Walls Roofing UCAR Clash
UPDATED 2010 Rules as of August 8, 2010
www.ucarclash.com
Do not
make any modifications other than listed below without obtaining approval from the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials in writing.
Top 3 cars
in the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash race from the previous event will be sent to
the rear of the field in the main event. ALL cars must run in the heat
races to qualify for the 1st place points awarded for winning that heat race
(normal race 2pts.-double points event 4 pts.)
Any driver
or crew member entering another competitor's pit area with the intent of
causing a disturbance, conflict or fight will be disqualified from the event
and be banned from the next scheduled UCAR Clash event. Disorderly conduct,
profanity, and fighting will not be tolerated. Owners/Drivers are responsible
for the actions of their crew.
Any driver
that is disqualified from any event for any reason can be disqualified
from the next event at the discretion of the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash
officials. Any driver that shows disrespect to any UCAR Clash official
can be disqualified for one or more events as well.
Top 5 cars
in all races will go through tech according to the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash
rules for 2010.
Mandatory
for 2010-All drivers are required to have Racing Electronics race receivers.
The Walls Roofing UCAR Clash will have a limited amount of race receivers for
sale or rental at all UCAR Clash events.
Any track
that requires a transponder-drivers will be required
to rent or furnish their own transponder for that event.
Mandatory
for 2010-All cars will run Walls Roofing UCAR Clash
across the top of your windshield. Supplied by the car
owner/driver. In case you have to run your local track sponsor you can
place this on the bottom of the windshield, not restricting drivers view.
Lettering must be 38" long by 3" tall (minimum)
Illegal Parts
Any parts including but not limited to
full motors, heads, flywheel, intake, exhaust, computer boxes, springs, shocks,
carburetor/fuel injection system, transmission, performance brakes including
master cylinders, AND including your entire car if so grossly illegal WILL BE
TAKEN if
deemed necessary by the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials and NOT RETURNED.
Mandatory Safety Rules:
1. 6-point roll cage with a recommended 4 door bars on left
side and 3 bars on right side. May remove inner structure on
doors to accommodate cage ONLY. All roll bars must be 1-3.4" x
.090" wall seamless steel tubing. Roll bars must be welded to a minimum
3"x3"x1/4" thick plate and secured SAFELY to the floor pan. A
.20 gage drivers door plate must be on 3 bars of the drivers side roll cage. The plate must go from the front of
the drivers door to the back
end of the drivers door. Cage installation MUST be
approved by the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials.
2. All cars must have a 6 point roll cage in your cars. The
extra 2 bars will go at the right and left side of your car and will attach to
the bottom rear trunk area of car and must be plated. 1 added support bar in
rear allowed and must be attached level between left and right down bars.
3. Five point racing seat belts required and must be mounted
in a manner acceptable to the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials. Belts must be
dated within the last 5 years to be legal. Anything older
than 5 years are NOT acceptable. Date must be visible to UCAR officials
to be eligible to race.
4. Approved helmets, goggles or safety glasses, gloves, shoes
and fire suits required at ALL times. A neck brace is required at all UCAR
Clash races. HANS is recommended but not required. The neckbrace
will be part of the mandantory safety inspection done
by UCAR Clash officials.
4.a-Any driver at any time during
practice, heat race or main event, that is seen by UCAR Clash officials without
the required safety equipment will be immediately black flagged. Once safety
equipment items are put on and approved by the UCAR Clash officials, you will
be allowed back on the track.
5.
Fuel tank. If stock fuel tank is ahead of rear axle, it may be used or can be
removed and replaced with a fuel cell. If stock fuel tank is behind rear axle,
it must be replaced with a maximum 8-gallon fuel cell, securely mounted,
covered and centered in the trunk. A metal fire wall is required over all back
seat areas. ALL fuel tanks, that are replaced with fuel
cells, MUST be removed.
6. Window net must be mounted in the driver side window with
opening secured with 1/2" solid rod or 3/16" x 1" flat bar with
the rear of top rod in slot and the front of the top rod secured with a leaver
or seatbelt fastener. Fastener must be located in an area accessible to all
rescue personel.
