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GENERAL | LATE MODEL | SUPER STOCK| MODIFIEDS
PRO STOCK/YOUNG GUN | 4-CYLINDER
2010 BERLIN RACEWAY MODIFIED RULES
SAFETY EQUIPMENT: Snell-rated SA95, SA2000, SA2005 helmet required. Roll bar
padding required in drivers compartment (Fire retardant highly recommended). SFI
full fire suit required. Fire retardant neck brace, gloves and shoes required. (Fire
retardant head sock and underwear; head and neck restraints; collapsible steering
shaft; highly recommended). Driver side window net required, and must be mounted
so that the latch is at the top front of window. Minimum three inch wide, five point
safety belt assembly required, must be mounted securely to the role cage. (Highly
recommended to be no more than one year old). Fire Bottle system required. (A
separate, heat activated, Fire Bottle on the fuel cell is highly recommended) Kill
switch required within easy reach of driver and must be marked ‘OFF’ and ‘ON’. No
Mirrors or radios of any kind.
FRAME: 1964 or newer OEM perimeter American made rear wheel drive passenger car
frame only. (Reproduction 68-72 Chevelle frames are approved). No sports car
frames. No 2002 & up Ford Crown Vic or similar frames allowed. No strut front
suspension of any kind allowed. No tube clips allowed. Frame must be full and
complete, cannot be widened or narrowed, and must be able to support roll cage on
both sides. Exceptions: Weight jack in original enter line of spring tower; frame
may be cut a maximum 36 inches forward from center of rear housing; horns may be
removed in front of steering box; front crossmember may be notched and boxed for
radiator and/or steering clearance; maximum 7 inch wide opening in side of spring
tower for spring removal. OEM upper A mounts may be replaced with aftermarket
mounts. Maximum 4 inch wide by 4 inch tall frame stiffener may be welded directly to
outside of left OEM frame rail. Left side OEM frame rail may be notched for seat and
foot clearance. Minimum wheelbase 108 inches, maximum 112 inches, both sides.
Maximum overall width, front and rear, shall not exceed 78 inches from outside of
tire, to outside of tire. No part of frame or body shall be lower than 4 inches from
ground, except the front crossmember, in race trim.
ROLL CAGE: Must consist of continuous hoops, minimum 1.75 inch O.D. tubing, with a
minimum wall thickness of .095 inch for the main cage. Frame mounted in at least 6
places, low carbon or mild steel recommended. Must consist of a configuration of
front, rear, and top hoops connected by tubing on the sides or side hoops. Driver’s
head must not protrude outside cage with helmet on. Roll cage must be securely
supported and braced with minimum 1 cross bar in top halo. Foot protection bar(s)
required. Main cage no further forward than rear of engine. All bars forward of the
cage must be lower than the hood.
DOOR BARS: All driver side door bars and uprights must be a minimum 1.75 inch and
.095 inch wall thickness. Minimum 4 driver side door bars, parallel to the ground and
perpendicular to the driver, and welded to the front and rear roll cage. Passenger
side must have at least 1 cross door bar, horizontal or angled, and 1 top door bar,
minimum 1.5 inch O.D. Steel door plate, 16 gauge (.065) minimum thickness, must
be securely welded to outside of the driver side door bars and cover the area from
top door bar to bottom door bar and from rear hoop down post to front cage down
post.
BODY: (See Diagram) must be same width, front to rear, and parallel to the OEM
frame. Engine compartment must remain open on both sides. Hood must be
enclosed at rear. No panel in front of right door to engine compartment. No inner
panels. Must have front windshield support and rear window support posts. Driver
and passenger side windows must have at least 12 inch opening (height and width),
measured at center of window, between lowest point at top of window, weather roof
or roll cage, and the highest point at bottom of window, weather interior or body. May
use Lexan in sail panels. No full windshields. Roofs must be fiberglass or aluminum
(no carbon fiber) full size, rounded and stock appearing (No flat roofs). Must run full
upper and lower nose. No plastic body parts. Exception: Howe part #’s 622 & 624
are the only approved plastic body parts. No wings or aero dynamic devices inside or
outside the car. Outside of tires must be the widest part of car. Quarter panels and
B/C pillars must be 2 distinct pieces. Oil coolers/radiator must not protrude above
interior or outside of body. (Spoiler:) A 4 inch by 66 inch spoiler 45 degrees to the
deck is allowed, with all braces to the rear of the spoiler.
