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Monthly Meetings
Time: 7:00pm Place: Ravenna Bowl 2915 S Slocum Rd Ravenna, MI 49451 Dates:

March 4, 2014 April 8, 2014

May 6, 2014

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Agenda for March 4, 2014 Meeting:

Roll Call Review Previous Month Meeting Minutes Review Financials Second Vote: Rule Changes and Payout Breakdown Hot Farm Class First Vote: LLSS Rule Changes Schedule Sponsors and Book Tech Inspector - Trucks Membership Applications and Dues are due 3/4/2014! Renewing Membership

Before 3/5 - $60 After 3/4 - $85

New members - $60

Highlights from February 4, 2014 Meeting

Payout Breakdown Approved

Current 750 300 900 500 500

Class Limited Light Hot Gas Super Farm and Hot Farm Hot Diesel Pro-Street Diesel Street Diesel 500 Field Farm 3450 Total Payouts

New Payout 750 600 900 600 400 550 3800

200 Announcer 150 Registration Clerk 1500 Sled Rental Start Flag End Flag Hook Unhook 75 Tractor Tech 75 Truck Tech 100 Trailer 2175 Total Event Support Total Event Cost

200 75 1500 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 2175 5975

Sponsors and 2014 Book Business card ads will be available in the 2014 Book. 2014 Book ad prices will be as follows: Business Card Quarter Page Half Page Full Page Premium Full Page Centerfold $75 $125 $250 $500 $750 $1,000

Rules Rules were approved with the following changes:

Trucks:
Street Diesel remains unchanged Pro Street Diesel

Add: 1. Turbo 2.5 with a T4 footprint to Turbo Rule 2. Dual Pumps Allowed to Fuel Injection Pump Rule Hot Diesel Unlimited remains unchanged Hot Gas

Edit: 1. Rear Suspension: Traction bars and devices are permitted. Suspension must maintain a minimum shock travel of 1 inch. Solid ok welded or bolted. 2. Exhaust: Open headers allowed, must exit beneath truck. up or down.

Tractors:
Hot Farm Will use Indiana Rules and will pull with Superfarm Superfarm NTPA Rules Field Farm

Add: 1. 3000 RPM maximum. Must have magnetic tape on balancer or on flywheel. Also vehicle must have an ISPRO #19R8906 magnetic pickup attached to the front of the engine to measure engine RPMs. The lead from the pickup to the rear of the vehicle is to be made of 14-16 gauge wire extension cord with a molded 110V, 3 prong female electrical outlet. This 110V plug needs to be mounted next to the rear mounted air shutoff cable. Wire must be one (1) continuous wire outside the frame rails and visible. NO SPLICES PERIOD! Tractor will be hooked to RPM monitor box while going down the track. A tractor will be allowed a one (1) time hook without RPM pickup. Edit: 1. All weights must be safely secured to the tractor and must not exceed rearward beyond the rear tires. No weights inside cab. No aluminum or extensions of front weight brackets may be used.(except for Internationals factory small weight bracket can have 1 set of blocks to miss grill). Three point hitch components may be removed but must be factory plugged off.to make class. Any ballast or external parts lost while hooked to the sled will be cause for disqualification. Tractors may be weighed after the pull as requested by the judges. General Contest Rules

Add: 1. Points Every puller gets an opportunity to drop one hook for the year for people who are unable to make it to every pull or have an unordinary poor result. If a puller is able to attend and hook at every pull, their pull with the least points will be dropped. Rules yet to be determined: Limited Light Super Stock

Changes being discussed: 1. Weight change to 6,250lb progressing to 6,000 2. Turbo Allow Diesels a larger turbo