Saturday, July 19, 7:00 PM

on the track

Classes:

The Madison County Fair Demolition Derby is a spectator attraction. In the interest of safety and fairness, drivers and team members are subject to and must obey the following rules and regulations.  Each driver and team member has an obligation to read the rules for their best interest.

General Rules:

1. These rules supersede any and all rules previously used; all general rules and regulations of the fair apply unless noted here. Rules are subject to change without notice according to the Madison County Fair committee. Decisions of the officials are final.
   
   
2. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and will be grounds for disqualification and barring from future derbies. Drivers are responsible for the actions of their crewmembers. ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL. Use or possession of alcohol will result in immediate disqualification and removal from the grounds.
   
   
3. Each driver must fill out an entry blank. Entry forms may be filled out at the fair if the limit of cars has not been met.
   
   
4. All drivers must supply their own cars, and only one entry per person.
   
   
5. No one under the age of 18 is permitted to drive in the derby and no one under the age of 16 is permitted in the staging area. Each driver must sign in at the registration desk the day of the event and have the car placed in line for inspection by 4:00 pm.
   
   
6. Driver armbands will be issued upon registration and signing release forms. Valid photo identification for driver is REQUIRED at registration.
   
   
7. Only one person per car (typically the driver) will be allowed free admission to the fair on the day of the competition. This person must accompany the car through the gate in order to receive free admission. Anyone else helping the team must pay regular admission. No one else coming in before or after the car, even if it is the driver, will receive free admission.
   
   
8. Car number is assigned (see entry form) upon receipt of application. Drivers must wait for confirmation before numbering cars. Cars registering at the event must accept the number assigned. Heat assignments are made after receiving all applications.
   
   
9. The derby committee, promoter, track owner and/or fair association will not be held responsible for any cars, parts or personal property before, during, and after the event, or overnight. All cars must be removed from fairgrounds following the event unless prearranged with derby chairman. Towing required for violators will be charged to the driver of the car.
   
   
10. Drivers are required to participate in a drivers' meeting and introductions before the event.
    
    
11. Any classes requiring multiple heats will be stopped once there are three (3) cars left running and making contact. Those three cars will receive trophies and the right to advance to the feature heat. The feature event will be stopped once there is one (1) car left running and making contact. First, second, and third place trophies and prizes will be awarded in the feature event. Classes not requiring heats will be run like the feature.
    
    
12. The Women's Class is for female drivers only. All other rules apply. The winner of the Women's Class will have the option of advancing to the Stock Car feature heat, but this is not required. Women are not required to run in the Women's Class; women are allowed to participate in other if they choose.
    
    
13. No one except for the drivers and event staff will be allowed inside the track area during the running of the derby. Everyone else, including team members, must be behind the wooden fence at all times during the heats.

Running of Car :

1. Safety belt, Z-90 approved helmet and face shield are required.
   
   
2. No deliberate hitting on the driver's door.
   
   
3. Vehicles must have dependable brakes at all times and track boundaries must be observed.
   
   
4. A vehicle will be disqualified if the driver's door comes open during a heat. Any car deemed unsafe to continue by the officials before or during the event will be disqualified.
   
   
5. One minute limit is enforced by track officials for re-starts 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.
   
   
6. A $100.00 protest fee is required to contest another car. Protest must be specific and made within ten (10) minutes of the end of the last heat, before the feature event. The protest must be made to the Derby Chairman and be witnessed by a Fair Board Director. Only cars running in the feature heat may be protested and only a registered derby driver may file a protest. If the car protested is found to be illegal, it will be disqualified and the protest fee becomes the property of the fair association. If the car protested is found to be legal, its driver receives the protest money and is allowed to run in the feature event.

Stock Car & 4 Cylinder Preparation Rules:

Note: Important New Information in Rule #12

1. NO DIESELS. All cars must be gas driven. Any compact 4-cylinder foreign or domestic car may be entered that is 2-wheel drive. In the Stock Car Class, any American made stock hardtop automobile or station wagon is allowed; however NO Chrysler Imperials 1966 or older, no oversized Cadillacs, no Checker cabs, no trucks, no jeeps, no hearses, and no limousines are permitted.
   
   
2. Remove the following before arriving at the fairgrounds; all fiberglass, hood latch, chrome molding strips, bottom portion of rear and all glass (including windshield, side windows, rear windows, headlights and taillights. Rolling the windows down is not permitted). Mash down or cut off any sharp protruding fins or dangerous objects. Sweep car clean of all wheels, broken glass, metal parts, etc.
   