DRIVER COMPARTMENT: Must have a minimum 3 windshield bars in front of the
driver. Lexan or aluminum cowl panel in front of the driver can be no wider than the
cockpit and no farther back than the steering wheel. Minimum .125 inch aluminum,
or 22 (.035 inch) gauge steel, complete floor pan required. Aluminum high back seat
only and must be bolted in securely, inside the left OEM frame and ahead of the rear
tires. Bottom of seat can be no lower than bottom of frame. (NASCAR style right and
left head, shoulder supports and leg restraints highly recommended). Driver must be
sealed off from track, driveline, engine, fuel cell, battery and pumps. No driver
adjustable devices allowed in cockpit except brake adjusters.
FRONT SUSPENSION: All components must be steel, unaltered OEM, in OEM location,
and replaceable by OEM parts. Exceptions: Tube type upper A frames with or
without aluminum or steel cross shaft, and mounts can be moved; stamped steel
OEM replacement lower a-frames; rubber, nylon, or steel lower a-frame bushings; no
offset bushings; welded or bolted shock mounts on lower a-frames; (No fabricated
lower a-frames); Lower a-frames must be right and left, and of the same design.
Lower a-frame mounts and bolt holes on frame must be in OEM location. OEM type
ball joints only. Sway bar must be OEM type, no splined bars.
STEERING: No rack and pinion. All components must be steel, unaltered OEM, in OEM
location. Exceptions: tie rod ends and adjuster sleeves may be replaced by a
minimum .625 inch steel rod ends and steel tubes; OEM spindles can be modified for
ball joints and tie rod ends; passenger car drop spindles allowed; (No made for
racing or fabricated spindles.) Bolt on spindle savers allowed; spindles must be right
and left, and of the same design; steel steering shafts and knuckles only; steering
quickener, steering wheel and quick release may be aluminum; driver compartment
steering may be modified, but must be kept on left side. OEM center link or OEM
after market type center links allowed.
SHOCKS: Racing shocks with NO external canisters. 1 shock per wheel. 1 additional
shock allowed in the lift / pull bar area. No air shocks. No covers. Single adjustable shocks will be allowed.
10. SPRINGS: Steel coil and leaf springs allowed. Coil springs must be at least 4.5
inches O.D. No torsion bars or air bags. Exception: Pull bar may utilize smaller
O.D. springs.
11. REAR SUSPENSION: No independent rear suspension. All components must be
steel. No covers allowed. All trailing arms/link bars must be made of steel tubing.
Rear of frame may be altered to accept leaf or coil springs. Steel coil-over
eliminators, and steel or aluminum (5”) coil-over kits, allowed on the rear only. Must
conform to shock and spring rules. One (1) mechanical traction bar only. No rear
sway bars. Aluminum panard bar adjuster allowed.
12. REAR END: Any steel approved OEM passenger car or truck rear end allowed.
Closed, steel tube Quick changes allowed. Safety hubs (floater) mandatory. Steel
axles only. No cambered rear ends. One (1) piece drive flange only. All components
must be steel. Exceptions: lowering blocks, axle caps, rotor plates, and drive
flanges.
13. BUMPERS: (See diagram) Steel bumpers must be on front and rear at all times and
welded or bolted securely to the frame. Must be a minimum 1.25 inch O.D. tubing,
.065 wall thickness. Two bar front bumper must be mounted frame end to frame end,
no wider than width of OEM frame horns. Bottom loop must be parallel to the ground.
Top bar must be directly above bottom bar, minimum 6.5 inches apart, measured
center to center. Aluminum I-beam rear bumper are allowed. No sharp edges.
