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400.1

Ignition - Battery required ignition systems prohibited,  “Magneto” style ignition accepted.

   
400.2 The weight tank may not protrude more than 10” past the circumference of the rear tires and may  not be mounted above the rear tires.
   
400.3 The area and procedure for starting the engine will be defined by the officials on an event-to-event basis based on the track layout.
   
400.4 Only one restart after the car has passed the water box.
   
400.5  Procedure for weighing cars:
If a car is determined to be under weight on the first examination, the car will be removed from the scale and the unit will be re-zeroed /calibrated. The car will  then be re-weighed ONE time. The decision of the official will be final.
Absolutely no touching of the cars by anyone except officials until the car has passed the scales.
   
400.6

Driver controlled / cockpit controls are limited to:

A.      Throttle pedal

B.      Brake pedal

C.      Main electrical kill switch

D.      Momentary kill switch

E.       Mechanically operated emergency kill switch

F.       No other controls, switches, tubes, levers etc are allowed.

   
400.7 Brake disc must be steel material   
   
400.8 Air filter doping is prohibited
   
400.9 No oil additives to engine oil for horsepower gains. A sample of oil may be taken from any 330 entry    for analysis 

Engines

410.0 Maximum bore=3.750”  (No Go = 3.751”)                       
Maximum stroke= 3”  = or - .010”  
Weight= 445#
   
410.1 Maximum bore= 3.550”  (No Go = 3.551”)
Maximum stroke= 3” + or - .010”
Weight= 400#
   
410.2 For engines under:
           Maximum bore= 3.310”  (No Go = 3.311”)
           Maximum stroke= 3” + or - .010”
           Weight= 350#
   
410.3 Cylinder must be approved by either IHRA-or-NHRA (but not necessarily both)
   
410.4 Engines must be flat head—two valve—normally aspirated.
   
410.5 Single spark plug and single carburetor mandatory.
   
410.6 No computer controlled engine/clutch components or engine control systems of any kind (i.e. engine management systems-programmable ignitions-fuel control systems-clutch control systems)
   
410.7 No oxygen sensors allowed in the exhaust system.
   
410.8 Fuel pumps must be pulsed from the manifold. No electric or battery pumps allowed. 
   
410.9 No internal engine parts may be made from carbon, carbon fiber or carbon        matrix materials.
   
410.10 Engine must be drilled as per attached picture. Engines will be tagged prior   to qualifying. Any change of engine afterwards must be approved by the race official. The request for change must be approved before the engine is removed from the car.
 
410.11 Mandatory engine inspection for winner and runner up. Additional inspection of up to two others by random draw may be performed at the race official’s discretion. Record setting engines must also be inspected for the record to become official. Additional random engine inspection may be performed at anytime at the discretion of the race official’s.
   
410.12 Engine oil may not contain any power additives or oxygen bearing materials. Samples may be taken at anytime to insure compliance.

Participant Age

420.1 Minimum age in 2008 = 13 years old. For 2008, Drivers 12 years old with documented proof of experience from three recognized 330 events may be grandfathered in at the discretion of the race director.
   
420.2 Proof of age may be required. (i.e. certified birth certificate).
   
420.3 Driver’s performance and abilities are subject to review at anytime. The race officials may exclude at any driver deemed not properly qualified and/or experienced anytime.
   

Fuel & Starting

430.1 Track supplied fuel
   
430.2 Starting by .4 Pro Tree
   
430.3 Two crewmembers only past or beyond the water box. This is considered a restricted area.
   

Qualifying

440.1 16 car field.
   
440.2 If 23 cars are entered, a 24 car ladder will be used; if 31 cars are entered, a 32 car ladder will be used.
   
440.3 Two qualifying runs. During qualifying runs driver must run the opposite lane on their second qualifying attempt.
   
440.4 Eliminations runs will be on a Pro ladder (i.e. 1-16 / 2-15 / 3-14 etc.)
   
440.5 Lane choice for first round qualifying will be done by draw. Second round qualifying will be run in the opposite lane from the first. Failure to run in the opposite lane from the first pass will forfeit the second pass.
   
440.6 After the cars are paired for qualifying, if you miss your position in the order, this pass is forfeited
   
440.7 Ties in qualifying will be broken by using the second run.
   

Staging

450.1 The practice referred to as deep staging is prohibited. This does not apply for bye or qualifying runs. Tracks (when possible) should have the guard beam (blue light) activated so as to automatically red light a deep staged car.
   
450.2 In the case of a double deep (both cars) situation, both cars are disqualified except in the final round in which case a re-run will take place.
   
450.3 No pullbacks at anytime. If a car goes deep during qualifying, the run will start from the deep position.
   

Lane Choice

460.1 The driver with the better qualifying ET will receive first round lane choice.
   
460.2 All subsequent rounds lane choice goes to the driver with the lowest ET in the previous round.
   
460.3 Drivers should always retain their time slips from the previous round in case of lane choice disputes.

Bye Runs

470.1 The car must be weighed after a bye run to claim the round win.
   

* Numbers in red are rules that were changed or added for 2008 series.

    


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