ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid SuperDork
7/31/19 6:23 p.m.

I have not posted in some time on the forums and with the racing season well under way I need to get back to being around this group of nut jobs on this forum. I am again this year doing the sponsor thing with two teams at WIlmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI. The teams are running in the Bandit class which is made up of 4 banger FWD or RWD  street cars. I found myself being on theside of about half the field since one team is 4 cars and the other is a single car and is a close family member. The main team has two new drivers this season for the first time with full rides, they did one race last season each. The other team is my 18 year old nephew that is a firefighter, just joined the national guard and ships out next month and the car is a tribute to the military of all the branches and the army recruiter has gone nuts over this car along with a few others in the area. It has been a blast watching my nephew race for the first time and has been doing pretty well for his first time on dirt and wheel to wheel racing. The leader of the other team has a hired gun racing his car and this is his first season and has been in victory lance twice this season which is very good. In the group shot I am going to post, the two Nissans are rookie drivers and the purple one has two feature wins so far. The white one just got a heat race win last week. The joker and the packer cars are the 2nd years racers and run mid pack. The white Saturn is my nephew is running a 4 door dual over head cam car that runs pretty good and this is first time doing this.

ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid SuperDork
7/31/19 6:31 p.m.

 

ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid SuperDork
7/31/19 6:33 p.m.

slowbird
slowbird Reader
7/31/19 6:38 p.m.

I'd really like to get into 4cyl oval racing but it's not quite as popular around here. I was thinking about a weird ford contour build if i could find one real cheap. Just to be different, I don't think it would be super competitive.

ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid SuperDork
7/31/19 7:48 p.m.

we have a few drivera that run in the back and they go out and have fun.

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf New Reader
8/1/19 8:06 a.m.
slowbird said:

I'd really like to get into 4cyl oval racing but it's not quite as popular around here. I was thinking about a weird ford contour build if i could find one real cheap. Just to be different, I don't think it would be super competitive.

Where is "around here"?

slowbird
slowbird Reader
8/1/19 8:18 a.m.

In reply to L5wolvesf :

Western PA. The local track doesn't have a 4cyl class, the next-closest one gets about 5 cars for theirs.

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
8/1/19 1:35 p.m.

All three local tracks have a 4 cyl class.

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
8/1/19 1:36 p.m.

The Eldora truck race is on tonite.

MotorsportsGordon
MotorsportsGordon HalfDork
8/1/19 1:57 p.m.

From Castrol raceway in Edmonton this past June 

_
_ HalfDork
8/1/19 2:38 p.m.

My local track really weirded up the rules. They basically made it so you can’t run anything with any sort of sporting pedigree, but totally allow 4 cyl. mustangs, which ARE sports cars! what’s everyone else suppose to drive? A ####ing Buick Lé Slobber? 

Any stock 4 cylinder 2 wheel drive car with stock body. Maximum wheelbase may not exceed 104"

NO PICKUPS, SPORTS CARS, HIGH PERFORMANCE OR REAR ENGINE CARS. All cars must weigh a miminum of 2000 lbs with driver.

Engines:
Must be a 4 cylinder gas engine No Vtec Ztec etc.
Stock carburetor or stock fuel injection required for that make and model
Engine must match vehicle and must remain stock
No rotary engines, turbo or mid-engine cars.

Drive Train/Suspension
Must use stock transmission and rear/front end components
NO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE
No posi-trac, welded, or spooled rear/front ends
No frame alterations allowed
Stock suspension components ONLY
Car must remain at factory height
No aftermarket race or re-buildable shocks
No spring alterations or different spring rates

Fuel Tank
If stock gas tank is mounted in front of real axel it may be used. Replacing with a fuel cell is recommended.
If stock gas tank is mounted behind rear axle it must be removed and replaced with a fuel cell and placed in the trunk as far forward as possible.
Fuel tank or fuel cells are required to have two 3/4" X ¼"or larger flat bar mounting straps going from front to back, over and under fuel tanks, and one ¾" X ¼" or larger flat bar strap going around the fuel tank side to side.

Tires
Steel wheels only and maximum width of 8". DOT 60 series or bigger passenger tires only. Wheels and tires must be the same size and no different than the car was originally equipped. All 4 tire wheel combos must be the same size no stagger.
No low profile, racing, racing recap, all terrain, mud terrain, studded or Nu-tread tires allowed.
No bead lock wheels allowed

Race recievers and our transponders are required

Transponders can be purchased at the track for 40.00

Top 5 must go accross the scales immediately after your main event. If you do not you will be disqualified


Exhaust must be leak free and extend behind the driver with a muffler that meets 95dba @ 100' 60dba @ property line.

