****2011 Rule Book****
1.
General Rules
1) No (drinking of any alcoholic
beverages) or use of drugs will be allowed in the
pit area
prior to and during racing events. Any person with signs of alcohol or
drugs about him/her will be removed from the pit area and penalty will be set by
the Race committee
2) All drivers and crew entering
pit area must sign a release form in person.
Drivers are responsible
for the sportsmanlike conduct of anyone in their
crew and penalties
incurred by a crewmember will affect the driver.
3) All
drivers shall act like a gentleman at the track and see to it that
their crewmembers do likewise. No driver, car owner or mechanic
shall subject any track official or Hurricane Midget committee member to
abuse, threats, ridicule or improper use of language at the track at any time.
Anyone not conducting himself or herself in a gentlemanly manner will have
their car suspended for the balance of the race meet and lose all points
and money accumulated for the night.
2. Fighting or acts detrimental to racing:
1) Any driver, car owner, crew member or anyone
engaging in a fight shall be
subject to a suspension and / or
a bond and will lose all points and money
accumulated by the
car they are associated with for that race meet.
2)
Drivers MUST be held responsible for the control and actions of their
pit crewmembers. Unacceptable actions of crewmembers will subject the
driver to penalty, disqualification from an event or suspension of
membership privileges.
3) All disputes must be in written
form and presented to a
Hurricane Midget Official.
4)
Only registered drivers will be eligible for points and / or full money awards.
5)
No pit crew is allowed on the track at any time either prior to, or during
race meets. Anyone on the track who is not authorized will force a penalty
against the car they are associated with.
6) All cars and
drivers must be registered with the Hurricane Midget Association.
It is the drivers’ responsibility to see that the race club is notified of any
changes of car, driver or number.
7) In the
case of a leased car, membership must still be paid for that car and a
driver is only allowed to drive the car at two race meets then he must
become a member.
8) Protesting
point totals must be in written form and presented
to one
of the Hurricane Midget Representatives.
10)
Any car that appears to be poorly driven or uncontrollable or unable to
obtain speed will start in the scratch position until the starter or
Hurricane Midgets committee feels an acceptable performance
has
been reached.
11) Driver’s meetings are
mandatory. Failing to attend may result in
suspension or
car will start last for the balance of that race night.
12) Any
injury sustained at the track must be reported to the
Hurricane Midgets
committee the same day.
3.
Inspection:
1)
All cars must report to the inspection area when random and
mandatory inspections are conducted.
2) All cars must go through a pre-race
tech inspection before racing in the
current racing season.
4. Protests & Appeals:
1) A
legal protest may be filed, according to protest procedures, only by an
officially entered driver or owner who is registered with the
Hurricane Midget Association.
2) Technical
infraction:
Visual protest of any infraction relating to equipment that
is outwardly visible.
3) Non visible protest
of any infraction relating to equipment which
requires the use of tools
to remove, or make accessible to
inspection the protested
part and/or equipment.
Work necessary to permit inspection must be performed
by
protested driver or his/her designated crewmember.
4) Protest fee of $50.00 (in cash) must accompany
protest. If protest is
found to be false and car is legal, $50.00 will
go to owner of car protested.
If car is found to be illegal, $50.00
will go back to protester.
5) Protests must be
submitted 20 minutes from the time the results are
posted on
the board. 16.
5.
In Progress Race Decisions:
1) The
starter and track officials shall make all the decisions during the race.
Restart
positions shall be at the discretion of the starter before the
race
proceeds. Any penalties imposed by the starter will not be subject
to
appeal. Special observers will be used to spot rough driving, passing
under caution, or other infractions; and based on their observations;
the starter or Hurricane Midgets Officials may impose penalties either
during or after the race.
2) When a competitor is subject to disciplinary action at the discretion of Hurricane Midget Committee, one or more of
the following penalties can be invoked: Race disqualification, lap penalties, position penalties, suspension from competition,
and loss of championship points or a monetary fine.
6.
Penalties:
1) Total Disqualification
2) Short term disqualification.
3) Fines,
points losses.
4)
Loss of position.
5) Loss
of laps.
