Legend Car Divisions
INEX officially recognizes four Legend Car divisions for national championships: Pro, Masters, Semi-Pro, and Young Lions. All four divisions award individual Asphalt, Dirt, and Road Course national champions. For state championships, a driver must compete in a minimum of 10 INEX-sanctioned races per championship. The races do not all have to take place in a driver's home state.
The Pro Division is the expert class and therefore, is the pinnacle of Legend Car racing and is treated as such. The division requires that drivers wishing to compete in the Pro division must have experience in other forms of professional motorsports or race in the Semi-Pro, Young Lions, or Masters divisions to be eligible. Approval to compete in the Pro Division will be the decision of the INEX Competition Director.
The Semi-Pro Division is designed for drivers who have timed out or elected to advance up from the Young Lions Division. It also serves as developmental class for drivers making their first appearance in a Legend Car who are 16 years of age or older, as no prior experience is needed to compete in the Semi-Pro Division. New racers may be required to compete in consolation, B Mains, and/or start in the rear of the field.
At any point when a driver reaches the age of 40 years, they are eligible to compete in the Masters Division. If the move happens after the start of the season, a driver may submit a written request to the INEX Competition Director to make a division switch from their current division. As the move to Masters is not an automatic one, a driver who turns 40 may also elect to remain in Semi-Pro or Pro until they elect to make the move. A sub-division of Masters is the Golden Masters. Included within all three Masters Division championships (Asphalt, Dirt, and Road Course), Golden Masters are drivers who are 60 years of age or older. INEX will recognize a Golden Master Champion at the end of the season for all three championships.
The youngest of Legend Car racers compete in the Young Lions Division. Eligible ages for this division are ages 10-15 as of January 1 of each season. Drivers are able to compete in the Young Lions Division for a maximum of three seasons before advancing to Semi-Pro or Pro (with approval from the INEX Competition Director). It is also at the discretion of the INEX Competition Director to allow a driver to remain in Young Lions for more than the allocated two years. Young Lion Drivers may advance into the Semi-Pro class if they turn 16 during that calendar year. This requires a written request from the Driver to the INEX Competition Director. Drivers who are 10 & 11 years of age are required to have competed in two years of documented Bandolero competition or have two years of documented racing experience in karting, quarter midgets or another form of INEX approved sanctioned racing.
Bandolero Divisions
Bandolero drivers are separted into two divisions based off the age of the driver. The minimum age for a driver to compete in a Bandolero is 7 years old. Both divisions award a single national champion at the conclusion of the season. For state championships, a driver must compete in a minimum of 10 INEX-sanctioned races and they do not all have to take place in the driver's home state.
The Outlaws Division is for older and the most experienced Bandolero drivers, ages 12 and up. Drivers who turn 12 during the calendar year can elect to move up from Bandits to Outlaws as an 11-year-old before their 12th birthday. Once a driver is 12 years of age as of January 1, they must compete in the Outlaws Division.
Drivers beginning their career in Bandoleros who are between the ages 7 and 11 compete in the Bandits Division to develop their skills as a race car driver in a fully enclosed and roll caged car. No experience in a race car is required to drive a Bandolero. Karting drivers should climb inside a Bandolero when ready for their next challenge!