Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby Presented by Marlow Motors www.marlowmotor.com
Monday, August 2nd and Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
$1,000.00 Guaranteed Cash Purse and Trophies
For more information or questions, call toll free at 1-888-361-5767 or visit www.StoneyRoberts.com
Rules and Regulations
Each driver must fill out an entry blank Entry blank denotes cash purse offered.
All rules and regulations must be observed. Track operators or promoter reserves the right to approve or reject any and all entries.
Only driver and one (1) mechanic will be permitted in the pit area or on track. Arm bands will be issued and must be displayed at all times. The entry fee must be cash, money order, or company check. No personal checks.
Entry fee - $25 per car. No refunds.
Both driver and mechanic must be present when vehicle is inspected and certified. Also both must be present at driver-mechanic overview meeting held one hour before event.
Members of the Auto Demolition Derby are not employees of the track operators or the promoter of the Auto Demolition Derby.
No alcoholic beverages are allowed in pit area. Drivers or pit crews caught drinking disqualifies their car and driver.
Drivers Entry
Drivers must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver's license in their possession. (Sixteen years of age with a notarized parental medical statement.)
All drivers must supply their own cars. Limit of two cars per a driver per a night.
All drivers and cars must be entered and at the track 2 hours before the scheduled starting time of derby.
Participants are required to sign a release and waiver of liability and indemnity agreement before entering any restricted area.
Enter early! There will be a 60 car limit set per derby. Drivers may enter all derbies.
You must paint the car number provided on the Official Entry Blank, that you return, on front driver and passenger car doors in 24 inch white letters.
Participation Regulations
Full-size stock hardtop automobiles or station wagons are allowed. This includes foreign autos. This year we will allow (4 Cyl) Autos to compete in their own heat if there are enough entered. Compacts must have a wheel base of at least 100 inches (center of front hub to center of rear hub). Please take note that some compacts cannot compete against the larger full-size automobiles with a degree of safety. If you have one of these cars you would be required to have another full size car that had also competed in a heat during the derby. You may use front wheel drive vehicles. No trucks, Jeeps, hearses, ambulances, convertibles, SUV's, Rear engine auto's or Chrysler Imperials.
All glass and chrome trim and anything that might become imbedded in the track, must be removed from the car before bringing auto to the grounds.
Also, car must be cleaned out, including trunk. Fire walls must remain in place. They cannot be sectioned or deleted. Do not leave broken glass in doors, clean them out. Windshields must be removed. All air bag safety systems this includes activation charges must be removed.
Tires must be stock size, 4 ply only, Mud & Snow okay, no inner liner, no truck or light truck tires (LT's), no spoked rims. Tires can only be filled with air, no fluids or solids. Tires within a tire are considered reinforcements.Tires marked tubeless may have tubes inserted in them. Remove all wheel balance weights.
A maximum of five (5) gallons of gasoline will be allowed. Gas tanks may be moved to the trunk but will not be allowed in driver's compartment unless covered by a metal firewall. Only unleaded gasoline with a maximum octane level of 93 will be permitted. Boosted or racing fuel will not be allowed. If you have a car equipped with a fuel pump in the gas tank call 1-888-361-5767 for special instructions on the procedure of movement of the gas tank. Gas lines or fuel pumps will not be permitted to be run within the drivers compartment (unless they are a line within a line - in other words double lined).
Only one (1) stock battery will be allowed. A maximum of 850 cold cranking amps will be permitted. It must be incased in some way to catch any leaking acid if it should become ruptured. It may be moved into the passenger floorboard area but must be mounted and covered for the participants own protection.
No reinforcements of any kind will be allowed. Only exception will be the driver side front door. Trailer hitches or any type of stiffening device are considered reinforcements. You may weld rear ends or differentials to create a positive traction rear end. Welding of bumper shocks are considered reinforcements. Maximum bumper height is 24 inches from the ground to the center of the bumper for V6 & V8's. Max bumper height 20 inches for 4 Cyl cars.
Standard exhaust system may be removed or cut off just aft of the fire wall. Not permitted: additional headers, stacks, or custom manifolds that protrud past the level of the hood or through the body of the car etc.
Do not weld or bolt hood or trunk lids down. Use wire only on four points of hoods. Trunks can be chained shut in four places only. All doors must be chained shut or welded. Chain is preferred on at least one door to allow for quick removal of injured participants. If doors are welded, a maximum of two(2), four inch welds in length on the two vertical seams per a door will be permitted. If a driver's side door comes open, he or she will be disqualified.
