2007 Rules - B Modified                                  12-04-06

The B-Mods will see motor changes in the 2008 season. We will try to have these out by the start of the 2007 season.

1. ROLL CAGE  - Roll cage must consist of continuous hoop not less than 1.66 inch outside diameter and must have a wall thickness of at least .095 inches.  Cage must be frame mounted in as least six places.  Must consist of a configuration of front and rear hoops connected by tubing on the sides or side hoops. Must have a Petty Bar on driver side.  Driver’s head must not protrude above cage with helmet on and strapped in driver’s seat.  Roll cage must be securely supported and braced.  Low carbon, mild steel tubing is recommended.  No brazing or soldering allowed. 
   
   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.  Driver door bars must be parallel with the ground and located perpendicular to the driver so as to provide maximum protection for driver without causing undue difficulty in getting into or out of vehicle.  The sidebars must be welded to the front and rear of the roll cage members.  Four door bars required.  Must be 1.5" diameter with .095-wall thickness.  Roll bar padding is required in driver's compartment.  No brazing or soldering allowed. 
   
   
    
2. SAFETY - Helmets are required and must be approved Snell SA95,  SA2000 or SA2005 full coverage and must be worn at all times car is on the track.  All helmets must meet Snell standards.  Helmet must accompany vehicle at time of inspection.  Racing seat mandatory.  Must be attached to frame and cage.  No fiberglass seats allowed. Fire suits of a flame retardant nature must be worn by all competitors.  Two-piece fire suits allowed.  NO KART SUITS AND NO FLAME RETARDANT COVERALLS. Fire resistant gloves and shoes recommended.  Left side window net mandatory.  A minimum of three safety bars must be installed in window opening in front of driver.  Screen may be attached.  Neck braces are mandatory. Fire extinguisher is required and must be mounted within driver reach. Extra safety equipment is optional.
   
   Competition 3” shoulder harness, 3” lap belt and sub-strap are required.  No factory-type shoulder belts or straps.  Metal to metal buckles are required on shoulder and seat belts.  The shoulder harness should be mounted even with, or slightly above, driver’s shoulders.  Belts should be anchored to frame and cage.  Seat belts and shoulder harness recommended not to be more than 1 year old.  Kill switch required and must be clearly marked  “on” and “off” and within driver reach. 
   
   Loose objects and/or weights must not be used in driver’s compartment or outside the body or hood area.  Any weights added to other areas of the vehicle must be securely mounted and should be painted white and have the car number on it.  Weights must be attached with at least two 1/2” bolts under the car body.
   
   
    
3. BRAKES - Brakes must be operated on all 4 wheels and must lock up all 4 wheels during inspection. No shutoff valves allowed in braking system.
   
   
    
4. EXHAUST - Exhaust system must be mounted in such a way as to direct spent gasses away from cockpit of vehicle and away from areas of possible fuel spillage.  
   
   
    
5. FUEL - Racing fuel cells are required and must be mounted by at least two steel straps, two inches wide, around cell.  Fuel cells must be enclosed in metal container and be mounted behind rear axle and securely mounted to roll cage. No part of fuel cell should be lower than protective tubing.  Protective tubing should be no wider than 6” on both sides of fuel cell.  Fuel cells must have check valves.  Bladders are highly recommended.  Fuel cells are limited to 32-gallon capacity.  Fuel must be gas only and have a octane reading no less than -50.  No alcohol, No nitrous oxide or nitro.  No pressurized fuel systems.  
   
   
    
6. BATTERY - Batteries must be securely mounted and shielded.  Batteries mounted inside vehicle must be in marine-type cases. 
   
   
    
7. TIRES AND WHEELS - Wheelbase must be 108” - no tolerance.  D.O.T. approved McCreary G-60 American Racer mounted on a conventional one-piece steel wheel with a maximum width of 8 inches.  Bead locking devices allowed on right front and right rear only.  Tires may be grooved or siped.  Maximum overall width (front or rear) cannot exceed 78” from outside of tread to outside of tread.  Maximum 1” steel or aluminum spacer allowed between front hub and wheel as long as overall width does not exceed 78" limit.
   
