2010 E-MOD RULES

1. All cars must have a suitable cage in drivers compartment including headrest. Roll cage must be welded to the frame and extended above drivers helmet.

2. Drivers door bars must be as close to the ground as possible and located perpendicular to the driver. Minimum of 3 door bars on drivers side.

3. Side roll bars mandatory and must extend into door panels.

4. Roll cage must be frame mounted in a minimum of 6 places.

5. Passenger car frames only. Frames must be complete in front of firewall. No cutting of frame in any way in front of firewall.

6. Minimum wheelbase is 108" --- Maximum wheelbase is 110"

7. Bodies must follow dirt cars (UMP) dimensions and appearance rules.

8. Engine compartment must remain open. Side panels not permitted.

9. Bodies should extend no further forward than the back of the block.

10. Minimum height to top of roof is 42" and Maximum of 52"

11. Minimum height of deck is 28" and maximum is 38"

12. All cars must have 18" tall numbers on both doors and roof.

13. Must have 4: ground clearance.

14. 5" spoiler maximum height

15. All windows must have a minimum 11" vertical opening

16. Kill switch required within reach of driver and clearly marked.

17. Hydraulic or Pneumatic shocks, weight jacks, trackers or similar components not allowed. No suspension parts can be adjustable from cockpit.

18. No mirrors

19. Drivers compartment must be sealed from engine and racetrack.

20. Must have full roofs.

21. No wings, roof spoilers or ground effects of any kind allowed.

22. All roofs may have a maximum of 1" rake from front to back.

23. All racecars must meet requirements and measurements of dirt cars (UMP)

24. All weight must be painted white, numbered to the car and checked by tech man.

25. All cars must weight 2400 lbs. after race with driver. Zero tolerance.

26. No traction control devices of any kind. No MSD devices allowed.

27. No radios.

28. All cars must have fuel cell with a steel case and protected with roll bar tubing. No fuel lines out of bottom of fuel cell.

29. One 2 or 4 barrel carb is allowed. Must be 750 cfm 1 11/16 base plate rule. 1" maximum thickness spacer allowed.

30. Racing gas or pump  gas with no additives only.

31. Must run 602 crate engine only.

32. Engine offset must be kept within 2" of centerline. Engine height is 11" minimum from ground to center of crankshaft.

33. Engines can not be altered inside or outside in anyway. Must run factory valve covers

34. No aluminum blocks or magnetos.

35. All driveshafts must be steel and painted white.

36. Must have dries haft loop.

37. No direct drives. (sprint car type)

38. Bert or Brinn type racing transmissions ok.

39. No rack and pinion steering. Steering may be modified but must remain on left side. No center steering.

40. Steel tube quick change rearends ok.

41. Front suspension must be OEM and in stock location.

42. No aluminum suspension parts allowed.

43. Steel body non adjustable shocks only. One shock per wheel

44. Stock spindles only.

45. Lower a-frames cannot be altered or moved. Preapproved aftermarket lower control arms are legal but must remain in factory location.

46. Tube type upper a-frames are allowed and may be moved.

47. All cars must have 4 wheel working brakes.

48. Steel rotors only. No lightening or altering.

49. All calipers must be OEM.

50. 8 x 15 steel racing wheels. Bead locks ok. Must have 5 - 1" lugnuts

51. 15" 60 series DOT tires only. No Hoosiers, McCrearys, trick or fancy recaps.

E-MOD TECH RULES

If found illegal, the below will result:

1. 1st offense: Lose points and monies for night

2. 2nd offense: Lose points and monies for night and $300 fine. Must be paid at track before racing again.

3. 3rd offense: Lose points and monies for night and be disqualified for remaining of season

E-MOD CLAIM RULE

1. Any qualified UMP DIRTcar competitor has the right to claim any engine at any time during a UMP DIRTcar event. The claim is $550.00 + exchange of engine plus $50.00 for the tow truck. Claims do not include: flywheel, clutch, pressure plate, bell housing, headers, carburetor, starter, fan & pulleys, motor mount, sending units and switches for oil pressure and water temperature, carburetor adaptor, clutch ball, clutch arm, throw out bearings, dip stick or fuel pump.

2. Any driver wishing to make a claim must have taken the checkered flag in the feature and be on the same lap as the leader. The claim must be made in cash to promoter or designated DIRTcar official within 5 (five) minutes after the completion of the feature. The driver must have the claim payment and his/her UMP DIRTcar current/valid license available – a third party cannot provide these items to the claiming driver. (Yearly membership runs from February 1 through January 31.) All claims, positive or negative, must be reported immediately to UMP DIRTcar headquarters by the event promoter. No driver can make over 2 (two) claims in UMP DIRTcar within the same year. A driver can claim another driver’s engine only once during the year. Only the engine of the event winner can be claimed. In case of multiple claims on the same engine, the engine will go to a qualified driver who finished the furthest back in the field on the lead lap. No driver may claim an engine if he/she has caused a caution period. If a claim is refused, the claim is not held against the claiming driver. The motivation behind claiming is to keep the prices affordable and create competitive racing.

3. Any driver making a claim must drive his/her car immediately after the finish of the feature, under its own power, directly to the claiming area. Only drivers and officials are allowed in the claiming area. Claiming area must be designated by the promoter to all drivers at the driver’s meeting prior to the feature event. The feature winner must go to the claiming area immediately following the finish of the feature event. If no driver comes immediately to the claiming area, the winner may proceed to the pits.

4. The first sell/no sell or trade of the engine by the driver being claimed is considered binding.

5. Only a qualified driver may claim an engine and only the winning driver may agree to sell.

6. Refusal to sell forfeits all cash, trophies and contingency winnings for the feature as well as all UMP DIRTcar State and Nationals points’ award for that night. Any driver refusing to sell his/her engine the first time is fined $200.00 and is suspended from racing at any and all UMP DIRTcar sanctioned race tracks and events for 1 (one) week. The second infraction for a driver refusing to sell their engine carries a $600.00 and suspended for 4 (four) weeks.

7. All claimed engines must be removed from the car at the track. The buyer must examine the engine before removal. Once removal has started, the sale is final. Any sabotage to claim an engine will result in the saboteur being suspended from all UMP DIRTcar races for 30 (thirty) days and until the fine of $1,000.00 is paid to UMP DIRTcar

8. To claim an engine, the claiming driver must have raced at least 1/2 (one-half) of the sanctioned events at the sanctioned track where the claim is made or at least the last 3 (three) consecutive feature events at that track. A driver can have his/her engine claimed at any time. No claim can be made against a driver on his/her first night at a sanctioned track.