Competition is open to anyone, club membership not required.

Tri County 4 Wheelers Club   Revision – 1/15/2022

Adult Rules for Sand Drags

Registration requirements 

1. Race entries (registration) will be purchased at the gate.
2. All vehicles must go through technical inspection, at every event. Your registration must be completed and turned in at tech before time trials.
3. Double entries are not permitted in the same class.
4. If you arrive after race start, you will be unable to compete that day.

Driver requirements

1. Drivers under the age of 18 must have a signed waiver by a parent or legal guardian. The driver must also have a valid driver’s license (except Adult Quad Class, which allows a 15 year old to participate). 

1. No illegal drugs or alcohol use are permitted by any driver at any time during a race. If a driver is deemed to have used either of these, he/she will be disqualified and no refund will be given.
2. You are permitted to change classes before eliminations start, but you must inform the tower of any change.
3. Once the race begins, you cannot change drivers. Drivers (substitute driver) can only be switched in eliminations if the original driver loses first round and the substitute driver buys back into the buy back round. The substitute driver must finish the race and can not be switched.
4. If your vehicle breaks, you can transfer your entry to another vehicle. You must notify the tower of the change. This can only be done one time per day. If you do not transfer your entry, a refund of the difference from a race entry to a spectator pass will be given – only if you have not gone down the track that day.

Vehicle Requirements

1. All classes are required to wear long sleeved shirt (or Jacket) and long pants, shoes (no slip-ons, sandals, flip-flops), helmet and eye protection (face shield or goggles). 

A. Any vehicle running 5.50 or faster must wear SFI approved jacket. 

B. Any vehicle running alcohol or nitrous oxide must wear SFI approved jacket and pants.

2. Quads and 3 wheelers must have a working tether switch or safety shutoff.

3. All Pro and Super-Pro Class vehicles with manual transmissions must have a steel scatter shield 1/4” x6” with 360 degree protection of the bell housing. All Pro and Super Pro Class vehicles with automatic transmissions must have an SFI approved safety blanket.

4. All Pro and Super Pro Class vehicles must have a fully charged 2-1/2 lb. minimum dry chemical, Halon (with seal intact) or CO2 fire extinguisher with a dial gauge, available within drivers reach. 

5. No delay boxes allowed in any class.

Running rules 

1. Do not go to the staging lanes until your class in called. 

2. Drivers must stay with their car in staging and be ready to race. If your engine is running, you must be in the seat.

3. If a problem occurs during staging, and the track officials stop you or back you out of staging – the driver has the option to make that round or go to the end of the class.

4. The head of staging will pull you onto the track – so please wait for their signal.

5. If for some reason your car breaks or cannot start, you will be put on the clock for 3 minutes. If you are unable to run, you will be pushed out of the staging area and the car behind you will take your place. 

6. The starter has the right to      disqualify any driver that they deem unsafe.

7. No passengers are permitted to go down the track.

8. No mid-track shut-downs.

9. You are not permitted to lock up your brakes at the finish line.

10. When two cars go down the track, do not cut in front of the other car to get to the return lane. Right lane -Hill Climb lane should exit first.

Courtesy

1.  All drivers and pit crew must conduct themselves in a sportsmanlike manner.

2. If you have an issue, stay calm and talk to an official. This means the driver only – not spouse, pit crew, friend, etc. – only the driver.

3. The workers are there to do a job and they do it well. If you have a problem, please see an official. There will be no cussing or yelling at any worker, for any reason whatsoever. This includes the tower workers.

4. Anyone causing any grief or attempting to disrupt the operation of the track, must not be enjoying the racing and will be asked to leave. We are here to enjoy the races!

5. The speed limit on the grounds is 5 mph.. this includes the return lane and all roads.

Test and Tune / Buy Backs

1. Test & tune is available at all races for the cost of $10 – ONLY at the end of designated Class.

2. Buy backs are available for $10, if you lose in the first round of Adult Quad, Pro, Super Stock or Super Pro. 

You must come to the staging lanes when Buy backs are called, for the class you are running. 

We will collect the Buy back fee in the staging lanes. 

Buy back cars will be called first at the beginning of the second round, followed by the first round winners to lanes 1 & 2. 

The Buy backs will run first, until they are finished. 

If there happens to be one buy back car remaining, they will run the first car from the winners. 

Buy back cars are not eligible to receive bye runs during the Buy back round, but will be eligible in later rounds.

Track Bounty

1. Anyone who beats the current track record is eligible to receive the Track Bounty – 2WD or 4WD. Time must be run during competition, NOT time trials or Test & Tune.
2. The vehicle must complete two passes within 0.10 seconds of each other to be considered a new record. 
3. The bounty increases $50 each race to a maximum of $250.
4. ONLY the driver himself/herself must present time slips to claim the record. 

Tri county 4 Wheelers Club  Revision – 1/15/2022

Rules for Pee-Wee, Jr/Jr & Jr/Sr racers   

Drivers under the age of 18 must have a signed waiver by a parent or legal guardian.

Pee Wee Class

Age – 5 years and younger

Class is for power wheels only

Must be battery powered, no two wheelers

No modifications of any kind. Must be completely original as from manufacturer.

Can run a 24volt Fisher Price battery – this is the only allowable change.

Will run 60 feet and will be single elimination.

Trophies awarded for 1st, 2ndand 3rd place.

Jr/Jr Class

Age – 6 to 10 years

Eligible vehicles are Quads, Go Carts, Jr dragsters and 3 wheelers – no motorcycles

All racers must wear sleeved shirt, long pants, full face helmet and eye protection.

No slip-in shoes, flip flops, sandals, etc.

Quads and 3 wheelers must have a working tether switch or safety shutoff.

Jr Dragsters must have an external kill switch.

Jr Dragsters must have arm restraints to cage.

No Jr/Jr shall run faster than 6.50 – if the Jr/Jr runs faster than 6.50 during eliminations, he or she will be disqualified for the remainder of the event.

Jr/Sr Class

Age – 11 to 15 years

Eligible vehicles are Quads, Go Carts, Jr dragsters and 3 wheelers – no motorcycles

All racers must wear sleeved shirt, long pants, full face helmet and eye protection.

No slip-in shoes, flip flops, sandals, etc.

Quads and 3 wheelers must have a working tether switch or safety shutoff.

Jr Dragsters must have an external kill switch.

Jr Dragsters must have arm restraints to cage.

No Jr/Sr shall run faster than 6.50 – if the Jr/Sr runs faster than 6.50 during eliminations, he or she will be disqualified for the remainder of the event.

Tri County 4 Wheelers Club  --- Revision 1/15/2022

Sand Drags – Classes and Fees  

Pee-Wee Racers 

any type of power wheels (5 years and under) - $2 entry fee – run for trophy

Jr/Jr Racers Quads, Go Carts (ages 6 to 10) - $5 entry fee – run for trophy

Jr/Sr Racers Quads, Go Carts (ages 11 to 15) - $5 entry fee – run for trophy

Adult Quad  $20 entry fee – 80% payback

Super Stock   $20 entry fee – 80% payback

Pro (6.70 and faster) $25 entry fee – 80% payback

Super Pro (5.50 and faster) $25 entry fee – 80% payback

Quick 8 (fastest 8 cars that event) $50 entry fee – 100% payback