SECTION - B - 2008

B.1 Open to all two door North American made steel bodied passenger cars from 1978 to present with a full factory frame 112-108 inch wheel base minimum. No pony or sportscars, Camaros, Firebirds, Mustangs, or Station wagons. No sub-frame or uni-frame chassis allowed.

B.2 Car body and overall appearance must retain all stock dimensions. Altered bodylines will be significant reason for disqualification. The body may not be lowered on the frame. The body must be mounted in the original factory stock location in relation to the frame. All body components must remain year and model to the rest of the car. The hood, roof, quarter panels, Doors and fenders must remain stock in appearance. All panels must remain steel with the exception of nose and rear covers. Stock dimension windshield pillars must be retained. Windshield pillars and windshield angles must remain stock. Aftermarket bodies allowed, steel or fiberglass.

B.3 All glass, except the windshield, must be removed. Glass windshields must have four, 3,inch tabs (2 on top, 2 on the bottom) and two inner center braces. Windshields may be replaced with Polycarbonate/Lexan. Must be a full windshield. An approved screen may be used as an alternative to a windshield. No chicken wire or aluminum screen allowed.

B.4 Doors must be welded or securely fastened front and back. Door skins may be fabricated but must be made of steel only and maintain factory bodylines.

B.5 Body molding, including door handles, must be removed. No hood scoops or air box’s hood must be flush to windshield. No openings.

B.6 Interior of the car must be completely stripped. Drivers must sit in stock position, and seat (bottom front) may not be any further back than 76 inches from left ball joint. Floors must be stock, front to rear with the exception of holes for roll bars. Trunk floors may be cut to accommodate the fuel cell.

B.7 Front firewall: A fabricated welded in, (NO LESS THAN 20 GAUGE STEEL) or original with all holes covered with no less than 20 gauge steel and must remain in original position and location. Rear firewall must be completely closed off from the trunk compartment with 18,gauge steel, which must be riveted or welded. No metal screws, no aluminum allowed. Rear of hood and windshield cowl area must be sealed off from engine compartments.

B.8 Frames must be completely stock (steel) front to rear. (See B.33 SUSPENSION) Rear may be reinforced but remain stock rail. May be crossed. No holes. SPEEDROME OFFICIALS may allow repairs to the rear frame rail using 2" x 3" x .120 wall tubing from center line of rear axles back only. Must be approved.

B.9 Front inner fender panels may be removed.

B.10 Stock or replacement front and rear bumpers must be in original location. Aftermarket stock appearing bumper cover and front nose may be used. No bracing outside of the bumpers.

B.11 One only external maximum 1 1/2" inch nerf bars allowed with no sharp edges. Skin tight to the body located between front and rear wheels and parallel to the ground.

B.12 No radio communication is permitted between driver and /or pit crews or any one outside the car. One-way radios from race director to driver will be mandatory.

B.13 No mirrors or reflecting devices are allowed that would enable the driver to see the car

behind them allowed.

B.14 All cars must be neatly painted and professionally lettered. Numbers from 00 to 99, two digits only, no letters’ number must be registered with SPEEDROME OFFICIALS.

B.15 ENGINES

Maximum engine displacement as follows:

(1) GENERAL MOTORS 350 cu. Inches

(2) FORD 351 cu. Inches

(3) MOPAR, AMERICAN MOTORS 360 cu. Inches

B.15.1. Maximum compression ratio 10.0 to 1

B.15.2 Stock, an unaltered engine, must match make and model of the car used, must be within the chassis as a factory item, including all engine accessories except air filters, pulleys, valve covers and oil pan.

B.15.3. All engines must be standard production heads and blocks and have stock external and internal measurements, except for maximum 0.060 overbore.

B.15.4. V-8 engines only. NO aluminum engine blocks or heads.

B.16 CARBURETOR: - HOLLEY # 4412 500 cfm only.

B.16.1. Choke horn may not be removed. Boosters may not be changed.

B.16.2. Booster size or shape must not be altered.

B.16.3. Booster height must remain standard.

