Below you will find information about safety, rules and how we decide winners!

BURNOUT COMPETITION GUIDELINES

DRIVERS/PASSENGERS:

• Must be 18 years old or older. Minor waiver is available but must be submitted for approval prior to the event. Minor waiver is available at: https://603diesels.com/pages/events and needs to be submitted for approval to 603diesels@gmail.com at least one week prior to the event.
• Up to one passenger. Must be 18 years old or over
• Seatbelts must be worn by all occupants in the vehicle
• All Drivers must attend drivers meeting

SAFETY GUIDELINES:

• Helmet required
• Seat belt required
• Closed toe shoes
• Battery must be secured
• Fireworks not permitted 
• Burnout shall not begin until instructed by event official 
• No standing burnouts, vehicle shall maintain movement
• Driver must stop immediately if instructed by event staff
• Drivers cannot be under the influence of drugs or alcohol

VEHICLE INSPECTION:

• Front door handles must be visible and operational
• No fluid leaks are permitted, and any leaks other than water will result in a disqualification
• Functional seat belt (s)
• Must have at least one functioning headlight and tailight 
• The fuel tank must be securely mounted
• Complete firewall fortification is required with no exposed holes leading to the driver cabin
• No externally mounted Nitrous bottles
• There is no restriction on fuel type
• Front brakes must be operational. Rear brakes are not required
• 603 Diesels and/or Maineiac offroad reserves the right to refuse admittance to any vehicle that they feel is unsafe, for any reason.

JUDGING GUIDELINES:

Judging will be based upon- Instant smoke, constant smoke, volume of smoke, driving skill, creativity and use of the entire skid pad. Hitting a barrier automatically disqualifies you from the competition.

Judging is complete by assessing criteria of skill on a points system out of 100 points. Judges will allocate points for the following:

Instant Smoke - up to 10 points (The start of your run is just as important as the finish. Vehicles that do not produce smoke immediately are allocated less points)

Constant Smoke - up to 10 points (The vehicle must smoke its tires from the very start to the finish without interruption.)

Volume of Smoke - up to 10 points

Creativity of the Burnout - up to 20 points (This can be creativity of vehicle appearance, add on accessories or speciality items such as colored smoke tires)

Driving Skills - up to 50 points (The driver must produce all of the above and demonstrate skill, control and creativity during their burnout.)

BURNOUT TIME:

The minimum burnout time will be 60 seconds. Any burnout less than 60 seconds will be judged as a “did not finish” (DNF). A deduction of 10 points for each 5 seconds under a burnout time of 60 seconds will also apply (to a maxim time deduction of 40 points)

POINT DEDUCTIONS:

Judges will deduct points for the following:

• Reversing - minus up to 10 points
• Stopping or Stalling - minus up to 10 points
• Spilling Fluids - minus up to 10 points
• Fire - minus up to 10 points
• Failure to utilize full pit - minus up to 10 points
• Contact with a barrier - minus 10 points
• Failure to drive off the pad - minus 10 points
• Burnout had to have a Courtesy Restart - minus 10 points
• Rear tires still inflated after burnout is complete - minus 5 points per tire

Courtesy Restart is allowed once per vehicle if the vehicle did not complete a minimum of a 30 second burnout.