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Demolition Derby Rules


  1. Compacts max wheelbase 104 inches
  2. 79 and newer
  3. Trucks

    Safety
  1. Cars must be fully functional, brakes, steering, and throttle
  2. Seat belts mandatory, racing harness recommended
  3. Factory gas tanks must be removed, gas tanks may be steel or plastic (plastic tanks must be in steel can/box), must be bolted down with steel straps only. (No plumbers strap) and must be covered.
  4. Batteries must be secured with bolts and steel straps only. (No plumbers strap) batteries must be covered.
  5. Helmet and eye protection mandatory. Long sleeved shirts or jackets no shorts or short sleeves. Fire suit recommended.
  6. Driver's door should be painted white. A 12x12 black roof sign with car number in white letters is mandatory.

    Tires
  1. No bar tires on drive wheels.
  2. NO SPLIT RIMS

    Body
  1. Radiators, engines, and transmissions must be in stock position. No maneuvering of wheelbase to meet maximums.
  2. All hoods and trunks must be open for inspection.
  3. No reinforcement unless specified in any class.
  4. Doors must be welded or chained (weld not to exceed 12 inches per door).
  5. Max of 6 bolts or chains in hood or trunk to body tin only.
  6. Bumpers may be bolted or welded. (No homemade bumpers). No home made bumper brackets or shocks.
  7. Two side to side bars allowed for safety (no bars facing forward and/or back).
  8. Radiators must be stock (no radi-barrels).
  9. Stock body bolts may be replaced. (No added bolts)
  10. If it don't say you can you can't.

    Trucks
  1. Large pickups only (no vans or suv)
  2. 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and 1 ton trucks allowed.
  3. Radiators must be in stock position, Radi-barrels allowed, up to 3 inches wide. May be bolted in not welded, and must be vented.
  4. Bracing will be allowed from radiator support to back of cab. No exposed bracing allowed! All bracing must be under sheet metal. No limits inside the cab.
  5. 4x4 trucks front suspension must be remain at stock height, but may be welded solid so it won't drop.
  6. No cross bracing of box. Bracing allowed around the gas tank, trans. cooler and battery, but braces cannot connect to box sides-frame or floor only.