Australian Slot Car Racing Rules 2004

Please Note these rules are NOT the Official rules for the 2004 National Race.

General Rules for All Classes

Race Entry

- Entries for all classes will be accepted from 12.00 midday on Wednesday April 7th, 2004.
- Drivers may compete in any or all events.
- An entrant for any event shall be deemed to consist of one driver and one car.
- The entrant having paid their entry fees for an event shall comply with the regulations as set down and abide by the decisions of the race director.

Cars and Scrutineering

-Cars must comply with the specifications for their class and any relevant general rules at all times while racing.
-All repairs and replacement components must comply with the specifications for the relevant class.
-Any component may be replaced with the exception of the chassis and body.
-Cars will be inspected prior to qualifying and before all finals.
-After preliminary inspection all cars will be impounded until required for qualifying.
-Cars may be inspected at any time at the discretion of the race director.
-Any car may be required to undergo a tear down inspection after racing.
-The scrutineer’s interpretation of the rules shall be final. The scrutineer is also empowered to rule on any area of a cars construction not specifically covered by the rules.

Controllers and Driving

- Any controller device may be used as long as it does not increase voltage to the track.
- The race director may inspect controllers at his discretion.
- Any device, which is found to interfere with the track computer system, shall be banned from the event.
- Only the entered driver may operate any device, which controls their car on the track.
- There must be no outside assistance in the operation of controllers, chokes etc.
- Drivers must stand at the control panel for their lane when driving.
- Only drivers competing in the current race will be allowed at the driver’s panel.
* Special consideration will be given to disabled drivers.

Driver Conduct

- Drivers and their pit crews are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times.
- Abusive, offensive or unsportsmanlike conduct will result in immediate penalties being imposed.
- Drivers are cautioned that they are responsible for the actions of their pit crews.

Marshalling

- The race director will advise -Drivers of their marshalling duties.
- Failure to perform required duties will result in a penalty. - Drivers who are unable to marshal due to a disability are required to nominate an acceptable substitute.

Black Flag

- The race director will demand the removal from the track of any car which is dragging on the track, interfering with other cars.
or continually deslotting. The car may be repaired and returned to the track. If the problem continues the black flag will be enforced again.

Penalties

- If required, the race director will apply penalties for rule infractions.
- Penalties may range from warnings to exclusion from the event according to the severity of the offence.

Smoking

-In the interests of safety and health there will be no smoking within the raceway for the duration of the event.

Guide & Lead Wire

-Only one guide per car.
-Guide clips may be used.
-Any lead wire may be used.

Front Wheels

-All cars must be fitted with two front wheels located in a normal chassis position.
-Must be equipped with rubber type tyres. (full rubber type wheels are acceptable for winged classes)
-Must contact the track surface before any part of the chassis when car rocked from side to side.

Rear Wheels

- Any colour/compound rear wheels may be used.
- Minimum starting- diameter - 0.750"

Bodies

- An entrant may only use one body per class. Air control devices on wing cars may be replaced if damaged during race.
- All bodies used must be commercially available.
- Bodies must cover the entire chassis and guide. No parts other than rear wheels may protrude.
- Where a particular body or range of bodies is specified they must not be cut above the manufacturers intended cut line.
- Bodies may be reinforced with tape and/or other suitable materials.
-Bodies must be painted to appear opaque with the exception of windows, which must be left clear.
Front wheel arches must also be left clear or cut out so that front wheels are clearly visible.
- Interiors, where required, must be painted in a minimum of three colours so as to maintain an appearance of realism
and be of a correct scale and size to cover the entire inside of the car from front to rear and side to side windows.
- Air control devices on wing cars must be clear or translucent although stickers, stripes and tape may be added.
- Front edges on side dams should be taped to avoid injury to marshals and spectators.
- Maximum height (winged cars) - 63.5mm
- Maximum front diaplane length - 12.7mm. Diaplanes permitted on Group 12 GTP, but must not protrude beyond original bodywork.

Track Clearance and Width

Class._____________Minimum track clearance_Maximum width
Group 10 Sedans/GTP.....0.047"_________85mm
Group 12 GTP.................0.047"_85mm
Group 12 Wing................0.062"_83mm
Group 15.........................0.062"_83mm
Group 20.........................0.062"_83mm
Group 27.........................0.062"_83mm
Open / Group 7................0.062"_________83min

Gooing

Sedan Classes (Group 10, Group 12 Sedans, Wing 12s)
- The track will be conditioned by the race director prior to the commencement of qualifying and as deemed necessary between races.
No other traction compounds may be applied to the track. - It has been found that the use of natural rubber compound tyres leads to a buildup of rubber on the track which can make racing
conditions most unpredictable. If this should occur the race director may choose to clean and condition the affected areas between races.
- Wing Classes (Group 20, Group 15, Group 27, Open / Group7)
- Traction compounds may be applied to the track in the designated zones before racing and during lane changes.
Rolling or padding traction compound beyond designated zone is not permitted. traction compounds may be removed while racing is in progress but only by the driver. Care must be taken not to interfere with cars on other lanes.

