Welcome
to
Vintage H.O. Slot
Car Racing Club
SCALE HOBBY RACING AT IT’S FINEST
Welcome to one of
If you are interested in this hobby or just want to race. Contact any one of the tracks for a fun night out, with others who enjoy the hobby of model car racing. We are more then willing to help you get started or get your old cars working again. For info
Huttonville Speedway inthegroove@toys2nv.com , Mini Mondello f1nut@pathcom.com ,
East
Pinecrest Speedway abarrie@cogeco.ca
RULES: 2007-2008 SEASON
Membership is usually 19 years or older, however a member parent may
bring their children to race and participate.
Each member may bring a guest to a race and guests are welcome to
participate in the racing.
Funds will be Collected at the end of the racing season & used for
awards and a Family B.B.Q.
The
racing season will run from September through June, consisting of approximately 26 race events held Thursday evenings. The track will be open at
A Schedule of race dates and classes at each track is
“attached”.
No food, beverages or near the tracks.
Rick’s smoking outside, deck side only and
sunroom!
Bill’s
track: smoking outside, back or
front of house
Darryl’s track: smoking
outside, Side of house
Ash’s
track: smoking outside, back of
house
Pop is available @ $.50 per can, or bring
your own beverage.
As
gentlemen racers please respect your host’s property and wishes; especially
refrain in the use of profanity and aggressive behavior. Should disagreements/arguments arise, members
should try to resolve them immediately and calmly. Failing that, resolution will be put to a
vote by all participating members by the Head Marshall. It is our intention as H.O. enthusiasts to
enjoy spirited hobby racing in friendly competition so as to
ul
General Rules:
Each member shall have the opportunity
of the duties of Head Marshal and Tech Inspector for an evening or 2 of racing
during the season.
Vehicle
Spec’ing:
Each racer will be allowed to spec. A
maximum of two (2) vehicles per class.
Vehicle
Maintenance:
Repairs can be made at any
Rookie
Status:
A first
When 25 points are accumulated the
rookie will become a competitor and loose his rookie
status.
Length of
Races:
Unless otherwise agreed upon by all
racers present, Heat races will be 10 laps and semis and finals will be 15 laps
long.
Points
Structure:
Points will be as
follows
In heat racing First
– 4
pts.
Second – 3 pts.
Third – 2 pts.
Fourth – 1 pt.
In a Semi final First
advances to the Finals
Second – 3 pts.
Third – 2 pts.
Fourth – 1 pt.
In a Final First – 7 pts.
Second – 6 pts.
Third – 5 pts.
Fourth – 4 pt.
If both cars become completely
immobilized during a race will receive a DNF (Did nit Finish) and 0
points,
Heats – Racers will run one heat in each
of the 4 lanes. Starting order will be determined
by
charts posted at each track
combined with the order racers arrivals for the race evening.
Finals – The top 3 racers each evening
will go directly into the finals.
Semi – The next 4 racers will enter into
the semi finals,
Lane choice in semi-finals or finals
will go first to the racer with the least points in the heat racing. And so on
to the highest points
Racers s
Racers s
Final
Standings
There are 3 categories: Stock, Modified, and Overall winner
Stock Best 18 of 22 races for stock
champion
Mod. Best 3 of 4 races for Modified
champion
Overall Best 22 of 26 races for stock
champion
Practice
Laps:
Practice laps will be performed before
the fist heat is called. There are no practice laps during or between heats and
finals.
Kill Switch
Racing:
When in the course of racing, a vehicle
shall de-slot or become temporarily immobilized in any way, its driver may
either abandon it there or activate the nearby KILL-SWITCH which will cut power
to the whole track.
At this point the car (s) will be
re-slotted and the head marshal will count on red light against the driver (s)
causing the stoppage.
A driver may register up to 6 red lights in any one
race and upon requiring another will abandon his vehicle,
s
If a red light is caused by a properly
slotted vehicle it may have a push with out penalty.
