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INCARODS & HOT FORDS SPECIFICATIONS 2002 IMPORTANT! REVISED RULES FOR 2002 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE WORD VERSION. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RULES ON THIS PAGE AND THE WORD VERSION THEN THE WORD VERSION TAKES PRECEDENCE. INCARODS - Top HOT FORDS - Bottom Click on the icons below to download the Technical Specs as Word documents |
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INCARODS CAR CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION This formula is designed primarily for those drivers who wish to compete in Oval Racing without the substantial financial investment or high level of commitment of our other present formulas. Drivers who have raced in any other senior formula may compete but generally must not have reached higher than Yellow grade. All licence applications will be reviewed by the Promoter and it must be understood that applications may be refused if it is considered that the prospective driver is too experienced for this entry level formula. INCARODS feature low cost, well turned out cars competing on a STRICTLY NON-CONTACT basis. VIOLATIONS When referring to the engine, gearbox, differential, mechanical or construction, rules and regulations the principle will always be: Unless permission is specifically granted to make modifications, or any variation, nothing may be done to alter or change in any way the standard Parts. Unless these rules state you can do it, you CANNOT DO IT. Cars, Engines and Fuel will be checked on a random basis and all drivers must be prepared to have their engine stripped for examination at any time. If the driver does not have the expertise to do it, then he/she must provide someone to do it for them. Refusal to allow the engine strip may result in a ban of up to one year from all formulas. Violations will result in an immediate suspension of all racing facilities and any refusal will also result in an immediate suspension. All car and engine specifications will be taken from the Technical Service Data book for cars as published by Glass's Guide Service Limited. It is the drivers responsibility to check the legality of their own car prior to competing. NB: Drivers are reminded that scrutineer checks can be carried out at any time and most certainly on all official Championships. If parts are suspected of being illegal, make sure you leave them with the promotion if you do not agree. If you refuse it will automatically make the parts illegal. It is the responsibility of the driver to prove to the promotion that the part is legal by the way of written proof of where the part originated. This must be done within 7 days, otherwise the part(s) in question will be deemed to be illegal and will result in immediate suspension from racing and referral for disciplinary action. SCRUTINEERING Arrival at the Raceway is required minimum 1 hour before the advertised start time to allow scrutineering to be carried out. You need to present your car to the scrutineering area to be checked, as soon as possible after arriving at the raceway. The driver must accompany the car, complete with racing overalls, crash helmet, race suit and race licence. 1. CARS ELIGIBLE Any single carburettor NON-FORD saloon car with a steel body, front wheel drive not exceeding 2000cc are allowed. Rear wheel drive cars up to 1600cc but no Ford rear wheel drive or Toyota Starlets allowed. Please note, in all cases, Estate cars or Vans are not allowed. Cars with competition type engines are not allowed, i.e. Mini Coopers, Lotus Sunbeam. - if in doubt, please ring the Incarace office to check. No fuel injection allowed, but injected cars may be converted to conventional carburation if available in that manufacturers model range. No Turbos or Superchargers allowed. In all cases, only 2 valves per cylinder are allowed. 2. PREPARATION ¨ Remove all exterior mouldings/headlamps/door handles. ¨ Remove all glass, interior trim, dashboard, head linings, door linings, floor coverings, passenger seats. ¨ All window mechanisms must be removed. ¨ It is recommended that all obsolete wiring be removed. ¨ Remove spare wheel carriers and tow bars if fitted. ¨ Grilles must not be removed. No replacement, "home-made" grilles allowed. 