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LIGHTNING RODS 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. Please note that a maximum weight for Lightning Rods has now been agreed. This is 860Kg. Click on the icon below to download the Technical Specs as Word document
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| 2002 LIGHTNING ROD
SPECIFICATIONS 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. 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. Technical queries can be addressed to, The Secretary, O.R.C., Technical Committee, P.O.Box 9889, Birmingham, B43 6WA. Drivers are reminded that scrutineer checks can be carried out at any time, and most certainly at 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 seven 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. 1. CARS Only right hand drive Ford Sierra hatchback or saloon cars are permitted. Only one driver per car and one car per driver is permitted at each meeting. 2. ENGINE The Ford 2 litre Pinto engine must be in standard form but may have a modified camshaft and may be prepared to the following specifications: a) Nominal bore size 90.84mm plus 1.5mm oversize. Standard stroke 76.95mm. b) Block and head may be skimmed but the pistons may not protrude above the block. Pistons may not be skimmed or modified in any way. A standard crankshaft must be used, spot machining or drilling only to achieve balance is permitted. Tuftriding is permitted, but polishing is not permitted. c) Camshafts are free, vernier cam wheels may be used and any single valve spring may be used that fits without any modification to the spring tops. Standard valve tops and ballstuds. Rocker arms are free with the exception or roller rockers. Heavy duty valve retaining caps are permitted for use. d) Head: You may use any standard 2 litre S.O.H.C. Sierra/Pinto head. No modification is allowed except valve spring seats may be machined. Valves must be standard 2 litre, over size valve stems are allowed, and valve seats may be recut. A three angle valve seat may be used. No gas flowing or adding of material to the ports or combustion chamber. Replacement valve guides may be used but must use original position. Bronze valve guides are not permitted, but it is permitted to use thin wall bronze inserts. e) Flywheel and Clutch: Any standard Pinto engine flywheel may be used which may be lightened. Only the standard type clutch may be used. Flywheels may be dowelled to the crank. f) No competition gaskets allowed. Only Ford, Payen or standard American version may be used. g) Standard Motorcraft or Bosch distributors must be used with either points and condenser or electronic ignition. * See rule 14. The mechanical advance may be altered, and the vacuum advance may be altered or removed. h) Engine Mounts: Engine mounting brackets must remain standard, but the mounting may be modified. The engine must occupy its original position. The charging system: Power steering pumps may be removed, fan belts are free but standard pulleys must be used. Blocks may be rebored to size, sleeved, line bored and surface ground. No other modifications are allowed. Sumps: No alloy sumps. Standard steel sumps must be used. Pick up pipes may be modified and sumps may be baffled. No outside alterations may be made. i) Oil coolers may be fitted using a sandwich plate between the oil filter and block. An effective oil catch tanks must be fitted. Oil coolers and oil catch tanks must be fitted within the engine compartment. No turbos, no fuel injection, no forced induction of any kind. No remote oil filters. j) Only standard pistons or standard replacement pistons (i.e. KS Karl Schmidt, Mahle, Hepolite/Wellworthy AE) may be used. Any make of piston ring may be used providing the number of rings remains the same as standard and no machining of the pistons or rings other than gapping is required. No forged pistons are allowed. k) The exhaust manifold must be in standard form and standard to the Sierra/Pinto 2 litre. The inlet manifold must be standard with the exception of water circulation holes, which may be blanked off. l) All engine parts not mentioned above must remain standard. m) The engine must be fitted with a metal catch tank of 1 litre minimum capacity connected to the engine breather system. 3. EXHAUST SYSTEM The standard exhaust system may be retained, or an alternative system may be used using either Sierra parts or a combination of the following exhaust boxes, 2H3002, 2H8325 (MK III Escort), Harmo 4197, TI Bainbridge FD631 AX891 or Fordson Major E1ADDN5230A. If exhaust systems pass through the car they must be covered. If a silencer becomes ineffective during racing or practice, the car will be withdrawn from the event. 4. CARBURETTOR Only the standard Weber 32/36 DGVA carburettor may be used. No polishing or reprofiling is allowed. No modifications to the carburettors body or original design. Main jets, primary and secondary jets, auxiliary venturi and emulsion tubes may be changed but must face downwards towards the butterflies. Accelerator pump jets may be changed but face downwards towards butterflies. Chokes may be modified to open together and replacement spindles may be fitted with standard screws. Cold starting devices may be removed with retaining lugs and subsequent holes blanked off. Air and fuel galleries may not be enlarged or modified, and fuel may enter on either side. Floats may not be modified or weighted, and must control the fuel flow. Needle valves may not be larger than 250, and not enlarged or modified. The power valve must be fitted in the base of the bowl, but may be sealed off, and the diaphragm may be removed. No trumpets are allowed. It is permitted to use a grub screw or similar device to fix the auxillary venturi to the carburettor body. Top end enrichment devices may not be blanked off or modified. A secondary fixing on the fuel inlet feed line is required. 