DEMOLITION DERBY 2005 AND BEYOND!

In the interest of safety, Drivers and Mechanics are subject to, and must obey, the following rules and regulations which are set up by the promoter and the track where this event is being held:

1. Each driver must fill out an entry form and pay a fee of $ 40.00, ($ 35.00 if preregistered before day of show). All drivers must supply their own cars.
2. Nobody under 18 years of age can drive or be in the pit area without written, notarized parental consent.
3. The track or promoter reserves the right to approve or reject any and all entries.
4. All persons must sign the release sheet and receive a pit pass to be permitted in the pit area or on the track. Pit passes for 1 driver and 2 pit crew will be issued for each car entered. All other pit passes are $10.00 each.
5. No drinking of alcoholic beverages on track or in the pit area. Any driver or pit person under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be immediately disqualified and removed from the grounds.
6. Any driver or crew member disobeying the rules will cause his or her car to be disqualified. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and will be grounds for disqualification and barring from future derbies. Drivers are responsible for the actions of their crew members.
7. Jim Bridger Demolition Derby volunteers and Bridger Volunteer Fire Department will not be responsible for any damage caused by driver’s negligence on the track or in the pit area. “Drivers and pit personnel are responsible for any damage caused by their negligence on the track or in the pit area.”
8. The promoter, track owner, Bridger Volunteer Fire Department or Jim Bridger Demolition Derby volunteers will not be held responsible for any cars, parts or personal property before, during and after the show.

TOWING AND TRANSPORTING CARS

1. Towing and transporting demolition Derby cars to and from race locations should meet highway safety codes (including proper light controls, safety chains, tow bars, towing trailers, etc.)

TYPE OF CAR

1. Any hardtop American made automobile is allowed, except as follows: NO;   SUVs, Vans, trucks, convertibles, Jeeps, hearses, ambulances, Chrysler Imperials or limousines are allowed.

PREPARATION OF CAR
(Complete following before arriving at track.)

