DDOT 2007
FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK/SUV DEMO RULES
GENERAL RULES
The general rules apply to each driver and pit personnel. Drivers’ are expected to know the rules and obey them. The rules set forth have been designed to provide orderly conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury, death, or theft to a participant, spectator, or official. These rules shall govern the condition of all events; and by participation in these events, all participants shall be expected to comply with these rules.
Absolutely no alcohol in the pit area before or during event. No fighting allowed. Officials’ will not tolerate any profane language/gestures before, during or after the event. No hot-rodding or speeding in the pit area. The driver/owner is responsible for his/her pit crew and their conduct and safety. All driver’s and at least one crewmember must attend the driver’s meeting. Any of the above violations subject the truck that he/she is associated with to disqualification and asked to depart from the pit area immediately and may be rejected from other events. No refunds will be given for any reason.
Officials will resolve any and all disagreements. All decisions by the officials will be final. trucks will be re-inspected before any prize money is handed out.
Ladies may compete with men. Driver’s must be 16 or older to drive and must have a valid driver’s license. All drivers’ and pit crew between the ages of 16 and 18 years of age must have guardian’s or parent’s signature prior to participation. No one in the pit area under the age of 16 allowed. All driver’s and pit crew must sign a release of liability.
A stick will be placed on all trucks competing, drivers’ must break it when finished or told to do so. If driver is bending stick but cannot break it, officials’ will break it. The stick may not be put back up after it is broken.
All trucks not removed after the event will become the property of the promoter.
***OFFICIALS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ACCESS TO ANYONE, OR ANY TRUCK THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE***
SAFETY RULES
1. a Fire coat, gloves, dot full faced helmet, eye protection, and long pants ARE required while driving. Driver’s must wear seatbelt, helmet, keep arms in truck, and stay in the truck at all times, until a red flag is waved, and all the trucks have stopped, or the derby is over. Trucks must have at least one set of working brakes. A snell 95 helmet or better, neck brace, and full fire suit is highly recommended.
2. Battery must be removed from stock position and installed inside passenger compartment. It must be bolted securely to the floor with large bolts, nuts, and washers. The battery must be secured over the top with a metal strap, original gas tank strap, or stronger material. No wire, ratchet straps, bungee cords, or sheet metal screws allowed to secure battery. These are only used to secure the cover over the battery. The battery must be covered with a non-flammable material. Any bolts to secure battery must be 3/8” to 1” and washers 1” to 6”x 6” this also pertains to gas tank, transmission cooler, and driver’s seat.
3. Brace bars must be a 2”- 6” square or round metal bar, 1/8” thick placed directly behind the driver’s seat with a minimum of 6”x 6" metal plate. The plate must be at least 1/8” thick and attached to the ends of brace bar and secured to truck by bolting, or welding to the heaviest part of doorpost. It is mandatory that a dash bar and two bars connecting from dash bar along both inside front doors to bar behind seat. A roll cage may be installed inside cab, but not under hood, and may be secured to the frame. A roll loop in the box up against the cab with kickers no farther back than the front of spring shackles may be installed. There is no limit on brace bars as long as they are for safety. . pickup rev. 12/05.
4. Truck numbers AND SIGN must be placed on the roof of the truck no smaller than 12", and must be able to be read from both sides. The passenger and driver’s front doors must have numbers at least 18" tall. Both the sign and the doors must have a white background with dark colored numbers for easy visibility
5. Truck preparation, It is mandatory that all glass be removed. Broken glass, dirt, and loose debris must be swept from the truck. Do not break the door windows and leave the glass in the door. The rear seats and interior must be removed, head lights, tail lights, tail lenses, dash, chrome trim, interior and exterior door handles, door lock cylinders, license plate brackets, mud flaps, and trailer hitches must be removed prior to admittance to the race track.
6. Driving, NO HEAD ON HITS, they must be at an angle. DO NOT HIT THE DRIVER’S DOOR!!! Do not use driver’s door as a shield. Sometimes these do accidentally occur, but if it looks intentional, or careless, driver will be disqualified. No love taps, no hitting dead trucks or trucks with no stick, and no teamwork allowed. Drivers’ must hit everyone. There is a 60-second AGGRESSIVE HIT rule on all trucks. Any violations could cause disqualification. The derby will be stopped for bumpers or axles in the arena and removed for everyone’s safety.
7. Driver’s door, Optional, a MAXIMUM of 12” wide, and MAXIMUM of 1/2” thick plate, 4” past door seam to brace outside of driver’s door. The plate MUST conform to door and not stick out. No grader blades allowed anywhere.
8. FIREWALL, Any holes in firewall must be covered with a non-flammable material to prevent competitor from being sprayed by hot oil, or water.
9. Gas tank, The original tank must be removed and a leak proof fuel cell or boat tank must be mounted in the center of the box bed behind the cab between frame rails for regular cab trucks. EXT. CABS and SUV models may be in passenger compartment behind driver’s seat. No 5-gallon gas cans allowed. A PLASTIC TANK MUST BE IN A 1/8” METAL BOX AROUND ALL SIX SIDES WITH a minimum of TWO 1/2” DRAIN HOLES IN BOTTOM OF BOX FOR PROTECTION. The tank must be bolted securely to floor with large bolts, nuts, and washers. The tank must be secured over top with a chain, original gas tank strap, or stronger material. Regular cab trucks must cut a 8” hole in box to run fuel lines through and NO FUEL LINES IN CAB, ALL LINES MUST BE ALONG FRAME RAIL (This is to prevent lines from rupture). EXT. CAB and SUV models, fuel lines may pass through cab. No bungee cords, ratchet straps, sheet metal screws, or wire allowed to secure gas tank. These are only used to secure the cover over the tank. The gas tank, electric fuel pump, and all fuel lines must be covered with a non-flammable material. No straight alcohol or nitrous may be used, and there is a 6 gallon fuel limit.