7. Hood must be
fastened with hood pins. One on each corner(4) Trunk
can be fastened with hood pins on each corner or the hinges may be left on. If
you have a fuel cell then you MUST use hood pins on the trunk.
8. All doors must be welded shut. No chaining of doors will
be allowed.
9. Fire extinguisher 1 lb. minimum. Fire extinguisher must be
in drivers reach and be up to date and fully charged.
10. Padding around driver is required.
UCAR General Rules:
1. 1980 or newer American and Import front-wheel- drive 4
cylinder only. Maximum wheelbase of 105". NO rear
wheel cars of any kind allowed.
2. 4 cylinders only.
No quad 4's. 4 valves per cylinder max-16 valve motors. ALL E-Tech motors are legal for 2010 season. E-Tech motors
will be required to run 140 lbs. as per rule 5 below.
3.Dual overhead cam engines allowed. A compression check on all
motors will be done. Driver/Owner are to have the tech manual for make and
model of car showing all motor specs including compression and bore and stoke.
If you do not have your manual you are subject to immediate disqualification by
the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials. All motors are allowed 10% above stock
compression.
3a. All motors are allowed to bore motors to a max of 30 over
piston.
4. No turbo or supercharged systems allowed.
5. Multi Valve
cars with 2000cc or bigger and E-Tech motors will add 140 lbs. minimum. Weight
will be double bolted with air craft grade bolts with self locking nuts on top
and fender washered (min. 1 1/2") from bottom
through top on RIGHT side as far right side center of door as possible.
5a. Eight valve cars will not have to carry any weight.
5b. All weight will be on the far right, center of door, of
car. More weight will be added if needed to make all cars equal in speed. Any
car with weight any other place in car will be disqualified-no questions asked.
5c. Car weight and motor size will be listed on both sides of car
on front fenders behind front tire.
6. No bracing or body modifications. Stock bumpers front and
rear. Chains required on both bumpers for towing. No cutting of any body parts
or removal of inner structures unless needed to install roll bars only on
drivers and passengers side of car door.
7. Factory stock air cleaner system with no modifications. No
K & N filters or performance filters allowed. Air filter housing must be in
stock location with all stock parts and in working condition.
8. All body, frame, suspension, pedals, brakes, flywheels and
all motor replacement parts must be completely stock
and OEM or OEM replacement for the year, make and model claimed. Quick-release
steering wheel coupler allowed. Car can start with ignition key or toggle
switch. Gauges, radio and A/C control removal may be done to dash. The dash can
be removed and a metal dash can be installed with all openings in fire wall
covered with metal.
9. Stock ride height will be 6 1/2 minimum on left and 7 1/2
on right. This will be checked at all races.
9a. Minimum and
maximum ride height is based on- After car has been stripped and all racing
components including cage have been installed and NO cutting of springs and
shocks can be done to lower ride height to the minimum of 6 1/2. Any
modifications done to any car suspension will be subject to immediate
disqualification by the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash officials. See section and
rule for illegal parts.
10. Battery can be mounted under the hood in stock location or
on the left rear behind drivers
seat and well secured in a sealed box.
11. All insulation under hood must be removed.
12. Stock carburetor/fuel injection system for that make and
model ONLY. Stock computers ONLY.Anyone
altering computers will be disqualified for the next race (first offense) and
for the season (second offense) No questions asked. See
section and rule for illegal parts.
13. Stock transmission, 5-speed or automatic, and stock
differential. No locked differential. No altering of flywheels allowed.
14. Removal of A/C condenser and pump is allowed.
15. Removal of inertia switch is allowed; Ford fuel shut-off.
16. Removal of rear seat allowed. Must cover
rear firewall with aluminum or steel sheet metal.
17. Electric engine cooling fans may be hot-wired to run
constantly or can be put on a toggle switch in dash.
18. EXHAUST: Must use factory exhaust manifold for that car.
Must use factory unaltered stock muffler, glass pack
or straight-pipe allowed at all tracks EXCEPT WCS. Must have
tail-pipe exit either in front of rear tire or past rear bumper.
Resonating exhaust tips not allowed. When racing at Wake County Speedway in
Raleigh, NC(ONLY)-ALL cars must have mufflers. NO
EXCEPTIONS. All other tracks-do not require mufflers.
