Calder parks new Saftey regulations.

[COOKIE!]

Here are the new safety regulations that Calder park have implemented as at last friday night ( 5/8/05 )

Definatly worth a read

Calder Park Legal Off Street and Open Drag Racing
Safety Requirements

Calder Park Racing Promotions Pty Ltd have recently updated the scruiteneering regulations.
These rules and regulations have been put in place to make Calder Park as safe and pleasant as possible for all competitors and officials. At all times whilst on the premises please abide by the rules and regulations. Keep safe and enjoy your racing.

All vehicles and motorcycles must meet the Calder Park scruiteneering standards.
In the event of any disagreement on whether your vehicle meets the standards the final decision will rest with the Chief Scruiteneer who will decide if your vehicle is safe to race. Remember at all times we are only looking after your safety.

General Rules and Regulations:
All vehicles require the following items:

• Radiator overflow bottles
• Accelerator return springs
• Batteries must be securely clamped
• Appropriate braking systems
• Appropriate steering systems
• Plugged holes in firewall
• Plugged rear parcel shelves, rear firewalls for any vehicles usingN2O
• All vehicles using Nitrous Oxide must display on the outside of the vehicle in the area where the bottle is located the approved marker. In addition the approved sticker is to be placed on the outside of the windscreen in the top left hand corner
• The approved yellow sticker with N20 printed in black
• No loose items inside the driver/passenger compartments. All other items must be secured inside the vehicles boot/trunk

All competitors must follow all speed signs and officials directions at all times. Speed/Burnouts are to be kept to their appropriate areas at all times. If you fail to obey the rules you will be asked to leave the premises.

Licence: A driver’s licence is required. Learner’s permits will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Drivers Seat: It is mandatory that all seats are firmly attached to the vehicle.

Seat Belts/ Harnesses:
Vehicles running 11.99 or slower require a minimum quick release 3 point lap sash complying with the current Australian Standard.

Vehicles running 11.98 sec or 110 mph or quicker require a minimum quick release 4 point harness complying with the current Australian Standard.

Any vehicle running between 130mph or quicker requires a 5 point harness incorporating a crutch strap.

Safety Helmets: All racers must wear Safety Helmets when entering, racing and leaving the race track. Please wait until you have stopped your vehicle before removing your helmet. Safety Helmets must comply with Australian Standard. Safety helmets are available for hire from the Calder Park administration office for those who do not possess one.



Roll Cage: All vehicles running 11.00 sec (1/4 mile) or slower are not required to have a roll cage fitted but may be fitted if you wish to do so.

All vehicles running between 10.99 sec & 10.00 sec and under 140mph (1/4 mile) must be fitted with a roll cage.

A roll cage must have a single roll over hoop covering the full width of the driver’s compartment with 2 bolted back stays and a bolted intrusion bar. Utilities may use a 4 point roll cage with intrusion bars/diagonals on both sides and single diagonals in main roof hoop.

All other vehicles running faster that 9.99 or 140 mph are required to be fitted with a full 6 point roll cage. Vehicles, where the body may be separated from the chassis/roll cage in an accident, mesh or net, are required to be fitted with a roll cage over the driver’s head in order to retain the driver’s limbs within the cage area in the event of a roll over.

Parachute: All vehicles reaching 140 mph must be fitted with single chute.
Open ****pits: Convertibles, roadsters and any other open ****pit vehicle running between 11.00 sec to 12.99 sec are required to be fitted with a single rollover hoop covering the full width of the driver’s compartment.

Tailshaft Loop: All vehicles running 11.99 sec or quicker are required to be fitted with a tailshaft loop,

Wheels and Studs: Hub caps and clip on wheel rims must be removed before competing at Calder Park Racing Promotions. Scruiteneers will check for loose wheel nuts and cracked or damaged wheels.

All vehicles are required to be fitted with the minimum of wheel studs as original manufactures specifications.

All vehicles are required to have wheel nuts on all wheel studs.

