DEMOLITION DERBY RULES

General Rules

1. All rules will be followed, or you will not run. Judges’ decisions are final.

2. ALL CARS MUST BE ON EVENT GROUNDS 1 ½ HOURS BEFORE SCHEDULED START OF EVENT. GATES CLOSE AND THAT’S FINAL!!!!!

3. ALL drivers and pit people must be on event ground ½ hour before schedule event.

4. Anyone under 18 must have a notarized release form signed by their parent/guardian before driving in or working in the pit area. NO ONE UNDER 16 ALLOWED TO DRIVE OR IN THE PIT AREA.

5. Any person taking part in this event must sign a release form, releasing the promoter, the town, and event holder from any injuries from the event.

6. Any reckless driving or other safety hazards by the driver or pit crew will be grounds for immediate removal from the event.

7. A non-refundable entry fee per car. Entry fee includes the car, a driver, and two pit people. Fee for extra pit passes is $10.00 each.

8. ALL DRIVERS MUST ATTEND THE DRIVER’S MEETING!

9. ALL CARS MUST HAVE CAR NUMBER ON EACH SIDE DOOR AND UPRIGHT SIGN ON ROOF. NO PROFANITY OR OBSCENE GESTURES ON CARS!

10. NO DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. SAFETY IS A MUST!

11. Drivers are required to wear a safety helmet and seat belts.

12. Cars are subject to re-inspection before any prize money is handed out.

13. Cars must be removed from the event grounds by noon the following day or they will be claimed by the event promoter.

14. Given 2 minutes for restarts and 2 minutes if you are hung up. Every 30 seconds for aggressive hits. THAT MEANS NO SANDBAGGING OR YOU’RE DISQUALIFIED!

15. DO NOT hit the driver’s door! Sometimes this happens, but if it looks intentional or by carelessness, you will be disqualified. Don’t use your driver’s door as a shield; it may cause you to get disqualified.

16. Allowed 2 fires while running your heat, 3^rd fire means disqualification.

17. Drivers are responsible for making your assigned heat. Must run heat to advance to consolation heat.

18. Any open doors or unsecured hoods mean disqualification.

19. All glass and chrome be removed before entering the event grounds. DO NOT BREAK GLASS IN DOORS.

20. TIME IS A CONCERN!!! IF YOU FAIL INSPECTION THE FIRST TIME YOU ONLY GET A SECOND TIME TO PASS! FAIL AGAIN MEANS DISQUALIFIED!

SMALL CAR RULES

1. Original gas tank can be used if in front of rear end or strapped and covered in the middle of the back seat. If original gas tank used, filler neck must removed to interior of car.

2. Plastic or rubber molding on front and rear bumpers must be removed.

3. All air bags must be removed. Doors must be chain or wired shut.

4. NO WELDING ALLOWED ANYWHERE with the exception of firewall bar and bar behind driver’s seat.

5. Hoods may be fastened by chains or bolts. Maximum of six bolts may be used to secure hood. A bolt must be placed in each back corner of hood for safety reasons.

6. Trunk lid or tailgate allowed maximum of ten bolts. Also may be chained.

7. Only small car parts allowed. No solid rubber or larger than 15’’ tires.

8. Only front-wheel drive vehicles that are 4 or 6 cylinder allowed.

9. Radiator must remain in stock location. No auxiliary coolers. Brakes must work!!!

10. Batteries may be removed to interior of car. Fastened securely and covered.

11. If fuel line is run through passenger compartment, must be a metal line except for connection to fuel tank and fastened securely.

NON-WELDED CLASS

1. CARS AND STATION WAGONS ONLY! NO IMPERIALS OR IMPERIAL SUBFRAMES!

2. All added bolts or ready rod cannot exceed 1 inch in diameter. All bolt plates or washers cannot exceed 4”x4”.

3. All bumpers used from any car make must remain stock form. No bending, reshaped, or strengthening. Bumper ends maybe cut off. No metal straps from bumper to hood, radiator support, tail gate, or trunk lid.

4. Bumper shocks or brackets can be compressed by chain, bolts, wire. A 2” metal strap 1/8” thick can be attached from top of frame around bumper to bottom of frame. All trailer hitches and braces must be removed.

5. Frame remains in stock form. Leave factory frame holes open. No added support anywhere unless pre derby, then a 3”x6” plate added on both sides with 4 bolts holding it together.

6. No extra body mount bolts added. Optional: Bolts can be replaced and attach to floor pan only. Except of the two by radiator can be attach to the top of radiator support but not exceed through hood.

7. No strengthening of radiator support assembly. STOCK FORM

8. All body parts remain stock form and stock location. THAT MEANS NO WEDGING OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT!

9. Fender and inner wheel well as one unit may be cut out for clearance and allow total of 5 extra bolts per side for strength. Same applies to quarter panels.

