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Track Owners
Greg Walker, The Race Place, Holly Hill, FL – (386) 295-1371
John Ebersole, John’s Slot Car Garage, Riverview, FL –
(813) 671-1305
Bill Pinch, The Raceway.biz, Melbourne,
FL – (321) 639-4692
Mike Haire, Miracle Mile Raceways, Leesburg, FL – (352) 253-2369
Austin Latham, Phoenix Raceway,
Jacksonville, FL –
(904) 642-1112
Richard Houston, TBA – (352) 229-6463
Competition
Committee
Danny Zona, The Race
Place, Holly Hill, FL
Aaron Rothstein, John’s Slot Car Garage, Riverview, FL
Terry Tawney, The Raceway.biz, Melbourne, FL
TBD, Miracle Mile Raceways, Leesburg,
FL
Buddy Houser, Phoenix Raceway,
Jacksonville, FL
TBD, Richard Houston’s Raceway
Each Track Owner that is
participating in the series has a voice in creating the Rules and Procedures for My Series. The Track
Owners recognize that input from the racers through the Competition Committee is crucial for the long-term success of My Series.
2009 Schedule
January 10th – Miracle Mile Raceways, Leesburg, FL
February 7th – The Raceway.biz, Cocoa, FL
March 14th – John’s Slot Car Garage, Riverview,
FL
April 4th – The Race Place, Holly Hill, FL
May 9th – Phoenix
Raceway, Jacksonville, FL
June 13th – Summer Vacation
July 11th – TBD
August 8th – TBD
September 12th – TBD
October 10th – Awards Race (At the track that
sends the most entries)
July, August, and September races will be at the tracks that
send the most entries to the first five races. In the event of a tie the first
tie-breaker is the number of total entries they have contributed through the first five races, the second tire-breaker is
the total number of entries at the race they hosted, the third tie-breaker is the number of years the track has participated
in the Series. If still tied, the non-affected track owners will vote.
Series Guidelines - 2009
Race Format and Home Raceway
A racer’s Home Raceway
is the one that the racer lists at the first race they attend. In the event that
raceway closes, the racer will be allowed to select a new raceway at their first race after the closing. Raceways that are
both sold and move to a new location will be considered a new raceway for future schedules.
All racers will be divided
into two classes: Amateur and Experienced.
The track owners will determine
each racer’s classification for the year. Their decision is final and will base their decision on their knowledge of
the racer and/or the following:
An Experienced racers is
anyone who has: (1) Finished in the Top 3 in class (or in another series) in
the past 3 years, (2) Won a monthly race during the previous season, (3) Won a State or National Championship in any class,
(4) Is a Track Owner, Manufacturer, Distributor, or otherwise involved in the slot car business, (5) Receives any merchandise
or discount from a Track Owner, Manufacturer or Distributor, or (6) is designated as an Experienced/Expert racer by their
track owner.
Amateur racers may also
race in 4” Open NASCAR or Box 12/15 without
hurting their Amateur standing.
All decisions and rulings
of the tech director will be final.
All classes will be randomly
sorted into qualifying races. If there are 15 or fewer racers, a sit out format will be used. If there are 16 or more racers,
qualifying races will be used. There will never be more than 12 racers in any qualifying race.
Example:
20 entries would have 2 qualifying races of 10 racers each w/
2 sit-outs.
25 entries would have 3 qualifying races (2 w/ 8 racers, 1 w/ 9 racers)
If you win your qualifying race, you move to the main regardless of your lap total. The Main is then filled by the remaining racers based upon their laps
in the qualifiers.
Race
format will be 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off for qualifiers and mains.
Race
Day
The host raceway will open by 8am with practice for the first
class of the day only. Each subsequent class will receive 30 minutes of practice
prior to their race.
Entry
Fees & Payout
The entry fee for each race is $15. The entry
fee is split as follows: $6 goes to the host raceway, $6 goes toward the prize
payout for that class, and $3 goes to My Series to cover administrative costs, plaques, web site, etc..
Each Class (and Division within a Class) will receive a payout in the form of Track Bucks
for the Top 5 positions in the Main based upon the total number of entries in that Class
or Division. First Place
receives 40%, Second Place receives 30%, Third Place receives 15%, Fourth
Place receives 9%, and Fifth Place
receives 6%.
