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General & Safety Rules for
the 2010 Season
June 28, 2010
Due to recent events the Board of Directors, at my request, has decided to
implement and enforce the following:
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In the future the decision to have/not have an event or class will rest solely
with the Board, Promoter and track officials. If the decision is made to hold or
continue an event points will be awarded to the pullers who participate.
·
As stated in the rulebook there will be a three minute time limit to hook to the
sled from the time the tech official calls for the puller. Failure to comply
will result in disqualification and the pull will continue with the next truck
in li
Entry Procedures
1.
Pullers will draw for pulling position in all classes; the puller must state the
name of the truck he is registering before drawing a number.
2.
Entry fee $ 20.00 per pull.
3.
Must be a KOTTPA member to pull. If not a member you may join at the track.
Fees are as follows; $100.00 if you join before April 1st, $125.00
after April 1st. A one time hook fee will be offered to non members
for $30.00 plus entry fee. If a puller hooks at a second event, the balance of
$95.00 will be due, plus entry fee and they will become a member. For the 2010
season we have included an option which will allow a puller to hook a maximum of
two times for a $30 hook fee, if this option is utilized the puller will not be
awarded points for these hooks.
4.
Promoter may add anything after the event is over.
5.
Only full paid members that have made 25% of pulls will have voting rights.
6.
Pullers must sign in to receive 6 hook points if the pull is rained out.
7.
A puller must attend 25% of pulls scheduled for his class to receive point’s
money.
Operation of contest
1.
Any puller causing excessive trouble will be subject to disqualification for the
event. Such behavior is also grounds for, at the discretion of the board,
termination of membership.
2.
Intoxication of puller will be grounds for disqualification.
3.
There will be a 300 foot to 310 foot track for all classes if premises will
allow. No floating finish on 1st round.
4.
There will be a three minute time limit to hook to the sled. All pullers will
start with a tight chain, no jerking allowed.
5.
The first puller in each class before the sled is official is a test pull, the
driver has the option of keeping the pull or turning it down, he must tell the
tech official before leaving the track. The test puller may come back anywhere,
if not the test puller he must go to the end of the line. If the test hook does
not pass the 75’ mark the second truck will have the option to drop and become
the test hook.
6.
Pullers will be given 2 consecutive attempts to move the sled if the front of
the sled doesn’t pass the 75 ft mark. If a vehicle breaks on the first attempt
the puller can drop 5 places and come back for the second attempt (breakage must
be determined by the tech official). There will be a 3 minute time limit to make
adjustments between the 2 attempts if not broken.
7.
Vehicles are to remain in boundaries (inside of the chalk lines are the
boundaries) of track, sled may cross boundaries without penalty. If
vehicle goes out of bounds before 75 ft. a puller may have a second
attempt. After the vehicle passes the full pull mark there are no boundaries,
except in the case of a floating finish where the boundary lines must be marked.
8. Driver
may drop 5 places due to mechanical problems. Tech official must confirm that
vehicle is not able to run before allowed to drop.
9.
In the event of a malfunction (sled, etc.) puller will have the option of
pulling right then or dropping 5 places.
10.
If a vehicle loses any weights or safety equipment under green flag conditions
it will be disqualified.
11.
Driver is to weigh with vehicle. Top four vehicles may be required to reweigh
with a 20lb tolerance allowed.
12.
Any vehicle judged unsafe by tech official will be prohibited from pulling at
event.
13.
Tech official has the right to
visually inspect a vehicle at any time, this includes under the hood and the
driver’s compartment. The driver must be present and it must be a safety issue.
14.
In the event of a tie for a paid position there will be a pull off, if one
vehicle is unable to hook again, the other will take the better of the two
positions. In the event the pullers involved in the tie come to an agreement on
finish order, their decision will be respected.
15.
In a pull off situation the pull off will run on same order as the class was
run. A puller will only have one attempt in the pull off with no dropping for
mechanical problems.
16.
No weight tolerance must weigh whatever the class limit is or under.
17. In
the event the scales are not reading properly a class meeting may be called by
the class spokesman to see if the participants want to adjust the scales
according to their vehicles weight.
18.
Must be at pull with truck and pay entry
fee to receive hook points. If vehicle breaks you will still receive hook
points.
19.
Points 1st = 20pts, 2nd
= 19 pts, 3rd = 18 pts, 4th = 17 pts, 5th =
16 pts, 6th = 15pts, 7th = 14 pts, 8th = 13
pts, 9th = 12 pts, 10th = 11 pts, 11th = 10
pts, 12th = 09 pts, 13th = 08 pts, 14th = 07
pts., 15th on down receives 6 hook points.
