Frame, Chassis & Cage:
Suspension, Steering & Brakes:
Tires & Wheels:
Interior: Gear Rule:
Transmissions Clutches & Driveshaft:
Body:
Weight:
Engines& Exhaust:
Height: Fuel Cells: Safety Requirements:

KAWARTHA SPEEDWAY RULES
THUNDER CAR RULES 2006

This division is open to any North American built passenger car.  No station wagons, convertibles or trucks allowed.

Frame, Chassis & Cage:

  1. All roll cage material must be a minimum of 1 _ tubing. Wall thickness can be no less than .095 inch thick.
  2. 2. All cars required to have a minimum 4 point roll cage. Roll cage must be symmetrical in all directions.
  3. Minimum of 4 curved, horizontal door bars required on drivers side with a minimum of two vertical bars between each horizontal bar.
  4. “X” type bars will be allowed on passenger side.
  5. Dash bar required, along with an “X” type member across and behind driver. A so called “Petty” bar must be present to prevent right front corner of halo from collapsing in the event of a rollover. Left leg protection bar must be installed between roll cage and left front frame rail.
  6. A front engine bay hoop is allowed and may connect directly to main cage.
  7. Bracing running from top of cage towards the rear, should extend beyond fuel cell area before attaching to rear frame rails.
  8. Roll cage must be professional looking and electrically welded. Subject to Tech Inspector’s approval.
  9. Main frame must be completely stock. All suspension mounting points must remain in their stock locations.
  10. Front cross member may have snout removed and plated for center link clearance.
  11. Structural X ing will be permitted in the following areas of the chassis. Main frame rails may have X bracing under the floor in the center section of the car. Rear clip may have X bracing above or under the fuel cell area. Downward supports from main cage hoop to rear clip may have X bracing.
  12. Rear frame sections may have 2”x3” replacement tubing from top of kickup rearward. Must retain original appearance and be approved by Kawartha Inspectors.
  13. Front and Rear sub frames, or uni-body frames, must be connected with 2x3 rectangular tubing.

 Bodies:

  1. All body panels must be steel with the exception of Hoods and Trunk Lids. Door skins and lower portion of rear quarter panels may be fabricated and must be steel. Original dimensions must be maintained. Aftermarket bodies such as 5-Star Monte Carlo panels may be used. Chassis must maintain original location points for allcomponents such as suspension and drive train, regardless of body used.
  2. Body must be complete with all components. All chrome mouldings, doorhandles, nameplates and lights must be removed.
  3. Original wheel openings may be trimmed conservatively for tire clearance. Front inner fender panels may be removed.
  4. All doors must be welded or bolted shut. 20 guage steel is recommended between door skin and door bars on drivers side.
  5. Inner hood bracing may be removed. If original hood hinges are used, 2 front hood pins are required. If hinges are not used, hood must have 4 pins. Hoods may be steel or Fibreglass.
  6. Inner trunk bracing may be removed. If hinged, trunk must have 2 pins. If not hinged, 4 pins are required. Trunk lids may be steel or Fibreglass.
  7. Stock appearing bumpers for make and model must be used. Bumpers must be in stock position. After-market bumper covers may be used subject to approval of Kawartha Tech inspectors.
  8. Stock windshield is allowed. Lexan replacement is recommended. 4 safety clips mandatory—2 at top of window and 2 at bottom of window. Cars must have front windshields. Rear window and side windows are optional. Top 5 inches of front windshield must be left available for Kawartha Speedway divisional sponsors
  9. A maximum 5 inch rear spoiler with no bracing is allowed. Spoiler width may be no wider than rear deck of car.
  10. Rub Rails will be allowed. Must be neat in appearance.
  11. Minimum height of all body components will be 6” from the ground measured without driver in car.
  12. A quality paint job is mandatory on all cars with high contrast numbers for legibility, day or night. Bodies must be kept neat and painted at all times. No metallic numbers.
  13. A minimum 24 inch high, 3 inch stroke number is required on the door area on both sides of the car. A minimum of 30 inch high, 3 inch stroke number is required on top of roof facing the passenger side of car. A block style number on right head light cover and right tail light covered is required. All numbers must be Kawartha Speedway registered and/or assigned. Number alterations may be required at any time by Kawartha Speedway to avoid duplication.
  14. Truck body’s will be allowed to compete at INVITATIONAL EVENTS only.
    Subject to Kawartha Inspector’s approval.

