Note: class letters (A, B etc.) refer only to the
order in which classes were added to the club schedule.
All electric classes limited to 6 "sub C" cells (NiMH
or NiCad) Maximum. No brushless motors allowed.
No onboard telemetry systems allowed while racing!
CLASS A: 1/10 Scale Stock Touring Cars:
Touring Cars (Stock motor only) with 4 door touring car body. Any
speed control, foam or rubber tires.
CLASS B: 1/10 Scale (Open)/Modified GT:
Touring Cars, Pan Cars or F1/GT (Stock/Mod motor)
CLASS C: 1/10 Scale Trucks:
Open Class (Stock/Mod motor) (Offroad/Monster/Stadium Truck or Buggy)
All vehicles must jump at least one jump per lap and pass the scoring
point, "on track" and in the correct racing direction.
Short cutting the track, by more than 1 bend, or missing the scoring
line will result in non scoring of that lap.
CLASS D: Novice Class:
1/10 (or 1/12) scale (Stock Motor) Open chassis/body style. Must
be inexperienced drivers, or uncoordinated adults like me!
Outdoor NITRO Racing Classes 2004
CLASS E: 1/8 (OR 1/10) Scale Nitro "Outlaw
Offroad"
Open Class Nitro Powered (Offroad/Monster/Stadium Truck or Buggy)
No motor displacement limit, but no double engined trucks allowed.
CLASS F: 1/10 Scale Nitro "Onroad"
Open Class Nitro Powered (2WD or 4WD Touring Car, 200 mm chassis)
.12 engines with two speed .15 engines only allowed if SINGLE speed.
No TURBO engines, no engines larger than .15. Any tuned pipe.
RACES:
Qualifying heats: 1 heat per class
Grid start, cars line up side by side, 4 minute duration electric
(8 minutes duration Nitro). Generally a maximum of cars per class
per heat. Results from the qualifying heat determine starting grid
positions for finals. The top three to four cars (depending upon
the total number of cars registered in that class for the day) in
the qualifying heat are automatically enter "A" Main,
next three to four in "B" main etc.
FINALS/MAINS:
Grid start, 5 minutes duration Electric (15 minutes duration Nitro),
cars start with 2 car length spacing with fastest car in front..
Winner of "B" main can bump up to "A" main and
"C" main winner to "B" etc.
POINTS:
Points are awarded as follows:
Qualifying: TQ - 5 points, 2nd fastest
- 3 points, 3rd fastest - 2 points, and 4th fastest - 1 point.
Finals:
All drivers recieve 1 point per lap in the final events
and the following points for position:
1st = 15points; 2nd = 13 points; 3rd = 11 points, 4th = 9 points;
5th = 7 points
6th = 5 points; 7th = 3 points; 8th = 2 points; 9th = 1 point; 10th+
= Lap Points Only.
Note:
Racers that bump up to higher mains can choose to keep previous
scores if higher than final score.
Venue: Victory
College Parking Lot.
Victory College has allowed the club access to the
parking lot between 7:00 AM and 2:00 PM on Friday mornings only.
The surface is fairly smooth, but dusty and dirty. Foam tires are
not recommended, but treaded rubber tires seem to work reasonable
well.
Drivers must show up by 8:00 to help with track set-up and register
before 8:30 AM to enable an early start.
RACE SEQUENCE: