Summer Championship Rules

General

School gates open at 08.00 but (normally) close again at 09.00 for security reasons. You may need to drive up to them for them to open.

If you have a problem ring the club phone on 07870 163792. Do not ring home phone numbers. There will be a notice on the gate with this number on.

You can drive down into the main playground to unload and load but cars must be parked back up towards the entrance beyond the lift-up barrier.

Please note that the entire school site is no-smoking.

The Venue

We are currently using the tennis courts outside the main sports hall. Due to their proximity to local houses we are expected to keep noise to an absolute minimum during setting up. Pitting is not allowed on the courts themselves although there is ample room on the grass or on the playground.

Food, drink and chewing gum are prohibited from the tennis courts.
Trainers must be worn by anyone going onto the courts.

Foul or abusive language will not be tolerated.

Hall rules in case it's raining

The school only allows trainers to be worn in the hall itself because of the surface. This means that anyone (drivers, pit crew or visitors that you bring) wearing outdoor shoes will have to remove them and leave them in the entrance hall. Trainers with rollers in the heels are not allowed.

No food or drink is allowed in the hall
but is permitted in the rest of the building.

Some pitting is available in the hall itself and there is plenty of space in the entrance halls at both ends plus the changing rooms. There are limited mains sockets so it is advisable to bring a 12 volt battery. If you do use a car battery it must be in a plastic container that will retain fluid in case of a leak. If you do any soldering or motor skimming you must make sure that you do it in a location that will not cause damage to the hall floor. Please ensure all sharp corners are removed from the body shell and that no screws are protruding from the chassis.

Booking in

Members need to come to register when told booking in is open. Visitors can sign in on the visitors’ sheet (by 09.00) to take advantage of any spare places that are left after members have booked in. All drivers will be required to show their BRCA card within the first 3 meetings.

Practice

The Race Director will announce when the track is open. It will remain open until just before racing starts at 09.30. You must have a frequency peg before you practice unless you are using 2.4GHz. Please remember that other drivers will also want to practice so return the peg as soon as you have finished a run. You may only practice when standing on the rostrum as this will limit the number of drivers out at any one time.

Racing

Racing will consist of 3 rounds of heats and 1 leg finals. We use “RC-Timing” to time our meetings with staggered starts for the heats and grid starts for the finals.

When coming out to race please remember that you are not permitted to do a warm up lap. You may place your car on the track at the rostrum and drive in the direction of racing only as far as the start. During racing please allow faster drivers through when being lapped to make things less expensive and more enjoyable for everyone.

Wait on the rostrum until all cars have finished racing. When your heat is over please put your car and transmitter on the scrutineers table, hand back your transponder and go out to marshal straight away as there is only a very short gap.

You may use a personal transponder.

Marshalling

Drivers should not be going back to the pits between racing and marshalling. Marshals must wear a yellow tabard so we can see instantly that they are in place. Please be in position before the start tones begin to avoid any penalties. First failure to be in place will result in loss of FTD, second failure will result in loss of points for that day.

• Watch only your section of track – not the race
• Straight out to marshall after your heat
• Only one person on each marshal point
• Concentrate on marshalling – not on holding a discussion with another marshal

Cars

There is a minimum weight limit of 1500g.

Motors

There are two classes to choose from – all use 6 cells (NiCad or NiMH) or LiPo:

• Stock - 27 turn brushed motor (bearings permitted).
• Stock – 13.5 (or slower) brushless (bonded or sintered)
• Open - Any other brushed or brushless motor

Batteries

These can be either:

• Packs of 6 cell, 7.2v NiCad or NiMH or
• LiPo's – 7.4v

However, if you choose to use LiPo's you must:

• Use a type that is enclosed in a hard case.
• Use them with a suitable cut off device and charger.
• Charge them in either a LiPo sack or a metal container.

Tyres

Mini-pins (unless racing indoors due to bad weather) and foams are banned. Slicks or treads can be used.

Additive is not permitted.

Penalties

The Race Director will award penalties as described above. The penalty for other rule infringements will be at his/her discretion.