Brannen Bank Ford Outlaw BEGINNER Rules

​***No phones or communication devices in the car***

Beginners Only any driver that has raced a division higher than mini stocks will NOT be allowed. 

Drivers with more than two seasons of crown vic/ ford outlaws experience will not be allowed. 

E 85 Flex Fuel is prohibited.
No Aviation Fuel.
Allowed Fuel: Sunoco Racing Fuel up to 110 octane, CAM 2 okay; pump gas okay
No Fuel Additives Allowed. 

Computer Must Be Stock For Make, Model, and Year. 

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​A. SPIRIT OF THE RULES – Keeping the cars very stock is the priority. Changes not listed in these rules are not allowed.

B. CARS – Only the Ford Crown Vic, Mercury Grand Marquis, or Lincoln Town Car 1995 and newer.

C. DRIVERS –  Must wear a clearly-labeled helmet that meets or exceeds the 2010 SA  Snell or SFI 31.2 standards. Fire suit, racing shoes and racing gloves  are mandatory. The use of an approved neck brace or Hans style device is  highly recommended.

D. CAR NUMBER –  number must be officially registered. Numbers must appear on both front  doors and on the roof. Door and roof numbers shall be a minimum of 18”  tall and 3” in line thickness. Numbers must contrast in color (light vs  dark) from car color. The roof number needs to be facing the passenger  side of the car. There must be a 6” white car number in the upper corner  of the windshield on the passenger side of the car.

E. TECH –  Car must go thru inspection at its first visit to the track. After each  feature the top 3 finishers and any other cars selected will go to  tech. Those drivers and 2 crew members can assist with tech on those  cars.

F. CHEATING –  1st offense will bring driver and car disqualification from that event  as well as both being suspended from the next event. A 2nd offense will  bring a driver ban from all Citrus racing for one year.

DRIVE TRAIN
A. ENGINE – Must remain an ENTIRELY STOCK 4.6L SOHC engine. Manifold stock. Air filter stock.
-   AC compressor, lines, and ac/heater core box in engine compartment may  be removed. After market ignition coils okay. After market transmission  cooler okay. 

B. RADIATOR – Must contain water only.

C. BATTERY – May remain in stock location or battery may be moved inside drivers compartment and must be securely mounted and covered.

D. FUEL KILL SWITCH – In rear of deck or behind drivers roll cage or kill all switch if battery is relocated.

E. EXHAUST –  Muffler is required. Exhaust is 2-1/2" max. No X, H, or y pipes. Pipes  must go beyond the driver area and exit to the side or rear. Catalytic  converter may be replaced with pipe

F. TRANSMISSION –  Must remain entirely stock. Engine and transmission mounts must be OEM  factory stock, no altering allowed. No chains, blocking or bracing in or  around transmission fire wall area will be allowed. 

G. REAR END – MUST REMAIN ENTIRELY STOCK ( STRICTLY STOCK, NO ALTERING).
Factory gear only any gear ratio okay.
No aftermarket lockers. You may weld the spider gears or use factory posi.

INTERIOR
A. ROLL CAGE – maximum of a 4-point cage with 1 ¾ .095 tubing with 4 curved door bars on the
driver’s  side and 4 curved door bars on passenger side to be eligible to race  figure 8's. Straight bars can be used on the passenger side for oval  racing only. Must have a foot bar under the driver's feet that extends  from bottom of left "A" post to bottom of right A post of roll cage to  be eligible to race figure 8's. Must have a bar centered over  transmission tunnel that connects the foot bar to the dash bar, a  centered bar from the dash bar to the halo over drivers head and a  centered bar from the halo to the hoop behind the driver’s seat to be  eligible to race figure 8's. Must have a bar that connects left and  right legs of hoop behind driver’s seat just above the driveshaft tunnel  and another one welded at approximately half the distance from the top  of driveshaft tunnel to the roof. The rear hoop behind the driver’s seat  must have an "x" from top left corner of hoop to bottom right leg of  hoop and from the top right corner of hoop to the bottom left leg of  hoop to be eligible to race figure 8's. Must have a diagonal bar from  bottom right front A post leg of roll cage to the mid mounted bar behind  driver’s seat bar that is to be welded at what would be the center of  the "x" in the hoop behind driver’s seat to be eligible to race figure  8's. Cage must be welded to the frame and not the floor pan. A driver’s  door plate is recommended. No offset cages. All roll cages must be  painted.

B. SEAT & BELTS – A racing seat is required along with a 5-point racing harness. Belts can be no older that 3 years past the clearly marked manufacturer dates on them.

