MADERA MINI STOCKS / 2024

 

ALL Cars/Trucks MUST BE Stock Production MODEL YEAR 2005 OR OLDER.EngineMust be naturally aspirated gasoline engines. No turbo, No rotary etc.Three (3) or Four (4) cylinder engines only.Stock type fuel injection or carbs only. Spacers allowed on carbs. Stock intake manifolds only. No skunk 2, etc. Aftermarket or racing air filters, and air filter ducting parts are legal.

 

Engine must match car/truck. Ex. Honda must have a Honda Engine. Exhaust Aftermarket exhaust manifolds and headers are legal. No requirements for catalytic converters/mufflers, unless track has special noise requirements. Exhaust must exit behind driver. Exhaust cannot be aimed at fuel tank. Exhaust pipes must be secure, and may not extend past the body of the car. Transmission Front or rear wheel drive cars only. No AWD or 4X4 allowed. No converted AWD or 4X4.Aftermarket Clutch, Flywheel and Torque Converters and parts are permissible. No racing transmissions. Factory gear changes are permissible. Locked Differentials are allowed. ECU (Computer)No aftermarket ECU’s. Chipped ECU’s are allowed.

 

Ignition Any spark plug and spark plug wires are legal. No racing coils, coil packs or distributors.

Tires and Wheels Steel wheels only. Racing wheels are legal. No bead lock wheels. Max wheel diameter 16 in. Max wheel width 7in. Wheel spacers are NOT allowed. Drive wheels need to match in diameter and offset. Non-Drive wheels need to match in diameter and offset. Any DOT street legal tire permitted. No grooving, checking, crosshatching or any other tread modifications is permitted. No Hoosier Tires. No Racetrack and Auto Cross Only tires. Maximum tire width is 215mm. Left and right tires may be mixed size for stagger.

 

Suspension Cars must maintain stock like suspension parts or use direct O.E. replacements. Reinforcement of suspension components and mount points are allowed. Camber adjusters are allowed. Shocks/Struts must be stock or OE replacement. No racing shock/Struts. No adjustable shocks/Struts Spring adjusters (Coil Overs) are NOT allowed. Limiting straps or spring compressing devices are NOT allowed. Spring rubbers (rubber or plastic) may be used in between spring coils, BUT NOT at the top or bottom of the spring.

 

 

Weight - All Cars must weigh 2300 pounds or more with driver. Cars may be weighed before, during, and after each race. Steering All steering components must be stock or O.E. stock replacements. Steering wheels may be changed and quick release devices are allowed.

 

Roll Cage - The roll cage must be constructed of 1.5 or 1.75 inch outside diameter tubing with a minimum wall thickness of .095 inches. Six-point cage required consisting of a four-point center section and two “kicker” bars from the top of the main cage to the rear ofthe car welded securely in or near the strut tower area. (Center section to consist of main roll bar with cross brace as close to floor as possible and cross brace shoulder high. A diagonal bar from bottom of driver’s side to top of passenger side is required. Halo bar must be above driver’s head with helmet on and buckled into car. Front down posts must have bar between them above steering column in front of dash.) Minimum three door bars on driver’s side. Minimum two bars in passenger door. Steel plates should be installed on outside of driver’s side door bars, concealed inside car body. Roll Cages will be inspected and certified as CVMS approved before cars can race.

 

Brakes - Stock brakes and brake components are acceptable. Upgrades to brake drums, rotors, pads, and calipers are acceptable, but they must use stock master cylinders, and associated components.

 

Battery - Batteries may maintain stock location. Batteries must be held down with stock clamps, or metal hold down straps, with a rubber cover over the positive post. Batteries may be relocated inside driver’s compartment. Relocated batteries must be mounted securely with rubber covering the positive post. A battery relocated inside cab of car should be a gel cell style non-spill battery type.