20.
A delay of 20 minutes or more, due to inclement weather or sled malfunction will
require the class to be restarted with the next truck in line , who will be the
test puller.
21.
At end of the year points winners will receive 40, 30, 15, 10, 5 % paybacks out
of the points fund.
22.
Pull order will be established a minimum of 48 hours in advance of pull.
Exceptions to the established pulling order will be: Promoter discretion, track
conditions and/or unforeseen puller delays while in route to pull.
General & Safety
Rules
1. All
vehicles must have working brakes
2. If
bed has been cut out it must be covered.
3. Vehicles
must have blow proof bell housing or blanket for sanction classes.
4. All
vehicles must have steel block saver plate and SFI approved flywheel.
5. All
pulling vehicles will have a minimum hook hole of 3.75" in length and 3" in
width. This rule will override any class rules concerning minimum hitch hole
size.
6. Working
fire extinguishers mandatory.
7. Kill
switches mandatory, must kill fuel pump and ignition.
8. Harmonic
balancer must be shielded if not SFI approved, shield will be a minimum of ¼”
thick and 2"wide, 360 degrees around the engine balancer; water pump can be
considered part of the shield.
9.
When being hooked driver needs hands in air
to signify vehicle in neutral, he should also watch starting flagman until given
the signal to proceed.
10. All
drive shafts must have 2 loops; 2pc shafts must have 4 loops. Minimum dimensions
on loop material are .125 for steel, .250 for aluminum and 1" wide. No chains
or cables to be used for loops. U-joints must be covered on top and both sides.
Any driveshaft which has more than two universal joints is considered a two
piece shaft.
11. All
vehicles to be operated in a safe manner.
12. All
vehicles must have neutral safety switch and light in cab and on back to show
that truck is out of gear or in park while being hooked and unhooked.
13. Helmets
must be worn while pulling. Fire suit will be at the driver’s discretion.
14. A
deviation of seven points from fuel specification will result in
disqualification.
15. The
tolerance for fuel will be seven points.
16. Trucks
will be checked before, or at, the first pull for tech safety card compliance.
17.
All vehicles must be must be attended while
engine is running by someone capable of operating vehicle.
18. Tech
official will not be allowed to drive a pulling vehicle or have one registered
in his name. Exceptions will be the alternate tech official who will not drive a
vehicle at an event he is working as tech official. Persons assisting tech
officials with such things as flagging, scales, lineup etc are exempt.
19. Anyone
standing at the end of the track must maintain ten foot distance behind the tech
official.
Protest and Protest
Procedure
1.
Protest must be in writing and given to
tech official within 10 minutes after class is over; all items being checked
must be listed.
2.
Protestor must be in same class and be
listed on the registration card of the pulling vehicle.
3.
Protest fee must accompany protest paper.
4.
There will be a 20# tolerance in the event
a vehicle is reweighed under protest.
5.
Engine protest, $300.00 cubic inch check.
Tech official has choice of which head to pull Formula - .7854 x stroke x bore x
bore x number of cylinders. Complete engine protest is from carburetor to oil
pan.
6. Protest
whole vehicle $500.00 complete engine tear down check anything on vehicle.
7. Nitrous
protest $150.00 this is for checking in necessary places includes pulling intake
if desired.
8. Cam
protest $150.00.
9. A
pump check for cubic inch will be $100.00. If found illegal puller has option
of pulling head at pullers expense. If found legal puller will get protest fee.
10. Transmission
protest $75.00.
11. Clutch
protest $150. Pull transmission if necessary.
12. Visual
protest $75.00 complete measurement. Any visual protest consists of checking
hitches, wheelbase, length, check carburetor, (may require removal and removal
of bowls) wheel width, and anything-concerning weights.
13. Protest
to check for raised runners or welded up heads to pull header off $25.00. Check
intake runners on heads $75.00 or $100.00 for both.
14. If
vehicle is found illegal truck shall lose ½ accumulated points and not pull for
2 consecutive pulls after being found illegal. If found illegal a second time
will be banned from pulling for 1 year from that date.
15. Protested
is responsible for tearing vehicle down.
16. The
tech officials reserve the right to delay a decision for 3 business days if
needed. The truck can run until the decision is made however all proceeds and
points will be suspended pending the decision.
17. The
ones present for a tear down will be the Tech official(s), Protestor, Protested
and one assistant for the protested. Both parties may have representative
present.
18. Safety
issues will be addressed by the tech official and are not grounds for
disqualification during a protest.
19. A
refusal of the protest will result in the same penalties as being found illegal
during the protest.
20. Class
rules over ride these rules other than safety issues.
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updated on 06/28/2010
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