2010 - 2011 Rules and Guidelines

 

Pa Scale Auto Racing

 

Club policies

 

Annual membership dues:   $10.00

All drivers must join within 2 weeks in order for your points to keep tallying.

Members may bring a guest for 2 weeks, then the guest must join the club if accepted by the committee after the second week. 

 

Entry fees will be $5.00 weekly (All money will go for year end awards and possibly mid season prizes as well.)

 

There will be NO weekly payouts except for special events that are planned and scheduled ahead of time.

 

1.  No arguing or poor sportsman like conduct.

2.  Clean up your mess you make in the pit before you leave.

3.  No rough riding.  This is wrecking someone on purpose.  We will be watching for driving over your capability and wrecking racers or running your car that is working bad.  You will be warned twice, the third time you will have to pull your car.  It is not fair to wreck others because of poor sportsman like conduct.

4.  No cheating.

 

All rules and policies will be enforced.  Some verbal warnings will be given but continued abuse will result in loss of points for the night. 

All enforcement will be voted on by committee the day of the infraction and will notify driver before the next race.

 

General Rules

 

1.  If you have an idea about the cars and/or format or if you are not clear on a rule, bring

     it up with one of the club directors.  It is your responsibility to find out all the rules           

     and procedures before you start racing with the club because it might not be for you

     and we don’t want a negative attitude. 

2.  NO tire glue is allowed.

3.  At the end of each segment drivers will have approx. 30 seconds between segments   

     But all cars in the next segment must immediately be put into the next lane, if you are not in the next segment your car must be placed inside the track until you next race. 

4.  There will be a 15 minute intermissions between heats, B-mains and A-mains.  This will be  policed by using a timer.  If you do not have your car on the track by that time you will sit out that segment.

5.  There will not be any mandatory teardowns unless the committee feels that there is

     something not right.  They have the right to tear you down at anytime.  Any minor

     rule violation will result with loss of points in that class for that night.  Any major

     rule violation will result in loss of points for that class for that night and 1 week

     suspension in that class the following week.  Refusal to allow your car to be teched

     will be classified as a major rule violation. 

6.  To cut down on time, we will not have any tech before the races but will have

     mandatory tech immediately after the race.  All cars must go DIRECTLY to the

     tech table after the race has ended.   This will be for the A-mains only.  We will be using 2 tech tools, the Parma Stocker tech tool and the Champion tech tool.

7.  If for any reason (track maintenance, track owner or driver gets a phone call, etc)

     a red flag will be called and there will be NO working on your cars.

8.  All drivers who are not racing in a heat or main event MUST help with trackcalls

      and/or timing for the other drivers.  Failure to do so will result in all pts being

      forfeited for the night.

9.  Tires can be cleaned before the start of the heat or features  but cannot be cleaned after race begins between segments.

 

 

Race Format

 

 

Racing will start no later than 1:00 p.m. sharp.

The number of mains run will depend on the number of drivers.

Each class must have at least 3 drivers to run that class.

PIT STOPS – There will be 1 – 3 minute pit stop allowed per race not per segment.  If you have already used your 3 minute pit stop and need another one in the same race, you can take another one

But the race will continue without you.  You can still join the race again when finished but you must wait for a caution flag.  Then you will put your car back on the track at the on the front side of the starting line. 

We will be using Time Trials to set up the heats.  3 laps in one lane for time trials.

The fastest qualifier will be in the A-main automatically and the remainder of the field will run heats to determine who will fill up the remaining spots in the A-main.

Those who do not qualify for the A-main from the heats with get points based upon their times in the time trials. 

How many run the A-main will be determined by how many show up to race.

The heats will be run in rotation with all drivers in that class.

Features will consist of  25 lap segments in all lanes. 

Total laps will be tallied for  feature and winner will be determined by the

   most laps finished, second place the second most laps finished and so on.

In the event of a tie the Slot Track program will determine who finishes first. We will also use the track sections to also help determine the results of ties.  We will go

  by the results files that the program has saved.  There will be no arguments on this, it  

  will be the final results.

Racers are allowed to pay for weeks that they will be absent in advance.

*The only people allowed at the drivers stations are the 3 drivers assigned to that segment, no others.*  A 5 pt. penalty will be given if caught breaking this rule.

