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2012 LATE MODEL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) COMPETING BODIES

1. The general rules for the Sycamore Speedway apply to the Late Model Class also.

1. Open to any American 8-cylinder car with a stock wheelbase no less than 107 inches.  No convertibles or compacts.

2) SAFETY

1. Remove all glass and remove rear seat before coming to track.
2. Screens are mandatory for windshield and must be mounted from A-Pillar to A-Pillar.

B.    All doors must be securely fastened, either welded or chained.

C.    Fill disk in steering wheel is highly recommended.

3) WHEELBASE

1. No modifications or change in engineering of car whatsoever.
2. Wheelbase-107 inches minimum.

4) FRAMES AND ROLLCAGE

1. All bracing and reinforcing must be inside car.  NO boxed frames anywhere.  NO solid material used for bracing.  All bracing above original floor.
2. All reinforcement must be below trunk lid or hood and covered with stock bumper.
3. Roll bars must be installed.  NO welding on threads or threaded joints allowed.  All cars must have driver's door protection.  No galvanized pipe.
4. Spring and shock hangers must be in O.E.M. stock position and WILL BE MEASURED.  NO ADJUSTABLES.
5. All cars must have stock floor pan installed in original position.  Cameros may connect sub-frames.

5) SUSPENSION

1. You may reinforce the right front wheel and A-frame.  NO repositioning allowed of A-frame.  Right front wheel camber 12 degrees maximum.  Fords may lengthen bottom of right front only A-frame.  (1 1/2 inch maximum) General Motors may shorten top of right front A-frame 1 1/2 inch maximum by shimming only.  MoPar may tighten torsion bar moderately.  The above will be measured from stock ORIGINAL POSITION.
2. Spindles; STOCK TYPE ONLY, NO heavy duty.
3. All springs must be uniform and sit level with the ground.  Cars must sit level (reasonable).   Five inch minimum frame clearance eight (8) inches all four corners.  No sway bars on rear.  Stock appearing suspension only.  Stock diameter on front sway bar; NO adjustable bolt; stock only.
4. REAR SPRING - 4 maximum.  58 inches maximum length. BOTH SIDES-SAME SPRINGS.  STOCK TYPE ONLY.  No use of extra long leaf spring.  Must be of stock length.  Mounted in stock position. Rear axle-only one set up; either leaf or coil spring.
5. Any steel bodied shock mountable in standard (stock) mount allowed, but NO helper spring type.  NO alteration of shocks or mounts allowed.  No air shocks.  Shocks must be same diameter all 4 corners.  NO added shock mounts.  NO adjustables.  NO additives allowed in shocks.  Shocks must be of 50/50 valuing.  NO tampering with shocks.  NO shock mounts welded to roll bar or bracing without special permission.

6) WHEELS AND TIRES

1. Tires must be purchased from Sycamore Speedway only.  NO WARRANTIES.
2. Wheels 15" steel only.  Max. rim width 8".  Racing wheel optional, no bead locks.  One-inch pipe permitted over valve stem.  Max. offset 3" - no spacers unless approved by tech.  Painted light colors, i.e. no black or navy blue wheels.
3. BRAKES - disc brakes optional.   NO brake balance systems.   This means NO ADJUSTABLE front to rear brake system.
4. Racing studs and nuts recommended.

7) CARBURETION

1. Carburetion is limited to 1 two-barrel Rochester carburetor.  Maximum Venture opening is 1.250".
2. CARBURETORS: must be stock mounted.  NO drilling of carburetor or manifold.  No altering to mount.
3. No 4-barrel intake manifolds.
4. Ford and MoPar may use a Holley 2 barrel 4412 with an adapter with a 1.250 venture opening.

8) ENGINE - NO V-6's

1. All engines must be stock appearing and in stock position.  Rigid mounts are allowed.  Engine in stock location only.  NO aluminum heads.  Stock heads only must have OEM casting numbers.  NO angle spark plug heads.  Right front spark plug must be straight in line with right front ball joint; no tolerance.  NO aluminum engines.
2. THE ONLY PERMISSBLE AFTERMARKET HEADS ARE DART Iron Eagle SS, 1.94 intake, 1.50 exhaust, 76cc heads Chevy small block part #10024360/bear head OR A-10023360/assembled head OR World Products, 1.94 intake, 1.50 exhaust, 76cc heads Chevy small block part #SR043600/bear head.  Ford small block can run World Products Windsor Jr. Iron Head, 1.94 intake, 1.60 exhaust, 58cc.  Part #053030/bear head OR 053030-1/assembled head.  Aftermarket heads must have casting numbers on them.  No exceptions.
3. Oil cooler permissible and oil pans with increased capacities permissible.  All radiators must fit under the hood.  NO hood modifications.  Any illegal cars will be prohibited from pit area.
4. ENGINES & TRANSMISSIONS: May be interchanged with other makes such as a Chevy motor and trans in a Ford, etc.  Engine must be mounted in original mounts or if altered, front spark plug must be in line with right front ball joint.  Engine must be stock appearing.  STOCK STEEL STICK SHIFT FLYWHEEL ONLY.  NO ALUMINUM OR ANY OTHER TYPE.

