▁well ▁as ▁D - ring ▁type ▁handles ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁rac ers ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁rid ers ▁can ▁hold ▁on ▁as ▁they ▁race ▁down ▁the ▁track . ▁Both ▁classes ▁will ▁have ▁modified ▁racing ▁engines , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁racing ▁s lick s ▁in ▁the ▁Class - C ▁division . ▁ ▁About ▁the ▁tracks ▁▁ ▁The ▁tracks ▁used ▁at ▁Dr ill ▁Team ▁events ▁are ▁usually ▁built ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁individual ▁fire ▁depart ments , ▁but ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁strict ▁specific ations ▁that ▁are ▁dict ated ▁by ▁an ▁over see ing ▁offici ating ▁body , ▁which ▁guarante es ▁that ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁exact ▁consist encies ▁from ▁track ▁to ▁track . ▁As ▁a ▁racing ▁season ▁( from ▁June ▁till ▁early ▁September ) ▁begins , ▁a ▁schedule ▁will ▁be ▁made ▁up ▁where in ▁various ▁different ▁fire ▁depart ments ▁will ▁host ▁the ▁races ▁that ▁will ▁make ▁up ▁that ▁season , ▁usually ▁one ▁each ▁week end . ▁ ▁A ▁typical ▁track ▁is ▁roughly ▁ 1 ▁mile ▁long . ▁At ▁one ▁end ▁is ▁a ▁st aging ▁area , ▁where ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁will ▁stage ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁their ▁turn ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁event . ▁As ▁one ▁progress es ▁down ▁the ▁track , ▁there ▁are ▁different ▁starting ▁lines ▁marked ▁out ▁at ▁different ▁distances ▁necess itated ▁by ▁each ▁different ▁event . ▁At ▁a ▁specific ▁distance ▁down ▁the ▁track , ▁on ▁the ▁right - hand ▁side , ▁is ▁a ▁hyd rant ▁that ▁during ▁events ▁which ▁require ▁water ▁is ▁maintained ▁at ▁a ▁very ▁specific ▁hyd rant ▁pressure , ▁which ▁is