Import Showdown 2008

 

Competition Rules and Classes - Spring 2008

Note: All Qualifying and Competitions occur on Sunday!

Showdown and Modified/Street classes are considered competitive, carrying the highest payouts. FWD, RWD/AWD, and All Motor are for those who are less competitive and more interested in bragging rights. All classes do award trophies and cash payouts. Payouts are determined by the number of cars that are registered.

Please read and understand these rules, they are enforced. Ignorance of the rules is not acceptable. There are no refunds for disqualification! Please ask BEFORE qualifying if you have questions!  Please read all rules for your class, rules that apply to all classes, and all definitions. 

 

Spring 2008 Classes

Showdown

Modified/Street

AWD/RWD

FWD

All Motor

Hybrid/Luxury NEW for 2008!!

Competition rules apply ONLY to competitions. Test and Tune passes can be made with any configuration or setup, and any modification that meets track safety requirements. 

Showdown

Multiple Power Adders

Tire Limits: Slicks allowed

Factory Dash (must be mostly complete a few missing pieces is ok)

Exhaust must angle horizontally away from motor, it can exit beneath the vehicle

Fuel Cells Allowed

Transmission swaps ok, must be 3 speeds or more

 

Modified/Street

 

Single Power Adder

Tire Limits: FWD Slicks, RWD DOT Approved, AWD Radials (drag radials ok)

Front half of interior, including both front seats and carpeting. (a few missing pieces is ok)

Exhaust must angle horizontally away from motor, it can exit beneath the vehicle

Fuel Cells 8 gal or more allowed

No out of mfg transmission swaps or purpose drag use transmission (i.e. swapping to an automatic that would ruin the sportsman and streetability attributes).  

 

FWD 

Single Power Adder

Tire Limits: Radials (drag radials ok)

Front half of interior, including both front seats and carpeting. (a few missing pieces is ok)

Rear exiting exhaust

Fuel Cells are not allowed

No out of mfg transmission swaps or purpose use transmission (i.e. swapping to an automatic that would ruin the sportsman and street ability attributes)

 

AWD/RWD

Single Power Adder

Tire Limits: Radials (drag radials ok)

Front half of interior, including both front seats and carpeting. (a few missing pieces is ok)

Rear exiting exhaust

Fuel Cells are not allowed

No out of mfg transmission swaps or purpose use transmission (i.e. swapping to an automatic that would ruin the sportsman and street ability attributes)

 

All Motor

No Power Adders

Tire Limits: Radials (drag radials ok)

Front half of interior, including both front seats and carpeting. (a few missing pieces is ok)

Rear exiting exhaust

Fuel Cells are not allowed

No out of mfg transmission swaps or purpose use transmission (i.e. swapping to an automatic that would ruin the sportsman and street ability attributes)

 

Hybrid/Luxury

Motors: 8 cylinders or more

Power Adder: 1 power adder allowed

Tire Limits: Slicks allowed

Front half of interior, including both front seats and carpeting. (a few missing pieces is ok)

Exhaust must angle horizontally away from motor, it can exit beneath the vehicle

Fuel Cells 8 gal or more allowed

No out of mfg transmission swaps or purpose drag use transmission (i.e. swapping to an automatic that would ruin the sportsman and streetability attributes).  

Imports, Import Powered, or cross sold as Import models only (i.e. V8 Nissan motor in a Ford Escort would be legal, Chevy 350 in a 240 would be legal, and Mercedes ML500 V8 would be lega... Ford Mustang with V8 would not).

Rules That Apply to All Classes

3, 4, 5 or 6 Cyl Vehicles Only (except in Hybrid/Luxury)

Any name plate (import or domestic) (except in Hybrid/Luxury)

Vehicles must be street legal in all other aspects not specifically defined as allowed by rule such as, but not limited to: headlights (removal of one for air indication is allowed), cooling system, brake lights. This includes hoods, bumper covers (bumper removal ok).

All classes except Showdown vehicle must carry a recently valid registration tag (current year or previous year i.e. expired is ok, 2+ years old is not).

No wheelie bars or modification that extend from the vehicle that also touch the ground - STRICTLY ENFORCED. 

Vehicles can be towed to the track in all classes, assuming other street ability requirements of that class are met

Only one vehicle is allowed in one class. A driver my enter multiple vehicles and run multiple classes. However, there are no considerations made for delaying competitions to accommodate this.

No tubing allowed in any class

Factory frames, no significant frame replacement.  No back halfing or tube chasis vehicles.

Engine swaps, even to a different mfg of the chassis is allowed.  

 

We reserve the right to modify competition rules at any point or make any judgement calls necessary to ensure a fair, balance, and most importantly - fun day for everyone.

 

Definitions

 

Power Adders are Turbo, Supercharger, or Nitrous (injected). The number of allowed power adders includes any factory power adders. Meth/Alcohol Injection and Intercooler sprayers are NOT considered power adders. Any Nitrous system that injects into the intake (not sprays externally) is considered a power adder. If you wish to enter a class where you would be otherwise not be allowed for using nitrous (too many power adders for example), you MUST remove the bottle completely from the vehicle.

 

DOT Approved Tires are defined as any tire that carries a manufacturers DOT approved tag, regardless of compound (radial or bias ply). Example: ET Streets

 

Radial Tires are defined as any radial compound tire. This can include aggressive tread patterns that are often referred to as 'drag radials'. These are allowed in all classes.

 

Rear Exit Exhausts are defined as piping that runs the full length of the vehicle and exits behind the rear wheels. There are no checks for mufflers or cats.

 

Interior Requirements are defined as the basic required interior pieces. Showdown only requires a factory dash, all other classes require front half of interior with both seats and carpet. Individual missing pieces are allowed, as long as there is no obvious stripping of these locations. Replacement or removal of factory pieces to accommodate gauges and electronics are also allowed.