10. Transmission AND ENGINE OIL coolerS also must be placed in a metal box or have a metal shield to protect against ruptures and spraying of hot oil on driver. Regular cab trucks must bolt coolers in box between frame rails behind the cab, cooler lines must be covered and go under cab. EXT. CAB and SUV models may be installed in passenger compartment only if coolers and all lines are covered with a non-flammable material (Including braided lines).
11. Windshield bars must be welded or bolted on truck, to protect the driver (3/8” bolts, nuts, and washers MINIMUM). Two bars from the top of the windshield to the dash area, one must be in center of windshield and the other between the first bar and the driver’s side. Bars must be a MINIMUM of 5/8" diameter or strap 1” wide 1/8” thick
TRUCK RULES
1. Any full size 1/2, 3/4, or 1 ton LT Truck, SUV, Suburban, or Van may compete. No compact truck, foreign truck, or passenger car allowed. 4x4’s may compete with the front drive shaft removed.
2. Bumpers must be an automotive type or LT Truck bumpers and bumper brackets in any position may be used front or rear. No aftermarket bumpers, homemade bumpers, or bumper brackets allowed, they must appear stock. All trucks MUST have bumpers on front and rear. A 4” wide 3/8” thick 12” long strap may be welded from bumper to body, front, and rear. On front bumper, the strap must not be directly in front of radiator. Bumper brackets and bumper may be welded solid. Bumpers must be stock height, 2x4 models may raise front to level with rear, but if it looks too high it is, and it will have to be let down, or not run per judge’s discretion.
3. Cab and box mounts may be removed. Body bolts may be replaced with a 5/8 to 1" bolt, with a 1/4” thick 6”x 6" washer on top and on bottom. Four ADDITIONAL bolts must be added from cab to frame, and six bolts from box to frame or a MINIMUM of 10 EXTRA bolts and 4”x4” washers MINIMUM must be added to secure body to frame.
4. Engine must only be an automotive or LT Truck type. Motor mounts may be welded, chained, or cabled and added solid engine mounts okay.
5. Extra reinforcements, No # 9 wire, sheet metal screws, chains, cables, bolts, or added metal unless specified in rules, just weld it.
6. Fenders front and rear may be rolled, welded or bolted with no added metal. pickup rev. 12/05
7. Frame must not be reinforced. The cab may welded to the frame and box to the frame and all riveted frame brackets. Frame may be repaired if broken. Use the same thickness of metal as frame to repair or just weld it. If patches are excessive in anyway they will be cut at judge’s discretion.
8. Hood must remain in factory position. The front two hood bolts must go through the front radiator support mount and frame with no spacer. Hood may be welded solid with 3/8” filler rod, or MUST be bolted, or chained in a MINIMUM of 4 locations and 6”x 6” 1/4” thick washer must be used on top of hood bolts, to keep bolts from pulling through. The bolts must be MINIMUM of 5/8” or MAXIMUM of 1”, (Bolts must not be directly in front of radiator), or MINIMUM 4 chains 3/8” thick. There must be two 12" holes cut into hood for fires and the tin may bolted or welded around each hole. All cooling fans must be covered or removed.
9. Radiator must remain in stock position. Radiator blow by tubes must be secured and remain pointing down at all times. No extra cooling allowed for radiators. Original or electric fans okay and ratchet straps may be used to secure radiator. Top of radiator support may have one piece of angle iron 2”x 2” 1/4” thick from fender to fender, and two 2”x 2” 1/4” thick angle iron from radiator support to top of frame in front of control arm/A-frame. Air conditioning condenser may be welded to front of radiator support.
10. Rear end must not be larger than 1-ton LT Truck type front or rear. The rear end may be tied to the frame in two locations with 3/8” cable or chain. Leaf spring truck springs must have a 2” stager and a MAXIMUM of 11 leaf springs. A total of 2-spring helper clamps in front of axle and 2-rear of axle per side. These clamps must only be a MAXIMUM of 2” wide and 5” long. The leaf spring mounts may be welded to the frame front, and rear.
11. Shocks may be welded solid.
12. STEERING and suspension components may be interchanged and reinforced. Steering columns maybe altered to prevent steering loss.
13. TAILGATE must be secured firmly to box or removed.
14. Tires any ply with a MAXIMUM of 31” height. Tire inside a tire, tubes, solid tires, implement tread tires, valve stem protectors and grease on tires are all okay. No water or other ballast in tires, studded tires, duel tires on rear, split rims, paddle rims, or reinforced rims. All wheel weights must be removed.
15. Welding, All cab and box seams interior and exterior may be welded. The cab and box maybe welded together, and use a fill material to fill in the gap between the cab and box. Doors and tailgate may be welded with metal no more than 4” wide maximum or 2" overlap on seam. If doors and tailgate are not welded, they must be bolted, or chained, with same size bolts or chains as hood, IN A MINIMUM OF 2 LOCATIONS PER DOOR or tailgate for safety. Tops of doors may be beat down and welded with no added metal. Rust holes or metal tears may be patched. Use a maximum of 1 layer of 18-gage metal to patch rust or tear use only enough metal to patch hole or tear or just weld it.
*REMEMBER just weld it*
Wayne Johnson, DDOT, LLC
1338 CO. RD 17
Hooper, NE 68031
Home: 402-654-2853 or Cell: 402-669-9689
pickup rev. 12/05