2.All vehicles must be in neutral or park while being hooked and unhooked and must have a working red light for reverse while backing. No revving of motors.
3.All vehicles must have an automatic ignition kill switch.
4.All vehicles must have a minimum of 2 pound ABC with gauge dry chemical fire extinguisher secured to the vehicle and convenient to the driver.
5.All vehicle engines equipped with a harmonic balancer or steel hub must be shrouded with 1/4" steel no more than 1" away in any direction of rotation, 360 degrees to be securely fastened, with a minimum of 2 ears, each extending 1" in front of the hub. A bolt in the crankshaft to hold damper pulley in place is also required.
6.A deflection shield is required on both sides of all engines. Shield must extend the complete length of the block and be securely fastened. Shield to be made of .060 thick aluminum or safety blanket material, shielding on all engines must extend from base to head or the upper most point of piston travel to 2" below bottom center of crankshaft throw and be securely fastened.
7.Seat belts are required. Seat belts and helmet must be worn while pulling.
8.Drawbar must be equipped with steel hitch no less than ½" or no more than 3/4" thick with a minimum opening of 3" in diameter. A 3" hole must be within drawbar to be stationary in all movement. Maximum length is no more than 3' long, no shorter than 2'6" from center of rear axle. Maximum height shall be 26" from top of hitch parallel to the ground. Hitch must be constructed for fast hooking and unhooking. Pulling point must be within 1 ½" from back edge of hitch and no less than ½".
9.All drive line u-joints must be enclosed 360 degrees shield1/16" steel or 1/8" aluminum. Shields must be close enough to joint to restrain any broken parts joint should not be visible from side, top or bottom.
10.Each drive shaft must have a minimum of 2 loops. If vehicle has a shaft between transmission and rear end no longer than 24" one loop properly centered. Two piece shafts must have 4 loops.
11.Loop location to be no less than 6" and no more than 12" on solid end of shaft and 1" past stud on end with slip joint, or 3 loops evenly spaced so that if slip joint breaks shaft cannot drop.
12.Loop material shall be made of steel no less than 3/4" wide, 1/8" thick, if aluminum minimum of 1/4" thick. Maximum clearances to be 2" horizontally and 8" both ways vertically.
13.If original vehicle has doors, they must be kept on and closed. Flip top body’s must have an escape hatch in the roof, front or back.
14.If battery is inside cab, it must be safely secured and enclosed.
15.All vehicles with flywheels must have SFI approved housing or housing must be shielded 360 degrees with 1/4" steel automatics must be shielded 360defees with 1/4" steel around flywheel area.
16.Hand throttles must be spring loaded. Motor must come to an idle when hand is taken off the throttle. Foot throttle must be equipped.
17.All vehicles must have wheelie bars. Wheelie bars must be able to support the weight of the vehicle. Wheelie bars must not stick out further back than the rear fo the vehicle and parallel to the ground.
18.Vehicles must have a presentable bed or flatbed.
19.No fuel tanks, radiators, water hoses, fuel pressure gauges, fuel pumps, fuel lines inside cab.
20.Maximum tire size is 31x15.50x15. Tractor lug type tire will be allowed. No duel wheels, tire studs, chains or paddle tires.
21.Maximum length of vehicle is 15' including weights.
22.Engine size shall not exceed 400 CU. IN. small block. Cast iron blocks and heads only.
23.All exhaust must exit vertically or straight back under the truck.
24.No injectors, blowers, or turbo, Single carb only.
25.Weight classes will be 2900 lbs. This weight includes the truck and driver.
26.All driveline brakes shall be shielded 360 degrees, 1/4" steel, 4" wide.
27.Any engine drive fan must have 1/16" minimum metal 360 degrees around the fan blade. Shroud shall be no more than 1" from radiator care to 1/4" past rear of blade.
28.NO PASSENGERS (DRIVERS ONLY) NO EXCEPTIONS.
29.If you are 1st puller and you pull out of bounds you do not get the option of a repull, also if you are 1st puller and want to take advantage of your repull option you must tell the officials immediately following your pull you cannot wait for others to pull before stating you want to repull.
