DALLAS COUNTY SPEEDWAY
RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY,
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
Participant wishes to participate at Dallas County Speedway, Urbana, MO. IN CONSIDERATION of being permitted to compete or participate in any EVENT and/or being permitted to enter RESTRICTED AREAS (defined as any area requiring special authorization, credentials or permission to enter or any area to which admission by the general public is restricted or prohibited), PARTICIPANT, on behalf of himself or herself and his or her personal representatives, heirs, and next of kin, agrees as follows:
Inspection of Restricted Areas: PARTICIPANT acknowledges, agrees and represents that he or she will immediately upon entering the RESTRICTED AREAS, and continuously thereafter, inspect the RESTRICTED AREAS, and further agrees and warrants that, if at any time, he or she is in or about RESTRICTED AREAS and feels anything to be unsafe, he or she will immediately advise the officials of such and if necessary will leave the RESTRICTED AREAS and/or refuse to participate further in the EVENT.
Release From Liability: PARTICIPANT releases, waives, discharges and covenants not to sue the promoters, other participants, racing associations, sanctioning organizations or any subdivision thereof, track operators, track owners, officials, car owners, drivers, pit crews, rescue personnel, any persons in the RESTRICTED AREA, promoters, sponsors, advertisers, owners of the premises used to conduct the EVENT, premises and event inspectors, surveyors, underwriters, consultants and others who give recommendations, directions or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the premises or EVENT and each of them, their directors, officers, agents and employees (herein collectively “RELEASEES”) from all liability to PARTICIPANT and/or his personal representatives, assigns or heirs, for bodily injury, death, or property damage that PARTICIPANT may suffer in this EVENT, whether caused by the negligence of RELEASEES or otherwise.
Agreement to Indemnify and Hold Harmless: PARTICIPANT agrees to indemnify, save and hold harmless RELEASEES from any loss, liability, damage, or cost, including attorney fees, they may incur arising out of or related to his or her participation in the EVENT, whether caused by the negligence of RELEASEES or otherwise.
Assumption of Risk: PARTICIPANT acknowledges that the activities of the EVENT are very dangerous and involve a substantial risk of serious injury, death and/or property damage and that injuries received may be compounded or increased by negligent rescue operations or procedures of the RELEASEES. PARTICIPANT acknowledges and voluntarily assumes full responsibility for any risk of bodily injury, death, or property damage that may arise out of or is related to the EVENT, whether caused by the negligence of RELEASEES or otherwise.
Scope of Release: PARTICIPANT agrees that this Release and Waiver of Liability extends to all acts of negligence by RELEASEES, including negligent rescue operations, and is intended to be as broad and inclusive as is permitted by the laws of the State of Missouri. PARTICIPANT agrees that if any portion of the Release and Waiver of Liability is held invalid, the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.
Venue: This Release and Waiver of Liability shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. Dallas County, Missouri shall be the sole and exclusive venue for all disputes arising out of or related to this Release and Waiver of Liability or Participant’s participation in the EVENT.
2008 A-Modified Rules
1. ROLL CAGES
(A) Must consist of continuous hoops not less than 1.666-inch
outside diameter with a wall thickness of at least .095-inch. Low carbon, mild
steel tubing is recommended.
(B) Must be frame-mounted in at least six places. No brazing or
soldering allowed.
(C) Must consist of a configuration of front and rear hoops
connected by tubing on the sides or side hoops. Driver's head must not protrude
outside cage with helmet on and strapped in driver's seat. Must have minimum of
one cross bar in top halo of roll cage. Roll cage must be securely supported and
braced.
(D) Protection of feet is mandatory. Bar across back of engine
with vertical bars and rub rails, or similar protection. No brace bars forward
of cage may be higher than stock hood height. Main cage no further forward than
engine plate.
2. DOOR BARS: A minimum of three driver side door bars, at
least 1.5-inch O.D., must be as parallel with the ground as possible, and
located perpendicular to the driver so as to provide maximum protection for
driver, but without causing undue difficulty in getting into or out of vehicle.
The side bars must be welded to the front and rear of the roll cage members.