Race Procedure

Qualifying
- Qualifying will be run in reverse order of entry. Each entrant will be given a timed run to record his or her fastest lap,
which will determine his or her starting position in the heats. See class rules for details of time allowed.

Format

- All entrants will contest a series of consies, heats, quarterfinals, semifinals and final dependent on the number of entries.
- All races designated as "consies" will be contested over 4 lanes only, running on either the red set
i.e. red, green, blue, purple or the black set i.e., black, yellow, orange white. All other races will be contested over 8 lanes. - All races will be on a "move up" basis. The following schedule has been adopted to ensure that a minimum of four drivers will move up
from each race. See class rules for heat and lane change times.
- 1 to 8 entries: Final only.
- 9 entries: One heat and final. Fastest qualifier into final - top 7 in heat move up.
- 10 to 16 entries: Two semis and final. Top 4 in each semi move up.
- 17 to 20 entries: one heat, two semis and final. Fastest 12 qualifiers into semis - top 4 in heat move up.
- 21 to 24 entries: Two heats two semis and final. Fastest 8 qualifiers into semis - top 4 in each heat move up.
- 25 to 32 entries: Four quarterfinals, two semis and final. All entrants start in quarterfinals - top 4 in each move up.
- 33 to 36 entries: One consie, four quarterfinals, two semis and final. Fastest 28 qualifiers into quarterfinals - top 4 in consie move up.
- 37 to 40 entries: Two consies, four quarter finals, two semis and final. Fastest 24 qualifiers into quarterfinals - top 4 in each consie move up.
- 40+ entries: Fastest 16 qualifiers into quarterfinals. All other drivers will be seeded into a number of consies with the top 4 lap scorers in each consie moving up to the next stage in the race schedule.

-Lane choice will be determined by either qualifying position or position from previous heat.

Lap Counter

- The "Johnson Racing Systems" computer system (Version 4.0) will be used for all events. This system incorporates the following unique features which drivers must be aware of.

- Rider Detection - The system will implement an automatic "track call" if it detects a lap time shorter than a pre- programmed time delay and the lap is not counted. This time delay is usually set to 1/10th of a second shorter than the fastest qualifier. Cars, which cross the lap counter on the wrong lane causing such a "track call", will be replaced on the correct lane immediately before the lap counter, thereby eliminating any gained or lost laps. Drivers should also be aware that the system treats each bracket as a continuation of the proceeding bracket. Therefore if a car is moved forward on the track during a lane change it will trigger a short lap "track call" when it crosses the lap counter. If this should happen then the offending car will not be credited with the lap and will restart from where it stopped. This is effectively a one-lap penalty for cheating on lane changes.
- Time Factor - At the end of the last bracket for each race all cars must continue until they cross the lap counter. As each car crosses the lap counter the power on their lane is shut off by the computer. This eliminates the need to take footage and means that all positions on the computer are correct at the end of racing. Each car is given a time factor, which is the time from when the bracket expired, to when the car crossed the lap counter (accurate to 1,000th of a second). Drivers must be aware that the race does not finish until they cross the lap counter or a maximum of 10 seconds expires.

Track Calls

- Track Calls will be initiated only in the following circumstances
- Automatic rider track call; Cars off in main straight or bank;
- Unmarshallable car; A marshal has too many cars off to cope with; Marshal not in position; Track fault.

GROUP 10 SEDAN SPECIFICATIONS Under 16s

Race Duration

Qualifying __1 minute/no byes
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

- Sunset Lotus GT 40

Chassis

- Any Parma, Taiwan, Racer, Champion, JK or Slotworks pressed steel Group 10 type chassis may be used. All original dimensions, mounting points and basic configuration must be retained with the following exceptions.
- Plating may be removed to facilitate soldering of chassis parts.
- Rear axle tube and/or wire motor brace may be added.
- Motor may be soldered in position.
- Rear axle height may be altered providing no material other than plating is removed from chassis.
- Body tape may be used to aid chassis performance.
- Front axle may be soldered in place or braced with wire to prevent rotation.
- Maximum front axle diameter - .062"
- Front wheel retainers may be substituted and/or soldered in place. "NO WING CAR WHEELS"
- Original pins must be used.

Rear Axle

- 1/8th Solid only.
- Oilite type bushings only, may be soldered or glued in place.

Gears

- Any unmodified 48 pitch gears.

Pinion

- Size Restricted to 8 or 9 teeth only.