The head
Back up Car:
A racer may switch to his back up car at any
1- any tire change at the
rear
2- standard stock guide pins metal
(no longer then stock pin) or plastic
offset may replace standard
stock plastic
3- tires may be glued to
rims.
4- shorten pick-up shoe
springs.
5- noise make or spark
apparatus may be removed.
6- Plastic armature skid plate may
be removed.
7- a body may be repaired as close
as possible to original to be legal in stock class.
8- front tire must be original but
may be trued.
Body
Specs: Stock Aurora 1960-1970s Thunder-Jet,
Vibrator, and Speedline.
Chassis
Specs: Stock chassis with copper chassis plates
only, copper pick-up shoes small
Pinion gear set, no cutting or drilling of chassis.
Narrow wheels,
Stock tires Maximum tire size: 5/64
(.078) inch wide,
3/8 (.375) Inch high.
AFX stock motor magnets allowed, as well as
the range of
stock Replacement Aurora armatures such
as AFX, Magnetraction/4-Gear and
Mean-Green.
No additional weights or magnets. No Quad arms
or dewound / rewound.
No JL or Autoworld parts.
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Body
Specs: The body must be of the hard shell variety
(injection molded or resin cast), originally manufactured with two screw posts
conducive for mounting to the Thunderjet chassis including, but not limited to
those from Aurora, Bauer, Faller, Playing Mantis, Atlas, Nu-Rora, Road Race
Replicas, BRP, MEV Originals, Bichler-Racing, CCR,
etc
Chassis
Specs: All Chassis must be stock Aurora Thunderjet
copper. The following modifications may be made:
1. ANY front and rear wheels/tires and
axles may be used. Including, but not limited to, slip on silicone tires,
silicone foam tires, independent front ends, and weighted front rims. All
additional weight must be on the axles and must remain outside the chassis.
2. Homemade front/rear wheel weights
permitted. The setup used must not violate any body, chassis, and width
requirements. Axle nuts, spacers or springs must be kept outside of the chassis.
No collars (spacers with a set screw) will be permitted.
3. Removal of gear plate rails is
permitted, however the patent number on the front of the gear plate must be
legible. No other cutting, grinding, or drilling of the gear plate or chassis
allowed.
4. Solder or glue is allowed to attach
gears to shafts.
5. Gear plate must use stock brass
14-tooth armature pinion and 24 tooth idler and driven gears. Gears may be
polished to provide a smooth mesh. Gears may not be drilled, tapered, shortened,
beveled or altered in any way.
6. Only stock, black, Aurora Thunderjet
guide pins or similar replacements are allowed. Guide pin may be shortened to
desired length, such as to fit a lock & jointer layout. No red or clear
rear, or swivel guides are permitted.
7. Rear end gears may be 9, 12, or 14
tooth pinion with a stock 15 tooth crown gear.
8. Armatures must be stock T-jet with
gray laminates of 16 Ohms or higher. No rewinds, dewinds, or balancing allowed.
9. Magnets MUST BE stock T-jet (orange,
green, white, black, black w/stripe). Magnets may be shimmed but not cut,
drilled, or sanded.
10. Brushes must be copper/carbon flat
top and bottom type. Brushes may not be modified. Brush springs may not be glued
or soldered.
11. Pickup shoes and springs must be
stock copper T-jet or replacement. Ski shoes made specifically for the
Thunderjet chassis are permitted. Plated shoes are not permitted. No weights,
wires, or creative bends allowed. There must be at least half the height of the
originally manufactured step left in the shoe. They may be flattened slightly to
allow better contact to the rails.
12. Any other modifications will be
considered illegal unless cleared by the Tech Committee.
Chassis
Specs: Must have a t-jet, tuffone, JL, or Autoworld
chassis with a pancake armature. No
exposed magnets or magnetic material on bottom of chassis or body. All else
go’s
Body
Specs: stock AFX, Magnatraction, Tomy, Johnny
Lightening bodies
Chassis
Specs: Stock Magnatraction chassis
JL and Autoworld
parts can be used
Rear tires may be
changed, Rims have to be stock
Body
Specs: Stock AFX & Magnatraction 4 gear bodies,
Chassis
Specs: Stock Magnatraction 4
gear.
