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Post by DerbyMaMa on Feb 3, 2012 18:48:51 GMT -5
March 31st. I will post details when I get them.
this thread has been linked to the 2012 KY state scehdule thread
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Post by DerbyMaMa on Feb 19, 2012 20:24:14 GMT -5
Rules are as followed!
1: HEARSES, LIMOS, CHRYSLER IMPERALS, IMPERAL SUB FRAMES, SUICIDE DOOR LINCOLNS, SUVs, WEDGES AND SEDAGONS ARE NOT ALLOWED.
2: ALL CARS MUST BE STRIPPED OF ALL GLASS, BODY MOLDING, DOOR HANDLES, AND ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE INTERIOR AND TRUNK AREA MUST BE CLEANED OF ANYTHING THAT COULD INJURE DRIVER DURING DERBY.
3: THE FUEL TANK MUST BE REMOVED FROM CAR. A 5 GALLON BOAT FUEL TANK OR ANOTHER SAFE TYPE OF TANK CAN BE USED AND MUST BE RELOCATED TO THE INSIDE OF A CAR, COVERED AND MUST BE SECURED TO PREVENT IT FROM COMING LOOSE DURING THE DERBY.
4: THE BATTERY MUST BE REMOVED AND RELOCATED TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR COVERED AND SECURED TO PREVENT IT FROM COMING LOOSE DURING THE DERBY.
5: THE RADIATOR MUST REMAIN IN THE STOCK LOCATION OR CAN BE REMOVED COMPLETELY. ELECTRIC FANS ARE ALLOWED.
6: ALL DOORS MUST BE CHAINED, WELDED, OR WIRED CLOSED TO PREVENT FROM OPENING DURING THE DERBY. METAL STRAPS CAN BE WELDED TO THE DOOR SEAMS WITH A 3 IN WIDE X 1/8 THICK MAX. ROUND METAL RODS MAY BE USED IN THE DOOR SEAMS WITH A 5/16 MAX. SIZE OF WIRE IS #9 WITH 4 WRAPS MAX. THE TOP OF THE DOOR can be welded . THE DOOR SEAMS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM CAN BE WELDED SOLID. THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR SEAMS CAN BE SPOT WELDED BUT NOT MORE THAN 1/2 TOTAL WELDED. NO WIRING ROOF TO FLOOR, WINDOWS TO FLOOR, OR ANYWHERE INSIDE CAR. IF YOU HAVE A LIGHT COLOR CAR DRIVER DOOR MUST BE RED IF CAR IS DARK COLOR IT MUST WHITE. INSIDE CAR DOOR SEAMS CAN BE WELDED.
7: HOODS MUST HAVE HOLE CUT ABOVE CARB. ELECT FUEL PUMPS ARE ALLOWED IF THE SWITCH CONTROLLING THE SHUT OFF IS MOUNTED ON THE DASHBAR TO THE LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL. A MASTER SHUT-OFF SWITCH SHUTTING OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO THE WHOLE CAR IS RECOMMENDED. HOODS CAN BE BOLTED IN 4 PLACES MAX WITH 1 IN MAX DIA BOLTS OR ALLTHREAD. METAL PLATES BETWEEN NUT AND HOOD HAVE A 6 X 6 BY 1/4 MAX. DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTORS ARE ALLOWED THEY MAY NOT TOUCH DASH BAR AT ANY TIME IF IT TOUCHES YOU WILL BE DISQUILIFIED. YOU CAN CUT THE FIREWALL OUT ENOUGH TO HELP YOUR DISTRIBUTOR CAP.
8: WIRE CAN BE USED WITH 4 WRAPS PER HOLE. CHAINS CAN BE USED WITH 2 WRAPS PER HOLE BUT LINKS MUST REMAIN UNWELDED.
