Berlin Raceway 2012 Rules and Pay for Late Models

Features
1st: 2500
2nd: 1800
3rd: 1200
4th: 1000
5th: 900
6th: 850
7th: 800
8th: 750
9th: 700
10th: 650
11th-14th: 600
15th-19th: 550
20th-24th: 500

Tow: 100 / DNQ: 75

2012 OUTLAW LATE MODEL RULES
WHEEL BASE: Minimum of 101”.

TRACK WIDTH: 82” – max, front and rear. This will be measured before and after the race. Will be checked at bulge at the bottom of the tire.

WEIGHT: 2700 pounds. 60% left before qualifying and after race.

ENGINE: Any v-8 steel block, (no aluminum blocks). Must be 4” set back from #1 plug.

CARB: Any 4-barrel, 2- return springs.

IGNITION: MSD 6 ALN – right side of car – all wiring must be exposed. No add-on timing retard box allowed.

EXHAUST: Mufflers are mandatory. Max 98-100 decibel.

BRAKES: Must have 4 wheel brakes in working order.

FUEL CELL: 8” minimum at lowest point. No electric fuel pumps. Fuel cell must be mounted behind rear end inside tires.

FUEL: Racing gas only. No nitrous-alcohol-methanol.

WHEELS: 10” steel only.

TIRES: TBA. You cannot alter, deface, or soak tires.

SUSPENSION: There are to be NO independent rear suspension, NO cockpit adjustable shocks, and NO driver adjustable sway bar, panhard bracket devices.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT: A head and neck restraint system is highly recommended. The following are MANDATORY:

• You must have window nets.
• You must have a 5-point seat belt assembly with a 3” minimum lap belt.
• A fire extinguisher. A 5 pound suppression system is recommended.
• Racing seats must be aluminum.

MIRROR: Optional. Only one mirror must be mounted in the center of the car.

RADIO: Optional.

CHASSIS: 2 X 3 center section. 1 ¾ x .090 4 post cage is recommended.

BODY: All body measurements are to include the driver in the car.
MEASUREMENTS:

• Minimum roof measurement………………………………………….……38” L x 45” W
• Maximum rear deck lid (base of spoiler to base of the window)…….…….….28”
• Maximum width of top of doors……………………………………………………...…...4”
• Tip of nose to center of hub (includes splitter)…………………………………...….45”
• Maximum rear bumper height from ground to bottom of bumper…………..….12”
• Minimum back panel perpendicular to the ground…………………………………14”
• Minimum window opening………………………………………………………..12” x 22”
• Minimum height from ground to top of roof, measured 10” back……………….45”
• Maximum height of spoiler from the ground…………………………………………42”
• Maximum at widest point…………………………………………………………………82”
• Maximum at center of rear axle…………………………………………………………76”
• Maximum total body width at rear of rear quarters………………………………..72”
• Maximum rear overhand center hub to rear at base of spoiler…………………..46”
• Minimum rear quarter panel distance from ground………………………………….8”
• Maximum tire track width measured from outside to outside of tire at the bottom of the center of tire……………………………………………………………….82”
• Max spoiler height (deck to top of spoiler – includes thickness of hinge)…..8”
• Maximum front of roof to base of rear spoiler………………………………………102”
BODIES:No more than 2” drop is permitted at any point on the roof. Hood and rear deck lid must be removable and securely fastened down in 4 corners by hood pins or hinges at all time that car is on the track. Hood scoops are allowed (maximum height of 4”) in stock height position. NO ram air induction. Rear deck lid must be a maximum of 28” from the base of the rear window to the base of the spoiler. The deck lid must be removable or have an access panel minimum of 12” x 12”. The rear deck lid drop or “belly” may have a maximum of a 1” drop, checked from side to side of rear quarter panels. The back panel MUST BE a minimum of 14” perpendicular to the ground, fully enclosed. No aluminum or composite bumpers, only steel is allowed. No aluminum door bar assemblies or jacking posts (outside of roll cage) or rub rails. No carbon fiber body components will be permitted, except of the roof.

REAR SPOILER: Maximum of 8” high x 72” wide (material), made of clear material. Bracing may be from front or rear. For the front bracing, there are a maximum of 3 supports with a maximum of ¾” round tubing only. Rear bracing must be inset from the sides of the quarter panel a minimum of 3” on both sides. A maximum of 1” rear facing lips only on rear spoiler. Maximum of 42” from the ground to the top of the spoiler. The right rear quarter panel and rear spoiler must be a minimum of 3” in from the outside right rear tire.

ROOF HEIGHT: Must be a minimum of 45”, measured 10” back from the windshield and no more than a 2” drop is permitted front to back in the center of roof. The maximum drop side to side is 2 ½”. The minimum roof is 38” in length x 45” in width.

WINDSHIELD AND REAR GLASS: A full front windshield is required. The rear glass may be any continuous elliptical shape resembling a stock design. No tear drop style rear windows. No concave windows. Windows must remain flat in the center. Rear window must have enough bracing in center to keep window from deflecting. Vertical rear window brace is required, placed in the center of the window.

BODY WIDTH: Maximum of 82” at the widest point, steadily decreasing in width to a maximum of 76” at the center of the rear axle and then tapering to a maximum of 72” at the rear spoiler. The sides of the body must run in a vertical fashion. No “swoop” in body panels. The wheel flare on the right rear is a maximum of 3”.

SIDE WINDOW OPENINGS: Side window openings are a minimum of 12” high x 22” wide. There are to be no add-on pieces in the window area and no boxing in the window openings.

SHELF: 4” maximum, measured from the front windshield post back to the front of C pillar plus 1” maximum side body radius. C pillar may taper inward no more than 9” from the edge of the body, at a point 52” forward of the base of the rear spoiler. C pillar to be at 28 degree maximum angle from vertical. C pillar is to be made of aluminum in a shape resembling the body style of the car’s nosepiece and may not be concave in any direction.

FRONT NOSE PIECE: After-market nosepiece to be mounted in a conventional manner. The nosepiece front overhang is to be a maximum of 45 inches from the center of the hub to the tip of the nose, including the lip/splitter on the front of the nosepiece. The maximum width of the lip/splitter if used is 4”. The nosepiece flare must be flush with the top of the fender. Both front corners of the nosepiece/lip/splitter must have a radius to prevent sharp edges. The nosepiece will have no more than a 1” of belly built into the face of the nose. Any nosepiece flattened out or smooth add 100 pounds at the officials discretion.

REAR BUMPER HEIGHT: Must be a maximum of 12” from the ground to the bottom of the bumper.
SPECIFICALLY NOT ALLOWED
TRACTION CONTROL:
• Panning under – sides – rear of car - louvers.
• Titanium or carbon fiber rotors.
• Slipper clutches.
• Verticals – lips on side and nose.
• Aluminum bumpers and aluminum right side door bars.
FINAL NOTE: Please read all the rules and build your car accordingly. There will be NO fix it next week. You will fix it at the track or a minimum of 100 pounds will be added. The decisions of the officials will be final.