GERCC Summer Championship Rules 2010

GERCC Summer Championship Rules 2010

 

 

The essence of the sport of Radio-controlled car racing is competition between realistic models of racing automobiles.  All cars competing in the GERCC Championships must comply with the general and class specific rules, which follow.  

 

CLASSES

The Club will run competitions for 1/10th Super Stock Touring Cars, Tamiya and Mardave Mini Saloons and 1/10th GT cars run together with 1/10th saloons on foam tyres and 1/12th Circuit.  As an Affiliated Club of the BRCA, we have adopted their general Electric Board rules and the specific rules relating 1/12th and 1/10th Electric Circuit.  These are detailed in the BRCA 2010 Handbook as follows:- Pages 27 – 35, 42 – 43, and 47 – 50.

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The Tamiya Mini Class is not recognised by the BRCA at present so the specific rules relating to this class have been agreed within the club and are included in the Class Specific rules.

The BRCA have still to publish the new GT10 class rules.  To be eligible for the GERCC championship cars should be fitted with a 19T brushed motor or 10.5T brushless equivalent (as Super Stock Touring Cars).  1/10th Touring Cars running with foam tyres will also be included in this class, as will 1/12th cars.

 

BATTERIES

For 1/10th saloons, Tamiya Mini Saloons, Mardave Mini’s and Buggies, 6 rechargeable NiCd or NiMH Sub-C sized cells rated at 1.2 volts or 2 cell, hard case LiPo’s, having a nominal voltage of 7.4 volts and approved by the BRCA Electric Board, are allowed.  

                     

All Cars fitted with Lithium cells MUST have a voltage cut-off device (VCD) set to 6V. This device can be integrated in the ESC or fitted as an external component.
All drivers running Lithium cells at the club you MUST charge them in accordance with the guidance for the safe use of LiPo batteries published on the BRCA website (Touring Car Section) and our own guidance notes.

MOTORS

Only 19 and 27turn brushed and 10.5 turn (or higher) brushless motors, approved by the BRCA Electric Board, are allowed for 1/10th Scale Touring, GT10 and 1/12th Circuit cars.

 

Tamiya Minis are limited to the Tamiya kit motor (27T Silver closed can), the lightly tuned 28T motor (Part No. 53983) or the HPI Saturn 27T (Part No. 1144 - recommended).  

 

Mardave Mini’s may use any brushed motor down to 19T.   Two brushless systems will be allowed, the EZ run 13.5T or the M-tronics 13.5T.

 

 

RIDE HIGHT

The minimum ride height (ground clearance) for all cars in racing trim with batteries fitted is 5 mm. The underside of all chassis must be smooth with no projecting screws.  Cars may be checked by race control at any time and if found to be contravening this rule will be banned from racing until the problem has been rectified.  Drivers contravening this rule will loose any scores achieved up to that point of the race meeting.

 

RACE PROCEDURES

  1. Events will consist of a minimum of two qualifying rounds of heats, with one final for all entrants. The maximum number of cars per race is 10 and the minimum for finals, 4.
  2. The Race Controller will issue the frequencies for heats and the finals.
  3. At the end of the race, each competitor will be told they have finished. You must then pull off the racetrack and remain there until the end of the race.
  4. Drivers are to remain quiet on the rostrum (e.g. if the car breaks down) to the end of the race.
  5. After each heat, the competitors in that heat will have their cars placed into impound at Race Control and assume assigned marshalling positions for the following heat.

f) Marshalling is obligatory for all drivers for the duration of each race following their own.  Having a car problem is not an excuse for not marshalling.  Drivers who need time to work on their car must find a fellow driver who is willing to marshal for them, then clear his substitution with race control.  Failure to do so may result in the missing driver being penalised.

 

 

TYRE CLEANERS AND ADDITIVES

The use of BRCA approved tyre cleaners or traction additives to improve the grip of rubber or foam tyres is permitted, provided excess fluid is cleaned from the tyres before the car is placed on the track.  Any driver found marking the track surface as a result of the inappropriate use of cleaner/additive may be banned from the meeting and suspended from racing for a period of up to 4 weeks.  The use of any oil of wintergreen based product (i.e. smells of ‘Deep Heat’) is banned.  Any driver found using this type of additive will be penalised as above.

 

CLASS SPECIFIC RULES SUMMER 2010

 

1/10th SUPER STOCK TOURING CARS

 

TYRES

Only moulded rubber tyres (minipins excepted) are permitted.

 

BODYSHELLS AND WINGS

These should conform to the general rules set out on pages 49 and 50 of the 2010 BRCA Handbook.

 

MINIMUM WEIGHT

The minimum weight, including personal transponders but not handout transponders is 1350g.
 
A complete set of 1:10 Electric Circuit rules and a full list of EB legal motors and cells are available for download from the BRCA website www.brca.org

 

 

TAMIYA MINI CLASS RULES

 

Any Tamiya M front wheel drive chassis may be used.

Wheels and tyres from any manufacturer (excluding mini-pins) may be used.

Electronic speed controllers are permitted.

Hop-ups (other than motors) may be used provided they have been designed for the Tamiya M chassis and may be from any manufacturer, e.g. GPM.

Bodyshells may be replaced with non-Tamiya shells.  (Kamtec shells designed for the Mardave V12 are permitted).

Cars must be front wheel drive regardless of body.  4-wheel drive is not permitted.

Standard kit differentials may be built using any grease or shims, but the differentials must not be locked   (i.e. Spool).  The same applies to ball differentials.

Motors are limited to the Tamiya kit motor (27T Silver closed can), the lightly tuned 28T motor (Part No. 53983) or the HPI Saturn 27T (Part No. 1144 - recommended).

 

MARDAVE MINI CLASS RULES

 

Mardave V12 cars only.
Mardave and Kamtek upgrades and shells only.
Any commercially available tyres.
Any brushed motor down to a 19 turn.

Only two brushless systems allowed, the EZ run 13.5 or the M-tronics 13.5.

 

GT10

 

As no BRCA rules have yet been published, the only stipulation for the GERCC class is that motors should conform to 1/10th Super Stock Touring rules.  This class will also include any 1/10th Saloon running on foam tyres and any 1/12thscale entries.  The latter must conform to BRCA 1/12th Circuit rules, pages 42 and 43 of the BRCA 2010 handbook.