Cruiser Class Pure Street Late Model

PURE STREET RULES

  1. Any American Coupe or Sedan.
  2. Body may not be shortened, sectioned or have chopped tops. MUST REMAIN STOCK APPEARING. No homemade or after-market body.
  3. Stock Fire wall, stock floor pan must extend to rear of driver's seat. Floor pan must cover transmission.
  4. Frame must remain Stock.
  5. Fenders may be trimmed to allow tire clearance.
  6. Sub-frame cars may be tied together under car.
  7. Front and rear bumpers in Stock position required and must be rounded off.
  8. Nose and grill may be replaced with plastic.
  9. Nerf bars not to exceed one (1) inch from body and maximum one and one-half (1 1/2) diameter.
  10. FUEL CELL IS MANDATORY. No boat tanks or homemade gas containers allowed. Trunk flooring may be removed to mount cell. Fuel cells MUST be contained in reinforced steel container and securely mounted.
  11. Battery may be relocated, but not in driver's compartment.
  12. Doors MUST be welded shut.
  13. All glass and flammable material must be removed.
  14. Cars must have a MINIMUM six (6) point roll cage. 1 1/2 inch minimum diameter pipe, securely welded to frame. Three (3) driver's side door bars required. NO BLACK or galvanized pipe allowed.
  15. After market pedals will be allowed as long as brakes are not adjustable.

SUSPENSION

  1. Stock type suspension in stock location.
  2. No weight jacks or wedge block.
  3. Front shocks must be in stock location. Rear shocks may be relocated if needed and only one shock per wheel.
  4. Lowering will be allowed.
  5. Right front safety hub is optional.
  6. No sliders. Adjustable shackles are allowed.
  7. Quick steer allowed.
  8. No Chrysler springs allowed except on Chrysler cars.
  9. Engine set back-left front spark plug hole can be no farther back than center of upper ball joint.

REARENDS

  1. Rear end must be locked or posi-trac.
  2. 9-inch Ford rear end permitted.
  3. Rear disc brakes permitted.
  4. No floating axles or 3/4 ton truck rear ends.

TRANSMISSION

  1. Stock manual or stock automatic transmission with stock torque converter.
  2. Stock flywheel, clutch and pressure plate.
  3. No aluminum flywheels.
  4. No aluminum drive shafts.
  5. Drive shaft loop REQUIRED.
  6. Drive shaft must be painted WHITE.

WEIGHT

  1. Car must weigh 3200 pounds with driver after race.
  2. All cars must weigh after each heat race and feature race.

TIRES

  1. Track tires-asphalt scuffed takeoffs. (No New Tires)
  2. 8 or 10 inch steel wheels.
  3. 8 or 10 inch bead lock allowed on right front and right rear only.
  4. 1 inch lug nuts MANDATORY.

FUEL

  1. Race gas permitted.
  2. No nitrous oxide or alcohol.

ENGINES

  1. 362 cubic inch MAXIMUM. Motor to be stock GM to GM, Ford to Ford, etc.
  2. Stock production cast iron heads only. No porting or polishing.
  3. Stock rocker arms only. No roller tip or roller rocker arms.
  4. Screw-in studs and guide plates allowed.
  5. After market camshafts are allowed. No rollers.
  6. Must pull 15 inches of vacuum at 1000 RPMs. Vacuum to be pulled from base of carburetor or intake. Top three (3) cars will be checked after Feature Race. 12 Volt hookup for track tack required. All engines must be turned off after vacuum test.
  7. Flat top or dished pistons only. Two valve relief pistons allowed.
  8. Stock rods. (After market rod bolts okay.)
  9. Stock crank.
  10. Stock HEI or point distributor. No supercoils or magnetos or MSD.
  11. Cast iron intake only. 2 or 4 barrel okay.
  12. Carburetors spacer NOT EXCEEDING 2 inches IN HEIGHT.
  13. Mechanical fuel pump in stock location. Stock manual fuel pump. No electric or belt driven pumps.
  14. Headers or exhaust manifolds allowed. No 180 degree headers.
  15. Carburetor can be NO larger than Holley 500 CFM 2 barrel and must pass inspection from top side with gauge. (Must be stock venture 1 3/8 inch.) Choke horn may be removed.
ALL GENERAL RULES APPLY
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HOBBY RULES

NO MOTOR CLAIM

BODY

  1. Any American coupe or sedan, stock production frame minimum 101" wheelbase.
  2. All bodies must be stock appearing, no wedge bodies.
  3. Stock fire wall or same thickness, stock floor pan must extend past the driver's seat.
  4. Front and rear bumpers in stock position required.
  5. Care must have a MINIMUM 6 point roll cage. 1 1/2 inch minimum diameter pipe, securely welded to frame. Three driver's side door bars REQUIRED. No black or galvanized pipe allowed.
  6. FUEL CELL IS MANDATORY. No boat tanks or homemade gas containers allowed. Fuel cell must be contained in reinforced steel container and must be securely mounted.
  7. Battery may be relocated but not in driver's compartment and must be securely mounted.
  8. After market pedals will be allowed.
  9. Rubber or plastic nose allowed.
  10. Nerf bars not to exceed 1 inch from body with maximum 1 1/2 diameter.
  11. Front and rear end enclosed except where light go.
  12. All cars must weigh in after each heat race and feature race.

SUSPENSION

  1. Sliders optional.
  2. Racing springs optional.
  3. One shock per wheel. Racing shocks optional. No coil covers.
  4. Right front safety hub is optional.
  5. Lowering will be allowed.
  6. A-frame must be stock type
  7. Front shock in stock position.

