Heckathorn Motorsports

05/19/2023

Well I’m not running but i can say I have my name on the flyer for bash for cash.

05/13/2023

www.derbynation.tv | LIVE LOOK-IN | The Great Stoneboro Fair | Stoneboro, PA | May 13th, 2023

https://fb.watch/kvOSLFjmfL/?mibextid=v7YzmG

05/11/2023

Having fun with the renewed Vic wagon built a fair build an ran the s**t out of it. Was fun I like my simple old fair style rules

05/11/2023

Went an worked on the car yesterday got the main battery line ran off the starter to inside of car, got the radiator out so I can loop the lines. Slow progress with just me really need extra hands got a lot of work still needed done.

04/26/2023

Derbydog doing two nights of destruction at Trumbull County Fair this year. Can’t wait to run this years demo

04/22/2023

Thank you Head On Magazine for putting me in the magazine. From a couple years back I got the chance to be in a magazine in England that deals with Rc banger racing.

04/15/2023

I’m hoping to get more stuff done Wednesday on this car. A friend did find me a 2nd space saver spare tire for the back an I ordered a set of heavy duty tubes for the snow tires I got.

04/06/2023

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More cars from years past

04/05/2023

Trumbull county fair build.I want thank Steven Estep for the deal on the car.

04/02/2023

03/31/2023

Did some AI Wednesday night with fair build cars an found a mod that has old dodge cornets to add a bit of old school into it there las 2 pictures

03/29/2023

Well I’m out of bash for cash there no way for me to find a better vehicle an enough of my days off to get something ready I only have 16 days off till bash an to build to my standards it not enough.

03/29/2023

So I might be out of running bash for cash 2023 the unibody that holds the rear axles in place is totally rusted out. Unless I can find a replacement in my next 3 days off. It’s not worth me continuing to build this pile.

03/27/2023

Pay Terry Heckathorn using PayPal.Me

If anyone got interest in help me out. I‘m posting my PayPal account your get a shout out on here an I will put your name an or business on the car an I tag you in all post I make on all my platforms.

Go to paypal.me/HeckathornMotorsport and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

03/24/2023

Morning pickup in the 13 fusion of a 80’s Vic bumper

03/23/2023

Was messing around on beamng drive with the new tbird pulled out first in a fair build class.

03/23/2023

Getting there

03/23/2023

terryheckathorn on TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRvYCwwJ/

03/21/2023

I just went on U-Haul to get an estimate to haul a vehicle. Well I’m going to need help haul something to bash for cash any of my friends out there will to help me out.

03/05/2023

Want to thank my beautiful wife for coming out this pass Tuesday an help me get in gear on the bash ride. We got the dash out, doors gutted of glad an panels. I know is street stock but i feel safer with the thing gutted out. Hopefully it warms up again to get more done still need to get parts for the front end.

02/24/2023

Photos from TRACK SHOT LIVE's post

02/09/2023

Once the weather gets better I will get back on the bash for cash build. This cold winter had put a damper on my goal of working on it.

12/02/2022

The Heckathorn Motorsports family want to send are prayers to an his family.

11/29/2022

Working by yourself with hand tools takes time.

11/25/2022

Well guess I got be in in southern Ohio early Friday

If you were curious when everything for the Bash for Cash will be here is the agenda! The agenda is also posted on our website at https://smash*tderby.com/bash-for-cash. Tickets will be available in the next few weeks on our website as well.

11/17/2022

Let the fun begin. The class is full I’ll be battling with top good drivers.

The Street Stock Mini Van/Mini Truck/SUV class at the Bash for Cash is full! If you are interested in running but don’t have a spot, go to https://smash*tderby.com/tickets to sign up for the waitlist and we will contact you when spots are available.

11/12/2022

Trumbull county fair build parts list.

Hey derby friends looking for some stuff for my build for Trumbull county fair you got anything of this stuff you are willing to sell at affordable prices let me know please

1 steel tubing roll cage, gas tank protector✅,
an chain or #9 wire steel for hood an doors
2 15 inch mud or snow tires on 5x1.10 bolt pattern rim.
A. 04-08 Malibu rims
B.15 inch tubes
3 trans cooler.
A.old cooler✅
4battery box an fuel cell that can take a stock fuel pump✅

11/02/2022

New bash ride for street stock mini truck class.