Must have at least one cross door bar, minimum 1.25-inch O.D., on passenger side
of car, either horizontal or angled. Steel door plates, 18
gauge or .049-inch minimum thickness metal, must be securely welded to outside
of door bars on driver's side. Plate must cover the area from the top door bar
to the bottom door bar and from the rear down post to five inches in front of
the seat. Must be visible for inspection.
3. SAFETY: Helmets are required and must be Snell SA95 or
better rating. Helmet must be worn at all times car is on the track and must
accompany vehicle at time of inspection. Roll bar padding required in driver
compartment. Fire retardant padding recommended. SFI approved full fire suits of
a flame retardant nature must be worn by all competitors. Fire retardant neck
braces and fire retardant gloves are required, fire retardant shoes highly
recommended. Full-size (minimum 16"x20") driver-side window net required (no
string-type nets). Window net to be mounted so latch is at top front of window.
Five point safety belts, sub belt, shoulder harness required. The shoulder
harness must be mounted securely to the roll cage. Seat belts and shoulder
harness recommended not to be more than one year old. Aluminum seats only. Seat
must be mounted inside the frame rail and ahead of the rear tire. Bottom of seat
can be no lower than the bottom of the frame rail. Kill switch required within
easy reach of driver. Switch must be clearly marked 'OFF' and 'ON'. 360-degree
drive shaft loop required and must be constructed of at least quarter-inch by
two-inch steel, or one-inch tubing, mounted six inches back from front U-joint.
Steel drive shafts and yokes only. Drive shaft must be painted white. Fire
extinguisher required and must be within easy reach of driver.
4 .ELECTRONICS: No transmitting or listening devices in car. No
electronic monitoring computer devices capable of storing or transmitting
information except tachometers allowed on cars. No digital gauges allowed on
car. No electronic traction control devices allowed. No adjustable ignition
control boxes allowed. Only one ignition box allowed on car. The only changes
that can be made with ignition box is rev-limiter settings, and only one
high-end setting is allowed. This setting can be changed through one chip only,
or an internal setting inside the box. No timing retard controls allowed. NO
engine tuning devices of any kind allowed within reach of the driver during
competition. No exceptions.
5 .EXHAUST: Exhaust system must be mounted in such a way as to
direct spent gasses away from cockpit of vehicle, away from ground, and away
from areas of possible fuel spillage.
6 .FUEL SYSTEM: Racing fuel cells required and must be mounted
by at least two solid steel straps, two inches wide around cell. Fuel cells must
be enclosed in steel container and must be mounted securely behind rear axle and
between the rear tires, no lower than six inches off the ground, protected by
roll-cage tubing . Protective tubing must cover the rear and extend past both
sides of fuel cell. Fuel cell must be a minimum of four inches ahead of rear
bumper and no part of fuel cell shall be lower than protective tubing. Fuel
cells must have check valves, and bladders are highly recommended. Fuel cells
are limited to 32-gallon maximum capacity. Pick-up must not be underneath fuel
cell.
7. FUEL: May be either gasoline or alcohol. NO Nitrous Oxide.
No performance-enhancing fuel additives of any kind. One 2- or one 4-barrel
carburetor allowed; must be naturally aspirated. NO fuel injection; NO electric
fuel pumps.
8. BATTERIES: One 12-volt battery only, must be securely
mounted and shielded. All vehicles must have the capability of starting without
being pushed or pulled. All cars must join lineup on demand, unaided, or go to
rear of that race.
9. WEIGHTS: Loose objects and/or weights must not be used in
driver's compartment or outside of the body or hood area. Any weights added to
other areas of vehicles must be securely mounted and must be painted white and
have the car number on it, and attached with at least two half-inch bolts. No
titanium products, parts or components allowed anywhere on race car. No
gun-drilled, tubular or hollow bolts or studs anywhere on car.
10. TIRES AND WHEELS:
(A) McCreary American Racer G-60 or G-60 Short (KK704) or
Hoosier G-60 IMCA tires. No softening or conditioning of tires allowed. Siping
and grooving allowed. No re-caps allowed.
(B) No wide-five wheel adapters allowed. Aluminum or steel
spacers allowed.
(C) May use bead lock, on right rear only. External, steel bead
lock only and it cannot make the wheel any narrower than 8 inches and no wider
than 8.75 inches. Must use only steel bolts. One foam type or mud cap allowed
on right rear only. May weld three tabs, no more than two inches long, on wheel
for mounting of mud cap. Bleeder valves are allowed.
