BRCA large scale off road rules for 2009

Aims,
To provide as uniform as possible ,a format for large scale off road RC cars, to be able to compete with one another on an open National basis.
The intention is to encompass all commercially available large scale cars ,yet still encourage invention and innovation by allowing “one off” home constructed cars and modification of kit products.

Racing Classes,
There will be two vehicle classes, Standard class for 2 Wheel drive buggy’s up to 26cc and an Outlaw class for four wheel drive ,monster and outsized cars up to 30cc engine capacity.

Both vehicle classes will have their own heats and finals with trophies only being awarded if there are more than 8 entries in the respective class.

A Junior class will be run for those under 16 within the standard class and will be run as the National class is now with trophies presented for the first 3 places

Driver Classification
There will be 3 levels of Drivers, National, Junior and Super national. The Super national level includes all drivers; the National level excludes the top 20 Drivers from the previous year.

All drivers are awarded super national points, with super national drivers excluded from receiving national points. The committee can vote a driver in to super national class according to there ability

Construction
Most regulations will be applied as per the General Large Scale Rules.
Bumpers will be mandatory at the front and optional at the rear.
Only fuel available at Roadside Service Stations to be used. No Boost bottles allowed. The manufacturers Kill Switch must be made easy to both access and operate, access provided if necessary, by cutting a hole in the bodywork. A Standard Cut-out switch marker(available from the scrutineer if needed) to be affixed to the body shell within 1 inch of the location of the switch. All cars will be tested if there kill switch works on the start line. If not the car will not be allowed to run in that heat or final. The Exhaust system to be mounted such that the Manifold does not protrude further forward than the front window post and the system must run as close to the body as possible. Stingers must not be mounted transversely(across)the underside of the rear wing. Forward routed exhaust systems must not protrude from any forward facing part of the body shell.
Un-silenced or “open” exhausts will not be aloud regardless of location.

The following Specific rules were passed for Section use:

Two wheel drive class, up to a max of 26cc engines will be permitted.
The maximum width of any part of the car, measured with the chassis pushed fully to the ground, will be 480mm. The maximum length of car from front bumper to rear of wing is 820mm
Height max 360mm fully compressed Weight min 8000grams

Outlaw class,
The four wheel drive ,monster and outsized cars may use up to 30cc engines.
Other restrictions will be relaxed.
Remember safety is paramount.

The Scrutineer's decision will be final.

Transponders,
to be fitted in such a way as to keep them as free from damage as possible Preferred to be inside the car as close to the ground as possible SPECIAL NOTE:
Carbon fibre, There are to be no exposed carbon fibre i.e. body , wings , carbon fibre or any GRP (glass reinforced plastics) these materials may only be used under the body shell. Wings must not be made from metal. Tyre additives are aloud but must not be added in the pit lane area.

Scruntinerring will be on a random basis, with a Size box, being provided to allow drivers to check their vehicle dimensions.
Any driver or Marshal can ask for a particular car to be checked, if there are grounds for suspecting its conformity to the rules.

Marshalling
The Scrutineer will not carry out any Marshalling duties. Nobody under 16 years old to Marshal. Marshals must wear High Visibility Reflective Vests or jackets. Marshals to be advised to wear Stout Shoes or Boots and wear Heavy duty Gloves and safety glasses. If a cars engine has stopped ,the car must be taken off the track ,the marshal is allowed 3 pulls at the starter and that is all ,if the car does not start ,he must return to marshalling immediately ,no other fixes or repairs on the track.
It is the drivers responsibility to recover there vehicle and in doing so they must not take their radio transmitter onto the track, it must be left within the parc ferme\rostrum area whilst recovering there vehicle.
Whilst marshalling drivers are reminded that there should be no smoking, drinking, use of mobile phones or cameras trackside.

Race fees and Procedures
Race Fees will be £18.00 per Adult entry £8 per Junior Entry.
A second car is £12.00 for adults and £6.00 for juniors .

Booking in: 08:00-09:00 , followed by a Driver's Briefing, with Racing commencing as soon after as possible. Vehicles to be placed in Parc Ferme after each Heat, with drivers going out to Marshal immediately after their Heat. The Marshal at Point 1 will be responsible for removing the transponders from the cars and returning them to Race Control.
The Repair Time between each round of Heats will be at the Race Director's discretion, taking into account such factors as heat numbers, time of year, numbers of drivers, etc. Rolling Starts will be employed for the Heats. Staggered Start positions will be employed for the Finals ,with 3meter gaps between cars. The finals will be either double sided or single sided format at the race directors discretion ,drivers will be notified of race format at the drivers briefing.

Delays
The cut-off point for calling a delay will be under Starter's Orders? Delays will not be allowed for Heats and Minor Finals. In unforeseen circumstances, a Driver may call a 10-minute delay. This Driver will start from the pit lane after the last car on the track passes the pit lane exit. Only one delay per final will be allowed, no refuelling or tyre changing will be permitted. anyone can work on their car after someone calls a delay, but cars that have been worked on must start from the pit lane Any delay granted will be at the Race Director's discretion. Penalties For driving infringements: for the first offence - a warning, a second offence - 'stop and go', a third offence - 10 second 'stop and go', a fourth offence would result in instant disqualification. Failure to Marshal, or appoint a deputy to marshal for you, will incur loss of FTD.

General
There will be a 4-minute break between heats, so Drivers will need to be in the start area, with transponders fitted before the previous Heat finishes. A 15-minute break will occur before the Main Final. Heats, finals and durations will be at the race directors discretion ,please make sure you are at the drivers briefing. In the event of a Rain off situation, there will be a Driver's vote to decide on one of the following courses of action: Cancellation of the meeting, Re-running of the meeting, or to close the meeting and award the points as per the latest heat positions. The Driver with the FTD has the choice of grid position. Track spec, 4M width Could clubs please provide toilets if possible . Clubs must not hold club days on National race dates including the AGM date. Vulnerable marshal points to have 3 sided protection (infield positions) for added safety.

Notwithstanding the above Regulations, the Committee reserves the right that, at a Race Meeting, should a situation arise, requiring a decision, which is not met by the existing rulebook, the committee members, present at the meeting, shall be able to make a decision or interpret on existing rules to make a decision and that such decision shall stand.

Thanks for the info Si

2009 Rule update.

After several injurys caused due to exhausts being exposed we have had to take action and enforce a rule change on the grounds of safety .

All exhausts must be enclosed within the bodyshell ,If the bodyshell will not allow this then suitable guards/panels must be used .
On no account should a marshall be able to easily touch the exhaust when the car is on the track .
The only part of an exhaust system allowed outside the car /bodyshell/guards is the outlet which must be kept to a minimum.

does this include large cooling holes put in body shells then when people have cut hole windows out as ehausts and manifold can still be touched then ???????????????/

A simple bit of alloy mesh will do the trick for windows,covers ect Taz.
Fairly easy and cheap to do.