Interior:

  1. All upholstery materials, trim and padding must be removed.
  2. Front and rear firewalls must have all holes and openings covered with sheet metal. Area between fender and firewall must be filled with sheet metal. Front firewall may be fabricated but must remain in stock location. Pedals must remain in stock location.
  3. Any holes or openings in the floor pan must be covered with sheet metal. Original floor pan must be retained on drivers side of interior. A fabricated interior may be used on the passenger side of car. For transmission clearance passenger side floor pan may be raised 12” above original position of drivers floor pan. Passenger side floor may drop back down to original height or maintain height of 12” to passenger door. Rear firewall may be fabricated. Rear firewall may start behind seat at base of roll cage and extend rearward to base of rear window opening. Rear firewall may not exceed height of rear deck. Any and all fabricated interior must be built with a minimum of .022 guage sheet metal.
  4. Original trunk floor and rear wheel arches may be removed.
  5. Only one stock type factory mirror is allowed. No outside mirrors.
  6. Roll bar padding is mandatory.

Heights:

  1. Minimum frame height 6 inches measured from ground to lowest point of frame. Heights will be checked with driver out of car.
  2. Engine height will be a minimum of 12 inches measured from ground to centre of crankshaft. Cross member may not be altered in any way to achieve crank height. Engine may not be moved left/right of original location.

Suspension, Steering & Brakes:

  1. All suspension and frame components must be stock for the year, make and model of car. No modification of stock suspension locating points. Rear spring mounts may be fabricated but must be in factory location, and be non-adjustable. (Load bolts must be completely removed from exchallenger type cars. Front & Rear)
  2. Wheel base must be a minimum of 101”
  3. Maximum tread width will be 64” front and rear.
  4. Springs and steering components may be interchanged.
  5. All control arm rubber bushings may be replaced with urethane or heavy plastic. Steel, aluminum, brass and mono-ball type bushings will not be allowed.
  6. No adjustable sway bars. Link kit lengths may vary side to side.
  7. Welded or locked rear ends permitted. Mini-spool permitted. No aluminum or full spools allowed. No Posi-Track rear ends allowed.
  8. Rear end housings may be interchanged year to year. (eg. 8 _” may be used to replace 7 1/2”)
  9. Tubular upper control arms may be used. Mounting points must remain stock. Lower A-Frames may be modified within 1 inch of stock length either shorter or longer. Cars utilizing strut type spring and shock assemblies may alter front strut towers to achieve allowable camber
  10. Springs may be stock or after market with a minimum size of 4 inch outside diameter.
  11. After-market, adjustable front spring spacers, will be allowed. Rear spring upper mounts may be fabricated. Rear Mounts must be welded to the chassis and be non-adjustable. OEM rubber mounting spacers on rear springs will be allowed. Multi-hole spring shackles will not be permitted on leaf spring applications.
  12. After-market racing shocks will be allowed, but must be stock type replacement. Shocks must be non-adjustable and non-rebuildable. Shocks must be stock mounting and must be located in original position.
  13. Brakes must work on all 4 wheels. Rotors, callipers and spindles may be used from different models. Single piston, steel callipers, must be used. No brake bias adjusters or equipment that would allow brake biasing to be accomplished. No proportioning valves allowed in brake system. Factory stock, rear disc brakes will be allowed if drum brakes are not available for specific make and model. Any car needing to utilize this option, in a rear wheel drive car, will carry a 50 lbs. weight penalty.

