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F.A.S.T. HILL CLIMB RULES
In staying with the original concept of F.A.S.T., which is for our hobby to be fun, for personal satisfaction and camaraderie without financial gain, these hill climbs are also designed to be fun, sporting events, in the tradition of hill climbs that were popular in the early days of the automobile. They are for our street driven, vintage 4-bangers, for cars that were, or could have been built prior to WWII, therefore dragster style cars, rear-engined cars, multi-tube frames, narrowed axles, etc. are NOT ALLOWED. If it doesn’t say you can do it in the rules, YOU CAN’T! If you have any questions call the F.A.S.T. office or someone involved in the hill climbs before building a car or bringing one to a hill climb and find you can’t run it. Some of these climbs are close to residential neighborhoods; you may be required to have a muffler on your car. ALL OWNERS OF CARS ENTERED MUST BE F.A.S.T. MEMBERS
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS & SAFETY
SEAT BELTS: All open cars (roadsters, etc.), and all cars except stock classes S-2, S-3 and T-1 shall be equipped with securely mounted seat belts that are approved by a recognized organization such as DOT or SFI.
HELMETS: Drivers of all open cars shall wear helmets approved by DOT or Snell. Helmets are highly recommended in all cars.
COMPONENTS: All major components shall be American automotive production items; frames (no multi-tube frames), front axle, rear end, transmission, steering gears, springs and brakes. The exception to this rule is quick change rear ends in some classes, no other race car equipment will be allowed.
THROTTLE LINKAGE: Cars with other than a stock carburetor and linkage must have the linkage designed to operate freely with no binding or sticking. Two throttle return springs are required on non-stock systems, one of which shall be directly on the carb.
WHEELS: * Any metal wheel is permitted, stock or aftermarket, as long as it is in a safe condition.
TIRES: Only Street type tires with DOT markings will be allowed. Maximum width of the tread shall be 7½”. Slicks, cheater slicks, or tires with special rubber compounds are NOT ALLOWED.
BRAKES: * All cars must have 4 wheel brakes in good operating order.
SUSPENSION: * Each wheel must be fully sprung and damped with a shock absorber.
FUEL: Gasoline only, no exotic fuels or nitrous oxide will be allowed. Injectors and/or electronic management systems are not allowed.
SUPERCHARGERS OR TURBOCHARGERS: are not allowed.
SAFETY ITEMS: It is recommended that all cars carry fire extinguishers. It is further strongly recommended that cars in Modified, Speedster and Historic classes have adequate roll bars, clutch scatter-shields, seat belts with shoulder harness, and safety hubs on early Ford style rear ends. Cars with open drive lines shall be equipped with a 360 degree metal sling (1/4" X 1" min.) attached securely and mounted in the front 25% of the shaft to prevent dropping or whipping in the event of the shaft or u-joint breakage. Split rear wishbones require a similar retaining sling.
CLASS RULES
STOCK CLASS: The entire car must be completely stock, engine (Model A only), transmission, rear end and tires. Safety upgrades are permissible, such as steering and brakes. Seat belts and helmets are required in open cars (roadsters etc.) And recommended in all cars. Class designation will be S-1, S-2 with ST class for touring type cars. Some minor changes are allowed in ST class.
MODIFIED: This class is for basically stock cars (steel
bodies) that have been modified for performance and safety, and may include
minor custom treatment. A full production body mounted on an original frame
is required; body may be chopped and/or channeled, fenders may be removed,
aftermarket lights, different year radiator shell and/or other modifications
as long as the car remains easily identifiable as a Model T, A or B Ford.
The cars in this class must retain seats for the number of passengers the
car was originally designed for and all structural components (door metal,
wood etc.) must be intact. These must be roadworthy cars, no gutted interiors,
radically chopped tops or engine set-back. Cars in this class must be designed,
equipped, and be able to be driven on the street for an extended period of
time, i.e., full radiator, lights, charging system, etc.
Body, frame and engine must all be alike (T body on A frame or an A engine
in a T, etc. will be classed as a speedster). A & B blocks or G-28 blocks
will be considered the same in these classes.
Engines must utilize the Model T, A, or B Ford block but any aftermarket cylinder
head designed for the Ford block, and any manifold may be used as well as
any number and type of carburetor(s). This class may utilize any automotive
production standard-shift transmission and/or rear end, regardless of year.
Trans must be complete with all forward speeds and reverse. Automatic transmissions
and Quick-change rear ends are allowed in M-5 and M-6 only. Overdrives may
be utilized (shifted) There will be six classes, M-1 through M-6.
SPEEDSTER: Any aftermarket speedster body, special built
body or modified production body mounted on a factory production frame, or
replacement copy (no multi-tube frames), may be used with wheelbases no shorter
than 84". The frame may be boxed, reinforced, zee’d or aligned slightly
at the rear to follow body contour, but can not be narrowed. (Also see Modified
section regarding T bodies)
All major components, radiator, engine, trans and seating for two (or more),must
remain in a relative stock location, and a full size gas tank of 8 gallons
capacity or more must be used.
Cars in this class must be designed, equipped, and be able to be driven on
the street for an extended period of time, i.e., full radiator, lights, charging
system, etc.
Mechanically, speedsters must comply with the rules for Modified class cars
as spelled out above. Quick change rear ends and/or automatic transmissions
are allowed in this class.
It is strongly recommended for all cars in this class to have roll bars large
enough and strong enough to protect the driver in case of roll-over. See General
Requirements and Safety section.
There will be two classes, one for flathead cars and one for OHV equipped
cars. SP-1 & SP-2.
HISTORIC CARS:* Other vintage 4 cyl. cars, i.e. vintage race cars, that do not fall into any of the above categories may be allowed to run provided they meet all the safety requirements and there is space available for any special consideration (i.e. tow starts and/or enough shut-off area). This can vary from hill site to hill site. Check with the people running each event to see if you will be allowed to run your car. Historic cars are exempt from the 4-wheel brake rule. Pre-1935 only, 4 cylinder engines only. Class designation: H.
* Model T’s (with T engine, trans & rear end) are exempt from the metal wheel, shocks and brake rules unless they are quicker than 10 seconds and / or faster than 50 MPH, they must then have “Rocky Mountain”, or equal, brakes and metal wheels.
TIME ONLY: For all vintage 4 cyl. cars powered by non Ford-built blocks (Chevy, Essex, etc.), and those that do not fall into any of the above classes, but meet the safety requirements. Hill climb organizers to make any decisions that may be necessary. . Pre-1935 only, 4 cylinder engines only. Class designation T/O
ANY CAR EXHIBITING ILL-HANDLING TRAITS, IN THE OPINION OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE, WILL BE BARRED FROM FURTHER PARTICIPATION.
Rules cannot be written to cover every situation that may arise, therefore
with safety as the prime ruling factor:
THE DECISION OF THE SAFETY COMMITTEE IS FINAL
Revised 11-11-07