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Affordable Pavement Midget Racing Rules

1. Spirit and Intent of Rules
The spirit and intent of these rules is to provide for a cost effective form of Pavement Midget Racing utilizing chassis and designs derived from Dirt Midget Racing. Any attempt to circumvent the spirit and intent of these rules, as determined by the Chief Steward, will result in disqualification. The main components which will be allowed to be changed or added from dirt to pavement include; wheels, front axle, front brakes, shocks, springs, radius rod mounting location, mounting location of rear arms on bird cages, rear panhard bar. All other additions or subtractions must be pre-approved.

2. Dimensions and Weight
a. The minimum wheel base is required to be at least 71 inches and no more than 72 inches.
b. The overall maximum tread width is 65 inches.
c. The maximum engine setback is 34 inches as measured from the front of the motor plate, at the height of the centerline of the torque ball housing, to the center of the rear axle at its farthest point.
d. The maximum rear offset is six (6) inches as measured from the center of the rear end to the inside of the rear wheels.
e. The minimum weight of car with driver is 1,100 (lbs) pounds.
f. Ballast must be placed between the front axle and rear axle no higher than mid rails at the cockpit. Ballast must be fastened to the chassis or motor plate with a minimum of four (4) Grade 8 bolts. All bolts holding ballast without a nylon lock nut must be safety wired.

3. Car Construction
a. Chassis must be constructed so as both right and left bottom frame rails remain on the same plane from the center of the front axle to the center of the rear axle. (No raised rails between axles.)
b. Engine offset is limited to left of chassis centerline. Engine may be offset a maximum one (1) inch (two inches overall) from the chassis centerline.
c. Driver must be seated behind the engine and on the centerline of the chassis. No offset or angle mounted seats are permitted.
d. Z-link type rear suspension having one radius rod and one torsion arm per side is required. Coil over or torsion bar suspension may be used. Rear coil overs must attach to the rear torsion arms. Either a jacob’s ladder (watts link) or a panhard bar is permitted.
e. Anti-roll bars will not be permitted.
f. Where applicable, front and rear torsion bars must be perpendicular to the driveshaft.
g. No pushrod rocker arm style front suspension allowed. Coil over or torsion bar front suspension is required.
h. All cars must be left hand steer. No rack and pinion steering allowed.
i. No aerodynamic devices of any kind. What constitutes an aerodynamic device is at the sole discretion of the Director of Competition and/or Chief Steward.

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