2010 RULES FOR DARKE COUNTY TRACTOR PULLS

1. Contests are open to farm tractors of manufactur with rubber tires. No dual tires or tire chains permitted
2. . Div II Antique Classes driver must be at least 14 years of age and have written permission from parent or guardian. All other classes driver must be at least 16 years of age to pull.
All drivers under 18 years old must have written permission from parent or guardian
3. Pull is ended when tractor stalls or forward motion stops, or determined by flagman
4. Tractors rechecked after pull if there is any question of rule violation
5. Weight includes driver. No driver changes after weigh in.
6. Weights must be securely fastened to tractor.
7. No portion of tractor may interfere with sled or sled hitch during pull
8. Any excess fluid loss on the track will be grounds for disqualification
9. Any external part falling on the track will mean automatic disqualification
10. Contest to be governed by judges with all decisions final
11. No alcoholic beverages allowed.
12. Safety equipment: Beginning 2011 all fast class pullers must properly wear DOT approved helmet and fire jacket/pants.
13. An area 6" wide and 12" high immediately above the drawbar must be free of all obstructions, including weights, for ease of hooking and unhooking. Also PTO shaft can not be running at time of hooking or unhooking from the sled
14. No refunds of entry fees in any and all classes
15. Drawbar must be at least 18" long from the center of rear axle to point of hook. Drawbar must be stationary in all directions.
16. Pullers must furnish clevis or D-ring with minimum 3"x3 3/4" hole for sled hook
17. No pulling from center link linkage
18. No center link drawbar supports
19. Pro Stock rules apply for Pro Stock, Super Stock rules applies to Super Stocks in any COMBINED classes
20. No cut tires ANY Farm Stock classes
21. Antique Rules shall be Division II rules.
22. Order of pull subject to change

2010 ALTERED GAS TRUCK RULES

1. Class will be #6200 lbs with driver. Factory drive train, one ton or smaller, hanging weights allowed. (No dual wheels allowed)
2. No bigger than a single carb 4150 series, no dominator's or predator's, no after market fuel injections or turbos. No nitrous, alcohol or pressurized fuel
3. The motor cubic inch limit is 516 max. No aluminum or billet heads, only cast iron heads are allowed. No sheet metal intakes. Over-the-counter intakes are allowed.
4. A maximum of 134 inch wheel base, from center to center fo the axles. Must have working axle brakes on front or rear. No drive train brakes. No gutting of the truck. Trucks must have a bed and a solid floor made of metal or wood, with inner fender and all factory glass. Only one seat is required. No tail gate is required
5. There is no tire size limit. No cutting of tires are allowed. Tires must be "D.O.T." approved. Open headers must exit down under the truck.
6. Solid suspension can be welded or bolted. Narrowing of the rear ends are allowed.
7. Pulling hitch pivot point will not be more forward than the center of the rear axle and not above top of the frame rail and must be a minimum of 46 inches from the center of the rrear axle to the hook point. The hitch height must be 26 inches and must not have side to side movement or up and down movement. The hitch must be 3" x 3 3/4" or larger for the hook to drop in.
8. Only the bracket and weights are to be on the front of the truck. Weight bracket must be well secured to frame and the weights secured to the bracket. Weights and bracket must not exceed 60 inches from the center of the front axle and be no wider than 50 inches off of the center of the truck. The truck will be disqualified if the weights hit the ground.
9. MANDATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Seat belts, kill switch, fire extinquisher, drive shaft loops, yoke cover, helmet and fire jacket with long pants, if wearing shorts you must wear fire proof pants over them. Metal sled bump stops must be 8 inches from hook point. The bell housing must have a plate on the bottom to cover inspection hole. All trucks must pass safety inspection before each pull.
10. Contestant will have 2 attempts within 75 feet except in pull off. All protest must be made before trucks are hooks to the sled. First time pullers that do not meet rules can pull one time but the truck has to meet safety rules listed under number 9. The next time you must meet all the rules.