3. BODYWORK ¨ All panels must remain as standard (or steel pattern types) no home made panels, i.e. fibreglass, plastic or similar replicas. Door inners may be trimmed to remove old glass runners, and to enable internal protective door bars to be fitted, but main door carcasses must remain. This applies to bonnets, boots and hatchbacks also. ¨ All doors and bonnets must be secured shut. They may be tack welded (1" in 4") or bolted shut not by tying, chaining or taping etc. ¨ Standard external door mirrors are permitted on either/both sides. For safety, the glass must be taped to the housing. ¨ Mirrors may be fitted inside. ¨ A hole may be cut in the bonnet near to the carburettor, maximum size 6" square. ¨ Bonnets may be secured with up to 4 bonnet pins, (2 front, 2 back). The pins shall be ½" (12mm) maximum diameter and 1 ½" long maximum above the bonnet. These bolts must not pass through the chassis or attached to the suspension bed. Front bolts must go through the slam panel or the inner wings. Front bolts must be no further forward than the slam panel. Maximum size of washer is 1½" x 1½" x ¼". ¨ Triangular corner plates may be fitted between the wing top and scuttle maximum size 120mm x 1mm thick. ¨ Headlight and tail light apertures must be filled in with aluminium of steel, maximum 1 mm thick and maximum overlap of 1". They may be tack welded with a maximum of 4 x ½" tacks ¨ Sun roof apertures must be plated over (riveted or welded) ¨ No foam filled panels ¨ No roof spoilers or aerofoils allowed. ¨ Boot spoilers may be fitted if standard to the car. ¨ Standard bumpers as fitted to the model only. No home made bumpers of box section, angle iron etc. In view of this being a NON-CONTACT formula, bumpers may be removed altogether provided that the scrutineer is satisfied that the car looks neat and tidy. On later cars where the larger bumper mouldings dominate the overall appearance, e.g. Mk2 Astra, bumpers should be left on to avoid Banger like appearance. ¨ All holes in the front bulkhead must be filled to provide a firewall between the engine and driver. ¨ No welding for strength. ¨ No armouring. ¨ Bright colours for bodywork is requested and a good overall appearance is a MUST but no team colours permitted. Cars may be signwritten. ¨ The drivers name must appear on the sun visor and be of professional appearance. ¨ The word" INCAROD" must appear on the rear nearside corner of the car. ¨ The roof shall be painted according to the driver grading and at least one flashing amber light fitted for Superstars. SCRUTINEERS WILL FAIL CARS THAT ARE NOT IN A CLEAN & TIDY CONDITION 4. SUSPENSION ¨ Any standard spring (or non-competition after-market eg Monroe). ¨ These may be cut or heated to lower. ¨ No ADJUSTABLE springs or shock absorbers permitted. ¨ No after-market competition type springs or shock absorbers (eg Koni, Spax, etc) 5. ROLL CAGE ¨ No aluminium cages are allowed. ¨ You must fit a single "hoop" roll bar in support of the door pillars, securely bolted to the roof and floor with a minimum size bolt of 5/16 and suitable washers. ¨ The hoop may be one piece comprising two uprights and a top crossbar. ¨ At least one additional crossbar is compulsory (maximum of two). ¨ The roll bar must not have any rear supports. ¨ Maximum size for roll bar is 3" box or round tube. Minimum size 1½" box or tube. ¨ Square end plates may be fitted to crossbars to act as load spreaders, maximum size 5" square. ¨ Each upright must have a maximum or two bolts on each side to the floor and one each side at the top. ¨ No scaffold clamps allowed, all adjustable feet must be welded to the cage. ¨ Roll bars may be welded IN ADDITION to bolting as above. ¨ You may fit a full roll cage instead of a single hoop as described above. The roll-cage must be constructed of minimum 38mm (10 gauge) square or round tube. The cage to consist of screen hoop and hoop behind driver with connecting bars in the roof. All four uprights must have a steel plate on the base bolted to the floor no less than 100mm square minimum, one eighth thick. Two chicken bars must be fitted to the roll-cage on the driver's side and one on the passenger side. A horizontal bar must be fitted across the roll cage pillars at shoulder and floor level behind the driver and at scuttle panel. This bar must be a minimum size of 2" x 1" or 1½" x 1½" or tube equivalent. All roll cages must terminate within the vehicle. ¨ A metal upright ¾" x ¾" must be welded or bolted into the windscreen aperture, one third of the way along the driver's side. Mesh is not permitted in the front windscreen aperture. ¨ If full roll cage is not fitted a door plate must be fitted INSIDE the drivers side front door to overlap the A & B posts by a minimum 2" and maximum 6". The plate shall be a minimum of 3/8" thick with a minimum height of 9" ¨ Any bars fitted inside the car must not protrude through any window aperture. 