Hornets

COMMUNICATIONS: All competitors must have a RACEceiver 1600 in car radio to compete at the Raceway for the 2008 season.  They can be purchased through the Raceway by clicking here or rented for $10 per night with your own economy ear buds.

DRIVER AGE REQUIREMENT 
Driver registration is open to persons 14 years of age or older. All drivers who are less than 18 years of age must have all required releases and waivers on file at Springfield Raceway prior to admission to the pit area.  Once the class has grown to 8 or more drivers under 18 then we will run the NOVICE drivers (14-18) race in their own division.

COMPETING MODELS - ELIGIBILITY

Any American or Foreign front wheel drive and front engine car with a minimum wheelbase of 95” and a maximum wheelbase of 105”.

BODY & CAGE

A.    All cars must have four point roll cage with (3) door bars on the left and (2) on the right, cannot extend through front cowl.

B.     All bars must be welded 360 degrees and gusseted.

C.    Front bars must follow the contour of the windshield.

D.    All tubing must be a minimum of 1½” X .095 (1¾” X .095 is highly recommended)

E.    Driver must have 2” clearance above helmet.

F.    The motor must remain in the stock location, frames must not be altered for motor placement.

G.    All bodies must be OEM steel and strictly stock, No altering or channeling of body allowed, no spoilers, wings, air scoops, etc that alters the stock appearance.

H.    Full floorboards must remain intact and visible with a metal firewall separating driver from fuel tank and trunk area.

I.     Firewall between motor and driver must be original with not alterations allowed, all holes must be covered, stock dash with VIN number must be visible and in original position.

J.     All plastic upholstery, rear seat, lights, mirror, chrome, plastic, glass and all flammable materials must be removed. No interior tin or other covers, no side mirrors allowed.

K.    Windshield must be removed and replaced with a full screen with (4) ½“ bars. Screen must have openings from ½” X ½” to 2” X 2”.

L.    All doors and trunks must be bolted or pinned shut, front hood pins are recommended.

M.   No outside rub rails allowed.

N.    All cars must have an 18” tall number on both sides and roof.

O.    Body must remain stock. Must replace with OEM steel panels, sun roofs must be removed and covered with steel or aluminum

P.    Wheels wells must remain in stock position, no cutting out of trucks or interior sheet metal.  Only cutting allowed will be for placement of roll cage and fenders may be reasonably trimmed for tire clearance only, no sharp edges.

INTERIOR

A.    All interior must be removed except for the dash.

B.    All sashes and VIN numbers must remain intact and viewable.

C.    Bars within drivers reach must be padded.

D.    No interior metal can be removed except for door bar clearance.

E.    Inspect and remove any metal tabs, screws and sharp edges within the reach of drivers, head, arms and legs.

F.    All holes in firewall must be covered with metal.

G.    No boxing in of interior.

H.    All air bags must be removed.

ENGINES

A.    Only Four (4) cylinder non-turbo engines allowed. No V-Tech or Z-Tech engines! 

B.    Must use stock manifold.

C.    Engines and all components must remain completely stock.

D.    NO performance parts of any kind allowed.

E.    Rotary engines not permitted, No port work on heads.

F.    Battery must be in stock location with a master shut-off switch in drivers reach.

G.    Differential must be stock.

H.    Pump gas only, Stock carburetor only, Fuel injection permitted if car came originally equipped as fuel injection

SUSPENSION

A.    Stock OEM parts only. 

B.    No altering of components, slotting, drilling or cutting, bending or clamping for purposes of changing adjustments in any suspension component.