Points
|
1st Place - 16
points |
9th Place -
8 points |
|
2nd Place - 15
points |
10th Place - 7 points
|
|
3rd Place - 14
points |
11th Place - 6 points
|
|
4th Place - 13
points |
12th Place - 5 points
|
|
5th Place - 12
points |
13th Place - 4 points
|
|
6th Place - 11
points |
14th Place - 3 points
|
|
7th Place - 10
points |
15th Place - 2 points
|
|
8th Place -
9 points |
16th Place - 1 point
|
All racers’ who enter a race will be awarded five (5) participation points.
The total of all races will be tallied at the end of the racing
season. A racer may drop two races, but may not drop both races from a particular
track unless they attended all eight races. A disqualification (DQ) receives zero points.
If there is a tie, the following will determine the winner.
1) Most races attended
2) Most 1st Place finishes.
3) Most top 3 finishes.
4) Finish
in the final race.
General Guidelines
All parts must be a
stock item with Crawley or Eagle Distributing and be readily available from the manufacturers
throughout the year. Parts from offshore sources are not legal unless carried regularly by Crawley
or Eagle. Parts made especially for one racer or a group of racers that are not available to the general population of racers
are not legal.
Drivers are responsible
for keeping their cars legal at all stages of a race.
No ball bearings are
allowed except where specifically mentioned in Box 12.
No hollow axles.
No modifications may
be made to any manufactured part except where specified in the individual class specifications.
Cars must use a single
guide flag.
The overall width of
the car must not exceed 3.25”.
All cars must have
a minimum track clearance of .0625” under the rear of the chassis and gear at the beginning of the race. Tires will be marked during tech and must remain on the car during the race. If a wheel is damaged beyond repair during the race, the car must be re-teched after a tire change.
Rear motor mount on
the stamped steel chassis may be modified to allow for proper motor mounting and gear clearance but a portion of the mount
must be retained.
Pin tubes may be added
to the chassis to facilitate body mounting.
Front wheels must be
those made specifically for scale racing. No wing car stamped tire thingies allowed with the exception of Box 12 class. Front tires must have a metal or molded plastic hub and a rubber tire. Minimum .500 diameter
All classes with enclosed
cockpits are required to have a colored 3-D interior.
All classes with open
cockpits must have a colored 3-D driver figure.
All classes windshield must be clear
and of original body
All classes wheel wells
must be transparent as viewed from either side of the car.
All bodies must be
opaque when viewed from above on the tech block.
All bodies must display
3 race numbers of appropriate size and location for their class.
4” Spec NASCAR
Racers can participate
in either the Amateur or Experienced Division. Each Division will have its own
payout.
Motor
16D – Legal setups
and hardware are Chinese versions of Pro Slot or Parma
Pro Slot armature must
have the Tag specified by the Series
No exchanging of hardware
between manufacturers
No alterations allowed except:
May
add or change endbell or can screws
May
re-true commutator
May
re-zap magnets and glue magnets in place (No epoxy)
May
change motor brushes
Chassis
Must use a stamped steel
chassis. (May use aluminum pans.)
Must use a solid front
axle. No stubbies.
Gears
Amateur – Must use a 1/8”
diameter solid rear axle and 48-pitch gears.
Experienced – Must use either
a 1/8” or 3/32” -diameter solid rear axle and use either 48-pitch or 64-pitch gears.
Body
All Parma, JK, Kelly and Outisight (No Cars Of Tomorrow) bodies will be legal if a sufficient
quantity is made available to the raceway prior to the first race of the series.
1/8” front and rear
bumpers required.
Interior
Must use an appropriately
painted molded plastic interior
4” Open NASCAR
Motor
16D
– Legal manufacturers are Fast Ones, Kamen, Kelly, Parma,
Pro Slot, RJR, or SpeedFX,
Armature must be tagged
16D
Armature must conform
to the following specifications:
Stack length (minimum) = .600
Diameter (minimum) = .513
Armature must be machine wound from 70 series turns
of #30 AWG wire.
May add or change endbell
or can screws
May dye armature
May re-true commutator
May re-zap magnets
and glue magnets in place (No epoxy)
May change motor brushes
May use any 3-coil
springs
Chassis
Must use a stamped
steel chassis. (May use aluminum pans.)
Must use a solid front
axle. No stubbies.
