NEW RULES ARE IN RED TYPE

TECH DIRECTOR - The Honorable HARLEY RATTO

RACE FORMAT

* Two-driver teams consisting of either Pro/Expert level or Advanced/Amateur level drivers. All teams will compete together, with awards for first, second and third place in each level. In order to increase parity in the Advanced class, regular Slot Car World scale racers will run in Expert/Pro. The only exception to which will be if they are truly novices, or consistently suck.
* Winners of the previous years Expert/Pro division may not compete as a team. They must find different partners.
* Winners of the previous years Advanced/Amateur division MUST run in Expert/Pro. They may continue to run as a team, or run with new partners, but both drivers will be moved up to Expert/Pro.
* Race will consist of 15 minute heats. Each team member will race 7.5 minutes each heat.
* 1-minute lane change between heats
* You may work on your car ONLY when you are hooked up to the drivers panel.
* All repairs must be done under green flag conditions. All repairs must be halted during lane changes or if repairs are performed to the track itself. Repairs started under green flag may continue under track calls, unless the track itself needs repair
* Any violation to the above rule will result in a 2 minute black flag
* Any team leaving an obstacle on the track when the power is turned back on will be black-flagged for 5 minutes
* Cars MUST retain all chassis and body parts for the duration of the race. If it falls off, you MUST put it back on.

Track Calls
* Track power will be shut off for riders, cars off in main straight and the bank.
* Track power will be shut off at the discretion of the Race Director
* Turn marshals (only) may call track for unreachable cars under bridge
* Teams calling TRACK for any reasons other than listed above will be black-flagged for 2 minutes.

Track Marshalling
* Each team will be assigned a track marshalling position based on the lane the team’s car is running in
* If a team’s corner marshal is not in position at any time when the power is turned on, the team will be black-flagged for 2 minutes
* Turn marshals may make minor repairs of de-slotted cars only
 

Black Flags
* Black flagged cars will be held in the impound area for the required time.
* Any team repairing a car not under green flag conditions will be black flagged for 2 minutes
* Any team leaving an obstacle on the track when the power is turned back on will be black-flagged for 5 minutes .
* Any team causing damage to another teams car while removing or placing a car on the track in the pit lane will be black-flagged for 5 minutes
* Cars black flagged may not be worked on while waiting for the black flag time to expire 
* The race director may black flag any car deemed hazardous to others at any time, or any team driving in a reckless manner.

CONCOURS

CONCOURS JUDGE - Mr. Durl "Too Loose Le Track" Vance

* There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Concours awards consisting of box plaques and merchandise
* Cars entered in Concours MUST BE RACED.
* Concours will be based on the following three criteria: ORIGINALITY, ACCURACY, and DETAIL in that order.
* Cars may not have any added parts to the outside of the body, excluding paint and/or decals.
* Cars may include as many details, structures, figures, and extras to the interior as desired. These parts MUST remain inside the car for the entire race.

ORIGINALITY is based on your creativity. ACCURACY is how believable the car looks and how much it resembles an actual car. DETAIL is how well the car is put together. A good idea done half way right is better than a boring, perfectly-built car.

Please note: You will not sway the judge by using one of his wonderful interiors in your car. On the other hand, you won't be penalized, either

CAR SPCIFICATIONS:
 
CHASSIS
 
Approved Chassis:
ANY current, commercially available 4" flexi-car production chassis. No prototypes allowed.

Allowed Chassis Modifications:
* May solder or glue motor to chassis.
* May add lead or brass weight.
* May solder or glue rear oilites in place.
* May reinforce rear uprights with piano wire or Slick 7  U-brace.
* May file holes in motor bracket, but must retain all of the bracket
* May file highest rear axle bushing hole to level rear axle. 
* May use a piano wire motor brace no longer than 1" and may connect to chassis motor bracket.
* Fixed or floating pin tubes and guide tongue support are allowed.
* Commercially available Aluminum pans designed for the chassis being used are allowed.
* May reverse pan on the cheetah 7 chassis. However pan cannot be cut or trimmed and front wheels must rotate freely.
 
