12/08/2024
Salem Indoor Speedway Rules
Tack Gate Entrance at Silverton Rd NE and Lana
Ave NE Intersection
Located in the Forrester Livestock Pavilion
Oregon State Fairgrounds, Salem Oregon
Contact: Mike Watson
[email protected]
(971) 344-8055
Intent: It is the intention of this rule package to
provide a clear and comprehensive explanation of
what the class requirements and race procedures
consist of. These rules will not be changed for 1 year
unless to address a safety concern. If the intent of a
rule is in question the Race Director will make the
final decision. All speedways, and big cars will abide
by all track rules listed here.
RACE CEIVERS ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL CLASSES
EXCEPT P*E WEE, ¼ MIDGETS, AND
JR classes (Jr Sprints excluded. RaceCeivers are to be
in at all times when on track, this includes wheel packing and hot laps, heats qualifying and mains.
RaceCeiver Channel will be Default 454.000. It is your
responsibility to make sure your raceceiver is in full
functioning condition prior to entering track surface.
Failure to wear or correctly use raceceiver may be a DQ
Morning Classes
• 1/4 Midgets
• Kid Kart
• Jr 1 & 2-2 & 4 Cycle
• Women's Fart Kart ( #370)
• P*e Wee
• Beginner Box
• BoxStock LO206
• 125/250 Cage
• Jr U.A.S.
Evening Classes
• 500 Cage
• Wingless Micro Restricted & Open
• Midget
Cage Clones
• Open 4cyl
• LO206 Light ( #330)
• LO206 Heavy ( #370)
• KT100 Light ( #330)
• KT100 Heavy( #380)
• SuperSport
• Fart Kart ( #370)
• KT100 (OPEN)
• U.A.S.
ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE UNTIL WE RECEIVE OUR NOISE
PERMIT
FRIDAY’s
• Gates open..........................................4:00pm
• PLEASE DO NOT USE OTHER GATES TO ENTER
• Open Practice (All Classes)..............................6-10:00pm
SATURDAY’s
• Gates open.............................8:00am
•Registration................8:30 –10:00am
• Day Show Drivers meeting...10:30am
• Hot laps:......................................11am
Night Show
• Night Show Drivers Meeting..4:45pm
• Sign ins from.......................3-4:15pm
• SHOW MUST END AT............10:59pm
• LIGHTS OUT...........................11:30pm
SUNDAY’s
• Gates open.............................7:30am
•Registration....................7:45-9:30am
• Drivers Meeting.....................9:45am
• Hot laps.................................10:00am
• Heats
• Mains
• SHOW MUST END AT 5:59 pm
• Entry Fee
$50.00 for Money Classes and
$40.00 for Trophy Classes
• Late Registration Fee………$10.00
(see registration times above)
•Transponder Fee……………$20.00 Per race
• Friday Practice……………..$30.00 Driver's
• Pit Pass fee…………..……..$20,00 Per day
• Kids Pit Pass 5-10………….$15.00 Per day
• Kids 4 and Under…………..Free
•Family Pass 2 Adult's 2 Kid’s..$60.00 Per day
(Sat, Sun) per person through the gate..
• Camping fee…………$30.00 per night
• RESERVED Season pit spots are available please contact race director
Heats (ALL HEATS ARE 10 LAPS)
• 1st Round of Heats will be straight up by COMPUTER PILL DRAW, Low pill has Pole Position.
• 2nd Round of Heats will invert line-up from 1st Heats
Mains (ALL MAINS ARE 20 LAPS (15 Laps for Beginner Box classes, ¼ Midgets and Jr Classes in the
Speedway division) AND SUBJECT TO TRACK CURFEW
• No Driver, Crew Member, Parent, Spectator or other person not designated as a Track Official will
NOT approach the Flag stand or Scoring Tower for ANY reason unless asked and accompanied by the
Track Race Director. Penalty for violation of above is a
Black Flag for the violators team for the next track session and/or a $25 fine, and doubles for every
offense.. Unsportsmanlike conduct towards any Track/Event official will also be grounds to implement the
above-mentioned penalty or penalty as track officials see fit.
• Once Kart has entered the track surface there will be no refunds of entry fee, pit pass, or camping fee.