Vehicles running quicker than 10.98 sec are required to be fitted with open ended wheel nuts. Factory alloy wheels may use original nuts and studs.

Tyres: Tyres of the same construction are required front and rear, vehicles using rear slick tyres are required to be fitted with front conventional non radial tyres.

Protective clothing: All drivers and riders are required to wear full covering. I.e. long sleeves, long pants, socks and closed toe shoes. Motor cycle riders running 10.50 sec are required to wear full leathers or similar or greater durability. Leather boots must be worn.
Race suits are required for drivers of vehicles that have manufactured firewalls, front floors and non factory design windscreens.



Can a mod please make this a sticky point.
Cheers
Anthony

[alto]

4 point harness for 110mph+ - WTF :confused:

have these new rules been implemented?

Looks like there will be a few drop outs for SLY's day at calder :bash:

[COOKIE!]

4 point harness for 110mph+ - WTF :confused:

have these new rules been implemented?




From what i was told today as of last week, Im sure for the next few weeks they will go easy though.

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

Ill be shopping around 2morrow for the cage, 4 point harness, loop, stickers & over flow bottle.

[DRIFTY LS1]

Dont get too ****y yet mate still .01 away you old fat prick

[RIDE:42]

at least you will get more than 2-3 runs in now on a fri nite :lol:
oh well it`s back to the streets :p

[Malcolmsp]

4 point harness for 110mph+ - WTF :confused:

have these new rules been implemented?

Looks like there will be a few drop outs for SLY's day at calder :bash:

These rules are the same as ANDRA almost to the word!

cheers
Mal

[SLE355]

So a normal Commodore seat belt wont pass if you run more than 110mph?

[HSVJPL]

Just a question,

Why have these new rules been adopted??

I have been to a few street meets this year and they seem to run fine & safely in the current format.

4 point harness for 110+mph, that will cover more than half the regular competitiors, what a joke.

[Gareth@Willall]

Dont get too ****y yet mate still .01 away you old fat prick

What he said :lol: :hide:

But as has been stated 50% LS1's run 110MPH. I think the 4 point harness is a joke at those speeds. Sure its safer but no one will rock up if they have rules like that :rolleyes:
Do people in the NT need a harness to drive there everyday car over 176KM/HR? I dont think so!! :confused: And thats on a highway with animals and other cars all over the place :bash:

I cant wait till AIR tries to implement this....... The turnout is minimal now imagine when most of the customers cant even race :lol:

[COOKIE!]

O.K i have just got off the phone with Calder managment and they have told me that there will be a certain amout of lenience in the first few weeks of these new rules. If your car runs a 11.0 or a 12.5 or whatever and you are in breach of the rules you will be told that the next time you go there that the rules that apply to you must be met before you can race again.
i.e you run a 11.2@120 and you dont have the loop and harness that you will have to have them in before you can race there again.

When you go through scrutinering you will have to sigh this same paper with the rules and regs on it and if your car is outside the rules you will not be able to race "if you have been warned about it in the past".

They are now keeping records with details of drivers and cars so that theses rules are a go go well before there summer season.

The one MAJOR thing i was told me that this is for your saftey and "if you are that into your cars performance then you should be into your own saftey as well" and that it was not to piss anyone off but to set a Safe and enjoyable event for all.



well ill throw this out to you all know for your thoughts...


Anthony

[VX SS]

So whats the problem its pretty obvoius two months ago that Calder wants to go real drag racing in the future. If AIR adopts this it means that everybody is playing on a even field across Australia.

You boys are still lucky that you have Heathcote on a Sunday.

[BOBGEN111]

The 110+mph/harness rule is a bit steep but for me is ok as I was going to put one in any way to use al mallala so it does not hurt me at all.

[pagey]

So the guy that rocks up in his $300k AMG & runs xxmph needs to go and hack it up and put a harness & cage in it...

