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Fee’s and rules

Opening statement As in any form of competition there must be rules. Rules are useless unless they are enforced. This handbook is not intended to intimidate or offend anyone. Only under very unusual circumstances do we need to refer to these rules for anyone. These rules are guidelines to keep our Hobby fun, fair and family oriented. Read this handbook on a regular basis, and it will make you a better racer and club member. Thank you for being a part of Race Em R/C. Racing and practice Fee's Practice is free for members, $7.00 for non members $15.00 non members (additional classes $8.00 non members) $10.00 members (additional classes $5.00 members) Prices subject to change at anytime. Race Em R/C reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. These prices are for Club only functions. Special events may have different pricing. Membership Costs Club membership $60.00 Includes Children under 16 one club t-shirt with membership Money collected will go towards running events, club expenses, Racing awards and any other club expenses. Memberships expires one year from time of membership General Club Rules 1. These rules will govern all events. 2. Race Em R/C members, participants, manufacturers and race promoters agree to comply with these rules and regulations. 3. Race Em R/C Club may act at any time before, during or after the event to change anything that Race Em R/C officers believe to be in the best interest of the sport. 4. No implies or expressed warranty or safety shall result from publication of, or compliance with these rules and regulations. They are intended as guidelines for the conduct of the sport and are in no way a guarantee against injury of any sort to participants, spectators or others. 5. Race Em R/C, its officers, directors or staff assume no responsibility, legal or otherwise for the failure or malfunction of any product or equipment used at an Race Em R/C event. A copy of the rules and regulation are available upon request to anyone who would like a copy since all participants need to know and obey these rules and regulations. 6. Never turn on your transmitter(controller), within a 1/4th mile of the track without a frequency clip. The clip must be visible while you have it. Using the proper frequency clip assures that you are the only person operating on that frequency. 7. Gas cars and trucks practice only one tank of fuel, electric cars and trucks run one battery, and then return the clip to its proper place. 8. If there is a frequency conflict after the mains are set up, the lower qualified racer will have to change frequency. 9. All vehicles must cross the finish line under their own power. If you are a pit person or a friend of the racers who’s car broke, do not cheat by carrying the car over the finish line for the lap that was not completed. 10. Only 1 registered driver per car can compete. Allowing someone else to qualify or run the main for you is absolutely unfair to other racers and is not legal. 11. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND ILLEGAL DRUGS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED AT RACE EM R/C EVENTS, AND ARE NOT LEGAL AT THE TRACK AT ANY TIME! THERE WILL BE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY WHEN ENFORCING THIS RULE. IF YOU WISH TO DO THESE ACTIVITIES, YOU MUST NOT BE LOCATED WITHING 100 YARDS OF ANY RACE EM R/C FACILITIES. IF YOU DO, THEN YOU WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. NO EXCEPTIONS. PLEASE DON’T MAKE SOMEONE CALL THE POLICE! WE ARE ALL HERE TO HAVE FUN. SO PLEASE DO NOT RUIN THAT FOR OTHERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION WITH THIS. Points Races We will be racing 2 or 3 five minute qualifiers, and 15-20 minute A mains and 5-15 minute mains for B and lower for each class. Electric classes will run 5 minute qualifiers, and 5 minute Mains. If you are a Top Qualifier in any class a bonus of 5 pts will be awarded. The following is the points system: Points Chart in Each Class 100pts 1st Place 50pts 11th Place 95pts 2nd Place 45pts 12th Place 90pts 3rd Place 40pts 13th Place 85pts 4th Place 35pts 14th Place 80pts 5th Place 30pts 15th Place 75pts 6th Place 25pts 16th Place 70pts 7th Place 20pts 17th Place 65pts 8th Place 15pts 18th Place 60pts 9th Place 10pts 19th Place 55pts 10th Place 5pts 20th Place Over 20 (if necessary) all racers will receive 5 pts Points are kept on the driver in each class not the vehicle. This allows you to have a back up in case of breaks you can run another car in the same class, as long as the car meets all the rules for that class. The points earned in a class stay in that class for instance: Your racing a stock Revo, sell it and buy a Truggy. The next time you race you will be in the truggy class starting with zero points; your old points will remain in the Monster Truck class. Racing Rules Race Em R/C will be racing on a points system that accumulates throughout the season. There will be an assigned number of races throughout the summer. 1. Registration will open at 9:00am and close at 10:30am (times subject to change) 2. Racing will begin at 11:00am (times subject to change) 3. In the event of inclement weather, unusable track conditions or both, race entry fees will be kept and a rain check will be given for the next race. 4. Never drive your car in the parking/pit area during race day. If you want to tune your car or practice, do it on the track. 5. When doing any refueling of gas in your vehicle or repairs on any vehicle MUST be done in the pit area not in the pit lane. 6. The RC scoring Pro computer program that we use, only accepts your best score out of all qualifiers to determine your starting position in the mains. If you totally miss a qualifier, it will not affect your qualifying score. 7. Gas cars and trucks will warm up during the normal time interval between heats. This could be 2 or 3 minutes, so get your vehicle out there on time. 8. We will not tolerate transmitters being turned on to soon before the cars from the previous race have exited the track. Please think of others before you turn on your radio. 9. All vehicles must have a body when driving on the track during racing and practice. 10. Using multiple cars in a given race day is legal and acceptable. The car that was used to start a qualifier or main, is the car that must be used for that entire race, or heat switching to another car because you broke is not legal. You do have the option of repairing your car or borrowing one for the next race, or heat. You can not use more than one car in a race! 11. Typically we run at least two qualifiers and then the mains (time and weather permitting) 12. All electric and gas qualifiers will be 5 minutes. 