Official Rules for the Waumandee Time Trials

The Waumandee Time Trials event is designed to be a fun social occasion and a challenging test of vehicles and drivers. Due to the nature of the terrain and technical difficulty of the course, it is a serious event that could result in property damage, serious injury, or death. Participants enter at their own risk and peril. Drivers are required to drive well within their limits, and to use all appropriate and prudent safety equipment.

1. Any participant who receives a moving violation or noise citation in Buffalo County, Wisconsin at any time before, during, or after the event will be immediately disqualified and banned from the current and all future events with no refund. Aggressive or over-the-speed-limit driving on Buffalo County roads that are open to the public will not be tolerated.

2. Any participant (or participant’s vehicle) doing burn-outs, brake stands, donuts, drifting, or any other inappropriate or reckless driving or automotive horseplay or improper conduct anywhere in Buffalo County, Wisconsin at any time before, during, or after the event will result in the vehicle’s owner/operator being disqualified with no refund and banned from future events.

3. Registration deadline is September 15th or sell-out, whichever comes first. This event has sold out more than three months in advance for the past two years, so register early! Each driver’s registration will only be accepted after payment is received. If for any reason you cannot attend the event, you are allowed to sell/transfer your registration to another driver, but the funds paid to Vintage Time Trials are not refundable. Please make sure that you and your vehicle will be able to run the event before paying. Paid drivers who contact the chief steward by September 15th, explaining that they are unable to attend, MAY have their registration payment applied as a credit toward the next year’s event, at the discretion of the chief steward. After September 15th, any driver who announces they are unable to attend will be considered a “no-show” and will not receive any credit. Any driver who simply does not show up at the event will be considered a “no-show” and will forfeit their registration payment.

4. Only vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles are allowed. We define vintage as 20 years old or older, so for 2025, vehicles manufactured in 2005 or prior years are allowed. Both street-legal and race vehicles are allowed. Replicas and kit cars designed to look like vintage vehicles may be allowed at the discretion of the chief steward. If you are not sure, please inquire before registering.

5. During the event, no alcohol may be consumed by any person participating in the event until the time of the awards banquet. This includes all drivers, passengers, spectators, and workers. No illegal drugs of any kind, including marijuana (which is still illegal in Wisconsin) are allowed in the restricted area at any time. No illegal drugs are allowed to be consumed by any person participating in the event, at any time during the event.

6. All drivers, passengers, spectators, and workers must sign our liability waiver as they enter the restricted area. A responsible adult guardian must sign our special minor waiver for any minors brought into the restricted area. Drivers must be at least 18 years of age. Passengers must be at least 12. Only one passenger is allowed per run. Everyone entering the restricted area must follow all safety rules related to the running of the event.

7. Mandatory registration will be open in the paddock from 7:00AM to 8:00AM on the morning of the event. Drivers receive wristbands at registration. Only officially wristbanded drivers may drive cars on the course.

8. A mandatory driver safety meeting will be held at 8:00AM on the morning of the event. Drivers who do not attend the entire meeting will be disqualified with no refund.

9. Vehicles must be in sound mechanical condition to pass a technical inspection for safety. DOT approved tires (street or race) in good condition, with date stamps less than ten years old are required. Driver and passenger must wear working seatbelts. Everything loose must be removed from the vehicle. Numbers on both sides of the vehicle, and on the passenger side of the windshield. Battery bolted down with the hot post covered. Brake pedal firm. Steering and suspension responsive and tight. Gas pedal springs back positively after being pressed and released. Hood, trunk, and all doors must close and latch securely.

10. All drivers must have a current valid driver’s license, as well as proof of current valid personal auto insurance.

11. Helmet use is required for all drivers and passengers. Snell SA2020 certification is strongly recommended. Helmets should be presented to the chief steward for inspection when registering if unsure. We will have a small supply of loaner helmets for passengers.

12. Non-synthetic clothing (cotton, wool, leather, etc.) covering the torso, legs, and upper arms is required. Nomex (fire resistant) clothing is fine too. Drivers must wear closed-toe shoes. No high heels.

13. Each entrant must place numbers (readable from 200 feet) on both sides of the vehicle, and on the passenger side of the windshield. Number color must contrast distinctly from car color for readability. Number on the windshield should be made with light colored painter’s tape. We will have rolls of tape to loan out at registration.

14. No spectators are allowed within 200 feet of the course while the event is in progress, except behind the fencing in the paddock. All safety workers must remain on the uphill side of the course, at least eight feet above the level of the pavement, using the ladders provided. No one is allowed on the downhill side of the course while the course is hot.

