IMPACT COMPACT
NEW - Please use the link to register and sign your waiver https://cas.speedwaiver.com/flfbt
NO CHANGES OR ALTERATIONS OF RULES TO BE MADE EXCEPT BY DONNYBROOK FAIR.
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NO REFUNDS
IMPORTANT: Each driver, mechanic and any pit crew must sign in at the registration desk the day of the show. Drivers must bring their cars to inspection to have their cars inspected.
DRIVERS MUST ATTEND DRIVERS’ MEETING PRIOR TO DEMOLITION DERBY OR DRIVER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
Driver statement: By participating in this event, I acknowledge that I have read the rules and understand them. I agree that the decision of the Official is final. I agree to participate at my own risk. It is a condition of my participation in the derby that I sign a further release of liability in the form or waiver to be supplied by Impact Motorsports. I hereby release Impact Motorsports, their officials, and Stoneridge Specialty Insurance from any liability due to my participation.
SPECIAL NOTICE: NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ALLOWED IN ANY RESTRICTED (PIT, HOLDING OR PERFORMING) AREA. ANY VIOLATIONS WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF CAR, DRIVER, AND CREW. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS FOR NOT FOLLOWING THIS RULE!!!
DRIVERS and MECHANICS are subject to and must obey the following rules and regulations which are set up by the promoter and the track where this event is being held:
1. For all classes not labelled as a “Youth” class, each driver must be a minimum age of 16. A parent or guardian must sign an insurance waiver for all 16 and 17 year old participants. The Guardian must provide photo ID.
2. The original registered driver must drive the registered vehicle for the entire event. No substituting drivers.
3. Impact Motorsports reserves the right to approve or reject any and all entries, drivers, or pit persons.
4. Only the driver and mechanic who sign the release sheet will be permitted in the pit area or on the track. The driver will receive free admission to the grounds with their entry. All drivers, mechanics and pit persons must wear supplied pit passes at all times. Failure to do so may result in ejection from the event or grounds.
5. Impact Motorsports, the promoter, track owner or fair association will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to any cars, trucks, parts or personal property before, during and after the show.
6. It is highly recommended that each competitor carries their own liability insurance.
7. Drivers and mechanics should report to the Impact Motorsports sign in area at a minimum of 1.5 hours before the scheduled start time.
8. Drivers and mechanics are in the pit area at their own risk.
TYPE OF CAR
Any 4 or 6 cylinder hardtop automobile or station wagons. 6 cylinder cars must have a wheelbase of 109” or less. Factory 4 Cylinder cars do not have a wheelbase limit.
1. NO trucks, convertibles, jeeps, vans, hearses, limousines, or checker cabs.
2. Cars previously ran may be considered too battered and unsafe, resulting in disqualification.
3. If there is any question regarding the participant’s vehicle it is the driver’s responsibility to prove make, model, year, engine etc.
RUNNING
Risk: Demolition derbies are hazardous and high-risk sports; therefore, anyone with a health condition, i.e., concussion, heart problems, or who is pregnant should not compete. You are competing at your own risk.
Protect yourself: Work Boots, sport equipment such as, neck brace, knee pads, shoulder pads, hip pads etc. are recommended. No bare exposed skin. All drivers MUST wear long pants/coveralls as well as long-sleeved shirts. No exceptions. Working seat belt and racing helmet are mandatory. Helmets MUST have chin straps. Goggles or face shields are recommended. **No motocross style visors**
BRAKES: Vehicles must have dependable brakes and must be working properly before entering RING at all times. All boundaries must be observed.
NO DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON TRACK, EMERGENCY VEHICLE AREA OR IN THE PIT AREA. Any driver or pit person under the influence of alcohol or drugs allowed in the pit area. This will be strictly enforced.
Careless driving in the pit area could result in disqualification. All cars are to be removed from the fairgrounds or racetrack immediately following the show. Additional safety regulations may be imposed, depending on track and conditions.
PREPARATION OF CAR – REMOVE OR CONVERT THE FOLLOWING PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT FAIRGROUNDS OR TRACK
1.Flammable Material All carpet, headliner, door panels and ALL other flammable material MUST be removed from inside of the car. Front seat and dashboard may be left in place. Front and rear bumper covers MUST be removed.
