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7. WHEELBASE (a) Every car shall have a wheelbase of not less than 40 inches. Note: Wheelbase is the distance from the center of the front wheel hub to the center of the rear wheel hub on the same The following are the rules de steering wheels and steering side of the car. vised by the committee of Lions shafts may be used, but no auto 8. LENGTH mobile parts are permitted in the (a) The overall length of the who will supervise the race which construction of the steering sys car shall not exceed 80 inches. is being sponsored this year for tem. (c) HARDWARE (such as pul 9. WIDTH the first time. leys, turnbuckles, hinges, door (a) The overall width of the 1. AGE LIMIT springs, metal cleats, nails, screws car shall not exceed 42 inches. (a) The Midget Auto Race is and bolts) may be used freely in open to boys 10 to 13 (inclusive) the construction of both body and 10. HEIGHT AND ROAD years of age. CLEARANCE chassis. (a) The overall height of the 2. CAR MUST BE BOY BUILT 4. WHEELS. AXLES AND car, including the windshield, shall (a) Except as stated hereafter not exceed 32 inches. Only the BEARINGS in these rules, the work required (a) WHEEL SIZE—No car may steering wheel may extend above in building a Midget Auto must have wheels more than 12 inches the allowed overall height. be performed by the entrant. As in diameter, including the tires. (b) Every car must have a sistance of adults is limited to (b) Wheels and axles may be road clearance of at least 3 inches advice only. obtained from coaster wagons, with the driver in the car. tricycles, baby carriages and other 3. READY MADE PARTS 11. WEIGHT (a) RUNNING GEAR (wheels, small vehicles in popular use. (a) The entire weight of the (c) Hand-built or home-made tires, bearings, axle rods, and the car must be made up of parts wheels are prohibited. STEERING WHEEL and STEER (d) Welded or Disc wheels that and materials actually used, and ING SHAFT are the only parts necessary in the construction of that may be used in ready-made have be,',n taken apart and re the chassis and body. built are prohibited. form. (b) ADDED WEIGHT—The ad (b) STEERING SYSTEM—Au 5. SPECIAL BEARINGS dition of materials such as bricks, tomobile or other ready-made (a) Cars having precision bear iron, lead, sand, or cement or any ings or special bearings, and cars object which is not necessary to having specially machined wheel the construction of the car and is hubs or axel rods will be barred used to increase car weight is not from competition. permitted and the use of such materials will disqualify the car. 6. WHEEL TREAD (a) Neither front nor rear wheel BODY CONSTRUCTION. tread shall be less than 30 inches (a) The entire body must be or more than 36 inches. (Front constructed by the boy who drives and rear treads do not have to be the car. the same) Note: The tread is the (b) The ‘NOSE’ must be the distance from the center line'of foremost part of the car, that is, one tire to the center line of the the nose must extend farther opposite tire on the same axle. forward than the fronts of the front wheels. (c) The body must not confine A 7% WON’T COVER A the driver’s head, and it must be Send your NO. 10 wide enough to permit the driver to have free use of his hands. The body must be so built as to "You can’t expect a small permit easy inspection of all size rubber to fit a large parts of the car. The SEAT BACK must be removable. iize shoe any more than (d) THE COCKPIT of the car a small amount of insur must be large enough to permit to Portland’s most mo the ance can safely cover a driver to get in or out without dern plant. Two pick removing the steering wheel and large value. ups and deliveries without removing or opening a weekly at Vernonia at section of the body. Let this Hartford Agency (e) COCKPITS must be open at fit the amount of your your home or our local top. No canopies or enclosures agent— insurance to the value of will be permitted. C THURSDAY, AUG. 5, 1948 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Boy's Midget Auto Race Rules Set By Committee of Lions Club Thurs. Laundry & Dry Cleaning what you own. BEN BRICKEL’S BARBER SHOP VERNONIA INSURANCE OREGON Laundry and 905 Bridge Street BILL J. HORN, AGENT Dry Cleaners Phone 231, Vernonia ■■■3BBRnDEManKSHHEX9K3MKBUKZ£EESfl THE FACT IS BY GENERAL ELECTRIC FIRST X-RAY BUS FOR CANCER! rr IS CARRYING GENERAL ELECTRIC X-RAY CANCER DETECTION FACILITIES TO TLE MOST DISTANT VILLAGES AND FARMS. BOOST ROADSIDE SALES ! 