Must use either a 1/8”
or 3/32” diameter solid rear axle.
Must use either 48-pitch
or 64-pitch gears.
Body
All Parma, JK, Kelly and Outisight (except COT) bodies will be legal if a sufficient quantity
is made available to the raceway prior to the first race of the series.
1/8” front and
rear bumpers required
Interior
May use molded plastic,
Mylar, or paper interior
GTP
Racers can participate
in either the Amateur or Experienced Division. Each Division will have its own
payout.
Motor
Sealed Super 16D – Legal manufacturers
are Kelly, Parma, Pro Slot and SpeedFX,
Must conform to the following
specifications:
All motors must have a
factory seal intact that has never been removed. No modifications of the motor are allowed except for the following:
May
change brushes.
May
change springs.
May
zap magnets.
May
adjust endplay and solder can bearing.
Must
use stock timing specified by the manufacturer.
Chassis
Must use a stamped steel
chassis. (May use aluminum pans.)
Must use a solid front
axle. No stubbies.
Must use either a 1/8”
or 3/32” diameter solid rear axle.
Must use either 48-pitch
or 64-pitch gears.
Body
All Parma, JK and Kelly bodies are legal
Outisight: Bentlee, Mercedes and Caddy
Interior
May use molded plastic,
Mylar, or paper interior
Spec 12
Based on the Koford and Pro-Slot Box-12 RTR cars. These are currently the only RTRs commercially available as
complete cars by their chassis manufacturers. Other cars will be considered as they come to market and are submitted
to the competition committee.
General Rules
Cars will conform to all general guidelines
Chassis
Chassis must be Koford #500-A or ProSlot #318-8
No modifications other than SELF STICK LEAD to bring car to minimum weight
Must use a 3/32” solid Rear axle in 3/16" X 3/32" oilite bushings
Must use 64-pitch gears
Motor
Allowable motors: Koford:
#M527-A, ProSlot: #PS-740, PS740PRO (VIP or RS can) Racer is allowed to use any allowable motor in either allowable chassis
Allowable Armatures: Koford:
M468-BOX, ProSlot: PS-701, PS-701-L, PS-701-D
Allowable magnets: Koford:
M529, ProSlot: PS-908, PS-912
Limited to oilite bushings only.
Any motor brush and 3-coil spring may be used as long as they fit in the stock endbell hardware
Shunt wire is not allowed
Body
Allowable bodies: Koford: M214-I Peugeot, Outisight: 030 Vette, 030-R Vette
w/rib, 057 Viper, 057-R Viper w/rib
Interior
Must use molded plastic
interior
Box-12
Motor
Balanced 12 or below motors
only. Must be commercially available and meet all USRA manufacturing specifications. No modifications allowed except for the
following:
Can
and endbell must be mass produced.
May
use ball bearings
May
add or change end bell or can screws.
Cannot
add endbell heat sinks
May
use any (3) coil springs
May
change motor brushes
May
have shunt wires
Armatures
must retain original tag
Armature
minimum diameter is .513"
Armature
maximum diameter is .518"
Armature
minimum length .350"
Magnet
dimensions must fall into the following:
.500"
in length
.150"
in width
.550"
in height
+
or - 10 %
May
dye armature
May
re-true commutator
Must
use one piece ceramic magnets may not contain "rare earth materials.”
No
quad magnets allowed
May
re-zap magnets
May
super glue magnets in place and/or epoxy
May
hone magnets
Chassis
Box 12 must use any USRA approved Box Stock chassis
May use 64 or 72 pitch
gears.
May use Ball Bearings
Body
Any commercially available wing-type bodies
Air Control
No part may exceed 2.5” in height as measured from the
tech block surface. Air control devices cannot be opaque
Side dams may be a minimum of 2.5 inches high at the
rear wheel centerline and continue to taper making them a maximum of 2 inches high at the point 3.75 inches forward of rear
centerline. The same taper may continue ahead of front wheels
Must have front edges taped and outside corners rounded
in a manner suitable to avoid injury to race participants and spectators.
May affix any decals or markings on any air control
surface but cannot be opaque
The diaplane maximum length is .500 inches. Corners
must be rounded.
Rear spoiler cannot be opaque, although suitable decals
may be affixed.
Weight
Complete car must weigh a minimum of 72 grams.