2. GLASS/AIR BAGS All windows, mirrors, trim, and air bags must be removed prior to derby event. No loose glass smashed into the bottom of the doors.
3. FIRE EXTINGUISHER Must be within reach of the driver. Must work and have proper working gauge. Please check the gauge on extinguisher before arriving at the event.
4. DOORS AND NUMBERS Driver’s door highly recommended to be reinforced. A mandatory roof number plate may be securely fastened. The car MUST have a number clearly visible (roof sign, contrasting paint on the doors).
5. BATTERY Battery must be moved to front passenger floorboard and securely fastened in a box/bracket clear of all fuel sources. Battery bracket may be welded to the back of seat bar as well. One (1) single battery. Following inspection, it must be covered with a non-flammable shield such as an air bag or rubber mat. No milkcrates, no wood.
6. GAS TANK Stock gas tanks must be removed. Steel marine tank, custom fuel cell or certified racing fuel cell ONLY. All tanks must be securely fastened (bolted) down in the middle of the back seat area. No movement can occur during inspection. Any leaks will result in disqualification. Gas tank protectors are allowed but can only be 24” wide max and must be 4” from all sheet metal. The gas tank protector can be no taller than the factory height of the speaker deck. NO UNSAFE FUEL TANKS. NO “JERRY CANS.”
7. FUEL LINES All fuel lines must have leakproof fitting with steel or rubber lines (no clear lines). No exceptions. Lines should run inside the car. Leaks will result in disqualification. All connections MUST have hose clamps to eliminate leaks. If your fuel system is not safe you will not run.
8. FUEL PUMP Must have a safety shut off switch marked in red located on the roof in center of windshield area for officials use. Switch to control fuel pump only. Driver’s safety. MANDATORY. This rule is for fuel injected cars only, does not apply to carbureted cars. Must be able to be seen by flag staff from 20’ away.
9. TRUNK/TAILGATE Trunk lid must be the factory trunk lid for that car, no hoods. You cannot move the trunk lid over top of the speaker deck. Trunk may be tucked, cut, or removed. Trunk lid may be tucked 90°, left in stock position or may be dished. Trunk/tailgate must be fastened shut in a max of 3 places per seam (12 total) using chain, wire, or seat belts, or 3”x3”x1/4” patches. No threaded rod in trunk/tailgate.
10. HOOD Hoods are not mandatory. Without a hood – use electric fan only – fans directly connected to motor must be removed. Hood to be in stock position or removed. A 12” opening must be cut in the center of the hood; you may have 5 total 3/8 bolts around the hood hole. Hoods to be fastened in MAX 6 places using chain, strap, wire, belts, bolted using 2x2x2x1/4 angle iron bolted with a single 3/8 bolt, or using ¾” rod welded to the inner fender support only welded 2”. Hood may be bolted through the rad support ONLY in 2 places with MAX 3/4″ bolts or rod. These bolts ARE NOT to extend past the rad support and count for 2 of the 6 places fastening hood closed. These bolts are to be nut and bolted through the top of the rad support only, not welded. Hoods not to be tied to cowl or window bar. Hoods must remain open for officials’ inspection.
11. BODY PANELS Metal may be cut from around wheels for clearance. You can use 3 bolts in the rear ¼ panels – 3/8 bolts with max 1” OD washer. Body panels may be creased from the rear doors back. Rear quarter panels, speaker deck and taillight panel must be factory height.
12. DOOR FASTENING All doors must be fastened shut with wire, straps, chains, or seat belts or welded with 3”x3” patches. You can secure 3 spots per vertical seam and 2 spots per horizontal seam. Driver’s door may be welded solid.
13. DOOR PLATES/DOOR BARS Outside of car may have a 12” X 60” X ¼” max steel plate applied to driver & passenger doors, bolted in 6 locations with a max of 3/4″ bolts. NO “C” CHANNEL OR ANGLE IRON. Driver’s door can be reinforced in any form but not reinforce the frame.