Boy I feel for you guys down there.. I really do

But at least it is for your own saftey.. jus like speed cameras. :rolleyes: :hide:

[markone2]

Boy I feel for you guys down there.. I really do

But at least it is for your own saftey.. jus like speed cameras. :rolleyes: :hide:


Don't feel to hard Mr Pagey ;) ............we run under the exact same ANDRA rules....

[ProVK]

About time we got some rules back at calder, its the first step towards possibl getting some real drag racing back there.

For the guys running 11.99-10.99 is a harness really that much of a hassle, seen some pretty neat parcel shelf mounting bars for harnesses in late moedl cars.

[STATIE]

Yeh - but what about the utes?

I agree no major hassle even though the 110MPH is a bit low - most manuals would fit into that category.

[COOKIE!]

About time we got some rules back at calder, its the first step towards possibl getting some real drag racing back there.

For the guys running 11.99-10.99 is a harness really that much of a hassle, seen some pretty neat parcel shelf mounting bars for harnesses in late moedl cars.
It isnt just the harness its the tail shaft loop as well and the fact that the utes dont have a parcel shelf like us sedans.

[BossV8]

Is heathcote due for thse rule changes also?

Does anyone know whether Calder is still scheduled for a track overhaul and getting back to national Drag racing? There was talk of multi millions going back into it, then apparently it dropped off, lately no-one seems to know....

[sloone]

It isnt just the harness its the tail shaft loop as well and the fact that the utes dont have a parcel shelf like us sedans.
Given that my VX has a 2 piece tailshaft does that mean I have to put in 2 or 3 loops? Cause who knows where it is going to break?

[pagey]

Don't feel to hard Mr Pagey ;) ............we run under the exact same ANDRA rules....


Well where is your 4 point harness sir!!

[sloone]

For the guys running 11.99-10.99 is a harness really that much of a hassle, seen some pretty neat parcel shelf mounting bars for harnesses in late moedl cars.
Another piece of eye catching modification for the police to pull us over for.

Will I adopt all this stuff in a lease car?
Probably not cause at the end of the lease I will just get rid of it and it's not worth it to not lease a car for the amount of K's I do.
So unless Heathcote don't change their rules, then no more drags for me and limited mods from this point forward. No point wasting money on a car I can't use anywhere.
Interesting that bikes only have to go full leathers @ quicker than 10.5, I'd hate to be sliding down the track at over 100mph just in jeans.

[ProVK]

Another piece of eye catching modification for the police to pull us over for.

Will I adopt all this stuff in a lease car?
Probably not cause at the end of the lease I will just get rid of it and it's not worth it to not lease a car for the amount of K's I do.
So unless Heathcote don't change their rules, then no more drags for me and limited mods from this point forward. No point wasting money on a car I can't use anywhere.
Interesting that bikes only have to go full leathers @ quicker than 10.5, I'd hate to be sliding down the track at over 100mph just in jeans.

Removal of a harness could be done in no time at all, even at the track before you drive home. Most of them an be brought with quick release clips that hook onto some eye bolts.

[ProVK]

It isnt just the harness its the tail shaft loop as well and the fact that the utes dont have a parcel shelf like us sedans.

Im sure there must be a simple way in ute to mount a harness, i know my VS is easy, but there must be someone on here with a VU-Y=Z Ute with a harness mounted up.

Tailshaft loops are simple and a very good idea, how many LS1's have i read about on here snapping some component in the tailshaft from rubber donughts to the actual shafts ends, plenty. ide rather be safe than sorry.

[lucas]

I looked into a harness about a year ago for the occasional circuit run. I wanted something that would not require any interior mods and thought I'd be able to use the child restraint at the back.

Using the child restraint was fine, and the outside of the driver's seat would have been ok (probably had to replace the standard bolt with something with an eye in it, but that was fine).

The problem I found was on the inner side of the seat where the buckle is. I could not find a harness with a standard buckle connector thing on that side, and there was no room down there to fit the connectors they did have.