6. ENGINES ¨ A 1.5mm overbore is allowed. ¨ The engine must be fitted with a metal catch tank of 1 litre minimum capacity connected to the engine breather system. ¨ Air filters are free. ¨ All parts must be remain as manufactured within the engine type used such that the compression ratio remains standard to that engine type - i.e. the cylinder head and block must originate from the same cc of engine. ¨ The engine type must remain standard to the model of car used, e.g. you cannot transplant a 1600cc engine into a Mk1 Astra shell. ¨ Pistons must be standard - no modifications. Pistons and rings may be size matched with the appropriate overbore as specified above. ¨ Fly wheels must be standard - no lightening allowed. ¨ Alternators may be removed. ¨ Only a standard camshaft to the engine is allowed, or a replacement item with the same geometry (lift, duration etc) ¨ The inlet and exhaust manifolds must be standard to the engine. These may be de-carbonised but not highly polished or ported i.e. No removal of casting marks etc. ¨ Sumps may be baffled to prevent oil wash away from oil pick up point. DRIVERS MUST BE REMINDED THAT ALL ENGINE PARTS MUST REMAIN STANDARD OR AFTER-MARKET 7. GEARBOX/DIFFERENTIAL ¨ Gearbox must be as manufactured to the same model of vehicle, i.e. your cannot exchange a four speed gearbox onto an engine manufactured only with a five speed gearbox, or vice-versa. ¨ Axle and ratio must be as manufactured. ¨ No locked differentials or limited slip differentials are allowed. 8. CARBURETTOR ¨ Must remain standard to the manufacturers model range. ¨ Cold start devices may be removed. ¨ Re-jetting is permitted. 9. FUEL SYSTEM ¨ Electric fuel pumps may be fitted. ¨ The original fuel tank must be removed and replaced with a fuel tank with a fuel outlet at the top of the tank, with a secure screw-on metal cap, with breather pipe, which must terminate below the tank be fitted, to a maximum capacity of 3 gallons. ¨ It must be fitted in the rear passenger seat well, not behind the driver and must be securely bolted to the floor/roll cage. ¨ A firewall between the fuel tank including filler cap/pump and driver must be fitted. This can be a complete wall between the driver and the tank, or the tank itself may be completely enclosed. ¨ A mechanical shut off tap must be fitted within easy reach of the driver when belted in. ¨ As stated above fuel lines must be routed away from electrical wiring. ¨ Fuel pipes must be metal or metal covered (braided). ¨ Flexible non-metallic fuel lines may be used to connect metal fuel pipes to carburettor and fuel tank. In all cases, fuel lines shall be securely clipped to prevent damage (or being tripped over etc). ¨ Only road-side fuel is permitted. (Unleaded, 4 star or LRP). No AVGAS (aviation fuel). No special mixes or Methanol blends, Nitrous Oxide or octane boosters are permitted. 10. COOLING SYSTEM ¨ Radiator must be fitted in original position. ¨ No steam tanks allowed. ¨ Thermostat may be removed. ¨ No heater matrix permitted inside the car. If retained, the original matrix must be relocated under the bonnet. ¨ No other oil or water coolers permitted. 11. EXHAUST SYSTEM ¨ No car will be allowed to race without an exhaust system ¨ The down-pipe must be standard but the rest of the system is free and must be suitably silenced. ¨ The system must terminate at the rear of the vehicle. ¨ All drivers must be aware that if your car is above the required noise level you will not be allowed to race. The Stewards decision is final. 12. BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL ¨ Battery may be moved to passenger seat area, but NOT behind the driver and must be securely bolted to floor and covered with a leak proof material to prevent spillage of acid. ¨ All wiring must be fully insulated. ¨ An electrical cut-off switch must be fitted to the R/N/S corner of the car and be suitably marked ON/OFF. ¨ The battery must be covered with a leak proof material even if retained under the bonnet. ¨ If the car is fitted with an electrical fuel pump, a switch must also be within easy reach of the driver. ¨ Self starter motors must be fitted and in working order at all times. ¨ The use of a rev counter is permitted. ¨ Electrical starters must be fitted and be in working order. ¨ Two stop/brake lights must be fitted onto the rear parcel shelf or window aperture, a minimum of 30 inches apart facing rearwards. ¨ Lamps must be in working order and must be operated by the standard stop light switch as fitted to the particular model of car. No other switches or modifications to switches to be made. Bulbs to be of 21 watt intensity. ¨ For round type lamps: minimum 3", maximum diameter 4" ¨ For square type lamps: minimum 3" square maximum 4" square. ¨ Electrical wiring and petrol pipes must not be run side by side ie. When running parallel through the car interior. They should take separate routes as far away from each other as possible but as a minimum 12" apart. 