PACIFIC SLOT CAR RACEWAYS

DRAG RACE RULES

• Cars are to be 1/24th or 1/25th scale.
• Cars may not be more than 3.25” wide at any point.
• Design must resemble 1:1 production vehicle or a specialized vehicle competing in organized drag races.
• Lexan Cars must be painted (new unpainted cars will be allowed to compete in one event if time does not allow for painting)
• Interiors not required unless specified in class rules.
• Cars must have 2 front and 2 rear wheels with black rubber tires
• -Rear tire minimum diameter .950”
• -Front tire diameter .500” unless specified in class rules
• -Front wheels must be mounted vertical to track surface.
• During event, drivers will be called to the starting line in pairs and an additional pair will be called to the starting line for standby. Once starting line area is clear, driver will have 90 seconds to prepare for their run.
• No one except driver is allowed in area from “Christmas” tree to starting line, Driver his/her own car. The race director may modify this rule at his discretion.
• Only Koford Drag Glue is allowed on track racing surface.
• Track to be cleaned with cleaning fluids provided by track officials.
• Only track officials are allowed to do any track cleaning or preparation past the starting line Christmas tree.
• Cars are allowed to do powered burn outs, but these are not to go past the Christmas tree.
• A particular car may be entered only once in a given class.
• Any component, except original chassis and body may be replaced at any time. If significantly damaged, a body may be changed with approval & supervision of tech director. Switching of original chassis prohibited.
• If driver is found to have switched a chassis he will be disqualified from events as determined by the race officials.
• Any car determined a hazard to other racers or spectators can be disqualified from competition.
• A competitor with mechanical problems during pre-staging may receive a one minute period in which to correct the problem. Staging time will resume where clock stopped once one minute break time has expired. Proof of breakage must be presented to race director. Car must break on starting line. A car wired backwards does not constitute breakage.
• If contestant’s car is found to be underweight on first qualifying session, the contestant will be allowed to participate in second qualifying session. If light on both qualifying sessions the driver will go to bottom of ladder. If a contestant’s car is found to be under weight during eliminations the contestant is disqualified and his/her opponent is given the win if the opponent staged a class legal vehicle and received the start signal.
• In a situation where a driver is making a single run, he/she will be considered the winner once the driver stages a class legal car and receives the start signal. A driver may pass on a “bye” run but the driver will lose lane choice on the next round.
• Car and/or driver can be disqualified for rules infractions at any point during the event including bye or single runs.
• In any round of eliminations where there is an odd number of cars, bye runs will be awarded according to official pairings for eliminations determined by official ladders. Race director is to determine pairings and bye runs in non-qualified fields.
• In all heads-up categories, lane choice is determined by elapsed times. The contestant with the best qualifying E.T. gets first-round lane choice, and in subsequent rounds, lane choice goes to the lowest E.T. of the pairing in the previous round.
• Qualifying passes will be in alternate lanes.
• In event of two identical qualifying times, faster MPH will break tie for qualifying position. If tie still exists, best reaction time will break tie.
• Qualifying and racing voltage for all classes shall be limited to a range of 16.0 to 16.2 (maximum) volts. This voltage is to be measured at the braid unloaded, without cars on the track using accurate digital voltmeter to record the values.
• No controller, choke, or push-button system used by competitors in class, index, or bracket competition shall add any power, beyond that which is supplied by the track power supply, to the track in any way. Additionally, said devices shall not be capable of electronically or mechanically actuating and/or delaying reaction times in the manner of a full-sized “delay box” or “crossover box”. To this end, the race director and/or tech inspector may require the disassembly of any box enclosing one or more relays and its/their attendant batteries to determine compliance with these rules.
• All elimination runs are subject to the first or worse rule. When this occurs, the driver committing the worst violation is eliminated. Should driver receive a red-light foul start, and the opposing driver cross the boundary line or hit side guardrail, the latter infraction prevails and the driver committing the red-light start will be reinstated. If one car crosses and causes the other car to deslot, the car causing the crash will be disqualified. If the cause cannot be determined, the race will re-run. If both cars deslot independent of each other, the car crossing first will be disqualified. As long car remains in lane, car will not be disqualified. Driver is not to touch car until decision is made by race director
• At completion of event, winner and runner up will be impounded for thorough tech.
• Disputes and legality issues will be handled by the race director and these decisions are final. The race director will attempt to keep the competition within the realms of acceptable drag racing practices.