13. STEERING (a) The utmost safety must be used in designing and installing the steering system to insure easy, positive control and safe opera tion. A car whose steering sys tem, in the opinion of the Inspec tion committee, does not fully meet the requirements of safety, will be barred. (b) STEERING POSITION— The body and seat must be so built that the driver sits in a normal driving position (as in an automobile) permitting easy op eration of steering and brakes and a clear view to the front and both sides. The driver may lean forward in his seat during the race, but a reclining position (leaning back) is prohibited. (c) STEERING MUST BE BY HAND. (d) The steering control must operate the front axle (on a king pin) or the front wheels (as on an automobile). (Rear end steering is not permitted.) (e) If the car is steered by swinging the front axle, axle movement must be limited so that the front wheels can move not more than 4 inches nor less than 3 inches off center. (f) Suggested STEERING DE VICES are: Wheel, half-wheel, airplane type and tiller. • (g) STEERING WHEEL—If any type of steering wheel is used it must be above the level of the driver’s legs when the driver is in position. There must be a clearance of at least 2 inches be tween the rim of the steering ,, 1 MILLION SHAKES! '/,,/ NEW GENERAL-ELECTRIC DEVICE ' TESTS RADIO TUBES BY SHAKING THEM ZSTIMES A SECOND FOR 100 HOURS. SUCH TESTS RULE GUESSWORK O'JT OF 6-E PRODUCTS. You can put your confidence in — GENERAL® ELECTRIC Htar th« Frtd Waring Show ... NBC Hal-rar l< Hi.riJa. N,wht. . . C«aW .□ C-Jit 14. BRAKES (a) DRAG BRAKE REQUIRED Every car must be equipped with a drag brake capable of stopping the car quickly and safely in a straight line. No other type of brake will be permitted. (b) OPERATION—The brake must be operated by a single pedal, or foot bar, moved and operated by one or two feet. HAND BRAKES ARE NOT PER MITTED. (c) BRAKE FACING — Drag brakes must be faced with rubber, or a piece of old tire tread, to give a good grip when applied. 15. COST LIMIT No car may cost more than $6.00 over and above the cost of the wheels and axles. However, any steering device shaft per mitted by the rules may be used regardless of the original purchase price. 16. DRIVER Entrants must drive their own cars in the race. No car shall carry more than one boy. 17. RACE PROCEDURE (a) Depending upon the number of entries, the races may be run in heats or timed runs. (b) STARTING — Cars must start by gravity from a standstill at a starting line on the track or on a special starting ramp. (c) If heats are run, the car whose nose is first over the finish line will be the winner. 18. INSPECTION All cars must pass inspection by the official Inspection Com mittee before they are allowed to compete. NOTE: Special atten tion will be given to wheels, bear ings, steering and brakes during inspection. Failure to provide the car with strong and safe steering and braking devices will lead to disqualification. 19. OFFICIALS (a) The decision of local race officials regarding the interpre tation of these rules will be final. (b) Officials will disqualify any car which in their opinion may prove to be dangerous tg the driver, other drivers, or spectators. (c) Officials will disqualify any car which in their opinion was not built by the boy who entered it in the race. (d) Officials will disqualify any driver who shows poor sportsman ship, or whose driving is such as to interfere with other drivers. (e) Poor sportsmanship is meant to include any attempts to gain any unfair advantages under these rules (such as receiving adult I. c I d in construction) or using material that is prohibited or improper race conduct (such as intentional interference with mother car or driver.) . 20. RULES ARE BINDING ON APPLIANCES Note: Boys who already have their racers constructed are asked to bring them in for the inspection even though they don’t fully con form to the above rules. The shqrt length of time allowed for construction before the race makes it necessary that some details be overlooked, the committee indica ted. • From January 1 to May of this year Navy and Coast Guard crews destroyed 143 floating Japanese mines which had just reached the West Coast since the recent war. Navy scientists have developed an all-electric camera 25,000 times faster than any motion picture camera commercially available. 4 — WIRING Make THE EAGLE Your Headquarters for PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES! We are steadily increasing the stock in our Photo Supply department and are doing our best to develop a complete Photographic store for Nehalem Valley residents. 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