As a result of our recent rules meeting, and a lot of in depth discussion, the 2015 Hornet Rules are as follows; 2015 Bloomington Speedway UMP Hornet Rules Drivers: Drivers must be at least thirteen years of age unless approved prior to event by speedway management. A copy of the minor’s birth certificate will be required. All minor drivers must complete a minor’s guardian release form before entering the Pit area each event night. General: American or Foreign front wheel drive 4 passenger cars with a maximum wheelbase of 107 inches. The cars prohibited from competition are: HONDA CRX, MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE, EAGLE TALON and PLYMOUTH LASER. No Trucks, Station Wagons, Vans, Two Seat Sports Cars or Convertibles. If there is a double Hornet feature winner, they will start no better than 10th in their next feature event on the initial line up. If they were to win a third in a row feature, they will have to start on the tail of their next feature event. Inspection: The top five cars from the previous hornet feature event will be presented to officials prior to the start of the current night’s event practice. Bring your car to the scales located at Pit entrance. Safety: All drivers must wear flame retardant uniforms, flame retardant gloves, flame retardant racing shoes and SNEL or DOT approved racing helmets during any conduct of competition or practice. Fire retardant underwear, socks and head socks are not required but highly recommended. An approved racing seat is required and must be securely installed. All drivers must use a double over the shoulder 5 point harness, lap belt, crotch strap. All belts should be replaced every two years as per manufacture specifications. Full containment seats are to your benefit but if you don’t use one a right side head net and or driver side window net are required. Roll cage (Required) and safety tubing utilized in the construction of the roll cage must be 1.50-inch Outside Diameter, .095-inch thick magnetic steel tubing. The rear hoop should have bracing that crosses in an ‘X’ configuration. A minimum 1.25-inch outside diameter cross bar is required across the top of the halo bar. The roll cage must be securely fastened (welding is required) utilizing .250-inch plating to mount cage to the frame. Only magnetic steel will be permitted. Iron, galvanized pipe, fittings, square tubing, brazing and/or soldering will not be permitted. A minimum of three (3) door bars on the driver side are required. Two (2) door bars on the passenger side, mounted in a horizontal manner are strongly recommended. Vertical bracing from the top-to-the-bottom of the door bars on both sides is required. A minimum of two (2) windshield bars and protective screen will be required in front of the driver. No bars allowed forward from the roll cage and no bars may extend past the rear strut tower. The driver compartment must be sealed completely from the track, the engine and the fuel tank. The front and rear firewalls must remain and any holes patched with magnetic steel. All material considered flammable including but not limited to the radio, airbags must be removed. The magnetic steel floor pan and trunk pan must remain unaltered in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). Any work that is done in the form of patches must be completed with magnetic steel. The hood does not need to be altered from OEM. Mirrors are not permitted. Kneepads and roll bar padding suggested. An “ON” and “OFF” 12 volt ignition kill switch is recommended and marked clearly. All body trim must be removed. All glass, lights, mirrors and airbag systems must be removed. All original interior must be removed. Tow chains are required in the front and rear capable of lifting the car. Design and Appearance: The body must remain unaltered and OEM in appearance and clearly lettered with a minimum of 18” numbers on sides and roof deck. (No sun visors over 6 inches, no skirting added to original body, no wings or spoilers) The hood and trunk lid or hatchback must be positively and securely fastened at all times. All doors must be positively and securely fastened. The opera windows may be closed and/or sealed. The dashboard may be removed and replaced with metal. Driver Interiors maybe enclosed with added sheet metal. Front and rear bumpers must be positively and securely fastened. Welded, chained and/or cabled to the frame will be permitted. The OEM bumpers must remain on the vehicle, but may be altered to allow for tow hooks. Alterations to OEM original widths, heights and depth will not be permitted. Repairs must be kept to a minimum, they shall be safe and no sharp ended edges as a weapon. A Radiator protection bar may be added to the frame as long as it does not extend forward of the OEM bumper mount and not wider than original frame. All pedals must be stock OEM make and model on stock mounts. OEM throttle cables required no linkages. Suspension: All components and mounts must remain unaltered and OEM and must match the year, make and model of car in competition. Weight jacks, modifications, racing components, aftermarket or homemade traction devices will not be permitted. A maximum of 5 degrees of camber will be permitted on any wheel. Center mounted steering will not be permitted. A quick release, aftermarket steering wheel will be permitted. The steering column must remain OEM and unaltered. Aftermarket remote reservoir power steering will not be permitted. All shocks and struts must remain unaltered and OEM in the OEM location. Spring rubbers will be permitted. Brakes: All brakes must be OEM magnetic steel rotors and operational. Disc and/or drum brakes will be permitted and they must match the year, make and model of the vehicle in competition. Only OEM Master Cylinders in OEM location will be permitted. Brake shut off and/or valve bias adjuster(s) will not be permitted. Only magnetic steel brake lines will be permitted. Wheels and Tires: Only OEM DOT 13, 14, 15 or 16-inch passenger tires will be permitted. Racing, mud, and/or snow tires will not be permitted. Alterations of any type including re-caps, softening, chemical alteration, conditioning, siping and/or grooving will not be permitted. All right side wheels must be aluminum and/or Aftermarket produced Racing Steel, with a maximum width of seven (7) inches and a standard bead and no less than 3”of