   
3. No special bumpers, reinforcements, fabrications, or trailer hitches permitted.
   
   
4. Radiators, transmission coolers and heaters must remain in the original position or be taken off. Absolutely no antifreeze is allowed-straight water only.
   
   
5. All doors must be fastened shut by wire, straps, chain or welded for driver safety.
   
   
6. Only one battery, any size, is allowed. It must be placed in the floorboard of the passenger's compartment and securely fastened and covered. (No jumper packs allowed).
   
   
7. Cutting fenders for wheel clearance only is permissible. Ends of bumpers may be cut off. Bumpers may be welded around the bumper shock assembly.
   
   
8. Leaf springs must be stock including shocks, hangers and clamps. No changing coil springs to leaf springs.
   
   
9. Hood must be fastened down in four (4) places with wire or chain after inspection. Trunk or tailgate may be fastened down in four (4) places with wire or chain after inspection.
   
   
10. Car number must be on both doors and on top of car. Number should be NO LESS THAN TWO FEET HIGH.
    
    
11. If stock gas tanks are removed from automobile and replaced with a boat tank in the back seat area and no further forward than the rear of the front seat, all tanks must be securely fastened to the floor and covered. Fuel cells are acceptable. An electric fuel pump must be attached to the frame on the bottom side of the car. SG will be permitted in the 4-cylinder class only.
    
    
12. It is recommended that the driver's door be reinforced inside the with a steel bar, angle iron pipe; the length may not to exceed eight inches on either side of the driver's door. Also, a fire extinguisher be placed within reach of driver. It is permissible to run a steel bar from post to post behind the driver's seat and also across the dash from door to door.
    
    
13. A mandatory 8x8 or larger hole must be cut in the center of the hood over the carburetor.
    
    
14. No double tires or liquid in tires is permitted. No studs or screws in rims to hold tires.
    
    
15. No studded or mud grip tires - straight tread only. All seasonal radials passenger (P) rated not LT.
    
    
16. A strong wire or nylon mesh screen is recommended on driver's window and window area. Plexiglass is permitted in driver's windshield.
    
    
17. No intentional altering (chopping) of frame or suspension.
    
    
18. No vulgar or profane words or symbols on the car.
    
    
19. Body mounts must be stock, factory rubber between body and frame. No extra mounts are permitted.
    
    
20. No additional weights, concrete blocks, etc., are allowed to be placed in the car.
    
    
21. A vertical bar may be welded from roof to hood to prevent the hood from coming in on driver.

Outlaw Preparation Rules:

1. Remove all glass, including side mirrors, front windshield, rear glass, headlights, taillights, and any light bulbs (interior/exterior). No broken glass within doors.
   
   
2. Remove all chrome, moldings, clips for molding and emblems, antenna, wipers, trim, door handles.
   
   
3. Remove any fiberglass and plastic, including materials that are flammable such as carpet, headliner, upholstery, rear top and bottom seat, passenger seat (if applicable) and door panels. The dashboard may remain within the car. The car MUST be free of any loose objects inside the car and trunk area. Remove spare tire and jack. Insulation under the hood MUST be removed.
   
   
4. Do not mount any objects on the outside of the car.
   
   
5. You MUST display your car number on each side of the car (preferably the driver and passenger doors), and on the roof. The numbers MUST be 15" or more in height on the doors, and 24" or more in height on the roof. The number must be clearly visible against the background color.
   
   
6. Engine, Transmission, and Rear any combination acceptable. Firewall may be cut for distributor clearance only. Fill holes with nonflammable material. 5 lug rear only.
   
   
7. Radiator may be positioned anywhere under the hood. Flush all antifreeze from the system. Water only! No A/C condensers. Remove system.
   
   
8. Mufflers MUST be removed.
   
   
9. No trailer hitches. The entire system MUST be removed.
   
   
10. Suspension: Air shocks allowed. You cannot have both coil and leaf springs. Coil springs may be converted to leaf springs. A maximum of 7 leafs per side allowed. Do not weld your leaf springs together. You can weld the left springs mounting brackets to keep them from separating from the car. You may collapse the bumper shocks. Shims and spacers are allowed to raise the rear end. Height of car not to exceed 25". We will measure from the ground to the bottom of the bumper. No Exceptions!
    
    
11. Bumpers: Any year car OEM bumpers allowed. No Truck bumpers!!! Do not reinforce the bumper by "adding something to it" (i.e. welding an extra bar behind the bumper). You will not pass inspection. Excessive fabrication subject to the official's discretion.
    
