Classes
- Rookie
- SportsTC
- Hypercar
- 17.5t Blinky Touring Car
Racing Format
- Practice, with Rookies and SportsTC getting separate sessions.
- 3 rounds of qualifying (round-by-round, best 2 to count).
- 2-leg finals, each counting as a separate championship round.
Prizes at the end of the series based on championship results. We aim to give prizes to everyone who does the minimum number of events (5 events).
Rookie Rules
Rules for this class are fairly open, intended to keep speeds sensible and reduce crash damage while learning the hobby.
- Suitable for all new racers, or those returning after a long break.
- Any 1/10 on-road electric car, including Ready-To-Run (RTR) and race kits.
- Allowed motors:
- Core 27t Brushed (CR712). This is our ‘control’ motor and required to score points. The other motors are allowed for newcomers and occasional visitors.
- Tamiya silver-can and torque-tuned motors
- Banzai kit motor
- 17.5t brushless with minimum FDR of 5.5*
- 17.5t fixed-timing brushless with minimum FDR of 5.0*
- 7.2v NiMh or 2S hard-case lipo batteries only. Lipos must be balance-charged in a lipo-safe bag.
- Any tyres are allowed. We have loads of good used tyres donated to the club that we give out for free, so don’t worry about buying tyres.
*Brushless FDR limits are provisional. We intend to limit brushless speeds for Rookies, to keep speeds sensible and similar to the brushed cars. We will review these over the course of the series.
SportsTC Rules
SportsTC is the ideal progression from Rookie, aimed at the Tamiya TT02, FTX Banzai and Carten T410 ARTR.
When starting out in Rookie it’s worth reading these rules, and buy a car that’s legal for this class, so you can progress without any additional outlay.
The full SportsTC Rules are here.
Hypercar Rules
- Tyres:
- Rush 28X or Rush 32M (RU0569 or RU1069A) tyres
- XG-RAIN wet tyres
- Tyre prep:
- Tyre warmers ARE allowed.
- No tyre additives or cleaners of any kind.
- No high-speed sanding other than of the bead on new tyres.
- You can brush the tyres clean with a dry cloth/brush if desired, that’s it!
- Bodyshells:
- BRCA legal hypercar shell, latest list here
- 75g min bodyshell weight (0.7mm lexan). If underweight, ballast must be added to highest point inside shell, i.e under cockpit roof.
- Electric options:
- 21.5t BRCA legal motor, with BRCA legal blinky ESC.
- Hobbywing fixed timing 17.5t G2.1 motor, with BRCA legal 15k RPM limited ESC. No FDR limit.
- BRCA legal 2S lipos
- 1320g minimum weight
- All other construction rules as per BRCA TC rules
17.5 Touring Car Rules
Cars must be BRCA legal including:
- Rush 28X, Rush 32M, or Contact 36D JR-36RYBRCA26 tyres
- XG-RAIN wet tyres
- Open tyre additive
- Lipos and Bodyshells from BRCA lists
- Any 17.5t motor from the BRCA list
- Any BRCA legal ESC in Blinky mode
- 1300g minimum weight
