Rules & Regulations

Current as of January 2002

STREET SPEC
SPORTSMAN OUTLAW (4cell/stock)
SUPER OUTLAW (4cell/19turn)
PRO OUTLAW (4cell/modified)

GENRAL RULES:
G1.1 It is the responsibility of all drivers to meet all rules and regulations. Failure to comply may result in penalty or disqualification by race director and/or official.
G1.2 Trains & Lanes assumes no responsibility whatsoever for delays, postponements and/or cancellations of all and/or part of an event because of inclement weather, equipment failure or any other reason.
G1.3 Supplemental regulations may be issued from the Technical directors for each event as necessary to amend, suspend or modify existing rules and regulations.
G1.4 No entrant, pit crew member or sponsor will have any claim for damages, expenses, lawsuits or otherwise against promoter, track operator, its officials or employees arising from damages to any vehicle, personal injury or monetary loss of any kind whatsoever. Entrants, pit crew members and sponsors waive any claim they may have against promoter, track operator, TRAINS & LANES or officials when they participate in any racing activity conducted under these rules.

SPORTSMANSHIP
G2.1 It is the intention of the TRAINS & LANES to promote family-oriented racing. With this in mind, unruly or unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated. Anyone judged by the race director or any TRAINS & LANES official to be in violation will be requested to leave the race event.
G2.2 Abusive language by a driver to a turn marshal or any official will not be tolerated
G2.3 The race director may “black flag” any driver whose driving or car operation constitutes a hazard to other cars in a race. If a driver ignores the “Black Flag”, he/she is subject to disqualification from the remainder of the event.

RADIO EQUIPMENT
G3.1 Any FCC legal transmitter or receiver may be used, as is the use of receiver packs.
G3.2 Transmitter impound will be determined before the start of each event. Any racer operating a transmitter in the pit area without authorization will be cause for disqualification.
G3.3 All radio should have changeable frequencies. In the case of frequency conflicts in the main events, the racer with the faster qualifying time will have priority over slower racer.
G3.4 No roll over antennas
G3.5 Transponder may be mounted anywhere on chassis or inside body between the front and rear axles.

DYNOS
G4.1 Dynos will be allowed in the pits.

TURN MARSHALS
G5.1 Drivers must turn marshal for the race immediately following their own race. Failure to do so will result in the loss of two laps off their best qualifying time. Another driver may substitute but only after receiving the Race Director’s approval. The original turn marshal is responsible for the actions of the substitute.
G5.2 Racecars may not be repaired by the turn marshall.
G5.3 When marshalling a car, it should be returned to the point where it left the racing surface.

GENERAL TECH RULES
G6.1 A drivers meeting will be held prior to the start of the first heat race. All entrants are required to attend.
G6.2 A car cannot be placed on the track after the qualifying heat or main has begun.
G6.3 All cars will be teched immediately after their race. If a car is taken back to the pit area before going through tech inspection, the car will be disqualified.
G6.4 It is the drivers’ responsibility to make sure that their car meets all technical requirements before the race. If a car passes through “Tech Inspection” and a technical illegality is over-looked, the vehicle is still illegal.
G6.5 All cars must have a readily removable body. A car cannot compete unless its body is properly secured. If the body falls off, the car must pull off the track and have the body refastened before resuming the race. No car shall be counted or allowed to cross the finish line without the body being secured.
G6.6 Sponsored drivers: A sponsored driver is one who is receiving cars, motors, speed controls and/or batteries from any factory, manufacturer and/or distributor without cost to the driver or is purchasing product from a manufacturer. These drivers are not allowed to race in Street Spec or Sportsman Busch.



STREET SPEC

CHASSIS
SS1.1All chassis must be “Street Spec Legal” approved models only. Trinity, TRC and Bolink produce current approved models. Chassis with body must retail for a maximum of $165.00. Chassis with body, motor and battery must retail for a maximum of $199.99.