    
12. Tires: Any ply tire, no bigger than 16' height. Inner tubes allowed. Straight read tires only, No studded tires. Metal may be cut for tire clearance - Your discretion.
    
    
13. Gas Tanks: Stock as tank MUST be removed. A five-gallon fuel cell is highly recommended (no large than 6 gallons). MUST be securely mounted to the floor with bolts (using 4-point hold down system) in the middle of the back seat. CSA approved Marine tanks are acceptable. No plastic or jerry cans allowed. All connections (lines) MUST be secured and leak proof. Fuel lines MUST have leak proof fittings. No plastic lines allowed, MUST be rubber or steel. Keep lines away from exhaust systems! Fuel lines MUST be protected by steel pipe, tubing or a hose within a hose. Only gasoline or diesel fuel allowed in tanks. Holes MUST be drilled under and around the fuel cell/tank - in case of gas spillage. Cars with electric fuel pumps MUST have a safety shut off switch mounted with easy access. If your fuel cell/tank is loose, you will not pass inspections!!
    
    
14. Fuel cell/tanks MUST be completely covered with a fireproof shield. The shroud or shield MUST be mounted separate from the fuel cell/tank. A four point hold down should be used. SHROUD MUST HAVE FOUR (4) SIDES AND A TOP, AND BE MADE OF METAL. Do not cover fuel cell/tank until after inspection.
    
    
15. Hood: latch and hinge springs MUST be removed before inspection. Hood MUST have original (factory) hinges or similar hinges. Do not secure hood until inspection. A 12" diameter hole MUST be cut above carburetor, if you are not running exhaust through hood. When securing hood-no more than 4 ALL reads allowed from the hood to frame. Any holes cut in the firewall MUST be covered or filled with nonflammable material.
    
    
16. Trunk: MUST have a 12" diameter hold cut for easy inspection. Tailgates and sliding trunk lids MUST be in locked position. Station wagon rear floor pan doors MUST be removed!!!
    
    
17. Welding: We highly recommend welding of trunk and doors. Chains or wire allowed. Seam welding will be permitted.
    
    
18. Frame: absolutely no welding of body to the frame. DO NOT REINFORCE THE FRAME!!! Repairs made to the car MUST be revealed to the inspection team at the time of inspection!!! If not, this could result in immediate disqualification.
    
    
19. Rust spots may be fixed with the same thickness of sheet metal.
    
    
20. Body Mounts: May be removed for mounting the body directly to the frame.
    
    
21. Your car MUST have brakes prior to the event.
    
    
22. FRAMES WILL BE INSPECTED.

Allowed Alterations:

1. Engine: can be chained to frame and motor mounts can be altered.
   
   
2. Any engine acceptable.
   
   
3. Battery: Two batteries will be allowed inside the car (it's optional). If mounting inside the care-it MUST be secured and covered with a non conductive box on the front passenger floorboard, and MUST be mounted with a 4-point hold down and covered. If the battery box is loose, you will not pass inspections!!!
   
   
4. Cage: A 4 bar interior cage (IS HIGHLY RECOMMEDED!) with 4 kicker bars mounted to the floor. Do not attach any part of this cage to the frame. One bar across the dash (MUST be above the steering column), one bar behind the driver's seat and two bars (along each door) connecting the dash bar to the bar behind the drivers seat. You may extend the "Driver's side only" bar to the rear firewall or floorboard with a kicker. Any size bar can be used. Rollover bar is option.
   
   
5. Transmission cooler: are allowed inside the car and MUST be covered, but MUST be in a safe place and securely mounted. If the mounting is loose, you will not pass inspection!!! Hydraulic lines are recommended, no fuel lines. All lines running inside the car MUST run through some type of another hose.
   
   
6. Exhaust system: may exit straight through the hood. Exhaust stacks not to exceed past the roof of the car. If the exhaust system runs under the car, it MUST exit the sides past the driver's compartment.
   
   
7. Skid Plates are allowed for the oil pan or the transmission pan, as long as he skid plates are welded directly to the pans and not adjoined to any part of the frame.
   
   
8. Drivers Door: Padding inside the driver's door is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! If you are not installing a 4 point cage, you are allowed to run a plate/rod/bar (no more than 5" wide) across the outside driver's door. The bar can be 2" past the front door seam and 2" past the rear door seam on Drivers Side Only!
   
   
9. Bumper: do not weld your bumpers to anything except shocks or mounting brackets. The bumper shocks can be welded so that the bumper does not come off the car.