Moto Cross Rules
General Rules
  1. All contestants must sign a liability waiver. A parent must sign if contestant is under 18 years of age.
  2. The Washington County Fair is not responsible for any injuries or medical bills as a result of being a contestant in this race.
  3. The Washington County Fair Board has the right to alter the class that a contestant is placed in based on their riding ability and experience.
  4. Contestants are not allowed to consume alcohol prior to the race.
  5. No fighting.
  6. All Quad A and B riders must have tether kill switch on their Quads. We highly recommend that Quad C riders have a tether kill switch on their Quads.
  7. Rough riding in the pit will not be tolerated.
  8. All contestants must wear helmets.
  9. All decisions made by the Washington county fair board are final.
  10. All contestants must have numbers on their bikes.


Demolition Derby Rules
Officiated by Washington Fire Department
General Rules
  1. Any American made sedan or station wagon may be run. No 73 or older Imperials or Imperial sub-frames, 4x4’s, ambulances, hearses, trucks, etc.
  2. Driver must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license. Ages 14-17 must have a notarized permission slip and some form of driver’s license.
  3. Driver must wear seat belt, helmet, and some form of eye protection.
  4. No intentional driver’s door hits. It does happen and you will be dq’ed if we feel it was intentional. Do not use your door as a shield either as you will be disqualified for that also.
  5. You will be given 30 seconds for an aggressive hit and 60 seconds for a restart or if you are hung up.
  6. No sandbagging or holding.
  7. If you have 2 fires of any kind that need extinguishers to put it out, you will be disqualified.
  8. All drivers must attend the drivers meeting.
  9. Any controversies will be taken up at the drivers meeting.
  10. No Alcohol in the pits. If any driver or crewmember is caught with alcohol their car will be disqualified and removed from the grounds.
  11. Any questions call first. If it doesn’t say you can do it, don’t do it.
  12. Judges decisions are final.
Car Preparation
  1. All cars must be stock, unless modification is stated in the rules.
  2. All glass, plastic, chrome, etc. must be removed before arriving at the derby.
  3. All decking in station wagons must be removed.
  4. Use motor and tranny of choice but must be in stock location. May weld or chain the motor in place but it can not be used to strengthen the frame. If we feel that it does you will cut it.
  5. Use rear end of choice but must be 5 lug. Welding the rear end is allowed.
  6. Radiator must be in stock location.
  7. Brakes must be workable and deemed safe.
  8. Trailer hitches and any extra bracing must be removed.
  9. A-arms and ball joints must remain stock.
  10. Original gas tanks must be removed. You must use a boat tank or well made fuel cell and it must be properly secured and covered. NO GAS CANS. Plastic gas tanks must be covered with a metal shield. Place fuel cell behind driver’s seat or in the center of the car.
  11. Tires no bigger than 15 inch. No split rims or studded tires. Valve stem protectors are ok.
  12. Transmission coolers are allowed but must be safe.
  13. Batteries must be moved to passenger floorboard and must be properly secured and covered.
    14. Car Building
    1. DO NOT weld on frames or frame seams anywhere except your bumpers. All doors maybe welded solid using only 3/8” cold rolled filler, or 3” flat strap. Exterior only may be welded. NO inner seam welding anywhere!! Trunks/tailgates may be welded solid but must have at least a 12-inch square cut in them. No homemade body seams.
    2. If you do not weld your doors, trunk, or tailgate you can chain them with 3/8 chain or less and will be allowed 2 chains per seam or you may wire it with #9 wire up to 3 strands in two spots per seam.
    3. A bar behind the seat is mandatory. You may also run a roll loop that must be welded or bolted to the back bar or floor pan. Can not be welded or bolted to, through, or around the frame. The back bar and roll bar can only be 12 inches behind the seat. You may also have a bar across your dash. You may connect the two bars. No kickers from any of the bars. You may weld a plate on the outside of the driver’s door only but can not exceed 6 inches past each seam.
    4. Bumpers are interchangeable but must be a car bumper, no truck bumpers. No homemade bumpers or brackets. You can weld bumper brackets or towers to the frame. You can weld bumper brackets and shocks to the bumper. You can weld shocks to shock tower. No adding any extra metal anywhere on the bumpers, shocks, or towers. No welding on bumpers except to weld the shocks or brackets. Weld them on good we don’t want them to come off.You may run in two spots #9 wire with 3 strands from either the radiator support or hood( if you go to your hood do it after inspection).
    5. Rear bumper may have 2 straps from trunk deck or tailgate to bumper not to the frame. Straps can be up to 4” wide and no more than 5” on the bumper and 5” on the trunk or tailgate. Straps may be up to ¼” thick.
    6. Hood must have at least a 12-inch square hole cut out for fires. Any holes cut in hood maybe bolted back together with 3/8” or less bolt with up to 4 bolts per hole. You are allowed 6 hood bolts and must have at least 4. You may have up to 3/4" all thread from hood down to frame but it must pass through a body mount hole. Chrysler products may run all thread behind radiator support down to top of frame and be welded to top of frame with no added material. Hold bolts must be sheet metal to sheet metal. Hood plates can not exceed 5x5x1/2” Hood must be open for inspection, this means you can NOT weld your hood down. May run #9 wire in two spots with 3 strands from bumper to radiator support, not to hood.