6) Race suspension.
7) To be eligible for prize money donated by a
sponsor, all racecars must
display sponsor’s decals on car in designated
area determined by
Hurricane Midgets officials for the entire race season.
8) It is the responsibility of the driver to read
all rules and regulations contained
in this book and to comply with them.
Any questions should be asked prior to
race meet.
9)
The officials of the Hurricane Midgets reserve the right to all final decisions
of any or all rules.
10) The Hurricane Midgets
officials reserve the right to check any car at any time
for compliance
to any and all rules outlined in this rulebook and without
prior notice
given.
11) Any new technology in the market
place available to all classes competing
but not necessarily covered
in this rulebook must be brought to the
attention of the Hurricane Midgets
Officials before it is used and the car is raced.
12) Any car in violation of any specifications, Hurricane Midgets
Officials reserve
the right to impound the component or that portion
of the car that is in question
for further examination.
13) hurricane
Midgets reserves the right to impound any car involved
in a personal
injury accident of any kind for up to 72 hours from
the time of
the accident.
14) If a driver receives an injury
requiring hospitalization
or continuous care by a physician,the
driver shall be required to
submit in writing
a medical release on the attending physician’s
letterhead
and it shall be received by Hurricane Midgets Officials.
15) Hours prior to the next scheduled
race meet in which the driver wishes
to participate. Also, the driver
must show to track management,
the ability to enter and exit the
car quickly and safely
before being able to compete.
16) If a driver is rendered unconscious from an accident on the track,
the driver upon regaining consciousness shall be unable to
compete
for the duration of the evening.
17) The start of
a race is considered the initial drop of the green
by the flagman.
After the initial drop no car may enter the track
until a
YELLOW FLAG is thrown.
7.
Points Structure:
Heat Race Points:
1 10
2
9
3 8
4 7
5 6
6 5
7 4
8 3
9 2
10 1
11 1
12 1
***ETC***
Feature Race Points:
1 100
2
95
3 90
4 85
5 80 5 point spread
6 76
7
72
8 68
9 64
10 60
4 point spread
11
57
12 54
13 51
14 48 3 point spread
15
46
16 44
17 42
18 40
19
38
20 36 2 point spread
ETC.
1) To receive Points
for the feature a car must enter the track under its own
power
and take the green flag. Cars that do not take the green flag in the
feature race will not receive prize money or tow money.
2) All points are awarded to the DRIVER of the car
NOT the car.
3) 30
“Attendance Points” will be awarded to all drivers who attend a
scheduled
race with their car regardless of whether they are able to start
or
finish a race heat or feature.
4) If
the races are cancelled due to rain, or for any other reason the track determines to cancel the races,
A member of the executive (Or a person designated by the executive) will remain at the track for a total of 1 hour after the
track announces the races are cancelled to award 30 points to any member who arrives with their car during that time.
8.
Tech Days:
1) Two
designated tech days will be set up prior to racing. All members are encouraged to attend the
first tech day. Where will be awarded to each member who has his
car teched and additional points will be
awarded to each member whose car
passes the tech inspection that day.
2) The
second tech day is for all cars that did not attend the first day or
did
not pass first inspection. Only cars that pass second tech day will
receive
any points.
3) If
you dont come to first 2 techs, You get no points.
9. Motor Inspections:
1)
The winner of the feature race will draw a number from 1 to 5
to determine the motor to be teched following the feature race.
Example:
Draw number 1 and the 1st place motor is teched,
draw
number 4 and the 4th place motor is teched.
2) Refusal to have motor teched, Or any motor found illegal,
The driver will be disqualified
and loose all his points for the year to that
date, And lose all money that night.
10. Engine Specifications
1) 440cc snowmobile motor, fan or air cooled
twin cylinder only.
2)
No turbos allowed.
3) Motor
must originate from a stock production snowmobile.
4)
Motor stroke may not be changed or altered.
5)
Oil injection pump may be removed.
6)
The cylinders must be located on the engine with the intake and
exhaust parts in OEM/stock engine components may be modified
7)
The following OEM/Stock quantity of cylinders must be maintained:
8) Crankcase.
