These rules are subject to change. Please ask at the track for official rules.
Price
Price is 10 dollars per class on normal club days.
Race Format
3 qualifiers plus mains
Qualifiers and lower mains are 5 minutes
Stock Touring Car – 17.5 Motor
4WD touring car chassis
Rubber touring car tires (we recommend Rush 36 Asphalt Tires)
17.5 brushless motor (any Stock/17.5 Spec from ROAR Approved Brushless Motor List)
7.4v hardcase LiPo battery
1350g minimum weight
No boost/turbo/timing advance
Any ROAR legal sedan body (T2 Electric Touring)
Moddified Touring Car – Any Motor
4WD touring car chassis
Rubber touring car tires (we recommend Rush 36 Asphalt Tires)
Any brushless motor
7.4v hardcase LiPo battery
1350g minimum weight
Any ROAR legal sedan body (T2 Electric Touring)
USGT – 21.5 Motor
4WD touring car chassis
Gravity USGT Treaded tires.
Rims cannot be dished. Spoked rims are required. Chrome colored rims are encouraged to make the class look cool, but any color of rim is allowed as long as it is spoked.
ROAR Approved 21.5 brushless motor (no tuning rotors, must use OEM rotor 12.3-12.5mm); refer to Stock/21.5 Spec type motors from ROAR Approved Motor List
7.4v hardcase LiPo battery
1380g minimum weight
No boost/turbo/timing advance (Tekin V212 or newer in spec/blinky mode or any other ESC with no timing boost)
Any car body that is NOT a ROAR legal sedan or VTA body (pick something that looks really cool like a Lambo, Vette, BMW, etc); no trucks, vans, buses, or tractors.
The USGT class should look different than the Stock Touring and VTA classes.
Offical National USGT Class Rules and Specifications are located at the bottom of the VTA & USGT rules page.
Euro Trucks
Stock Kit motor
Stock Kit Speed Controller
Power max or wolf pack hard cased round lipo 40c maximum
All stock body parts must be used
Bearings are the only allowed upgrade
VTA – 25.5 Motor
25.5 motor
hard-cased 2C 7.4v LiPo pack up to 5000 mAh capacity
US Vintage Trans Am Rules
US Vintage Trans Am 2010 Rules PDF
1550g minimum weight
Driver figure not required
Novice Road
For new racers
Open motor/battery/esc
The purpose of the Novice class is to give new racers a class to have a lot of fun.
We do not enforce any motor, battery, or body rules in the Novice class.
We recommend building your Novice car to match the rules of the class
you want to grow into someday, but we do not require you to do so.
For example, you can run a Stock Touring Car, USGT, or VTA car in the Novice class.
F1
The Formula 1 class follows all of the UF1 rules.
Mini
Legal chassis platforms: M05, M05 V2, M06, and M-07 platforms only
TAMIYA M-Chassis bodies only.
Motor Rules: You MUST use the REEDY 21.5 MACH 3 motor for this class. (Part #253) Note: YOU MAY ONLY use the included rotor and stator. The output shaft has the number 273 number etched on it for easy identification during post tech inspection. https://www.teamassociated.com/parts/details/253-ASC253-reedy_sonic_540-m3_motor_21_5_spec/ The same motor will be used for the 2017-2018 seasons.
Timing Rules: Physical motor timing is allowed. However, you may not go beyond the manufacturer’s maximum timing mark.
No BOOST ESC (Electronic Speed Control) rules: Any ROAR legal and approved ESC may be used capable of “Blinky-Mode”. These ESC’s must not use electronic timing (boost). See General Rules for ROAR approved “blinky” ESC list.
Tamiya internal gears only. Aftermarket idler and spur gears are not legal.
Battery rules: Any Legal TCS battery. See General rules. Note: LIPO battery packs used in the M-Chassis class that are Sport Packs (a rounded profile) must be hard case batteries but are not required to be ROAR approved. Grinding the battery slot to fit rectangular batteries is not permitted.
Minimum weight: All M-chassis cars must meet a minimum weight of 1300 grams.
Spec Tire rules: You must use the Tamiya S-Grip Radial Tire (#53254), Suzuki Swift white spoke wheel (#51237), and Super Hard Inner Foam (#54590) or Hard Inner Foam (#53255) for this class. Note: You must assemble this specification tire yourself. This is the ONLY tire/wheel/inserts combination allowed for the class. Caution: Assembled tires may not exceed 60MM in diameter!
Gearing: 20 tooth maximum pinion size (ALL Chassis platforms)
It is forbidden to mount the ESC on the gearbox. You must place the ESC in the positions offered in the instruction manual of your M-Chassis.
1/12 Scale Road
Minimum weight of 1.75 lbs or 28 ozs.
Can-Am, GTP, or WSC style bodies.
13.5 turn brushless motor
ROAR legal ESC in blinky mode
1S LiPo battery
If you do not see a class listed that you want to run, you can bring your friends and start a new class. As long as you have a minimum of three cars, you can create a new class.