United Late Model Association
“Old School Racing … Just a Little Faster”
www.ulmaracing.com / ULMA, P.O. Box 794, Moberly, MO 65270 / unitedlatemodelassociation@hotmail.com

~~~2008 RULES ~~~
****Highlighted text added for rule clarification****

SAFETY: Helmets are required and must meet Snell Standards: Snell SA95, SA2000 or
SA2005 full coverage and must be worn at all times. Helmet must accompany vehicle at time of
inspection. Flame retardant neck braces are mandatory. Flame retardant gloves and shoes are
mandatory. Fire suits of a flame retardant nature must be worn by all competitors. Two-piece fire
suits allowed. NO KART SUITS AND NO FLAME RETARDANT COVERALLS.
Additional safety equipment is optional. Fire extinguisher is required and must be mounted
within driver reach.

SEAT & BELTS: Aluminum seat is mandatory. Seat belts and shoulder harness must be at
least (3) three inches wide and no older than (3) three years from manufacturer date.

WINDOW NET: All cars must be equipped with approved window net. Window net must be
up at all times while car is on track.

BODIES: ALUMINUM BODIES ONLY (carbon fiber roofs are acceptable). No dished out
roofs. No wings attached to roof or side post. No built in fiberglass air dams. Must be stock
appearing. No wings of any kind allowed in cockpit. No rear wing under trunk. No side fins
of any kind the entire length of car. Interior of car may be dropped. If a mud screen is used,
there must be at least three safety bars installed in front of driver’s seat and the screen must be
securely attached. For scoring purposes, all car numbers must be visible on car in a readable
contrasting color from body. Numbers will appear on both doors and on the roof and be at least
(18) eighteen inches high and (4) four inches wide. Car must also have legible numbers at least
(5) inches high on front and rear of car. All cars must have secure pick-up loops.

SPOLIERS: Maximum spoiler width is seventy-two (72) inches; maximum height of spoiler is
eight (8) inches.

ENGINES: "Wet Sump Systems Only," NO dry-sump oiling systems. Oil pump must be in
stock location. No external oil pumps allowed. ALL blocks must be steel blocks. ALL heads
must be steel heads, NO Aluminum Heads Allowed. ALL heads must be stock valve angle (23
degree for Chevrolet), (20 degree for Ford), (18 degree for Dodge). One (1) degree valve
angle tolerance (for gauge accuracy only). Angle milling is not allowed. Any car checking
over the tolerance will be disqualified. Any car found with this rule infraction must go
thru a pre-tech Inspection before racing another event. Roller cams allowed. CRATE
motors Allowed (Only 602 and 604 CRATE motors). You may run one 2-barrel or one 4-barrel
carburetor. ALL cars must run track-approved muffler if track calls for one. No ZOOMIES.
Engine setback rule is six (6) inches from center of upper ball joint to #1 spark plug. Because a
chassis builder states it is a 6” setback does not make it so. Engine must be shimmed
forward as required to meet this spec. This will be strictly enforced.

CHASSIS SUSPENSION: Shocks may be steel or aluminum “NO CANISTER SHOCKS
ALLOWED.” Maximum of one shock per wheel only is allowed with the exception of one
“dummy” shock allowed on the left rear only. Cars must have a fabricated front stub. No fullframe
chassis. Rack and Pinion steering is allowed. Coilovers are allowed. Fifth arm or torque
link allowed. Rear suspension is optional per car. Roll cage minimum diameter is one and a half
(1 ½) inches outside dimension (OD). Steel tubing must not be less than .083 thick. Car must
have minimum of three (3) bars (ULMA recommends at least 4) of the same material mounted
horizontally at the driver’s door. All welds must be complete circumferences of tubing. Square
tubing is NOT allowed in driver compartment (cockpit) area.

WEIGHT: Car and driver must weigh 2,450 lbs after completion of race. NO weight break
given to CRATE motor cars. NO tolerance.

WHEELBASE: Minimum of 103 inches, measured from the center of front hub to the center of
rear hub.

WHEELS: Wheels may be steel or aluminum. Maximum wheel width is fourteen (14) inches.
Beadlocks are allowed. Wheel disc (Mud Plugs) are allowed. Foam wheel plugs are allowed.

TIRES: Hoosier D-55 tire compound. Grooving and siping of tires is allowed. No softening
agents may be added to tires at any time.

DRIVESHAFT: All drive shafts must be steel and must be painted white and have car number
painted or affixed on them. All cars must be equipped with a 360-degree drive shaft loop
installed at the front of the shaft in case of breakage. If using a Bert Ball Spline Transmission,
an additional drive shaft loop at rear of drive shaft or an installed deflection bar at rear of cockpit
is highly recommended, but optional.

BATTERIES: Heavy-duty and dry-cell batteries may be used. Batteries are NOT authorized in
the driver compartment area.

FUEL: Gasoline or Alcohol may be used. No exotic additives such as nitro and naphtha-type
products are allowed. No oxygen-bearing additives are allowed.

FUEL TANKS: Fuel cells are mandatory. Maximum 32-gallon fuel cell may be used. Fuel cell
must be encased in steel can. All fuel cells must be secured by at least two (2) straps. The straps
will be a minimum of (2) two inches wide and (1/8) one-eighth inch thick. Fuel cell flapper
valve (rollover valve) is mandatory. Fuel vent check-ball valve is mandatory

TRANSMISSION: Bert and Brinn and Falcon-type transmissions are legal. Transmission must
have at least 2 forward and 1 reverse working gears. Explosion-proof bellhousing required if
running external clutch. Safety blanket or approved shield is mandatory for automatics.
Car must be able to move forward and backwards on its own from a complete stop when ordered
to do so.

REAR END: Floater or quick change rear ends are legal. No type of lockers and Bias-sensing
devices allowed.

IGNITION: HEI ignition and MSD ignition boxes are allowed. Only one (1) electronic
firing module is permitted. Only one (1) ignition coil is permitted. Magnetos are not
allowed. Crank-censored ignitions are not allowed.

TRACTION CONTROL: No type of Traction Control device allowed. NO tolerance.
This includes any type of electronic or mechanical devices. Any electronic or mechanical
device that senses wheel spin or RPM spike will be considered traction control. Any driver
found with traction control will be banned from ULMA.

GENERAL: No radio communication or sound equipment allowed unless track authorized.

All participating drivers agree to abide by the ULMA rules set forth and acknowledge
That their car will be subject to inspection any time by a ULMA Official and or Track
Official.