FRC will be open for practice, testing and racing from 7:30 PM this Thursday (17th January) for our 2019 opening event where we'll be running our Group A classes - Historic Saloon (HS), American Pony Car (APC), Vintage Sports '60-'75 (VS6075).
We're going to try to start qualifying for the first class at 8:30 PM and get through all the races around 10:30 PM, so we're running this first event with two races per class (instead of three) and the races will be based on time instead of laps. Also, we're going to run our Vintage Sports GT and Prototype sub-classes as separate races. Here's the schedule:
Key points to pass tech inspection:
- Historic Saloon - Motor up to 18,000 RPM; USD rule. All magnets must be positioned ahead of centreline of the distance between guide flag pivot point and rear axle; Standard wheels; Angle-winder pods are prohibited; Body width may not exceed 60 mm.
- American Pony Car - Motor up to 21,500 RPM; USD rule. All magnets must be positioned ahead of centreline of the distance between guide flag pivot point and rear axle; Standard wheels; Front tyre minimum diameter: 17mm on wheel. Rear tyre minimum diameter: 19mm on wheel. 8mm maximum tyre width.
- Vintage Sports '60-'75 GT - Motor up to 18,000 RPM; USD rule. Magnets must be positioned within 40 mm and forward of the rear axle (this is the forward magnet position on a Slot.It motor pod); Any chassis is allowed. 90gm minimum weight.
- Vintage Sports '60-'75 Prototype - Motor up to 22,500 RPM; USD rule. Magnets must be positioned within 40 mm and forward of the rear axle (this is the forward magnet position on a Slot.It motor pod); Any chassis is allowed. 77gm minimum weight.
- All classes that stipulate the USD rule - Cars must drop away from a C7016 Scalextric Single Lane Half-straight 175mm that is held still (no shaking) in an upside-down position. Any weight added to the car must be positioned within 2.5" (64mm) and ahead of the rear axle.
Don't forget to bring along some refreshments.
Reality Checks
Historic Saloon:
American Pony Car:
Vintage Sports '60-'75:
See you on the circuit...
Gordon