offset. All tires must remain inside of the body. Wheel spacers and/or bleeder valves will not be permitted. One (1) inch Outside Diameter magnetic steel lug nuts on steel wheels are required. Engines and Electronic Equipment: Only four (4) cylinder in-line electronic fuel injected engines will be permitted. All engine components must remain unaltered and OEM for the year, make and model of the Engine being used in competition. Engines must match the Manufacture of body used, GM/GM, Dodge/Dodge etc. The Maximum Compression ratio for any engine cannot exceed a 10:1 ratio. Rev limiters are required. Engines must be within reasonable tolerance levels of idle rpm’s. After market air filters are acceptable as long as they remain under the hood compartment. The tube may be modified in length. All valve-train components must remain unaltered and OEM including but not limited to; crankshaft, cam shaft, connecting rods, valves, valve sizes and the bore and stroke. Aftermarket and/or racing-type cylinder heads will not be permitted. High performance and/or sports car engines of any type will not be permitted. Turbo charged, super charged, carbureted, rotary engines and/or engines utilizing a variable cam-timing system will not be permitted. All ignition components must be unaltered, OEM and match the year, make and model of the Engine in competition. Only 12 volt ignition systems will be permitted. Ignition boxes and/or performance chips and/or any ignition enhancing devices will not be permitted. Traction control of any-type will not be permitted. Only one twelve (12) volt battery, securely mounted with both terminals covered will be permitted. If the battery is moved from OEM location, the battery must be mounted securely in a Marine-type case. Only stock OEM starters in the OEM location will be permitted. Only one aftermarket tachometer, oil pressure and water temperature gauge(s) will be permitted. Exhaust System: Aftermarket exhaust systems may be used. The exhaust must exit under the car. Mufflers are required Removal of the catalytic converter and smog pump will be permitted. Engine Compartment: Solid engine mounts and/or safety chains will be permitted. Accumulators and/or accusumps will not be permitted. Reinforcing will not be permitted with the exception of the front strut bar. Transmission & Driveline: The transmission and/or transaxle must remain OEM of the car in competition. All forward and reverse gears must be operational. The flywheel, flex plate, clutch and/or torque converter and/or assembly must remain unaltered and OEM of the year, make and model of the car in competition. Mini-type clutches and/or couplers will not be permitted. Transmission coolers in the driver compartment will not be permitted. Torque dividing final drive systems will not be permitted. Chassis/Frame: All chassis and frames must remain unaltered and OEM. A maximum wheelbase of 107-inches will be permitted. The magnetic steel floor pan must remain unaltered and OEM. Any work that is done in the form of patches must be completed with magnetic steel. Weight for Ballast Additional weight of any type and location will be permitted. Any item(s) that are deemed to provide additional weight must be painted white, have the car number on it and be secured by bolts. Fuel Tanks and Fuel Fuel Tank straps will be inspected and must be in good condition, tight and free of rust. Aftermarket Racing Fuel Cells will be permitted with a welded 1/8inch steel firewall between the driver and fuel cell. External electric fuel pumps will be permitted. Cool cans will not be permitted. Fuel lines must be securely fastened and in a safe location. Fuel lines must run under the car and be rust free. Fuel lines that pass through the driver compartment will not be permitted. Only pump gasoline will be permitted for competition. Competition Formats: Every driver must draw at the Pit Gate by 7:00 p.m. Heats will be set up by the draw for positions. 8 Lap Heats & B Main or 10 min max time limit. Hornets will earn their way to the feature through the heats by order of finish. Feature event will be 20 Laps or 30 min max time limit. The total car count in attendance will determine how many heats, semi features or C mains will be run as well as the number of cars that transfer from the heats to the feature. (Redraw) The top two finishers from each heat will eligible for the invert redraw for starting positions for the feature line up. The winner of the final heat will draw one pill for the invert format for the top two finishers of each heat. The remainder of transferring cars from the heats will start behind the redraw cars in order of finish by heat numbers beginning with the first, by place order until all positions are filled. The remainder of the twenty car feature field will be determined from the b main or b main’s if there are two. It is your responsibility to check the lineup board. Be ready to go right after the race preceding yours or you will start on the tail. If there is a double Hornet feature winner, they will start no better than 10th in their next feature event on the initial line up. If they were to win a third in a row feature, they will have to start on the tail of their next feature event. Any un-sportsman like conduct may result in disqualification or ejection from the property. Rough Drivers will be “Black Flagged”. Any car receiving the black flag must go to the pit area immediately. Failure to yield the black flag will end scoring of your car in that event. Disciplinary action will be taken against any driver who stops to argue with the flagman or refuses to leave the track. You must take at least one green flag in your race to receive start money for that event. Bloomington Speedway rules outlined may not cover every incident that may occur. In those situations the decisions of the Competition Director and/or Track Officials are final. DRIVER POINTS BREAK DOWN: Heats: 1-4, 2-3, 3-2, 4-1 B-Main: Tranfers-0, 4, 3, 2, on back 1 Feature: 1-26, 2-24, 3-22, 4-21, 5-20, 6-19, 7-18, 8-17, 9-16, 10-15, 11-14, 12-13, 13-12, 14-11, 15-10, 16-9, 17-8, 18-7, 19-6, 20-5 Drivers signing in on the original entry for the night will receive 30 show-up points. You must take at least one green flag lap in practice or competition to receive your show up points.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 20:14:55 +0000