14. CAGE/ROLL BAR A 4 point cage will be allowed. Side bars may be up to 6” material and can touch the back of the firewall and end 4” from the rear wheel well. Dash bar must be 6” from the centre of the firewall. The back bar and dash bar may be up to 4” material and no further than 6” behind seat. Rollover bar must be bolted to the roof in 2 places through the bar or angle iron welded to the rollover bar, no extensions. You may have 2 down bars to the rocker or floor, welded or bolted. Down bars may have 5”x5” “feet” to assist in bolting. Cage corners may have gussets, no gussets further than 6” past back bar.
15. INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS No welding of any inside body support seams or firewall seams. Large holes in car floors must be repaired with the same gauge metal and securely fastened. No reinforcement. Broken seats may result in disqualification.
16. BUMPERS Front bumper only can be replaced with any stock OEM car bumper, SMW MCF bumper or other replica bumper. You may use a piece of square tube for a front bumper, tube must be flat and no larger than 6”x6”. Tube bumpers must be cut and bent at a 45 on the ends, if not then it can only be 4” wider than the front frame rails. Front frame may be shortened to the front of the rad support only, no relocating the rad support. Bumpers may be seam welded or loaded. Bumper to be welded to the end of the frame. You can use 2 plates per mounting spot 4”x6”x1/4”. Front/rear bumper can be wired to hood/rad support or trunk in 4 spots each. These will count as hood/trunk tie downs. NO tubing in frame to hold bumper on. Rear bumpers MUST be the stock bumper, in stock location or removed. You can use 2 (3”x3”x1/4”) plates to hold the rear bumper on to the frame or you can add 2 bolts ½” through bumper to sheet metal with 3” washers. Mandatory that both front and rear bumpers have at least 2 spots of 9 wire to hold bumper on. No wiring bumpers to sub frame. Max bumper height of 24” to the top of the bumper.
17. RADIATOR Radiators and cooling systems must be flushed of anti-freeze and only water added. Overflows for radiator must point downward to the ground. Radiator must be mounted in original position or removed, this also goes for smaller or aftermarket rads. No screens allowed. (Stock A.C. condensers permitted in original position.) No metal added around the rad for reinforcement. No rad guards.
18. TRANSMISSION COOLER No transmission coolers.
19. SUSPENSION/STEERING Suspension must remain stock. Cars with aluminum spindles can swap to steel spindles with no major modifications/welding (GM to GM, Ford to Ford etc.). Spring spacers or strut risers may be used. Any factory appearing strut may be used. Suspension does not have to bounce. You may have a 6” strut block (2”x2” max) welded to the frame behind the strut, you must maintain the 1” gap from repair plates. If parts are broken and need to be replaced or repaired, send a message for clarification.
20. FRAMES No welding the frame, no seam welding. No bolting/pinning subframe. No material inside the frame. Bent frames may be repaired with 6 (4”x4”x1/4”) square plates. All plates to have 1” gap between plates. Fresh cars may start with 2 plates. All rust repairs must be pre-approved by an official. Frame repairs are to be painted a bright colour and reported to officials during inspection. Trailer hitch must be removed completely. Rear frame may be notched, or pre bent.
21. ENGINES/MOTOR MOUNTS Engines may be swapped. You may make 2 mounts of your choice solid; the rest must have factory style rubber bushings. Floor mat does not count as a rubber bushing.
22. BODY MOUNTS Stock. Stock bolts, stock bushings. No extra bolts. No extra 9 wire “body mounts”
23. WINDSHIELD/REAR WINDOW AREA Front windshield must have 1 single steel bar, or chain bolted to cowl and front of roof. Front window bar may be connected to rollover bar and top of the dash bar. No rear window bars. No 9 wire or chain in any windows.
24. TIRES Any tire may be used. All drive tires are to be filled with air only. Non-drive tires can be solid/foam filled. Tires may be doubled. Wheel centres may be welded into rim to change bolt pattern, not to reinforce rim. No full centres. No triple side walls. All wheel weights must be removed. No home-made rims. No bead locks, no valve stem protectors. Lip rings will be allowed.
“Official’s Decision is Final”
For questions relating to these rules please contact Scott Gerard: 519-427-8301