Legal Kits:
Trinity S-Spec 10 SS2222, SS2223, SS2240, SS2241
TRC Spec-10 TR8000, TR8010, TR8005, TR8015
Bolink BL1394C, BL1394T, 1395C, BL1395T
SS1.2 Chassis must be raced as it comes in the kit. You may not cut, drill, lighten or modify the chassis and its components in any way. The only exception being 2 holes for servo mounting screws and 2 holes in the front axle plate of old Trinity and current Bolink cars to attach posts as stops to keep front steering blocks from locking over in an accident.
SS1.3 No swapping of parts between Stocker/Trucks and Touring chassis styles, Stock/Trucks chassis must run only in Stocker/Truck races, and Touring cars only in touring events. Any replacement parts must come from the original kit manufacturer and be the same as included in current kits. This includes the main chassis plate, pod plates, t-bars, secondary chassis plates, hub axles, steering blocks, dampner washers, front axle plates, body posts and uprights, etc. Parts may not be upgraded with look alike graphite or aluminum components. In Street Spec racing there are no after market hop up parts allowed, (I.E. graphite chassis, lightweight hubs etc.) unless otherwise noted in these rules, (I.E. bearings, bumpers etc.)
SS1.4 Screws must remain the same as the original car kit. You may not swap steel screws for aluminum.
SS1.5 Front suspension springs may be replaced with any aftermarket spring.
SS1.6 Front wheel bearings are allowed.
SS1.7 Dampening is allowed by putting a lubricant on the kingpins. No mechanical dampening systems are allowed, (shocks, dampener tubes, O rings etc.). Dampening may be changed in rear by use of any type of dampening fluid.
SS1.8 Front caster may be changed with the use of washers, and/or after market caster blocks as manufactured by Associated and Robinson. Caster change only blocks are legal. Blocks that change caster and camber are not legal. You may not bend the kingpins or axles to change the caster or camber. Caster must be the same on both sides, you can not shim the left and right sides different on the TRC car. Camber may not be changed on the Trinity or Bolink cars by making the front axle plate non-parallel with the chassis plate by the addition or subtraction of spacers from one side. Both axle and chassis plate must be parallel when viewed from the front.
SS1.9 Radio gear may be mounted any place on the chassis, except “T” bar.
SS1.10 Steering servo may be screwed to chassis or front axle plate. After market servo mounts may be used.
SS1.11 Stock steering linkage and ball ends must be used. Turnbuckles are not legal. Steering rods may not be bent.
SS1.12 4/40 nuts may be added to steering linkage ball ends on steering blocks and servo saver.
SS1.13 Stealth and or Lexan antenna holders may be used.
SS1.14 Ball bearings may be used in right side diff hub.
SS1.15 No carbide diff balls or ceramic diff rings are allowed. Diff washers may be glued or taped to hub, but may not be pinned.
SS1.16 No after market diff parts like aluminum cone washers are allowed.
SS1.17 Solid real axle must be used, and may not be shortened. Flat spots may be filed into rear axle only where left side hub screws make contact.
SS1.18 Any unmodified pinion gear size 34 tooth or less and 120-tooth spur gear may be used.
SS1.19 Rear track may be 8.5” wide maximum and 7” minimum on stock car and trucks. Addition of axle spacers (plastic, steel or aluminum) may be used to space rear axle out to maximum width. Thrust washers or thrust bearings are not legal. Tires must be under body at all times.
SS1.20 Rear hubs must be those supplied in current kits. Trinity kits now come with an aluminum left side hub, so all previous Trinity cars may use this aluminum hub, (EV4009).
SS1.21 Ride height adjusters must be the same as come in original car kit. Associated #4 ride height adjusters are not legal. The Bolink car’s rear pod plates now have ride height adjusters, so these plates may be used on all previous Bolink cars, (5166A left bulkhead, 5165A motor mount). Bolink cars using new rear pod plates must use offset ride height adjusters as come with the kit.
SS1.22 After market front bumpers are legal. Bumper must not extend outside of the body shell.
SS1.23 Silicone tubing may not be added to front of the ride height adjuster post on Trinity or Bolink car.
SS1.24 Teflon tape may not be used on damper washers or top pod plate. Rear damper springs may not be changed.
SS1.25 Extra “O” rings or other foreign objects may not be wedged under “T” bar to tweak chassis. Tweak screws are not legal. Nothing may be mounted to “T” bar in front of motor like receiver battery packs, ballast etc.
SS1.26 Transponder may be mounted anywhere on chassis or inside body between the front and rear axles. After market transponder holders are legal.
SS1.27 Minimum weight of chassis with body, motor and battery pack ready to race less transponder is 43oz with foam tires, 45oz. With capped tires. Ballast may be added to chassis to make legal weight.

TIRES
SS2.1 You must use Street Spec tires only. These are only available and only produced by Trinity, TRC and Bolink. Spec tires are easily teched because of the gray band that is on the inside edge of the tire. Tires come in 4 front compounds, (Orange, Blue, Green, Purple) and 3 rear compounds, (Blue, Green, Pink).
SS2.2 Deleted
SS2.3 Tires may be retrued, but may not be narrowed.
SS2.4 Tires must be mounted so that the gray band faces the center of the car.
SS2.5 Stock cars and trucks must use stock car wheels and tires. Tire compounds may be mixed from side to side if necessary to suit track conditions. You may not mix Stocker and Touring tires.
SS2.6 Tire traction additives are legal but tires must be wiped dry before placing car on track.
SS2.7 On tracks requiring cap tires, any brand may be used but in standard width only and no stagger.

