Demolition Derby Rules

Demolition Derby Rules

Preparation of the Derby Car

  1. Remove all glass including windshields, rear windows, head and tail lights, rolling down windows will not be permitted.

  2. Molding strips and bottom portion of the back seat must be removed.

  3. Must have stock suspension. No reinforced springs are permitted.

  4. No special bumpers or reinforcements will be allowed, no reinforced rods from the frame throughout the trunk or hood will be permitted.

  5. Welded solid or chained down engine mounts are recommended.

  6. Radiators must remain in the original position or be taken off the car.

  7. Front and rear bars from side to side are permitted and must be covered.

  8. All doors must be fastened shut by wire, straps, or chains for the driver’s safety. Weld 5 on 5 off on all doors. No more than a 5x3 plate.

  9. Straps welded on door shall not be over 3 inches in width.

  10. Only 1 battery of any size is permitted. Battery must be placed on the floor board of the driver’s compartment and securely fastened and covered.

  11. Cutting fenders for wheel clearance only is permitted. Also, ends of the bumpers may be cut off.

  12. Hoods and trunks may be wired in 8 places with 2 strands of wire per hole. Wiring must be from sheet metal to sheet metal. You can wire the hood around the front bumper in 4 places with 2 double strands. No bolting!!!

  13. No extra bolts in the car are permitted anywhere including body mounts.

  14. There must be at least a 12 inch hole cut in the deck lid for driver’s visibility.

  15. Stock gas tanks must be removed from the original position and placed in the back seat area positioned no further forward than the rear of the front seat. The tank must be securely fastened to the floor covered. A portable gas tank is recommended in place of the original. Gas lines and fittings must be secured and leak proof. Metal or rubber lines are permitted only. No plastic lines. track officials will be given final approval on all gas lines.

  16. All demolition cars must be free from all trash that may be ejected from the car causing injury to other drivers and spectators. All glass must be removed and swept out of the car.

  17. Each driver and mechanic must sign in at the registration desk the day of the derby and have the car inspected at least 1 hour before the event. Failure to comply with the inspection will result in disqualification of said car.

  18. It is recommended that the driver door be reinforced inside with a steel bar, angle iron or pipe. However, said reinforcement shall not extend more than 8 inches on either end of the driver door.

  19. It is mandatory that an opening be cut in the hood over the carburetor. Headers must be through the hood.

  20. Double tires are fine. Any tire is allowed. No studs or screws in the rims to hold the tires on. No valve stem protectors or bead protectors allowed. Uni lug centers are permitted. 5 lug rear end only, factory rear ends.

  21. It is also recommended that a strong wire or nylon mesh screen be placed in the driver window, or a bar must be from sheet metal to sheet metal.

  22. No welded washers allowed on any part of the car.

  23. Front bumper can be welded to the frame. You can square frame only. Do not shorten. Frame shocks must be removed. Stock bumpers only or bumper shocks can be welded to the bumper. shocks can be collapsed. You can weld shock in factory location. Only 4 inches can be welded to the frame. DO NOT shorten shocks.

  24. A arms must have 2 inch shock travel.

  25. Mini cars must be less than 108 inch wheel base. Mini cars are subject to all rules and regulations as regular cars. (4 cylinder or 6 cylinder FWD or RWD.

  26. Safety Belts, AMD approved helmets along with face guards and goggles are required.

  27. No deliberate hitting on driver side door.

  28. Cars must be parked in designated parking areas.

  29. A car will be disqualified if the driver door opens during the event.

  30. If an accidental hit to the driver side door happens, then a warning will be placed on the car hitting the driver door. If a second hit to the original car or another driver door occurs, the driver may be disqualified.

  31. A one minute time limit is enforced by track officials for re-starts and making competitive contact with another vehicle. Hits must be aggressive, simple hits within the time limit does not constitute combat and could be considered sand bagging.

  32. Sand bagging is prohibited and disobeying warnings of such from track officials could result in disqualification of said driver and car.

