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 CAR CONSTRUCTION - Rules are not strict so we can keep it fun.  Be inventive!

  Cannot exceed width of 5 feet & length of 10 feet

One seaters only - no passengers
  The driver & one helper must be able to lift and carry the car - this is the only weight limit

  - Two sturdy eyehooks - one in front & one in rear   (so we can pull you up the hill)
  - No deliberate weighting (bowling balls, concrete blocks, dumb-bells, etc.)
  - No propulsion systems (pedals, motors, etc) - GRAVITY ONLY
  - Skates, skate boards, luge boards and their wheels are not allowed
  - Four wheels must touch the ground
  - Brakes are optional

  - No A.A.S.B.D. kit cars or "Z-Glas" wheels  (see picture)

 

 

THE RACE

  - Double Elimination Bracket System

  - 2 or 3 cars will race per heat (randomly chosen at start)

  - First place of the heat receives a win, second & third receive a loss. Two losses = elimination.

- Must wear some sort of helmet or head protection
- Driver cannot touch wheels or ground after the start   (No Fred Flinstone or "wheelchair" starts)
- Push start - One person can give one push (from kneeling position behind or side of car)
- No lane restrictions (drafting is permitted)
- One person / car

West Prospect Street, Nazareth, PA

* Approximately 1/4 mile from start to finish

 

 

 

- Driver must be 18 or over
- No dirty racing (smoke screens, oil slicks, spikes, etc.) - You're not James Bond !
- Judges decisions are final
- Trophies for First, Second, Third and "Crowd Pleaser"