   Aluminum wheels, calipers, A-frames, spindles, or any other aluminum suspension parts are not allowed.  All calipers must be O.E.M.  No fabricated spindles allowed.   Plastic wheels are not allowed.
   
   
    
8. ENGINES AND CARBURETORS - 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 the front stub.  (Optional engine offset kept within 2” of centerline of front cross member.  Engine height minimum is 11” from ground to front center of crankshaft.) 
   
   All engine blocks 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 altered.  No aluminum engine blocks allowed.  No machine work allowed on outside engine or on front or rear of camshaft.  No aluminum heads allowed.  No roller cams. No shaft rocker arms. No dry sump oiling systems allowed. 
   
   Mufflers optional.  (If you lose muffler in competition, you will be disqualified.)  Cooling system may be modified.
   
   One two-barrel carburetor.  No aerosol carbs.  No dominators.  No fuel injection. Block mounted mechanical push rod type fuel pump only.  Must be naturally aspirated.  $200 carburetor claim - follow engine claim procedures. Driver may claim carburetor or engine, but not both on the same night.
9. FRAMES - Factory production 1960 or newer American passenger car frames only.  Frames may be cut in rear only at point not further than 36” from center of rear end housing.  Frames may not be widened or narrowed and must be able to support roll cage on both sides.  Must be full and complete on both sides.  Front cross member maybe notched for radiator clearance only.  Minimum frame height and body height from ground is 4”. 
   
   Front suspension must be O.E.M. and be in stock location and must be replaceable by stock part from same type suspension.  Stock passenger car spindles only, no fabricated spindles.  Bottom A-frames cannot be altered or moved.  Tube-type upper A-frames allowed and cannot be moved.  Heim joints allowed.  No coil-over shocks allowed on either front or rear.  No homemade coil covers used anywhere on race car.  No Jeep, Bronco, etc. or 4-wheel drive frames allowed.  No sports car frames allowed.  No front-wheel drive allowed.  Rear of frame may be altered to accept leaf or coil springs.  Any coil springs must be at least 4.5 inches outside diameter.  No fiberglass springs allowed.  No torsion bars allowed in rear.  No hydraulic, ratchet or electric weight jacks allowed anywhere on car.  
10.  BODIES - 1970 or newer American compact passenger car only (no panel vans or station wagons).  Must be full sized aluminum or fiberglass roof.  Should be stock appearing.  Stock appearing front windshield and rear window support unit (painted roll bars not acceptable substitute).  Firewall and floorboards are mandatory.  All body parts should be recognizable as factory production vehicle.  Fiberglass or metal duplicates of body parts are permitted.  Handmade body parts may be constructed of steel, aluminum or fiberglass but should be recognizable as factory production vehicle.  No “slab” bodies. 
    
    All cars in competition must have a complete paint job.  All cars should be numbered with large legible numbers on both sides and on top.  Numbers on sides of car should be in contrasting color from body and be at least 4 inches think and at least 20 inches high.  Top numbers should be in contrasting color and at least 4 inches thick and 30 inches high.  Sponsors’ names must not interfere with car numbers and must be neatly lettered. 
    
    Original roofline of vehicle should be maintained with a maximum 2-inch drop rear to front.  No wings, spoilers, deflectors or any other ground effects are allowed anywhere outside or inside the car.  Engine compartment will remain open, no side panels.  Hood sides may be a maximum 4” drop and must be enclosed at rear of hood. Front of hood scoops must be enclosed. Bodies should extend no further forward than back of block.  Rear panel to be a solid panel at least 8 inches high all the way across the back and must include car number.  Driver and passenger side windows must have at least 12” vertical opening. 
    
