General
Rules
Car
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1) The maximum width of any car is 1-5/16 inches
(1.312”).
2)
The maximum allowable lateral movement of the front axle is 1/32
inch.
3) After technical
inspection (qualifying), and during the race, any part of the
car may be replaced except for the chassis, and magnets (motor&
traction).
4)
Car body must cover the chassis when viewed from above (except
through legal
openings).
5) Any car without a body or with an interfering body will
not be allowed to
continue.
6)
Decisions regarding rule interpretations will be made by the head
marshal (computer marshal).
7) Cars may be subject to a tear-down to satisfy technical
inspection.
8) New
parts introduced by suppliers after the season begins are NOT
allowed during that season. |
| Race
Format |
- Technical inspection time: 1:15 p.m. weekend days, 7:15
p.m. weekdays unless otherwise specified.
- Race start time 15 minutes
after technical inspection (The start of races will not be delayed. Late
comers, if in time, may enter the second round
heat)
- Each 'on time' entrant is
guaranteed two races.
Five minutes between
Qualifying and races
Qualifying
- Entrants must pay raceway participant fee and pass
technical inspection.
- A replacement car may be
entered if the original car is withdrawn and an additional
participant fee is paid.
- Race host must pay full participant
fee to MHOSA for additional entries.
- Replacement cars will lose lane choice earned by
original car.
- Each entrant will have 45 seconds on a lane of choice to
record a qualifying time (RO only).
- Fastest lap times will be
recorded.
Qualifying
Heats
- 120-second lanes, 90 second lane
changes
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All entrants will be grouped into round-1 heats of up to six racers
or round robin.
- Round-1 race starting heat
and lane choice will be determined by Qualifying time (RO) or points leaders
(SN).
- All entrants will be grouped into round-2 heats of up to
six racers or round robin.
- Round-2 race starting lane choice will be determined by
round-1 results.
- Lane choice will be
determined by best qualifying heat lap total.
Main (RO
only)
- 180 second lanes, 90 second lane
changes
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Each entrant's best qualifying heat lap total will be used for Main
qualification.
- The best individual heat lap totals will qualify for
Main.
- The number of Main qualifiers will equal the number of
lanes.
- Remaining placements will be determined by qualifying
heat lap totals.
General
- The lane change interval will not normally be delayed
by, or for a heat racer. (if requested by an entrant with a legitimate
mechanical problem, an additional 120 seconds will be allowed once
during qualifying and once during the
Main)
- Every entrant
must act as a track marshal (and spot de-slotted cars) while not
racing.
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Any number of 'sit outs' may be used to accommodate track
marshaling.
- At least two marshal are required for the
Main. |
| Run-time Rules |
- Drivers are responsible for marking track position,
color coding their car, and making lane
changes.
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Drivers are not allowed to
marshal. One warning per race (not per
Driver) -- penalty:
one lap for each
instance.
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Marshals must immediately give a car (and parts) in need of repair
to the Driver. Marshals may repair the car only
if the Driver instructs the Marshal to do so, however,
Marshal must not abandon marshaling duties to repair a
car.
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Racers are responsible for marking track position during lane change
periods.
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Only marshals will be allowed to remove or place cars on track
during a lane heat.
- Racers must stand clear of
opponents' view of the track.
- "Track calls" (pause race) will not be
permitted.
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Marshal shall use care to spot de-slotted cars near the position
where the care left the track.
- Head Marshal (Computer Marshal) makes all final
decisions during races.
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| Event
Scoring |
- Fast lap times will be recorded in Qualifying
sessions.
-
Total laps/sections, fast lap times, and lane lap totals will be
recorded for all qualifying rounds and the
Main.
- If an entrant removes his/her car before section numbers
can be verified, no sections will be
credited.
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Championship points will be awarded according to the points system
schedule below.
- If four racers or less are in attendance 30 minutes
after scheduled start, each entrant who pays the entry fee will
receive 24 championships points (but no official placement).
Attending racers may qualify for qualifying
points.
