2008 FASTRAK CRATE LATE MODEL

 

ENGINES

GM 602 Car and Driver: 2250 lbs (Touring events allow 1 lb per lap ‘burn off’ in feature only)

GM 604 Car and Driver: 2400 lbs (Touring events allow 1 lb per lap ‘burn off’ in feature only)

All Engines and p arts must be as from f actory and all components there of.

Any ch anges will result in disqu alific ation and no points aw arded.

This includes, but is not limited to, h armonic b al ancers, v alve springs, push rods, rocker arms, and after m arket v alve covers.

***NO upgr ades are allowed to any engine th at m ay produce power vi a “perform ance enh ancing methods”.

CHEATING ON ENGINE ‘WITHIN THE BOLTS’

Anyone caught cheating ‘within the bolts’, will be fined $1000. The illegal parts will be confiscated and destroyed by the FASTRAK Racing Series and/or tracks or regions of the FASTRAK Racing Series. Competitor will also be barred for a period of 365 days and will not be allowed to compete at any FASTRAK affiliated track or region. There will be NO changes in this policy ‘implied’ or otherwise by any FASTRAK affiliate. Competitor will also be barred from Grand Nationals. All teams agree to a ‘HOLD HARMLESS’ agreement under this policy and rules within this writing. Drivers will be held responsible for their car and/or cars they may be driving. Competitor will also lose all MONIES and points. This includes all POINT MONIES.

 

*This rule is also in effect for ALL OPEN SHOWS that are FASTRAK Sanctioned.

PROTESTS

 

Top 5 cars can protest anyone within top 5 positions.

 

Engine CLAIM RULE: GM 602 HP $3500 Cl aim GM 604 HP $5500 Cl aim

Participant refusing to allow claim will be considered ‘illegal within the bolts’ and penalties according to such will apply.

Tear Down Rules: All fees much be paid in full within 10 minutes of protested car crossing scales. Protestor must have money in hand for protest. ONCE PROTEST IS DECLARED, IT CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN!

 

COMPLETE TEAR DOWN: $800.00 fee. $200.00 goes to series (engine will be put b ack together at FASTRAK approved engine builder for $600 plus any applicable parts. NOTE: $600 is for reassembly and re-sealing. Does NOT include any additional needed parts related to wear and tear).

CAM PROFILE: $300. $100 goes to Series and/or track.

PULL HEAD AND INTAKE: $300. $100 of fee goes to Series and/or track.

WEIGH CRANKSHAFT: $300. $100 of fee goes to Series and/or track.

*In the case of two day shows, engines will be marked for legality. Marked engine must be present at post race tech.

*Should competitor change engines, tech personnel must be notified in advance. Both engines may be subject to technical inspection. Engine not inspected in advance will automatically be disqualified.

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FASTRAK WILL CONTINUE VIGOROUS INVESTIGATION INTO BACKGROUND OF TEAM OWNER, DRIVER, AND ALSO DO INVESTIGATIVE WORK TO FIND ENGINE BUILDER RELATED TO ANY SUCH INCIDENT OF CHEATING.

FASTRAK WILL NOT TOLERATE CHEATING WITHIN THE BOLTS. FASTRAK WILL PROSECUTE ENGINE BUILDERS FOUND TO BE CHEATING ENGINES OUTSIDE OF GM TECH MANUAL SPECIFICATIONS. LAW PERTAINS TO “SPIRIT OF COMPETITION”. DOING ILLEGAL WORK INSIDE OF A SEALED ENGINE IS IN DIRECT

CONFLIT OF ANY SEIRES UTILIZING SEALED ENGINES. ENGINE BUILDER WILL BE BARRED FOR LIFE, REPORTED TO GM AND EVERY SERIES AND TRACK IN THE UNITED STATES KNOWN TO FASTRAK. ARTICLES

WILL BE PUBLISHED IN MAJOR NEWSPRINT SHOULD SUCH INCIDENT TAKE PLACE. We consider this to be a serious offense and it will be treated as such.

 

CARBURETORS

*Any 750 CFM C arb or sm aller. Must h ave 1 11/16 th b ase pl ate m aximum. No exceptions.(me asured with no go)

*Billet b ase pl ates m ay be used (.780 m aximum)

604 1 Inch carb spacer maximum (0 TOLERANCE)

602 2 Inch carb spacer maximum (0 TOLERANCE)

*Please t ake time to check yourpl ate with a g auge, not a t ape me asure.

Spacer may not protrude into carb or intake at any point. .

