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Hit to pass Rules

ELIGIBILITY OF CONTESTANT AND VEHICLE OPERATION
All drivers must be at least 16 years of age. All competitors under 19 years and under require parents’ consent. No one under the age of 14 is allowed in the pits.
If you build or add anything that exceeds the spirit of these rules, you will be required to remove it.  This is solely at the tech inspector’s discretion.  If you don’t, you will not be allowed to run, and may be sent home with no refund of any entrance fees paid for any car or crew.
Vehicles must be operated in a safe manner at all times.
All contestants and pit crew members must be clean, neatly and professionally attired at all times when appearing in public.  The show is slated to look as professional as possible.  Your appearance should reflect this image.  A driving suit, overalls, or matching long sleeve shirt and pants are recommended. 
The appearance of your vehicle is up to you.  You are not required to paint it, although several people are doing just that.  Lettering, graphics, decals, etc. are up to you.  However, pictures, wording, etc. should not be offensive and will not be tolerated.  "Cute" nicknames, slogans, artwork are encouraged.
If any driver or his/her crew member is determined to be under the influence of an intoxicating agent of any kind, his/her vehicle will not compete for the duration of the event.  Any driver or pit crew member found on or around the track pit area with an intoxicant will forfeit winnings and points from that event, and will be suspended. 

1. No convertibles, Canadian or American domestic vehicles only.
2. All glass and upholstery, side chrome (except front seat) must be removed.
3. No other gutting except burnables.
4. If the windshield is removed, a screen of half inch or smaller steel mesh must be installed. Acrylic Lexan is also an acceptable substitute.
5. Must pad steering wheel, B pillar, top of inside driver’s door, any sharp edges or bars within reach of the driver.
6. All cars must have…driver's door reinforced with steel pipe 1 1/2 O.D.  Pipe to extend into back door or quarter panel …drivers door filled 2/3 with cement.  No execptions. No steel rods to extend outside of drivers compartment.
7. You may also run a grader blade or 2" flat bar down both sides of car at bumper height. Must be bolted securely with at least 4 bolts and large washers. If it falls off or begins to hang you will be black flagged. It must be between wheel wells, no wider than 6”.  Even if you run grader blade, you must have concrete in the driver’s door per rule 6 above.

Anyone building a van should approach Board of Directors or Tech inspector BEFORE building vehicle for exceptions.

8. Proper and secure roll cages to be installed. Roll cage must consist of 2 bars up and down behind the driver and joined across the top. Plus two bars from top of uprights to back seat wall (This is to prevent the roll bar from moving forward or backward in a roll over situation). The two bars up and down need to be welded or bolted top and bottom with minimum 6" square plate on ends. One bar door to door NOT attached to the roll bar. Seat belts to be attached to roll bar not the door to door bar (This is to prevent the belts from tightening and choking the driver if the door to door bar is shifted out of place).  All bars must be a minimum of 2" outside diameter. Minimum 1/4" wall thickness.
9.  All cars must have a minimum of one (1) windshield bar installed from top to bottom, evenly spaced, attached securely and be a minimum of ¼”x 1” steel. The bar may be placed on the outside of the windshield.
10. All doors must be securely fastened or welded.
11. You may now reinforce rear frame with maximum 2" pipe only. It must stay in the frame area only and may join up two (2) bar from frame rail to frame rail behind the rear end, or, an X pipe behind the rear end, from frame rail to frame rail.
12. You may reinforce the right front fender.  It consists of two (2) bars up from the frame rail to one (1) bar inside the fender. This bar cannot extend in front of the rad support, or behind the firewall.  These bars will be a maximum of 2” outside diameter. Tech inspector reserves the right to have you remove any unsafe pipe throughout the event.
13. You may also build a front hoop consisting of two bars up and one across in front of radiator with two bars going back. They must be in front of the upper control arm mounting points. Maximum of 2" outside diameter tubing allowed. The front hoop must not extend wider than frame rails The front hoop must not be higher then the original factory radiator support and may not tie into the roll cage

Anyone building a van or pick up truck should contact Board of Directors or Tech inspector BEFORE building vehicle for clarification.

14. WHEN REPAIRING DAMAGED CARS, NO MATERIAL STRONGER THAN WHAT YOU ARE REPAIRING MAY BE USED.
15. Stock Bumpers only! (This means leave your pre fabricated bumpers at home.)
16. Excessive reinforcing of cars on second day will no longer be tolerated.
17. Cars must be equipped with four-point harness seat belts. (See figure 1 in “Safety rules”).
18. All cars must have a sturdy head rest and neck brace. Window net in driver's door
    must be functional. The top and bottom of window net must be secured inside of car (rollover protection) with a minimum of 3/8 bar. The window net cannot be home made.
19. Driving suit or flame retardant coveralls mandatory (Must have tag or label stating they are flame retardant or something to that effect).  Approved helmets, driving gloves and racing neck brace mandatory. Helmet must have approved visors or driver must wear safety glasses or goggles.
20. Gas tank must be removed and an outboard motor tank or fuel cell securely placed in back seat of car between the bars going to the back wall (see rule 8).   Pump gas only.
21. Pick up trucks must mount fuel tank near the cab within the box, but tied into roll cage or frame.  Don’t mount fuel tanks to the box floor.
22. Trucks must weld cab to box both sides and weld tailgate to box.
23. No fuel lines inside of the vehicle except the tank connections. No plastic connections / fittings, or filters allowed.  Must use stock steel fuel line in stock location. If the vehicle has fuel injection, it must have a master kill switch that kills all electronics (including electric fuel pump).  If not sure, consult Tech inspector.
24. No antifreeze allowed.
25. No trailer hitches, no reinforcing of wheels, frame, radiator etc.  You may not raise height of car (e.g. reversing springs shackles).  No cooling system other than stock.
26. Air conditioning systems must be drained and made inoperable.
27. NOTE: ANTIFREEZE AND FREON MAY NOT BE DRAINED OR DISCARDED ON PGARA SPEEDWAY PREMISES.
28. Batteries must be securely fastened behind or beside driver seat, and covered with
    rubber.  If it is mounted behind the driver, it must be well within the bars going to the back wall (see rule 8).
29. Muffler and tail pipe can be removed.
30. All cars must have working brakes.
31. No studded tires.
32. Radiator to be in engine compartment.
33. All cars must have a fully charged chemical fire extinguisher, of at least 2.5 pounds, mounted securely within the driver’s reach. This extinguisher must be mounted on a metal bracket (extinguishers can not be taped to roll bars).
34.  Cars must have their number on roof and doors (MIN. 20" AND VISIBLE).
35. All cars will be teched. Any car that officials deem not complying with rules or unsafe will be cut from the program until the problem is FIXED.
36. Driver must be out of car when refuelling.
37. All driver’s door must be full of cement regardless of cage configuration, including ‘former stock cars’.
38. A bright marker light must be put in the back of the car.  It can be inside the rear window area, or on top.  It can be either a solid light, or flashing.  This is for your safety, (i.e. to prevent disabled cars from being further hit, and to be seen during night racing)
39. There must be a 1 foot hole cut in the trunk for inspection purposes

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ABOVE, HERE IT IS AGAIN:
If you build or add anything that exceeds the spirit of these rules, you will be required to remove it.  This is solely at the tech inspector’s discretion.  If you don’t, you will not be allowed to run, and may be sent home with no refund of any entrance fees paid for any car or crew.

 

 

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