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SAFETY RULES
Stock Car Racing is a
dangerous sport; please prepare your car as
safely
as
possible
1.
Toccoa Motor Speedway officials will inspect all
cars for safety. Any considered unsafe will not
be allowed to race. All cars are subject to
safety inspections at anytime and the official's
decisions are final.
2. Roll Cages - All classes
A.
Minimum 4 points cage must be securely welded to
chassis - unibody cars must have cage welded to
1/8-inch minimum plate that is securely welded
and/or bolted to floor pan.
B.
Cage must be constructed of minimum 1 1/2' O.D.
steel tubing, with..95" wall thickness.
C.
Cage must include three bars in driver door area
and 2 bars on passenger door area.
D.
Additional bracing and reinforcement is allowed
and must be securely and safely mounted.
3.
Driver Belts
A.
Must be safely mounted and approved by safety
officials.
B.
Minimum 3" lap belt width.
C.
Minimum of two (2) 3" width shoulder harness
belts.
4.
Helmets - must be approved by safety official.
5.
Fuel Systems
A.
Fuel cells required for sportsman, limited
sportsman, a and modified cards are strongly
recommended for other cars.
B.
Gas tanks, fuel Cells, and gas lines must be
secure and safely mounted.
C.
Any electric fuel pump must have automatic fuel
pump kill switch.
D.
Gas tank or fuel cell must be mounted behind
centerline of rear axle.
6.
Fire Walls:
All
driver compartments must have ferrous metal fire
walls, with no unnecessary holes separating the
drover from the track, engine compartment, fuel
tanks and lines, and drive line.
7.
Fire Extinguisher:
All
cars must have an adequate and fully charged
fire extinguisher securely mounted within easy
reach of the driver.
8.
Driver Compartment:
A.
Must be free from any sharp edges and pointed
objects.
B.
Any objects mounted in driver compartment must
be securely attached and covered as necessary.
C.
All seats must be securely mounted to roll cage.
D.
Scatter shields A/O safety matting 1/4' thick.
9.
All parts of the race car must not be dangerous
to other cars. All body and other components
must be securely attached. There must be no
protruding sharp edges or points that could
damage another car.
10.
All internal and external glass, brittle
plastic, and flammable material must be removed
from the car.
11.
Battery must be bolted down. Battery must be
located in area from behind driver to rear of
car.
12.
Fire Suite (Top and bottom) - mandatory for ALL
CLASSES, must be worn.
TRACK
RULES
Track
official's decision will be final. We cannot
make the rules to fit everyone's needs and
desires. So if you drive, please be willing to
by The Rules Outlined here.
A.
Yellow Flag - Everyone slow down to a safe speed
and follow the care you were behind the last
green lap. You will be lined back up on the
track where you were running; not in the
position you are running.
B.
Red Flag - This flag means danger, stop as
quickly as possible. Do not pass the flag man
when this flag is displayed. The cars will again
be lined up as they were running the last green
lap.
C.
Black Flag - This flag means pull in the pits.
D.
Blue With Yellow Stripe - Displayed to cars
being lapped. These cars must allow the lead
cars to pass.
E.
Crossed Flags - Halfway point of race.
F.
ANYONE caught drinking, using marijuana,
controlled substances, or fighting will be
SUSPENDED or FINED before returning to track.
G.
However, nothing shall prohibit the track owners
from administering any penalty. Including
removal from the premises or permanent
suspension of track privileges, to driver, owner
or pit crew member, whose conduct, at the
compete discretion of the track owner,
represents the treat to the orderliness of track
operations or the safety of others.
H.
Any unnecessary roughness on the racetrack, and
the race will stop and the person or persons
will be put in the pits.
I.
TO BE the official leader of the race you must
have completed the last green lap.
J.
ANY CAR or cars that are involved in any
accident will be lined up in the rear of the
line, as they were on the track the previous
lap. Any care for which the YELLOW FLAG is
displayed must restart in the rear.
K.
DRIVER may change division only with approval of
track official. Driver may only drive one
division per night.
L.
NO WORK CAN BE DONE ON CARS ON THE RACE TRACK.
ALL WORK ON RACE CARS MUST BE DONE IN PIT
AREA!!!
M.
DRIVERS will be paid according to laps
completed.
N.
THE PAYOFF on a red-checkered flag will be the
same as a restart.
O.
NEW CARS are expected to go by all rules. Any
exceptions will be at the discretion of the
track officials.
P.
ALL CARS are subject to inspection by track
officials at any time.
Q.
ALL DIVISIONS: any or all cars caught illegal
will receive no money.
R.
REFUSING to obey officials could result in
suspension at current race or any future race.
This decision is up to officials.
S.
THE ONLY place on the racetrack a driver may
stop under caution without being put to the rear
is on the first straight away in front of the
flag stand. An official will be the only one
eligible to touch the car!!! if a spoiler or
lose fiberglass can be pulled off by the
official, the car can go back to its original
position. If not, the car must go to the pit to
receive any further repairs. If anyone else
touches the car without the official's
permission, the care must go to the rear. Any
car that brings out the YELLOW FLAG three times
must go to the pits.
T.
One green flag lap must be complete before the
race is officially under way. After you have
made a green flag lap, and you swap cars or
drivers you must go to the rear.
U.
ANY CAR that pulls into the pit and reenters the
track under green and stops will automatically
be put back into the pit. After green flag is
displayed if you enter the pits you must go to
the rear.
V.
ALL CARS MUST HAVE HOOKS ON FRONT AND REAR OF
CAR OR THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RUN.
W.
IF THE STARTER determines that car (A)
deliberately spins car (B), car (A) will be put
to the rear!!
X.
RULES FOR DRYING TRACK
1.
ALL CARS will participate!!
2.
Racing will start on time regardless of track
conditions.
AA.
DRIVERS not wearing fire suits or using window
nets under race conditions will receive no money
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