Gear Rule:

  1. Final drive ratio may not exceed 5.40
  2. If running a Power Glide Transmission, maximum rear end gear allowed will be 2.73
  3. All other transmissions will have a maximum rear end gear of 3.23

Weight:

  1. All cars must weigh a minimum of 3150 pounds for any V-8 powered cars. (Driver Included)
  2. Maximum left side weight will be 53%. (Driver Included)
  3. Maximum rear weight will be 45%. (Driver Included)
  4. Any car running a fuel injected V-8 will carry a 100 lbs. penalty. This is subject to change in the interest of competition.
  5. Any car competing with a V-6 engine will weigh a minimum of 2800 lbs. and maintain a maximum of 55% left side and a maximum of 50% rear weight. (Driver Included) This is subject to change in the interest of competition.
  6. All weights will be checked with driver in car—no substitutes.
  7. All ballast will be in blocks of no less than 5 pounds.
  8. Any cars wanting to utilize a Rochester 2 bbl. Carb will be allowed 55% left side and 50% rear. No Holley 4412’s allowed.

Fuel Cells:

  1. Fuel cells are mandatory.
  2. Fuel cell maximum capacity—15 gallons.
  3. Fuel cell must be mounted in centre of trunk area.
  4. Fuel cell must be separated from driver with an all steel firewall.
  5. No gas fillers allowed outside of body.
  6. A fuel cell protection bar is mandatory. Minimum 1 _ inch O.D. .095 inches
    thick.
  7. Fuel cell must be secured to floor of trunk with a minimum of 2 straps. Straps must be a minimum of 1” x 1/8” flat steel or equivalent.
  8. Bottom of fuel cell may be no lower than 13” from ground to bottom of cell. Fuel cell must be centered between frame rails.
  9. Fuel lines must be neoprene or steel. Lines must be securely fastened out of driver’s compartment.
  10. Steel cased fuel filters only.
  11. No electric fuel pumps unless a fuel injected vehicle is being used.
  12. All cars must have an operational fuel shut off valve mounted in the main fuel line that is easily accessible by driver and safety crews.
  13. Pump gas or track fuel only.

Tires and Wheels:

  1. Racing style wheels are mandatory. Steel only.
  2. Maximum width will be 8 inches measured from bead to bead.
  3. 15 inch diameter wheels only.
  4. Heavy duty 5/8 inch wheels studs are mandatory on right side of car.
  5. All cars will be required to use track tire.   

Transmission, Clutches & Driveshaft:

  1. Automatic transmissions only. Transmissions must be factory available for year, make and model car.
  2. Standard transmission may be used if engine size is 3.5 litres or less. In this instance transmission, clutch and flywheel must be factory stock for application, and scatter shield protection must be used.
  3. Solid transmission mount may be used.
  4. No after market valve bodies or manual valve bodies allowed.
  5. Power-glide transmissions will be allowed. All cars with power-glide transmission will carry a 50 lbs. penalty.
  6. Torque converters must be stock. Must be a minimum of 11” diameter for 8 cylinder engines.
  7. After market shift kits and shifters allowed.
  8. Drive shafts must be stock, steel and painted white.
  9. Two steel drive shaft loops to fully enclose drive shaft are mandatory. Loops must be no less than 2 inch wide and 1/4 inch thick and must be fastened to chassis front and rear.

Engines and Exhaust:

CRATE MOTOR OPTION WILL EXIST AT KAWARTHA SPEEDWAY IN 2008.
Crate Motor # GM 12499529 will be allowed.
This motor needs the intake manifold installed, and a racing oil pan
installed. All internal components of this engine package will be inspected
in accordance to the specs outlined from GM.