Track Record
Criteria
- All lap times and totals must be verifiable by other
entrants. (must be captured by computer or print-out after the
heat race)
- Official Records Kept:
fastest lap (each lane), most heat laps (each lane), total
laps/sections (race)
- Records will only be
established/broken during an actual race event (not during
practice)
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Unreasonably low lap times will be assumed to be a lap counting
equipment error and not be
official. |
| General
Rules |
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| Car |
- Any commercially available HO scale
chassis
- Any commercially available polymer
magnets
- Any tires, any axles,
any gears
- Any electrical
components
- Body must cover tires as viewed from
above
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Car must slide through a 1.312 inch tech block.
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No more than 1/32 inch lateral front axle
movement.
- No ball bearings.
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MHOSA Club Super Stock
| Car
Rules |
Chassis – any stock, commercially available chassis
is allowed, i.e. Tyco, Super G+, G3, Wizzard Patriot series, Wizzard Scorpion and Storm,
Slottech Panthers and
Thundercat, Life-Like. Retainers for axles, bushings and
magnet clips are allowed. Pickup shoe tabs may be reinforced. Body
mounts are allowed. Sanding the bottom ONLY of the car (chassis and
magnets) is allowed.
Armature – Any of the armatures listed in the
table below are allowed. Truing of commature
and balancing are allowed. No wide gaps, no other alterations
are allowed.
Wizzard
- A3P01
STOCK P3/P2 ARMATURE
- ST01
STOCK TYCO ARMATURE
- LLS01
STOCK LIFE-LIKE ARMATURE
- WS01
Stock Storm/Patriot Vortex Armature
- SP04L
Hot Stock Life-Like armature
- SP04P
Hot Stock Patriot armature
- SP04PA
Hot Stock Patriot armature with advanced timing
- SP04T
Hot Stock Tyco armature |
BSRT
- 8822
Stock G+ Arm ($4)
- 138 Hot
Stock Arm 440 x 2 ($10)
- 146 G3
Advanced Hot Stock Arm ($15)
- 147 G3
Platinum Hot Stock Arm ($15)
- 148 G3
G+ Hot Stock Arm ($10)
- 149
Gold Power Hot Stock Arm ($12)
note:
"Spinner Spud" is not allowed. |
Slottech
- 102
Stock Thunder Cat / Panther Arm
- 102-1
Same as 102 but longer shaft
- 104
Stock Tyco / Panther E.B.T. Arm
- 104-1
Same as 104 but longer shaft
- 104-2
Same as 104 but w/ advanced timing
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Electrical – Any stock
or stock replacement electrical parts are allowed. Shunt wires are
not allowed.
Tires/Wheels – Any stock or stock replacement
tire/wheel combinations are allowed. Independent front tire/wheel
assemblies are allowed.
Body – Any bodies are allowed. Vacuum-formed
(Lexan) or stock plastic body. Stock plastic bodies may be sanded or
shaved. Windshields may be removed from the stock plastic body. Body
must cover the entire motor and drive train when viewed from
above.
Magnets – Any stock ceramic magnets are allowed.
Magnets can not be modified or cut in any form and must be mounted
in the stock position and orientation.
Gears – Any gears may be
used.
Bushing – Any stock or stock replacement bushing
are allowed. Ball-bearing assemblies are not
allowed.
Guide
Pin – one Stock or Stock replacement mounted in stock position.
Guide pins may be glued.
Additional
Lite Driver Class restrictions
- Only Patriot Chassis are allowed. Phase II polymer
magnets are allowed. Phase
III (RO) Polymer magnets are not
allowed.
Additional Premier Driver
Class restrictions - Only stock ceramic magnets are
allowed.
Additional Slip-on Driver Class
restrictions:
Only
slip-on tires are allowed - silicon foam tires are not allowed.
Silver electrical parts are not allowed.
Sanding and cutting of
chassis is not allowed.
Only 7-tooth pinion and 25-tooth crown
gears (7x25) are allowed.