2010 DCTPA 2.6 #8000 DIESEL TRUCK RULES

1. 8000lb weight limit with driver
2.Must pull off a Reese type hitch, mounted solid to the frame with no movement. Reinforcements permitted. Must have a 5/8" grade 8 bolt w/ nut to replace tubing pin. Must be a solid tube. Hooking point must be the furthest point back of the truck and a maximum of 26" high on 4wd trucks.
3. No nitrous, propane, water, or methanol injection, #1, #2 or bio-diesel only
4. Limited to a single turbocharger 2.6 inducer bore on the compressor side. The inlet will be checked with a 2.65" plug. NO bushings. Twins are permitted as long as they are O.E.M for that truck.
5. Kill switch required - air or fuel shut off or both
6. Driveshaft loops and u-joint shields required on all rear u-joints and u-joint at front differential (shileds must be 1/4" steel or 3/8" aluminum thick and 6" wide) at least one loop on each driveshaft.
7. An OEM-style suspension is mandatory. Traction bars are permitted, they must be bolt on only, welds are permitted for attachment to the frame or axle housing. The rear suspension may be blocked SOLID to elimiinate travel. Must have one working shock per wheel
8. Hanging weight allowed maximum 60 inches from center of the front axle
9.Safety equipment required fire extinguisher, hlemet, and seat bel. Safety equipment recommended: bumper bars, blow proof bell housing and clutch blanket, single layer or better fire jacket.
Jackets and pants will be required in 2011 season.
10.Exhaust must point straight up and have two bolts crossed in the pipe as close to the turbo as practical. 2 -3/8" bolts grade 5 or better
11. Must be a factory engine and drivetrain from a 1 ton or smaller truck
12. Must be street legal. Stock appearing. Must have working head, tail, reverse lights. Can remove a headlight. DOT approved tires only - NO cut or sharpened tires
13. All trucks must be safety teched & weighed in before 1st truck of the class goes down the track. Top 5 trucks will be re-teched after the pull. (If running behind scheudle get ahold of an official)
14. Judge's decision is final
15. Mut be a member of DCTPA to run for points

2010 10,500lb PRO FARM RULES

1. Tire size maximum 20.8 farm cut tires are allowed.
2. Frame alterations: must have OEM frame rails with stock wheel base
3. All tractors can run P pump or smaller (one plunger per cylinder)
4. Any size turbo
5. Water injection optional. NO nitrous oxide, alcohol, or propane-Diesel fuel only
6. Must have OEM intake and exhaust manifolds with alterations for turbo mounting permitted
7. Kill Switches - Tractor must be equipped with a dead man throttle and only one linkage allowed to the pump. Air shut-off valve has to be operated by the sled and accessible to the operator.
8. No front weights extending more than 24" beyond forwards most point of tractor
9. Must have wide front end; front tires must tract rear tires
10. Must have electric fans. No OEM fans
11. Wheelie bars required. Must be able to carry weight of tractor. Pad must be a minimum of 10 square inches with a maximum height of 10 inches from ground level.
12. Weight classes: 10,500 # - Cubic inches maximum 680.
13. Must have Scatter Blanker around clutch required
14. Must wear fire suit when pulling. Fire extinguisher must be on tractor. Roll Cage is mandatory. Helmets AND seatbelt must be worn
15 Must have ladder bars and side shields
16. Steel flywheels, clutch and pressure plate - MANDATORY

2010 DCTPA HOT ROD ANTIQUE RULES - SMALL BLOCK

1. Tractor
Weight 5800 Lb
2. Tire Size
18.4x38 Maximum
3. Driver Age
Must be 16 years of age to pull. All drivers under 18 years old must have writtem permission from parent or guardian
4. Age of Tractor
1972 and older, no home-made tractors
5. Fuel
Gasoline fuels only, no alcohol, no nitrous oxide, no oxygen accelerate no nitrogen methanol, and no propylene oxide. Racecar gasoline may be used
6. Draw Bar
Drawbars must not exceed 18 inches in height for small block tractors (17 inches in height for the single grandfathered big block) . Must not be less than 18 inches from center of axle to hooking point. No part of drawbar may extend rearward beyond point of hook. Drawbars must be stationary in all directions. No clevis.
7. Engine, Manifold, Carburator, Ignition
Engine must be 410 cubic inches or smaller, for small blocks. Must be a cast block, cast heads, and maximum eight cylinders. Two valves, one spark plug per cylinder. Camshaft in block. Any manifold, up to one four barrel naturally aspirated carburator. Holley 4150 HP Pro Series. No flowed carburators, no predators, no dominators. No fuel injection, no throttle based injection. Headers or open exhaust are allowed. Headers must exit in an upward direction. ALL IGNITIONS MUST USE MSD SYSTEM WITH 8000 RPM LIMITER CHIP
Double carburater spring recommended
8. Hood, Grill, Frame, Transmission, Rear end, Axle
Must be for that make and model and must maintain stock appearance and dimension. Wide front ends may be homemade but must maintain stock appearing wheelbase.
9. Total Length of Tractor
Maximum length 11' from center of rear axle to the furthest point forward, including weights.
10. Safety Equipment
Wheelie bars, kill switches, fire extinguishers, fenders, blow proof damper pulley and must be shrouded. SFI flywheels and pressure plates scatter blanket or steel shields, engine side shields. Drive shaft from bell housing to transmission must be shielded. Cages required, SFI cages recommended, driver helmet and fire suit required. No steel fans. All tractors must have wide front axle with minimum of 32 inches between inside of tires. All electric fuel pumps must be wired to kill switch. Roll cages are mandatory.