C.    No 4 wheel driver or all wheel drive permitted.

STEERING

A.    Stock steering for the make and model.

B.    Removable steering wheel is recommended, must be metal coupler / quick release.

C.    Must have collapsible factory steering shaft.

WHEELS & TIRES

A.    Aluminum wheels are recommended, wheels cannot be wider than 7” with standard bead bump.

B.    Any steel right front wheel must be reinforced and oversized lug nuts are required.

C.    All wheels and tires must be the same size and offset on all four (4) corners. 

D.    Wheel spacers are not permitted. 

E.    Only DOT street legal tires are permitted, (50, 55, 60, 65, 70 series)

F.    No exotic style tires, race tires or winter style tires of any kind are allowed.

G.    All tires must have a minimum tire pressure of 30# of pressure before the race, no bleeder valves allowed.

BRAKES

A.    All four (4) wheels must have properly operating brakes.

B.    No three (3) wheel setups or modifications of any kind.

FUEL CELL / TANKS 

A.   Fuel cells are highly recommended but if not used fuel tank must have a metal skid plate on the underside or tank.

B.    Fuel cell / Fuel tank must be in trunk, or rear of car, and be covered by firewall. Fuel lines that pass through cockpit must be inside steel pipe from rear of rear firewall to front of front firewall.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

A.    Drivers must wear fire retardant suit (minimum 1 layer SFI-5 rating) , shoes, gloves, socks and neck brace.  Nylon or vinyl shoes are not allowed.  

B.    Full face helmets with a face shield are mandatory and must be SNELL SA 1995, SNELL SA 2000 or SNELL SA 2005 certification. 

C.    Arm restraints OR window net are required.

D.    Must have a (5) point quick release racing harness.  Restraint equipment must have the rating tag/label intact and may not be over 2 years old. 

E.    Shoulder belts should be attached to the frame or roll cage at a point below the driver’s shoulder height. 

F.    Aluminum racing seat with headrest only and must be securely bolted to the frame.

G.    Must have an operational fire extinguisher securely mounted within drivers reach.

H.    No additional weight or ballast is allowed.

ADDITIONAL RULES

A.   Cars can be inspected at anytime; all parts must remain stock and can be deemed illegal to race.

B.   Cars will also be inspected for safety and can be deemed unsafe and illegal to race.

C.   Tow hooks front and rear of 3/8” cable minimum, rule will be strictly enforced.

D.    Officials may remove any component from vehicle for further inspection at any time. If found illegal the component will not be returned.

CLAIM RULE

A.    Only top 20 in the season points may claim on opening night.  You must have raced a minimum of 50% of the events to participate in any type of claim.

B.    Car may be claimed for the claim fee of $1,500.00 in cash or $500 and must exchange cars.  If pure cash claim $1,000.00 of the claim will go to car owner of car being claimed and $500 will be held by the raceway until such time as the claimer has raced the claimed car at Springfield Raceway for 4 races.  If the claimed car is not raced at Springfield Raceway 4 events then the $500 will be given back to the person who had their car claimed.

C.    In an exchange claim, drivers will retain their seat, belts, fuel cell and fire extinguisher.

D.    The car being claimed can not be reclaimed for a period of (3) races and the driver who was claimed can not be claimed again for the period of (3) races from the initial claim.

E.    The top 4 finishing cars in the A feature are eligible to be claimed by any driver finishing 5^th on back in the A feature that is on the same lap as the leader.

F.    Claims may only be made by the driver and must be made within 5 minutes for pulling into the tech area, the claiming driver must present the cash to the tech official when making the claim, the claimed driver has 5 minutes to accept or exchange cars or refuse the claim.  In the event of multiple claims on the same car, a drawing will be held for all parties involved.

G.    Any driver who refusing a claim will lose all of their points and prize money for that night and all points accumulated to date and will be banned from racing in any hornet car for one year.  A driver can only claim another driver once per season and a driver can only claim a car twice per season.

SPRINGFIELD RACEWAY Officials RESERVE THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW ANY CAR FROM COMPETITION THAT OFFICIALS FEEL IS UNSAFE.   

DISCLAIMER:  The rules and/or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events.  By participating in these events, all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules.  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 participant, spectator or official.  No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from publication of or compliance with these rules and/or regulations.  Springfield Raceway officials shall permit minor deviation from any of the specifications herein or impose any further restrictions that in their opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. No expressed or implied warranty of safety shall result from such alteration of specifications.  Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials and all decision will be final.

SPRINGFIELD RACEWAY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE AND/OR MODIFY THESE RULES AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.