Post by Keith Tanaka on May 22, 2016 20:17:40 GMT -8
Here are the preliminary rules for the newest D3 Hardbody racing class, "Mid-Engine" cars.
New racing class:
Mid-Engine class (TSR D3/Falcon 7, Retro Hawk motor)
BODY
1. May use any 1/24 – 1/25 scale plastic model car kit body, mid-engine car.
Typical cars for this new class: Le Mans Prototype (LMP), GT-1, GTR, Can Am, Exotic high performance cars (i.e., Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.).
2. May flatten sides below body belt line, but not beyond vertical.
3. May not alter wheel wells (bodies with side skirt covering wheel well area is allowed or can be removed if it resembles real 1/1 race car)
4. Must have 3-D driver/interior, chassis not visible through interior.
5. Must have kit front and rear bumpers unless supported by photo documentation
6. Aero devices from kit or scratch built to resemble real car (documentation may be requested).
Cars with rear wing which Is not an integral part of the body must have at least 50% of the wing beyond the rear portion of the body.
7. Must use front windshield and rear windows (including quarter windows) from kit.
8. Body must extend beyond chassis when viewed from above. No part of chassis may be visible from above and wider than the bottom portion of body.
Body side panels cannot extend beyond vertical.
9. Some mid-engine cars have a very low body in the location of the spur gear, therefore, the body can be cut out (or modified)
to provide clearance for the spur gear, but gear must be covered/not visible when viewed from above.
10. Body must have 3 numbers
CHASSIS
1. May be anglewinder, sidewinder or inline.
2. Must be scratchbuilt using any materials.
3. Maximum chassis width 3.250”. Chassis cannot extend beyond body side panels when viewed from above.
4. Wheelbase to be determined by center of wheel wells in body (plus or minus 1/16”).
Complete wheel/tire assembly must be visible in wheel well at a point level with axle centerline.
Bodies with side skirt covering wheel well area is allowed or can be removed if it resembles
real car.
5. Ground clearance - .050” rear min., .015” front min., measured under axles.
TIRES
1. Tires cannot extend beyond the body when viewed from above and cannot exceed 3.25” width.
2. Rear tire diameter, .950” minimum, maximum width .700”.
3. Front tire diameter, .850” minimum, minimum width .225”
MOTOR
1. Must use stock (sealed, no tampering) TSR D3, Falcon 7 or Retro Hawk motor.
NOTE: The Retro Hawk motor is only allowed in monthly races.
Although these are preminary rules and may change before the final version is released (soon), this new racing class is eligible for monthly races.
In the beginning, the Lap Differential for his new class will be "0", the same as the current fastest D3 Hardbody racing class, GTP.
Keith
New racing class:
Mid-Engine class (TSR D3/Falcon 7, Retro Hawk motor)
BODY
1. May use any 1/24 – 1/25 scale plastic model car kit body, mid-engine car.
Typical cars for this new class: Le Mans Prototype (LMP), GT-1, GTR, Can Am, Exotic high performance cars (i.e., Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, etc.).
2. May flatten sides below body belt line, but not beyond vertical.
3. May not alter wheel wells (bodies with side skirt covering wheel well area is allowed or can be removed if it resembles real 1/1 race car)
4. Must have 3-D driver/interior, chassis not visible through interior.
5. Must have kit front and rear bumpers unless supported by photo documentation
6. Aero devices from kit or scratch built to resemble real car (documentation may be requested).
Cars with rear wing which Is not an integral part of the body must have at least 50% of the wing beyond the rear portion of the body.
7. Must use front windshield and rear windows (including quarter windows) from kit.
8. Body must extend beyond chassis when viewed from above. No part of chassis may be visible from above and wider than the bottom portion of body.
Body side panels cannot extend beyond vertical.
9. Some mid-engine cars have a very low body in the location of the spur gear, therefore, the body can be cut out (or modified)
to provide clearance for the spur gear, but gear must be covered/not visible when viewed from above.
10. Body must have 3 numbers
CHASSIS
1. May be anglewinder, sidewinder or inline.
2. Must be scratchbuilt using any materials.
3. Maximum chassis width 3.250”. Chassis cannot extend beyond body side panels when viewed from above.
4. Wheelbase to be determined by center of wheel wells in body (plus or minus 1/16”).
Complete wheel/tire assembly must be visible in wheel well at a point level with axle centerline.
Bodies with side skirt covering wheel well area is allowed or can be removed if it resembles
real car.
5. Ground clearance - .050” rear min., .015” front min., measured under axles.
TIRES
1. Tires cannot extend beyond the body when viewed from above and cannot exceed 3.25” width.
2. Rear tire diameter, .950” minimum, maximum width .700”.
3. Front tire diameter, .850” minimum, minimum width .225”
MOTOR
1. Must use stock (sealed, no tampering) TSR D3, Falcon 7 or Retro Hawk motor.
NOTE: The Retro Hawk motor is only allowed in monthly races.
Although these are preminary rules and may change before the final version is released (soon), this new racing class is eligible for monthly races.
In the beginning, the Lap Differential for his new class will be "0", the same as the current fastest D3 Hardbody racing class, GTP.
Keith