Winter build.. for Smash It Demolition Derby Bash for cash in May 26-28. This is the class I’ll be in.
“All ready called it in an got it cleared it’s a mini truck.”

2023 Street Stock Mini Van/Mini Truck/SUV Rules
Any American-made 1980’s & newer mini vans, mini trucks, and SUVs ONLY. No hearses or limos are permitted.

General Rules

1. Read all rules carefully and follow them! Any questions call Chuck Clark at 614-554- 8892. There will be no stretching or bending of any rules or you will either run in the modified class or go home!

2. You must pass inspection within 3 times through or you will not be permitted to run.

3. A 12“ x 12“ roof sign is recommended. It cannot strengthen the car in anyway.

4. Cars must be stock unless modifications are stated in the rules. Cars must have functioning brakes at all times on at least one axle. No painting of the frames, inside of body of the car, or underneath of the car and inside of the trunk.

5. A helmet, seat belt, and eye protection must be worn at all times on the track.

6. If it doesn’t say you can do it, don’t do it.

7. Any controversies or protests must be brought up during the drivers meeting. We have the right to reinspect, cut, or drill any car at any time. If you are caught breaking the rules you will forfeit all winnings and/or prizes you are due. If you stretch a rule, you will lose that rule.

8. All airbags, glass, plastic, and interior must be removed before arriving to the event.

9. Any aftermarket parts must be approved by Smash It (Tim at 740-272-1188). You must call and submit pictures for approval. Parts that are not approved before the derby are not permitted to run.

10. No painting of the frames, inside of the body of the car, or underneath of the car and inside of the trunk. This includes overspray. If found with paint within those areas, the car will not even be inspected.

11. All trailer hitches and braces must be removed.

12. Batteries must be moved to the passenger front floorboard. They must be properly
secured and covered.

13. Patching and rust repair will be permitted only if cleared by an official.

14. Officials’ decisions are final! All cars are subjected to re-inspection at any time.

15. If the car is found to have plate on the frame or body that the rules do not allow the car will not be permitted to run. There will be no option to fix this problem.

16. If you hammer/shape/weld on the frame in any manner not covered in the rules you will not be able to run. There is no fixing this.

17. You have 1 minute to make an aggressive hit. After 1 minute that car is disqualified. That is 1-minute total. An aggressive hit is solely at the discretion of the officials

18. You are not permitted to hit anyone in the driver’s door. If you do, you are disqualified. If you use your driver’s door to take advantage of this rule, the car that hit you is not disqualified.

19. You may not get out of your car for any reason during the heat until you are out.

20. You are only permitted to have 1 fire in your car. This will result in a disqualification. 21. No sandbagging, teaming, or holding. Any of these will result in a disqualification. You
can not pin to win.

BUILD

1. Must be 100% stock! No cross breeding of the entire drive. It must be the same make as the car (Ex: Chevy to Chevy, Ford to Ford, etc.) and must appear to be the factory engine to the car. Headers are permitted. The engine must be mounted with stock mounts in the stock position. No welding of the mounts is permitted. They must be bolted only.

2. No homemade cross members are permitted. Cross members must be stock and bolted in, not welded.

3. The doors must be chained or wired in no more than 8 places per door. The wire from the bottom of the doors may go around the frame. You may use 5/6” chain or two strands of #9 wire per hole.

4. The trunks must be chained or wired in no more than 8 places. Two of these may go around the bumper and/or the frame. You are not required to have a deck lid and/or tailgate. No welding or adding metal is permitted. The trunk lid must be in the stock location. No tucking, wedging, pre bending, smashing, folding, or anything else you can think of is permitted. No welding washers for holes is permitted.

5. Hoods may be wired or chained in 8 spots. You may use 5/16” chain or two strands of #9 wire per hole. It must be sheet metal to sheet metal only. No welding washers for holes is permitted. There must be a 12" hole in the hood in case of fire. You must remove the hood latch. Hoods must be open for inspection.