One gasket per surface. .070 maximum.

*No fuel injection, nitrous oxide or other type systems allowed.

*Two throttle springs strongly recommended!!

*Aerosol c arbs a re not leg al.

FUEL SYSTEMS

Mechanical fuel pump only.

NO electric fuel pump of any type

EVACUATION SYSTEMS

EVACUATION SYSTEMS ARE NOT ALLOWED OF ANY TYPE PERIOD!. Note: This me ans any type v acuum system.

 

HEADERS

Tri Y he aders are not legal.

No merge collectors

*Please note it has been brought to out attention the use of custom headers. Should the price of headers become what the series considers ‘unreasonable’ and an unfair advantage, the series retains the right to use ‘spec headers’.

OIL PUMP

Wet sump only.

No external oil pumps period. Even if considered “wet”:

Remote oil filter and lines permitted. (One) remote oil filter.

Oil cooler allowed. (One)

DISTRIBUTOR

No magnetos.

Electronic ignition allowed.

MSD type box allowed.

Series ret ains the right to ch ange MSD boxes with any c ar at any time without notice.

No cr ank triggers or devices inside c ar th at allow adjustment of timing.

 

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

No electronic devices allowed on any c ar thereby enh ancing adjustment of th at c ar.

No remote control devices allowed on any c ar during any event.

L ap timers allowed during pr actice sessions only.

No electronic devices controlling shocks.

 

TRANSMISSION

In and out box is not permitted

Any transmission allowed. Must have working clutch and forward and reverse gear.

Lightweight clutches for manual transmissions allowed.

Drive sh afts should be p ainted white with c ar number. This is highly recommended!!! This is a s afety issue!!!

Drive sh aft loop is highly recommended. This is a s afety issue to you and your fellow competitors.

Autom atic tr ansmission allowed.

Air shifters not allowed.

C arbon fiber, aluminum or steel drive sh afts permitted.

REAR ENDS

Any St and ard Quick Ch ange Re ar End

No open type (sprint car) rear ends

Traction control not permitted

9 “ Ford re ar end or simil ar type rearend not permitted

NO titanium moving parts within rear end

 

BRAKES

All cars must have operational 4 wheel braking systems

Proportioning v alve permitted

Carbon fiber, titanium or other exotic materials are not legal

WHEELS

Up to14 inch wheels permitted

Steel or aluminum only

Be ad locks permitted

C arbon fiber or tit anium wheels are not leg al.

TIRES

Tires must be purchased through an “authorized” FASTRAK tire dealer to be eligible for points.

Touring Series: Goodye ar G50, G45.

No grooving or siping

Goodyear G65 optional at some tr acks. Right Re ar Only. ( For s afety purposes on h arder tr acks). Announced in advance.

Weekly s anctioned tr acks reserve the right to run ‘their’ tire rule for weekly s anctioned events.

Tires may be checked by offici als at any time. Must meet minimum requirements.

Top three finishers will be checked “hot” after m ain event.

Tires m ay be m arked at discretion of Series. Re: p aint m arks or other me ans of identific ation.

Tires m ay be confisc ated by Series at anytime (for checking numbers versus spec and also for other conditions). Tires will be returned to competitor if found leg al.

Tires m ay be checked by independent l ab.

Competitor m ay be required to bre ak down tire at post race tech for inspection.

Tires will be checked by v arious methods for tre ating.

Making the tires ‘softer’ by any means is ILLEGAL.

DO NOT USE GRINDING WHEELS THAT MAY MAKE ‘SIPES’. This is considered illegal. If a tire has a mark that tech personnel can ‘stick their finger nail into,’ it is considered ‘siped’ and that competitor will be disqualified.

Once a competitor is found ‘illegal’ they are out for that event in its entirety.

Any tire by any m anuf acturer th at is found to be a compound other th an st amped will be barred from any events now and in the future. Manufacturer will be charged $50,000.00 fine!

 

*Fastrak reserves the right to alter tire rules from the standpoint of “fairness of competition and local track contracts.”

 

FIREWALL

Must be approved firew all ( approved by Series Offici al)

Edges of firewall should be completely ‘sealed’ with silicone or similar material in case of fire.

Floor should be re inforced for s afety.

Sheet met al beside driver should be strongly re inforced or use heavier g auge in this loc ation.

 

BODIES

Ford, GM, Dodge and Toyota bodies allowed.

All body p arts must be s ame as nose. (Ford, GM, Dodge, Toyota)

St and ard Dirt type bodies only.

