General Rules:
A.H.P.A. officials reserve the right to alter these rules before or during
the season in order to deal with safety related issues or to insure the
competitive nature of the class.
1. Any truck that changes from a lower
class to a higher class will have to remain in that class for the remainder of
the pulling year. They must also provide
the necessary safety equipment for that higher class. Class order is as follows from low to high:
Pure Stock,
2. This is a street legal 4X4 truck class
available to currently licensed owners of gasoline fueled trucks that are legal
for highway use. If your truck is street
legal and is built to the rules set forth herein, you can enter the class. Registration papers are required to prove
that the truck is licensed for street use.
A license plate with a current sticker tag is required to be affixed to
the truck. Registration papers, license
plate, and sticker tag must match. Where
applicable, a current inspection sticker is required.
3. Weight class is 6300 lbs. No weight brackets or hanging weights allowed
on front of vehicles. Weights must be in
cargo area only and securely fastened or contained safely therein. No weights allowed under the hood or in the
wheel wells or in the cab area. No
weights may be suspended under the body/chassis or behind panels/parts. The driver that is pulling in the event must
be the driver that weighs the truck.
4. No dual wheels, studded tires, tire
chains or any tire not specifically intended for street use are permitted. All tires must carry a D.O.T. number on the
side wall. D.O.T. number must be easily
read from the outside of the tire. No cut, altered or sharpened tires.
5. Front bumpers must be unaltered factory
stock. No weighted front devices are
permitted. This includes but is not
limited to: homemade bumpers, brush guards and winches. Lower brackets only for snow plow frames are
permitted so long as there are no modifications that would add weight are
determined. An unaltered decorative
brush guard may be permitted at the discretion of the head official. A truck is permitted to compete without a
front bumper.
6. Maximum hitch height allowed can be 26
inches from top of hitch to level ground.
Hitch hooking point is to be the farthest point to the back of the
truck, (or the first thing to hit if you would back into a wall!) Hitch must be a receiver style O.E.M. designed factory
manufactured towing hitch, or standard factory bumper hitch. No special pulling or modified receiver
hitches allowed. Must
have a 3.5 inch opening.
7. Gasoline is the only fuel
permitted. No engine modifications. This includes, but is not limited to,
aluminum intakes (unless O.E.M.), exhaust headers, superchargers, and turbochargers. Absolutely no alcohol, nitrous oxide or other
oxygen extenders are permitted.
8. No suspension modifications. This includes, but is not limited to,
traction bars, air bags, adjustable stopper blocks.
(Anything that would limit natural suspension travel is not permitted.)
9. Truck must be pure stock in
appearance – the condition the truck left the showroom floor when purchased by
first owner. Bed floor, inner and outer skins must be of
O.E.M. or O.E.M. replacement material.
Design modifications to reduce weight are not permitted. The wheelbase may not be changed from
original manufacturer. Wooden or metal
flatbeds are permitted as long as the bed is built to specifications similar or
heavier to factory built flatbeds.
10. Transmission, transfer case, and front
& rear differentials must be O.E.M. and available in one ton (or smaller)
pick-up trucks.
11. Driver’s window must be rolled
completely up while competing. Drivers
are urged to wear a seatbelt or shoulder harness. Drivers must wear a motorsport
type helmet when hooked to the sled.
Passengers are not permitted in the truck at any time either in the pits
or on the track.
Memberships are not required in order
to enter and participate. A current and
valid 2009 membership with AHPA is required in order to collect points