B.16.4. Venturi area must not be altered. Casting ring must not be removed.

No grinding or polishing. No modifications to the base plate.

B.16.5. Throttle shafts must remain standard and must not be thinned or tapered.

B.16.6. Stock butterflies may be drilled for idle holes but must not be thinned or tapered.

The modification allowed.

B.16.7. Removal of the choke plate and choke linkage, Changing of jets, accelerator pump nozzle pump cams, and power valves permitted.

Modifications to main air bleed, idle bleed, power valve channel, main passage to discharge nozzle, permitted.

B.16.8. Carburetor adaptor plate only one solid spacer made of aluminum or phenolic plastic of a maximum height of 1" permitted. Only one.075" max. gasket per side.

B.16.9. Carburetor throttle: All linkage must be mechanical type. No cable types. Two springs mandatory. Toe strap mandatory.

B.17 AIR CLEANERS AND AIR FILTERS: Only round air cleaner elements of a minimum. 12" A maximum 14" diameter will be permitted. MAXIMUM OF 4" IN HEIGHT. All air must be filtered through the element. Top of the air cleaner must be solid with

no holes. Top and bottom of the air cleaner must be of the same diameter. No air induction, ducts, baffles, tubes, or funnels which may control the air leading to inside of, or between The air filters and carburetor. The air filter base must have a minimum round opening of 5" Inches.

Stock production O.E.M. passenger car cast iron two (2) barrel intake manifolds or Edelbrock #2101 UNPAINTED only. No truck or marine manifolds allowed. No alterations or modifications to manifolds allowed. No coatings allowed on or in mani­fold with the exception of painting steel manifolds only on exterior surfaces. Identification in the form of cast-in part numbers must remain unaltered on the manifold.

B.19 EXHAUST SYSTEM:

B.19.1. Headers: (conventional street type 4 into 1 collector.) 1 5/8 primary 1-3/4 max. May be 1 5/8 “ to 1-3/4 “ step. Collector maximum size 3.0 inches OD. No 180 Degree, or crossover headers. NO merge or pyramid collectors. NO exhaust plates between head and header. No coating of any type in headers. No (H) or (X) pipes.

B.19.2. Stock production O.E.M. passenger car cast iron exhaust manifolds allowed. No altering of manifolds, no grinding, no acid dipping, or enlarging allowed. 2 -1/2 maximum OEM center dump manifolds allowed.

B.19.3. Pipes must exit behind the rear edge of the doors, ahead of the rear tires and to the outside edges of the doors. Only one pipe per side of car maximum pipe size 3" No 2 into 1 system.

B.19.4. Muffler’s mandatory - LOBAK RCM30-12-3 ONLY, Must be removable for inspection.

CRANKSHAFT:

B.20.1. STOCK STROKE CRANKSHAFT WILL BE +/- .010" FROM FACTORY LISTED STROKE Only stock production type crankshafts may be used. Standard steel or cast iron. Aftermarket crankshafts must be identical to stock OEM in appearance, construction, weight and journal size. Counterweights must be the same shape and size of a stock OEM crankshaft. Counterweights may NOT be knife-edged, under cut or altered in anyway. Normal balancing only. Minimum crankshaft weight is 48.0 pounds. No painting, coating, or plating of any kind. Chevrolet must use ( LARGE) journal size crankshaft...

B.20.2. CONNECTING RODS:

Only stock production O.E.M. Connecting rods. Stock length rods only.

Aftermarket I beam connecting rods may be used 5.700 minimum weight 575 grams

(NO H beam)

B.20.3. PISTONS: flat top or dish pistons only. No dome pistons. no portion of the piston may protrude above the block surface. Valve reliefs may be cut in pistons. Minimum weight of one piston and one piston pin 550 grams. No light wt. pistons.

B.20.4. HEADS: (Valve work.) Stock production O.E.M. cast iron heads only. Heads must have stock internal and external measurements. No Boss Ford, Chrysler Hemi, or Pontiac Ram Air Heads allowed. Studs may be pinned. Or Screw in studs with guide plates allowed. Steel valve spring retainers only. Steel valves only. No undercut valves allowed. Stock valve stem diameter.