2010 DIV 2 RULES - CLASSES - 4500, 5500, 6500, 7500, 8500

AGE OF DRIVER
Drivers must be 14 years of age or older. Those under 18 years of age must have written parental/guardian permission.

AGE OF TRACTOR
1957 and older

DRAW BARS
Draw bars must not exceed 18 inches in height or less than 18 inches from center of axle to hooking point. No part of draw bar may extend rearward beyond point of hook. Draw bars must be stationary in all directions. No clevis.

WEIGHTS
Weights must not extend rearward beyond rear tires and cannot be more than 11 feet from the center of the rear axle to the furthest point forward. No more then 12" from side of rear tire.

TIRES
No radial tires, steel wheels, duals. Two-wheel drive only. No cut tires Manufactured data must be intact. Tire size will be 15.5x38 or 14.9x38. Maximum footprint per Firestone tire chard D170, 200 sq. in Any rim width. 18.4x38 in the 7500# no aluminum rims.

FUEL
Gas, diesel or LP fuels only. No alcohol or nitrous oxide fuels may be used in tractors. Gas is allowed a maximum of 750 specific gravity. All tractors are subject to random fuel checks. Tractors manufactured to use diesel fuel only cannot be converted to gas or LP.

RPM'S
Rpm's allowed will be determined by the Nebraska test chart. Any tractor not listed will use manufacturer's data. A 10% margin of error will be permitted. All tractors to have positive throttle stops.

SPEED LIMIT
Any gear, speed limit, 3 mph, to be checked by radar. No shifting of TA's. Allowed two beeps, the full lenght of track, 3rd beep is an automatic disqualification.

CARBURATORS
Replacement carburators with no modification of carburator or manifold. Overhang of carburator to manifold is not allowed. Only stock appearing manifolds are allowed. Tractors must be naturally aspirated. No turbos or blowers, except Olive 99GM, etc. Enhanced electrical systems permitted in all classes. No rev limiters.'

ENINGINE, FRAMES, TRANSMISSION, REAR END, AXLE
Tractors must have the stock engine, frames, transmission, rear end and axle housings or manufacturer's replacement. Stock heads and their replacements are to remain unchanged in outside appearance. No (7) main blocks in Oliver's; no (12) port heads; no (99) heads. AC/WC/WD/WD45 can use D-17 engine; I H, 350; M, 450, JA A/BIG can use power blocks. No M-M (800) heads or blocks. Dual exhaust not allowed except after stock manifold.

OTHER RESTRICTIONS
Oliver 88, Farmall M, Massey 44, MM-U, JD-G, Case-CJD, JD-A 1940 and up and like size tractors are not allowed in classes below 4500#. Massey 33, Oliver 77, JD-A 1939 and down and like size tractors are not allowed in classes below 4000#.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Wheelie bars, kill switches, all electric fuel pumps must be wired to the kill switch.

2010 DARKE COUNTY #9000 FARM STOCK TRACTOR RULES

1. Diesel Fuel
2. No Nitrous, Alcohol or Propane
3. One turbo
4. Diesel A pump limit
5. 3250 RPM limit
6. #9000 18.4x38 tire limit no cut tires
7. Pres steel wheels are allowed
8. Must have wheelie bars separate from drawbar
9. Must have all sheet metal on tractor
10. Must have factory or after market fenders
11. Must have factory or after market wide front end
12. No center link or turnbuckles above center line of rear axle
13. 20" Hitch height Max.
14. Kill switch a must
15. All decisions by judges are final
16. Ladder bars
17. Side shield suggested

Electric fan suggested no steel fans,
18. 2 3/8 bolt through exhaust outlet pipe
19. Dead man throttle is a must
20. Helmet, Fire Suit & 5-pt Harness are a must
21. Blanket or steel shield around clutch
24. Roll cages are mandatory
25. Must have steel fly wheel