RENEGADE V-8
2008
1. BODY - Any full size American made car or truck. No jeeps, 4x4s, station wagons, Camaros/Firebirds will be allowed to run. WHEELBASE min. is 108 with a 1 tolerance. 6 REAR SPOILERS ok. (No side spoilers.) Doors, fenders and quarter panels may be fabricated of steel or aluminum, but must be stock appearing. Must have steel OEM roof. Floor pans and trunk floor pans must be present. Firewall must be stock and in the stock location.
2. CHASSIS - Uni-bodies may be tied together. Hulling is legal. Must have a full roll cage constructed of a min. 1 1/2 tubing.
3. Front inner fender wells may be removed. Fender wells may be cut for tire clearance. No added hood scoops of any kind. If the hood came with a factory hood scoop, it is ok, but must be blocked and not functional.
4. Fuel cell is mandatory. Safety belts, harness and fire extinguisher mandatory. Must be track approved.
5. FUEL - Racing fuel ok. 112 octane max. No additives. ($50 fuel protest)
6. WEIGHT - 3300 lbs.
7. SUSPENSION - Must be stock and in the stock location. May run racing springs. No Chrysler rear leaf springs on GM chassis. Front springs may be changed and non-adjustable buckets ok. Spring shackles ok. Upper A-frame may be cut for caster. Non-adjustable tubular upper A-arms ok. Shocks must be in the stock location.
8. TRANSMISSION - Factory OEM manual or automatic ok. NO Bert, Brinn, Jericho or direct drives. Automatics must have a working torque converter. FLYWHEEL must weigh 14 lbs min. CLUTCH-stock type pressure plate and clutch disc of 10 1/2 min. Steel scatter shield mandatory with manual transmission, may be fabricated from 3/16steel and track approved. factory slave hydraulic release cylinder ok. No aftermarket hydraulic release bearings.
9. REAR END - Posi-track, limited slip, or locked rear ends ok. Mini-spool ok. 9 Ford in all cars ok for safety. Floater rear-ends ok. Aftermarket axles ok.
10. BRAKES - 4 wheel working brakes mandatory. No brake adjusters.
11. TIRES - Any 70 series dot street tires. No racing tires or recaps. No grooving or cutting allowed.
12. WHEELS - Steel only, 8 wide max. Bead lock on right rear only. Large wheel studs recommended.
13. DRIVE SHAFT - Must be painted white with car # on it. Must have a safety loop 8-12 to rear of transmission where drive shaft inserts into transmission.
14. ENGINE - Must be in stock location and be stock for make and model of vehicle. RODS - OEM stock steel rods for engine used. Stronger rod bolts may be used. Polishing, stress relieving, balancing and floating pins are optional. MAX. OVERBORE IS .060, 0 deck ok. CUBIC INCH - GM & FORD 365 cubic inch max. Chrysler 374 cubic inch max.
OPTIONAL ENGINE - GM o.e.m. crate engine #88958602 may run with the Holley 650 #4777 or the Holley #80777 at 3300 lbs. The weight on this engine may be changed during the season in the interest of competitive racing. Buy out rule for this engine is $3000. 15. CAM & LIFTERS - .425 hydraulic max. with 0 lash. No rollers. Anti-pump up lifters ok. Must be stock lifters for engine.
16. HEADS - Stock OEM straight plug cast iron heads only. No closed chamber (high performance heads) such as 461, 461x, 041, 186, or 492 castings. No vortex or angle plug heads. Screw in studs and guide plates ok. VALVE SPRINGS - Stock diameter single valve springs (1.250) and stock rocker arms for the engine used. No hand blending. VALVES - Steel only. Max. size 1.94 intake, 1.5 exhaust.
17. INTAKE - Stock cast iron intake for engine used. May run aluminum performer #2101 (not the rpm version) with Holley 600 #1850 carb or Holley 500 # 4412 with 1 max. spacer plate. No bowtie or Brezenski intakes. HEADERS - ok.
18. PISTONS - Stock type OEM or replacement type (no lightweights). Must have 4 valve reliefs or dish type only.
19. CRANKSHAFT - Stock OEM only. Stock stroke only. GM is 3.48 only. Must have GM part #. May be balanced. No knife edging. CAST 48 lbs. min. STEEL 50 lbs. min.
20. IGNITION - Stock type only. HEI ok. Brass dist. gear ok. COIL - Any. NO MSD.
21. FUEL PUMP - NO ELECTRIC. FUEL - Such as sold at the track. NO ADDITIVES. 112 octane max. ($50 fuel protest)
22. CARBURETOR - Holley 600 #1850 may run performer aluminum intake #2101 with 1 max. spacer plate. Holley 600 may remove choke and re-jet. Max. throttle bore is 1 9/16. Max. venturi size: primary is 1.250, secondary is 1 5/16. Holley 500 #4412 may run 1 max. spacer plate. Max. throttle bore is 1.6875. Max. venturi size is 1.375. QUADRA-JETS OK, but must run stock OEM CAST IRON intake. NO BOW-TIE intakes. There will be a $300 buyout rule for any carburetor run.
23. PROTEST - $150 with track retaining $50, bottom end is $300.
24. Renegade drivers may race in any other division on the same race night.
25. After a car and or driver wins 12 races during the season, he/she must move up a division.