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ANYONE HEARD WHAT THE RULES ARE? OR WHAT CLASSES THEY WILL RUN NEXT YEAR?

 

Still working on rules, I hope to have them out in 2 weeks. We will be consolidating the Thunders into the SuperStock class. Other classes will remain the same.

Where are those new rules ?

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So are they running the Mod 4 class again this year? also Charlie are you going to have a tech guy this year and I don't mean someone who has cars on the track and works on them? Also if they run the Mod 4's are they going to actually tech the motors I.E. rods and cranks as well as the other items that were not checked last year.

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2012 charger rules !

 

 

CHARGER RULES

Any carbureted or fuel injected V-6 or 4 cylinder car. No sports cars.

No superchargers or turbo allowed.

ROLL CAGE

*All cars must have a full roll cage including front and rear bars. Minimum tubing size is 1"

3/4 for main cage all other bars may be 1" 1/2.

*Roof hoop should be a safe distance from the driver's head and padded.

*Foot protection bars required.

*Three (3) driver side door bars mounted flush with the outer door panel are mandatory.

*Driver side door bars must have a minimum two (2) upright bars between each door bar.

*Passenger side door must have door bars or X brace.

BODY RULE

All bodies must be unaltered OEM in OEM location and match frame. Sunroofs and Ttops

must be enclosed. Aftermarket plastic nosepieces allowed, recommended to match

body. No spoilers, hood scoops, ground effects or skirting altering OEM appearance.

Hood and trunk must be securely fastened and back of hood must be sealed off from

driver compartment with metal. Hood must be separate from fenders. Front inner wheel

wells may be removed; rear wheel wells may be removed . No overlapping or shortening

of body panels. All glass except front windshield must be removed, all windows in body

must remain open; maximum seven-inch sun visor allowed across top of windshield

opening. All doors must be securely fastened. Fenders and quarter panels may be

trimmed for tire clearance. May gut our roof, doors and deck lid.

DRIVER COMPARTMENT

Aluminum high back seat only and must be bolted in, using minimum 0.375-inch bolts.

Driver seat may be no further back than rear edge of B-pillar. Driver must be sealed off

from track, driveline, engine and fuel cell. Dash not to extend more than 24 inches back

from center of lower windshield opening. Dash must be flat, rear can be no higher than

front, except for cowl in front of drive. Inside rear quarter panels, below window level, may

be cut out. Doors may be gutted. No cutting out of firewalls panels, except for roll cage

clearance. All holes in firewalls and floor must be covered with metal. Rear firewall and

speaker deck must be metal. No mirrors of any kind.

FRONT SUSPENSION

All components and mounts must be steel, unaltered OEM, in OEM

location and match frame. OEM rubber A-frame bushings only. Lower A frame may be

lengthened no more than a maximum of 1 inch.All components must be in OEM location

and match frame. Strut towers may be slotted for camber adjustment but must remain in

OEM location.

STEERING

All components must be steel unaltered OEM, in OEM location and match frame.

OEM steering column may be replaced with steel steering shafts (collapsible steering

shaft recommended). Steel knuckles only. No steering quickeners, or remote power

steering reservoirs. Steering wheel and quick release may be aluminum.

SHOCKS

One unaltered steel, OEM-mount shock, in OEM location,one per wheel. No air

shocks, remote reservoir shocks. No Schrader or gas refill ports. No coil-over eliminators.

Must remain in OEM location no Heim joints or true coil over shocks.

SPRINGS

One steel spring per wheel only in OEM location. All coil springs must be minimum 4.5

inches O.D. and non-progressive.

REAR SUSPENSION

All components and mounts must be steel, unaltered, OEM, in OEM location and match

frame. OEM rubber control arm bushings only. Center of rear lower control arm bolt hole

must be 2.25 inches from bottom of housing.

REAR END

No floater rear ends. OEM, or OEM replacement solid steel axles only. No

lightened ring gears. No torque dividing differentials.

BUMPERS/RUB RAILS

Bumpers must be approved OEM in OEM location, capped to fender with steel. Maximum

one inch wide by two-inch tall steel rub rails bolted flush to body from fender well to

fender well and rear quarter panel. Lexan type also allowed. Front and rear

tow hooks mandatory.

TIRES/WHEELS

D.O.T. tires with a tread wear rating 420 or higher. May also run the Legends pull off tires.

No racing tires, NO TOYO Tires, NO Street Hoosier tires, NO racing tires of any kind.