  1. Maximum cubic inch allowed:
    GM Ford Chrysler
    350 351 360 (maximum overbore .040 allowed for clean up)

  2. No modifications to engine block, cylinder head, crankshaft, camshaft or connecting rods unless specified.
  3. Block may be zero decked. No part of the piston can protrude above block deck.
  4. OEM cast or forged pistons are allowed. No high performance pistons.
  5. OEM style hydraulic camshaft and lifters only. Maximum Valve Lift::
    GM 410 Int. or Exh.
    Ford 419 Int. or Exh.
    Dodge 412 Int. or Exh.
  6. Double roller timing chain allowed.
  7. Cylinder head must be stock for engine being used. No modifications to cylinder head allowed. Double Bump style heads are not allowed. 202 cylinder heads or Vortec V-8 heads are not permitted.
  8. Cylinder head may be changed from year to year provided they are not high performance.
  9. Compression limit 9.0:1 on tear down and 9.4:1 with the whistler. Maximum valve size:
    GM Int. 1.94 Exh. 1.60
    Clevland Int. 2.04 Exh. 1.65
    Windsor Int. 184 Exh. 1.64
    Dodge Int. 1.88 Exh. 1.60
    Stainless steel or stock type valves are allowed.  Valve stem diameter must be stock.  No turning of valve stems permitted.  Undercut and/or light weight valves are not permitted.
  10. Nitrated rocker arms are allowed. Must maintain stock ratio. Dodge may
    use adjustable rockers.
  11. Guide plates may be used.
  12. Extra capacity, wet sump, steel oil pans, are allowed.
  13. No external oil pumps allowed.
  14. Screw in valve studs, are permitted.
  15. Factory stock carburetor only.Max. single 4 bbl. Must bolt to original factory intake. No adapters allowed. CHRYCO may use quadrajet- carb. Fuel injected motors may be used if it is available in make/model and year of vehicle being run. Choke accessories may be removed. Adapter plates are not allowed. If Rochester carb is used, max. bore diameter is 1”- 1 1/16” and max. boost venturi bore diameter is 1/8”
  16. Solid throttle shaft ( gas pedal linkage) must be . used. No cable types allowed.
  17. Original cast iron intake only allowed. No. aluminum intakes permitted.
  18. E-Vac systems will not be permitted.
  19. Original cast iron exhaust manifolds only allowed. No Ram Horn exhaust manifolds or headers are permitted.
  20. Exhaust pipes may be a maximum of 2 _” before mufflers and be a maximum of 3” after muffler. CRATE MOTOR option may utilize 2 1/2” exhaust pipes before muffler. Magnaflow mufflers #11215 (2_), #11216 (2 _), or 11219 (3”) are recommended. The step pipe between pipe and muffler may be no longer than 6 inches.
  21. Exhaust must extend beyond driver compartment and may either exit out right side door or may be turned down towards race track and exit under car.
  22. Cold air boxes are allowed. No “Ram Air” type systems permitted.
  23. OEM 12 volt stock ignition. Must consist of stock or stock replacement parts only. No after market high performance ignition systems.
  24. Electrical system must have a main SHUT OFF SWITCH and must be within reach of driver and accessible to safety crews.
  25. Aluminum radiators are allowed. Aluminum engine pulleys are allowed
  26. Electric cooling fans are permitted.
  27. No aluminum water pumps.
  28. Solid motor mounts are permitted.

If your motor has been properly sealed by the party approved by Kawartha Speedway, Peterborough Speedway, Mosport Speedway, Sunset Speedway, Capital City Speedway, Varney Speedway or Barrie Speedway and that documentation is verified, you will be considered legal to compete and not be subject to tear down. This does not exempt you from any inspection that can be performed with out breaking seals.

Safety Requirements:

  1. All drivers must wear approved safety helmets (minimum Snell 2000 standard).
  2. Fire retardant suit is mandatory. Fire retardant gloves are mandatory and fire retardant shoes are highly recommended.
  3. Aluminum racing seat mandatory.
  4. Driver’s seat must appear as close to stock position as possible. Seat must be securely fastened to roll cage and frame members.
  5. Quick release aviation type, minimum 3 inch safety belts required. Shoulder harness must be fastened to roll cage. Belts may be no older than 3 years prior to date of competition.
  6. An approved driver’s window net is mandatory.
  7. It is mandatory that all cars have a 2_ pound fire extinguisher with gauge, aluminum head and steel mounting bracket. Extinguisher must be attached to the car’s interior on driver’s right side. Extinguisher must be with in reach of driver and accessible to safety crews from both sides. On board fire system highly recommended.
  8. Two-Way radio’s are not allowed.

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