No JL or Autoworld parts.
Rear tires may be
changed, Rims have to be stock
Body
Specs: stock or custom
bodies that fit into Vehicle Specifications – General Rules
Chassis
Specs: Magnatraction chassis or Magnatraction 4 gear
, Pancake armature, all
Else goes
Aurora G + “Open-Wheel”: Attendance last year 2 races 16
racers
Body Specs: Any stock Aurora AFX open-wheel body able to
stock mount
on a legal
Chassis.
Chassis Specs: 70s style Stock Aurora G +/ Super G +
chassis, with or without
snap-in rear axle. “Orange” magnets
and gears may be interchanged.
Rear tire
change to silicone slip-ons
In-Line Stock Tomy turbo
: Attendance last year 3 races 20
racers
Body Specs: AFX or
Magnatraction Porsche 917 body unmodified
Chassis Specs: Only Stock
Tomy turbo chassis, Rear tires may be changed, Rims have to be stock
In-Line Competition 440X-2
F-1: Attendance last year 3 races 21
racers
Body
Specs: Any stock Tyco 440 x 2, F-1
bodies
Chassis
Specs: Stock Tyco 440 x 2 chassis Rear tire may be
changed
Body
Specs: Any wide pan Tyco stock car
body
Chassis
Specs: Tyco wide pan 440X2 chassis with ceramic
magnets no polymer or
neos magnets
Body
Specs: Any AFX Tomy group c body
Chassis
Specs: Tomy Super G plus chassis with clip or without
clip. Stock magnets, no polymer or neo’s magnets Rear tires may be changed, Rear rims may be
changed to Tomy turbo rims.
“Unlimited” Modified: Not been run at
this
Body
Specs: Any
Chassis
Specs: Any pancake or In-Line configuration,
encompassing the following
chassis’:
Aurora AFX? Magnetraction / G +,
Tomy Turbo / Super G +. Rokar M/
Lifelike, Tyco 440 x 2 or Marchon /
MR -1.Etc.
Body
Specs: Any AFX Peterbilt conventional or GMC
cab-over which is stock.
Chassis
Specs: Stock AFX Non Magnatraction chassis only Head
lights optional
Trailer
Any realistic
looking trailer.
Fifth wheel pin must be stock size &
configuration
No
magnets
Four wheels
minimum
Weight 18 to 24 grams trailer only
Dimensions
Height 1-1/4” to 1-3/4”
Width 1-1/16” to 1-3/16”
Length 5-3/4” to 6-1/4” (overall length including Tractor)
Body
Specs: only Stock Johnny lightening
bodies
Chassis
Specs: Stock JL chassis no AFX or T-Jet parts
allowed.
Except T-Jet guild pins are allowed
Rear tires may be changed, Rims have to be
stock
Race Schedule 2007 -2008 season
1- Tomy Super G Plus Group
C Cars
2- Stock Johnny lightening / Autoworld t-jets
3- Tyco Wide pan
Stock cars
4- Modified T-Jet
5- Magnatraction Stock
6- Original AFX
G-Plus F-1 Bodies
7- Magnatraction Modified
8- Fray T-jets
9- Inline
Competition 440x-2 F-1 bodies
10- AFX none Magnatraction Semi Truck &
modified Trailer
11- Tomy Turbo 917 Porsche’s
12- T-Jet
Stock
13- Magnatraction 4
gear
14- Tomy super G Plus Group C Cars
15- Stock Johnny lightening /
Autoworld t-jets
16- Tyco Wide pan Stock cars
17- Modified T-Jet
18-
Magnatraction Stock
19- Original AFX G-Plus F-1 Bodies
20- Magnatraction
Modified
21- Fray T-jets
22- Inline Competition 440x-2 F-1 bodies
23--
AFX none Magnatraction Semi Truck & modified Trailer
24- Tomy Turbo 917
Porsche’s
25- T-Jet Stock
26- Magnatraction 4 gear
