BLUEGRASS SPEEDWAY 2011 UMP SPORTSMAN RULES

1. UMP DirtCar Sanctioned- The UMP Sportsman division is sanctioned by UMP.

2. GENERAL

A.     A domestic complete bodied car.

B.     Rear wheel drive only.

C.     Stock frames, uni-body cars allowed front to back.

D.     Wheel base 108-inch minimum.

E.      No station wagons, convertibles, Camaros, Firebirds, Mustangs, or Capris

3. APPEARANCE

A.   Cars must be neat in appearance and paint bright color.

B.    Numbering must be 18” high (any letters must be 9” high) with contrasting color. Numbers must be on both sides and on the roof. No mirrored numbers.

C.    Cars must have TOW HOOKS front and rear. Hooks must be visible and able to support weight of vehicle.

D.    Body must be recognizable as a production vehicle. After market bumper covers may be used.

4. EXTERIOR BODY

A.    Must have original appearing body panels,

B.     8” Rear deck spoiler allowed. No spoiler on quarter panels.

C.    All doors must be welded shut.

D.    All glass and chrome removed. No cutting of body parts to change from stock appearance, EXCEPT for wheel clearance.

E.    Gutting of trunk and hood allowed. Rear body must be enclosed. No open backend.

G. Bumpers must be welded to prevent loss. No sharp edges allowed. If ends are cut off they must be capped. Minimum of 4 vertical bars in windshield with 1” maximum mesh screen covering entire windshield.

H.    Fenders and hoods must have stock appearance.

I.    Can use stock bumper and header or after market front nose.

J. All body panels must be steel: no aluminum, plastic or fiberglass roofs, doors, quarters, fenders or deck lids

5. INTERIOR BODY

A.     Interior of car must be completely sealed from engine compartment.

B.     Must have a rear firewall.

C.     No uncovered batteries, fluid reservoirs or tanks in driver’s compartment.

D.     No mirrors, two way communications or electronic devices of any kind.

E.     All bars near driver must be padded.

6. FRAMES

A.     Frames must match manufacturer of body.

B.     No after-market tubing frame except behind the rear end hump. This means that only the flat part around the fuel cell, after the hump that is over the rear end.

7. ROLL CAGE

A.     6 point full roll cage that may exceed past front of firewall.

B.     Must be welded 360 degrees.

C.     4 kicker bars on driver’s side door, 2 bars on passenger side door. .095 steel. 6 kicker bars allowed.

D.     Padding on roll cage within 30 inches of driver’s head.

8. SAFETY

A.     Racing seat required.

B.     5-part nylon quick-release harness and safety belt required. Must be in excellent working condition at all times. Harnesses must be attached to frame.

C.     Approved fire suit and gloves are mandatory. Fireproof; hood, socks, shoes and underwear recommended.

D.     Full-face helmet is required with a lexan shield. Must be at least snell 85 approved.

E.      Driver side window net minimum of 12” X 12” with ¾ webbing is mandatory, MUST be mounted to roll cage.

F.      An operational fire extinguisher properly mounted within the driver’s reach is mandatory.

G.     Drive shaft loop required. Drive shafts must be painted white, MUST be factory stock. No aluminum drive shafts.

H.     Dash mounted engine kill switch.

I.        Battery must be securely fastened and contained away from fuel cell.

J.       Fuel cell must be secure and firmly mounted in the trunk area. Fuel line must run under floor and/or covered in1 ½ inch tubing.

K.    Must be approved fuel cell—32-gallon maximum.

9. CARBURETOR

A.     One 2 or 4 Barrel carburetor. No dominators or predators. 750 Holley permissible.

B.     Carburetor must have stock appearance.

C.     Gas only. No alcohol.

10. ENGINE

A.     Engine must be original equipment for the manufacturer of the car.

B.     #1 or first spark plug must be in C/L with upper ball joint. (MAXIUMUM SET BACK)

C.     Cast iron blocks and heads – no cubic inch limit.

D.      Fuel pump must be stock mechanical only.

E.     NO ELECTRIC FUEL PUMPS.

F.     No Magnetos allowed. MSD allowed.

G.        Headers permitted.

H.       Mufflers are required. Noise level may not exceed ________.

I.    Exhaust pipes must exit out past body behind driver’s seat.

J.      Car must have working starter and start under own power.

11. TRANSMISSION

A.     Must have working forward and reverse gears.

B.     Standard or automatic transmissions, mini clutches and direct drives are okay. Standard flywheels must have scatter shield or blanket.

C.    Bert and Brinn Transmissions allowed.

12. SUSPENSION

A.     Front and rear suspension as stock as possible, may be braced for safety.

B.     Weight jacks allowed.

C.     Racing shocks allowed—1 per wheel. (1 per corner)

D.     No coil overs allowed.

E.      May have quick release adapter on steering wheel.

F.      Upper and lower control arms must be nonadjustable.

G.     Passenger car type rear ends only, may mismatch manufacturers.

H.     May run floater rear ends.

I.        No J Bars or Pull Bars allowed.

13. BRAKES

A.     Required on at least 3 wheels, must be sufficient to stop car.

14. TIRES/WHEELS

A. Steel racing or wagon wheels only.

B.   8” wheel width maximum.

C.  1” lug nuts on all wheels.

D.     Beadlock permitted on right side front and rear, and left rear.

E.      Street tire 2.55 x 60 x 15 maximum. (60 minimum)

F.      No recaps or McCreary allowed. Open Wheel Modified Hoosiers allowed: A’s & H’s only. Ds permitted on left front only.

G.     Tire and wheel must not extend past stock body panel.

H.     Size must be legible on outer side of tire.

15. WEIGHT

A. Must weigh 3200 minimum with driver at all times.

RULEBOOK DISCLAIMER: The rules set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing events and to establish minimum acceptable requirements of such events. These rules shall govern the condition of all events, and by participating in these events all participants are deemed to have complied with these rules. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATIONS OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE RULES. They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way guaranteed against injury of death to a participant, spectator or official.

The race director shall be empowered to permit reasonable and appropriate deviations from any of the specifications herein or impose and further the restrictions that in his opinion do not alter the minimum acceptable requirements. NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM SUCH ALTERATION OF SPECIFICATIONS. Any interpretation or deviation of these rules is left to the discretion of the officials. THEIR DECISION IS FINAL.