Old Hwy 218 N, Lee County Fairgrounds, Donnellson, Iowa

COPYRIGHT 2008

THESE RULES ARE SOLE PROPERTY OF LEE COUNTY SPEEDWAY ANY DIRECT COPY WITH OUT WRITTEN PERMISSION BY TERRY HOENIG WILL BE PUNISHABLE BY LAW. 

2008 Wild Thing Rules - Lee County Speedway

1.                 Any 4 cylinder car or truck with a maximum wheelbase of 105” for cars and maximum 108” for trucks.

2.                 Complete stock body, frame, and suspension.  No 4 wheel or all wheel drive cars or trucks.  No bracing anywhere on car.  Steering column, and pedals must remain stock for that make and model. CAR HORN MUST WORK!!!!

3.                 The insulation under the hood must be removed for fire prevention.

4.                 One stock carburetor or one throttle body or factory multi port fuel injection systems only, must be stock for that make and model.  No forced air induction allowed of any kind.  No turbo chargers, or super chargers, allowed.

5.                 Exhaust must come off engine and exit under the car running back at least behind the driver’s seat.  Exhaust system must consist of one single pipe with no holes or leaks.

6.                 Stock transmission and rear end (or front end) for that make and model.  No Posi-track or locked rearends or front diferentials allowed.

7.                 Battery may be moved from stock location to inside the cockpit of the car but must be enclosed in a steel container securely fastened to the car.

8.                 Stock passenger car tires only.  The front two tires must be the same size, side to side.  The back two tires must be the same size, side to side.  Tires can be no wider than 60 series.  No low profile tires.  No directional tires.  30 lbs. Of air pressure minimum.  Wheels must be factory OEM type steel or aluminum wheels with a maximum width of 6-inches.  No aftermarket or racing wheels allowed.

9.                 Pump gas only.  Stock gas tanks may remain in stock location (maximum of ½ tank of gas).  If stock tank is removed, a boat tank or approved fuel cell must be used (max. of 12 gallons) located securely in the trunk area and covered.  Must be safe.  Check valves on the tank vents are recommended.

10.             Roll Cage:  A four post roll cage is mandatory.  Cage must be mounted to the frame or unibody with plates and have a loop around the top connecting the four posts and also be fastened to the roof of the car.  Top hoop must have at least one cross bar located near the center of the hoop.  Three driver's door bars will be maditory along with at least one bar on the passenger's side.  Cage must have a horizontal bar behind the driver to fasten belts to.  No bars from the roll cage will be allowed to pass through the front firewall.  Rear support (kicker) bars may not be mounted to the car any further back than the front of the rear wheel wells.  All bars used in the cage must be constructed of minimum 1 ¾” diameter x .095 thickness tubing.

11.             Driver’s door may have a protection bar (max of ½” thick by 4” high) piece of flat steel not to extend over 6” on either side of the driver’s door and may be welded or bolted to the outside of the car door level with the height of the bumpers.  All doors may be welded shut.

12.             Full face SA 95, SA 2000 or SA 2005 helmets only, 5 point safety racing seat belts, racing seat, window net, gloves, neck braces, and fire resistant driving suits are mandatory.  SA 95 Helmets will NOT be allowed in 2009

13.             All glass, mirrors, and light lenses must be removed.  Driver protection bars (min. of 4 bars 3/8” diameter) and mud screen must be installed in front of the driver in the windshield area.

14.             All 4 brakes must be operable.

15.             Cars must start under their own power.

16.             Drive shaft, if applicable, must be painted white.  The car must also have a drive shaft loop constructed out of ¼” x 2” flat steel mounted 6” behind the front U-joint.

17.             No added ballast (weight) of any kind to the car.

18.             Drivers 14 – 18 years of age may be allowed to compete with parental permission form signed/notarized.  All drivers must sign waiver at pit entry.

19.             Car numbers must be legible and in contrasting colors to car, recommended 20” tall with 3” thick lines.  Car numbers are to be placed on each side of the car and on top of the car so it can be read from the passenger’s side of the car.  Cars must also have their number placed in the upper right hand corner of their windshield area on a piece of metal mounted to the car that can be seen from the front.

20.             There will be a $400 Claim or a $200.00 exchange, (seller’s choice) in effect for the top 4 finishers of the feature event.  Driver wanting to make claim must drive his/ her car under it's own power to the tech area within 5 minutes of the checkered flag and announce the claim to a tech official along with $400 cash.  The tech official will inform the person being claimed that a claim has taken place and they will have 5 minutes to decide weather they are going to sell, exchange, or refuse the claim.  Refusal to sell will result in loss of money and points for that event and points for the season along with racing privileges being suspended for two calendar weeks.  To claim, a driver must have raced the two previous point races to claim on the third point race and must finish on the lead lap of the feature event.  A driver may not claim the same driver twice in the same season.  Track promoter has the option to claim any car finishing in the top 4 positions.  Driver’s claim takes precedence over promoter’s claim.  The battery, racing seat belts, racing seat and window nets do not go with the claim.  If two drivers claim the same car we will draw to see who gets the claiming rights.

REVISED January 3, 2008