• All owners and riders of quads/atv’s will abide by
State laws governing their operation. Special attention
and enforcement will be applied to the requirements
listed under the headings of; “Rider Fit”, “Helmet
Requirements'', and “Youth Supervision”. Salem
Indoor Speedway is located inside an Oregon State
Park; more detail of these laws can be found at
http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/atv/Pages/qa.aspx.
Under the age of 16 must wear a helmet.
• Each Driver will be given 2 attempts to start their engine; the 1st attempt is coming out of staging and
entering the race surface, the 2nd attempt is prior to the one lap to green signal has been given. If a kart
stalls after the one lap to green signal is given, the Yellow Flag/Light will be shown and the stalled kart(s)
will be charged with a yellow and sent to the back of the field.
• All karts must grid up in a timely manner; there are no hot lap sessions prior to the start of the heats and/
or mains, unless the head flagger deems there is time… Be prepared to listen to instructions broadcasted over the Raceceiver system.
• Drivers are expected to know where they need to be lined up prior to entering the racing surface. Race
lineups will be communicated using Raceceivers as needed for Beg Box, Box Stock, 125, 250, and 500 Cage classes.
Drivers are expected to be in their Karts helmets buckled and ready to go with your group. If we are pushed for time and you're not ready we will start the race without you.
• Raceceivers are mandatory in all classes, it is
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Kid Kart,
¼ Midgets, and P*e Wee classes to use for safety.
Failure to wear a complete working RaceCeivers assembly when on the track will result in a DQ and
last place points. Default channel 454.000 RaceCeivers are to be worn any time you are on the track,
this includes Wheel Pack or Hot laps
• All Initial starts/re-starts will be “in the box” (designated by 2 lines approx. 25’ apart) in or
about the BACK STRAIGHTAWAY. Karts will remain side-by-side nose to tail until the Race has started. At any point in the box the Flagman will Start the Race.
Once the Flagman has started the race, the Green Flag/Light, indicating a fair start has occurred or the Flagman will throw the Yellow Flag/Light on back stretch
indicating a False Start and the need for a complete re-start. Karts on the front row that cause a false start shall get one more chance (2 chances only) to start,
if the second start is false the front row will fall back one row for subsequent starts. In the event of 2 failed attempts by the front row to start, the Second Row will get
one double file chance to start the race, if they have a (1) false start, the entire field will line-up single file for the start.
• It is the pole position drivers choice of pace within reason and driving line during starts/re-starts. The remainder of the field needs to pay close attention to pole Drivers choices.
• Any Driver(s) from the second row back, observed by Race Officials passing before the green will result
in a penalty of being docked 2 spots per position gained, which will occur on the next yellow flag, and or at completion of race.
• On California restarts or single files restarts, all karts are to be nose to tail. If you are past the kart in front of you; you may be charged with a bad start.
• If a wreck occurs during the initial attempts to start, this will result in a COMPLETE restart. Those Karts involved in the wreck may be charged with a yellow and be placed in the back of the line-up.
• Kid Karts Standing Start
• All P*e Wee, Beginner Box Classes, BoxStock, 1/4 Midgets, Jr-1 & 2 will have 2 attempts at a double file Start. If the second attempt to start is waved off, the field will line up for a single file start. All subsequent re-starts are single file.
• All restarts will be California Restart will be attempted 3 times before going to a single file restart.
• In this formation, The leader is alone in the front. 2nd place then chooses High or Low. If 2nd place does not pick his position in a reasonable amount of time, the head flagger will call for third place to pick
his spot. All others fall in order. 4th inside 5th outside and so on. All Karts from 2nd place back must remain
side by side, nose to tail, completely behind the rear bumper of the leader(Not the rear axle) The Leader
must be able to move up or down without contact. If there's contact than you were not behind his rear
bumper and you may be charged with a caution for a false start.
• SINGLE FILE Restart: all karts must remain in a single file line nose to tail, completely behind the kart in front of you. The pole kart starts the race “in the box on the back straightaway ”, and the Green Flag/Light has been shown signaling a fair start. Once the Green Flag/Light is shown, passing is allowed regardless of running position
• 500's & 250's Box Stock Race To Yellow ALL OTHER CLASSES DO NOT race to the Yellow Flag/Light; HOWEVER, After a White Flag has been displayed and
If in the Flagman’s judgment it is dangerous to do so, the yellow or Red Flag/Light will be shown and when
the race is re-started, in single file, karts will finish with a Green White Checkered. This will occur no more than 3 times before finishing a race with the yellow Checkered.