If anyone has a product/supplier/fitter that can easily come on and off the late model sedans without requiring much, if any, interior changes to the car, I'd be forever in your debt for some pointers :)

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

Harnesses

Important Fitting Hints

Never fix your harness in the area shown as ‘NO’. If there were an accident the belts would hold the driver’s body, but break the seat with great risk to personal safety.

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Always replace your harness after any accident or excessive strain. Check webbing regularly and replace if there are signs of fatigue, wear or UV damage.

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Street Classes
Those drivers participating in vehicles not exceeding 10.99/qtr mile require:

• Long sleeved upper garment, full length trousers, shoes and socks as a minimum. Nylon and other synthetic fabrics should not be used.
•· As a minimum a 3 point racing harness meeting Australian Standard AS2596 or above
• Helmet meeting any of the following standards – Snell SA90, SA95 or SA2000. Snell M90, M95 or M2000. BS6658-85 Type A and Type A/FR. SFI 31.2, 41.2 or 31.1. AS1698

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

It isnt just the harness its the tail shaft loop as well and the fact that the utes dont have a parcel shelf like us sedans.

The Holden utes do have a small shelf behind the seat, I spoke to McDonald Bros (http://www.mcdonaldbrosracing.com.au) this morning and it is fine to mount the harness onto that shelf.

http://www.revolutionracegear.com.au have belts that are fully adjustable for a ute and you are able to cut off the extra belt.

As for the roll cage, we "ute owners" are in the shit, the cage has to be fully welded in "not bolted together", he had a look inside the ute and said it didnt look real good, very little room to mount the front part, the dash sticks out way to far.

Anyone wanna buy a nice green ute? :rolleyes:

[GMVPSS]

Bob and ANDRA have been speaking, but due to the track not meeting current ANDRA specs he will have to do a lot of work to ugrade the track and facilities to get signed off. There is talk of 2007~2008, but i dont believe it until i am on the start line with my thumb on the transbrake launching in the first round of real racing at the facility.

Have a look at WSID and Kwinanna, they all meet the new regulations. If you've ever raced at WSID and them come down to Calder you'd be in for a huge shock and you'll immediately understand why the track isnt up to spec.

How do i know these things? I am a member of the ANDRA Divisional Council and meet regularly with the Vic Division Director.

It is nice to see they're upgrading their safety specs out at Calder, but the wording looks like it came straight out of an ANDRA rule book!

Cheers guys and i'll see all the WSID racers in a few weeks when i am racing at my HOME track at the ECN.

Darren

[STATIE]

The Holden utes do have a small shelf behind the seat, I spoke to McDonald Bros (http://www.mcdonaldbrosracing.com.au) this morning and it is fine to mount the harness onto that shelf.

As for the roll cage, we "ute owners" are in the shit, the cage has to be fully welded in "not bolted together", he had a look inside the ute and said it didnt look real good, very little room to mount the front part, the dash sticks out way to far.



Booked mine in there today for the tail shaft loop and 5 point harness which will both meet ANDRA specs.

The harness will be a quick release unit which you clip in when you need it and remove when you dont.
Your original seat belt is left untouched.

All up cost - around $400 including installation.
Not as bad as I originally thought. :cool:

As far as the cage goes - NEVER.
IF I ever run a 10 I'll happily travel to Heathcote. :lol:

[RIDE:42]

see you at heathcote :)

[Redline]

see you at heathcote :) Exactly....Russell will be rubbing his hands together ;)

[BossV8]

Bob and ANDRA have been speaking, but due to the track not meeting current ANDRA specs he will have to do a lot of work to ugrade the track and facilities to get signed off. There is talk of 2007~2008, but i dont believe it until i am on the start line with my thumb on the transbrake launching in the first round of real racing at the facility.

Have a look at WSID and Kwinanna, they all meet the new regulations. If you've ever raced at WSID and them come down to Calder you'd be in for a huge shock and you'll immediately understand why the track isnt up to spec.