  33. A $100 protest is required to contest another vehicle.

  34. A fire extinguisher is recommended within close reach or within the driver compartment.

  35. Motor swaps are allowed. Must be in rubber mount welded to the frame. No extra metal to be used. Must use factory cross member. You may use a 2x6x1/8 metal strip from motor mount to frame only.

  36. Once a decision is made the result is final and will not be changed!!!

  37. No engine cradles or distributer protector. No slider drive shafts. Must have stock steering column.

  38. Body mount bolts may not be changed. Must be stock mounts.

  39. DO NOT PAINT FRAMES OR YOU WILL NOT RUN IN STOCK CLASS!!!!!!!!

    Also running a powder puff derby. The rules are the same as the stock derby. 100% payback. There will also be an outlaw class for big cars.

Mini Street Stock/Mini Van, SUV

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  1. Any American made hard top car. 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder with a wheel base of 108in or less. Front or rear wheel drive.

  2. Helmet, Long Sleeves, Gloves, and eye protection must be worn.

  3. No spray foam or painting the frame.

  4. You must have a 12x12 inch roof sign. It cannot strengthen the car.

  5. All glass and loose debris must be cleaned out of the car prior to inspection.

  6. You must remove the factory battery and place it inside of the car and properly secure it. Only one battery.

  7. No driver door hits or driving with your driver’s door.

    Building the car:

  8. The engine and mounts must remain stock. You can weld a 2x6x1/8 strap, only from the mounts to the frame and engine.

  9. You must use the factory cross member, no welding.

  10. Doors must be wired or chained. They cannot be more than 8 places and the bottom wires can go around the frame in two places. No bigger than 5/16 chain and two strands of nine wire. Or weld 5 on 5 off 3x5x1/8 inch strap only. You can weld driver door solid.

  11. Trunks can be wired down in 8 places. It cannot be more than 8 places with 2 around the bumper.

  12. The car must have two 12x12 inch inspection holes in the trunk lid. You can only crease quarter panels, do not fold over. Trunk lid must remain in stock position.

  13. The hood may be wired in 8 places and 2 can go around the bumper. Must be sheet metal to sheet metal and only 2 strands of nine wire, or you can bolt in 4 places. Your choice but cannot do both. Hood must be open for inspection. If using core support for bolting hood, must be on top of core support. Cannot come through K Frame or attach to the frame.

  14. Remove the hood latches. The hood must also have a 12x12 inch hole. (Headers are allowed).

  15. Any tires are permitted double tires, but no foam filled, valve protectors or bead protectors.

  16. The stock gas tanks must be removed and replaced inside of the car with a fuel cell or boat tank. Please double clamp all fuel lines. NO TANKS UNDER THE CAR OR YOU WILL NOT RUN!!!!

  17. Only stock springs and shocks, no solid suspension. You are allowed to screw in type spring risers. Cars must have a bounce. Do not short shock the cars.

  18. You must use the factory rear-ends for that car. No changing of the rear-ends.

  19. You can weld your spider gears and run a gear.

  20. You must use the stock axles.

  21. You will be allowed a 4×4 four-point cage. Must be sheet metal to sheet metal only. The back bar must be 12 inches off the floor plan. The two side bars cannot go past post more than 8 inches in the back , and no more than 6 inches in the front. You can have a gas tank protector 24 inches wide off the back bar. There must be a 2-inch gap from the kick pan. However, you cannot bolt or weld to the sheet metal. No other bars can be coming off the tank protector. Cage cannot be in the doors; they must be inside the driver’s compartment.

  22. You can have a roll bar, your choice. It cannot be welded or bolted to the top of the car or door post. Must be 2 inches off the top of the car.

  23. You can run 2 strands of 9GA from the top of the windshield to the dash, or, a flat bar 2 inches wide x no more then ¼ thick.