5. GEARBOX & DIFFERENTIALS Must be standard to the range and fitted by the manufacturer with the exception that the P100/Ford Cortina gearbox may be fitted into the Sierra. All gearboxes must have a conventional type bell housing and the gear change must require a clutch and must be operated by a lever arm. No competition type gearboxes allowed. No aluminium bellhousings allowed. Differential ratios are free and may be locked by welding only. No limited slip differentials, no Cosworth, XR4 or 4 x 4 parts to be used. No torque biasing assemblies. Axle and diff must remain the same concept as original. Propshaft is free. 6. SUSPENSION/STEERING To be fitted as original. No adjustable suspension parts allowed. Uprated dampers may be used but not adjustable. No metal may be added. Negative camber on the nearside front wheel is permitted but not adjustable. Positive camber on the O/S front wheel is allowed. The springs are free and the car may be lowered. All suspension parts must be located by original mounting points on the chassis and body, with the exception of front track control arms. Solid bushes are allowed but not competition or Cosworth type. The exception to this is that you may redrill a maximum of two extra holes (one on each side) in the front cross member track control arm location. The N/S TCA, and roll bar may be lengthened but not with threaded bar. The O/S TCA must remain standard length. On the rear suspension the positive or negative chamber only may be achieved by shimming the drive shaft location. No rear steer. Strut braces may only be fitted on the front struts and may be triangular shape and bolted to the bulkhead only not the roll cage. Steering racks may be replaced with power steering racks or quick racks. The use of quick release steering wheel mechanisms is permitted. The Leda suspension leg with a non-standard spring platform is permitted for use. This change is being introduced in the 2001 season due to supply problems, but may be reviewed for 2002. 7. WHEELS AND TYRES Any 13" wheel may be used to a maximum of 7". The only tyre permitted is the Yokohama A021R 185/70. 8. BRAKES To be original and to work on all wheels. Handbrake is compulsory. No biased braking. No ABS, no 4 x 4 or Cosworth parts allowed. Brake pipes may be allowed to pass through the car. 9. BODYWORK To remain standard including floor pan with removal of inner door panels permitted but any removal of structural stiffeners is not permitted, with the exception of the bonnet and boot stiffeners. No armouring whatsoever. All doors must be fixed closed when racing. No spoilers or aerofoils unless fitted as standard to the car. No roof pods or fins. Grilles must remain in their original position and headlamp apertures must be blanked off with 16 gauge aluminium with a maximum overlap of 1" all round. Replacement grilles must be made of plastic. All flammable material must be removed. Any replacement dashboards for gauges etc. must be made of aluminium. Wheel arches may be relieved to a maximum of 2" but the original shape must be retained. and no sharp edges should remain. 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. Plastic bumpers must remain in place with the exception of the rear bumper which may be replaced with an approved metal bumper manufactured by Davies Preparations Tel 01474 355332 (workshop) or 01474 332240 (home). Alternative front and rear bumpers are manufactured by FIERO FACTORY, 2a Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Tel 0121-445 3555. In addition Rover 400 Series/Rover 45 or Ford Escort Mk V bumpers may be used as replacements. Additional means of fixing are allowed, but these must not be used as armouring. All fixing bolts must be the coach blot type with the head of the bolt facing outwards. Standard lifting/towing eyes must be retained. No foam filled panels are allowed. Fabricated doors are allowed, but must be of professional appearance; the maximum thickness of steel sheet used must be 18 gauge. 10. ROLL CAGES The minimum requirement is a four post roll cage in support of the A & B door pillars, made of steel and securely bolted or welded on all joints. A 9" square plate must be welded between the floor and the feet of the cage for additional strength to the cage. The minimum thickness must not be less than 1.25" x 1.25" x 10 gauge box or tube. Two 'chicken bars' in the driver's door and at least one 'chicken bar' in the passenger door is compulsory as is one dashboard crossbar. The chicken bars are for driver protection only, they should NOT extend further forward than the A pillar roll cage uprights or extend further back than the B pillar roll cage uprights. You may fit a maximum of two down bars from the roll cage and these must terminate at least 4" from the back panel. A cross bar must be fitted between the B pillar roll cage uprights in support of the drivers seat. A cross bar may be fitted across the rear suspension turrets, but must not be connected to the rear shock absorbers. You may also extend the roll cage through the front bulkhead to the side of the front suspension turrets and this may be bolted or welded, but must not be bolted to the front suspension strut. This should be the full extent of the roll cage and no other ironwork should be added for strengthening purposes. 