9: TRUNKS CAN BE WELDED SHUT. METAL STRAPS CAN BE USED 4 IN WIDE X 1/8 MAX. ROUND METAL RODS CAN BE USED IN SEAMS WITH A 5/16 MAX DIA. #9 WIRE CAN BE USED WITH 4 WRAPS PER HOLE. METAL PLATES BETWEEN NUT AND TRUNK HAVE 6 X 6 1/8 MAX. TRUNK CAN BE BOLTED IN 4 PLACES MAX. IF OFFICAL NEEDS TO LOOK IN TRUNK A HOLE MUST BE CUT IN TRUNK. TUCKED TRUNKS ARE SUBJECT TO HAVING TO BE APPROVED BY TECH OFFICIAL. TRUNK CANNOT BE WELDED TO THE BUMPER. No wedges, but can tuck trunk.
10: BOLTS AND OR ALLTHREAD USED TO HOLD BODY OR SHEET METAL HAS A 1 IN MAX DIA. METAL PLATES THAT HOLD HOOD, TRUNK, OR BODY HAVE A 6 X 6 1/4 IN MAX.
11: BUMPERS CAN BE WELDED OR CHAINED TO PREVENT FROM COMING OFF DURING DERBY, HOWEVER METALS STRAPS MAY NOT BE USED TO WELD BUMPER TO TRUNK OR FENDER, ALSO BUMPER CANNOT BE DIRECTLY WELDED TO FENDER OR TRUNK OR ANY CAR BODY PANEL. IF BUMPER IS WELDED NO METAL CAN BE ADDED. IF CHAINED, CHAIN LINKS MUST REMAIN UNWELDED. BUMPER BRACKETS CAN BE REMOVED AND BUMPER WELDED TO FRAME BUT NO EXTRA METAL CAN BE ADDED. HOMEMADE BUMPER BRACKETS ARE SUBJECT TO BE APPROVED BY TECH OFFICALS.
12: BUMPERS MUST REMAIN IN STOCK LOCATION ON FRAME (UP AND DOWN) AND CAN BE NO MORE THAN 30 IN FROM GROUND (CENTER OF BUMPER TO GROUND.)
13: THE FRAMES SEAMS CAN BE WELDED BUT ONLY ON TOP AND BOTTOM SEAMS OF FRAMES ONLY. FRAME SEAM WELDING WITH ONE PASS ONLY NO BUILDING UP OF WELD. SAME ON CRUSH BOXES, ONE PASS ON FACTORY WELD , ONE HOLE IN CRUSH BOXES HAS TO BE LEFT OPEN TO LOOK INSIDE. THE HOLES IN THE FRAME MUST REMAIN UNWELDED. NO ADDING OF METAL ANYWHERE ON FRAME ALLOWED, HOWEVER, FRAME PATCHING IS STILL ALLOWED FOR A BROKE FRAME. YOU CAN PATCH A BROKE FRAME WITH METAL BUT THE PATCH METAL CANNOT BE THICKER THAN THE FRAME, ONLY ON SIDE OF FRAME AND three INCHES WIDE, MUST LEAVE SOME OF THE BROKE FRAME UNPATCHED SO A TECK OFFICIAL CAN SEE WHAT YOU ARE PATCHING, YOU CANNOT PATCH A BENT FRAME. LIMITED TO TWO PATCHES ON REAR OF CAR AND TWO PATCHES ON FRONT OF CAR AFTER THAT IT IS JUNK. THE BODY CANNOT BE WELDED TO THE FRAME. (IF YOUR BODY IS WELDED TO YOUR FRAME, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DERBY AND WILL BE LOADED ON THE TRAILER AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO CUT WELD LOOSE.)
14: FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION can be solid welded or bolted NO ADDED METAL trailingarms CAN be boxed no thicker than ¼ metal may be used to box trailing arms you can run after market brackets and trailing arms on 98 and up fords they cant be thicker than ¼ inch this will be inforced . IF YOU LENGTHEN THE REAR CONTROL ARMS THEY ARE TO BE BUTWELDED NO ADDED METAL SUBJECT TO TECH OFFICIALS APPROVAL. SLIDER DRIVESHAFTS CAN BE USED. YOU CAN RUN REAREND BACK BRACES, SINGLE BACK BRACE ONLY.