9) Crankshaft – no stroke change from OEM/Stock.
10)
Cylinder – may overbore not to exceed .060 overbore.
11)
Cylinder heads – spark plug quantity and locations must remain stock (1 plug per head).
12) Connecting rods must remain OEM/Stock center-to-center
distance.
13) Motors
will be randomly teched for displacement.
14)
Motor must be mounted on the right side of the car, ahead of the rear wheels.
15) No de-stroked motors.
16) Owner of car must supply club tech committee with the
YEAR and MAKE of motor
plus BORE & STROKE and OVER-BORE
at the
pre-race tech inspection.
11. Carburetor:
1)
No fuel injection.
2) Carburetors
only (single or twin).
3) Single
carburetors – the original casting may not exceed 44mm single
38mm for twins. 4) Carburetors must face to rear of
car.
12. Mufflers:
1) Mufflers are mandatory with
silencer.
2)
No open headers.
3) Decibel
rating may be determined by track or Hurricane Midgets Committee.
13. Fuel:
1) Pumped fuel
only (racing fuel is ok).
2)
No alcohol or nitrous additives allowed.
3)
Fuel will be randomly tested.
14. Chassis Specification
1) Chassis
frame must be constructed of the following:
2)
Round chrome molly with a minimum 1 1/8” diameter, .083 wall thickness.
3) Seamless DOM round tubing minimum
1 1/8” diameter, .090 wall thickness.
4) Square DOM or welded seam 1 ¼” x 1 ¼”
diameter, .100 wall thickness.
5)
Square frame rails must be drilled top & bottom to allow the
roll cage to be mounted through the square tubing and
welded
top and bottom.
Roll cage CANNOT be butt welded to top
of square frame rail.
6) Roll cage must be constructed of the following:
7)
Round chrome molly with a minimum 1 1/8” diameter, .083 wall thickness.
8) Seamless DOM round tubing minimum 1 1/8” diameter, .090 wall
thickness.
9)
No holes to be drilled in chassis or roll cage to lighten car.
15. Suspension:
1) Suspension is NOT allowed
2)
Suspension includes the use of shocks, springs, torsion bars,
coil covers, compressible or expandable devices which exceed ½” of travel.
3) If a front axle is used,
it must be mounted directly to the frame
(it may be split and
coupled).
4) Two piece front axles
are allowed and must have locking collars to
prevent axle from moving
out.
Rear axel must be one piece and no slipper hubs.
5)
Designs not covered by the above must be approved by the
Hurricane Midgets Committee prior to racing.
16. Side
Bars:
1) All sidebars must be constructed
of at least ¾” mild steel round tubing.
2) Right side must have at least one side bar mounted
18”–26”
above the top of the lower frame
rail.
3)
Left side must have two parallel bars. The top bar to be mounted same
height as right side, 18”-26” above the top of the lower frame rail.
The bottom bar is to be mounted parallel 6”-8” (inside dimension)
below the upper bar, with two vertical bars to join them together.
4) A vertical bar must be mounted diagonally
between the upper side bar and
the top roll cage bar (both sides).
5)
The attachment point to the upper side bar will be 12”-16” in front of the
rear cage upright.
6)
The attachment point to the top of the roll cage bar will be 5”-9”
in front of the rear cage upright.
7)
All sidebars are to be constructed and mounted to provide maximum
driver protection.
8) Vertical
bars may be welded or coupled and pinned.
9) Side
bars may also be an ‘X’ design following these specifications: welded ‘X’
all 4
attachments to frame; may be welded 2” maximum from lower frame
rail; 2 vertical down-bars attached from
top frame rail, being 15 ½” apart;
top bar must meet current height requirements from bottom frame
rail;
second bar must go through centre of ‘X’. (see drawing)
17. Steering:
1) Steering shaft – solid 5/8” diameter or hollow min
.750 ¾” x .070 wall DOM tube.
2)
Steering wheels must be mounted with quick release only.
3)
Quick release steering wheels must fit snug and tight, no loose
fitting releases will be allowed.
4) All
steering bolts or nuts must be drilled and cotter pinned or safety wired.
