2008 Texas Mile Rules!!!

[TrickTom1]

Updated Rules for 2008


1.   Engine kill switch.  Riders must have a lanyard style kill switch that kills all power in the event of a rider falling off.  Tip over switches will NOT be a suitable replacement for a kill switch.
2.   Tires will be ZR rated D.O.T. tires, front and rear
3.   Front axels must be safety wired.  Rear axels must have the nut pinned, clipped, or safety wired,
4.   Oil drain plugs will be safety wired and it is encouraged to safety wire the filter but is not required at this time.
5.   Drive chains must have the master link safety wired or siliconed (preferably colored silicone)
6.   Crankcase breather hoses must be run into a catch tank or in to the air box.
7.   Leather racing suits must be worn and zipped at all times while in the hot pits or racing lane.  Two piece suits must zip together.
8.   Kevlar T panels can only be used for expansion flexibility (arms and legs) and not to replace other large areas of leather.
9.   Leather gloves with no holes or other openings other than breathing pinholes.
10.   Leather boots or racing boots with no holes and covering the ankles.
11.   Helmets must be certified by Snell Memorial Foundation and bearing M2000 or M2005 approval stickers.  All helmets must be in sound condition, including shell, liner, and strap.  All helmets must be approved by the tech inspector.
12.   Shields must be shatterproof in nature and have clear visibility.
13.   Visor tear-offs are not allowed.
14.   The Texas Mile prohibits hydration devices such as camel backs during racing events.
15.   Steering Damper for speeds greater than 140.


If you have any questions about the above rules, please contact the Mile staff before coming to the event.

[jgennaro]

Updated Rules for 2008



5.   Drive chains must have the master link safety wired or siliconed (preferably colored silicone)

I wonder if a pressed chain link is acceptable?  I've never heard of "siliconed" before........does anyone know what this means

Jason

[TrickTom1]

If it has a clip it has to be siliconed.

[poboybusa]

thanx good info. 

[jgennaro]

If it has a clip it has to be siliconed.

Thanks Tom.........I use the expansion press style so I'm good!

[Racetrack14]

Should of probably stated that a riveted master link is preferred but a clip style master link is acceptable if siliconed.

[narider]

2.   Tires will be ZR rated D.O.T. tires, front and rear

So even a 50 or 60mph bike needs a Z rated tire?

14.   The Texas Mile prohibits hydration devices such as camel backs during racing events.

So how do they feel about camel toes during race events?

15.   Steering Damper for speeds greater than 140.

Todd

[shiphteeey]

Todd's lost it 

[SLEEPERBUSA]

Thanks Todd.
I spit shit everywhere. 

So,
we gotta pull our 4 pinch bolts on the front axle and drill them?

[TrickTom1]

Thanks Todd.
I spit shit everywhere. 

So,
we gotta pull our 4 pinch bolts on the front axle and drill them?

[Texanzone]

How do you safety wire a oil filter?

[osti33]

How do you safety wire a oil filter?

Put a hose clamp around it and safety wire from the engine to the hose clamp.

[Texanzone]

How do you safety wire a oil filter?

Put a hose clamp around it and safety wire from the engine to the hose clamp.

Thanks ,I can and will do that

[TRNorBRN6001]

Yep, spoke to RustMan the other day and he was really getting into this safety thing. He said he had some real close friends here in Austin over at Oil Can Harry's who will be doing complementary butt cheek piercings. I heard it will be mandatory in October 08 for all riders under 200lbs. This way they can safety wire their Arses to the seat and not have the possibility of being blown off.   

[Texanzone]

 

[Busafied™]

Yep, spoke to RustMan the other day and he was really getting into this safety thing. He said he had some real close friends here in Austin over at Oil Can Harry's who will be doing complementary butt cheek piercings. I heard it will be mandatory in October 08 for all riders under 200lbs. This way they can safety wire their Arses to the seat and not have the possibility of being blown off.   

ROTFFLMAO 

If there was no love being felt in here before it is now 

[austxbusa]

Harsh Gary, but I guess at least you and I are exempt from the mandatory butt piercings. 

If only Russ had been safety wired to his seat before...............

[Mospeada]

11.   Helmets must be certified by Snell Memorial Foundation and bearing M2000 or M2005 approval stickers.  All helmets must be in sound condition, including shell, liner, and strap.  All helmets must be approved by the tech inspector.

I'm sorry, but this is crap. Most tracks require this as well, due to (paid off, I believe) insurance companies requiring it that otherwise don't know better. Yeah, I AM part of that band wagon that thinks Snell is more dangerous than non-Snell. I don't suppose anybody wants to tell the officials to get with the program to do away with out-dated technology.

Most of us know what I'm talking about, we should have all read THE report of the decade. If you're not sure what I'm saying, please refer to http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/ , the article Blowing the Lid Off. If you have not read this, PLEASE take the time to do so. (Hint, go get some thing to drink and popcorn, it's a long read, but worth studying)

Tracks only go by what's required of the insurance companies. Still pisses me off that no one has taken the time to really contact the insurance companies about this, after all, it's THEY who pay for the medical bills.

As you can see, Snell helmets performed the worst.

[rustman]

Harsh Gary, but I guess at least you and I are exempt from the mandatory butt piercings. 

If only Russ had been safety wired to his seat before...............

Double, no triple-teaming me.  No love at all.     I guess I'm lucky to be allowed to hang with a team called TFA.  I'm just not qualified.  Ouch!  Hold on, my dangling cheek jewelry got caught on my chair.  This is gonna be fun.  Get yer drill bits out and start wiring.  Sleeper ain't comin to play.   

[rustman]

By the way:  Thanks alot TOM!  I was just about to buy a race slick.  I don't think that would be DOT certified.  That does piss me off.  A brand new race slick should be allowed.  I'm going to ask them if I can run it.  They're foiling my secret master plan.   

[TrickTom1]

Other good ideas: get rid of the rubber valve stems and engine coolant.

[TRNorBRN6001]

What, Chris ain't going to make it?

[TrickTom1]

What, Chris ain't going to make it?

[rustman]

Other good ideas: get rid of the rubber valve stems and engine coolant.

Engine coolant?

[narider]

Tom's refering to running a non-glycol based engine coolant in your radiator Russ(anti-freeze is slicker then oil on your back tire), an especially excellent reccomendation for turbo motors that are more prone to seep pressure past or blow the hg and overfill the overflow the bottle. Also not a bad idea to put a positive lock on the overflow's rubber cap.
Todd