 

Points

Feature pts will be as follows:  1st -10 pts., 2nd – 9 pts., 3rd – 8 pts.,4th – 7 pts., 5th – 6 pts.

                                                   6th – 5 pts., 7th- 4 pts., 8th – 3 pts. And 9th - 2 pts , 10th on          

                                                   back will receive 1 pt.

Overall champion will be awarded at the end of the year by the total points earned in all classes.  The more classes you run the greater your chance to win this title.

Also will be awarding track champions for each track.  This will be for Champions only.

 

 

 

 

 

CLASSES

 

LATE-MODELS

 

BODIES

1.  Lexan or laminated paper late model bodies only that resemble a real late model.

2.  Body must be painted and have numbers on roof and both doors.

3.  Front window and rear window must be cut out. 

4.  Interior must installed, painted and driver must be detailed if using a lexan interior.

 

CHASSIS

1.  Any solid steel or brass chassis including the Parma #573 chassis, womp or Champion Thumper chassis, but must use rear axle hole if chassis has 2 sets of holes, if not then the chassis can be cut and extended to same length as the 2 holed chassis’s. Chassis must have a 3" wheelbase, no more, no less

2.  May drill a 1/8” hole directly below the front of endbell for oiling.

3.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

4.  May add weight and bracing but both must remain inside the frame.

5.  Only one guide flag unaltered per chassis located in original stock position.

6.  No altering of  motor mount, flag mount, and/or axle tabs allowed.

7.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

 

TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Tires and Wheels must be as close to chassis as possible without rubbing.

2.  No traction compound of any type allowed on tires.

3.  No filling wheels with lead or any heavy materials.

4.  Max. width 3-1/4”.

5.  May use foam earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Any 48 pitch pinion  can be used.

2.  No drilling of crown gears.

3.  Pinion my be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear can be used.

 

MOTORS

1.  Any unaltered Falcon motor must be used.

2.  No adjustable timing motors will be allowed.

3.  May change lead wires.

4.  No modification to motors whatsoever.

 

Prostock

BODIES

1.  Lexan or laminated paper prostock bodies only that resemble a real prostock or late model year car.

2.  Body must be painted and have numbers on roof and both doors.

3.  Front window and rear window must be cut out. 

4.  Interior must installed, painted and driver must be detailed if using a lexan interior.

 

CHASSIS

1.  Any solid steel or brass chassis including the Parma #573 chassis, womp or Champion Thumper chassis, but must use rear axle hole if chassis has 2 sets of holes, if not then the chassis can be cut and extended to same length as the 2 holed chassis’s. Chassis must have a 3" wheelbase, no more, no less

2.  May drill a 1/8” hole directly below the front of endbell for oiling.

3.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

4.  May add weight and bracing but both must remain inside the frame.

5.  Only one guide flag unaltered per chassis located in original stock position.

6.  No altering of motor mount, flag mount, and/or axle tabs allowed.

7.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

 

TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Tires and Wheels must be as close to chassis as possible without rubbing.

2.  No traction compound of any type allowed on tires.

3.  No filling wheels with lead or any heavy materials.

4.  Max. width 3-1/4”.

5.  May use foam earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Everyone must run a 9 tooth pinion and 33 tooth crown..

2.  No drilling of crown gears allowed.

3.  Pinion may be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear can be used.

 

MOTORS

1.  MUST use a Colgate Motion motorized toothbrush motor.

2.  May change lead wires.

3.  No modification to motors whatsoever.

4.  The motor must have the stamp on the can from the factory.  Serial number#GSF138DM

       If it doesn’t have the stamp and/or the serial number it is considered illegal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dirt Modifieds

BODIES

1.  Bodies may be plastic or paper style.

2.  Bodies must have a realistic look.

3.  Body must be painted and have numbers on the roof and both doors.

4.  Main body must not exceed 4-1/2” long, and 2-1/2” wide.

5.  Main panel must run complete length of body.

6.  The nose of the body may be scratch built or a modified sprint body.

 

CHASSIS

1.  Any solid steel or brass chassis including the Parma #573 chassis, womp or Champion Thumper chassis, but must use front axle hole if chassis has 2 sets of holes, if not then the chassis can be cut and extended to same length as the 2 holed chassis’s. Chassis must have a 3-1/4" wheelbase, no more, no less

2.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

3.  May add weight and bracing but must remain inside the frame.

4.  No altering of motor mount, flag mount and/or axle tabs allowed.

5.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

 

TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Maximum front tire width of .510.