Stover nuts may be used without cotter pins or safety wire.
5) Any
fastener of a component that would enable movement of or
adjustment
of spindles or caster or camber, etc must use cotter pin or
safety
wire or Stover nuts.
6) Spindle
nut to hold front hubs on MUST be drilled and cotter pinned.
7) Rack
& pinion steering box is allowed.
8) Quick release must have no plastic parts (metal only).
9) Clutch: No
DIRECT DRIVE allowed.
10) Chain
Guards and Belt Guards for Snowmobile Drive:
11) Chain guards and Belt guards are mandatory.
12) The chain guard must
be fastened at the front and rear.
13) The
chain guard must curve 120 degrees around the clutch.
14) The
chain guard must consist of a plate on the driver’s side of the
guard,
and must cover the clutch-retaining bolt.
15) The
chain guard must be constructed of a minimum of 1/8 aluminum or
1/16
steel. No plastic chain guards allowed.
16) The
belt guard must be constructed of a minimum of 1/6 steel or aluminum.
No plastic belt guards allowed.
18. Brakes:
1)
Hydraulic brakes only.
2)
All brake systems must be in good working conditiion
All master CYLINDERS, CALIPERS and ROTOR BOLTS must
be either
COTTER PINNED or SAFETY WIRED or have pinch STOVER NUTS
NO Nilocks unless they
are cotter pinned.
19. Wheels, Tires
& Hubs:
1) 8”, 6” and 5” wheels and tires only front or rear.
2) No clip on wheel
weights allowed.
3) Both
rear wheel hubs must be retained by an axle clip and
safety
wired to prevent clip from coming off.
20. Weight:
1) The
Hurricane Midgets car shall weigh no less than 600 lbs.
with
the driver. Weight changes cannot be made until the 2014 race season.
2) Any removable weight must be securely bolted,
with lock nuts or
keyed bolts to the mainframe structure or bolted
to inner or outer side of seat.
3) Any
removable weight must be painted white with your number on the weight.
4) A 3 lb weight allowance will be allowed at the
discretion of the
Hurricane Midgets committee.
5) The
3lb weight allowance will only be allowed one time during the race season.
21. Bumpers:
1) Front
and rear bumpers are mandatory.
2) Bumpers
shall be constructed of minimum of 3/4" O.D. steel tubing and
maximum of 1" O.D.
3) umpers
must not extend beyond the inside dimensions of the front or rear tires.
22.
Front Bumper:
1) The front bumper must be constructed of 2 horizontal bars to be
a
minimum of 3½” and a maximum of 6” apart.
An additional safety hoop,
maximum 6” in height to give
additional foot protection may be added
to upper hoop.
2)
The upper hoop to lower hoop must be supported by at least
2
vertical bars in the front portion of the bumper by ¾” or larger tubing.
3) The lower
horizontal bar to be a maximum of 6 inches off the ground.
4) No weights to be mounted to the front bumper.
5) 12”
crush zone is mandatory between driver’s feet and
front
bumper when pedals are fully pushed forward.
6) Front bumper must be attached at 4 points to chassis.
23. Rear
Bumper:
1)
Rear bumper must be constructed of a minimum of ¾” diameter O.D.
steel tubing and a maximum of 1” diameter O.D. steel tubing.
2) Rear bumper must be constructed of 2 horizontal
bars a minimum of 5”
and a maximum of 7” apart. The
upper hoop to lower hoop must be
supported by at least 2
vertical bars.
3) The
lower horizontal bar to be a maximum of 6 inches off the ground.
4) Maximum width no wider than the inside of the rear
tires.
5)
Rear wheel protectors are allowed and may be fastened to the bumper in a
safe,
secure manner – may not exceed outside of rear tires.
6) Rear bumper must be fastened to the mainframe rail and/or
the
back of the roll cage uprights at 4 points.
7) Rear bumper
must extend a minimum of 12” behind fuel tank.
24. Nerf Bars:
1) Nerf bars are mandatory on both sides of
the car.
2)
Nerf bars are to be constructed of mild steel tubing with a
minimum size of ¾” O.D. and a maximum size of 1” O.D.