No wedge bodies.

No wings or roof mounted spoilers.

No lips allowed on roof, sides or nose th at m ay be utilized for spoiler purposes ( at discretion of Offici al)

All upper and side p anels must run p ar allel to chassis.

Front fenders and hood must be level and fl at from left side to right side of c ar and at le ast as f ar b ack as engine pl ate.

No p art of fenders or hood m ay be below outside body line nor angle inw ard or outw ard.

A single strip of pl astic m ateri al along the bottom of doors permitted.

No p art of re ar deck m ay extend p ast qu arter p anels.

Center of re ar hub to end of qu arter p anel c an not exceed 48 inches. Me asured in a horizont al line.

Must h ave at le ast one number on both doors and number on roof pointed tow ards scorers from b ack str aight.

No p art of body m ay “V in” from outside to middle of c ar or middle of th at part.

No wheel skirts.

Door m ateri al including skirts. 32 inches m aximum.

Re ar Deck height me asured from ground 37 inches m aximum.

78 inches at the top of the doors m aximum. Checked at firew all and behind drivers se at.

72 inches m aximum re ar width me asured at spoiler.

78 inches m aximum re ar body width me asured 12 inches below spoiler.

M aximum width of body me asured at bottom of doors 82 inches. Me asured in the center of doors.

 

ROOFS

Sheet metal, fiberglass or plastic. C arbon fiber edges permitted.

No odd sh aped or p arti al tilted roofs.

Must be p ar allel to body.

Must h ave roof supports and posts.

Front window post 2 1/2 inches m aximum per side including all bends. Must run in ‘straight line’.

Front post may ‘flare’ at bottom to 6 inches per new style.

No V sh ape of roof me asured from outside to middle.

If roof has openings or quarter windows, both must be either open or both sealed.

Minimum dimensions are 48 inches wide X 46 inches long. Maximum is 50 inches wide X 51 inches long.

Front and re ar of roof must roll, not cre ate a spoiler effect.

Both re ar roof supports must be att ached at the s ame point on both sides. Cannot be offset viewed from side to side.

Re ar roof supports m aximum of 2 1/2 inch roll. (2 ½ inch arch).

Window openings must be s ame as body. Re: Ford, Dodge, Chevy.

NOSE PIECES

Any extensions must be of flexible m ateri al. Maximum of 2” outside of front tires.

No V sh ape of side p anels and/or elephant ears. Not to exceed 2” outside of front tires.

Must be mounted fl at to top of fenders.

M aximum me asured from center of front hub is 52 inches at furthest point.

Nose must be s ame as body type.

Aerotech noise is legal.

 

INTERIOR

Interior body work m ay be dropped a m aximum of 4 inches below the door. Drop interior must be enclosed at firewall in case of fire.

Fl at interior must m aint ain a minimum of 11 inches from roll c age to allow for e asy exit in emergencies

 

SPOILERS

8 inch spoiler only

Adjust able spoiler permitted up and down only. Side to side not permitted. Spoiler m ay not be adjust able during the r ace.

M aximum me asurement is 8 inches X 72 inches.

2 piece spoiler allowed but must be bolted together at joint and att ached to single bl ade at th at joint.

If bolted together, both pieces must be ex act s ame angle.

Me asured tot al of all m ateri al including any turns including support brace.

Spoiler m ay not extend over side of car.

Plexi glass not permitted.

3 bl ades allowed. Re ar of bl ade must be even with re ar of deck (toler ance for pi ano hinge only).

Supports or bl ades m aximum length of 18 inches where it att aches to the c ar. Middle blade included.

Bl ade must t aper from front of bl ade upw ards to spoiler.

Bl ade must h ave a minimum of 2 ½ inches cle ar ance between front of bl ade and re ar of window post.

Bl ade at front edge must be a m aximum height of 4 inches.

If angle m ateri al is used to support re ar of spoiler, it much be mounted at le ast ½ inch below top edge of spoiler

ROLL CAGE

No aluminum or titanium cages permitted.

All tubing must be a minimum of 1 1/2 inches and a minimum of .083 wall thickness.

Three bars in driver’s side mandatory, two bars in right side mandatory.

Must h ave a minimum of 1 inch b ar, .083 w all thickness in h alo section running either front to re ar or di agon al across.

DRIVERS COMPARMENT/DRIVER SAFETY

Fire suit m and atory. One or two piece.