Once the one lap to green signal has been displayed and until the Checker Flag is shown, all karts that come to a stop, for any reason, (UNLESS SAFETY REASON) will be placed in the back of the Field. If it is ruled you stopped to avoid, you will still be placed in the back, but not charged with the caution.
• THERE IS TO BE NO PASSING UNDER YELLOW. If observed passing under yellow you will be placed in the rear of the pack.
• Upon receiving their 2nd yellow in a heat or 3 yellow in a main, drivers will be shown the black flag and scored in the order they leave the race. If a driver refuses to leave the track we will go to a red flag, and that driver may be fined or suspended for the rest of the day's events. Continual infractions will increase the penalty
• Contact with another kart under yellow can result in a black flag.
• Drivers do not get out of your kart on the track AT ANYTIME: unless told by track official to do so or imminent danger such as fire, this includes the infield. Crew, Family and spectators are not allowed to enter the track during a yellow unless told to do so by track officials. Penalty for this infraction shall be immediate disqualification from the day’s event and a two (2) race suspension for everyone involved, and a fine.
BLACK FLAGS
• ROLLED UP POINTED BLACK: Shown for questionable move, contact, or aggressive and/or careless driving. (DRIVERS ONLY WARNING)
• WAVING BLACK: Driver Must leave the track!!! Shown when blatant contact, aggressive driving style
or unsportsmanlike conduct by Driver or Crew is observed or has escalated beyond a warning. Drivers need to also consider that they may have received the black flag for mechanical issues and proceed cautiously to their pit spot.
• If a driver receives a black flag due to rough driving or bad conduct. That driver will be disqualified from that race and receive 0 points!
• Also Drivers may receive a black flag for their crews actions or Behaviors DRIVERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FAMILY AND CREW MEMBERS
• When receiving the Black Flag please leave immediately. Refusing to leave ruins it for others and may get you a fine or suspension.
RED FLAG/LIGHTS
• Upon the Red Flag/Light being displayed all karts must stop in a quick yet safe manner on the INSIDE line of the racing surface, AWAY from the wreck. Once kart(s) have stopped, engines must be turned OFF!!
NO CREW MEMBERS, FAMILY OR SPECTATORS ARE ALLOWED NEAR STOPPED KARTS WITHOUT TRACK
OFFICIALS PERMISSION.
Anyone entering the track without an officials permission will have their kart black flagged, even if you do not go to your kart.
• PARENTS: If your child is involved in a Red Flag/ Light incident, approach the Hot Grid Steward or Race Director and they will get you on the track, to your child as soon as it is safe to do so. DO NOT run out onto the track without permission, this is for your safety.
Your child does not need you to be injured alongside them.
• All karts that came to a stop resulting in the Red Flag/Light being displayed will be sent to the back of
the field for the next start of the race and charged with a yellow flag.
• All Karts MUST Scale after Qualifying, Heats and all Mains; Failure to scale is automatic DQ for that session.
• It is the drivers responsibility to make sure they are weighed. If for some reason the scale person is not present you are to remain at the scale until told different. Scale instructions will be called out on the raceceiver following the checkered flag.
• Engine tech can happen at any race un-announced, and to any kart randomly.
• Items subject to technical inspection on a regular basis are; Raceceiver, and Lead/Weight mounting method, flywheel, keys, seals.
• Failure to submit items requested by the tech director will result in immediate DQ.
• One Representative for each Kart allowed in Tech Impound.
• The Track Tech Directors Decisions are FINAL and not subject to protest.
• Any motor may be subject to confiscation by Salem Indoor for further inspection. At this point any motor found illegal the owner is responsible for the entire bill of inspection and all freight charges. If the motor is deemed legal Salem Indoor will cover the cost.
Refusal to turn over a motor or other said item will result in a immediate DQ, and suspension to further events
Salem Indoor 5hp Rules 2024-25
The rules below will be in effect for the Salem Indoor Season 2024-25
P*E WEE ; Age 5-8 years old
THIS IS A FUN TRAINING CLASS
Engine MUST BE HARBOR FREIGHT may remove governor and drill air hole in gas cap. May use any clutch and open tire rule.
All Drivers will receive trophies at each race.
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