LUCKY 7'S COMPACT HOBO CLASS RULES
READ THIS FIRST
These rules are STRICT BUILD RULES, not suggestions.
👉 If these rules do NOT specifically say you CAN do something, you CANNOT do it.
👉 Any interpretation, measurement, or decision by tech officials is FINAL.
👉 Arguing rules, refusing changes, or attempting loopholes will result in DISQUALIFICATION with NO REFUND.

GENERAL DRIVER RULES & EXPECTATIONS
  1. Age Requirements
    • Drivers must be 16 years of age or older
    • Drivers under 18 must have a signed parental release
  2. Passengers (Riders)
    • One rider is allowed
    • Rider must be registered before the event and pay an additional entry fee
    • Rider must follow ALL event rules
    • Driver must remain the driver for the entire event
    • Only the driver is eligible for payouts
    • Driver is fully responsible for rider behavior on and off the track
  3. Pit Rules
    • Unlimited pit personnel allowed
    • ALL drivers, riders, and crew must attend pit meetings
    • All disputes will be handled at the drivers’ meeting
    • Anyone entering the pit area must:
      • Sign entry & liability forms
      • Pay pit entry fee
      • NO EXCEPTIONS
    • Authorized vehicles only in pits
    • NO personal vehicles allowed
    • 5 MPH speed limit in pits
    • Hot rodding in pits = automatic disqualification
  4. Inspection
    • Vehicles must report to tech immediately after entering pits
    • ALL vehicles must be teched 30 minutes before showtime
    • Failed inspection:
      • Repairs allowed if time permits
      • Must pass before first heat
    • NO REFUNDS for failed inspection or refusal to comply

CAR ELIGIBILITY & ENGINE
  1. Vehicle Eligibility
    • Front Wheel Drive: Maximum 112” wheelbase
    • Rear Wheel Drive: Maximum 107” wheelbase
    • 4-cylinder or V6 engines only
    • Engine must be original to the vehicle
  2. Engine Rules
    • Carburetor conversions allowed(NO PROTECTOR ALLOWED AT ALL)
    • Simplified wiring harnesses allowed
    • Headers allowed
  3. Header Protectors (STRICTLY LIMITED)
    • Header protectors ARE allowed
    • Must be bolted or welded ONLY to the header itself
    • Header protector may NOT touch, connect to, or support:
      • Engine
      • Motor mounts
      • Frame
      • Cradle
      • Cage
      • Body
      • Any other component
    • If the protector supports the engine in ANY way, it is illegal
  4. Prohibited Engine Items
    • NO cradles or lower cradles
    • NO engine protectors (other than header protector above)
    • NO carb protectors

BODY & INTERIOR PREPARATION⚠️ ABSOLUTELY NO PAINTING, UNDERCOATING, BUFFING, OR GRINDING OF FRAME OR BODY
⚠️ NO PAINT INSIDE THE CAR
👉 Cars violating this will NOT be inspected
  1. Interior Removal
    • Remove ALL:
      • Glass, mirrors, plastic
      • Chrome and trim
      • Turn signals
      • Carpet, dash, headliner
      • Rear seats and all flammable materials
    • Vehicle must be completely swept clean
  2. Hood Rules
    • Hood must remain in 100% stock location
    • Hood must open for inspection
    • Minimum 12” fire access opening required
  3. Hood Fastening 
    • Maximum 6 fastening points total
    • Two 1" all thread may be all-thread through the core support and frame. Please refer to "body mount section" for further clarification 
    • Remaining four (4) must be:
      • Two strands of #9 wire OR
      • Angle iron ONLY
        • Size: 2” x 2” angle iron
        • Thickness: 1/4” MAX
        • Length: 3” MAX per piece
        • One 3/8” bolt per piece
    • NO welding of hood or hood hardware
  4. Trunk Fastening 
    • Trunk must be fastened using ONE (1) method only
    • Six (6) fastening points TOTAL
    Option 1: Angle Iron Method
    • Six (6) pieces of angle iron used together
    • Angle iron must be:
      • 2” x 2” angle
      • 1/4” MAX thickness
      • 3” MAX length per piece
    • One 3/8” bolt per piece
    • All six pieces must be used together
    • No mixing methods
    Option 2: Welding 
    • six(6) 2"x3" pieces of 1/8 flat steel welded           
            Option 3: 9 wire
  • six(6) spots between the truck and body or speaker deck. Can't connect to the frame or bumper at all
 
  1. Body Shaping
    • Trunk lid allowed ONE 90-degree bend
    • Rear quarters may be creased
    • Fresh cars may notch/dimple rear frame rails for pre-bend
    • NO sedagoning
  2. Doors
    • Passenger doors:
      • Maximum 12” of welding per vertical seam
      • 3” x 1/8” strap only
      • If a rider is present, doors may be welded solid
    • Driver door:
      • May be welded solid
      • Door skin allowed up to 1/8” thick
      • Skin may extend 3” past seams only