15. The speed limit in the paddock is 10 miles per hour. No high revving of engines. Any type of burnouts, donuts, brake stands, or other aggressive driving or horseplay in the paddock is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate disqualification. Any passengers must be seated in the normal seating area of the vehicle. No one is allowed to ride on the bodywork of any vehicle at any time. Offenders will lose course driving privileges with no refund. Please drive slowly in the paddock to minimize damage to the farm field as much as possible. Many crops have delicate root systems that must remain intact over the fall and winter.

16. Participants will be held legally and financially responsible for any damage they cause at the event site.

17. Timing is done via a radio/stopwatch system and is the only official time. Every driver’s first run will not be timed. Use your first run to learn the course and the chicane placement, NOT to race.

18. Cones and hay bale chicanes are used to promote safety on the course. Hitting a cone or a hay bale will add two seconds to your official time for that run, and is an indication that you are not in proper control of your vehicle, so you will receive your one and only OFFICIAL WARNING. Hitting a second cone or hay bale at any point during the day will result in an immediate BLACK FLAG and your course driving privileges for the day will terminate at that moment with no refund. DON’T HIT CONES OR HAY BALES! The first chicane near the starting line is exempt from the warning/black flag rule, but the two second rule applies to all cones and hay bales. Please note that cone and haybale penalties apply on EVERY run, even your first run which is not timed.

19. Any driver who puts even one wheel off the pavement while driving the course will be immediately disqualified and lose course driving privileges for the day (black flagged) with no refund. STAY ON THE PAVEMENT!

20. A slight amount of oversteer may be tolerated, but any driver who spins a vehicle more than 90 degrees from the normal direction of travel will be immediately disqualified and lose course driving privileges for the day (black flagged) with no refund. DON’T SPIN!

21. Racing STOPS at the finish line. You are required to COAST through the two haybale chicanes after the finish. Any driver who stays on the gas after the finish line will receive a DNF for that run, as well as an OFFICIAL WARNING for their first offense, or they might be black flagged if they had already received a warning for another offense.

22. If a vehicle crashes while driving the course and it is determined by the chief steward that it presents a safety or fire or environmental concern, standby towing services will be used to relocate the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle will be required to pay a reasonable and customary fee for the extraction and towing service.

23. We will have a standby ambulance on site. If a person requires transport from the event site via ambulance, the event will be suspended until a replacement ambulance arrives on site, which may or may not be possible before the end of the day. No refunds will be issued, and the event will not be rescheduled, if it is interrupted or ended due to ambulance use.

24. The course will go cold at 5:30pm, or when all remaining drivers have taken at least six runs each, whichever comes first. Every effort will be made to safely give all drivers six runs each. There is no guarantee that all drivers will get the same number of runs, especially two drivers sharing the same vehicle. See also rule 23 concerning ambulance use.

25. At the end of the day, we ask everyone to please help clean up the paddock and the course. Carry equipment to the rental truck parked by registration. Collect the pink marker flags. Deposit all trash in the trash cans, and all recycling in the bins marked “RECYCLE”. We need to leave the entire area cleaner than we found it, so we can keep good relations with the local residents.

26. To reduce “red mist” and increase safety, there are no classes, places, or trophies. Drivers who attend the awards banquet will receive a paper certificate listing their fastest time on the course.

27. Times will only be revealed at the awards banquet after the event is over. Drivers who approach within 30 feet of the timers, or otherwise bother them during the day will be disqualified with no refund. Full results will be emailed to all drivers a couple days after the event.

28. The chief steward will have complete discretion to deny any driver the privilege of participating in the event and/or to remove any person from the event restricted area for any reason with no refund.

29. Rules interpretation will be at the sole discretion of the chief steward. Rules may be changed, amended, or created as necessary at the chief steward’s discretion.

30. All vehicle fluids must be carefully contained and not allowed to spill onto the ground of the farmer’s field we are using for our paddock. Any driver spilling fluids will be responsible for immediate clean up and mitigation.

31. Pets are allowed in the paddock as long as they are well-behaved, not aggressive, and they stay near their owners.

32. Camping and vehicle/trailer parking in the paddock is free and allowed only from Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning of the event weekend.

33. Drones are prohibited unless specifically contracted and approved in writing in advance by Vintage Time Trials LLC.

34. Fireworks of any kind are strictly prohibited in or around the event site before, during, or after the event.