DEMOLITION DERBY RULES AND REGULATIONS

For further information call Anna Tokarz at 519 762-2617

Wallacetown Agricultural Society

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The entry is is $20.00 per car. Entries will be accepted on the day of the event up to 12:30 p.m.


DEMOLITION DERBY RULES and REGULATIONS
A. Each driver must fill out an Entry Form. All drivers must supply their own cars. Only one entry per person. Proof of ownership must accompany each car entered.
B. Each driver must be of legal age in Ontario (18 years) and must hold a valid Driver's Licence.
C. The track or promoter reserves the right to approve or reject and and all entries
D. Only owners, drivers, mechanics, etc. who sigh the release sheet is permitted in the pit area or on the track
E. No cars are permitted in the competition area before the heat in which they are to participate.
F. The promoter, track owners or the fair association will not be held responsible for any cars, parts, or personal property before, during and after the show or overnight.


TYPE OF CAR

  1. Any American-made stock, hardtop automobile or station wagon is allowed. No trucks, convertibles, jeeps, hearses, or limousines are allowed.
  2. Any stock factory-made rear-ends are permitted, including positraction and limited-slip differentials.

PREPARATION OF THE CAR:

Remove the following before arriving at the fairground

  1. The car must be race-ready and ready for inspection when entering the fair grounds

  2. All glass including the windshield, side windows, rear window, head and tail lights. Rolling the windows down is not permitted.
  3. Chrome molding strips and the bottom portion of the rear seats must be removed.
  4. Any sharp protruding fins or dangerous objects. (Mask down or cut off)
  5. No special bumpers, reinforcements, fabrications or trailer hitches are permitted.
  6. Welded solid, or chained down engine mounts are rcommended.
  7. Roll over bars are allowed but not necessary.
  8. No reinforcing bars in the interior of the car is allowed except for the drivers door.
  9. No spring jacks, blocked shocks or reversed shackles are permitted. The suspension must be free of blocks.
  10. Only one automotive type battery is allowed. It may be moved to any position in the car, but it must be securely fastened and covered. Boxed in - No BUNGY CORDS!
  11. All doors must be fastened shut by wire, straps, or welded for the driver's safety.
  12. Cutting fenders for wheel clearance only is permissible and ends of bumpers may be cut off.
  13. Radiators, transmission coolers and heaters must remain in the original position or be taken off.
  14. The hood may be fastened down in 4 places; the trunk lid or tailgate may be fastened down in 4 places, with only 2 strands of wire through each hole. It is recommended that the hood and trunk lid springs be removed. Official's decision over the use of wire will prevail. No aditional weight in the trunk is allowed.
  15. The driver's door should be painted white and left blank for numbering. Special numbers are permitted, but only on a white background.
  16. Stock gas tanks must be removed. A 5 gallon portable tank may be located on the front of the rear riser ahead of the rear axle or the nearest convenient position closest to the rear axle on station wagons. All tanks must be securely fastened, ahead of the rear axle and covered. A maximum of (3) three gallons of gas is permitted per heat.
  17. Fuel injected cars may move the original gas tank into the back seat. It must be well secured with leak proof fittings and have a fireproof shield. It must also have a safety toggle switch for the fuel pump.
  18. Cars with electric fuel pumps must have a safety shut-off switch with easy access located to the left of the steering column between the column and window post and be painted with florescent red paint.
  19. The auto must be swept clean. No junk tires, wheels, metal parts, etc. are allowed iside the car.
  20. Each car must be signed in and inspected at the entrance to the infield and each driver will be assigned a heat . . . No entries will be allowed one hour prior to show time.
  21. It is recommended that the driver's door be reinforced inside with a steel bar, angle iron, or pipe. The length is not to extend more that * inches on either end of the driver's door.
  22. It is MANDATORY that a minimum 16 inch opening be cut in the center of the hood over the carburator and the carburator must be covered by a breather to prevent fires.
  23. Only automotive type 4 ply tires are allowed. No double tires or liquids in the tires. No studs or screws in the rims to hold the tires.
  24. A strong wire, bar, or cable should be attached from the bottom to the top of the windshield on or near the driver's side of the vehicle. This safety precaution is taken to prevent injury to the driver in the event that a front-end collision may dislodge the hood and send it into the driver compartment through the open windshield. Scatter shields are also recommended.

RUNNING

  1. A safety belt, Z-90 approved helmet and approved goggles (all goggles or face shields must be clear in colour) for eye protection is required.
  2. Driver's may manoeuver forward and backward, but there will be No deliberate head-on collisions and no deliberate hitting on the driver's door.
  3. Vehicles must be dependable and have suffient brakes at all times. Boundries must be observed.
  4. No drinking alcoholic beverages on the track, emergency vehicle area or in the pit area. Any driver or pitman found under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be immediately disqualified and removed from the grounds.
  5. A vehicle will be disqualified if the driver's door comes open during a heat.
  6. A one minute time limit is enforced by the track officials for restarts and making competitive contact with another car. Hits must be aggressive. Simple contact within the time limit does not constitute combat and could be considered sandbagging.
  7. All cars are to be removed from the fairgrounds following the show by 9:00 p.m. or they will become the property of the Wallacetown Agricultural Society and the officials will have them removed unless otherwise notified at the driver's meeting. A removal deposit may be required in some instances.
  8. A $100.00 protest fee is required to contest an action against another car.
  9. Anyone in the pit area must be 18 years old or older.
  10. A car will be disqualified for the day if anyone without a pit pass is found associating with that car in the ring or pit area.
  11. Only officials and drivers of derby cars are allowed in the ring.

The derby will be composed of individual heats, Powder-Puff and the Feature Event. Cash prizes and trophies will go to the winners of each heat, powder-puff, and go to the finals. The second place winners will receive a cash prize. All first place winners go on to the Feature Event. The Society will also award two trophies for the Best Looking entries. The decisions of the judges are final as to the winner of each heat. Rules and heats are subject to change without notice according to the Wallacetown Agricultural Society.

Additional safety regulations may be imposed depending on the track. Titles must be turned in on all cars left for junk.

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