El Mirage Vintage Drags

 SCTA Vintage Drags is limited to ford Flathead v8 and 4 Cylinder cars. Body Years are limited to  1936 and earlier . All Cars must represent an early 1950s Hot rod style or prior. Things like modern electronics, radials, billet, disc brakes, narrowed rear ends, coil overs, electrical fuel injections, etc... will not be allowed. All racers must apply prior to registration for approval to race. The SCTA will have the final say in all race cars approval. 

There will be 6 classes: 4cyl flathead street cars, v8 flathead street cars, 4cyl street cars with power adder (overhead conversion and/or blower), v8 streetcar with power adder, and two full race classes one for flathead 4cyl and the other flathead v8's anything goes in the full race classes- overhead conversions, blowers, alternative fuels, etc. . Street cars all must represent a car that is or could be registered for the street, removal of windshield, headlights, fenders, etc. is ok. Full race classes will include all non-street cars including dragsters, sprinters, tanks, etc. If we get enough entries in the full race classed to separate into a separate “power adder” class and we will make additional classes. 

Contention of cars is: If we miss something and you feel the car is in the wrong class or doesn’t meet the requirements of the event, it is up to a competitor in said class to protest. We will review and if the car doesn’t meet requirements, it will change classes or run for test & tune only, not in eliminations. The time to contend a car is as early as possible, when in tech or running test & tune, no contention/protest will be allowed once elimination rounds start. If your claim is proven unjust you will be charged $100 that will be awarded to a competitor with the best sportsmanlike conduct at the end of the day. 

All applicants must get their vehicles preapproved. Please call Bill Lattin @ 760-866-1932. Please have some info outlining all major components and photos of the cars front, back, both sides, engine and driver’s compartment. 

Upon approval, racers must pre-enter, obtain SCTA Membership if not already a member and sign a  release form at tech inspection

Driver’s meeting at the start line 9am

Grudge racing / test and tune following the drivers meeting until 1pm

Lunch break 1-2pm

Eliminations start at 2pm, our staging lane director will match up the races as you pull up in the lanes

This is a flag start race, you will be directed to pull up, then gestured to stop at the line, the starter will point the flag at the driver in each lane to get the “ok are you ready?” Head nods, at that point the car can’t move until the flag is dropped. The starter will raise the flag and  pause, could be a split second or several seconds, it’s up to you (the driver) to watch the flag and be sure you don’t move until the flag drops.   

After the race make the turn to the right to head up the return road (5mph) you will have the option to turn back into the staging lanes or continue down the road to the pits. If you don’t want to take your car up the return road because either it’s a full race/no radiator/need a tow or you just don’t want to (it has some loose gravel in spots) just be sure to let us know before making your pass, at the Very end of the track on the left hand side there’s a place to pull over. We typically run 5-10 races then let the cars that don’t want to go up the return road come back up the track!!! Do not head back up the track until you are notified that it is safe to head back!! 

During eliminations we will have a finish line judge to make the call on who won, if you win head down the return road and make the turn back into the staging lanes, if you lost take the return road back to the pits, but don’t worry if you want to get more racing in we always end up with an hour or so of time left after eliminations to do some more grudge racing.

After eliminations, we will take the time to get all the winners’ cars together on the start line for trophies/prizes/photos. 

Racing will end at 5pm 

All cars must maintain a mid-1950’s or earlier styling

All visible components must be mid 50’s or earlier or an exact replica of such parts

Tires: Slicks are allowed in all classes 8” maximum width, must be vintage or vintage style (pie crust), hurst/ towel city are fine, no modern drag style tires. Bias plys if not running slicks, again mid 50’s or earlier style. All tires should represent the build era of the car, i.e. no magnesium wheels with slicks on a car that is built to represent prewar styling. 

Wheels: Mid 50’s or earlier style

Bodies: Original steel or exact reproduction in steel, no fiberglass/aluminum except in the case of homemade “specials” or dragster bodies in full race classes. 

Engines: Original ford blocks only, no aftermarket aluminum blocks or blocks cast with extra main journals allowed.

Suspension: early stock style buggy springs or made up of mid 50’s or earlier components (i.e. early torsion bar, 1/4 elliptical) no modern coil overs. Drum brakes only (exception: early indy/sprint cars with period brakes) 

No narrowed rear ends (must fit stock wheel wells)

Transmissions: Manuals only in Flathead/banger classes, any make/model allowed, if you have a t-5 or similar the shifter needs to be vintage style, no trans brakes allowed.

Electronics: No modern hei /or coil packs. No modern gauges. No shift lights. Any air fuel ratio/ exhaust gauges must be hidden

Fuel: Alcohol/ nitro allowed in full race classes, let us know in your entry or ahead of time if you plan to run fuel. Additional safety measures required of running fuel- full face helmet, SFI drivers’ suit, gloves and boots. Please inform tech where fuel shutoff is. 

Gas only, no alcohol or nitro

Functional radiator (no tow/push backs in street class)

Generator (or an idler replacing it)

Taillights (single ok)

Removal of windshield and headlights is ok

Must have operational front and rear suspension 

Cars must be capable of being street driven and have registration/insurance as such.

Tech/safety Requirements specific to full race class

5-point harness

Modern helmet

Cars running alternative fuels - full race jacket/gloves/support vehicle with crew equipped with tow strap-track cleaner-Fire safety equipment 

FOR ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS SEE THE TECH INFO SECTION. 

All race vehicles must pass a tech inspection including but not limited to:

· Seat belt

· Safety hubs / Drum retainers on all keyed rear ends

· No excess play in steering

· Brakes in good working condition

· Battery securely held down

· Fire extinguisher within driver’s reach

· Firewall sealed (small holes for linkage/pedals are ok)

· Clamps on all rubber fuel lines

· 2 throttle return springs

· Exhaust angled away from driver and track

· Tires in good shape

· Gas cap securely mounted

· Hubcaps removed or secured

· All lug nuts present

· Cotter pins in steering/axles/spindles

· Radiator catch can

· Water only in cooling system

· No leaks

· Roll bars are required for open cars capable of running 13.49 or faster in a 1/4 mile

· Drivers are required to wear helmets, pants, and closed toe shoes

· Car appearance: to make things fair to our event sponsors, who help to make the race happen, no shop or product names on cars without our preapproval