These rules are from the CMPA.The same as the ITPA.The co santion with each other,
800. Diesel Trucks Only Maximum Weight 8,000lbs.
805. Trucks Must be in Safe Operating Condition
810. No Passengers Allowed
815. All Trucks Must Have A Three Way Dump Valve (Manual) Ahead of the Injection Pump to Be Operated From the Dash Panel and Air Shutoff Kill Switch that is Operated From the Rear of the Vehicle. The Kill Switch Must Have a 2" Ring and Be Mounted Directly Above the Hitch in the Center of the Tailgate Area.
820. Lap Belts Required and Driver's Side Window Must Be Down
825. Trucks Must Have Working Brakes
830. Truck must have Full Size Steel or OEM Body. The Bed of the Truck Must Have a Metal Floor. If Bed is Gutted 200lbs of Moveable Weight Must Be Placed Rearward of the Centerline of the Axle.
835. Interior Seats May be Removed Except for the Driver's Seat
840. No Fuel Tanks Inside of Cab.
845. All Trucks Must be Weighed and Certified. Under Hood Inspections Will Be Made at that Time.
850. Hitch Height to be a Maximum of 26", Hitch must be Frame Mounted, and No More than 18" from Center of Axle to Center of Pivot Pin on Hitch and Not to Exceed 25 Degrees in General Rules. No Transfer Type Hitches. Receivers Must be Made of Solid Steel with an Oblong Shaped Hole 3 3/4" Long and 3" Wide. No Pulling Point Above Truck Frame Rails with 44" Minimum From Center of Rear Axle to Hook Point. Rear Bumper Bars Required.
855. All Trucks Must Have Three Round Metal Loops Shielding on Each Driveshaft (Two Piece Driveshaft Will Have Six Metal Loops). 360 Degree Loop Must Be a Minimum of 3/8" Thick Aluminum or 5/16" Thick Steel, 3/4" Wide (or Wider) and Not More Than 2" From the Shaft in Any Direction. End Loops to Be Placed No Further Than 6" From Universal Joints, With Third Loop in Center of Shaft, or Can be a Solid Tube (3/8" Aluminum or 5/16" Steel) Meeting the Above Requirements.
860. All Trucks Will Have 360 Degree Metal Shield Around the Universal Joints, 3/8" Thick Aluminum with 1/8" Steel Insert or 1/2" Aluminum or 5/16" Steel, Minimum Width 6". The Insert Must be a Minimum of 6" Wide. Shield Must Have a Minimum of 2" Clearance and a Maximum of 4" Clearance.
865. Axle and Hub Bolt Shield Required to be Minimum 0.060 Thick. Minimum Diameter of Axel End and Hub Bolts to be Covered on Both Front and Rear Axles. Mounting Shield Cannot Be Mounted to Axel End or Hub Bolts. A Hole May Be Installed in the Center of Front Shield So Lock Can Be Operated, So Long as Hub End or Axel Bolts are Covered.
870. All Vehicles Must Have an SFI Approved Clutch and Flywheel. An SFI Approved Blanket is Required Around Bellhousing or SFI Approved Clutch Can.
875. Exhaust May Exit Through Hood of Vehicle and Must Point Upward. Two 3/8" Bolts Minimum Grade 5 Must Go Through Exhaust Pipe 90 Degrees from Each Other, Within 1" of Each Other, and Be Mounted As Close to the Turbocharger as Possible.
880. Engine Must Remain in Stock Location, Maximum of 17" from center line of axle to Front of Block. Engines May be Changed to Cross Factory Lines of Manufacturing (Cummins May be Put in a Ford or Chevrolet). Factory Option Engines for 1 Ton Trucks and Lighter are Only Allowed. No Aftermarket Blocks or Heads. Engine Maximum 460 Cubic Inches.
885. OEM Frame and Wheelbase Not to Exceed 158"
890. Maximum "P" Series Pump; One Plunger Per Cylinder
895. All Vehicles Are Limited to a Single Turbocharger with an Inducer Bore on the Atmosphere Compressor Housing No Larger Than 3" Measured at the Smallest Diameter Area of the Compressor Wheel. Compressor wheel must protrude through housing at least 1/8 inch. The inducer bore will be measured using a 3.05 inch plug. All provisions allowing air to the wheel other than via the bore are prohibited. Map enhancement grooves allowed.
900. Computer Chips and Auxiliary Boxes are Allowed.
905. Water (Only) Injection Allowed. No Alcohol, Methanol, Propane or Nitrous Allowed.
910. Dual Rear Wheels are Allowed.
915. Weights Must Be Secured and May Not Extend More Than 60" Forward From Centerline of Front Axle. Weights May Be Fastened in the Bed and Are Not Allowed in the Cab of Truck. No Tarp Straps Allowed For Any Purpose.
920. Aftermarket Transmissions and Transfer Cases are Allowed
925. All Front Axles Must Have Coil or Leaf Springs and Must be in Stock Location. Adjustable Front Suspension Stops Must be Mechanical. Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Electrical Adjustable Stops are Not Allowed.
930. Rear Suspension May Be Welded.
935. Traction and Ladder Bars are Allowed.
940. DOT Street Legal Tires are Only Tires Allowed. No Altered, Cut or Recap Tires. 35" is Maximum Diameter.
945. All Drivers Must Wear Full Fire Protection Including Full Face Helmets with Shield, Head Sock, Fire Gloves, Fire Shoes, SFI Spec 3.2A-1 Driving Suit and a Full 360 Degree Neck Collar Meeting SFI Spec 3.3 or a Hahn's Device. All Helmets Must Meet or Exceed Snell 1985 Rating or Must be SFI 41.2.
950. All Pulling Vehicles Must be Equipped with a Minimum of 2lb. Halon Type or 2 1/2lb. Dry Powder Type Fire Extinguisher, Fully Charged With Gauge, in Working Condition and Convenient to Operator.