2009 6 Cylinder Thunder Stock

No  equipment will be considered ass having been approved by reason of having passed through inspection unobserved.  The technical director shall determine as to whether any type of construction,  design or interpretation of any rule shall be accepted.  This track reserves the right to update, modify, add, or delete rules at any time in the interest of providing parity for all competitors.  Additional requirements may be made via official entry registration, technical bulletin, or meeting announcement, which automatically amends specifications herein.

All persons must be approved for competition by the management. Any person may be denied the ability to compete in this division, based solely upon the opinion of management of Wiscasset Raceway, after review of the skills and abilities of such a person as they relate to an entry level division of competition.  The management reserves the right to disallow any person from competing in this division in the interest of fair completion in any entry level division.

All cars must be neat appearing.  Cars should be painted with contrasting colors and appropriate lettering and numbers.

Cars must be front-wheel drive, with a minimum 103.5 inch wheelbase.

Cars must be 1990 or newer American manufactured only which is limited to General Motors Ford and Chrysler  Foreign auto companies manufacturing cars in the United States are not considered American manufactured.

Cars must be 6-cylinder, fuel-injected motor models, stock for the year, make and model car being used.  No dual cam motors.

Only automatic transmission cars are allowed.

Cars must be of strut front-end suspension.

Turbo or supercharged engines are not allowed.

Only front wheeled drive vehicles are allowed.

One and half inch of positive camber in a manner that will prevent their loss during competition.  Bumpers may not be reinforced to add strength and rigidity to them.

A support bar may extend between the strut towers, up and across the motor and may be attached by steel plates that are mounted to the stock mounting bolts and holes.

All window glass except the stock windshield must be removed  Glass should be completely removed from the vehicle before arriving at the track, and all fragments of glass must be completely cleaned from the vehicle.

Lexan windshield replacements are allowed.  All installations must fit into the original recessed area of the windshield frame and be attached with pop rivets to provide a stock appearance.  All installations are subject to the tech inspector’s approval.

All accessory glass including reflectors, headlights, side mirrors, etc.  must be removed.

One exterior drivers side mirror limited to five (5) inches in diameter is allowed.  This mirror is not to extend beyond the exterior of the car body.

Only a single, stock rear view mirror mounted in the original center location either on the windshield or the roll cage overhead bar is permitted.

All unnecessary screws, body chrome and side molding must be removed.

Stock muffler must remain in place in order to attain minimum noise levels.  Dual exhausts are allowed using original exhaust manifolds and the stock mufflers.  Tail pipes must exit at the rear of the vehicle.  Glass pack style mufflers are not allowed.

All doors must be welded or chained and bolted securely shut.

Stock rear and front bumpers must remain in place and must be fastened to the vehicle in a manner that will prevent there loss during competition.  Bumpers may not be reinforced to add strength or rigidity to them.

Vehicles with T-top roofs or convertible tops are not permitted.  Vehicles with sunroofs must have the glass removed and the remaining roof hole must be securely covered with sheet metal on both the top and the underside.

Trailer hitches are not permitted.

Antifreeze/engine coolants or other glycol-based liquids are strictly prohibited.

Cars must not have excessive leakage of any fluids, including brake fluid, transmission fluid, fuel and motor oil.

Passenger side inner door upholstery must be removed to accommodate the installation of the required roll cage.  Complete stock inner door structure must remain in place.

Driver side inner door panel may be removed to allow installation of bowed horizontal cage bars that may be used between the front and rear upright bars.

Stock hood and trunk under panels must remain in place.

Approved racing seats mandatory must meet safety installation approval by the technical staff.   Racing seats must be bolted into the original position of the stock seat.  Absolutely no allowances will be permitted for moving steering columns, foot pedals, seat set-back, etc., in order to accommodate a racing seat installation.  An approved five-way racing safety harness is required.  Racing seat must have double headrest.  One on each side of seat.