Only Wizzard patriot stock and stock
replacement motors are allowed (A3P01,
WS01,
SP04P,
SP04PA).
No other motors are allowed.
Fixed ohm controllers
only.
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Ceramic Modified
(CerMod)
| Car |
Same as Club
Super Stock rules except:
Any motor is allowed
Note: there is no 'Slip-on' Driver Class
for CerMod.
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X-jet
(non-magnet)
| Car Rules |
Chassis
– any stock, commercially available chassis is allowed, i.e.
Tyco, Super G+, G3, G-jet, Wizzard Patriot series, Wizzard Scorpion
and Storm, Thunder-storm. Retainers for axles, bushings, body
mounting posts, body mounting clips, and magnet clips are allowed.
No modifications or altercations allowed. No sanding.
Armature – Any
Electrical – Any commercially
available electrical parts are allowed. Shunt wires are not
allowed.
Tires/Wheels – Any commercially
available tire/wheel combinations are allowed. Independent front
tire/wheel assemblies are allowed.
Body
– Any bodies are allowed, but must cover the entire motor and
drive train when viewed from above.
Motor
Magnets – Only stock ceramic motor magnets are allowed. Motor
magnets can not be modified or cut in any form and must be mounted
in the stock position and orientation.
Traction Magnets -- No traction
magnets allowed.
Handling Weights -- Commercially
available brass handling weights (and spacers, if any) designed for
use with the chassis on which they are used are allowed.
Gears – Any
Bushing
– Any commercially available bushings and spacers are
allowed. Ball-bearing assemblies are not allowed.
Guide
Pin – one commercially available guide pin allowed in stock
position. Guide pins may be glued.
Lite Driver Class restrictions -
Only box-stock G-jets and stock replacement parts are allowed.
Must used injection molded hard plastic body with standard AFX
mounting. Revision 28 April 2012 - Lexan bodies allowed, BSRT #290
ceramic grade motor magnets only, any rear tires of 0.450" diameter
or more.
Revision 19 April
2010 - Slottech Panthers and Thundercats, Life-Like are not
allowed.
Revision Summer 2011 - Premier Stock Class Driver
restrictions - Minimun 6 ohm armature, Any rear tires of 0.450"
diameter of more,
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Miscellaneous
Season
Champion-
ship
Scoring |
- Championship seasons are Fall (September - December) and
Winter (January - April). Summer Season is not a championship
season.
- Season point totals for each racer will determined by
adding the individual's race scores for the
season.
- A
predetermined number of races will be dropped each season - see
season's standings page.
The racer with the highest point total at the end of the
season will win the season championship and associated
prize.
- Season Tie Breaker: 1) most wins, seconds, etc., 2) best
throw away, second best throw away, etc., 3) place in season
finale. |
Other
Recognition
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- Determined by points totals: second in season
championship, third in season championship.
- Determined by MHOSA secret
ballot (no tie breakers): best track marshal, best sportsman
(Hohnstien Award) |
Champion-
ship
Points
System
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Note: points are awarded for placements in
both Lite and Premier driver
classes.
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Restricted
Open
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Club Stock
Series |
Alternate,
X-jet
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Top
qualifier |
3 |
n/a |
n/a
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runner
up |
2 |
n/a |
n/a
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second runner
up |
1 |
n/a |
n/a
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first
place |
24 |
8 |
12
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second
place |
21 |
7 |
11
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third
place |
18 |
6 |
10
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fourth
place |
15 |
5 |
9
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fifth
place |
12 |
4 |
8
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sixth
place |
9 |
3 |
7
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seventh
place |
6 |
2 |
6
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eighth
place |
3 |
1 |
5
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ninth
place |
n/a |
0 |
4
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tenth
place
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n/a |
0 |
3
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eleventh
place
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n/a
|
0
|
2
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twelveth
place
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m/a
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0
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1
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| Revisions |
Established January
2000
revised August,
2003
revised August,
2004
revised Summer 2005
revised
Summer 2007
revised Fall
2009
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