6. Any tires are permitted. Doubled tires are permitted. No foam filled tires are permitted. Valve stem protectors are permitted.

7. You may leave the stock gas tank in the stock location, or you may relocate the fuel tank to the rear floor of the car. If the frame is rusted out, you must relocate the boat tank or aftermarket gas tank. If this is done you must use a fuel cell or boat tank. If you relocate the fuel tank you have 2 options:

a. If permitted a back bar, you can have a gas tank holder no bigger than 24” x 24” and it must be 6” away from sheet metal.

b. If no back bar is present, you are permitted to have a 24” x 24” x 12” gas tank structure no thicker than 1/4” and it must be bolted to sheet metal only.

8. No stock fuel tanks inside of the car is permitted.

9. The windshield may be left in the car or you can remove the windshield.

10. Creasing on the body from the back doors back is permitted.

11. Stock type springs and shocks are permitted. No solid suspension. Screw in spring risers are permitted. No wire, chains, or any welding on the rear ends or rear spring pockets. Cars must bounce and cars must be stock. You are permitted an aftermarket lower control arm but it must be from an auto parts store. No welded control arms are permitted. You must have a factory sway bar and it must be bolted on (No exceptions).

12. You must use the factory rear end for the car you are running.

13. You may weld the spider gears in the rear end to make it posi. No gears are permitted,
and you must use stock axles. You are not permitted to change the gear ratio or use aftermarket axles. This will be the driver’s responsibility to prove they are not changed.

14. Any car bumper is permitted except for Chrysler pointy bumpers. They must be bolted and welded on in the factory location. You may collapse the shocks and weld all the way around the shock and to the mounting plate to the bumper and there must be an 11⁄2” gap between the frame and the factory bumper shock plate. You can use 4” x 4” box tubing that is 1/4” thick as a bumper that is no more than 5 feet long with no point. The ends of the bumper must remain open. No metal added to the bumper is permitted. If the car has no shocks, the bumper may be welded directly to the frame with no metal added. On the back side of the bumper where the shock mounts you may use a 1/4” x 6” x 6” piece of flat metal to create a flat mounting surface. DEC bumpers and Adept Products bumpers are permitted. Homemade bumpers must be bolted together, not seam welded.

15. If the car has a wiring harness in front of the core support, you may move it behind the core support.

16. All body bolts must be factory stock. No altering is permitted.

17 You are permitted two 4”x4”x1/4” fix it plates on a fresh car and four 4”x4”x1/4” fix it
plates on a preran car. There must be a 1/2” gap between the welds of these plates.

10/22/2022

May have a couple trades on the table for the old gmc for a bash for cash ride. Will post info once deals are done

10/13/2022

Well [email protected]€k this screws up my plans unless something changes. There not running farm truck at bash for cash. So now I got a truck an don’t know what to do with it. There 2 shows but I won’t know anything for some time on rules or if there doing trucks. I want to work on the truck all winter.

We are excited to announce the 2023 Bash for Cash!!! The 3 Man Prostock Team class payout doubled, the Smash It Full size class is replacing the Turn Back the Clock class as the $10k to win full size class, and the Smash It Mini class is back to being heats with a $10k to win feature. All other classes and details can be found on the flyer. The rules are posted on https://smash*tderby.com/bash-for-cash. The Smith Metal Works Youth Full size rules will be updated when Casey Smith and his crew update the rules. Registration will begin on November 1st at 7pm EST at https://smash*tderby.com/tickets.

08/03/2022

Running county fair builds again all my builds held up pretty good.

08/02/2022

Had fun running the shocker wagon in an all fair build style show.

07/13/2022

New computer time to have fun

07/12/2022

My skin guy Twisted Trisler got my old CCN1 skin re worked for the 83 Chevy. Mad Mikes Derby Shop Smith Metal Works Iron City Promotions.

07/10/2022

Join the HeckathornMotorsports Discord Server!

https://discord.gg/fyWvfHaY

Check out the HeckathornMotorsports community on Discord - hang out with 1 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

07/10/2022

My new laptop I’m getting for BeamNG drive to run demo derby shows. Now I will be able to test out a car with more the 3 other cars.