D.O.T.-stamped steel wheels with standard bead bump or steel racing wheels. Tires must

have no more than nine inch cross section width.

BRAKES

Steel, unaltered OEM, or unaltered OEM replacement, operative four wheel brakes.

Master cylinder must be in OEM location. No aftermarket brake pedal assemblies, brake

shut-off or bias adjuster. Steel brake lines only. Hubs/rotors, axle flanges and drums may

be changed to different bolt pattern and larger studs.

EXHAUST

OEM cast iron exhaust manifolds or header only.

Exhaust must extend past firewall and turn towards ground.

FUEL SYSTEM

Up to a Holley 500 CFM two-barrel carburetor or smaller. No carburetor spacers. A single

adaptor plate not exceeding 1.25" thick, including gaskets, may be used. No top flow air

cleaner housings, cold air boxes or air cleaner ductwork. Maximum 22 gallon racing fuel

cell. Must be securely fastened in trunk above level of OEM trunk floor, with minimum two

solid steel straps around entire cell, two inches wide and .125 inch thick. Metal firewall

must be between driver and fuel cell. All cell mounts must be steel, securely welded to

frame/cage. No adjustable fuel cell mounts. Fuel cell vents, including cap vent, must have

check valves. Fuel lines through driver compartment must run through metal pipe or

metal conduit. No fuel filters in driver compartment. One fuel filter only. No cool cans. 20.

FUEL

Gasoline only. Racing gasoline allowed. No performance enhancing or scented

additives.

WEIGHT

Weight .80 pounds per CC, (3800cc x .80 = 3040lbs.), all 4 cyl. cars will be

required to weigh at least 2200 lbs. Dual overhead cam front wheel drive must weigh

minimum of 2600 lbs. No sports cars, sedans only

BATTERY/STARTER

One 12-volt passenger car battery only, must be securely mounted between frame rails,

and positive terminal must be covered. Battery must be in Marine type case if mounted in

driver compartment. Starter must bolt in OEM location. Car must have capability of

starting without being pushed or pulled. Car must leave initial staging area on demand,

unaided, or go to rear of that race.

TRANSMISSION/DRIVE SHAFT

All forward and reverse gears must be operational.

Automatic: Must be unaltered OEM, with unaltered OEM pump, original bellhousing and

minimum 10-inch diameter torque converter. Flexplate must be full, unaltered OEM, or

OEM replacement. Clutch, Pressure plate, and flywheel must be OEM. Drive shaft: Steel

drive shaft (minimum 2.5 inch diameter) and slip-yokes only. Drive shaft must be painted

white. 360- degree driveshaft loop required and must be constructed of minimum .25 inch

by two inch solid steel, or one inch tubing, mounted six inches back from front U-joint.

Bellhousing should have an inspection hole.

ENGINE COMPARTMENT

Engine must be in OEM location. Engine must be OEM appearing, must be able to be

used in conventional passenger car without alteration. GM with GM, Ford with Ford,

Chrysler with Chrysler. Radiator, must be mounted in front of engine. Steel or

aluminum

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS

OEM passenger vehicle production block only. Stroke must

match block. Aftermarket adjustable timing gear is permitted. Cylinderheads must be

unaltered approved OEM No porting, polishing or alterations of any kind to heads or

intake. Must use unaltered OEM intake. No hi-rise or marine intake manifolds. OEM type

steel or aluminum water pumps only. ‘Wet’ sump oiling system only. May run

GM ignition parts in Ford , Toyota etc.. No performance ignition parts must be stock

ignition parts. Ford cylinder heads must be OEM stock hydraulic heads no roller type

(SVO or Performance Heads) Stock Ford diameter valves on all Ford Heads. An

inspection port is recommended to be added in the oil pan.

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scott if you have any questions on the southern 4 cylinder association do not call charlie. you need to call steve cooper, jr dulayne or me Matt rose. my number is 940-704-7003.

My question was really directed at the owner Matt. I was just wondering if they are running the class and if Jr was still going to be the track tech man or just for the 4 banger class.

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I agree Matt. They had a good amount of cars but it was really a lop sided event most nights. It was REALLY obvious who was running a legal motor and wo wasn't. I hope the track does well again this year. I don't believe we will be fielding any cars there this year. I will come out and get your autograph soem time this year. With any luck the super's will take off and have a good car count. I think that if they went to Friday nights and did what you and I talked about as far as running opposite Altus there would be more cars from oklahoma show up. Time will tell for sure. Good luck this year buddy!!!!!

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