    7. Trunk/tailgate must be in stock location. You may run two 3/4" all thread from trunk lid to frame but must go through body mount hold and have a spacer between the body and frame.
    8. Body mounts can be replaced with 3/4" bolts and the body mounts can be replaced with steel washers but must be 1-1/4” thickness and have the same diameter. May weld the spacers to the body but not the frame. Bolts may extend through body and have up to a 5x5x1/4” thick washer on top. Radiator support mounts can be removed and sucked down solid.
    9. Suspension must be stock height. Leaf springs must be stock. You can put spacers in sagging coil springs. You may bolt or wire your coils in to prevent them from falling out. You may loop wire or chain from rear end to frame in 2 spots on each side. No bigger than #9 wire (4strands max.) or 3/8” chain may be used. You may run wire from frame rail to frame rail in two spots behind the rear end.
    10. You will be allowed 1 spot with 4 loops of wire in each window opening and may go through the frame. Hardtop cars can weld a strap at the doorpost.
    11. May alter steering column.
    12. You may cut out wheel wells for tire clearance. Fenders maybe bolted or welded back together but not both. If you bolt them you may bolt them with 5 3/8” bolts or less.
      13. General Rules and Car Preparation also apply to compacts.
      1. Wheelbase is 106 inches or less with a 4 or 6 cylinder motor. Front wheel drive only.
      2. Doors, trunk lids, and hatch lids maybe welded solid only on the outside. No inner seam welding.
      3. No welding on frame except bumpers.
      4. If you do not weld your doors, trunk lid, or hatch you may use #9 wire or 3/8 chain in two spots per seam.
      5. A bar behind the seat is mandatory. You may also run a roll loop that must be welded or bolted to the back bar or the floor pan. Can not be welded or bolted to, through, or around the frame. The back bar and roll bar can only be 12 inches behind the seat. You may also have a bar across your dash. You may connect the two bars on the driver’s side only. No kickers from any of the bars. You may weld a plate on the outside of the driver’s door only but can not exceed 6 inches past each seam.
      6. Bumpers are interchangeable. No homemade bumpers or brackets. You can weld bumper brackets or towers to the frame. You can weld bumper brackets and shocks to the bumper. You can weld shocks to shock tower. NO adding any extra metal anywhere on the bumpers, shocks, or towers. No welding on bumpers except to weld the shocks or brackets. Weld them on good we do not want them to come off.
      7. Hood must have at least a 12-inch hole cut in case of a fire. Hole may be bolted back together with up to 4 3/8” bolts or less. Hood must be open for inspection. May have up to 6 hood bolts, but must have at least 4. Plates for hood may not be larger than 5x5x1/4”. Hood bolts must be sheet metal to sheet metal. May replace radiator support bolt with 3/4" or less all-thread and may go to the hood. May run #9 wire from radiator support to bumper in two spots.
      8. Suspension must be stock. . Spacers may be put in sagging coil springs. You may have chain (3/8” or less) or #9 wire (4strands max.) that goes around the rear frame in two spots.
      9. Again original gas tanks can not be used. We want everyone safe.
      Rules for Truck Building
      1. General Rules and Car Preparation also apply to Trucks.
      2. No 4 x 4s or S.U.V.s
      3. Must have at least 4 bolts additional to the factory bolts up to 1 inch in size and a minimum of a 3-inch washer holding the box to the frame.
      4. Cab must be bolted down solid with at least 4 additional bolts up to 1 inch in size with a minimum of a 3-inch washer.
      5. Box and Cab may be welded to the frame, but may not add metal. Just use the welder. The cab and box may be welded together and you may use a fill material to fill the gap between the cab and box.
      6. Must have dash bar, door bar and bars connecting the dash bar to the door bar on the inside of the cab only. You may also have a roll loop in the box up against the cab with kickers no farther back than the front of the spring shackles.
      7. Tailgate must be welded or taken off.
      8. Solid welding is allowed inside and out, hood must have a large hole cut in center for inspections. Hood may be welded shut solid. If hole in hood isn’t large enough for inspection, you will have to cut a bigger hole!!
      9. Two pieces of all thread up to 1 inch from the frame to hood is allowed, but must go through the front radiator body mount.
      10. May have up to 8 spots total to hold the hood down. All other hood ties must be sheet metal to sheet metal. Can use #9 wire, 3/8” cable, 3/8” chain or up to 1 inch bolts for the hood.
      11. Wire may be used from the tailgate and hood to the bumpers on the front and back of the trucks. The back bumper ONLY may have 2 straps 4” wide 1’4” thick from the tailgate to bumper, but not to frame.
      12. Any automotive bumpers and bumper brackets may be used on the front and rear of vehicle. Bumpers must be stock with No aftermarket or homemade bumper allowed. Bumpers and bumper brackets may be welded. Must have bumpers on the front and rear ends of the truck. From the end of the frame back 8” may be re-enforced. Nothing bigger than 8” long and as wide as the frame is tall piece may be used. No connecting the frame rails to each other with Added materials!! You may also have 2, 4” wide by 8” long by 1/4” straps on the front and rear bumpers.
      13. Any ply or tire is allowed, but no tractor tires or studded tires on the back.
      14. Rear-ends may be tied to the frame in 2 spots per-side. Use #9 wire, 3/8” cable or 3/8” chain.
      15. Tie-rod ends may be re-enforced, but must be workable.