The Purpose of these rules is to provide a standard of racing for an economy class of compact truck for the enjoyment of racing. If you cannot abide by this set of rules, do not build a truck to run with this class. If you do not see it in the rules do not do it without calling the race director.
1. Approved trucks: Chevy S-10, GMC S-15, Dodge D-50, Ford Courier, Ford Ranger,
Datsun, Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Chevy Luv, Mazda B- Series. All must maintain a
Minimum 101” wheelbase. Extended cabs or extra cabs allowed. Any other trucks must
Be approved. Extended Cabs will have pedals in stock location, no pedal extensions
Allowed. NO front wheel drive trucks.
2. Engines: Four-cylinder inline, single camshaft motors. Any engine in any truck. No
Roller cams. 2 valves per cylinder 2600CC maximum.
3. Intake: Stock intake manifold for motor used. Manifold must maintain stock
Appearance for motor used. Aftermarket intakes OK. No more than 3 inches
Between the plunum and carb. Allowance of 1/4 inch for gaskets. O.k. to rotate carb.
No homemade intake manifolds
4. Cylinder Head: Must be mass-produced by O.E.M manufactured. Any deburring,
Porting, polishing of cylinder head will add 100lbs of weight to race truck.
Hydraulic, non-ported, unpolished cylinder heads will be allowed to remove 100lbs
From the race truck (2150lbs min). No SVO heads.
5. Block: Must be mass-produced by O.E. Manufacture. Block must use OEM
Crankshaft. Rods must be steel, flat top pistons only. No Aluminum Rods. Subject to
Tech man.
6. Rear Ends: Any stock rear end, Stock OEM third member. No torque or traction
Devices of any kind. Welding of gears and spooling are permitted. If rear end is
Changed it must be remounted with stock components of truck used. No aluminum
Rear-ends unless OEM. Pan hard rod or Watts linkage allowed
But must be parallel to axle. No Limited slips
7. Roll Cage: Full roll cage made with 1.5" Steel Tubing .095" wall thickness minimum.
Three sissy bars on left side of cage, two on the right. Right side of cage will not be
Left of inside frame rail. The cage must have sheet metal on the outside of the cage
From the A pillar to the B pillar covering the left side sissy bars. 20 gauge min.
Must have Diagonal Halo Bar
8. Firewall and floor pan: Must remain in stock location and condition with front post
Remaining in truck. All holes must be filled. The #1 Spark plug must be no further
Back Than a line between the upper ball joints. The firewall will remain continuous
From the Right door post to the left doorpost. No running of the exhaust through the
Firewall. Rocker panels maybe removed but must be recovered. If the firewall is
Altered it must be replaced by welding 20 gauge steel or higher in its place. No rivets
Or bolts and must be approved by the Tech man.
9. Fuel Cells: Mandatory. Must be securely fastened in bed of truck between frame rails.
Must be enclosed in a 22 Gauge steel box with top. Must be at least 12” in front of
Rear bumper, with hoop. Subject to tech approval. All trucks running electric fuel
Pump must have oil pressure activated system to power electric fuel pump.
Momentary bypass switch is allowed.
10. Battery: Securely fastened in bed of truck. Accessible master switch required on top
Of bed behind driver.
11. Wheels: Approved racing wheels of 8” maximum width.
12. Fire Extinguisher: Securely mounted within drivers reach, 2lb minimum. Fire
Control system highly recommended. Every driver must also have a fully charged 10lb Class B fire
extinguisher in their pits at all times.
(amended into rules on 3/30/2008 to adjust to the rules at tracks we race)
13. Belts: Three-inch lap and shoulder harness. 5 point recommended. Must be no more
Than 5 years old.
14. Metal Seat and Headrest: Required. Must meet racing specs. Joes, Butler built,
ETC. Mounted by manufacture specs. No Home made, fiberglass, or plastic seats.
Subject to Tech man.
15. Scatter Shield: Scatter shield mandatory. Must cover clutch and flywheel. Minimum
3/8” belt material.
16. Window Net: Mandatory must cover tightly from B pillar to steering wheel with one
Easy connection. Racing approved nets only and easily opened.
17. Windshield: All trucks must have a windshield securely mounted with a minimum of
Two vertical bars. Lexan highly recommended. Subject to tech. You must also have
Your truck number in white minimum of 4” in diameter put up in the top right hand
Corner of your windshield. Must be viewable from flag stand
18. Radiator: Will remain in the front of the engine and have an overflow can, 1 qt
Minimum. No Antifreeze, No Glycol based products.
19. Muffler: Truck must have a working muffler with its sound output at no more than
95DB at 100 FT.
20. Exhaust: Header may be used. Exhaust to exit behind Cab of truck.
21. Sway bar: Any stock type OEM sway bar allowed. Mounting optional.
22. Carburetor: Any stock 2 Barrel carb. No side drafts, blowers, injectors or turbos
Allowed.
23. Brakes: Trucks must have all four-wheel brakes in working order. Only stock parts
Allowed. The only aftermarket part allowed is the master cylinder, pedal assembly.
Rear disc brakes o.k.
24. Spoiler: Maximum height is 6 inches. Spoiler can be no wider than truck bed.
25. Weight: Must be met at all times
• 2150lbs with hydraulic head (tappets) no porting,
No polishing
• 2250lbs with solid head (tappets) no porting, no
Polishing
• 2350lbs with ported and polished heads.
Hydraulic or solid head
26. Tires: Goodyear Short Track Special only. A300
Compound only.
22.0 x 8.0 – 13” D2332
23.0 x 8.0 – 13” D2333
A. Your tires will be chalked prior to qualifying; you must run the same tires you
Qualify on in the main event. If you need to change a tire for any reason you must
Have tech approval. Pending tire contract
27. Flywheel: Must use a disk clutch and pressure plate. No ram style couplers, no direct
Boxes.
28. Fire suit: Mandatory.
29. Cab: Will be mounted on stock body mounts in stock location. May remove
Mounting rubber. No altering of roof height or angle. Later model cab may be used,
But must retain stock firewall and floor pan of frame used.
30. Springs: You may cut or heat. Aftermarket springs ok. No mono or fiberglass springs
Allowed. Front and rear weight jacks allowed (ride height adjusters).
31. Suspension Front: Stock unmodified OEM lower control arms of frame used,
Mounted in the stock location. Upper control arms optional, with mounting
Optional. No drop spindles. Any OEM spindle allowed. Weight jacks allowed. Any
Steel body, or rebuildable steel body shock allowed. No aluminum body, coil over or
Adjustable (clicker) on the truck allowed. Front frame may be cut up to 6” back for
Bumper mounting purposes only. Frame ride height is a minimum of 4” without
Driver. 1/4-inch tolerance post race. Stock type rack and pinion O.K.
32. Radios: Not allowed at this time
Temporary added amendment: Outlaw compacts will be allowed to put truck bodies on there outlaw compact legal chassis for rear wheel drive cars ONLY we will not allow front wheel drive cars to convert...Must have a truck built or fully converted to a truck chassis by beginning of 2010.
The rules and or regulations set for herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a spectator, participant or official.