11. FRAMES: No part of race car can be lower than four inches
from the ground (exception is front cross member and oil pan).
(A) Factory production complete full 1960 or newer parallel
American passenger car frames only. Frames may be cut in rear only at point not
further than 36 inches from center of rear end housing. No front clips or tube
type allowed. Maximum two inch wide by four inch tall frame stiffener may be
welded directly to outside of frame rail.
(B) Frames may not be widened or narrowed and must be able to
support roll cage on both sides. Must be full and complete both sides. Front
cross member must remain full and intact where joined at the frame rails, center
of cross member may be notched for radiator and/or steering clearance only.
(C) No Jeep, Bronco (etc.) or four-wheel drive frames allowed.
No sports car frames allowed. No front wheel drive allowed.
(D) Minimum wheelbase, 108 inches, both sides. Maximum overall
width (front or rear) shall not exceed 78 inches from outside of tire to outside
of tire.
12. SUSPENSION AND STEERING:
(A) Front suspension and steering must be unaltered approved
OEM and be in stock location, and must be replaceable by stock parts. Outer tie
rod end and adjustment sleeve may be replaced by a minimum .625-inch rod end and
steel tube. Weight jack must be in original center line
of spring. Stock passenger car spindles only; no fabricated spindles. Spindles
can be ground for brake caliper clearance only. Bottom A-frames cannot be
altered or moved (exception: can weld shock mount on A-frame). UMP approved
aftermarket lower a-frames allowed. No offset lower control arm
bushings. Tube-type upper A-frames allowed and can be moved. Front sway bar must
be approved OEM. No aluminum or fiberglass suspension or rear end parts allowed.
Steering box must be steel approved OEM and must remain within original bolt
pattern for type of frame used. No rack & pinion allowed. Steel steering shafts
and knuckles only. In-cockpit steering may be modified to suit driver's taste,
but must be kept on left side of cockpit. No center steering allowed.
(B) Coil over shocks allowed on rear only. Steel shocks only,
may use steel or aluminum coil over adaptor kit .No coil over shocks on front
of car.
(C) Rear of frame may be altered to accept leaf or coil
springs; any coil spring must be at least 4 1/2 inches outside
diameter. One steel coil spring per wheel only. No torsion bars allowed in rear.
Progressive springs allowed only on pull or lift bar.
(D) No devices allowed that would enable driver adjustment to
alter wheelbase or for weight jacking while car is in competition. No air shocks
or air bags allowed.
(E) One shock per wheel only. One Additional shock allowed on
rear suspension. No covers on suspension parts except clear cover on slider and
a shield to protect the shocks. This shield can cover no more than the front
half of the shocks. No Schrader valves or gas port shocks allowed.
13. BRAKES: Brakes must be operated on all four wheels and must
lock up all four wheels during inspection. No brake shut-off or pressure
sensitive devices allowed. Proportioning valve allowed, front to rear only.
Brake lines must be outside frame rails and visible. Vented rotors only. Rotors
cannot be lightened. Rotors may be re-drilled for different bolt pattern or
larger studs. Must be steel, approved OEM calipers, and they cannot be
lightened. No titanium products, parts or components allowed anywhere on race
car. No gun-drilled, tubular or hollow bolts or studs anywhere on car.
14. BODIES:
(A) 1970 or newer American compact passenger car only, no panel
vans or station wagons. Stock appearing front windshield and rear window support
unit, painted roll bars not acceptable substitute. May utilize a flat
half-windshield, with no wings, mounted to the roll cage. Mirrors not allowed.
Must have a minimum of three windshield bars in front of driver. Cowl panel in
front of driver can be no wider than cockpit and no farther back than the
steering wheel.
(B) Firewall and floorboards are mandatory. Fiberglass or
metal duplicates of body parts are permitted. Handmade body parts may be
constructed of steel, aluminum, or fiberglass. All cars in competition must have
a complete paint job, no reflective doors or quarter panels. No plastic body
parts allowed. Body must be the same width, front to rear, and parallel to the
frame.
