Super Late Model Rules
1) WEIGHT
A 2150
B 2250
C 2300
See engine rules for Class Specification
2) Standard dirt late model bodies.
OEM style nose piece. No wedge noses.
103” minimum wheel base (either side)
No side boards.
Minimum drivers side window opening 12”.
Spoiler 8” tall
Minimum 1” gap between C-Pillar and Spoiler side
Max deck height 38”.
Make them look like Late Models and don’t push your luck!!!
3) ENGINE
Engine set back max 8” from #1 spark plug to center of left ball joint.
1 Carburetor – Naturally aspirated.
All engines are limited to one spark plug and two valves per cylinder.
All cars must be self-starting. Cars unable to start the race under their own power may lose their starting position for that event (i.e. heat, ‘B’ main, Main).
4) WHEELS AND TIRES
MAX 14” wide wheels
Hoosier D 55 spec, WRS or WRS-2. Grooving, siping and grinding ok. Must durometer no lower than 52 ANYTIME. NO TOLERANCE.
Absolutely no chemicals to be used on inside or outside of tires. If you need lubricant to your seat your tires on the bead, use soap and water. If any chemicals are detected by smell or visually, the tire will be confiscated and your purse money will be withheld. The tire will then be sent off to a laboratory to be analyzed. If the tire is found to be chemically altered, you will be fined in the amount equal to the amount you have earned in prize money on the West Coast Shootout Late Model series/ or Santa Maria Speedway weekly series for the entire 2010 season. You will also be suspended for the remainder of that racing year.
5) TRANSMISSION
Must have forward and reverse gears.
6) SAFETY
Rough / Retaliation: This is taken very seriously. Drivers taking part in these activities will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Penalties can range from losing positions to suspension and / or fines.
Mufflers required 95 db's @ 100 ft. If a car loses a muffler they will be blacked flagged for that race. (Heat race, B-Main, A-Main etc.)
Approved fuel cell w/ safety valve. No bottom feed fittings (fuel fitting under fuel cell).
Driveline strap or enclosure is required.
Steel Drive shafts are not recommended
all drive shafts must be painted white or silver
NO elec. fuel pumps.
Window net or arm restraints required.
All lead must be painted white w/car #. ALL lead must be double bolted with ½ bolts. Any car losing a piece of lead ANYTIME thru out the night will be DISQUALIFIED FOR ENTIRE NIGHT. (If you can't mount your lead good enough in your shop, then there is no way you can mount it good enough at the track)
Full face helmet with shield and have a minimum Snell rating of SA2000. Helmet shall be in good physical and visual condition.
Driver’s suits shall be minimum of two-layer fire retardant and in good condition (no tears, rips, etc.)
Safety Belts must be no older than 2 years old (date determined by label on belts) and be free from excessive stretching or fraying and installed properly. If belts are deemed unsafe they must be replaced prior to entering a Santa Maria Speedway event.
All safety equipment shall be properly worn at all times when vehicle is on the track. No Exceptions.
7) MISC.
NO TRACTION CONTROL DEVICES
DRIVERS NAME MUST BE LEGIBLE FROM GRANDSTANDS ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR AND ROOF.
Certain sponsor decals will be required for max payout, points fund, contingencies and end of year giveaways.
Large contrasting colored Numbers on roof and sides.
Cockpit adjustable components are NOT permitted, except brake bias adjusters. Adjusters for adjustable shocks, hydraulic or pneumatic weight jacks, trackers, ignition boxes or similar
Adjustable components of any kind are NOT permitted inside the cockpit of the car or within reach of the seated driver.
8) TECH
All cars must pass thru tech before hot lapping. Present your helmet to the tech official for inspection.
All cars must scale before qualifying. All transfer positions from each event and the TOP 5 in the MAIN shall scale immediately following the event.
No car will qualify without Tech Inspector approval. All cars must be available for inspection prior to the advertised time of the driver’s meeting.
All race cars are subject to inspection by officials at any time.
9) RACE PROCEDURES
Pill draw to establish qualifying order.
All hot laps, qualifying, and heat races will be done in groups. Group 1 will qualify and heat race together. Group 2, group 3, etc. Qualifying groups will be in same heat race. Heat races will be run straight up. You only need to be fastest in your group to start in the front of your heat race.
Qualifying: To preserve race tracks and time the following rule will apply to qualifying.
35 cars and under= 2 laps
36+ cars= 1 lap
Main event will have a pill draw consisting of 0-4-6-8
The standard main event will start 20 cars in the main event
Flagman is to start initial start of race. Pole sitter is to set a reasonable pace. Anyone jumping before the Green flag is waved on initial start will be penalized 1 row for 1st offense and to the tail of the field for 2nd offense.
If there is a caution flag before the 1st lap is scored and only 1 car is involved, that car will be sent to the tail of the field. If more than 1 car is involved in a caution before 1 lap is scored, all cars will get there original starting spot back for complete restart.
All restarts will be started with a duel cone system. 2 cones will be set in turn 4 approx. 60 ft. apart. The leader is responsible for starting all restarts. If leader alters his pace (jack rabbit start, break checking) he will be put to tail of field. If ANYONE jumps before first cone they will be penalized 1 row for 1st offense and tail of field for 2nd offense. If pole sitter/leader does not start by the 2nd cone, the race is on.
Delaware restarts: Restarts in the main event will be double file w/ leader in front row alone. 2nd position will pick high or low with 3rd place taking other position. 4th place on back will line up in regular positions. 2 attempts on double file restarts and then next restart will be single file. All other events shall have a single file restart.
No racing back to yellow flag except on final lap of race. If white flag has been thrown next flag will be checkered.
When a caution flag is thrown all cars must slow down as soon as it is safe to do so and get in a single file for scoring purposes and then double up when instructed.
Except lap one, anyone involved in a caution will be sent to rear of field and lined up according to the position they were running on last scored lap.
Any driver that causes 2 cautions will be black flagged for that event.
10) POINTS
The following point system is for the WEST COAST SHOOTOUT and SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY LATE MODELS.
Points will be received based on the following scale:
MAIN EVENT POINTS
1. 162 9. 136 17. 118
2. 157 10. 133 18. 116
3. 154 11. 130 19. 114
4. 151 12. 128 20. 112
5. 148 13. 126 21. 110
6. 145 14. 124 22. 108
7. 142 15. 122 23. 106
8. 139 16. 120 24. 104
Each non-transfer car signed up for an event will receive 55 points with the exception of any cars disqualified from the event.
12) DISQUALIFICATIONS
Any car disqualified from an event may forfeit any points, purse and finish position from that particular event. DQ’s are scored behind lowest finishing car and DNS cars.
SANTA MARIA SPEEDWAY/WEST COAST SHOOTOUT OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE AND OR ALTER RULES AND PROCEDURES