13. BRAKES ¨ Must remain as manufactured and working on all four wheels. ¨ The handbrake must be in working order. 14. WHEELS & TYRES ¨ Any standard road wheel to the car. ¨ The same diameter wheel and same size and series of tyre must be used on all four wheels. ¨ Hub caps and wheel trims must be removed. ¨ All balance weights must be removed. ¨ Only conventional road tyres are permitted. ¨ Tyres can have a maximum diameter of 185mm, minimum 60 series ¨ No competition tyres of any kind whatsoever. ¨ Any tyre with buffed markings will not be accepted. ¨ No Avon 7.3's, Avon Turbospeed, Yokohama's, Colways (except road remoulds), Knobblies, or slicks. Note: The promotion reserve the right to review the regulation relating to wheels and tyres at any time. 15. DRIVER'S SEAT ¨ A seat with a head restraint must be fitted. The seat must be securely mounted at shoulder height to the cross bar or to the rollover bar and bolted securely to floor. 16. SEAT BELTS ¨ A 5 Point safety harness must be fitted and must be anchored on at least four separate anchor points. ¨ We recommend that safety belts comprising of separate shoulder, lap and sub-straps be fitted. ¨ The crutch strap must pass through the seat base and be anchored rearward of the leading edge of the seat base. ¨ The sub-strap must be used at all times and all parts must connect to the quick release buckle. ¨ In the case of the NASCAR Lever Latch buckles it is advisable to fit a secondary means of detent to protect overall sleeves accidentally unhooking buckles during racing. ¨ A small section of tube grip elasticated bandage slid over the hook buckles serves the purpose. ¨ Seat belts once involved in a serious accident should be discarded and replaced. ¨ Shoulder pads are strongly recommended. 17. HELMETS & SAFETY EQUIPMENT ¨ Crash helmets must be of a minimum standard as directed by British Oval Racing Safety Executive (B.O.R.S.E.). These are BS6658/85 Type A, BS6658/85 Type A/FR, Snell SA95, Snell Foundation SA2000, SFI Foundation 31.1, SFI Foundation 31.2. The European E22 standard will not be accepted. ¨ Certain promotions insist that helmets should be made of fibreglass or Kevlar with no thermoplastic or polycarbonate helmets allowed. ¨ Neck supports are recommended, as are fireproof gloves and fireproof balaclavas. ¨ Protective goggles or visors must be worn at all times during racing and practice. ¨ Drivers must wear fire retardent race overalls, minimum Proban requirement. ¨ A cloth "quick release" window net must be fitted to the drivers door; the netting should have holes no larger than 7.5cm or 3" wide. ¨ Suitable padding shall be applied to the steering column, and any vulnerable places around the driver's head area. Sharp areas on the driver's inner door shall be suitably padded also. ¨ Mechanics must wear bright coloured racing type overalls and must remain in a clean and tidy condition when in view of public. 18. FIRE EXTINGUISHER ¨ An operational fire extinguisher with a sight gauge fitted must be securely fixed, not taped, in the car and must be within easy reach of the driver when strapped in. The size should be a minimum 1Kg (2.2lbs) and have contents of either dry powder or CO2 gas. All fire extinguishers must be maintained in top class working order at all times. 19. RACING NUMBERS ¨ Both front doors MUST be painted white. ¨ Your racing numbers must be displayed on the bonnet facing the control tower and on both front doors in black. ¨ Minimum height of 16" high x 2" wide brush strokes. 20. DRIVERS ELIGIBLE ¨ Each driver is only permitted one car per meeting, in Incarods and each car is only permitted one driver per meeting. DRIVERS BRIEFING If you have not raced INCARODS before, you will be required to attend a driver's briefing before you are allowed to race. There may also be a general driver's briefing at certain meetings. Briefings will be detailed on your race schedule paperwork, but please listen out for announcements over the Public Address system for final details of when and where these briefings are. Drivers who do not attend will not be allowed to race. FLAGS/SIGNALS As some of you will be racing for the first time, a reminder of the various Track Signals is detailed below. It is most important that you obey these signals at all times. These will be explained at the drivers briefing, however, if you are still not sure of the meaning of any of these signals, please ask Race Control to review them with you. Red flags/lights - "Stop Racing" Green flags/lights - "All clear to race" White Flag with Blue