REAR END

  1. Rear end may be locked or posi-trac.
  2. 9 inch Ford rear end permitted.
  3. Floaters are permitted
  4. No 3/4 town truck or quick change.

TRANSMISSION

  1. Manual or automatic transmission. NO after market transmissions.
  2. Triple disc or fluid lock okay.
  3. No quick change transmissions.
  4. No aluminum flywheels.
  5. No aluminum drive shafts.
  6. Drive shaft loop required.
  7. Drive shaft must be painted WHITE.
  8. Safety bell housing or blanket recommended.

TIRES AND WHEELS

  1. Track Tires-Asphalt scuffed takeoffs. (No new tires).
  2. 10 inch steel wheels
  3. Grooving and regrooving allowed.
  4. Bead locks allowed.
  5. 1 inch lug nuts MANDATORY.

WEIGHT

  1. Car must weigh 3,200 lbs. with driver after race.

FUEL

  1. Racing gas permitted.
  2. No nitrous oxide or alcohol.

ENGINES

  1. All cars must use 2 barrel stock carburetors no more than 500 CFM max 1 11/16 throttle bore maximum. Holly OK.
  2. No aluminum.
  3. Stock distributors and stock fuel pump (no electric fuel pump).
  4. Any aluminum intake.
  5. Engine set back. Front spark plug hole can be no farther back than center of upper ball joint.

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  1. NO MOTOR CLAIM.
  2. No electric fuel pumps. Belt driven or manual pumps only.
  3. Maximum engine set back will be 6 inches measured from center of ball joint to front spark plug hole.
  4. Any stock appearing replica body may be used. Rear of car does not have to be enclosed. American car style, 103 inch wheel base minimum. Car must weigh a minimum of 2,300 pounds with driver following the race. All cars must weigh after each heat race and feature race.
  5. Drive train must have transmission, mounted on rear of engine. No direct drive or in-out boxes will be permitted.
  6. Any transmission, with working forward and reverse gears is permitted, and must lead to one (1) drive shaft.
  7. Manual Transmissions must be equipped with an operational clutch.
  8. May run floater rear ends. Wide 5 hubs allowed. Quick change rear ends permitted. No open tube (Sprint Car) rear ends will be permitted.
  9. 14 inch maximum wheel width, steel or aluminum. No tired marked over 13 inches wide. Must run tire compound of 55 or harder. Tire compound must be on tire. (Sample ... Hoosier D-55 or LM40 or McCrary Brand MD56 or HD65.)
  10. Racing gas or alcohol permitted.
  11. No nitrous oxide.

ENGINES
Remember: Original Engine Manufacturer must match Body Style

  1. No titanium, or other "exotic" material, crankshafts or connecting rods allowed.
  2. Blocks may be made of steel or aluminum.
  3. V-8 or V-6 configurations are both allowed.
  4. V-6 Rear of block must be in same location as that for V-8 engines.
  5. All engines must be based on factory design and be naturally aspirated. No turbo-chargers or blowers. No fuel injection.
  6. Maximum engine setback will be 6" (x), measured from center of ball joint to front spark plug hole. No tolerance.
  7. ALL engines are limited to 1 (one) spark plug and 2 (two) valves per cylinder.
  8. Magnetos are permitted, but all cars must have an operating self-starter.
  9. There must be an inspection hole, minimum 1 inch diameter, in the oil pan for rod & crank inspection. No inspection hole means that the Team concerned must be prepared to pull the oil pan to allow checking by the inspector -- Refusal to comply with all reasonable inspection requests will cause the car to be deemed illegal and disqualified.

SPOILERS

  1. Rear spoilers only.
  2. Spoilers must be made of transparent material.
  3. Spoilers will have a maximum size of 8" in height and 72" in width.

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MODIFIED

* We will not be an International Motor Contest Association sponsored track for the 2003 Season. We will adopt the IMCA Rules, except for:

  1. Motor Claim will be a $1000 exchange. If you do not sell your engine, a $500 fine or one (1) week suspension on driver only. No points or prize money paid for that night.
  2. Pill draw to determine heat races. Features will be determined by way car finished in heat race.
  3. All cars must weight after each race and feature race.
  4. Allowed to run Bert or Brinn transmissions

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CRUISERS

  1. Cars: Minimum 110 inch wheelbase. Left side driver controls steering and brake. Right side driver controls the throttle, the throttle must be moved within 12" or less from the right side fire wall.
  2. Safety: See Safety Rules. Fire suit mandatory.
  3. NO MODIFICATION TO BODY, SUSPENSION OR ENGINE! Working horn. Car radio optional. No headers. Stock Exhaust.
  4. Steering must remain stock.
  5. Wheel & Tires: ASPHALT TAKE OFFS ONLY. 8" or 10-" wheels allowed. NO off road or spoke wheels. Recommend 3/8th's studs with heavy lug nuts.
  6. Rear ends: Allowed to run welded rear ends and they must pull 20 inches of vacuum at 1000 RPMs.
  7. Cars must have numbers on both sides and top of car, and must be at least 14 inches in height. Must be legal. (3) digit or (2) digit and (1) letter.
  8. Cars must run clockwise or counter clockwise.
  9. Must be 18 years of age to participate in this class.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR CRUISERS

     Anyone going to claim a Cruise car must come to the Tower with $1000 cash and turn the money over to a Track Official and state what car you will be claiming at the end of the night. The entire car is bought.

     If your car is claimed and you refuse to sell, the car is barred for two (2) weeks. If your car is claimed for a second time and you refuse to sell, the car is barred for the rest of the year.

     Any question must be addressed to one of the Track Officials.

 

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