A supportive seat brace must be installed in back of the seat to provide support to seat back.  The brace should consist of two horizontal bars attached to a point on the roll cage and running forward to a piece of flatbar resting against the back of the seat. 

The center of the steering wheel must be padded.

Quick-release steering couplings are allowed.  If used, the plastic steering column housing must remain in place.  Only about two inches of the housing may be cut away in order to weld the quick-release coupling onto the steering shaft.  When complete, the plastic housing should abut up to the quick release unit itself.  The steering shaft must remain its original length and must be left in the original stock location.  After market steering wheels are not permitted.  The original, stock steering wheel must be used and adapted too .

Rear bottom seat cushion and rear set back cushion must be removed.  Any holes in the rear seat back shelf must be covered with sheet metal.  Aluminum patches are not permitted.

Original stock floorboards must remain in place.  Any holes existing in the floorboard must be covered with sheet metal.

Floor upholstery must be removed.

Front springs must be the same from side to side.  No cutting heating of springs allowed.  Real springs must be the same from side to side.

Batteries must remain in original, stock location.  Batteries may be boxed, strapped or otherwise additionally secured to prevent their loss as long as the method does not reinforce any part of the vehicle.

Tops of batteries must be covered in a manner that will prevent fill caps from dislodging.

A five-way racing safety harness is required.  The mounting of a five-way harness system is subject to speedway approval.

A driver’s side racing window net is required.  One end must be securely fastened to the roll cage.  The other end must be quick releasing using a se4at belt-type fastener.

Window net installations are subject to speedway approval.

Racing fuel cells are optional.  If running stock gas tank must be in front of rear wheels and must have a skid plate.  Fuel cells may not be more than 15 gallons in capacity.  Any fuel cells must be securely fastened with minimum 2 inch by 1/8-inch metal straps inside the trunk of the vehicle.  No cutting of floorboards or spare tire compartments is allowed when installing a fuel cell, must be centered in trunk.

Everything about the vehicle must remain stock for the year, make and model of vehicle being used.  Except as permitted or required herein.  Vehicles must remain completely stock  in appearance, configuration, set-up and running gear, including motors, transmissions and rear ends.  Any variances from this guideline will result in disallowance of competition until the variance is corrected, solely at the discretion of raceway management.

WHEELS:  Wheels are limited to stock street wheels for make and model.   All wheels must be of same make and style.  Must have same back spacing on all wheels.  One-inch lug nuts are permitted.

TIRES:  Only D.O.T. 70, 65 and 60 series radial tires are allowed.  Tires must be stock, steel-type D.O.T. tires

Tires must have a wear rating factor of no less than 350.  The wear rating factor must be clearly identifiable on the sidewall of the tire.  Tires not clearly identified by the wear rating factor on the sidewall are subject to disqualification and or confiscation.

Tires must have regular street tire tread pattern, as determined solely be race officials.  No high performance tires allowed.

Shaving of tire rubber is not allowed.

Altered or buffed sidewalls are not allowed.

Goodyear RS-A tires are not allowed.

No retreads are allowed.  All tires are subject to raceway tech approval and or restrictions.

No tire softener allowed.  If caught with tire softener you will lose all points to that date.  The track has the right to make stiffer penalty if deemed necessary.

The rules and or regulations set forth herein are designed to provide for the orderly conduct of racing to establish minimum acceptable requirements for such events.  These rules shall govern the conditions for all events and by participating in these events all participants are deemed to have obtained and read and understood a copy of the current rules and complied with these rules.  NO EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WOARRANTY OF SAFETY SHALL RESULT FROM PUBLICATION OF OR COMPLIANCE WITH THESE GUIDELINES AND OR REGULATIONS.  They are intended as a guide for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury or death to a participant, spectator or official.

It is the responsibility of the competitor to obtain and become familiar with the current rules pertaining to the division in which he/she chooses to participate.

Note:  All illegal parts will become the property of Wiscasset Raceway.  If you do not surrender illegal parts you will not race until you do

If it doesn’t say you can do it, you can’t.