(C) Original roof line of vehicle must be maintained. Must be
full size roof. No wings or any other ground effects are allowed anywhere
outside or inside car except 8" spoiler and 2" tall nose wings. Sail panels must
be the same on both sides of car. Any reinforcing lips on rear of sail panels
must be 180 degree bends.
(D) All cars must be numbered with large legible numbers on
both sides, on top and rear panel. Numbers on sides and top of car must be in
contrasting color from body, be at least four inches thick and at least 20
inches high.
(E) Sponsors' names must not interfere with car numbers and
must be neatly lettered.
(F) Engine compartment will remain open, no side panels; hood
sides may have maximum four-inch drop and must be enclosed at rear of hood;
maximum hood scoop height - six inches. Passenger side of body must be no
further forward than rear of block. No panel in front of right door to engine
compartment. No inner panels.
(G) Driver and passenger side windows must have at least
12-inch opening, measured at center of window, between the lowest point at the
top of window, whether the roof or roll cage, and the highest point at the
bottom of window, whether the interior or body.
15. TRANSMISSIONS: Must have at least one gear forward and one
reverse, plus a neutral position. With motor running and car in a still
position, driver must be able to engage car in gear and move forward, then
backward. No five speed transmissions, 'in and out' boxes, or quick change
devices allowed.
(A) All manual gear-type transmissions must have a standard OEM
appearing case. Disc-type clutch must be inside an explosion-proof steel bell
housing. Bert , Brinn, or Falcon transmission allowed and may be used with
aftermarket aluminum SFI bellhousing..
(B) Automatic transmissions must remain in OEM stock appearing
automatic case. Original bell housing must remain. Must have an approved scatter
shield or blanket. Scatter shield may be constructed of quarter-inch by
three-inch steel, 270 degrees around flex plate or flywheel.
16. BUMPERS: Center of top bumper bar, front and rear, must be
18 inches, plus or minus two inches, from ground.
(A) Steel bumpers must be used both front and rear. Two-bar
front bumpers must be mounted frame end-to-frame end, no wider than the width of
material outside frame horns, with the bottom loop parallel to the ground. Top
bar must be directly above bottom bar so bumper is perpendicular to ground. Must
be made of minimum 1.25-inch tubing and must be able to support car if lifted by
wrecker.
(B) Rear bumper, steel nerf bars and bodies must not extend
beyond width of rear tires, and must not contain any sharp edges. Rear bumper no
more than two inches wider than body on each side.
(C) Rear bumper must resemble one of three configurations. (1)
Straight bumpers can be no wider than five inches outside each frame rail. (2)
If the bumper is wider than that it must be bent forward on the ends at a
90-degree angle. (3) A bumper constructed in a loop design. (See body diagram).
17. REAR END: Any approved OEM passenger car type or truck rear
end may be used.
(A) No aluminum allowed, except lowering blocks, axle cap, and
drive flange. A one-inch inspection hole in center section is recommended. Full
steel spool, steel mini spool or welded rear ends only. Steel axles only.
(B) Quick change is optional: Steel tubes
only; ten (10) inch ring gear only; pinion and carrier bearings must be tapered;
titanium is not allowed; wide-five wheel patterns are not allowed; aluminum
spools are not permitted. STEEL SPOOLS ONLY. No exceptions.
18.ENGINES: No aluminum blocks! Aluminum heads allowed w/ 50
pounds of weight (25 lbs. on each side) added in front of the bell housing. 23
degree heads only.
(A) Any American make engine may be used as long as rear of
engine (bell housing flange) is mounted at least 72 inches forward from the
center line of rear axle. Engine offset must be kept within two inches of
centerline of front cross member with engine level. Engine height minimum will
be 11 inches from ground to front center of crankshaft.
(B) All engines used in competition must be able to be used in
conventional passenger car without alterations. Motor mounts cannot be removed
or altered. Castings and fittings must not be changed. No machine work on
outside engine or on front or rear of camshaft. NO magnetos. NO engine tuning
devices of any kind allowed within reach of the driver during competition. No
exceptions.
(C) 'Wet' oiling system only. Oil coolers must not protrude
above interior.
(D) Cooling system may be modified. Any overflow tubes must be
directed to the ground, between frame rails. Radiators to be mounted in front of
engine only.
19. Weight: Car must weigh at least 2450 pounds with driver after race.
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