14. WHEELS: Eight (8) inch steel wheel only, measured from inside bead to inside
bead. No bead locks, screws, or rim mounted bleeder valves. Steel and aluminum
wheel spacers are allowed.
15. TIRES: Hoosier 970. Please see General Rules for complete Berlin tire rules and procedures. All questions should be directed to Berlin Raceway and any gray area in question will be at the decision of Berlin Raceway officials.
Traveling Rule Exceptions:
1. You will be allowed to purchase your 2 new tires each week from the tire barn. You will then be allowed to bring 3-5 previously raced 970s to the tire barn, before qualifying begins. These tires will be checked over and marked, thus being your race tires for that week. Absolutely no tire soak or shaving of any kind will be allowed; any tires checking too soft or questionable will simply not be allowed to race. Berlin Raceway Race Director will have the final say on any tires in question.
2. Tires are to have been previously raced on, not just scuffed or practiced on. A previously raced tire will not have the mold marks or tire nips on them.
3. The above two rules will only apply to the occasional team. If you are a weekly driver or in the top 10 point positions, you will follow our regular impound rules that are stated above. This relaxed impound rule is to allow the occasional teams to visit us, not to try and get around any of the tire impound rules.
16. BRAKES: Must be steel OEM type, operative on all 4 wheels, drum or disc. Must
maintain minimum OEM dimensions for hub/rotor and calipers, cannot be drilled or
lightened. Bolt pattern may be changed. Larger studs allowed. Rear rotors may be
aftermarket, minimum .810” thick, vented rotors only. No scalloped or drilled rotors.
17. EXHAUST: Round tube headers only. All primary tubes must enter into 1 collector,
at the end of the header. Mufflers required. Right side exhaust must exit under the
car (not out right side door).
18. FUEL SYSTEM: Mechanical or belt driven pump only and must be mounted on front
of motor. Racing fuel cell required 22 gallon maximum capacity, square or rectangle
in shape (no tear drop, wedge, or exotic F-1 type fuel cells allowed). Must be in a
minimum 22 gauge steel container. Cell must be securely mounted behind the rear
axles and between the rear tires. Cell must be no lower than bottom of rear end
housing. Cell must be mounted with a minimum 2 solid steel strap around the entire
cell, 2 inches wide and .125 inches thick or equivalent. All cell mounts must be steel
and securely welded or bolted to the frame. Protective tubing must cover rear of cell
and extend past both ends of the cell. No part of the cell is to be lower than the
protective tubing. Vents and lids must have check valves. Fuel line pick up must be
on top of cell. No cool cans and (1) fuel filter only.
19. FUEL: Racing gasoline or alcohol allowed.
20. WEIGHT: Minimum weight will be 2450lbs; 1000lbs. right side (NO TOLERANCE), before race with driver and helmet in car setting in normal driving position. Weights must be securely mounted with at least (2) half inch
bolts to frame or roll cage, and painted white with car number on it. No weight
outside of the body. No titanium, carbon fiber, or exotic materials used on race car.
No gun-drilled, tubular, hollow bolts or studs. Steel fasteners only.
21. BATTERY / STARTER: One 12/16 volt battery only, must be securely mounted
between frame rails, behind crossmember, in front of rear end and outside of driver
cockpit, with positive terminal covered. Car must have the capacity of starting without
being pushed or pulled. Standard or reverse mount starters allowed.
22. GAUGES / ELECTRONICS: No electronic monitoring computer devices capable of
storing or transmitting information. Exception: Analog tach. No adjustable ignition
control boxes. One (1) 12/16 volt ignition box allowed, with rev chip, must be out of
reach of driver. No additional ignition accessories allowed. No magnetos. No traction
control devices.
23. TRANSMISSION: Must have at least two forward gears and one reverse, plus a
neutral position. With engine running and car in still position, must be able to engage
car in gear and move forward, then backward. OEM production type or approved
aftermarket transmissions (Bert, Brinn, Falcon) allowed. (2-speed, 3-speed, 4-speed
and automatic). No 5-speed or more transmissions, No ‘in and ‘out boxes allowed.