  24. You can chain or wire the back coil springs. Remember, the car MUST bounce.

    Bumpers:

  25. You can collapse the shocks and weld around the shock. No shocks inside the frame other than the factory spot. you may cut off the frame for the purpose of welding your 4×6×1/4 plate to secure your bumper. No strapping of any kind from bumper to frame. Cut off even with care support if you hard nose your car. You cannot run shocks.

  26. Must run factory back bumper

  27. Factory bumpers from any year and make of automobile. Aftermarket bumpers and homemade bumpers are allowed

  28. No patching of rust is allowed unless you have contacted an official

  29. Body mount bolts must stay stock

  30. Motor swaps are allowed BUT… Must be in rubber mounts. You can weld mounts to the frame. DO NOT add metal

  31. You will have a 1 minute time limit to restart and make competitive hits.

  32. NO SANDBAGGING!!!!!!!!!! You will receive ONE warning, after that, your out! No double teaming will be allowed!! ONE warning, and your out!!!

  33. If your car catches fire, you’re out

  34. No washers on hoods or trunk holes

  35. You may have FOUR 4×4×1/4-inch fixit plates. NO MORE THAN 4!!!! Fresh or pre-ran

  36. An aftermarket steering column is allowed

  37. Aftermarket gas/brake pedal are allowed

  38. You can reinforce the rod ends with half inch rebar or rolled stick ½ inch max

    If it’s not in the rules, don’t do it or you will not run!!!!

    At any point of time before, during, or after the derby the inspectors have the right to re-inspect your car. If something is found, you will be disqualified!!

    The Officials’ decisions are final, no arguing or you will be loaded and asked to leave.

    Absolutely no alcohol or fighting!! it WILL NOT be tollerated.

    No refunds for car not passing inspection in ANY class. NO REFUNDS after signing up period!!!

V8 Big Car Stock Rules

  1. Any year American made hard top car. No hearses, limos, El Camino’s or imperials allowed. No switching sub frames in Chryslers. No painting of the frame.

  2. helmet, long sleeves, pants, gloves and eye protection must be worn.

  3. All glass and loose debris must be cleaned from the car prior to inspection.

  4. Battery must be moved inside the car and securely fastened. One battery only.

  5. No driver’s door hits or driving with the Driver’s door. You will be given one warning, after that, we will brake your stick

  6. No arguing with drivers or officials or you will be loaded and removed from the property. If we find anything inside your frame, you will not have the chance to cut or fix it. You will be automatically disqualified

  7. Motor swaps are allowed mounted with stock mounts. Chevy - Ford, Ford - Chevy etc.

  8. No mid plates, cradles, chains, welding or etc. You’ll be loaded if you stretch this rule.

  9. You may use 2×2 angle or square tubbing for crossmembers. Must be mounted within 2 inch to 3 inch from factory mount

  10. Must be a factory driveshaft no sliders will be allowed.

  11. Any factory leaf spring car must remain factory leaf. No staggering or changing in anyway. If it is a coil spring car it must remain coil spring.

  12. No hump plates or bracing of rearend allowed.

  13. Doors must be fastened shut. You can chain wire or weld. If chaining or wiring you can use 8 doubled strands of 9 wire. The bottom wires can go around the frame in 2 places only. If welded, must be 5 on 5 off 1/8”x3”x5” strap max *Vertical seam only. No welding bottom doors.

  14. Trunk can be wired or bolted shut. If you wire, you are allowed 8 places. 2 of which can go around the back bumper. If you bolt, you may use 2×2×2 inch angle iron. No more than 6 places with ½ inch bolts x ½ inch long.

  15. You may tuck the trunk, but the trunk must be opened for inspection

  16. Speaker deck must remain in the factory location and factory height, or cut completely out.

  17. Absolutely no body creasing

  18. Hoods may be wired in 8 places with a double strand of 9 wire 2 spots may wrap around the front bumper. Or you may bolt the hood down in 6 places using no bigger than 2”x2”x2” angle iron.

  19. Hood latches must be removed and there must be at least a 12”x12” hole cut in the hood. You may bolt around the opening with 1/2” bolts.

