2010 RULES AND REGULATIONS
The purpose of this club is to show fans the roots of modern day racing; to give recognition to cars, drivers, and crews of early racing and to have fellowship with fans and fellow racers, better friendship, fellowship, and sportsmanship. It is not to win or lose, but to have fun safely!
It is our hope that this club will grow strong as well as become a club that others will want to be like. Club members must conduct themselves in a professional manner and comply with rules and regulations set by officials of the club. Officials of the club must use common sense for a fair call. Safety is always our first concern!
The rules and guidelines in this document are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish rules for membership.
Any and all decisions or interpretations of these rules and enforcement of these rules and regulations set by the club officials will be final.
All new cars must be inspected and approved by club officials, (president, vice-president and treasurer) and in compliance with these rules and safety before being allowed to compete.
MEMBERSHIP
1. To be a member, you must have a valid driver's license from the state you live in and be 21 years of age.
2. All new members have a 3-race probation period.
3. To be eligible to drive, the driver needs to be out of other competitive racing for a period of 5 (five) years. If you race in a race other than a vintage race on the same day, you cannot race a vintage car that day.
4. Every member will be responsible for his own crew. Inappropriate behavior by a member or crew member can result in suspension of crew and/or member. If a member intentionally causes harm and/or damage to another member and/or their equipment, that person or persons will have membership revoked.
5. All members and crew will be required to conduct themselves as a professional at all times when representing the club.
6. It is member's responsibility to report any revenue to the proper authorities.
7. No rules will be discussed at racing events. Questions and items of interest can be presented in writing to officials of club at the track, mailed or emailed.
8. All safety rules are guidelines for membership and there is no guarantee of the safety to prevent injury and/or death before, during or after an event that the club attends.
9. All members will be required to sign a release before running an event. All cars must meet safety requirements; if not, they will be disqualified until corrected. One crew member will be allowed on track if necessary.
10. No car can carry more than one person in race and practice. Car should be cleaned and repaired before the next race.
11. Any member or person who participates in an event shall not have claims, or take any action, for damages, injury, death or expenses of any kind against the Carolina Vintage Stock Car Racing Club Association, member, participant or the promoter by reason of disqualification, suspension, injury, death or damage of any kind to either car, driver, crew member or any other person attending with member and all persons above named adopt and agree with the above in return for being allowed to participate in said activities and forever waive and quitclaim the same.
12. If a non-member drives a member’s car in a special promotion, that person will be required to sign a waiver before participating, NO exceptions to this rule.
13. No member or crew will consume drugs and/or alcohol before or during an event!
14. All members are required to attend drivers meetings before event. All drivers missing meeting will start in rear of race.
15. Starting positions will be drawn or you can start in rear if driver wants to.
16. All race cars must meet safety requirements.
17. All cars will receive full payment if it makes at least one green flag lap. If car breaks during hot laps, promoter pays for all cars.
18. All cars must have data sheet completed for club and track promoters.
19. All members will be required to follow all rules of the governing body that sponsors each event, including flag man and pit stewards.
20. Any member or non-member that builds a car that does not meet current rules: that car will not be allowed to run any races.
21. If cars from other clubs meet all rules and safety standards, they are welcome to run with the club. Non-members have one event before membership. Membership fee will be $35.00.
22. Club official can ask for proof of membership at anytime.
23. No in-car radios.
24. Club official can deny or accept membership dues.
BODIES
1. Years of body 1930-1965 allowed. American-made cars only. No trucks or station wagons.
2. No spoilers or wings on front or rear of car.
3. No fiberglass bodies or body parts. Body must be steel and stock appearing.
4. Front and rear bumpers required. Bumpers could be stock or tubular type or stock appearing.
5. Door, hood and deck lid mandatory and securely fastened down. Fenders required.
6. Tires and wheels should not protrude outside body line any more than 5 inches maximum.
7. Each car shall display the CVSC club logo decal on both sides of the car, preferably on the top of front fenders or top of door near the A post.