BODY MOUNTS & FRAME
  1. Body Mounts
    • Must remain factory and in original locations
    • Broken mounts may be replaced with ONE piece of #9 wire only
    • NO changing body bolts
  2. Front Body Mount Exception
    • Two front mounts may be replaced with:
      • 1” all-thread
      • NO CORE SUPPORT SPACER
      • Eight (8) 3” washers
      • Four (4) nuts
      • allowed 4x4 washer on top of frame
    • Bottom nut and washer must be inside the frame
    • Rod may extend through hood
    • NO welding of any kind
    • Spacer (if used):
      • Maximum 4”
      • NOT welded
    • All-thread must remain visible
  3. Rear All-Thread Allowance
    • Two (2) pieces of 1” all-thread allowed
    • Must run STRAIGHT through frame and STRAIGHT through trunk
    • Maximum 6 nuts per rod
    • Washers must be 3” x 3” ONLY
    • ABSOLUTELY NO welding to all-thread, nuts, or washers
  4. Rear Body Mounts
    • Must remain completely stock
    • NO modification or reinforcement

CAGE & SAFETY
  1. Window Area
    • Chain or #9 wire only
    • Nothing welded to cowl or cage
    • Must prevent hood intrusion into driver compartment
  2. Cage Construction
    • 4-point square cage only
    • Maximum length: 60”
    • One 2x3 down tube per side to sheet metal only
    • Side bars:
      • Maximum 60” long
      • Maximum 6” tall
      • Must be 6” off floor
    • Cage must be 6” off firewall
    • HALO BAR IS MANDATORY
      • Must attach to backseat bar and floor sheet metal
  1. Fuel Tank Protector (Optional but Recommended)
    • Maximum 24” wide
    • Must be 8” from roof, rear, and floor sheet metal
    • Must be 4” in front of package tray
    • May tie into halo bar in a straight line only
    • Must be 8” off floor
    • Must NOT strengthen car

ELECTRICAL & CONTROLS
  1. Battery
    • Must be relocated to interior
    • Must be secured and covered
    • Must be at least 2” from firewall and cage
    • Battery box may NOT attach to firewall or cage
    • No "floor plates" allowed
  2. Airbags
    • Must be disabled
  3. Controls
    • Factory pedals, brakes, and steering column allowed OR
    • Aftermarket column and pedals allowed:
      • Must bolt through floor only
      • Must be 2” off firewall
      • Must NOT strengthen car
    • Aftermarket shifter allowed but must NOT strengthen car

BUMPERS & BRACKETSBumper Options (Choose ONE)Option 1: Factory Automotive Bumper
  • Must be a factory automotive bumper
  • May be loaded INSIDE ONLY
  • No external plating, shaping, points, or wedges
Option 2: Fabricated Replica Bumper
  • May be used instead of a loaded factory bumper
  • Maximum 4” point over a 32” span
  • ABSOLUTE MAX HEIGHT: 6” — NO EXCEPTIONS
  • NO added points, wedges, or sharpened edges
  • ABSOLUTELY NO replica pointy bumpers
  • If there is ANY question if it will pass, CALL BEFORE THE EVENT
  • If it does not meet these guidelines, officials may require it to be loaded or replaced
  • Approved examples:
    • 1974 Chevy replica
    • 1976 Chevy replica
    • WCR replicas
Bumper Brackets
  • One 4” x 12” x 3/8” flat plate per side
  • Plate must remain completely flat
  • Welded ONLY to bumper and frame
  • Side mounting ONLY
  • NO welding on top or bottom
  • NO seam welding
  • NO protectors of any kind

SUSPENSION, DRIVETRAIN & TIRES
  1. Suspension
    • Rear suspension must remain 100% stock
    • NO reinforcing of any kind
    • Factory-appearing struts only
    • Up to 2” bolt-in strut spacer on top only
    • NO welding strut towers
  2. Motor Mounts
    • Solid top motor mounts allowed (bolt-in only)
    • 2x2 material allowed for top mounts ONLY
    • 2x2 motor mount material MAY NOT connect to each other in any way
    • Lower mounts must remain stock
    • Lower mount may be reinforced with ONE 4” x 2” x 1/4” flat plate on ONE side only
  3. Rear Wheel Drive Cars
    • Rear end must be factory to vehicle
    • Welded posi allowed
    • Factory leaf or coil springs only
    • One 3/8” chain per side for ride height only
  4. Driveshaft
    • NO slider driveshafts
  5. Steering & Front End
    • Stock steering components only
    • Built struts allowed, must have factory bottoms from the car you're running.
    • Tie rods may be reinforced, ends must remain stock
    • Stock A-arms, wheel bearings, and ball joints ONLY
  6. Tires & Wheels
    • Any tire allowed including solid forklift rears
    • Full centers and valve stem protectors allowed
    • NO additional wheel bracing

REPAIR PLATES
  • Fresh/Pre-Run Cars may run:
    • 6 (6) repair plates
    • Size: 6” x 6” x 1/8”
    • Plates must remain 6” x 6”
    • Can't cut them and make them 12" long
    • Can't measure more than 6" at the longest point
    • Cutting a plate = losing the plate
    • Plates may be bent or shaped
    • Plates must be at least 1” apart including weld
    • Maximum 1/2” weld

FINAL RULES
  • NO protectors unless specifically allowed
  • NO cradles or lower cradles
  • All rust repair is AT OFFICIALS’ DISCRETION
  • Everything else must remain factory for year, make, and model
👉 IF THE RULES DO NOT SAY YOU CAN DO IT — YOU CAN’T

ContactJacob Wood
📞 (573) 375-1717
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