B.20.4.1. Multiple angle valve jobs are permitted. All cutting with reference to the valve job must be centered off the centerline of the valve guide. Bowl cutting will be a maximum of (1) inch from bottom of seat face contact angle. Surfaces and/or edges where the seat cutter has touched must not be blended, or polished. No hand grinding, polishing, or acid dipping permitted on any part of the heads. No exterior or interior coatings, epoxy, or welding on head.

NOTE Because of the difficulty in determining if any of this process has been done, heavy fines and loss of driver and owner points will result at the discretion of SPEEDROME OFFICIALS.

B.20.4.2. Listed are illegal heads in the street stock class: NO aluminum heads, NO after market Heads, G.M..NO angle plug heads. NO casting no. # 10239906 / 12558062, NO Vortech.

B.20.4.5. Maximum valve size intake 2.020 exhaust 1.600

B.20.5. CAMSHAFT:

Hydraulic or solid camshafts. Stock diameter lifters only. No roller camshafts. No hydraulic roller cams or lifters allowed, No mushroom tappets, Lifters Must be stock diameter.

B.20.6. TIMING CHAIN:

Any timing chain and gears may be used. Degree bushings and offset crank gear keys may be used. No gear drives or belt drive types allowed.

B.20.7. OIL PANS: Steel only

A stock oil pan may be used. Pans may be after market 7 to 8 qts. With a filter. Larger rear sump area only. No side kick out pans.

B.20.8. INSPECTION PLUG: Is required on the left side of the oil pan. The inspection hole must be a minimum of 1-1/4 inch I.D. It must be 9 -1/2 inches from the rear block face to the center line of the inspection hole or 4-1/2 inches from the front block face to the center line of inspection hole and 1-1/4 inches from oil pan rail. There will not be any obstruction of view from the inspection hole to view crank and rods.

B.20.9. VIBRATION DAMPER: Must be stock O.E.M. steel or cast iron only.

B.20.10. ROCKER ARMS: Rocker arms and push rods may be aftermarket

1.5 or 1.6 stamped steel or aluminum rocker,

B.20.11. WATER PUMPS: Stock O.E.M. cast iron or aluminum pumps.

stock steel bladed fans or electric fan will be allowed.

B.21 RADIATOR:

Radiators must be copper, brass and aluminum stock type. No antifreeze. Water only! Radiators must have a minimum one-gallon over flow can.

B.22 Mounting of engines - steel or rubber mounts acceptable. Rubber mounted engines must be chained down for safety. Engines must be in stock loca­tion with a minimum crankshaft centerline height of (15) fifteen inches to the ground.

B.23 No cross breeding or interchanging of engine parts. All components must have been

available on a small block engines from the factory. No special order components.

Only stock O.E.M. ignition allowed. No dual points allowed. When using O.E.M high-energy ignition (H.E.I.) system, stock internal type coil must be retained and must be in original position. No external coil allowed on H.E.I. systems. No magneto permitted. No ignition boxes. No M.S.D. Advance kits and springs may be changed.

B.25 STARTER: Cars must have self-working starter.

B.26 BATTERY:

B.26.1. Only one 12-volt battery

B.26.2. Battery must be in a spill proof container completely sealed from driver.

Battery maybe mounted on right side floor of car inside frame rail in a steel box

Made of no less than 20 gauge steel, completely covered, sealed, and bolted down. MUST BE APPROVED BY SPEEDROME OFFICIALS.

B.27 TRANSMISSION: (Automatic transmission only)

B.27.1. Only stock production, 2 speed or 3 speed automatic transmissions are allowed.

No high performance of special order transmission is allowed. No modifying of transmission in any manner is allowed. All gears must be in working order.

B.27.2. All cars must have stock unaltered V-8 torque converter. Torque converters must be in working order. No Vega or similar small torque converters allowed.

