Baby bangers rules
FORMULA - BABY BANGER RULES:
Formula Group Number Allocation: 50 - 99
Driver age group: 12 to 16 years of age
(If the member is 16 before or on the 1st August, they must leave this Formula on the date of their birthday. If they are 16 after the 1st August, they may continue in this Formula till the end of that season’s racing).
Cars only, ALLOWED for Baby Banger Formula:
METRO (not Rover) / FIESTA / NOVA / CORSA / MICRA / PEUGOT.106 / PUNTO – NO OTHERS
Maximum Engine Capacity: 1300 cc
This is a light contact Formula ‘Tap & Spin’ racing in a clockwise direction ONLY. There is NO waiting anywhere around the track, NO following in, NO Head-On’s, NO hitting driver’s doors & NO hitting parked or dead cars.
ALL plastic (including bumpers), glass, trim, carpets, passenger seats & the steering lock MUST be removed.
We suggest, STRONGLY ADVISE for dashboards to be removed.
The Drivers seat must be secure & strapped to the main pillar or cage, & MUST have a head rest.
A stadium Type: 2 post roll cage or 4 post roll cage MUST be used (see diagrams) & be bolted by at least 2 suitable bolts per plate (& roof if 2 post cage).
A sealed metal fuel tank not exceeding 10ltrs MUST be fixed securely inside the car, not within the engine or boot areas. The tank MUST have an overflow & a return pipe if the car is fuel-injected. All fuel pipe connections MUST be secured by jubilee type clips.
ALL water systems are to be under the bonnet. A water tank not exceeding 4 gallons may be used but MUST NOT protrude past the engine. All water pipe connections MUST be secured by jubilee type clips.
The battery MUST be securely clamped into place inside the car, not within the engine or boot areas, & covered by leak-proof material.
An Isolator/cut-out switch MUST be fitted at head height behind the driver on roll cage, clearly visible & accessible to Marshalls. ALL the electrical system MUST be through this switch.
ALL doors, boot lids & tail gates MUST be strapped, bolted or welded securely shut. Glass sun-roof’s are to be removed & replaced or covered by a metal sheet bolted or welded into place.
The Bonnet is to be secured by a MAXIMUM of 2 bolts.
NO OTHER WELDING OTHER THAN MENTIONED ABOVE IS PERMITTED.
A metal bar/plate of NOT less than 9” wide x ¼” thick MUST be positioned across the outside of the driver’s door. It MUST extend at least 3” pass the centre pillar & 3” on to the front wing. It MUST be bolted through the door pillars & to door skin by minimum of 5x 13mm bolts with no excess thread beyond the nuts.
Wheels & tyres MUST be as per fitted by the manufacture.
Any tow-bars MUST be removed.
A metal Fin-plate (12” length x 9” height) MUST be bolted to the roof, finished in white background with black numbers.
Brakes MUST lock minimum of 3 of the wheels.
All limbs of drivers are to be covered by appropriate overalls of NON-NYLON material while racing.
Crash Helmets MUST be BSI Approved & have the appropriate ‘Kite’ marking. A Crash Helmet & appropriate eye protection MUST be worn while racing.
A BSI Approved Safety Harness with minimum of 3 fixing points MUST be fitted & used as per manufactures instructions.
Breaking ANY of the Rules in this Formula will result in race &/or meeting bans. Please respect the safety of others competitors & marshals at all times.
* Any amendment to the Rules & Regulations will be displayed at the Henham Raceway office.
Formula Group Number Allocation: 50 - 99
Driver age group: 12 to 16 years of age
(If the member is 16 before or on the 1st August, they must leave this Formula on the date of their birthday. If they are 16 after the 1st August, they may continue in this Formula till the end of that season’s racing).
Cars only, ALLOWED for Baby Banger Formula:
METRO (not Rover) / FIESTA / NOVA / CORSA / MICRA / PEUGOT.106 / PUNTO – NO OTHERS
Maximum Engine Capacity: 1300 cc
This is a light contact Formula ‘Tap & Spin’ racing in a clockwise direction ONLY. There is NO waiting anywhere around the track, NO following in, NO Head-On’s, NO hitting driver’s doors & NO hitting parked or dead cars.
ALL plastic (including bumpers), glass, trim, carpets, passenger seats & the steering lock MUST be removed.
We suggest, STRONGLY ADVISE for dashboards to be removed.
The Drivers seat must be secure & strapped to the main pillar or cage, & MUST have a head rest.
A stadium Type: 2 post roll cage or 4 post roll cage MUST be used (see diagrams) & be bolted by at least 2 suitable bolts per plate (& roof if 2 post cage).
A sealed metal fuel tank not exceeding 10ltrs MUST be fixed securely inside the car, not within the engine or boot areas. The tank MUST have an overflow & a return pipe if the car is fuel-injected. All fuel pipe connections MUST be secured by jubilee type clips.
ALL water systems are to be under the bonnet. A water tank not exceeding 4 gallons may be used but MUST NOT protrude past the engine. All water pipe connections MUST be secured by jubilee type clips.
The battery MUST be securely clamped into place inside the car, not within the engine or boot areas, & covered by leak-proof material.
An Isolator/cut-out switch MUST be fitted at head height behind the driver on roll cage, clearly visible & accessible to Marshalls. ALL the electrical system MUST be through this switch.
ALL doors, boot lids & tail gates MUST be strapped, bolted or welded securely shut. Glass sun-roof’s are to be removed & replaced or covered by a metal sheet bolted or welded into place.
The Bonnet is to be secured by a MAXIMUM of 2 bolts.
NO OTHER WELDING OTHER THAN MENTIONED ABOVE IS PERMITTED.
A metal bar/plate of NOT less than 9” wide x ¼” thick MUST be positioned across the outside of the driver’s door. It MUST extend at least 3” pass the centre pillar & 3” on to the front wing. It MUST be bolted through the door pillars & to door skin by minimum of 5x 13mm bolts with no excess thread beyond the nuts.
Wheels & tyres MUST be as per fitted by the manufacture.
Any tow-bars MUST be removed.
A metal Fin-plate (12” length x 9” height) MUST be bolted to the roof, finished in white background with black numbers.
Brakes MUST lock minimum of 3 of the wheels.
All limbs of drivers are to be covered by appropriate overalls of NON-NYLON material while racing.
Crash Helmets MUST be BSI Approved & have the appropriate ‘Kite’ marking. A Crash Helmet & appropriate eye protection MUST be worn while racing.
A BSI Approved Safety Harness with minimum of 3 fixing points MUST be fitted & used as per manufactures instructions.
Breaking ANY of the Rules in this Formula will result in race &/or meeting bans. Please respect the safety of others competitors & marshals at all times.
* Any amendment to the Rules & Regulations will be displayed at the Henham Raceway office.