3.  Left rear and front tire must be equal or smaller than the right rear tire.

4.  No filling wheels with lead or any other heavy materials.

5.  Maximum width of 3-1/4”.

6.  No traction compound of any type allowed.

7.  May use earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Any 48 pitch pinion  can be used.

2.  No drilling of crown gears is allowed.

3.  Pinion may be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear is allowed.

 

MOTORS

1.  Any unaltered Falcon must be used.

2.  No adjustable timing motors will be allowed.

3.  May change lead wires.

4.  No modification to motors whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trucks

BODIES

1.  Bodies may be plastic or paper style.

2.  Bodies must have a realistic look.

3.  Body must be painted and have numbers on the roof and both doors.

4.  Main body must not exceed 4-1/2” long, and 2-1/2” wide.

5.  Main panel must run complete length of body.

6.  The nose of the body may be scratch built or a modified sprint body.

 

CHASSIS

Any solid steel or brass chassis including the Parma #573 chassis, womp or Champion Thumper chassis, but must use front axle hole if chassis has 2 sets of holes, if not then the chassis can be cut and extended to same length as the 2 holed chassis’s. Chassis must have a 3-1/4" wheelbase, no more, no less

2.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

3.  May add weight and bracing but must remain inside the frame.

4.  No altering of  motor mount, flag mount and/or axle tabs allowed.

5.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

 

TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Maximum front tire width of .510.

3.  Tires and Wheels must be as close to chassis as possible without rubbing.

4.  No filling wheels with lead or any other heavy materials.

5.  Maximum width of 3-1/4”.

6.  No traction compound of any type allowed.

7.  May use earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Everyone must run a 9 tooth pinion and 33 tooth crown..

2.  No drilling of crown gears allowed.

3.  Pinion may be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear can be used.

 

MOTORS

1.  MUST use a Colgate Motion motorized toothbrush motor.

2.  May change lead wires.

3.  No modification to motors whatsoever.

4.  The motor must have the stamp on the can from the factory.  Serial number#GSF138DM

       If it doesn’t have the stamp and/or the serial number it is considered illegal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super Sportsman

 

BODIES

1.  Bodies must have a full tail tank.

2.  All bodies must resemble a traditional sprint car.

3.  The front of the body must extend over the front axle.

4.  The cockpit area around the drivers arms and steering wheel must be painted.

5.  Body must be painted and resemble real  USAC  features.

6.  Numbers must appear on both sides of the tail tank and on the hood is optional.

7.  The driver must be detailed.

8.  Engine compartment must be blacked out and headers must be on side of hood, either

     model headers or a sticker or decal.

 

WINGS

Wings must be narrow wings such as actual Super Sportsmans run.  Wing is to be 1-3/4” to 1-7/8” only and NO front wing.

CHASSIS

1.  Any brass or steel solid chassis including sprints plus narrowed to 1” (1-1/16” max.) in center.  Chassis can have either a 3-1/4" wheelbase or a 3" wheelbase, it all depends on what chassis was used to make the sprint.

3.  May drill a hole directly below front of endbell for oiling.

4.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

5.  May add weight and bracing, but it all must be inside the frame.

6.  Only one guide flag unaltered per chassis located in original stock position.

7.  No offset frames allowed.

8.  No altering of motor mount, flag mount, and/or axle tabs.

9.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

 

ROLLCAGES

1.  Cages must resemble a current type sprint car rollcage.

2.  Cage must be constructed of 1/16”  brass rod, tubing or wire.

 

NERF BARS

1.  Nerf bars must resemble that of a real champ car.

2.  All cars must have front, rear and side nerf bars.

3.  All nerf bars must be constructed of  3/64” brass rod, tubing or wire.

4.  Nerf bars may not extend out past outer edge of tires on either side.

 

 TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Right rear tire must be equal or larger than left rear tire.

2.  No traction compound of any type is allowed.

4.  The front tire width cannot exceed .380 max. width.

5.  Left rear and front tire must be equal or smaller than right rear tire.

6.  No filling wheels with lead or any other heavy materials.

7.  Maximum width is 3-1/4”

8.  May use foam earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Everyone must run a 9 tooth pinion and 33 tooth crown..

