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Car Set up - Rules and Regulations

Demolition Derby at Porter County Fair

"EACH DRIVER AND MECHANIC HAS AN OBLIGATION TO READ THE RULES FOR THEIR BEST INTEREST"

2006 RULES AND REGULATIONS

Please read carefully, some rules have been changed

Rules are subject to change without notice according to the Porter County Fair.

Mechanics are subject to, and must obey the following rules and regulations which are set up by the Porter County Fair.

A.    Each driver must fill out an entry blank. All drivers must supply their own cars, only one entry per person. Proof of ownership should accompany each car entered.

B.    Each driver must be legal age per state or must hold a valid senior driver's license and have a notarized release signed by his or her parent or guardian.

C.    The track or promoter reserves the right to approve or reject any and all entries.

D.    Only owners, drivers, mechanics, etc…, who sign the release sheet will be permitted in the pit area or on the track. Driver only receives free pit passes upon registration of car on day of the show.

E.    Contestants of the Porter County Fair Demolition Derby are not employees of the track, fair association, or the Porter County Demolition Derby.

F.    Porter County Demolition Derby, Fair Association, or K&F Promotions will not be held responsible for any cars, parts, or personal property before, during, and after the show or overnight.

G.    The driver is responsible for his pit crew.

H.    No cars will be allowed on the grounds with any type of glass. NO EXCEPTIONS.

I.     ALL CARS must be prepared according to the regulations and ready for inspection upon entering the grounds.

J.   Each driver and mechanic must sign in at registration desk the day of the show and have their car inspected at least one hour prior to show time.

K.     Safety belts, Z-90 approved helmet, goggles, or face shields are required. Fire Suit or Mill Greens Mandatory !

L.     No deliberate head-on collisions and No deliberate hitting on drivers door.

M.     No drinking of alcoholic beverages on track, emergency vehicle area or in the pit area. Any driver or pit person under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be immediately disqualified and removed from the grounds.

N.     All cars are to be removed from the grounds following the show or they will become the property of Porter County Fair.

TYPE OF CAR

1.    Any American made, hardtop automobile or station wagon is allowed. No Imperials, trucks, convertibles, jeeps, hearses, limousines, or 4-wheel drive cars are allowed.

PREPARATION OF THE CAR

1.   Only the car that qualified for the feature may run in the feature. No borrowing, of other cars for future event.

2.    Remove all glass including windshield, side windows, rear window, head and tail lights. Rolling windows down is not permitted.

3.    Chrome molding strips and the bottom portion of the rear seats must be removed.

4.    Any sharp protruding fins or dangerous objects (mash down or cut off).

5.    No special bumpers, reinforcements, fabrications, helper springs, air shocks, or trailer hitches permitted.

6.    Suspension must remain stock for that year, make, and model of car. No altering rear upper or lower trailing arms on rear ends, No adding leafs to leaf springs, 7 leafs max, leaf springs must be stock. No altering the pitch of the rear end, no exceptions.

7.    Radiators must remain in original position or be taken off. Transmission coolers are permitted but only if they are secured inside the engine compartment or inside an enclosed box, inside of the car.. Welded solid or chained down engine mounts recommended.

8.    All doors must be fastened shut by wire, straps, chains, or welded for the driver's safety. If welded, only from the bottom of the door to the top of the door skin, no welds around window frames.

9.    Two 12 - volt batteries, any size, will be permitted. Battery must be removed from original position, it must be placed on floor board of driver's compartment and securely fastened with metal straps, No Bungee Cords, and covered.

10.    Cutting fenders for wheel clearance only is permissible and ends of bumpers may be cut off.

11.  No rolling or welding of fenders. Bolting fenders is allowed with no larger than 3/8 " bolt.

12. Hood may be bolted or wired down in four places. Two in the front through the front core supports through the hood,  bolts no larger than 3/4 inch all thread and a 4 inch washer may be used. Trunks may be wired in 4 places or bolted in two places sheet metal to sheet metal. No welds on  hood, trunk or tailgate. No chains, bands or pins may    be used. Hood and trunk must be left open until after inspection, hood springs removed.

13.   Drivers door must be painted white for numbering. A 12" x 18" number plate attached to the roof of the car is mandatory

14.   Stock tank must be removed and cannot be used. Portable tanks must be used, and placed in the back seat area on the drivers side, no farther forward than the rear of the front seat. All tanks must be securely fastened to floor and covered by fire proof shield. Gas lines and fittings to fuel tanks must be secured and leak proof. Only metal or rubber gas lines permitted. No plastic lines! Approximately four (4) gallons of gas permitted per heat. Electric fuel pumps are permitted with a switch on the dash clearly marked. Inspection officials will give final approval on tanks and fittings and fastened tanks. Rubber straps are not allowed. Metal strapping only. Boat tank recommended. No plastic gas, water jugs, thinner cans, etc…, if a plastic tank is used, it must be secured inside a metal box and covered.