  20. Stock gas tanks can be removed and replaced with a fuel cell or a boat style tank mounted inside the car. Tanks must be securely fastened. If your tank leaks you will not be allowed to run.

  21. You may use screw in type spring risers or strut spacers. There is to be nothing in the spring pocket above or below the spring. Same goes for the struts.

  22. Suspension must bounce no locking it out period. (TIRE BOUNCE DOESN”T COUNT) If you abuse this rule, you will lose it

  23. Bumpers can be no more than 22” from the ground to the bottom of the bumper. Rear frame must be no lower than 15” from the bottom of the frame measuring from the back body mount hole. Measuring from back body mount hole. Absolutely no wedging to create a frame flipper.

  24. Must use factory 5 lug rear end. May run a gear, and you are allowed to weld it. (Must have a roll over bar mounted to the top of the back seat bar 3×3 max tubing.)

  25. It is mandatory to have a 4-point cage. 5×5 tubing max. This means you cannot have anything that measures 5 inches past diameter.

  26. Door bars can’t go past the kick pan in passenger compartment. Dash bar must be 5” away from the center most point of the firewall and must have a 1 inch gap off the tunnel. Must be sheet metal to sheet metal only. the back bar must be 12 inches off the floor pan. You are allowed a 24” gas tank protector must be floating. Must have a 2” gap from package tray.

  27. No kickers of any kind off the cage. If it is not for safety and strengthens the car you will cut it.

  28. You may have 2 strands of 9 wire from the roof to the frame. If you stretch this rule, you will lose it.

  29. Factory Spindles and A arms to the car must be ran. No Swapping.

  30. Ball joints must be factory, no aftermarket style ball joints.

  31. You may load the front bumper. Must bolt or weld in factory location.

  32. Any American bumper permitted except Chrysler pointy.

  33. You may collapse the shock and weld around it. Shock must remain in factory location or you may hard nose it. But nothing is to be inside the frame.

  34. You are NOT!! allowed to shorten the frame.

  35. No patching of rust is allowed unless you have contacted an official.

  36. No changing body mounts or altering in anyway, must stay stock mounts.

  37. No cold bending, pitching, tilting, or welding of the frame in any way!! This will be strongly enforced!!

  38. You may run 9 wire in the front window or weld a bar

  39. Any tires are permitted double tires, but no foam filled, valve protectors or bead protectors.

  40. If your car catches on fire you are out.

  41. NO SANDBAGGING!!!! You will receive one warning, after that you are out! No double teaming will be allowed! ONE WARNING THEN YOU ARE OUT!!!!!!

  42. You will have a 1 minute time limit to restart and make competitive hits.

  43. Aftermarket steering columns, gas pedal, breaks, and shifters are ok, but cannot strengthen the car.

  44. No hydro steering.

  45. Aftermarket trans coolers or ice chest will be permitted. May not strengthen the car and must be fastened.

  46. NO PRE BENDING back bumper. You may notch or dimple to get the trunk to fold.

  47. Headers are ok straight through the hood. If you run factory exhaust, you must cut it at manifolds under the car.

  48. No protector of any kind on motor, trans, or rear end. No halos!

  49. You may modify tie rod end with angle or rebar on the backside of tie rod.

  50. You may have FOUR 4×4×1/4-inch fixit plates. NO MORE THAN 4!!!! Fresh or pre-ran…

  51. When mounting the motor, you must use stock mounts. No adding metal, you may bolt or weld.

IF IT’S NOT IN THE RULES, DON’T DO IT OR YOU WILL NOT RUN!!!!!!

At any point of time before, during, or after the derby the inspectors have the right to re-inspect your car. If something is found, you will be disqualified.

The officials’ decisions are final! NO ARGUING or you will be loaded and asked to leave.

Absolutely no alcohol or fighting!!! IT WILL NOT be tolerated.

No refunds for car not passing inspection in ANY class. NO REFUNDS period after signing up to run!!! NO EXCEPTIONS!!

