GENERAL RULES:

• All drivers must have a valid driver's license.

• Drivers under the age of 18, a MINOR RELEASE must be obtained and
  signed by your parents/guardians for the 2023 racing season. No one
  under the age of 18 will be allowed to race until an original signed release
  has been submitted to Rock Falls Raceway staff.

• All drivers (and passengers if applicable) must wear a NHRA approved
  helmet.

• Passengers are not permitted during bracket races.​

• ALL safety equipment to be current and unaltered, per the NHRA Rulebook.

• Absolutely NO Anti-Freeze allowed in your race vehicle's cooling system.

• Oil containment device required on all vehicles running 9.99 or quicker.

• All dial-ins must be visible on the right-hand side of your race vehicle.

• Once a driver has pre-staged, you have accepted your dial-in.

• Drivers in competition, if for any reason you feel you have the incorrect lane assignment or pairing, stop in the lanes and get the attention of an Official. Just like your dial-in, once you pre-stage, you have accepted the run. No re-runs will be given.

• Lane assignments are as follows: Left Lane ODD numbers. Right Lane EVEN numbers. Listen to the PA or Rock Falls Radio 90.9FM for your call.

• IF there is an uneven number of cars in line, the 1st car will be given lane choice.

• ABSOLUTELY no one under the age of 16-years-old without a valid state driver's license may operate a support vehicle at ANY time (golf carts, pit bikes, etc.).

• Round Robin! Once the call has been made for Round Robin, you will have 15-minutes from your class's last pair turning off of the track to return to the Staging Lanes.

• Once cars have been called to the staging lanes, absolutely no warming up on the return roads.

• Competitors, please stay in your assigned lanes all the way to the front of the staging area.

• Auxiliary Pit Vehicles (golf carts, pit bikes, etc.) please park in Lane 8 or in the dashed (///) lines near the starting line.

• ABSOLUTELY NO skateboards or bikes in the Staging Lanes.

• No glass bottles allowed.

• ALL Semi Finalists & Finalists, lane choice will be determined by a coin flip regardless of what lane you pull up in.

• NEW Street Bike Class Rules: 6" over on swing arm max, DOT tire (no slicks), foot shift, no wheelie bar, no electronics.

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EQUIPMENT NOTE:

• For all 10.00 to 13.99 closed-bodied cars, either an open-face or a full-face Snell: M2015, M2020, SA2015, SA2020, SFI: 31.1/2015, 31.1/2020, FIA: 8860-2010, 8860-2015 or 8860-2018 helmet with or without a shield is mandatory. 

• For all 10.00 and slower dune-buggy-type vehicles and all 10.00 to 13.99 open-bodied front-engine or rear-engine supercharged, turbocharged, nitrous, or naturally aspirated cars, a full-face Snell: M2015, M2020, SA2015, SA2020, FIA: 8860-2010, 8860-2015 or 8860-2018 helmet and shield mandatory (goggles prohibited). 

• For all 9.99 and quicker closed-bodied cars, a full-face Snell: M2015, M2020, SA2015, SA2020, FIA: 8860-2010, 8860-2015 or 8860-2018 helmet mandatory; shield permitted (goggles prohibited). For all 9.99 and quicker open-bodied front-engine or rear-engine supercharged, turbocharged, or nitrous cars, a full-face Snell: SA2015, SA2020, FIA: 8860-2010, 8860-2015 or 8860-2018 helmet and shield mandatory (goggles prohibited). For all 9.99 or quicker open-bodied front-engine or rear-engine naturally aspirated cars, a full-face Snell: M2015, M2020, SA2015, SA2020, FIA: 8860-2010, 8860-2015 or 8860-2018 helmet and shield mandatory (goggles prohibited). See General Regulations 10:7.

• Seatbelts required.

• Long pants and sleeved shirts are required - no shorts, nylon pants, or tank tops.

• Closed toe shoes are required - no sandals, flip flops, or crocs allowed.

• Outdated equipment is prohibited from running.

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All race vehicles must go through and pass tech inspection pursuant to the NHRA RULEBOOK. If your vehicle doesn't meet tech inspection requirements, admission fee will not be refunded and you will receive a max tech card credit of $60 (adult) or $25 (junior) to use at a future Rock Falls Raceway event. Cash refunds will not be issued. All refunds are issued as a credit.