15.   It is recommended that the drivers door be reinforced inside with steel bars, angle iron, or pipe. Length not to extend more than 8 " inches on either side of the drivers door.

16.   It is mandatory that an opening be cut in hood over carburetor, approximately 18" in diameter. MANDATORY removing hood latch in case of fire. If stacks are used, two 12" holes must be cut around the stacks.      

17.   14, 15, 16, stock DOT rims, 6 - ply tires max, No double tires, or liquids in tires. No studs or screws in rims to hold tires.

18.    It is no longer permitted to mash down the rear section of any vehicle.

19.    One bar no larger than 2-1/2 inches round, 2 inches square behind driver, set no farther than 6 inches behind center post. One dash bar no longer than 2-1/2 inches round and 2 inches square, and one bar on drivers door. All bars must be post to post. No down bars or side kickers. A bar may be added to passenger door. ( 4 point cage max.). All bars no thicker than 3/8 inches thick.

20.     Vehicles must have dependable brakes at all times and boundaries must be observed. Or you will be disqualified.

21.  All suspension must remain stock for that year, make, and model of car.

22.  All steering columns must remain stock, with stock components and in stock location. EX. No u-joints, shimming or after market parts are allowed.

23.   A bar may be added on drivers side from door bar to roof if there is not a center post.

24.   Bumpers may be welded. Shocks may be welded to frame. Bumpers must unbolt from shocks, or unbolt from the frame. A chain may be added from bumper to frame - 1 per side. No special bumper shocks, or brackets, stock OEM bumper shocks and brackets only!

25.   Chain, wire, or cable must be in place from the front fire wall to the roof.

26.   Body Mounts: Only core supports and four trunk mounts may be changed.

27.  Frame welding limited to the top seam of the frame only, no welds allowed on the bottom of the frame, no adding steel to the frame.

28.  Steering components, such as tie rod ends, control arms, ball joints, or center link, can not be altered or re-enforced, must remain stock.

29. Any pre-run car may be stubbed with a butt weld only. No boxing in inside the frame. After the butt weld, you may add plate 3 inches by 6 inches, no thicker then 3/8 inch thick. That means one patch on one side of the frame only!

30. Any pre-run car that has a bent rail may be pushed down and one patch may be added to one side of there bend only! The patch may be no larger than 3 inch by 6 inches by 1/8 inch thick. All cracks may be welded only, you may not add any metal to fill a crack.

31. A bend to the rear humps may be beat in and one patch may be added to one side of the of the frame 3 inches by 6 inches by 1/8 inch thick. No angle iron of any kind will be allowed.

32. You may only put one patch in front of the control arms and one patch behind the control arms, no further back than the cowl mounts.

33. All rear-ends must remain stock for that, year, make, and model of car.                                                                                          

The following may be done to your car if you are running a 1980 or newer car only!

1. Front and back bumpers may be changed. Bumper may be welded solid to the frame or bumper shocks. Bumper shocks may be welded solid to the frame. You may add a plate from the bumper to the frame, but can not go back any farther then the core support. The core support plate may be no wider than 4 inches and thicker than 1/4 inch.

2. You may weld four down bars from the cage to the frame. Bars must go straight down, no angles.

Trucks and Vans

1. The front bumper may be changed to a car style bumper. Bumpers may also be welded solid to the frame. A small plate may be added from the bumper to the frame. One plate on each frame rail may be added not thicker than 3/8 inch, and no further back than 6 inches on the frame.

2. Steering columns may be altered.     

3. Steering column components such as: Tie rod ends, control arms, ball joints, and center links may be reinforced.

4. A four point cage may be added. Four down bars may be added from the cage to the frame. Down bars must be straight down and must be inside the cab. Two down bars from back of cab bar, may go through the cab and into the bed and be welded to the frame. They may not go back any farther than two feet from the back of the cab. All other cage bars may not go farther back than two feet from behind the back of the drivers seat.  

5. Gas tanks must be in the middle of the bed against the back of the cab

6. Tailgate may be welded solid.

7. Bed sides may not be folded down.

8. Frame seams may be welded on the top side only.

9. Hood may be bolted down in four places, just like the cars.

10. Doors may be welded solid.

11. Cab and bed may be welded solid.