Dot (Starting Marshal) - "Warning! Oil or debris on Track". Yellow flags/lights - "Slow down to not more than 15mph - there is a problem on track somewhere. You must not overtake the car in front, keep line astern, continue like this until either Green or Red Flag is shown. If at any time the Pace Car is on the track drivers must not overtake that Pace Car unless instructed to do so the by the Pace Car Driver. Black and White Chequered Flag (Starting Marshal) - "Race Winner", but keep racing until the red flags are shown to end the race. White Board with Black Cross, shown in conjunction with Black Board with driver's number - "Driver has possibly committed an offence - shown by STARTING MARSHAL. Driver should continue racing. Black Flag, shown in conjunction with the Black Board and driver's number - Leave Track". Shown by STARTING MARSHAL. White Flag with Red Cross, shown in conjunction with the Black Board and driver's number - Mechanical Failure - Leave Track". Shown by STARTING MARSHAL. REVISED RULES FOR 2002 IN BOLD/ITALIC PRINT ITEMS MARKED STRIKETHROUGH ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED 2002 Incarod Technical Specifications, Issue 2, Dated 2nd January 2002 IMPORTANT! REVISED RULES FOR 2002 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE WORD VERSION. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RULES ON THIS PAGE AND THE WORD VERSION THEN THE WORD VERSION TAKES PRECEDENCE. Click on the icon below to download the Technical Specs as Word document.
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HOT FORDS as promoted by BUXTON & INCARACE CAR CONSTRUCTION RULES AND REGULATIONS INTRODUCTION This formula is designed primarily for those drivers who wish to compete in Oval Racing without the substantial financial investment or high level of commitment of our other present formulas. Drivers who have raced in any other senior formula may compete but generally must not have reached higher than Yellow grade. All licence applications will be reviewed by the Promoter and it must be understood that applications may be refused if it is considered that the prospective driver is too experienced for this entry level formula. HOT FORDS feature low cost, well turned out cars competing on a STRICTLY NON-CONTACT basis. VIOLATIONS When referring to the engine, gearbox, differential, mechanical or construction, rules and regulations the principle will always be: Unless permission is specifically granted to make modifications, or any variation, nothing may be done to alter or change in any way the standard Parts. Unless these rules state you can do it, you CANNOT DO IT. Cars, Engines and Fuel will be checked on a random basis and all drivers must be prepared to have their engine stripped for examination at any time. If the driver does not have the expertise to do it, then he/she must provide someone to do it for them. Refusal to allow the engine strip may result in a ban of up to one year from all formulas. Violations will result in an immediate suspension of all racing facilities and any refusal will also result in an immediate suspension. All car and engine specifications will be taken from the Technical Service Data book for cars as published by Glass's Guide Service Limited. It is the drivers responsibility to check the legality of their own car prior to competing. This is particularly important in view of the history of some XR2/XR3/sports models. NB: Drivers are reminded that scrutineer checks can be carried out at any time and most certainly on all official Championships. If parts are suspected of being illegal, make sure you leave them with the promotion if you do not agree. If you refuse it will automatically make the parts illegal. It is the responsibility of the driver to prove to the promotion that the part is legal by the way of written proof of where the part originated. This must be done within 7 days, otherwise the part(s) in question will be deemed to be illegal and will result in immediate suspension from racing and referral for disciplinary action. SCRUTINEERING Arrival at the Raceway is required minimum 1 hour before the advertised start time to allow scrutineering to be carried out. You need to present your car to the scrutineering area to be checked, as soon as possible after arriving at the raceway. The driver must accompany the car, complete with racing overalls, crash helmet, race suit and race licence. 1. CARS ELIGIBLE Any front wheel drive FORD Fiesta, Escort or Orion only. The only engines allowed are up to 1600cc OHV or CVH in any of the three vehicles. No fuel injection, but injected cars may be converted to conventional carburation if available in that manufacturers model range. No Turbos or Superchargers allowed. In all cases, only 2 valves per cylinder are allowed. Estate cars and vans are not allowed, nor are cars with competition type engines i.e. Cosworth etc. If in doubt ring your promotion to check. 