Poinsett County Raceway
Open Wheel Modified's 2008
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The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to
provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish
minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall
govern the condition of all events and by participating in these
events all participants are deemed to have complied with these
rules. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT
FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR
REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the
sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a
participant, spectator, or official.
The race director shall be empowered to permit reasonable and
appropriate deviation from any of the specifications herein or
impose any further restrictions that in his opinion do not alter
the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF
SPECIFICATIONS. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is
left to the discretion of the officials. Their decision is final.
Safety
1. All cars must have a working fire extinguisher mounted securely
within the drivers reach.
2. All cars must have a minimum of 3 (Three) 1/4 rods in front of
the driver. NO CONCRETE REINFORCEMENT STEEL.
3. All cars must have a window net over the drivers window.
4. Drive shafts must be painted white and have a 360 deg. loop
around them.
5.All weight must be painted white with the car # on them.
6.Drivers must wear full fire suites including gloves and shoes.
7.Drivers must wear a full face helmet with at least a SNELL
rating of 95.
8.If you loose your front or rear bumper you will not be able to
compete.
MODIFIEDS SANCTIONED RULES EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1. Wheels do not have to have Sanctioned Stamp. Bead-lock on right
rear only.
2. Car and driver must weigh 2350 pounds after race.
3. Top 5 cars weigh after heat races. Last chance transfer spots
will weigh. Top 5 will weigh after “A” feature.
4. All weights must be painted white with your cars number on it.
Failure to have your cars number on a weight is grounds for
disqualification, or position penalty at the discretion of the
Tech official.
5. Aluminum heads are OK - must add 50 pounds in front of the
motor plate.
6. No aluminum blocks allowed.
7. Roller Cams are OK
8. Transmission: After-market transmissions are acceptable Brinn
or Bert ok. No direct drives, Car must have a working starter. No
aluminum parts in rear end. No gold trac rear ends.
9. All cars must have steel to SANCTIONED specs on the driver’s
side door bars and floor board. NO EXCEPTIONS!
10. Short Panhard bar is OK.
11. Belt drive fuel & p.s. pump OK.
12. American Racer or Hoosier approved tire only. Grooving
Allowed.
13. Any driver in the “A” feature race that believes another
driver is running Traction Control through his ignition system may
claim the Distributor, MSD (or other control Box) and Coil for
$500.00 outright purchase. If you refuse to sell, you will loose
all points and money for that race night. If you refuse a second
claim you will loose all money for that race night and all points
for the season plus suspended for the remainder of the season. All
new parts are approximately $450.00 so there is NO reason not to
sell unless you are cheating.
Motor Claim
Motor claims will be $1050.00 cash and swap. $50.00 goes to
wrecker for pulling engines.
LONG BLOCK ONLY, Only the top 4 finishing cars may be claimed.
Only the driver may make the claim. To make a claim, you must have
finish on the lead lap, drive your car to the tech area and hand
the cash to the Tech Official within 5 minutes from the end of the
race. If you refuse to swap, you will loose all money and points
for that night. Second refusal, driver will loose all money for
that night and be suspended for the remainder of the season. No
driver (CAR) may claim more than ONE motor during the racing year.
Claim does not include the following:
1. Flywheel
2. Pressure plate
3. Headers
4. Starter
5. Sending units & switches for oil pressure & water temperature
6. Clutch ball
7. Throwout bearing
8. Water pump
9. Distributor
10. Clutch
11. Bell housing
12. Carburetor
13. Motor mounts
14. Carburetor adapter
15. Fan & pulleys
16. Clutch arms
17. Dip Stick
18. Fuel Pump
19. Plug Wires
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