1. Four Wheel Drive Vehicles Only
A. All vehicles must be four (4) wheel drive or all wheel drive (AWD)! (examples: Jeep, Scout, Bronco, Blazer, etc.)
B. All vehicles may have only four (4) tires on the ice at one time. NO DUAL-WHEELED vehicles allowed.
2. Entry Fees
A. All entry fees will be $20 per driver, per class, for all ice race dates, including the Championship races. Entry fees are subject to change without notice.
B. The entry fee for late registration is $30.00. A late fee is assessed to any driver who registers after the close of registration and prior to the Driver's Meeting. No registration will be allowed after the Driver's Meeting has started.
C. NO CHECKS OR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED.
D. NO REFUNDS will be given at any time.
E. Drivers over the age of 60 years will be allowed to race for free.
F. Fun days are $5.00 per driver.
G. Tech fees are $5.00 per vehicle in the Street Stock division and $10.00 per vehicle in the Pro Street and Competition divisions.
H. No pre-pays allowed for specialty races (i.e. Go for the Gold, Second Chance, etc.).
3. Driver's Requirements
A. All drivers must possess a valid state driver's license or learner's permit with a legal guardian present in the vehicle. Kid's Race participants do not need a license or permit, but a parent or guardian must be present in the vehicle while they are driving.
B. All drivers must show said license when going through Registration. Driver's licenses may be checked periodically at the officials request.
C. Any driver suspected of being impaired or intoxicated will be disqualified from the day's events.
D. First time cheater class participants must make one lap, (half-throttle), on the track under club supervision before the class starts.
4. Registration and Staging
A. Registration
1. Drivers must register for races only after the vehicle has been teched in by the Tech. Committee. Drivers may practice only after they have registered and their vehicle has the staging numbers on it.
2. There may be four (4) drivers entered in the same vehicle, consisting of two (2) men and two (2) women unless prior permission is obtained from Our Gang 4 Wheelers.
3. A third driver can race in a vehicle with two (2) men and two (2) women if their vehicle breaks down after registering and prior to the start of their first heat. Three (3) drivers will be allowed in a class for the remainder of that weekend. The maximum number of drivers will be three (3) women and/or three (3) men per vehicle.
4. All registered drivers must attend each day's driver's meeting.
5. Staging numbers will be drawn randomnly and no redraws will be allowed.
6. A maximum of 200 entrants will be allowed to register for each day's events.
B. Staging
1. All drivers are responsible for promptly reporting to and lining up in the staging lines. When a driver's number is called and his/her vehicle is already on the race course or in the staging line, the driver or their representative must stand in his/her place in line.
2. If Center Ice and Head of Staging are ready to begin a heat, the drivers or their crew member must be lined up and ready or they WILL be disqulified. It is the responsibility of the driver to notify the Head of Staging of any problems.
3. If a vehicle must withdraw from the races for any reason, the driver(s) or crew member(s) MUST report all numbers to be scratched to the Head of Staging Official and/or the Head of Registration Official immeadiately.
4. The staging officials will be responsible for monitoring time allowances for cool-downs, mechanical breakdowns and/or tire changes. Any request for any time allowance must be reported to the staging officials immeadiately. The driver or crew member must declare if it is a cool down or mechanical breakdown.
5. The Staging and/or the Center Ice Officials will halt all racing whenever deemed necessary for safety, mechanical or technical reasons.
6. While not on the track, vehicle speed will not exceed an idle. Receiving a Driver's Meeting warning is considered first warning. Any driver exceeding this speed limit will be disqualified from racing for the day or upon the referees's decision.
7. Should both drivers in a vehicle have numbers which stage up together, they must run off. There will be no switching of positions to prevent a run off. The run off can be done by times or one of the drivers may choose to use another vehicle for this round only.
8. If a class starts with 7 drivers, a sevens bracket will be used; if a class starts with 8 drivers, an eights bracket will be used. In all other situations, the Head of Staging official has discretion over whether to use a sixes or fives bracket.
5. The Races
A. Race elimination will be run in heats of two (2) vehicles each. A time limit for the completion of each heat will be up to the discretion of the Center Ice Official.
B. The vehicle must complete the entire course in order to win a heat. Should a vehicle running a heat break down or become stuck, the Center Ice Official shall determine if it is safe for the other vehicle in the heat to complete the course and shall instruct the vehicle to complete the course. If the Center Ice Official determines it is not safe to compete, Center Ice shall determine the other vehicle as the winner.
C. The means of starting a race will be determined by Center Ice.
D. If a vehicle contacts a pylon or leaves the marked course (i.e. cutting a corner, passing a gate or endangering course workers, etc..), the driver loses the heat. If a vehicle de-beads a tire or a tire blow-out occurs during a heat, it will be an automatic loss.
E. If a double loss occurs prior to the trophy run-off of any class (i.e. when both drivers contact pylons), both drivers will lose and no re-run will occur.
F. Any time a double loss occurs in the trophy run-off of any class or division (i.e. when both drivers of the heat contact pylons), the drivers will be re-run to determine a winner. However, neither driver may advance further in the trophy rounds nor will they drop positions.
G. If a driver is unable to finish the heat due to mechanical trouble, this is considered a loss of that round. If a driver's vehicle is withdrawn from racing due to mechanical trouble before that driver's first heat, he/she may transfer his/her number to another vehicle qualified for that class or division. The referees and the staging officials must be made aware of the change immediately.
H. The Center Ice Official has control over where vehicles line up at the starting gate.
I. There will be no delay or restart of any heat once a driver has indicated they are ready, unless deemed necessary by Center Ice.
J. The pairing of two vehicles does not occur until the ready nod is given to Center Ice.
K. Any forward tire movement prior to the go signal, after Center Ice has received a ready nod from both drivers will be black-flagged.
L. If a driver's seat belt comes un-done more than once per race day they will be disqualified unless deemed otherwise by an official.
M. The start gate will be 20 feet wide (25% more room). If any part of the vehicle hits a pylon at the start, the racer will lose the round.
N. When crossing the finish line, all drivers must keep at least one hand on the steering wheel and not look to see the checkered flag until their vehicle has slowed and completely cleared the track. The Center Ice Official will keep the flag raised until both drivers have cleared the track and can observe the flag.
O. A rollover is considered a loss.
P. Passengers:
1. The driver and one (1) passenger will be allowed in the vehicle while competing in all classes with the exception of Street Stock Bare Rubber where children can be additional passengers as long as they are in size appropriate restraint systems and allowed at the discretion of staging.
2. Children under the age of six (6) are not allowed to be passengers during a race heat, in the Pro Street and Competition divisions.
3. NO passengers are allowed in the cheater class.
Q. Cool Downs / Mechanical Breakdowns / Tire Changing
1. A time allotment of three (3) minutes for a cool down will be given as necessary, there is no limit to the number of cool downs allowed.
2. Break down times are ten (10) minutes per vehicle, per class. Drivers must be at the Head of Staging, race ready before the 10 minutes expires.
3. Tire changing, including flats, when permitted by the specific class and division rules and approved by the referees and/or Tech Committee, shall not exceed ten (10) minutes or at the discretion of the Officials.