CHASSIS
1. American Stock manufactured chassis from front cross member to centerline of rear end housing must be maintained. No Winston, Nextel, Sprint Cup; no Busch or Busch North, Nationwide grand national; no ARCA; no Craftsman truck; no late model fabricated tube or offset frames. No pickup truck chassis allowed. No Corvette chassis allowed. GM Metric (1978-88) chassis are now allowed. No Nova/ Chevy II, no Camaro /Firebird sub-frames can be used with any frame. No Mustang II stock or aftermarket frame components. Tube supports from spring bucket out, from turn down behind rear end is ok. Cannot cut rear spring brackets - they stay in original location.
2. Bodies can mix and match frames using same wheelbase as year of body used within 4 inches. 1930–1948 bodied cars can use any stock frame up to ’57 with exceptions above. On bodies from 1930-1948, 3-link, 4-link, and long truck trailing arms are not allowed on any frames.
3. 1949-1965 bodied cars can use any stock frame with exceptions above. On frames from 1949-1977 only, long truck trailing arms are allowed, 3-link and 4-link with stock trailing arms are allowed and pan hard bars are allowed.
4. On 1978 and later frames, additional restrictions are as follows:
a. Stock Spindles for same chassis only. No drop spindles allowed.
b. Stock OEM trailing arms for same chassis top and bottom, but can be boxed or plated-up OEM. (No 3 or 4 links, no heim joints, no mono-balls, no adjustable trailing arms, no truck arms allowed.)
5. Unibody cars must have full stock frames. Fairlane, Comet, Falcon, Chevy II, Mustang, Dodge Darts are allowed. Subcompacts, like Corvair are not!
6. Upper A-frame can be stock or after market, all lower control arms are to be stock but can be modified.
7. No rack and pinion steering, torsion bars, or coil over shocks. No adjustable or rebuildable shocks.
8. Screw jacks must be a minimum of 1 inch diameter.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
1. All drivers must have safety equipment: 90-95 shell full-faced or open helmet, goggles, safety gloves and shoes. Glass or plastic windshields mandatory on asphalt! Screen wire windshield okay on dirt. Full-coverage fire suits mandatory at all events.
2. All new car roll cages no less than 4-bars in left door and 3 in right, main cage must be made of 1-3/4"O.D. x 0.095" wall tubing. Down bars can be 1 1/2". All roll bars within reach of driver must be padded with proper roll bar padding material. Driver’s seat must be fastened to cage or frame, not to floor pan.
3. Window nets required!
4. Fire extinguishers mandatory and accessible to drivers.
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6. Open drivelines must have catch loop at least 1/4" x 1 1/4" steel.
7. Lap and shoulder belts mandatory, lap 3", shoulder belts 2" to 3" must be fastened to frame or cage. See belt manufacturer instructions for proper belt mounting procedures. Belts that appear cut, wore or deteriorated must be replaced.
8. Wheel stud size. 5 on 5: 5/8". Wide 5: 1/2" with 1" lug nut. Studs must protrude through nut.
9. Floorboards, front and rear firewalls made of steel - mandatory! Seal all openings in firewalls.
10. Gasoline only, no alcohol or nitrous oxide, high-pressure fuel line must be shielded if in driver’s compartment. Fuel cells with or without foam mandatory! Roll over check valve needed.
11. Large rear view mirror mandatory.
12. Three wheel brakes mandatory, drum or disc are allowed.
13. Catch cans mandatory and any type radiator. No antifreeze.
14. Rusty bodies and rusty roll bars and mounting plates must be replaced.
15. Car construction rules are not open to individual interpretation. All questions concerning rules will be explained by the rules coordinator or president.
ENGINES
1. No V6 engines. No aluminum blocks. No dry sump. Any iron block V8, flat head V8 or inline 6-cylinder is allowed. One-barrel, 2-barrel or 4-barrel carburetors are permitted. No fuel injection.
2. Ignition, coil distributor magneto is allowed. Crank-triggered ignition is not allowed, all engines in original location.
3. All cars must be self-starting.
4. Transmissions must have working reverse.
5. Rear ends, clutches, fly wheel, and transmission - optional. All transmissions, engines and rearends must not leak on track.
6. V8 Engine location for all frames 1958 and after: The number one spark plug hole centerline shall be set back a maximum of 1" behind the centerline of the upper ball joint.
WHEELS
1. Wheel type is optional.
2. Wheels maximum width: 10" on asphalt and 12" on dirt only, all others not allowed.
3. No mud-treads, minimum 8" tire on traction wheels.