2025 Pro Stock Rules

For Questions about Pro Modified Stock Cars contact Carl Rinehart at (740)993-1060 or visit our Facebook page.

Basic Rules:

Any year American made cars. No limos, Hearses, trucks, vans, buses, convertibles, or 4x4s. Must remove all glass from car, no glass in bottom of doors. Molding, trim, lights & fiberglass must be removed. (“No loose material in car at all.”) Approved helmets must be worn. Neck braces highly recommended. No drugs or alcohol allowed. Seatbelts must work and be worn. Must have working brakes. No painting of frames, or seam welding of frames. NO refunds. Final decision is officials’ discretion. All cars are subject to re-inspection at anytime!

MOTOR:

  1. Motor swapping is permitted. (“Protectors: mid plate, lower cradle with pulley protector are allowed. DP, fan guard and halo are not allowed.”) Cradle can bolt into rubber mount or solid mount. Mounts can be aftermarket.

  2. Solid approved motor mount can be used and can be welded to frame cradle. NO more than 7” permitted.

  3. (“Ski cradles with the 3 bolt plates.” Are a permitted solid mount).

  4. You can either bolt or weld motor mount in. NO other plate or metal, chain, wire, bolt, or weld permitted to tie in cradle unless stated in the rules.

  5. (“Must be at least 1” gap between lower pulley protector and sway bar!”).

TRANSMISSION:

  1. Aftermarket bell housings and tail shafts are permitted. Tranny braces will be permitted: You can run the aftermarket bell and tranny brace, these can’t strengthened the car in any way. (“No other plate or metal, chain, wire, bolt, or weld permitted to tie in tranny, aftermarket bell, or brace permitted!”).

  2. Cross member has to be within 12” of factory location. Can weld 3”x3” angle 7” long max to the side of the frame to tie in cross member.

  3. Cross member: You can use factory or either a 2”x2”x1/4” tubing or 3”x14” c channel max as your cross member. Cross member must run straight across. (“Must be bolted in with rubber mount or 1/2” thick piece of rubber between cross member and tranny.”).

  4. Aftermarket shifters permitted.

  5. SLIDER DRIVE SHAFT IS PERMITTED.

FRAME:

  1. Must be factory frame. You can shorten to the edge of the front body mount.

  2. Front plate 3/8”x4”x15” must be on the outside of the frame toward the tires. Must start from the back of the bumper.

  3. You can swap wish bone arms out for old style. Arms can be welded down in 2 spots each A arm with 2”x4” 1/4” thick plate, top A arm only.

  4. You can change out shocks to 1” all tread max! Any rear end allowed. Rear shocks must be bolted in factory location and can’t tie into the body!

  5. On 98-92 if watts links are used must bolt into packing tray only can’t bolt threw the body have to be 2 separate mounts 7x7 max. Trailing arms can be replaced with 2”x2”x1/4” max lower trailing arms must mount in the factory location or on the inside of the frame you can use 3”x3”x1/4” 6” long to make a mount.

  6. Trailer hitches must be removed.

  7. Tie rods are allowed to be reinforced, with 1/2” rebar or swapped out with aftermarket.

  8. (3/8”x6”x22” hump plate permitted. Leaf spring cars 3/8”x6”x11” hump plate. Can mount straight or contour frame, and has to be centered in the hump. Must not tie into rear end, 2” gap from rear end”).

  9. Ball joints can be replaced with aftermarket. You can notch rear of frame. No aftermarket spindles you can reinforce factory spindles.

  10. (“Cold bending pitching or pre bending of frame is permitted.”) Can only pitch it in one spot with 1/2” wide weld where you pitch it.

  11. No moving front frame mount and shortening fenders period.

  12. Up to a 10” spacer max under core support, bottom side only. Can’t go up through the core support can be welded to core support and body mount.

  13. Front body mounts can be 1” all tread, and go up threw to the hood and count as 2 of the 6 hood bolts.

  14. Factory leaf spring cars only no leaf conversions. Leaf springs main leaf must be on top, 7 leafs 5/16” think max, 4 clamps max. Spring must be stair stepped 1” each spring.