3) Nerf bars are to be a minimum
of 24” in length, measured from the
backside of the nerf
bar closest to the rear tire, in a straight line to where it
attaches to the front of the car.
4)
Nerf bars are to have a minimum overall height of 5” at the
highest
point and a maximum height of 14”.
5)
The lower horizontal bar to be a maximum of 6 inches off the ground.
6)
Nerf bars must not extend outside of front or rear tires.
This
means the nerf bars must not extend outside of a straight line being
determined from the outside of front tire to the outside of the rear tire.
25. Floor Pan:
1) The car shall have
a floor pan under the frame rail covering a minimum area from the front frame rail to the front of the drivers seat.
Floor pan may be constructed of aluminum or steel.
26. Roll Cage & Cockpit Specifications:
1) The roll cage
must have a minimum height of 38” from the top of the
lower frame rail to the top of the top rail.
2)
The top of the driver’s helmet must be 2” below the bottom of the
horizontal roll cage bars.
3) The
roll cage must be made of chrome molly 1 1/8” x .083 wall, or
Seamless DOM round steel 1 1/8” x .090 wall.
4)
The roll cage must be welded to the chassis in 4 locations and
cannot be bolted to mainframe rails.
5)
The top of roll cage must have gussets in all 4 corners,
Either inside or outside the top bars.
6)
No sharp edges shall be left anywhere on the roll cage or brackets on the car.
7) The roll cage must have 2 vertical bars mounted behind the
driver’s head in an inverted V.
8)
The roll cage shall have continuous hoops front to rear or left to right.
9) The continuous hoops must be connected on both sides and in the
back and front by a minimum ¾” tubing – bars
may be welded or slip jointed at
front of sidebars.
10) The driver must be able to climb through
the space in the top of the
roll cage or through the side
of the cage if side bar is hinged.
27. Fuel Tanks, Fuel Lines
& Catch Cans:
1) Fuel cells are mandatory.
2) Cells
may be foam or bladder type or aluminum foam filled.
3) Aluminum
tanks must be a minimum of 1/8 thick material.
4)
Cells must be located in tail or rear section with only the
bottom section of tail being open (firewall mandatory).
5) A
full firewall between tank and driver is mandatory and
can
be made of fiberglass, steel or aluminum.
6) Fuel
lines from cell to the fuel pump must have protective covering
over
them to prevent a cut.
7) Fuel
line coverings must meet technical approval.
8) Steel
braided line recommended.
9) Must
have a fuel shut off valve located so that it can be reached safely by
track personnel. Valve must be mounted away from chain and belt drives.
10) Overflow
catch cans must be securely mounted to the car.
11) All
fuel tanks must have approved cell caps & vent ball valve.
28. Front
Loops:
1) All cars must have a front loop made of minimum 1" tubing.
2)
Loop must completely surround driver’s feet.
3) 2
vertical bars must join chassis to the loop at the front of the car.
4)
Loop must be welded or slip jointed and pinned.
5) Front
loop must be 2” higher than driver’s feet, measured from the
bottom of the top loop. Note: The Hurricane
Midgets officials realize that
these loop rules are not possible
for some chassis.
Suitable plans that meet the safety criteria should
be submitted to
Hurricane Midgets committee for approval.
29. Car Dimensions:
1)
Wheelbase shall be a minimum of 42” and a maximum of 58”.
2) The maximum overall width shall be 56”. This includes
all parts of the car. c)
The overall length shall not exceed 104" unless extra length is needed
to
meet new rules with an existing car.
30. BODY
1) front nose section may be wedged hood or standard sprint car style.
2) The
front nose section can be made of aluminum,
fiberglass
or a poly fiber substitute.
3) All cars must resemble
a sprint style or Can-Am Midget or super modified
4) The nose shall extend in front of the roll bars to a minimum of 1” from
the back of the front bumper to a maximum of 4”.
5) The nose panels
must be inside the front wheels.
6)
All cars must have a sprint style or Can-Am Midget or Super modified
style tail section to be made of Fiberglass, Aluminum or Polyfiber
7) The tail section must
not extend more than 29” from the axle.