13. All electric mains will be 5 minutes. 14. All gas “A” mains will be at least 15 minutes, and lower mains will be at least 5 minutes. 15. If you don’t make it to the track on time for your qualifier don’t sweat it, that’s why we run multiple qualifiers. We shouldn’t wait for one driver because he/she is not ready on time; its just not fair to the other drivers who are. 16. You must run in at least 1 heat to be eligible to run in the mains and you must run 1 lap in the mains in order to qualify for points. If you cannot run in the mains, you will be awarded 5pts for participation for the day. Marshalling Every member is expected to marshal after their race (for example, if you race in the first race, then you marshal the second and so on). After your race, you are to shut off your vehicle and radio and get to your designated area for marshaling, for those that are warming up for the next race. If you are running in 2 consecutive races then you must find someone to cover for you, and tell the Race Director who is covering for you. There will be no marshaling from a chair (Physical Disabilities are EXEMPT from this rule). All marshals must be standing and have both hands free to marshal cars. If you do not marshal or find a replacement, we will start docking laps off your race. If this happens twice in an event you will forfeit your qualifying position and start at the back of the pack. Race Intervals: There will be a 3 minute interval between all races; This time will be announced usually every 30 seconds. This time is not flexible and we will not wait for you to get your car started, it is not fair to the other racers. If you miss the starting horn, still get your vehicle on the track and running so you can qualify for the mains. There will be a minimum of 5 minute intervals between heat 1 and heat 2, and a minimum of 10 minutes between the last heat and the start of the mains. Bump Ups: If you are the top finisher in a B or lower main, you can bump to the next higher main. By doing this you forfeit the last mains points and earn whatever you earn in the bump up. If there is a frequency issue the Bump up driver must adjust. Track Maintenance: We will be doing a rotation of members to help with track maintenance. Track maintenance will include watering, racking, and filling any holes in the surface. Non Members racing: We encourage non members to come out and enjoy the Hobby as much as we do. If you are a non member, on the 3rd time we ask that you become a Club member. If you decide to join on your first or second time and have already paid the extra $5 we will put it toward the membership fee. Stop and Go’s If a driver or pit person has done something illegal, the Race Director will instruct the driver to drive his car into the pit land and stop. The driver ma exit the pit and continue in the race when the race director grants permission. This is a Stop & Go Grounds for Stop and Go’s 1. Unsportsmanlike driving 2. Intentional car bumping 3. Jump starting in the mains 4. Short cutting (this includes Pipe jumping at the corners) 5. Driving against traffic 6. Applying the throttle while car is being marshaled 7. Servicing and/or refueling vehicle during a stop and go 8. Careless speeding or driving in pit lane 9. Causing an accident while exiting pit lane 10. Pit person is standing, walking or running in the pit lane or on any part of the racing surface 11. Obstruction of pit lane by your vehicle and or pit person’s 12. Refueling a car anywhere but the pit area 13. Pit-man crossing the track after cars have been called to starting line for main event Corner Marshaling /Pitting 1. Racers are required to corner marshal after every race they are scheduled to be in. there will be orange cones on the track, you will marshal at one of the cones and only one person per cone and no place else. If you fail to marshal on time we will remove one lap from your best qualifying time just before setting up the mains. 2. If for some reason you are unable to marshal when it is your turn, it will be your responsibility to get a replacement. If you are registered in two or more classes and are back to back, don’t complain and expect the Race Director to change the order of the races. The simple fix is to get someone to marshal for you. 3. Only another Member or Registered Racer may substitute, and you will be responsible for their actions. If you use a substitute, make those arrangements before racing begins. When your race is over, turn off your equipment, return your transponder, place your equipment on the table and get on the track! 4. When marshaling a car that has gone off the track or has flipped, PLACE IT no the track where it left the racing surface, pointing in the correct direction. Marshals, turning a car over is more important than repairing a car. 5. A corner marshal is not required to assist a car until the driver stops revving the motor. 6. If you are marshaling a gas car that has just flamed out, you will place the car at the nearest outside portion of the track. You will not deliver or throw the car to the pit person. 7. If you are a pit person, you must go around the outside of the track to get the car from the marshal. DO NOT RUN ACROSS THE TRACK. this is a major No-No 8. If a gas car is restarted it must exit the pit lane and not be carried to the spot where it flamed out. Pit people; do not place the car on the straight. 9. Your car must complete a lap for the lap counter to count it. Track awareness: Marshals are there to help flipped vehicles and get stalled ones off the track. There will be no starting of a staled vehicle on the track. We understand the excitement, so you will be warned once. After that we will start docking laps off of the qualifiers. This is to help prevent injury and it is not fair to the other driver that they have to slow down and maneuver around you. Guests and children should not be standing around the track, this is for their safety. Vehicle Specs All vehicle specs are as per R.O.A.R. current rules. Race Em R/C Club reserves the right to make exceptions to these rules, and any rules that Race Em R/C incorporates that may or may not contradict or appear to contradict R.O.A.R. rules. Radio Frequencies Allowed for R/C Surface Vehicles 75MHz FM Frequencies DSM 61 - 75.410 77 - 75.690 2.4GHz 62 - 75.430 78 - 75.750 Spread Spectrum 63 - 75.450 79 - 75.770 64 - 75.470 80 - 75.790 65 - 75.490 81 - 75.810 66 - 75.510 82 - 75.830 67 - 75.530 83 - 75.850 68 - 75.550 84 - 75.870 70 - 75.590 85 - 75.890 71 - 75.610 86 - 75.910 72 - 75.630 87 - 75.930 73 - 75.650 88 - 75.950 74 - 75.670 89 - 75.970 75 - 75.690 90 - 75.990 76 - 75.710 27MHz Channels Red - 27.045MHz Orange - 27.095MHz Blue - 27.255MHz Green - 27.195MHz Yellow - 27.145MHz Brown - 26.995MHz