2. PREPARATION ¨ Remove all exterior mouldings/headlamps/door handles. ¨ Remove all glass, interior trim, dashboard, head linings, door linings, floor coverings, passenger seats. ¨ All window mechanisms must be removed. ¨ It is recommended that all obsolete wiring be removed. ¨ Remove spare wheel carriers and tow bars if fitted. ¨ Grilles must not be removed. No replacement, "home-made" grilles allowed. 3. BODYWORK ¨ All panels must remain as standard Ford (or steel pattern types) no home made panels, i.e. fibreglass, plastic or similar replicas. Door inners may be trimmed to remove old glass runners, and to enable internal protective door bars to be fitted, but main door carcasses must remain. This applies to bonnets, boots and hatchbacks also. ¨ All doors and bonnets must be secured shut. They may be tack welded (1" in 4") or bolted shut not by tying, chaining or taping etc. ¨ From the 1st January 2002 passenger doors may not be folded down as before, however, existing cars may continue to race until 31st December 2002. All new cars built for the 2002 season must comply with this rule. ¨ Standard external door mirrors are permitted on either/both sides. For safety, the glass must be taped to the housing. Mirrors may be fitted inside. ¨ A hole may be cut in the bonnet near to the carburettor, maximum size 6" square. ¨ Bonnets may be secured with up to 4 bonnet pins, (2 front, 2 back). The pins shall be ½" (12mm) maximum diameter and 1 ½" long maximum above the bonnet. These bolts must not pass through the chassis or attached to the suspension bed. Front bolts must go through the slam panel or the inner wings. Front bolts must be no further forward than the slam panel. Maximum size of washer is 1½" x 1½" x ¼". ¨ Triangular corner plates may be fitted between the wing top and scuttle. These must be a maximum size at the wing top or scuttle of 120mm and a maximum thickness of 1mm. ¨ Headlight and tail light apertures must be filled in with aluminium or steel, maximum 1 mm thick and maximum overlap of 1". They may be tack welded with a maximum of 4 x ½" tacks ¨ Sun roof apertures must be plated over (riveted or welded) ¨ No foam filled panels ¨ No roof spoilers or aerofoils allowed. ¨ Boot spoilers may be fitted if standard to the car. ¨ Standard bumpers as fitted to the model only. No home made bumpers of box section, angle iron etc. In view of this being a NON-CONTACT formula, bumpers may be removed altogether provided that the scrutineer is satisfied that the car looks neat and tidy. On later cars where the larger bumper mouldings dominate the overall appearance, e.g. Mk4 Escort, bumpers should be left on to avoid Banger like appearance. ¨ All holes in the front bulkhead must be filled to provide a firewall between the engine and driver. ¨ No welding for strength. ¨ No armouring. ¨ Bright colours for bodywork is requested and a good overall appearance is a MUST but no team colours permitted. Cars may be signwritten. ¨ The driver's name must appear on the sun visor and be of professional appearance. ¨ The words" HOT FORD" must appear on the rear nearside corner of the car. ¨ The roof shall be painted according to the driver grading and at least one flashing amber light fitted for Superstars. SCRUTINEERS WILL FAIL CARS THAT ARE NOT IN A CLEAN & TIDY CONDITION 4. SUSPENSION ¨ Any standard Ford spring (or non-competition after-market eg Monroe) from Fiesta, Escort or Orion. ¨ These may be cut or heated to lower. ¨ No ADJUSTABLE springs or shock absorbers permitted. ¨ No after-market competition type springs or shock absorbers (eg Koni, Spax, etc) 5. ROLL CAGE ¨ No aluminium roll cage or part cages are allowed. ¨ The minimum steel roll cage protection you must fit is a single "hoop" roll bar in support of the door pillars, securely bolted to the roof and floor with a minimum size bolt of 5/16" and suitable washers. ¨ The hoop may be one piece comprising two uprights and a top crossbar. ¨ At least one additional crossbar is compulsory (maximum of two). ¨ The roll bar must not have any rear supports. ¨ Maximum size for roll bar is 3" box or round tube. The minimum thickness of the roll cage are 1¼" OD 10swg (3mm) tube 1½" OD 12swg (2.5mm) tube 1½" x 1½" 10swg (3mm) box iron. ¨ Square end plates may be fitted to crossbars to act as load spreaders, maximum size 5" square. ¨ Each upright must have a maximum or two bolts on each side to the floor and one each side at the