    Bumpers must be used both front and rear.  Front bumpers should be mounted frame-end to frame-end with the bottom loop parallel to the ground.  Bumpers should be a minimum of 1.25-inch pipe and must be able to support car if lifted by wrecker.  Rear bumpers, nerf bars and bodies must not extend beyond width of rear tires and must not contain any sharp edges.  Rear bumpers may be constructed of pipe or flat stock and must protect the fuel cell.  Center of front and rear bumpers must be between 16" and 20" from the ground. 
    
    
     
11. DRIVE TRAIN - O.E.M. production type transmissions will be allowed - 3 speed, 4 speed, 5 speed and automatic.  No “in and out” boxes.  No buttons or couplers.  Bert and Brinn transmissions will be legal.. Must be clutch operated.  (With motor running and car in a still position, driver must be able to engage car in gear and move forward and backward at all times.)  Clutch must be inside of bell housing.  Transmission must have at least one gear forward and one gear reverse, plus a neutral position and must be able to be shifted by driver.  All race cars must join lineup on demand, unaided, or go to rear of that race. 
    
    Clutch type transmissions must be equipped with an explosion proof bell housing.  If an explosion proof bell housing is not available for your engine, you may construct a shield of at least ¼ inch by 6 inch steel covering the clutch area 360 degrees and be securely fastened.  Drive shaft loop is required and must be constructed of at least ¼ inch by 2-inch steel and should be mounted no more than 6 inches back from front of drive shaft.  Drive shaft must be painted white and have car number on it.
    
    Any passenger type car or truck rear end may be used.  No aluminum allowed except lowering blocks, axle cap and drive plate.  No quick-change devices allowed.  Grand National rear end allowed.  No ratchet type rear ends. Steering box must be O.E.M.  No rack and pinion allowed.  Steering box must remain in original bolt pattern for type of frame used.  In-cockpit steering may be modified to suit driver’s taste but must be kept on left side of cockpit.  No center steering. 
    
    No transmitting or listening devices in car.   No traction-control devices.  If found, driver and car are suspended for four events plus loss of points for previous 4 weeks.
    
    
     
12. CAR WEIGHT RULE - All cars must weigh 2500 pounds with driver after race. 
13. ENGINE CLAIM. - $450 engine claim with exchange.  $25 of this goes to wrecker for pulling engines.  If engine claim is refused, driver loses money and points for that night plus two weeks suspension.  Engine claim does not include (1) flywheel, (2) clutch, (3) pressure plate, (4) bell housing, (5) headers, (6) carburetor, (7) starter, (8) motor mounts, (9) sending units and switches for oil pressure and water temperature, (10) carburetor adapter, (11) fan and pulleys, (12) clutch ball, (13) clutch arm, (14) throw-out bearing, (15) dip stick, (16) water pump, (17) fuel pump, (18) distributor and (19) plug wires. 
    
    Carburetor claim:  $200.  If carburetor claim is refused, driver loses money and points for that night plus two weeks suspension. 
    
    First four position finishers (whether running or not) are subject to engine and carburetor claim by any other driver finishing fifth on back in feature and on the same lap as the fourth place car.  Driver is allowed to make one engine claim or one carburetor claim per event, regardless of outcome of that claim.  In case of multiple claims, engine or carburetor will go to qualified claiming driver finishing farthest back.  Driver making claim must drive his racecar immediately after finish of feature, under its own power, directly to the claiming area.  Only drivers and officials allowed in claiming area.  Claims must be made within 5 minutes of end of feature race and claim must be accepted or denied within 5 minutes of offer. Claimed engine or carburetor must be completely removed within one hour from the time claim is accepted.
    
    All claims must be made to track official.  Only drivers may claim.  Refusal to sell forfeits all points and cash and contingency winnings for that night and car and driver are suspended from the B Modified class for the next two weeks.  No driver may claim more than one engine or one carburetor per regular season, plus number of times you have been claimed.  Must participate in two consecutive events to claim.

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