Fuel - The fuel system can remain stock provided the fuel tank is in the stock position. Fuel cells may be used. If a fuel cells is used it must be mounted securely in between the rear strut towers area of the car with a firewall installed to seal off the fuel cell from the cab of the car. A fuel shut off switch wired to an oil pressure switch is required for electric fuel pumps not equipped with stock shut off relays.

Cooling - Aftermarket radiators are allowed but must be in or near stock location. Radiator mounting may be reinforced. Reasonable radiator protection is allowed. Any type of fan switch is allowed. Coolant type – NO Antifreeze allowed.

 

Oil and Fuel - Any regular pump gas is allowed. E85 is permissible. Any engine oil and transmission fluid is allowed.

 

Cab and Body - All glass and flammable material must be removed from the cab and body. Dash may be removed if desired. All external plastics and lights must be removed. Slight body sheet metal improvements may be made. Extra driver’s side door sheet metal may be added. Bumpers cannot be reinforced. No bars to extend past factory bumpers. Bars may be placed behind leading side of front bumper, and behind trailing side of rear bumpers. Bumpers must not have any sharp edges or be capable of hooking other cars. Bumper plastics (covers) must be installed with extra supports to prevent bumper covers from being torn off during racing. At a minimum, one metal bar must be installed in the windshield opening area. Any sharp edges or supports that stick out from the car must be moved for safety. Hood latch should be disabled and removed, with quick pull pins installed. Hood should remain on stock hinges. Wind shield area visors and metal mesh is allowed and encouraged. Car bodies should resemble stock appearance. Similar thickness factory thickness size sheet metal should be used for sheet metal repairs. Rear cab side window openings may be blocked off with sheet metal.

 

Safety Equipment - Driver’s protective equipment must meet the minimum requirement of track’s mandated safety rules. Equipment will be inspected before each race program begins. Safety equipment is mandatory for all drivers at all events. Listed below is the minimum requirements for safety equipment.*1. Helmets: Full head coverage. Must meet Snell SA2015 rating and cannot be more than 5 years old.2. Approved visor shields or unbreakable goggles. 3. Driver suits must be double layer with flame resistant fabric or single layer with flame resistant underwear. 4. Racing gloves. 5. Racing shoes. 6. Neck brace is required. It is strongly recommended that a head and neck restraining device also be used (HANS, Hutchens, Simpson or NeckGen).7. Window net must keep driver’s hands and arms contained in car and cannot be fixed. 8. Aluminum racing seat must be used. A full containment seat recommended. 9. Seat belts/safety harness: A minimum five-point system is required. It must be correctly installed, in good working order, and not past expiration date. 10. One fire extinguisher, properly charged, and in good working order must be mounted in the car within reach of the driver, and safety crew members. *The above list grants no guarantee to prevent the possibility of personal injury or death.

 

General Safety Rules1. Any car that rolls or is involved in a serious accident must be inspected and approved for racing by track officials to continue competition.2. Safety inspections may be made at any time by officials. Any car may be disqualified if it is deemed unsafe. 3. Any driver that gets out of their car while on the racing surface, other than for emergency reasons or if asked by an official to do so, will be disqualified and lose all points for that race event.4. Any driver that walks away from their car after an accident or mechanical failure during a race event and LEAVES THE TRACK/INFIELD (returns to pit area), will forfeit the privilege of having their car towed back to the pits. The car will remain in the infield until the end of the race.

 

Car Numbers and Decals - Returning members will have first choice on their number based on the prior season’s points finishing order. Once a number is registered no other car can use the number. If a visiting car has the same number they will be required to add a letter to the number. Numbers must be and tall and thick enough to be seen by the tower while racing on the track. (18in tall, 1in thick at minimum) Sponsor and other decals may be displayed any place on the car. In the event of a series or race sponsor every car will be mandated to display their decal on the section of the car that the sponsor chooses.

 

Race Procedures and Points – Will follow track procedures for both points and all race procedures as laid out in the drivers meeting.