1. Remove all glass including windshield, side windows, rear window, head and tail lights. Rolling windows down is not permitted.
2. Auto must be swept clean. No junk tires, wheels, metal parts, broken glass, etc. allowed in car.
3. Chrome moulding strips, head liner, door panels, carpet, floor mats and rear seats must be removed. Station wagons must have all rear seats and deck lids removed. All fiberglass or plastic front header panels must be removed.
4. Eliminate any sharp protruding edges (mash down or cut off).
5. No special bumpers , reinforcements or trailer hitches permitted. Fenders and bumper ends may be trimmed to allow for wheel clearance. On late model, shock bumper may be lightly welded or short piece of chain attached from bolt on bumper to bolt on frame. No homemade bumpers or bumper mounts, OEM only.
6. Suspension MUST remain STRICTLY STOCK. Do not invert spring shackles on Fords. Do not crank up torsion bar suspension on Chrysler Corp. cars. All cars MUST have some give or bounce. No stiff suspension. Screw in spring risers or blocks may be allowed at the discretion of the officials to bring weak or sagging suspensions to level position. Rear coil spring cars that change to shackles and springs, must use maximum of (5) (Five) car leafs on sedans and maximum of (7) (seven) car leafs on station wagons. No truck springs. Maximum of 4 clamps per spring, two front, two back are permitted. Welded solid or chained down engine mounts are recommended. Body mount bolts may be replaced, but only with stock size bolts (no larger than 5/8" and only (1) round washer.) Radiators must remain in original position and may not be reinforced. Comparable replacement radiators are permitted. Radiators and cooling systems should be flushed of anti-freeze and only water added. Transmission coolers are permitted but only if they are secured inside the engine compartment. Roll bars are permitted behind front seat only with front support braces. All bars must be inside of car. No roll cages.
7. All doors must be fastened shut by wire, bolts, straps, chains, or welds. It is mandatory that the driver’s door be reinforced inside with steel bar, angle iron, plate or pipe. No welding or reinforcing will be allowed past six (6) inches in front of door. Toward rear of car no welding or reinforcing allowed past rear axle center line (except trunk lid).
8. If battery is moved from original position, it must be placed on floorboard of driver’s compartment or passenger seat area and securely fastened and covered. Hood, trunk and tailgate may be bolted in 6 places - no all thread - or wired in six (6) places each, 2 strands of wire per hole. Chains may be used on doors, trunk or tailgate only. Wiring, chains or bolts must be from sheet metal to sheet metal. No other wiring, chaining or bolting to bumpers or frames. No bands or cables can be used. No welds on hood. Trunk lids may be welded, but welds must not exceed 1/3 of each seam. No solid welded trunk lids. Official’s decision on over use of wire, welds or chains. Hood must be left open until after inspection. Hoods must remain on cars. Driver’s door must be painted white for safety and numbering. Special numbers are permitted. No profanity will be allowed on any portion of car. Stock gas tanks need not be removed from original position, but must have at least six 1/2 inch holes drilled into bottom. Fuel tanks may be placed in front of rear axle but no farther forward than the rear of the front seat; all tanks must be securely fastened to floor; a marine type tank is recommended. Gas lines and fittings to fuel tanks must be secured and leak proof. Only metal or rubber gas lines permitted. No plastic lines! Maximum six (6) gallons of gas permitted per heat. Electric fuel pumps are permitted, but must have a shut-off switch within driver's reach and an "E" painted next to number on the door. Inspection official will give final approval on tanks and fittings. Each driver and mechanic must sign in at registration desk the day of show and have their car inspected at least one hour prior to show time. It is mandatory that the carburetor be covered and that an opening be cut in hood over carburetor, approximately 12" or larger, square or diameter. Hood latches must be removed. Also mandatory that a 12" or larger hole be cut in the trunk lid. DOT aproved LT / automobile tires only (no orv or tractor). No restrictions on tire sizes. No double tires or liquids in tires permitted. No studs or screws in rims to hold tires. No split rims. Wheel weights must be removed. A single bar centered in the windshield area is mandatory, and a strong wire or nylon mesh screen is recommended on driver’s windows and windshield area. If you plan on ignoring or violating any of the previous rules, please bring your cutting tourch to facilitate remvoal of any unaproved items.
9. Remember --- All official calls are final!!! Calls cannot be changed. If you do not like the calls that are made you should volunteer to help next year.

RUNNING

1. Safety belt, helmet and eye protection such as; goggles, safety glasses or face shields are required. Helmets and safety belts must remain on at all times during the heat, even if your car is not running. Long pants and shirts or jackets are required . No deliberate hitting on the driver’s door. No intentional hitting of a car with broken flag. Vehicles must have dependable brakes at all times and boundaries must be observed. No cars are permitted in the competition area before the heat in which they are to participate. A vehicle will be disqualified if the driver’s door comes open during the heat. Two minute limit for re-starts (stalled engines, stuck in mud / on other car, etc.) and one minute for making competitive contact with another car is enforced by the track officials. Hits must be aggressive. Simple contact within the time limit does not constitute combat and could be considered sandbagging. All cars are to be removed from the rodeo complex following the show or they will become the property of Jim Bridger Demolition Derby Committee and the officials will have them removed at the driver’s expense. A fire extinguisher is required in each driver’s pit area. No one riding on outside of cars anytime due to insurance regulation.
2. Drivers must remain in their cars until heat is over, unless danger is present. No mechanics are allowed on the track once the heat has started.

(Additional safety regulations may be imposed, depending on track.)

Boundaries must be observed at all times. Any car shoved or driven out of bounds or has 3 or more wheels on or over the berm will be disqualified from the heat.

The Derby will be composed of individual heats and one Feature, with cash prize of $ 1200.00 going to winner of the Feature. The number of entries and money collected at the gate will determine any other cash prizes for successive places. Decision of the official is final.