Disallowed Chassis Modifications:
* No axle tube bracing front or rear
* No cutting or modifying of chassis in any way.   Chassis may be ever so slightly filed to increase or decrease movement of the chassis pan.  However, beware that lightening a chassis is prohibited.  This rule will be strictly interpreted.
 
MOTORS
Approved Motors
* Must use current, commercially available balanced “American made” 16-D motor from any manufacturer.
Parma Rotor, Parma Death star, Proslot FX, and Trinity twister, Kelly G-2 and Camen set-ups are allowed
* May use Bruiser or Big Bruiser armatures
* All armatures must have a tag
* Allowable diameter is a minimum of .513 and a maximum of .560
* Minimum Air Gap between magnets .575”.
* Minimum stack length .600”
Note: Of the ProSlot prebuilt motors, only model PS-2107 with the PS-706 16D Balanced Armature is legal.
 
Allowed Motor Modifications
* May glue magnets with superglue or Locktite only.    No JB Weld allowed.
* May mix or match end bells.
* May use ball bearings in the can.
* May change spring cups to accommodate any spring.
* May change motor brushes
 
AXLES, TIRES & GEARS
 Approved Axles, Tires and Gears:
* Rear axle may be 1/8" or 3/32"
* May use 48 pitch or 64 pitch gears, either plastic or metal
* Front axle must be a minimum of .055 to a maximum diameter of .063.
* Front wheel minimum diameter of 1⁄2" and must rotate freely on axle
 
Allowed Axles, Tires and Gears Modifications:
* May solder front axle where it passes through chassis.
* May solder front wheel retainers to axle or chassis.
* Cars must tech to .063" clearance under rear of car including gear.
* Any current, commercially available black rear tire, maximum wheel width .810".
 
Disallowed Axles, Tires and Gears Modifications:
* No all rubber fronts tires allowed.
* No axle tubes allowed front or rear.
* No hollow axles front or rear allowed.

BODIES:
Approved Body: MANTA-RAYNODA, a re-pop of the Classic Manta Ray by Raynoda Dreamwerks.
Body is available for $7.00 (which includes shipping) from:

RAY FELLOWS
822 PULLEY DR.
MADISON, WI 53714-1719

for info on reduced shipping on multiple orders or other info, contact ray57one@yahoo.com

These bodies are also available at Slot Car World for $7.00 plus tax.

THIS IS THE ONLY LEGAL BODY.

Allowed body  Modifications:
* Trimming the body: Highest point of car (the top of the cockpit bubble) must be no less than 2" from tech block, as measured by Champion tech tool. Front of body must include no less that 1/4" vertical bumper, as measured from inside the body from the point where the front of the car becomes vertical (see photo below). Rear of body may not be cut above the center of the rear axle.

* Interiors must be commercially available paper folded to make it 3d, molded plastic, rubber, wood or metal.  Car must have a whole scale interior (no holes) and a three-dimensional painted driver that covers all the cars components. No hefty bags or flat paper interiors with driver glued to it will be allowed.
* Bodies must have three matching numbers: one on hood area and one on each side of the car.
* Cockpit bubble MUST remain clear.
* Front wheel wells must be clear or cut out to reveal the entire front wheel.
* Interior must stay in the car at all times.   If it drops out, fix it.   Do not remove it or you will be black-flagged.
 
Disallowed body  Modifications:
* No add on spoilers or ANY structures to the outside of the car.
* No see-through-paint jobs.
* May not tear off back of body if damaged or after a body tucks.    Tape, staples or glue may be used for repair.

RACE DIRECTOR IS FINAL ARBITER OF ANY RULES, DISPUTES, PROBLEMS, MISUNDERSTANDINGS, OR SCREW-UPS. WHAT HE SAYS, GOES.

GENERAL TRACK QUESTIONS AND SIGN-UPS MAY BE DIRECTED TO EDDIE'S SLOT CAR WORLD at 707-552-9085.
QUESTIONS REGARDING RULES, SPONSORSHIP, OR RACE DETAIL should be directed to durl@darrylvance.com