Standard clutch type transmissions must have a blow proof bell housing (steel or
aluminum). Automatic transmissions must have an approved scattershield.
24. DRIVE SHAFT: Minimum 2.5 inch diameter, steel drive shaft, painted white. Steel
slip-yokes only. 360 degree drive shaft loop required and must be constructed of at
least .25 inch by 2 inch steel or equivalent, mounted 6 inches back from front u-joint.
25. ENGINE COMPARTMENT: Rear of engine must be mounted at least 72 inches
forward from centerline of rear axle. Engine offset must be kept within 2 inches of
centerline of front crossmember with engine level. Minimum 11 inches frommust be mounted in front of engine.
Cooling system may be modified. No anti-freeze.
26. ENGINE: Any American make engine allowed. Steel block. No machine work to the
outside of block (lighting). Wet sump oiling system only. One (1) naturally aspirated
two or four barrel carburetor only. (No fuel injection) No magnetos.
27. NUMBERS / DECALS: All numbers shall be in contrasting color from body, affixed
to both doors and top, be at least 4 inches thick and 20 inches tall, and be readable
from the passenger side of car. Competitors are to reserve the front 24 inches of
each for Sanctioning Body and/or Track Sponsors. (Failure to run sponsor decals will result in 50% loss of purse.)
28. OVERALL: (A) The Track reserves the right to change, modify, add or delete to these rules as they deem necessary to ensure fair, competitive, and affordable racing. (B) The Track reserves the right to confiscate any part or parts deemed by their Officials to be outside the rules. This to include tires, or any other part(s) of any race car, at any event, at any time. (C) E.I.R.I. (Except In Rare Instances) All decisions of the Officials are final and binding without exception.
ASPHALT BODY DIAGRAM & DIMENSIONS
A. 20” Max. – 16” Min. (Ground to center of bumper front & rear)
B. 6.5” Min. (Center to center)
C. 52” Max. – 42”Min.
D. 6” Max. Hood sides – 3” Max. Rake in hood.
E. 32” Max. (Bumper & Nose)
F. 6” Max. (Scoop/Deflector)
G. 4” Min. at Nose and Sides– 8” Min. at Quarters
H. 19” Max. (Same both sides)
I. 112” Max. – 108” Min.
J. 29” Max. – 22” Min.
K. 72” Max. Or not past back of block, right side. Left side may extend forward to cover
foot box if necessary.
L. 18” Max. – 12” Min. Opening, both sides.
M. With 4’ level, must have 2” gradual clearance at rear and no more than 5” at front
N. 120” Max. – 106” Min.
O. 45” Max. – 34” Min.
P. 3” Max. height at rear of sail panel, gradual slope from roof to this point. (4” x 66”
Max. spoiler 45 degrees to the deck is allowed with supports to the rear only.)
Q. Interior slope is 6” Maximum. Front to rear and flat across. If flat at front half of
interior you have used up 50% of your 6” so from behind the driver to the rear
you only have 3” of slope. Top of interior must be flush with top of doors and
quarter panels.
R. 38” Max. – 28” Min.
S. 38” Max. – 24” Min.
T. 66” Max. – 24” Min. No narrower than radiator
U. 52” Max. – 44” Min.
V. 56” Max. – 41” Min.
W. Tires must be the widest part of the car. Must be able to see side wall of tire from
front, top, and rear.
X. 66” Max. – 53” Min.
Y. 8” Panel / 90 degrees to ground. Must be solid, attached to the deck and extend to
the quarter panels, securely fastened.
Z. Aluminum “I” beam or tubular steel rear bumpers allowed, must have rounded nerf bars that follow quarter panel and connect back to frame on both sides
2010 Modified Payout
Feature
1st $800
2nd $400
3rd $300
4th $250
5th $225
6th $200
7-24 $150
Fast Car Dash
1st $50
2nd $40
3rd $30
4th $20
Heat Race
1st $35
2nd $30
3rd $25
4th $20
Tow: $50
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