15: CHANGING FROM COIL TO LEAF SPRINGS IS NOT ALLOWED. CHAINING OF REAR HUMPS IS NOT ALLOWED. CHAIN OR WIRE FROM FRAME TO FRAME IS NOT ALLOWED.
16: NO ADDING OF METAL TO ANY FRAME, BODY OR SUSPENSIONS ALLOWED (SEE RULE 13 AS TO FRAMES). NO REINFORCEMENT OF FRONT END, REAR END, RADIATOR SUPPORT, FENDERS OR ANYWHERE ON CAR. ANY RUST PATCHING ON BODY PANELS ARE SUBJECT TO TECH OFFICALS APPROVAL.
17: TRANSMISSION COOLERS ARE ALLOWED, BUT NO ELECT FANS ON TRANSMISSION COOLERS ALLOWED. (IF TRANSMISSION COOLER HAS AN ELECTRIC FAN, YOU MUST REMOVE IT COMPLETELY FROM THE COOLER BEFORE YOU ARE ALLOWED TO DERBY, YOU CANNOT JUST CUT THE WIRES) IF TRANSMISSION COOLER IS MOUNTED INSIDE OF CAR IT MUST BE MOUNTED IN A SAFE MANNER BEHIND DRIVER AND SECURED AS TO NOT COME LOOSE DURING DERBY. (BY INSTALLING TRANSMISSION COOLER INSIDE CAR THE DRIVER KNOWS AND ACCEPTS THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH AND WILL ACKNOWELDGE THIS ON THE RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM.)
18: MAX TIRE SIZE IS 16 IN. NO 3/4 OR 1 TON REAR ENDS ALLOWED. ALL CARS HAVE A 5 LUG BOLT LIMIT. REAR GEARS CAN BE WELDED TO MAKE POS TRAC.
19: NO METAL PLATE OR TUBE CAN BE WELDED ON OUTSIDE OF CAR. A METAL TUBE CAN BE INSTALLED ACROSS DASH AREA. A METAL TUBE CAN BE INSTALLED BEHIND SEAT. (THE METAL TUBE BEHIND SEAT CANNOT BE MORE THAN 8 IN BEHIND FR DOOR SEAM) A METAL TUBE CAN BE INSTALLED ALONG DRIVER AND PASS DOOR ON THE INSIDE THATS WELDED TO THE DASH AND BEHIND SEAT TUBE. (THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR BARS MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 10IN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE INSIDE DOOR SEAM) NO BAR, TUBE OR PLATE CAN BE ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR BOARD OR FRAME. WELDING TUBES OR BARS IS RECOMMENDED. IF THE CAGE OR TUBES ARE BOLTED THE NUTS MUST BE ON THE INSIDE OF CAR. (HEAD OF BOLTS ON OUTSIDE OF CAR - NUTS ON INSIDE OF CAR) A ROLL BAR IS ALLOWED. THE ROLL BAR CANNOT GO TO THE FLOOR PANS , FRAME OR ANYWHERE ON CAR BODY (THE DOWN BARS ON THE ROLL BAR MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 10IN OFF THE FLOOR PANS AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO BE WELDED ON TOP OF THE BEHIND THE SEAT BAR). THE ROLL BAR CAN GO FROM THE BEHIND SEAT BAR UP OVER DRIVER AND CONNECT TO THE DASH BAR, BUT CANNOT BE WELDED OR BOLTED TO ROOF. ROLL BAR CAN GO FROM BEHIND SEAT BAR UP OVER ROOF OF CAR AND BACK IN TO THE BEHIND SEAT BAR.You may run a back window bar from roof to speaker deck it cant run down the roof and tie into roll bar.you will have to cut it lose to run.
20: FOAM SPRAY IS ALLOWED IN LIMITED USE AROUND RADIATOR ONLY. NO FOAM SPRAY CAN BE USED IN FENDERS, DOORS, FRAMES, TRUNKS OR HOODS. IF AN OFFICAL THINKS YOU USED FOAM SPRAY IN EXCESS YOU WILL HAVE TO REMOVE IT BEFORE ALLOWED TO ENTER DERBY.