A 12 by 15 inch hole must be cut into the center of hood. To allow for early fire detection.
All fan blades must be removed. Only exception will be if your car is equipped with a slip clutch fan blade and fan shroud or came stock with an electric fan and shroud. You may create your own fan shroud out of some type of thin metal material & replace stiff original fans with slip clutch fans.
Prior to bringing cars to fairground radiators must be drained and back flushed of all antifreeze coolants. They then can be refilled with water or the new naturally biodegradable coolant ASierra distributed by Safe Brands Corporation; Omaha, Nebraska. You must remove all air conditioning apparatus (lines & pumps) and gas refrigerant coolants from your vehicles.
Safety belts, helmets, and impact-resistent eye protectors are required. If car was equipped with a shoulder restraint system including lap belt, both must be used. Driver can be disqualified at any time if either belt or helmet is removed during a heat. Driver's must wear long sleeve shirts and pants.
Drivers may maneuver forward or backward. No deliberate head-on collisions or deliberately ramming a driver's door. This can lead to disqualification.
A time limit will be set by the judges. If a driver does not hit a live car within the time limit, this can lead to disqualification. No Possums!
All cars must be removed from grounds by the owner no later than 8 a.m. the next day following the derby. This is your responsibility, so make arrangements before derby time.
The derby will be composed of individual heats and a feature heat with cash prizes and trophies going to each heat winner and grand prize to feature winner. Feature heat will be comprised of winners from each heat of the show. The show will have a designated Best Appearance Theme: CARTOON SCOOBY DOO!!!! The show will have a Best Mechanic award. Both awards pay cash & trophies.
Additional safety regulations may be imposed depending on the track. Rules are subject to change to fit event. If you have any safety concerns do not hesitate to ask. Call 1-888-361-5767. The decision of the judge is final. Any driver not obeying the rules will be disqualified.
There are five (5) sets of rules. Make sure you follow the rules for the class of vehicle(s) you are entering.
Heat One: Josh Wilkins, Strasburg, VA Car #11X Amanda Shipe, Maurertown, VA Car #537 Michelle Wolfe, Woodstock, VA Car #52X Gary Shank, Toms Brook, VA Car #636
Heat Two: Kyle Turner, Orange, VA Car #66 Jason Wilkins, Strasburg, VA Car #9 Chad Totten, Toms Brook, VA Car #F-2
Heat Three (Pick-up Trucks): Brian Adams, Middletown, VA Car #80 Matthew Shannon, Front Royal, VA Car #109
Heat Four: Tracy Ryder, Front Royal, VA Car #00 Jamie Givens, Edinburg, VA Car #68
Consolation Heat: Tracy Ryder, Front Royal, VA Jamie Givens, Edinburg, VA
Mechanics Award: Billy Adams, Middletown, VA Car #80 Driver: Brian Adams, Middletown, VA
Best Appearance Award: Crowd's Choice: Jason Wilkins, Strasburg, VA Car #9 Official's Choice: Kyle Turner, Orange, VA
Feature Runner-up: Jason Wilkins, Strasburg, VA Car #9 Feature Runner-up: Chad ToHen, Tom's Brook, VA Car #F-2
Feature Winner: Michelle Wolfe, Woodstock, VA Car #53X
Winners List for August 6, 2009
Heat One: Dakota Billhimer, Front Royal, VA Car #02 Chris Campbell, Woodstock, VA Car #33
Heat Two: Mark Wolfe, Woodstock, VA Car #52 Chris Barb, Winchester, VA Car #315
Heat Three (Pick-up Trucks): Chad Totten, Toms Brook, VA Car #F-2 Jason Wymer, Toms Brook, VA Car #222
Heat Four: (CONSIE) Sam Jenkins, Winchester, VA Car #19 Jason Wilkins, Strasburg, VA Car #9 Mechanics Award: Sam Jenkins, Winchester, VA Car #19 Driver: Sam Jenkins, Winchester, VA
Best Appearance Award: Crowd's Choice: Buddy Spicer, Front Royal, VA Car #69 Official's Choice: Mark Wolfe, Woodstock, VA Car #52
Feature Runner-up: Mark Wolfe, Woodstock, VA Car #52 Feature Winner: Chad Totten, Toms Brook, Toms Brook, VA Car #F-2
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