  15. You can have 4 1/4”x4”x4” fixit plates on a fresh cars and 6 4x4x1/4 plates on pre run cars.

  16. Clipping of frame is permitted with approval before hand.

  17. if you run a sway bar it must be in the factory location, you make bend the ends to bolt to the lower arm with a 1/2” bolt you cannot weld the sway bar or weld anything to the sway bar. NO PINCHING, CREASING, WELDING, PINING, OR ANY THING ELSE DONE TO THE FRAME OTHER THEN STATED IN THE RULES!!!

  18. Any tire, bead locks, and rim guards permitted.

BUMPERS:

  1. Any bumper permitted cannot go past the end of the frame.

  2. Aftermarket bumpers are permitted, factory bumpers can be loaded.

  3. Homemade pointy bumpers must be no greater than 12” point from back flat must part out to the front and spread out over 32”. 8”x8” tube max!

  4. Bumpers can be attached with 6”x6”x1/4” plate max. Must be between the frame and bumper.

  5. Bumpers can be attached on of two ways. You can do one or the other, not both! Hard nose no shock inside of frame or welded to the factory shock.

  6. No shortening of the frame of Cadillac or imperials to hard nose.

  7. Rear bumpers can have 1'/4”x4”x15” plate from back of the bumper down the outside of the frame toward the tires.

  8. No Chrysler style pointy bumper used for a rear bumper.

  9. Bumper height 22” max from the bottom of bumper to ground, lowest 14” closest point of frame to the ground in rear.

BODY:

  1. You can have 4 down legs inside the body compartment only! These must run straight down to the frame. You can’t have any gussets off these. And must not go past the kick pan in the rear section.

  2. Doors maybe welded 5” on 5” of skip welding. Hood can be bolted in 6 spots no more than 1/2” bolts. Can weld angle iron 4”x4”x1/4” max on hood to bolt hood together. (“Angle iron can’t strengthen the car in any way”).

  3. Radiator protector: you can use one or the other. A/C condenser or 1/8” sheet metal, bolted in 4 places with 1/2” bolts or with 4 1” welds. Body creasing is permitted, rear quarters can’t be tucked down into the trunk. Wheel well can be bolted in 3 spots with 1/2” bolts.

  4. Radiator must remain in factory location. Can use aftermarket radiators.

  5. Drivers door only can be plated with 1/8” thick skin and weld all the way around.

  6. (“Trunk lid must remain bolted in factory location and must be factory to the car.”). You can tuck or crease trunk. Trunk lid can be skip welded 5”on 5” off. (“NO WELDING OF TRUNK LID!”)

  7. Speaker deck can be removed, but you can’t weld the trunk to the packing tray.

  8. Trunk lid must have 8” inspection hole in center of trunk lid. Hood must have 12” inspection hole. Headers are permitted.

  9. Batteries must be secured down in passenger side of car. Can’t use box to reinforce car in any way.

  10. Body mounts can be changed 5/8” bolt max, with 3”x3”x1/4” washers max they may be welded but must be centered on the body mount. Body must have 1” gap from frame. Body mounts can be either, hockey puck, stack washers or spacer. Must be 1” thick (“IF BODY IS SUCKED TO FRAME YOU WON’T RUN!”). Gas tank must be removed: aftermarket gas tank, fuel cell, metal boat tank must be used and relocated in the back seat of the car and secured down.

CAGE:

  1. Must be at least a 4 point cage 6x6 max!

  2. (“Gas tank protector is allowed and can touch the packing tray. It must be welded or bolted in two spots 1/2” bolts max. Can be no wider than 32” across.”).