11. GLASS Front screens only are permitted and must be made of perspex. Laminated screens are allowed but not advisable. If a laminated screen is fitted it must not be bonded and a secondary fixing must be fitted for safety reasons. When screens are used washers and wipers must be fitted. All other glass must be removed including head/side lights and all rear lights. Only interior driving mirrors may be used. If sideview mirrors are fitted they must not protrude outside the car. 12. STOP LIGHTS Two stop/brake lights must be fitted and must be a minimum of 30 inches apart facing rearwards. Lamps 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. Specifications: For round type lamps minimum diameter 3", maximum diameter 4". For square type lamps minimum 3" square, maximum 4" square. Bulbs to be of 21 watt intensity. 13. SEATS Must occupy the original position. The standard seat may be replaced for competition type. A head rest must be fitted, to roll cage or seat. 14. BATTERIES & ELECTRICAL May be brought inside the car. They must be firmly fixed and covered with a material which will not rot due to acid contamination. An electrical cut off switch must be fitted to the R/N/S corner of the car. If Luminition is used they must be of the following part nos: Ford: Bosch fitting kit FK221 power module PMA50, Motorcraft FK9 PMA50. 15. NUMBERS The driver's racing number must appear on the doors of the car. They should be preferably in large American style numbers on a contrasting background. The bigger the better. You should also paint your number in white on black in the rear corner of your roof to assist with lap scoring at tracks with race controls that are located in a high position. A 'Sun Visor' made of metal and having a depth of at least 6" must be fitted to the top of the windscreen aperture when no laminated glass or perspex is fitted. The drivers name only must appear across the sun visor position. All signwriting must have a professional appearance. Scrutineers will instruct drivers to change their numbers if lap scorers find it difficult to read them. The whole of the roof of the car (with the exception of number triangle) must be painted in the drivers current grade colour. World Champion Gold Roof European Champion Red and Yellow Chequered British Champion Black and White Chequered English Champion White with Red Cross National Champion Gold Stripe Points Champion Silver Roof 16. SAFETY EQUIPMENT A full five point buckle release harness with crutch strap must be fitted and bolted to the floor and/or the roll cage. All cars must be fitted with a fire extinguisher which must be at least 1kg (2lb) dry powder or gas and be of the dial type, and must be fitted within easy reach of the driver. It should be maintained in good working order at all times. A Quick release cloth window net must be fitted to the drivers door window aperture and should come down level with the steering wheel, and should be flexible and easily removable separate to the movement of the door. Window nets must be of a cloth type material only. 17. CLOTHING Drivers must wear bright coloured racing overall type clothing of flame retardant Proban or higher specification material and this must be maintained in a clean and tidy condition when in view of the public. N.B. If wet weather clothing is used, this must be worn IN ADDITION TO and NOT INSTEAD OF the regulation flame retardant overall type clothing described above. Neck braces are recommended as are gloves and balaclavas. 18. FUEL SYSTEM Only tanks with a maximum capacity of 4 gallons or less are permitted, these must be fitted inside the boot or rear area where they are separated from the driver and securely mounted. They MUST NOT BE FITTED BELOW THE CHASSIS RAILS of the car, but may be fitted In the spare wheel tray. The tray must not be cut to accept the tank. All tank filler caps must be of a secure leak proof metal or screw fitting. Petrol pipes must be of metal or metal covered and have a shut off tap within easy reach of the driver. All tanks must draw through a stand pipe from the top of the fuel tank. Four 2" holes must be drilled at the lowest point under tanks to allow spilled petrol to drain. A firewall between fuel tank including filler cap/pump and driver must be fitted. 19. COOLING SYSTEM Water cooling systems may be modified, provided that all modifications are inside the original bonnet outline. 20. HELMETS Protective goggles or visors must be worn. 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 SA 95, Snell SA2000, SFI Foundation 31.1, or SFI Foundation 31.2. The European E22 standard will not be accepted. 21. WEIGHT A minimum car weight will be introduced in 2002 as from 1st July 2002. Early indications are that the minimum car weight at any time without the driver will be 875kg, however, car weights will be monitored in the early part of the season and your Promoter will advise you of the agreed minimum weight by 31st May 2002. The use of ballast to achieve this weight must be steel plate bolted to the floor. The internal plating must be of equal proportions on both sides and front to rear of the car both in construction and gauge. I.E. If a 10Kg weight is fitted in the front offside footwell, a 10 Kg weight must also be fitted in the nearside footwell. Bolts of the same size and material must be used to fit the plates and the bolts must be welded. REVISED RULES FOR 2002 IN BOLD/ITALIC PRINT. 2002 Lightning Rod Technical Specifications, Issue 3, Dated 7th 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. 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