Motor

- Any Stock Parma Unbalanced 16D

GROUP 10 SUPER 16D

V8 Sedan Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 1 minute/no byes
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

Permitted Bodies

- Sunset ‘VR’ Commodore (fixed and separate wing)
- Sunset ‘VS’ Commodore
- Sunset ‘EF’ Falcon (fixed and separate wing) - Sunset ‘El’ Falcon G.T. Falcon AU & BA & Commodore VT & VX
- Rear wings must be in place on at all times during racing*
- Full interiors required*

Chassis

- Any Parma Flexikar.
- Taiwan.
- Racer Products.
- Champion.
- JK.
- Mossetti.
- Slotworks. all pressed steel Group 10 type Chassis may be used.

- All original dimensions, mounting points and basic configuration must be retained with the following exceptions.
- Plating may be removed to facilitate soldering of chassis parts.
- Rear axle tube and/or wire motor brace may be added.
- Motor may be soldered in position.
- Rear axle height may be altered providing no material other than plating is removed from chassis.
- Body tape may be used to aid chassis performance.
- Front axle may be soldered in place or braced with wire to prevent rotation.
- Maximum front axle diameter - .062"
- Front wheel retainers may be substituted and/or soldered in place. "NO WING CAR WHEELS"
- Original pins must be used.

Rear Axle

- 1/8th Solid only.
- Oilite type bushings only, may be soldered or glued in place.

Gears

- Any unmodified 48 pitch gears.

Pinion

- Size Restricted to 8 or 9 teeth only.

Motor

- Parma #500, #501, #502 Standard Deathstar, or Super 16D setup, #498 or #499 ROTOR Setup.
- Fastones Midnight 2AT.
- RJR "D" adjustable timing setup are permitted.

- Must use all original hardware including endbell, brush hoods, buss bars and spring posts.
- Endbell and hardware may not be modified in any way with the exception of honing the hoods to fit "Big Foot" Motor Brushes.
- Endbell hardware screws and endbell to can mounting screws may be added and or substituted.
- Can may not be modified except for the following.
- Notching for axle clearance.
- Removal of plating to facilitate soldering motor in position.
- Oilite hole may be centred.
- Olite type bushings only – may be soldering and/or glued in position.
- Any motor brushes may be used with exception of pre-shunted brushes.
- Any brush springs may be used.
- Shunt wire and springs insulation are prohibited.
- Magnets may be remagnetised.
- Magnets must be original type for setup and may only be located by original retainers.
- A small amount of glue is permissible to stop fore and aft movement in cam.

Armature
- spacers and commutator truing are permitted.

Permitted Armatures
- any Parma or PSE, Prostot, RJR or Slotworks
- Super 16D armature with a minimum stack length of .490" and a minimum diameter of .520" wound with a minimum of 60 turns of 28 gauge (AWG)

GROUP 12 GTP specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 1 minute/no byes
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

Permitted bodies are: - PSE Bodies

- PSE 70524B Lola Hi-downforce WSC
- PSE 70525B Caddy WSC
- PSE 70526B Caddy WSC Hi-downforce WSC

Interiors are required - PSE wing car permitted

Chassis

- Any group 12 GTP chassis.

Rear Axle

- Any 3/32 or 1/8 with solid only.
- Oilite type bushings only. (may be soldered or glued in place)

Gears

- Any

Motor

- Any Mura, Champion (Force or Xterminator) or RJR, Kelly, Koford, Proslot or Camen full size.
- "C" can type setup (no strap cans)*
- Must use all original hardware including- endbell, brush hoods, buss bars. Spring posts may be substituted.
- Endbell and hardware may not be modified in any way.
- Endbell hardware screws and endbell to can mounting- screws may be added and/or substituted.
-Can may not be modified except for the following.
- Notching for axle clearance.
- Removal of plating and/or paint to facilitate soldering.
- Oilite hole may be centered.
- A small hole (max 2mm) may be drilled in each side of the can to aid in gluing magnets.
- Oilite type bushings only. May be soldered and/or glued in place.
- Any full can height, single piece ceramic magnets may be used (NO Quads).
- Magnets may be shimmed, glued, radiused and polished.
- Any brushes and springs may be used.
- Minimum armature diameter 0.512"
- Armature spacers may be used.

GROUP 12 WING CAR Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 1 minute/no byes
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

- Any Wing Car Body
- Interior MUST be used*

Chassis

- Any commercially available chassis with the exception of chassis or chassis components cut from aluminium alloy.

Rear Axle

- Any 3/32 or 1/8 solid only
- Oilite type bushings only, may be soldered or glued in place.

Gears

- 48 or 64 pitch gears only.