2.  No drilling of crown gears allowed.

3.  Pinion may be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear can be used.

 

MOTORS

1.  MUST use a Colgate Motion motorized toothbrush motor.

2.  May change lead wires.

3.  No modification to motors whatsoever.

4.  The motor must have the stamp on the can from the factory.  Serial number#GSF138DM

       If it doesn’t have the stamp and/or the serial number it is considered illegal.

 

 

Sprint Cars

BODIES

1.  Must have a minimum ½” height from hood line to bottom of frame.

2.  Bodies must have a full tail tank.

3.  All bodies must resemble a tradional sprint car.

4.  NO home made bodies or scratch built bodies allowed.

5.  The front nose of the body must extend over the front axle.

6.  The cockpit area around the drivers arms and steering wheel must be painted.

7.  Body must be painted and resemble real sprint car features.

8.  Numbers must appear on both sides of the tail tank and the driver must also be

     detailed.

9.  Engine compartment must be blacked out and headers must be on the side of the

     hood, whether it be model headers or a decal.

 

CHASSIS

1.  Any brass or steel solid chassis including sprints plus narrowed to 1” (1-1/16” max.) in center. Chassis can have either a 3-1/4" wheelbase or a 3" wheelbase, it all depends on what chassis was used to make the sprint.

3.  May drill a hole directly below front of endbell for oiling.

4.  No drilling of stock axle holes.

5.  May add weight and bracing, but it all must be inside the frame.

6.  Only one guide flag unaltered per chassis located in original stock position.

7.  No offset frames allowed.

8.  No altering of motor mount, flag mount, and/or axle tabs.

9.  Oilites or bearings must remain in the stock positions.

10. Maximum width of 3 Ό”.

 

WINGS

1.  All cars must have a top wing and a front wing.

2.  Top wing measurements as follows:

      Wing base – 2-3/8” – 2-1/2” length & 2-1/4” – 2-3/8” width

      Side Panels  -  2-1/2”-2-5/8” length

      Panel height left side – 1-1/4” – 1-3/8” (prefer 1-1/4” for looks),

      Panel height right side  -  1” – 1-1/4”

3.  Top wing must be mounted to a high wing mount with screws in a fixed position.

4.  Must maintain ½” between under side of wing to top of hood at all times.

5.  Wing must be painted and have numbers on both panels

6.  Top wing base may not extend beyond the back of the rear tire, or past the back of the

     front tire.

7.  May offset wing to a maximum of 1/8” to the left side.

8.  All side panels must be positioned to resemble an actual sprint car wing.

9.  Front wing:  base: 1-1/2” max length, Ύ” max length

                        panels:  Ό” min. to 7/16” max height and 7/8” length.

10.  Wings may not be mounted directly to the body.  Wings must be securely fastened

       in a fixed position.

11.  All front wings must be painted and located to resemble those used by a real sprint

       car.

 

TIRES & WHEELS

1.  Right rear tire must be equal or larger than left rear tire.

2.  No traction compound of any type is allowed.

4.  The front tire width cannot exceed .380 max. width.

5.  Left rear and front tire must be equal or smaller than right rear tire.

6.  No filling wheels with lead or any other heavy materials.

7.  Maximum width is 3-1/4”

8.  May use foam earplugs or plastic discs to simulate wheel covers.

 

GEARS

1.  Any 48 pitch gear can be used..

2.  No drilling of crown gears allowed.

3.  Pinion may be soldered or glued on.

4.  Any 1/8” 48 pitch plastic crown gear can be used.

 

MOTORS

1.  Unaltered Falcon motors only.

2.  May change lead wires.

3.  No modification of any type is allowed to the motor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

USAC Silvercrown

 

All Rules will be the same as Sprints but with the following exceptions:

WHEELBASE

Wheelbase is to be min. 3-7/8” to max. 4”.

 

TIRES AND WHEELS

Tires and wheels must be 1/24 scale, not large 1/32 scale tires and wheels.

 

MOTORS AND GEARS

Motors and gearing will be open, no restrictions.

 

NO FRONT WINGS ALLOWED.

 

CHASSIS

Max width is same as other classes – 3-1/4” max.

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

*All rules can be changed but only after an majority vote is made*