top. ¨ No scaffold clamps allowed, all adjustable feet must be welded to the cage. ¨ Roll bars may be welded IN ADDITION to bolting as above. ¨ You may fit a full roll cage instead of a single hoop as described above. The roll-cage must be constructed of minimum 38mm (10 gauge) square or round tube. The cage to consist of screen hoop and hoop behind driver with connecting bars in the roof. All four uprights must have a steel plate on the base bolted to the floor no less than 100mm square minimum, one eighth thick. Two chicken bars must be fitted to the roll-cage on the driver's side and one on the passenger side. A horizontal bar must be fitted across the roll cage pillars at shoulder and floor level behind the driver and at scuttle panel. This bar must be a minimum size of 2" x 1" or 1½" x 1½" or tube equivalent. All roll cages must terminate within the vehicle. The cage may be extended to form a six post roll cage. ¨ A metal upright ¾" x ¾" must be welded or bolted into the windscreen aperture, one third of the way along the driver's side. Mesh is not permitted in the front windscreen aperture. ¨ If full roll cage is not fitted a door plate must be fitted INSIDE the drivers side front door to overlap the A & B posts by a minimum 2" and maximum 6". The plate shall be a minimum of 3/8" thick with a minimum height of 9" ¨ Any bars fitted inside the car must not protrude through any window aperture. ¨ PLEASE NOTE THAT SCAFFOLD TUBING & CLAMPS MUST NOT BE USED AS PART OF THE ROLL CAGE 6. ENGINES ¨ The only engines allowed are the Ford 1600cc OHV or the Ford 1600cc CVH in any of the three vehicles. ¨ Only STANDARD OHV or CVH engines up to nominal 1600cc with a maximum of 2 valves per cylinder shall be fitted. ¨ Standard bore is 80.98 mm OHV and 79.96mm CVH. ¨ Maximum overbore allowed is 1.5mm. ¨ The stroke measurement must be standard, which is 77.62mm OHV and 79.52mm CVH. ¨ Pistons must be standard - no modifications. Piston and rings may be size matched with the appropriate overbore as specified above. ¨ Fly wheels must be standard - no lightening allowed. ¨ Air filters are free. ¨ Alternators may be removed. ¨ The engine must be fitted with a metal catch tank of 1 litre minimum capacity connected to the engine breather system. ¨ Only standard Ford Camshaft allowed, or a replacement item with the same geometry (lift, duration etc) ¨ The inlet and exhaust manifolds must be standard Ford only. These may be de-carbonised but not highly polished or ported ie. No removal of casting marks etc. ¨ 1.6 CVH sumps may be baffled to prevent oil wash away from oil pick up point. Optionally, 1.8 CVH sumps may be fitted to increase oil capacity. 7. GEARBOX/DIFFERENTIAL ¨ Any standard gearbox (other than RS) as fitted to a Fiesta, Escort or Orion may be fitted to any of the three vehicles. ¨ No locked differentials or limited slip differentials are allowed. 8. CARBURETTOR ¨ Up to 24mm/25mm maximum choke size from Escort, Fiesta or Orion only. ¨ No twin 40's etc or any other carburettor from any other car. ¨ Cold start devices may be removed. ¨ Re-jetting is permitted. 9. FUEL SYSTEM ¨ Electric fuel pumps may be fitted. ¨ The original fuel tank must be removed and replaced with a fuel tank with a fuel outlet at the top of the tank, with a secure screw-on metal cap, with breather pipe, which must terminate below the tank be fitted, to a maximum capacity of 3 gallons. ¨ It must be fitted in the rear passenger seat well, not behind the driver and must be securely bolted to the floor/roll cage. ¨ A firewall between the fuel tank including filler cap/pump and driver must be fitted. This can be a complete wall between the driver and the tank, or the tank itself may be completely enclosed. ¨ A mechanical shut off tap must be fitted within easy reach of the driver when belted in. ¨ All fuel lines must be routed away from electrical wiring (see also item 12). ¨ Fuel pipes must be metal or metal covered (braided). ¨ Flexible non-metallic fuel lines may be used to connect metal fuel pipes to carburettor and fuel tank. In all cases, fuel lines shall be securely clipped to prevent damage (or being tripped over etc). ¨ Only road side fuel is permitted. (Unleaded, 4 star or LRP). No Avgas (aviation fuel). No special mixes or Methanol blends, Nitrous Oxide or octane boosters are permitted.
IMPORTANT! REVISED RULES FOR 2002 ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE WORD VERSION. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RULES ON THIS PAGE AND THE WORD VERSION THEN THE WORD VERSION TAKES PRECEDENCE. Click on the icon below to download the Technical Specs as Word document.
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