  3. Dash bar must be 5” away from center most point of firewall and must have 1” gap off the tunnel.

  4. Back bar must be within 4” of door post pillars. Side bar can’t go more than 12” past center pillar.

  5. Roll over bars must straight up and off back bar, and can’t be used to strengthen the car in anyway.

  6. Transmission coolers and oil coolers are permitted but can’t be used to strengthen the car in anyway.

  7. Front window bars can either be 3/8” x3” flat bar or 2”x2” tubing. Can only be welded no more than 6” on the firewall and roof, back window bars can be 2x2x1/4” max and can be welded 6” on roof and 6” on trunk no other metal can be added.

  8. Center bar is allowed, but must be at least 2” off the tunnel. No other brace allowed off the center bar!

  9. Gusseting cage is permitted; gussets can only tie into cage nothing else. Cage must be at least 12” off the floor Pan.

  10. Aftermarket steering columns, gas pedals, tranny coolers, battery boxes are permitted.

03And newer:

  1. Frame must remain factory, no shortening. Cradle swapping must be bolted in cradle. And must have a 1/2” gap from the inside frame rail. No tilting or cold bending of frame. You may swap out front spindles with older ford/GM style spindle.

  2. Suspension and steering components must remain stock except for tie rods and steering column.

  3. No strengthening or reinforcing the rack.

  4. (“No other plate or metal, aluminum, chain, bolt, or reinforcing permitted to cradle!”).

    IF IT’S NOT IN THE RULES CALL AND ASK, SAVE YOURSELF THE TIME OF CUTTING/NOT RUNNING!

  1. At any point of time before, during, or after the derby the inspectors have the right to re-inspect your car. If something is found, you will be disqualified!!

    The Officials’ decisions are final, no arguing or you will be loaded and asked to leave.

    Absolutely no alcohol or fighting!! it WILL NOT be tolerated.

    No refunds for car not passing inspection in ANY class (Big car, Mini Car and Limited build).

Read all rules and follow them!!!
It will be a cheap, easy build. Any questions call!!!
There will be no stretching or bending of any rules or you will either run in the modified class or go home!!!!
Judges Decisions are final!!!!

Powe Wheels (Kids Rules):

Ages 4-10

  1. The stock battery can be replaced with a 12-volt mower battery only, it can be positioned anywhere inside the car and covered. Not in the passenger seat!!!!

  2. Secure the doors and hoods with a bungy cord or rope so they don’t come open.

  3. Seatbelts are not mandatory, but recommended. Helmets are mandatory though.

  4. Any rollover bars will be allowed if we feel they are safe and don’t reinforce the cars. Bring your saws.

  5. You can put screws in tires for tractions if it is safe.

  6. DO NOT make the power wheels go any faster than factory or you will not be permitted to run.

ALL POWER WHEELS MUST SIT LIKE THE STORE-BOUGHT ONES. NO RAISING OR LOWERING THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE POWER WHEELS. SCREWS MAY BE ADDED TO TIRES FOR TRACTION!!!!

Modified Lawn Mower Derby Rule:

  1. you must have stock tires and wheels

  2. You cannot change pulleys (Factory)

  3. You can have leg protectors down the fender to the frame. 2x2 tubbing or pipe can be welded or bolted with 1/8 inch sheeting for leg protection. Battery must be removed before starting mower.

  4. Gas tank must be secured with a strap in factory location. You can reinforce grill under hood with 1/2 inch angle.

  5. If the mower quits, turns over, or catches fire, YOU ARE OUT!!!

  6. DO NOT hit the rear of the mower behind the driver or you will be disqualified.

Additional Information:

To find the Pro Stock, Mini Stock, and Pro Modified rules, go to Facebook and search for 333 Derby Promotions. At the top of the page click files and folders, and there will be three PDF files available to look at and download.

To find the street stock minivans, trucks, SUVs, and Power Wheels rules, go to www.smashitderby.com/2023countyfairrules/ and then scroll down to the class that applies to the one we are having at our fair.

Inspections will start at 5:00pm and the derby starts at 8:00pm.

Entry fee for the V8 stock, Mini Stock, Pro Mods, and mini Vans/Trucks/SUVs is $60. The entry fee for the Modified Lawn Mowers is $40. The entry fee for the Power Wheel Derby is $10.