The battery must be removed from stock location and secured in a sealed battery box securely mounted in the cockpit behind driver.

Stock style bumpers required. No reinforcement of bumpers or bumper supports. All doors must be welded bolted or chained shut. Driver's door plate is required of no less the 3" wide X ¼" thick steel flat strap extending past the front and rear door seams in the middle of the door skin. Multiple straps or full door plate is recommended.

Hood must have 2 hood pins in front and use stock hinges.

Steering (racing steering wheel with coupler on the stock steering column is ok)
Pedals must remain completely stock for make, model and year of car.


Windshield needs to be replaced by a maximum 1" X 1" screen. All glass, plastic, chrome trim, lights, mirrors and under the hood insulation must be removed. All glass inside of the doors must be removed.

A single hoop roll bar made of 1 ½".095 or larger tubing. Roll bar must be behind driver with a minimum of two kicker bars required. Roll cage must be welded to the frame or bolted securely to sub frame. One horizontal bar at shoulder height or X brace in roll bar hoop. Roll bar padding required around driver. A four point roll cage 1 ½" .095 or larger tubing and safety door bars are highly recommended.


Safety Rules
All driver's seats must be replaced with an approved racing seat.
Five point racing seat belts are required and must be attached to the roll cage.
Fire suits, racing gloves and racing shoes required.
Full face shield helmet 2005 or newer Snell approved.
Blood type on helmet recommended.
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW NET WITH QUICK RELEASE REQUIRED. SFI-approved five-point safety belt system. Center crotch belt MUST be used and be mounted to the roll cage seat mount. All belts need to be mounted securely to main roll cage. Highly recommended to be replace every 2 years.
Head cover, neck brace and nomex underwear, highly recommended

 

IF YOU FAIL TO MEET THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS YOU WILL NOT RACE!

 

 

 
L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf New Reader
8/1/19 3:35 p.m.
slowbird said:

In reply to L5wolvesf :

Western PA. The local track doesn't have a 4cyl class, the next-closest one gets about 5 cars for theirs.

I've been looking around mostly for an IMCA Sport Compct car and have come across a number of cars near there. There have been some on FarceBook, but some are pretty junky. Haven't seen a Contour 

L5wolvesf
L5wolvesf New Reader
8/1/19 3:36 p.m.
iceracer said:

All three local tracks have a 4 cyl class.

Where is "local"?

Wally
Wally GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/1/19 7:18 p.m.

In reply to _ :

They seem like fairly common rules.  Around here Mustangs are not very common. Without a V8 they aren’t too spectacular.  Our classes are mostly made up of Cavaliers, Civics, and Neons.

noddaz
noddaz GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/1/19 7:54 p.m.

It sounds like a Civic hatch (non VTec) would be perfect for driving around those RWD cars.

outasite
outasite HalfDork
8/1/19 8:43 p.m.

Go to the races, see what the top placers are driving, research changes to engines, suspension, drivetrain and wheels and tires of the different models and years to determine the best car choice and interchangeable parts. The unfair advantage. Put the car on a diet and get down to 2000 pounds. When we were racing, that was part of the building process/fun.

HAVE FUN! 

I still miss it.

dropstep
dropstep UltraDork
8/1/19 9:32 p.m.

Never seen much dirt track but the local asphalt half mile runs a class called mini stock and it's all 4 cylinder foxbodys but not even close too stock. The closest I've seen to this style racing is windsheild class racing. 

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
8/2/19 7:36 p.m.

In reply to L5wolvesf :

upstate NY  NW of Albany     Fonda, Malta (AS)  Glen Ridge

iceracer
iceracer UltimaDork
8/2/19 7:38 p.m.

In reply to _ :

Can you still buy DOT 60 series tires ?

ckosacranoid
ckosacranoid SuperDork
8/5/19 4:18 p.m.

Its a very simple and easy class to run. The cars are pretty much made for something common to find and get one the track. Focus, neon, sentra, saturn, prayluds and other common stiuff is what you are goint to see. we do have about 3 stangs that run here now and then, not very fast. 

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy MegaDork
8/6/19 12:54 p.m.

If you are allowed some camber in the thing, Ford is disadvantaged by their knuckle design.  Neon, you can get ten degrees negative, and six positive with a die grinder.

I may have done this.

And won a bunch of races.

The_Jed
The_Jed PowerDork
8/6/19 1:08 p.m.

That stuff is huge around here.

 

(Central Illinois)

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