Stock stall speed between 1500-2400 RPM. Will be checked

B.27.3. Stock weight and diameter steel flex plates.

B.28.1. Steel drive shaft only. Drive shaft and universals must be similar to OEM

production type.

B.28.2. Drive shaft must be painted white or orange. Must have two steel hoops

minimum 1/4 inch by 2 inch located within twelve inches from each end.

B.29.1. O.E.M. type rear ends or nine inch ford allowed, O.E.M. carrier only.

B.29.2. No ratchet or after market Carriers.

B.30 WHEELS AND TIRES:

Maximum width 76" measured outside to outside of tire.

B.30.1. ALL four wheels must be heavy duty after market. NO stock wheels allowed. B.30.2. One piece Steel wheels must be used and have a maximum width of eight inches.

B.30.3. any Offset wheels. Maximum width 76" measured outside to outside of tire.

B.30.4. All four wheel must have a minimum of five lug nuts.

B.30.5. Lug stud threads must go through the full thickness of the wheel nut on all four wheels.

B.30.6. 1" lug nuts mandatory on all four wheels.

B.30.7. 1/2 inch wheel studs recommended.

B.30.8. All wheels must be the same diameter.

B.30.9. Wheel spacer are not allowed.

B.31 TIRES: ( SEE A.28 to A.29 TIRE INSPECTION )

B.31.1. Only track designated and marked tires permitted.

B.31.2. Tire durometer readings will be checked.

B.31.3. A tire minimum softness may be declared at the beginning of a race event,.

B.31.4. No use of bleed-off or pop-off type valves.

B.31.5. Hand grooving, buffing, grinding, and/or cutting on any area of the racing tire

Will not be permitted.

B.31.6. Tire that have been altered by unauthorized treatment will not be permitted.

( SEE GENERAL POLICIES A.17 - A.17.2)

B.32.1.

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B.32.2. No allowances for gas. Cars can be weighed before and after race.

B.32.3. TRACK SCALE WILL BE FINAL.

B.32.4. Ballast Weight:

If ballast weight is needed to make total weight, it must be securely fastened to the in side of frame rails, be painted white and car number painted on weight. NO steel or lead pellets.

B.32.5. No weight is to be mounted below the frame rails.

B.32.6. No weight mounted in Drivers compartment..

B 32.7 A Max 54% left side weight steel bodies 
          B Max 53% left side weight Fiberglass bodies

B.33.1. All suspension components must be in original position.

B.33.2. A arms: must be stock for make and model and reinforcement of front upper control arms allowed. or after market top (8) eight inch right side and a 8 ½ left side tube type replacement using stock or after market top a arm mounts.

B.33.3. All suspension mounting points must be unaltered with the exception of the upper A arm mount maybe moved in or out a maximum of 2”.

B.33.4. Racing springs may be used. However, they must mount in original spring mounting bracket position and location. Only four springs are allowed per car and must be stock in appearance. Coil springs may be cut.

B.33.4.1. Adjustable spring spacers or jacking bolts maybe used.

B.33.5.
No Adjustable Shocks 
No Aluminum Shocks 
No Air Shocks

No Rebuildable Shocks
No Coil Over Shocks

Only one shock per wheel. Rear must be in stock location but maybe steel rod end style.

B.33.6. Steel bushing may replace rubber bushings.

B.33.7. Front Sway bar: may use standard factory production type  or stock diameter. No rear sway bar allowed.

B.33.8. Trailing arms may not be cut, heated and bent or modified in any way. Tailing arms must be stock for year make and model.

B.33.9. A minimum of 6inch frame ground clearance will be measured at the frame rail behind the front wheel and in front of the rear wheel.

B.34.1. Stock O.E.M. hydraulic brakes are mandatory on all four wheels and must be

in 100% working order. No heavy duty or limited production parts.

B.34.2. No adjusting devices.

B.34.3. Must have a dual master cylinder. After market dual master cylinders may be used.