21: ALL DRIVERS WILL USE A DOT APPROVED HELMET AND USE SEAT BELTS AT ALL TIMES. A fire jacket is MANDATORY (SINGLE LAYER IS OK.) SHOES AND PANTS ARE REQUIRED. FIRE PANTS ARE RECOMMENDED.
22: ALL CARS MUST HAVE WORKING BRAKES AND ROOF SIGNS WITH YOUR CAR NUMBER ARE MANDATORY.
23: ALL CARS ARE SUBJECT TO HAVING A SMALL HOLE CUT OR DRILLED IN CAR BODY AND/OR FRAME IF TECH OFFICAL HAS REASON TO CHECK AREA IN QUESTION.
24: ONLY ONE PERSON PER CAR ALLOWED AT THE TECH BOOTH AREA WHEN CARS ARE BEING TECHED. THIS RULE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
25: JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT LISTED IN THESE RULES DOESN'T MAKE IT LEGAL. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT A RULE, CONTACT US BEFORE YOU DO IT. NOT HAVING A COPY OF RULES IS NOT AN EXCUSE.
26: ALL CARS MUST PASS INSPECTION BEFORE BEING ALLOWED TO DERBY.
27: OFFICIALS AND TECH INSPECTORS HAVE FINAL DECISIONS ON ALL RULES!!!!!!!!!
28: BUILDING YOUR CARS TO THESE RULES DOES NOT MAKE DEMOLITON DERBY'S SAFE.THESE RULES ARE TO HELP MAKE EVERY CAR HAVE A FAIR CHANCE TO WIN. THESE RULES ARE NOT FOR DRIVERS SAFETY. YOU ENTER THESE DEMOLITION DERBYS AT YOUR OWN RISK WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU COULD HAVE INJURY, HARM, OR DEATH AND WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ON YOUR RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM.
29: IF YOUR CAR IS FLAGGED AFTER INSPECTION, YOUR CAR IS STILL OPEN TO INSPECTION AT ANYTIME BEFORE, DURING, OR AFTER THE DERBY AT THE DISCRETION OF ANY OFFICAL!
30. Distributor protectors are allowed as long as they DON’T touch dash bars or cage before, during or after! No exceptions!
31. Gas tank protectors can be 24” wide and can touch speaker deck must float can not be welded and no larger than 6” material.
32. 03 up can weld a older ford cradle in it.If you run a chevy cradle it must be bolted in and a Chrysler crade must be bolted in no tourchin bars cradle only.
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO:
Brad Doublin
Cell: 270-970-0551
braddoublin@yahoo.com
jamescandie@bellsouth.net
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Post by cheatersvideo on Feb 28, 2012 12:48:03 GMT -5
Not much talk on here either. We are excited to be coming to Benton to film this show. We will have lots of derby dvds with us. See everyone there!
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Post by cheatersvideo on Mar 27, 2012 17:28:18 GMT -5
Hope everyone is ready!!! Cant wait for this derby to start our season!! We will have alot of good dvds available as well as taking preorders for this show. See everyone there!!
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Post by mooreboys8 on Mar 30, 2012 10:44:47 GMT -5
I looking to buy a set of either 31 or 33 spline 8.5 bolt in axles and will be at this show if anyone has any the want to sell. if so text or call me and let me know what u have at 870-623-3309.thanks
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allen24
Heat Winner
Drive it like U stole it !!
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Post by allen24 on Mar 30, 2012 13:47:29 GMT -5
Good luck in KY mooreboys see you in Sept.at Searcy!
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Post by mooreboys8 on Mar 30, 2012 15:53:48 GMT -5
Good luck in KY mooreboys see you in Sept.at Searcy! never said i was going to Searcy......That must be another mooreboy.  |
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Post by DerbyMaMa on Apr 1, 2012 9:08:46 GMT -5
any results??
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oldtrx
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Post by oldtrx on Apr 1, 2012 22:39:54 GMT -5
after bad company cars got ganged up on and the officials didnt do anything about it we decided to leave after 2nd heat.
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Post by russell1117 on Apr 25, 2012 16:23:07 GMT -5
Welcome to derbies nowadays!
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