade or truck type, etc. You can weld bumper
brackets or towers to the frame. You can weld bumper brackets
and shocks to the bumper. You can weld shocks to shock
towers. You can collapse shocks and you can bolt the shocks
to the towers with ½ inch bolt or less and it must be
done
vertically. You may trim bumper ends or fold them around.
Weld shocks and brackets solid if you wish. Weld them
good.
We don’t need any bumpers falling off!
6) Front and rear bumpers may have 2 straps from trunk
deck, hood, or tailgate to bumper (not frame). Straps
can be up to
4” wide and no more than 5” on the bumper and 5” on the trunk
or tailgate. Straps may be up to ¼” thick.
7) **Hood must have at least a 12” square hole cut out
in case of fire. Any holes cut in hood may be bolted
back together
with 5/16 or less bolt. You can put a bolt every 12” or 4 per
hole. You will be allowed 8 hood bolts; you MUST have at
least 4 hood bolts. ¾” all thread-may be used from the hood
down to the frame, but must go through the front body
mounts. The top 5” of all thread may be welded to radiator
support. Hood bolts must be sheet metal to sheet metal.
Plates for hood bolts cannot exceed 5x5x1/2 inch. Hood bolts
can be up to 1” in diameter.
8) 4 ¾” All-thread may go from the trunk lid to the
frame. You may use wire in spots with 4 loops from trunk
lid and may go
around the frame with the wire. CANNOT DO BOTH. Body mount
bolts can be replaced or removed.
9) You can patch rust holes in sheet metal with sheet
metal only! Do not cut rust out, weld 2” beyond rust. Do
not patch the
frame or weld the body to the frame.
10) **Suspension must be at stock height. Leaf springs
must be stock. Leaf springs must stagger down in stock
spring length
from longer to smallest. You can reclamp springs. 4 clamps
per side homemade or factory. Homemade clamp cannot
exceed
2x4x1/4 inch. You can put spacers in sagging coil springs to
get your height. You can bolt or wire coil springs to
rear-end
and frame to prevent springs from falling out. You may weld
leaf spring mounting bracket in to prevent them from
becoming unbolted. You can loop chain or wire from rear-end
to frame in 2 spots on each side.
11) Rear-end control arms may be strengthened and
reinforced but must still be workable.
12) You can run shifter through floor and you can have
switch throttle. You may also have a hand throttle. If
you are running
an electric fuel pump, it must be hooked up to your ignition
switch, so when your car shuts off-it shuts off.
13) **You may cut wheel wells for tire clearance. Fender
may be welded together, the fender well may be trimmed &
welded.
14) For safety, you are allowed 1 strap in each door
window opening. Straps can be 2” wide and ¼” thick. They
can be
welded 5” on the roof, you may not use wire if you use
straps. Hardtop cars may have another strap at the door
post.
15) You are allowed 2 spots with 4 loops of wire in each
window opening and may go to the frame. |
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