Classes and Rules

Over the past few years we've come across a couple classes that seem to fit our group well. We race a Tyco chassis, sprint car bodied class thats proven to be a very affordable class for everyone.

   Our other class is Superstock based on HOPRA rules.

   Both of these classes give us the results we want. Close racing and the fact that on any given night anyone in the group can pull off a win. This keeps it interesting for everyone and above all....Its a lot of FUN !

To anyone new to this, don't let the rules scare you off, they aren't as challenging as it may seem. There's always plenty of help from experienced racers to get you started. Use the Contact Us page to email for more information.

......General Race Guidelines......

1. Racing will be on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month

2. Doors open at 5pm. Racing at 7pm

3. Racing will consist of 2 classes. Tyco sprint cars and HOPRA Superstock

4. We use 5 minute round robin heats with 2 1/2 min. between heats

5. No track calls unless a car is un-marshallable or unless there is marshall damage. Marshall damage will allow a racer a max of 5 min. to repair his car before power comes back on to finish the heat.

6. All racers must take their turn as marshalls.

7.Two names will be drawn before the start of race time to determine Tech inspectors for the evening.

8. Track power will be shut down at 6:55pm and names loaded in the computer for a 7pm start. During this time all cars go to impound for a brief tech inspection,(width check and a general look over for broken or illegal parts) Cars must not exceed 1 5/16" width.( 1.312" )

9. Any racer who has a question on legality of certain parts should discuss this before racing so as to eliminate problems afterwards.

10. Tech inspection will follow immediately after race completion. There will be a tear down of the top 2 cars by the racers themselves so that tech inspec. for the evening can look the cars and parts over. Should there be a determination that a car is illegal that racer is DQ'd in that class for the evening and no points awarded.

11. Track power will be turned back on in prep. for Superstock as soon as all sprint cars are in the inpound area after the completion of the sprint car class.

12. There will be a 45 minute practice period after Sprint cars for Superstock. After that time power will be turned off to prep the computer and tech the cars for Superstock racing.

......Tyco Sprint Car Rules......

1. Body must be a lexan Sprint car body with wing attached to race.

   1A. The wing must match or be a resonably close match in size to the wing template that came with the body. No homemade skinny or half size wings.

2. Should the wing fall off during racing, as soon as its noticed by the racer or marshall the driver must stop. A marshall will hand the car to the driver and he must re-attach the wing before continuing to race. Exception: If its marshall damage which causes the wing to fall off then the racer will be awarded a track call to make repairs.

3. Body should cover the chassis completely when viewed from above with the exception of the pick up shoe/tab area.

Minimal cut outs may be used in this area to allow for proper pick up shoe mounting and pick up shoe to body clearance.

4. Chassis- stock narrow gray Tyco....no modifications, no holes,no cutting/sanding   Pick up tabs may be repaired.

5. Bulkheads- Stock tyco front and rear

6. Armature- stock, no balancing,dewinding,epoxy or comm truing allowed. No altered timing. Arm. must not ohm less then 5.8 ohms after a 5 min. cool down.

5. Magnets- Stock Tyco motor magnets...Stock tyco traction magnets. No BSRT T2 mags., no reverse zapped, stock polarity only.

6. Stock guide pin in stock location

7. Any front wheel,axle,tire combination

8. Electrics...Stock Tyco non-adjustable brush barrels

    Any stock or stock replacement Brush springs and brushes

    Any stock or stock replacement pick up springs and pick up shoes. (ski shoes ...OK, plated shoes...OK)

9. Gearing...7 tooth pinion and 23 tooth crown gear. Can be stock or any manufacturers parts but must maintain 7/23 tooth counts

10. Any rear axle/hub combination

11, Rear tires must be slip on silicone...no silicone coated sponge slip ons.

.......Superstock Rules.......

Legal chassis are : BSRT T2/G3, Mattel/Tyco 440 X2, Micro Speedworks T+
Slottech Panther/Panther 02/Thundercat T1, T2 and T2 Lite,Tomy AFX SuperG+
Wizzard Patriot P2/P3/Storm, Life Like Fast Tracker/Pro Tracker.

1. The chassis must be stock, cannot be cut except to
add body mounts, reinforce and or replace pickup tabs, add rear axle retainer or
add adjustable brush tension.
2. All magnets used shall be stock or stock replacement and of a ceramic
material only. Magnets cannot be cut and must remain in their stock location. No
material or method may be used to restrict the movement of the magnets.
3. Armature:
a) Must be stock or a hot stock (trued, balanced, epoxied, advanced
timed) Small cuts or drill marks for balancing only. No machining. No marks
along the entire length of the stacks. Excessive removal of material will not be
allowed. Tech director has final say. All arms used should be pre teched to avoid
DQ in post tech.
b) Must be a narrow gap/welded tab with red wire.
c) Must be minimum 5.8 ohms checked after a 5 minute cool down.
d) No dewinding.
3. Any flux collector used shall be stock and shall remain in it's stock location
and cannot be modified.
4 .Armature or axle bushings are not allowed unless they come stock on the car.
Bushings may be glued into place.
5. There are no restrictions on the armature bushings, gears, axles, wheels and
tires except they must be readily available parts.
6. Electrical systems must be stock or stock replacement. Adjustable brush
tension is allowed. Electrical parts may be lightly sanded for cleaning purposes
only. Shunt wires are not allowed.
7. The use of glue shall not be allowed on the chassis or bulkheads except for
body mounts, guide pin or armature bushings. A chassis may be repaired with
glue if damage occurs during a race.