Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-03
RULES ANNOUNCED.
Big Race Of Stock Cars Will Be Held
Next March.

New York, Dec. 2.-RObert Lee Nor
rell, chairman of the executive board
and rules committee of the road race
Of stripped stock cars to be held next
spring, has announced the rules to gov
ern the contest. 1t has been decided to
call the contest the first American in
ternationa5 road race for stock cars,
and it is 10 be open 10 cars other than
racing cars Any American or foreign
stock chassis is eligible for entry, pro-
vided that its total piston area shall
not exceed 1898, square inches, which
Will admit the equivalent of Il four
cylinder engine having Il bore of 0.34
inches. The term stock chassis shall
mean that the maker of the same shall
have actually manufactured and de-
livered or have ready for immediate de-
livery at least 10 cars similar in each
and every respect on or before March
81, 1908.
No more than three cars of any one
make may be entered. The number of
cars which may be entered for the race
shall be limited to 40, and the first 40
entries received shall be accepted, the
date Of the entry being taken from the
pOStmark No individual can enter a
car without the consent of the manu-
facturer of the car, in writing unless
such manufacturer shall have failed
to enter a car within 10 days before
the closing of the entries. The type of
the body is left to the choice of the
entrant provided it has seats foy at
least two and carries a driver and a
mechanic.
Entries will close on Jan Is. 1908. The
on rrIr for ytril b.. go. 49,, e
which $500 shall accompany the entry
blank and the other $50 at the call oil
the racing board before Feb. Is. 1905
The racing board will have the righl
to alter the course at any time up to
the actual start of the race if in its
opinion it shall be necessary Of advan-
tageous, and will have the power to
establish such controls as may be
deemed necessary. The racing board
will have the power to reject any entry
within five days of its receipt without
stating any reason therefor
After the actual expenses Of the race
have been paid any sums of money
left over shall be used to refund to the
entrants, pro rata. any sums of money
paid Tor entry fees over and above
$500 for each car. The remainder will
be donated to the local authorities for
road Improvement. The road racing
rules of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION shall be the rules Of this race
except where they conflict or vary from
these rules, in which event these rules
shall govern. No repairs or adjust
mentS may be made by any one but
the driver or driver and mechanic. with
the single exception of tire repairs and
tire requirements. This does not applv
TO reflling the tanks of a car with oil.
water or gasoline. Each make Of car
can have but one supply station, the
exact location of which must be re-
ported to and approved by the chair-
man at the racing board 4S-hours be-
fore the race.
The management of the race is to be
vested in the following committees:
Executive board and rules committee.
which shall frame the rules under
which the contest will be held; racing
board, which shall be vested with the
power of actual preparation and run
ming of the race; technical board, which
under the direction of the racing board
will examine the competing cars and
report whether or not they comply with
the qualifications required by the rules;
audit board which shall audit the
vouchers of the chairman of the racing
board before they will be paid by the
treasurer. supervise the sale of pro-
gram, the erection of the grand stand
and all other privileges; advisory board.
which shall be kept informed of the
work of the other committees and as
sist with such advice and suggestions
as it may deem proper; board Of trus-
tees. which shall have the custody of
the trophy under the conditions of the
deed OF gift.