B.34.4. Cast iron O.E.M. disc brake components may be used only. Rear disc brakes may be installed If the particular manufacturer had used them in production and providing the rotors and Calipers are stock O.E.M. parts. Optional safety rotor on right front maybe used. Must be approved by SPEEDROME OFFICIALS.

B.34.5. No drilling or lightening of the rotors, calipers, drums or backing plates.

B.35.1. Roll cage must be constructed from seamless round steel tubing. Minimum 1 1/2" outside diameter with a minimum wall thickness of .120" or 1-3/4 “ outside diameter with .090”.minimum wall thickness.

B.35.2. Cars must have a complete, full roll cage around the driver that must be welded to the frame. There must be a minimum of three horizontal and three vertical bars within the driver’s door. There must be at least two horizontal and two vertical bars within any remaining doors. All welds must have gussets. Only complete welds all the ways around tubing Will be accepted. No offset cages allowed. All roll cage bars within 18" of the driver’s body, extended arms, legs, and head, ECT. Must be properly padded with approved roll bar padding. NO threaded pipe, pipefittings, aluminum, angle iron or channel iron will be allowed.

B.35.3. SEE cage section (F)

B.36.1. Steering column must remain in stock location. Stock column may be removed and a steel shaft may be used it must be supported by heim joints, securely installed.

B.36.2. Quick release steering wheel hubs, made of steel, must be used. They must be WELDED to the steering shaft.

B.36.3. Must use after market racing type steering wheel.

B.36.4. The steering wheel center must be padded.

B.36.5. Optional after market power steering pumps maybe used. Must be approved by SPEEDROME OIFFICALS.

SEATS AND SHOULDER HARNESS:

B.37.1. All seats must be aluminum and have headrests or high back seat. The seat must be attached to roll cage and frame. Back of the seat must be mounted to the roll cage. No fiberglass or plastic seats.

B.37.2. Driver must use a minimum three-inch quick release, 5-point restraint systems. A two-inch wide crotch strap is mandatory. All safety belts must be no more than five years old, and have readable identification tag. No original equipment belts permitted.

B.37.3. Shoulder harness must be connected to the roll cage. All lap belts must be mounted behind the seat and attached to the roll cage according to manufacturer specifications.

B.37.4. All roll bars and driver sidebars or other protrusions that driver may come in contact with must be properly padded with approved racecar roll bar padding.

B.37.5. All cars must have a working fire extinguisher in easy reach of the driver.

B.37.6. Driver side net with a quick release mechanism is mandatory. No plastic parts permitted.

B.37.7. Boldly labeled fuel and electrical safety switches are to be in reach of Driver and safety crews.

B.38.1. A maximum 22 U.S. gallon fuel cell with foam inserts is mandatory.

B.38.2. A steel container must fully encase the fuel cell made of a minimum thickness of 20-gauge steel.

B.38.3. The fuel cell must be rectangular or square in shape only. Fuel cell must be mounted in the center of the trunk. No offset permitted. Bottom of the cell must not be lower than the centerline of the rear axel.

B.38.4 A 1" diameter .095-wall tubing X brace require. Fuel cell must be securely fastened. Strapped and bolted. Fuel cell vent must exit the car at rear left corner of the trunk.

B.39 FUEL PUMP: fuel pump must be stock O.E.M. type. No electric pumps.

B.40 FUEL: Gasoline Only permitted. Racing fuel available at track. No additives.

EVERY COMPETITOR MUST MAKE THEMSELVES AWARE OF AND FAMILIAR WITH NOT ONLY THE TECHNICAL RULES IN THIS CLASS, BUT ALSO THE RULES PERTAINING TO SECTION A GENERAL RULES, GENERAL POLICIES, MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS ENGINE, PROTEST RULE & ENGINE PUMPING RULE, TIRE INSPECTION. BY PURCHASING A 2006 CHEMUNG SPEEDROME DRIVER OR CREW TRACK, LICENSE, EVERY INDIVIDUAL AGREES TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND BOUND BY THE CONTENTS OF THE 2OO1/2006 CHEMUNG SPEEDROME RULES BOOK.