R acing shoes and gloves are not mandatory, but strongly recommended. (Gloves mandatory at some tracks).

Seat of racing type design and bolted to frame not floor.

Right side head rest mandatory, left side suggested.

H ans or other type device not mandatory, but strongly recommended.

Quick release steering wheel mandatory.

B atteries m ay not be loc ated inside driver’s comp artment.

Helmet with fire resistant interior.

Full set of r acing se at belts and mounted to fr ame and not floor m and atory. Oldest d ate accept able 3 ye ars prior.

Must h ave working fire system at all times. Not ch arged me ans not working. G auges must be visible.

Mirrors are not allowed .

 

FUEL CELL

Any size or type racing fuel cell permitted.

Must be securely str apped with minimum of two steel str aps.

Str aps must be 2 inches wide x 1/8 inch thick.

Must be mounted inside fuel cell steel box.

No part of fuel cell may be below bottom of rear housing.

FUEL

May be checked at events! No oxygen additives allowed.

Meth anol and/or alcohol not allowed.

Series ret ains the right to check fuel at anytime.

Any additives will show up in chemic al an alysis and th at c ar will be disqu alified. No points or money for th at event.

Oxidizing agents are not allowed.

Grand National Championship- Sunoco sells the fuel at each event. Must come to ALL Grand National Events with empty fuel cell. Fuel will be tested during the Grand Nationals. If fuel checks wrong, you will be disqualified for entire Grand Nationals. Loss of all National points and monies from Grand Nationals.

CHASSIS

No p art of fr ame m ay be aluminum, tit anium or other ‘exotic’ material.

All frames must be a minimum of 2 inches square or rectangular with minimum of .083 wall thickness.

Round tube fr ames must be a minimum of 1 3/4 inches and a minimum w all thickness of .083. 4130 chrome moly only.

Wheelb ase minimum of 103.0 at any time.

Wheel width from side to side is 88 inches maximum. Measured from outside to outside of rear tires.

Wheel spacers permitted.

All lead must be solid blocks. No lead shot permitted.

All le ad MUST BE p ainted white with c ar number on it. This is a s afety issue!

All le ad must be securely f astened with minimum of gr ade 5 bolts minimum of 3/8 inch.

All bolts must be doubled nutted or safety wired. Locking nut alone is not legal.

All “single bolt mount” cl amps must h ave duct t ape or pinned at bolt to keep le ad from b acking off.

25 lbs per bolt mount. One bolt 25 pounds, two bolts 50 pounds. No one piece over 50lbs.

Jig chassis allowed.

Clip ch assis allowed.

No underbody shields allowed.

Engine setback 251/2 inches. Measured from center of ball joint to front of engine plate .

RADIOS

Radios ARE NOT legal.

Raceceivers mandatory at touring events.

Raceceivers must be in working order at all times.

Series will have Raceceivers for sale and rent at all touring events.

CONDUCT RULES

Any driver or crew member th at puts their foot on the r ace tr ack without the assist ance of a Series Offici al will be disqu alified immedi ately. No points aw arded. No st arting money. This does not include fire or s afety inst ances.

Any person fighting will be fined $500 for first offense, $1000 for second offense, and third offense $5000.

Th at c ar will not r ace ag ain until fine h as been p aid in full. No points or money aw arded for th at event.

Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be toler ated on or off tr ack while attending an event.

If you spin someone out and it is seen as intention al by Officials, you will go to the rear the first time and be disqualified the second time.

Any driver th at is bl ack fl agged and does not adhere to fl ag will be fined $500.00. No points aw arded. No st arting money.

Two un assisted spins and you are out for the night. 3 spins will be allowed if you are involved with other c ars.

Pulling hoods or anything th at constitutes actu al r ace perform ance will be considered stopping on the tr ack and result in going to the re ar!!!! If Series Offici al sees it as intention ally spinning someone, spun competitor m ay be allowed to go b ack to position. Internet bashing or defamation may result in membership being ‘revoked’.

 

 

 

DECAL PACKAGES

Dec al p ack ages mandatory. Series will furnish dec als and design ated positions per diagrams provided in member packets. Series reserves the right to display sponsor decals on front fenders of each competitor’s car at a FASTRAK event. FASTRAK reserves the right to 10 specified positions on each competitor’s car, members or not.

*No dec als, no points. Also will not be eligible for contingencies and other monies from sponsors.

Event Partners: Event P artners are one time p artners for th at event only. Ple ase feel free to remove dec als after the event.

INDIVIDUAL TRACK RULES