19. No
aftermarket wheels allowed. Only stock (OEM) steel wheels or aluminum wheels
permitted. You may use cam bolt kits, camber adjusters, adjustable ball
joints or slotting of the mounting holes in the control arms or
lower holes in the struts by grinding or drilling only (no torch cutting)
to achieve a maximum of 3 degrees positive or negative camber only. Do not in
any way alter the upper mounting points of the strut tower. No camber
adjustment allowed on rear of car. Rear camber 0 degrees. No
altering of springs in any way. Must be the same that came on that car-in
other words no 6 cylinder springs allowed on a 4 cylinder car. Springs must be
equal diameter and unsprung length on left and right
sides. See section and rule on illegal parts.
19a. Spring rubbers all four corners are approved. one spring rubber per spring only.
19b. No
crabbing of rearend of car!!!! Rearend must be in stock
location with no spacers or washer used to off set or
crab rear of car. We will pull a string on rear to front to make sure this has
not been done.
20. Windshield required. May be replaced with
1/8" LEXAN. No Plexiglass. All other
glass components including windows MUST be removed.
Tires and Rims
1. Passenger car tires only. All four wheels and tires must be
the same size on all four corners and must all be 13-14-15-16"
60 or 70 series tires 185-195-205 in size only. All four tires must be radials.
No bias-ply tires allowed. No shaved tires. No high performance or low profile
tires allowed. This is to keep the cost of tires down and racing equal.
1b.200 treadwear or higher
1c. BANNED
TIRES Yokohama ADVAN A048 AS of today June 19, 2010 the Yokohama ADVAN A048 or
any other tire like this will be banned from the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash as
well as at any track that is or will be running by the Walls Roofing UCAR Clash
rules in the future. The mandated thread wear is a minimum of 200 or harder
compound. As a note to this when we have our rules meeting in Dec-Jan the tires
will be taken out of this and set at one make in 13-14-15-16 185-195-205 to
help keep the cost down to all and to even up the playing field for all. AS of today June 19, 2010 the Yokohama ADVAN A048 or any
other tire like this will be banned from the
2. No UCAR can soak tires at any track at any time.
3. All 4 tires and wheels MUST be the same size on all 4
corners but NOT the same manufacturer.
2010 Claim Rule:
Claim and
exchange rule is in effect at all times. Claim amount is $1500.00 plus your
car. This rule will allow the claimant and claimer to continue to race the
following week. Only the driver finishing one position behind can claim the car
ahead of him or her. This claim is for the whole car minus seat and harness or
seat belts and window net. If you can't build a car for $1500.00, then don't
build one for this class. Any driver who refuses a claim will be disqualified
for the next two events. If he or she denies a claim a second time in the same
season, he or she will suspended for the remainder of
the season. We are going to put the "stock" back in stock car racing.
If you do not see it in the rules or specifications, DO NOT DO IT. This
division is intended for those who wish to race but don't want to spend a lot
of money. For those wishing to stretch the rules or spend more than $1500.00 in
a car, then pick a different division. This division
is slated to be one of the most exciting and fastest growing in our region and
kept affordable enough for all to enjoy. For more info for the Walls Roofing
UCAR Clash call Larry P. Walls at 919-291-0938 or go to www.ucarclash.com
Thanks,
Larry P.
Walls
919-291-0938
www.ucarclash.com
Wallsroofing71@aol.com
www.wallsroofing.com
By Editing
Director:
Kelly Rabon Jones
919-625-0166
krjones73@yahoo.com
Walls Roofing UCAR Clash Race Procedures:
1. All drivers will draw a pill at registration for position
in starting line up in a heat race.
2. Heat race will be 10 laps for asphalt
, 5 laps for dirt and 5 laps for road course.
3. Main event will be 50 laps for asphalt, 25 laps for dirt
and 25 laps for road course.
4. All races will have double file restarts. 5 laps to go
will be single file with lap cars to the rear.
5. Top 5 cars at ALL races will go through tech. Only driver
and 1 mechanic allowed with car.
6. ANYONE violating these procedures WILL BE IMEDIATELY
DISQUALIFIED.