C. WINDOW NET – A properly mounted window net is mandatory and must be used at all times on track.

D. STEERING COLUMN – Must remain stock. Adding of a quick disconnect steering wheel is allowed.

E. WINDSHIELD – Must remain stock or Lexan or metal screen (6 half inch bars in front of driver for protection if running screen) and strapped in place. All other glass must be removed. All mirrors must be removed.

F. DASH – All airbags in the entire car must be removed. 
Effective  2023: Dash and inner AC box and controls may be removed. Instrument  cluster must remain intact and must still be operable.
No aluminum or fabricated dash panels. OBD 2 port must remain intact and operational.

G. PEDALS – Must remain stock.

H. BRAKES- Anti lock brake pumps, valves, sensors can be removed. Brake  pads, no cutting, grinding, drilling, slotting, must be stock brake  pad, brake rotor and brake caliper. All four wheels must be factory  stock brake equipment. 

I. BALLAST – No adding of any weight to the entire car. Track can add weight to any competitor at any time

EXTERIOR

A. SUSPENSION –  NO ALTERING OF SUSPENSION including sway bar links. No spacers of any  kind. No air ride. No cutting, no heating, or no lowering of springs.  Shocks and springs can only be replaced by same stock parts or OEM  replacements. All springs and shocks must be for year make and model. No  cut or heated springs. 
Front  springs must match coil for coil, must have same compressed height  while installed on the strut/shock, must have same free height with 1/8"  tolerance, must have same wire diameter with .010" tolerance, must be  same overall outside diameter, and springs must have same spring rate  with a 15LB tolerance. Loaded front strut assemblies are recommended to  be replaced in pairs. 
Rear springs must follow same guidelines as front springs.  (Can cut two 2” holes above rear shocks to access top shock nut).

B. CASTER & CAMBER –  You may adjust as factory adjustments allow. May run aftermarket camber  bolts (only Moog Pt#K100094 or other aftermarket equivalent  manufacture 

C. TIRES –  All season tires only. These tire sizes only 235/55/17, 225/60/16, and  215/70/15. No high performance tires. No directional tires. Nothing  under 350 tread wear or any tire that cost $125.00 or  more. No autocross tires. No tire soaking or treating. Tire must be  available online with retail price no more than $125 for a new tire.  If  tire is not available online at the time in tech, tires will be deemed  illegal which will result in Disqualification for the night (no points /  no payout) and two week suspension. 
May remove front plastic inner fender wells.
CUTTING, GRINDING, TRUING,CAMBERING, SOAKING  IS NOT ALLOWED.

D. WHEELS –  Must be steel stock wheels. All 4 wheels must be the same size and  offset. No wheel spacers. No offset wheels on cars 2003 and newer. 2002  and older cars may use dodge charger factory 17-inch steel wheels. Valve  core must be in stock location. 

E. BUMPERS –May  use 1.75" pipe front bumper. 8" stub out from frame of car and bumper  must be looped back into frame. One top loop is permitted with NO BRACING OF ANY KIND .No  square tubing ,if the bumper does not conform to these rules, you will  be forced to cut the bumper off and race without one for the night.
Rear Bumper:  may use 1.75" pipe rear bumper, maximum width 75", loop from frame  behind the tire, to the bumper permitted. Cannot exceed outside edge of  rear tire. Top loop permitted, no bracing, no square tubing, no sharp  edges. If the bumper does not conform to these rules, you will be forced to cut the bumper off and race without one for the night.

F. HOOD/TRUNK/ DOORS – Must have hood type pins for easy access by track officials. No bolting down.
(Door  panels can be sheet metal, must resemble factory configuration, steel  only. All other body panels must remain stock) Factory core support can  be replaced with 1.75" round pipe loop, no bracing forward or bracing to  the rear, one loop only. 

Computer Must Be Stock For Make, Model and Year. 

Computer  Claim - Competitors can claim other competitors computer, for a $300  claim. Both cars must finish in the top 5. Track Administration fee $50,  non compliance will result in 4 week driver suspension and  disqualification, car suspension for all speedway classes. Effective  5/18/2023
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Visual Protest: Drivers  involved in protests must finish in the top 5. $100 track fee, track  will retain $100 cash fee whether car is found legal or not. Protest  must be filed with tech inspector within 5 minutes of completing race.  Time limit on visual 10 minutes. Car under protest must lift the trunk  and the hood. Protestor cannot touch the car, but can look. Car under  protest must allow process or will be Disqualified for the night: no  points, no payout and a two race suspension. 

G. MAJOR  INFRACTIONS - If you have been caught for any performance enhancing  computers, performance aftermarket parts, the car and the driver will be  BANNED from the Ford Division PERMANETLY! TRACKS DISCRETION TO IMPOSE  OTHER PENALTIES.