10. Hood must have a 12” hole in case of fire. Fasten down by wire, chain, or total of 6 hood bolts. 2 of the 6 bolts must be in back corners for safety reasons. Hood remains stock and in stock location. Allowed up to 25 bolts to fasten inner to outer sheet metal.

11. Doors must be chained, wired, or bolted shut. Brakes must work!!

12. Driver’s door seam can be welded 5 on, 5 off, 5 on, 5 off, etc.

13. One support bar in dash area, no larger than 3” dia., one bar behind front seat, and no larger then 4” dia. End plates on bars – max. 12”x8”. No other bars allowed!!!

14. Trunk lid or tail gate must be chained, wired, or max. of 10 bolts to fasten shut. None may be attached to frame in any manner.

15. No strands of wire in window openings, or from roof to floor pan.

16. Suspension remains in stock height. Leaf springs remain stock form. Can re clamp springs—2 per side. Clamps max.—2x4x1/4 thick.

17. Bumpers no higher than 18” off the ground. Also need to bounce. The referees will determine what needs to be done to make pass!!!

18. No larger than 15’’ tires. No solid rubber tires. Radiator in stock location. No extra water coolers. Tranny coolers optional be not in passenger compartment.

19. Batteries, marine style gas tank allowed inside car. Fastened securely and covered.

20. Hand throttle, locked rear end, altering shifter and steering column is optional.

21. If fuel line is run through passenger compartment, must be a metal line except for connection to fuel tank and fastened securely.

22. NO WELD ALLOWED ANYWHERE EXCEPT SUPPORT BARS AND REAREND!

23. Driver door support bar is optional. If used cannot exceed 8” past door seams.

24. THE DRIVER’S DOOR MUST BE PAINTED WHITE!!!!!!

25. IF NOT STATED HERE CALL REFEREES OR SIMPLY DON’T DO IT!!!!!!

WELDED CLASS

1. CARS AND STATION WAGONS ONLY! NO IMPERIALS OR IMPERIAL SUBFRAMES!

2. Frame seams can be welded and that is it. LEAVE ALL FACTORY FRAME HOLES OPEN. No foreign material added inside or outside of frame for strength. Pre-derby vehicles can have a 3’’ by 6’’ plate welded to frame by damaged part.

3. All body seams may have 5’’ welds then skip 5’’ then 5’’welds and so on from front to back. Optional: Extra body mount bolts added. Bolts can be replaced and attach to floor pan only. Except for the two by radiator which can be attached to the top of radiator support but not exceed through the hood.

4. All added bolts or ready rod cannot exceed 1 inch in diameter. All bolt plates or washers cannot exceed 4”x4”. Doors must be chained, wired, welded or bolted shut.

5. One support bar in dash area, no larger than 3” dia., one bar behind front seat, no larger then 4” dia. End plates on bars – max. 12”x8”. No other bars allowed!!!

6. Suspension remains in stock height. Leaf springs remain stock form. Can re clamp springs—2 per side. Clamps max.—2x4x1/4 thick.

7. All bumpers used from any car make must remain stock form. No bending, reshaped, or strengthening. Bumper ends maybe cut off. 2 metal straps allowed per bumper to radiator support, tail gate, or trunk lid. Straps—3’’ wide by ¼ thick.

8. Bumper shocks or brackets can be compressed by chain, bolts, wire or welded. A 2” metal strap 1/8” thick can be attached from top of frame around bumper to bottom of frame. Tranny coolers optional but not in passenger compartment.

9. Trunk lid or tail gate must be chained or wired. Can be welded or have a max. of 10 bolts to fasten shut. No bolts may be attached to frame in any manner.

10. Optional: Strands of wire in window openings, or from roof to floor pan.

11. No larger than 15’’ tires. No solid rubber tires. Brakes must work!!!!!

12. Fender and inner wheel well as one unit may be cut out for clearance and allow total of 5 extra bolts per side for strength. Same applies to quarter panels.

13. Hood must have a 12” hole in case of fire. Fasten down by wire, chain, or total of 6 hood bolts. 2 of the 6 bolts must be in back corners for safety reasons. Allowed up to 25 bolts to fasten inner to outer sheet metal.

14. Optional: fold hood or trunk lid over but 80% stays in stock location.

15. Doors must be chained, wired, welded or bolted shut.

16. Radiator, motor remains in stock location. No extra water coolers.

17. Hand throttle, locked rear-end, altering shifter and steering column is optional.

18. All trailer hitches and braces must be removed.

19. Batteries, marine style gas tank allowed inside of car. Fastened securely and covered. Old gas tank removed.

20. Driver door support bar is optional. If used cannot exceed 8” past door seams.

Driver’s door seam can be welded solid.

21. If fuel line is run through passenger compartment, must be a metal line except for connection to fuel tank and securely fastened.