Motor

- Any Mura, Champion (Force or Xterminator), RJR, Proslot, Camen, Koford or Kelly full size "C" can type setup (no strap cans)
- Must use all original hardware including- endbell, brush hoods, buss bars. Spring posts may be substituted.
- Endbell and hardware may not be modified in any way.
- Endbell hardware screws and endbell to can mounting- screws may be added and/or substituted.
- Can may not be modified except for the following.
- Notching for axle clearance.
- Removal of plating and/or paint to facilitate soldering.
- Oilite hole may be centered.
- A small hole (max 2mm) may be drilled in each side of the can to aid in gluing magnets.
- Oilite type bushings only. May be soldered and/or glued in place.
- Any full can height, single piece ceramic magnets may be used (NO Quads).
- Magnets may be shimmed, glued, radiused and polished.
- Any brushes and springs may be used.
- Shunt wire and spring insulation may be used.
- Minimum armature diameter 0.512"
- Armature spacers may be used.
- Any tagged "X-12" or "X-12+" armature with a minimum stack length of 0.350" and a minimum 50 turns of 29 gauge (AWG) must be used.

GROUP 15 Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 2 minute bye round with 30 second penalty
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

- Any winged body. (See general specifications - bodies)
- Interior MUST be used*

Chassis

- Any

Rear Axle

- Any
- Ballraces may be used.

Gears

- Any

Motor

- Any mass produced strap or "U" bend type cans are permitted.
- Minimum internal width dimension of .835"
- Cut outs and machine work are permitted.
- Any ceramic magnets may be used. (Rare earth materials are forbidden)
- Magnets may be shimmed glued radiused and polished.
- Any endbell and hardware may be used.
- Endbell to can mounting screws may be added and or substituted.
- Any brushes and springs may be used.
- Shuntwire and spring insulation are permitted.
- Any bearings allowed. May be soldered and/or glued in place.

Armature
- Minium Diameter .480
- Armature spacers may be used.
- Any machine wound tagged Int "15" armature with a minimum stack length of 0.440" and a minimum 50 series wound turns of 29 gauge
(awg) must be used

GROUP 20 Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 2 minute bye round with 30 second penalty
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/1minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/1 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/l minute lane change
Final 3 minute brackets/2 minute lane change

BODY

- Any winged body. (See general specifications - bodies)
- Interior MUST be used

Chassis

- Any

Rear Axle
- Any
- Oilite type bushings only*

Gears

-Any

Motor

- Any Mura.
- Champion (Force or Xterminator).
- RJR.
- Proslot.
- Camen.
- Koford.
- Kelly.
* (All Must be full size "C" can type setup (no strap cans)

- Can may not be modified except for the following: - Notching for axle clearance.
- Removal of plating and/or paint to facilitate soldering.
- Oilite hole may be centered.
- A small hole (max 2mm) may be drilled in each side of the can to aid in gluing magnets.
- Oilite type bushings only. May be soldered and/or glued in place.

- Any endbell and hardware may be used.
- Endbell hardware screws and endbell to can mounting- screws may be added and/or substituted.

Magnets:
- Any full can height, ceramic magnets may be used.
- Magnets may be shimmed, glued, radiused and polished.

- Any brushes and springs may be used.
- Shunt wire and spring insulation may be used.
- Minimum armature diameter 0.512"
- Armature spacers may be used.
- Tagged Gp 20 armature with a minimum stack length of 0.440" and a minimum 38 series wound turns of 27 awg gauge wire may be used.

GROUP 27 Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying 2 minute bye round with 30 second penalty
Consie_ 2 minute brackets/2minute lane change
Quarter Final 2 minute brackets/2 minute lane change
Heats__ 2 minute brackets/2 minute lane change
Semi Final 2 minute brackets/3 minute lane change
Final 4 minute brackets/3 minute lane change

BODY

- Any winged body. (See general specifications - bodies)
- Interiors are required.

Chassis

-Any

Rear Axle

-Any

Gears

-Any

Motor

-Any

Armature:
-Tagged "27" armature with a minimum stack length of 0.440" and a minimum 38 series wound turns of 27 awg gauge may be used.

OPEN / Group 7 Specifications

Race Duration

Qualifying _2 minute bye round with 30 second penalty
Consie2 minute brackets/2minute lane change
Quarter Final 2 minute brackets/2 minute lane change
Heats2 minute brackets/2 minute lane change
Semi Final3 minute brackets/3 minute lane change
Final______5 minute brackets/3 minute lane change

BODY

- Any winged body. (See general specifications - bodies)
- Interiors are required.

Chassis

-Any

Rear Axle

-Any

Gears

-Any

Motor

-Any

Spray Gu Racing Rules
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These rule's do not belong to any association or group and they are just a copy of the slot car rules being used at the National's in 2004 and NOT the Official Rules.

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