2010 Tremec Transmissions True Street Challenge Rules and Purse

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TREMEC LSX TRUE STREET CHALLENGE CLASS

The name says it…this class is for “true” street cars at the GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout. Take your licensed, insured vehicle on a 30-mile, police-escorted cruise and then make 3 back-to-back passes down the track. The closest average to 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 seconds all win money and an award! This class runs on Saturday, October 9th. All LSX Rumble and 5th Gen Camaro Shootout class racers can have a free entry into LSX True Street.

TREMEC LSX TRUE STREET CHALLENGE PURSE:

 $500 Win + Jacket + Plaque + LSX Block From of GM Performance Parts
 $200 Runner-Up + Plaque
 $100 + Plaque to 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Second Winners

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LSX TRUE STREET CHALLENGE
NMCA SERIES 2010 RULES

The LSX Shootout will feature an LSX True Street Challenge with a great purse, bonus
prize from GM Performance Parts, and a custom winners jacket. LSX True Street
Challenge competitors will run as a part of the NMCA’s already existing Tremec
Transmissions True Street class. The LSX True Street Challenge is open to any
competitor using a GM vehicle powered by a GM LS style engine whether factory
installed or swapped in afterward.

TRUE STREET CLASS DESCRIPTION:
True Street is a racing class for mildly modified to heavy modified high performance
street vehicles that are street certified and able to drive over a 30-mile distance. All model
years and engine types and power adders permitted. Class is designed for stock-chassis or
back-half type vehicles running true 10.5-inch wide tires. Vehicles must be registered,
licensed, and insured. There will be trophies and awards for not only the “King of True
Street” (quickest average), and runner up but also for the following: Closest averaged ET
that is not quicker than the following – 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00, and 15.00.
Qualifying Information, Ladder Type, & Tree
All Run, NMCA True Street Format, .400 Pro Tree, Heads-Up.
All types, makes, models, and years of vehicles permitted. Dragsters and roadsters
prohibited.

BODY RULES:
OEM steel (fiberglass/composite if OEM equipped) body shell required. Aftermarket
body kits are permitted. Only permitted lightweight components are hood, front valance,
rear valance, front and rear bumpers, and rear trunk lid/hatch. Hood is required, may be
made of lightweight material. Hood scoops permitted. Any rear wing permitted. OEM
safety glass windows required & must be functional. Lexan prohibited.
POWER ADDERS & POWERTRAIN:
All 4-cylinder, 6-cylinder, small block and big block engine types and multiple power
adders are permitted. Any manual or automatic transmission is permitted. Any rear end is
permitted. Exhaust system with mufflers are required.

CHASSIS & SUSPENSION:
CHASSIS/FRAME: Stock-type chassis, as well as “back-half-type” vehicles, permitted.
Stock firewall & stock front frame rails must be in stock location and unmodified.
Starting at firewall rearward, floor and chassis may be replaced with aftermarket
components (as in typical back-half chassis). Full tube-type chassis vehicles prohibited.

FRONT SUSPENSION: Stock-type front suspension, or stock bolt-in-type replacement
front suspension required. Tubular front suspension components permitted. Coil over
shocks/struts are permitted. Bolt-in front suspension retrofit kits (ex. Heidt’s, Fatman,
etc) are permitted.

REAR SUSPENSION: Aftermarket rear suspension permitted of any design. Coil over
shocks & springs permitted and may be relocated. Wheelie bars are prohibited.

STREET EQUIPMENT:
In order to compete, all vehicles and/or drivers are required the following:
1. Valid driver’s license
2. Valid vehicle registration
3. Valid license plate(s). Dealer/Temp plates prohibited.
4. Paper license tag will be accepted on a new model year car with current registration/bill of sale paper work less than 60 days old from current event date.
5. Valid insurance “ID” card. Faxes and/or letters from insurance companies and/or brokers not acceptable.
6. Valid state inspection sticker (if required by state vehicle is registered).
7. D.O.T. Radials or D.O.T. Slicks on front and rear of vehicle.
8. Hood is required, may be made of lightweight material. Hood scoops permitted. Hood/scoop may be liftoff, must cover the entire engine & induction system.
9. Any type of passenger windows permitted, but must be functional – up/down and in working condition.

During the tech-in process, vehicle must have operational street equipment, including
headlights, taillights, brake lights, turn signals, and horn.

TIRES - FRONT & REAR:
DOT slick tires or DOT legal radials tires required for drive tires during the road tour
AND the True Street competition and class run off. Racing slicks prohibited. Maximum
actual measured tire size is as follows: Actual measured tread of all racing slick-type tire
is limited to 10.75-inches. For D.O.T. radial tires, maximum sidewall designation
permitted is 325mm. Tire height is unrestricted. A “go-no go” gauge will be used to
measured tire width. Tire shaving is prohibited. Tire changing is prohibited during or
after the road tour.

30-MILE CRUISE:
There will be a 30 mile supervised cruise on highway and city streets prior to
competition, limited to those vehicles that have passed tech inspection. An escort will
supervise the cruise in accordance with local laws and ordinances. Each competitor and
crew will be on their own reconnaissance during the escort and cruise and bear the full
responsibility of their actions as they would on city streets. Please be safe and follow all
traffic laws during the cruise.

SUPPORT VEHICLES:
Support vehicles (i.e., tow vehicles, crew, etc.) are permitted optionally on the road tour,
but must trail behind the True Street participants, and the escort, at all times. All support
vehicles are on their own reconnaissance and must obey all applicable local safety and
traffic laws.

DISQUALIFICATION/COMPLETION:
Cruise is mandatory in the time allotted for competition. Any vehicle unable to compete
the road tour under its on power, within the allotted time, will be disqualified from
racing. Any vehicle that falls behind the trailing escort will be disqualified.

COOLDOWN PERIOD/RETURN PROCEDURES:
After the vehicles return from the road tour, they will return directly to the designated
staging lanes for the cool-down period. They may not change tires. The cool-down period
will typically last between 15 and 45 minutes. During this cool down period only,
entrants may adjust tire pressure (add or remove tire pressure), install fresh nitrous
bottles, install ice in their intercooler (only if located in trunk, rear hatch or rear seat
area). No re-fueling allowed once car leaves on cruise. A strict CLOSED HOOD policy
will be in effect until a competitor has completed his or her three back to back passes.
Engines must remain turned off during entire cool-down period. External cooling of
engine by any means (cold water, outdoor fans, etc.) prohibited. Any engine changes,
repairs, or adjustments (changing rocker arms, carburetor adjustments, etc.) prohibited.
Changing of tires prohibited.

RACE FORMAT:
When called to “load up” in the staging lanes, all True Street competitors must report to
their cars and prepare to make three back-to-back quarter mile passes. All hoods and deck
lids must remain secured, as they must remain closed until completion of all three passes.
Vehicles with air-to-water intercoolers may not add ice to intercooler tank between backto-
back passes, even if intercooler tank is located in interior of vehicle.

FINAL STANDINGS:
After all three quarter mile passes are completed, each racer’s ET will added and the
average of these three passes will be computed. The outcome of the 3-run average will be
posted Sunday morning, and the awards presentation will be held Sunday. On a
qualifying run, if a contestant properly starts, stages and receives the starter’s signal but
breaks to the point the run is not completed, a time of 28 seconds is issued and it is
considered a valid qualifying run.
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