Classes/Rules
GENERAL RULES
HAVE FUN!
I want to go over a few track rules that we are going to have in place for 2008.
1. No smoking. simple. You might be warned the first time, you might be asked to leave the first time. It's not worth loosing our track over this matter. We spent a couple months looking for a track let us to race. It's not only our rule, but the rules on school property.
2. There will be no pitting, or spectating past half track. With some of the cars getting over 80 mph we don't want anything to happen down there.
3. A catch person must be at the end of the track to get your car. Please do not turn the car back around or turn the car towards your catch person, keep the car straght if at all possible. (easier said then done sometimes!) The last thing we want is the car to glitch and come back up the track or speeding towards the catch person. We are asking that the catch person stand up on the curb to the right side of the track untill the cars have come to a stop. If you came by yourself, ask a fellow racer or sombody to help you out. They should be willing to do that.
4. Please run side by side in practice and qualifying if possible. We have more and more racers showing up all the time which is great, but single runs only makes qualifying that much longer. I know we all want to get out of there at a decent time.
Nitro powered drag cars are MORE then welcome to compete in Bracket, Comp, Funny Car, and extreme. All Nitro cars must line up to the left side of the groove to keep the starting line as clean as possible.
All cars must be wheel driven! No rockets or anything like that.
All cars MUST have foam tires on the drive wheels. Anything but foam tires will not work on the treated race track.
Safety pull cords!-- All cars in Funny Car, Top Sportsman, or cars with more then 6 cells and run a coblat or Neo magnet motors must have a safety pull cord!! NO EXCEPTION
ALL Lipos must be a hard cased lipo, and MUST use a lipo bag when charging.
Entree fees will stay the same as they were in 2008.
Single Car- $15.00
Multiple Cars- $20.00
Famlily Plan - $25.00 (includes 3 family members, multiple cars)
RULES--
I will start with raceday procedures.
Practice will be half an hour, maybe a bit more depending on how fast the track gets set up.
We have cut all classes but Bracket and Pro Comp to 2 qualifying sessions. Bracket and Pro Comp will remain at 3 sessions. The main reason is to save time with a addidion of 2 new classes.
We also have cut the B-Sides for Funny Car and Top Sportsman.
All classes that allow lipo- MUST be hard case ONLY and also MUST charge in a charging bag. There will be random checks for voltage as well as temprature.
Consider anything not written in the rules not legal, and anything inbetween will be decided by Roy and Myself.
Rules-
Bracket-
Any RC vechicle pretty much. Come race, have fun. .500 tree with a dial in.
Pro Comp-
Any drag specific drag vechicle allowed. Any battery, and motor. .400 tree.
We have changed the index from 2.75 to 2.50. The cars will now have a 2.50 index. We took a vote and everybody decided this was a good idea.
Pro Stock-
This will be a new class for 2009, and looks to be very fun.
11" max. Wheelbase, Pro Stock type bodies, 1985 or newer. MUST have pro stock style hoodscoop, no blowers, and also a pro stock style wing.
Motor- Any ROAR approved 27 turn stock motor, or 17.5 Brushless
Battery- Any 6 cell nicd/nimh battery, or 2 cell lipo.
Weight- 38 oz.
Top Sportsman-
No changes from 2008 for now.
1975 and older pro mod type bodies
11" wheelbase max
8 nicd/nimh cells max OR 2 cell lipo
Any mod brushed motor, no cobalt or neo
40oz. min weight
***May change to allow other combinations depending on how many people run this class.
Top Alcohol-
Funny Cars and Dragsters Only
Motor- Any Motor
Battery- Any 6 cell nicd/nimh or 2 cell lipo.
No min. weight
1.900 Index
Funny Car
No Changes from 2008
Any FC Body
10 cell nicd/nimh
Any Motor brushless or brushed.
Update on the rules--
After much discussion between Roy and myself---We have changed the restriction on lipos, to any rating MAH or C for a couple reasons.
Avaliability of lower C rating batteries.
The T/A will be an index class, so there is no reason to limit them there .
The Pro Stock class will be limited by the motor pretty much.
RC Car Kings and Roy put together a list of what they offer at the store, and the pricing is not that different depending on what you want to run.
From R/C Car Kings
7.4 Volt LiPo Batteries - Case
SMC 3200 40C $89.99
SMC 4000 28C $99.99
SMC 3200 28C $89.99
SMC 5200 40C $119.99
SMC 5000 28C $115.99
SMC 5200 24C $89.99
Common Sense 5200 25C $109.99
Check Point 5400 $129.99
Reedy Pro 5000 20C $104.99
Reedy Pro 3200 20C $89.99
Orion Premium 4800 $134.99
Orion 3200 20C $94.99
Orion Premium 4800 w/o plug $129.99
Orion 3200 20C w/o plug $89.99
Racers Edge 5000 $139.99
Losi 5000 $99.99
Thunder Power 3200 40C $85.99
Thhunder Power 5400 20C $89.99
Thunder Power 4200 40C $99.99
Thunder Power 5000 40C $119.99
Reedy 4800 Saddle Pack $109.99
Funny Car