8)
Body panels must be in place at all times (hood & tail sections).
9) All
cars must be neat and clean in appearance at all times.
10) All
side and rear panels must be inside of the outer edge of the tires.
11) The Hurricane
Midgets committee reserves the right to refuse
competition
to any car not meeting or following these guidelines.
31. Numbers & Lettering:
1) All cars
must be kept neat in appearance.
2) Numbers and Letters must be done professionally.
3) Numbers and
Letters must be done in contrasting colours.
4) Numbers must appear on the nose section being a minimum of 8” high.
5) Numbers
must appear on the wing and must be a minimum of 10” high
(side
panels) and 12” high (on top facing the right side or straight-ahead).
6) Numbers may appear on the tail
section, on both sides, if the design of
tail section allows room to
display them.
7) It
is very important numbers are easy to read from a distance – this makes
the scoring job possible.
32. Wings:
1) Top wings are mandatory and
must be on car to compete in race.
2) Wings must be made of aluminum with all sharp edges being removed.
3)
Wings must have a center section of no less than 4 square feet (576”)
and no more than 10 square feet. For example, 18” x 32” = 4 square feet
(18” x 32” = 576”
4) Wings must have two side panels – these panels are to be a minimum
of
10” high measured on the flat section at the narrowest point
with a
maximum of 24” high and having maximum length of 45”
or at least as
long as the center section.
5) Wing must be mounted
in such a manner to allow driver to enter and exit
through roof of
car safely and quickly.
6)
Front wings are allowed and must be pre-approved by technical officials.
7) The bottom of the wing must be no
higher than 11” above the top rail
of the roll cage.
8)
Wings may be mounted fixed or moveable with shocks and springs for
elevating height only, but NOT hand adjustable by the driver during the race.
9) Wings damaged
or broken during a race may be black-flagged by the
starter and car
will be placed in position at the time of the black flag.
10) If wing is not mounted securely to the car, the car cannot
compete in
next race until repaired safely.
33. Safety Belts:
1)
All cars must have a 3” 5 point safety harness.
2) Harness cannot be cut or worn in any place.
3)
Any belts in question will not be allowed.
4) Belts must be mounted according to manufacturers specifications.
5) Any belts not mounted in
a safe manner will not be allowed.
6) Seat belts must be no older than 5 years. Example: have a
January 2007 or newer code date for the 2012 race season,
34. Mirrors:
1)
No mirrors allowed.
35. Window Nets:
1) Window
nets are recommended.
2)
Helmet restraint or headrest recommended.
3)
Front window steel mesh cage recommended.
36. Ignition:
1)
All cars must have an engine kill switch and is to be mounted in a location
accessible to both the driver and safety crew. Switch must be mounted on a
plate clearly marked Off and On in large letters.
2) All sparkplug wires must have
a tie wrap attached to them, minimum 6" long or ring mount.
37 Radio's
One-way yellow Raceceiver radios will be
used (SW-1600).
Radio contact with anyone other than track or club officials is not allowed.
2) Two
way radio communication of any kind will not be allowed.
3) Penalties
for radio communication infractions will mean race
disqualification and loss of points and money
for the night.
4)
Penalty for not obeying instructions from the track or Hurricane Midgets
official during a race will be
race disqualification and loss of points and
money for the night.
5) Radios must be in working order before
entering track for race and during race
or driver will be disqualified.
38. Safety
Equipment:
1)
Helmet must be current Snell foundation testing standard Snell 2000 and
must have protective full-face style eye shield.
2)
Proban single layer driver suit one or two piece.
3) Safety
approved neck collar.
4) Arm restraints.
5) Racing gloves.
6) All of the above items are mandatory at all time
while on the track.
7) All competitors
must have a fire extinguisher readily available while competing
at
tracks. Fire extinguisher may be kept in truck or trailer within easy access.
39. Computers:
1) No
on board computer systems allowed.
2) Tachometers
are allowed.
40. Seat:
1) High back
aluminum seat is mandatory.
2)
Seat must be bolted in four places with a minimum of 3/8" diameter bolt.