9) TRANSMISSION

1. No racing transmissions, automatic or manual OEM 3 or 4 speed only.
2. Relocation of shifting mechanism is permissible.  Any stock OEM transmission allowed.  No five-speed transmission allowed.  No in and out boxes.  No racing automatics.  Stock type clutches only.

10) EXHAUST SYSTEM

1. Standard O.E.M. cast iron or steel exhaust manifold & cast or steel headers; no altering.  Exhaust pipes must extend to the rear or left side only.  Diameter of rear exhaust pipes can be no larger than exhaust pipe from manifold.  No more than two exhaust pipes allowed on any car.  NO 180-degree headers allowed.  Maximum diameter of exhaust pipes/collector is 2 1/2 inches.  Muffler will be required if exceed 100 dcb at 100 feet.

11) REAR ENDS

A.    Stock type rear end or Ford 9" permitted.

B.    Must be stock style O.E.M. brackets.  Must run O.E.M brake calipers.  All brackets must be in O.E.M. mounting position.  Aftermarket upper and lower control arms may be used but they must be stock in length & non-adjustable.

C.    All rear ends must be locked.

12) GAS TANKS

A.    Fuel cells MANDATORY.  Rollover valve recommended on vent tube.  If purchase new fuel cell make sure it has rollover valve.

B.   Must be installed in trunk and equipped with a steel firewall between driver and tank.

C.    Fuel lines running inside car must have rubber coating.

D.    Fuel pumps mechanical only.  No electrical fuel pumps

E.    GASOLINE ONLY

F.     Twenty five (25) gallons maximum.

13) THINGS NOT TO USE

A.    No high performance products of any type.  No nerf bars, coil spring spacers, lengthened spindles, heavy shocks, aluminum head and manifold, stud griddle, MSD boxes & MSD ignition module, etc.

14) BODIES

1. Body must be in original position on frame and cannot be altered and must sit level with frame.  STEEL O.E.M. BODIES ONLY.
2. Front bracing must be behind factory nosepiece mandatory. Cable or chain exposed at front & rear of car for towing purposes.

C.    Any cutting of the hood for vents or radiators must be covered with sheet metal and painted same color as car.

15) HOODS

A.    Air scoops permissible (2" maximum height), 10" maximum width or length.  Up to 1 ½" holes will be permitted to be drilled into the front of the hood for cooling.

16) STEERING

A.    Standard steering only.  No steering assist or quickeners.  Power steering recommended.

17) METRIC CARS.  READ RULES CAREFULLY.

Late Model rules and regulations apply with these exceptions:

1. Wheel base minimum 107"
2. Stock exhaust manifolds & cast or steel headers.  No altering.
3. Stock rear end, stock position OR Ford 9".
4. Stock rubber mounting of rear end. No offset rear end control arm bushings.  No swivel heims joints on trailing arms.  Trailing arms stock lengthed (uppers 10" & lowers 19 ½") and will be measured.
5. Stock bodies.  Steel O.E.M bodies allowed.
6. Stock floorpan.
7. No cockpits.
8. No screwjacks or spring spacers.
9. No progressive springs.

18) WEIGHT

A.    Minimum weight 3300lbs with driver after a race.

B.    Weights up to 50 lbs must be securely fastened by 2 ½ inch, minimum grade 5 bolts with a minimum of 2 weight clamps.  Threaded rods will not be permitted.  All weights must be painted white and clearly labeled with the car number on it.

D.    Any weight(s) must be securely attached to the frame below the body decking.

E.    Any car that loses any weight/ballast during an event may be subject to a penalty.  If you lose your weight and its not marked with your number, you do not get it back.

F.     Weights attached to the rear bumper and/or outside the frame will not be permitted.

G.    Pellet-type and/or liquid-type weight/ballast will not be permitted.

H.    Driver operated weight adjustment, 'weight jacking' devices will not be permitted.

LATE MODEL POINT PAY-OFF ONLY

POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DRIVER  & OWNER POINTS

TIME TRIALS 1 point for fast time (must run dash to get this point)

TROPHY DASH 1 point for who qualifies & starts the trophy dash

HEATS, SEMI FEATURES 1^st = 3 points

2^nd = 2 points

3^rd = 1 point

FEATURE 1^st = 14 points

2^nd = 12 points

3^rd = 11 points

4^th = 10 points

5^th = 9 points

6^th = 8 points

7^th = 7 points

8^th = 6 points

9^th = 5 points

10^th = 4 points

11^th = 3 points

12^th = 2 points

13^th & below = 1 point

$1500 POINT FUND

ELIGIBILITY:  All cars participating on 90% of 2012 events at Sycamore Speedway.

If a Late Model Driver is champion for two consecutive years, he must move up to Super Late Model Class.