How do i know these things? I am a member of the ANDRA Divisional Council and meet regularly with the Vic Division Director.

It is nice to see they're upgrading their safety specs out at Calder, but the wording looks like it came straight out of an ANDRA rule book!

Cheers guys and i'll see all the WSID racers in a few weeks when i am racing at my HOME track at the ECN.

Darren


Thanks for the news Darren. Does Bob Jane seem actually very keen to get racing back at Calder park pronto or is it that the upgrades will just take a long time?

Thing is over the last 6 months a few old racers have been getting top fuellers and funny cars up to scratch along with a few new racers hoping that Calder will be racing again towards the end of the year

[GMVPSS]

BossV8. I am not sure how keen Bob is to have ANDRA racing back as i havent been part of any of the discussions, so it is hard to know.

I dont know that your statement is truely correct about racers getting cars ready for Calder. I see it as the sport is moving ahead so quickly in NSW and QLD that more victorian racers want to be part of the action, and if they dont get in now sponsorship $$$$ are going to be harder to come by if and when Calder comes back online.

These days i test at heathcote when i have to. The VDRC (Victorian Drags Racers Club of which i am the Vice President) hold proper ANDRA sanctioned race meetings at Heathcote where we have had Top Fuellers and Top Doorslammers testing along with a number of 6sec supercharged cars in the past. We also run a street class for street reg and tyred cars to try and guys like you into the sport.

I class my home track as being WSID. I have raced there 4 or 5 times in the past 12 months and then there is Willowbank where i will be travelling in november for the Nationals and June next year for the Winter Nationals. So call me crazy but if this is the only way i can be involved in real racing then that is how it has to be and i think that is what is happening to the other big racers from VIC, they just want to be part of the action.

At the moment it is late nights and long weekends working on the car to have it ready for the East Coast Nationals at WSID in a few weeks time. Lots of new parts on the car to test and pending good weather this sunday i will be testing at Heathcote.

As i said elsewhere, i will believe we're racing at calder when i am on the startline holding my transbrake down in the first round of racing. :)

Darren

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

see you at heathcote :)

You should be safe :lol:

[KiWi]

woo hoo im Calder park compliant now, Harness and tailshaft loop.

Sorry im bored

[Dee Jay]

woo hoo im Calder park compliant now, Harness and tailshaft loop.

Sorry im bored
Stir somebody up you know like all those who claim high horse power or that red is fast or some can out drive someone else surly you can do better than im safty compliant :p

[KiWi]

But i am safety compliant :booty: thats all i care about. So at least i can go to Calder, once i get my new clutch

Simon

[Wayne@GM Motorsport]

woo hoo im Calder park compliant now, Harness and tailshaft loop.

Sorry im bored

Im not :(

[VXSS346]

Hey guys, are those safety rules being enforced fully yet?
I'm thinking about going laster this year.

Cheers.

[VXSS346]

Does anyone know???

[MNR-0]

Im not :(
I didn't see you run that 10. Did anybody else? Noooooo. And we were all there. So you are good to go... :D

[COOKIE!]

Does anyone know???
Yes they are being inforced little bit by little bit BUT as said above they wil let you go if it is your first time then IF you Run a decent time they will ask you to comply the next time you are there.


Anthony

[VXSS346]

Cheers thanks,
It seems all I need is a radiator overflow bottle and a throttle return spring.
Don't think my car's fast enough for the rest. :D

[lx406]

Remember when Craig Lowndes rolled the HRT car at Calder on the front straight and went up the hill for the thunder dome? He was doing about 200 kph (125mph). He rolled that many times I'd hate to think of what would happen to a stock bodied commodore without a cage. I'm all for the safety regs. I just got installed a 6 point moly cage in my car.

If you dont like safety, go back to dandenong and race on the street. There you can dodge cars, pedestrians, hit power poles, and wait 10-15 minutes for an ambo and firebrigade to get there, buy that time you are gone. Think about it!!