BODIES
SS3.1 All “Street Spec Legal” bodies, either stock car or trucks must retail for $15.99.
SS3.2 All bodies must be realistically mounted, trimmed and painted. Bodies may not be trimmed above the molded in body line. All cars/trucks are to have the windows intact and they must be clear or translucent.
SS3.3 Body posts must be stock, but can be cut down so they do not stick too far out side of body. Body must be held on in the same manner as comes stock in the kit, I.E. clips/nuts may not be replaced with screws or body post collars. Any body clip is legal. Foam body washers may be used.
SS3.4 Wheel wells must be cut out. If body has wheel well lines molded in, the body has to be at least cut to these lines. If there are no wheel well lines 100% of the tire has to be visible throughout the cut out wheel wells with the body mounted.
SS3.5 The rear of the body may not be cut above the bottom of the rear bumper. Back of body must be intact.
SS3.6 Flaring or bending of any part of the body is illegal.
SS3.7 Bracing the body (I.E. under truck beds is illegal.
SS3.8 The use and dimensions of rear wings if allowed, is at the discretion of the race director. Wings should only be used if necessary because of track conditions, (foams on concrete, polished wood floors, really slippery tracks). Wings can either be mounted to the body or to the chassis with the use of after market wing mounts. Chassis wing mounts must be mounted to the upper rear pod plate to the rear of the motor. Body may be trimmed to allow wing wire to pass through body. This hole will be no more than 1” diameter.
SS3.9 2” maximum height rear spoilers are legal on trucks and stock car bodies.
SS3.10 All cars will have 3 realistically placed and sized numbers.
SS3.11 Any Street Spec body may be used on any model car.
Legal Bodies:
Trinity SS2018 T-Bird
Trinity SS2023 Monte Carlo
Trinity SS2242 Chevy Truck
Trinity SS2243 Dodge Truck
TRC TR3218 Lumina
TRC TR3220 T-Bird
TRC TR3222 Ford Truck
TRC TR3224 Chevy Truck
Bolink BL2284 Ford Truck
Bolink BL T-Bird

BATTERIES
SS4.1 Battery packs must be Sanyo Ex-Spec assembled 6-cell stick battery packs
SS4.2 Packs must remain stock and must use supplied connector. Battery leads may not be shortened. Battery pack must have shrink wrap and sticker intact at all times to remain legal. Battery packs may not be altered in any way.
SS4.3 Battery packs may not, will not and can not be treated by, subjected to or processed using any voltage increasing system, mechanism or device.
SS4.4 Battery pack must be mounted across chassis and centered from side to side in the original factory provided position. Battery pack may be taped, O ringed or tie wrapped in place. Battery pads or any other device that raises or lowers the battery mounting position is not legal.
SS4.5 Zero tolerance will be allowed for any kind of tampering with any Street Spec pack. After main events, packs may be impounded and checked. Checking will/may include physical inspection, electronic testing and disassembly. If pack is torn down during inspection and found to be legal, we will replace the pack with a new one. We will use a Competition Electronics, ‘Turbo-Flex 30’ and ‘TurboMatcher 30’ for pack and cell evaluations. Pack tests will be performed using the following parameters. Charge rate 4.0 amps, charge setback 0.05 volts, discharge 30amps, cutoff 4.2 volts. Cell test values are charge 4.0 amps, discharge 30 amps, cell cutoff 0.80 volts.
Packs must not exceed these values. Average voltage – 5.90volts Runtime – 180seconds
Packs that are tested and do not meet these values will be disassembled and the cells will be tested on the TurboMatcher.
Cells must not exceed these values Average voltage – 1.02 volts Runtime – 170 seconds

MOTORS
SS5.1 The only legal motor is the Trinity “Street Spec” stock motor. Spec: 21 turn 21 Awg. 12 timing. Locked commutator. Available in Rebuildable or Non-rebuildable versions.
Legal Motors:
Trinity SS2228 List Price $29.95 max.
SS2226 List Price $34.95 max.
Bolink BL4008 List Price $29.95 max.
SS5.2 Non-rebuildable spec motors may not be opened.
SS5.3 Commutator may be retrued. All endbell hardware must remain stock and may not be altered in any way.
SS5.4 You must use “Street Spec” brushes (part #SS2229 or SS2229NT no terminal). Brushes may not be cut, sanded, contoured, drilled or altered in any manner. You may cut off eyelet and solder shunts to brush hoods.
SS5.5 Stock Motor Springs, original silver springs (part # RC4532), or black springs(come with rebuildable motor) must be used, but they may be rebent.
SS5.6 Motor must retain motor sticker intact. Any attempt to remove sticker will destroy it. Care should be taken when cleaning motors, as some sprays will damage motor stickers.
SS5.7 Torque rings and motor can heat sinks are legal. Any type of motor heatsink/spacer that moves the position of the motor in the pod is illegal.
SS5.8 Plastic spacers may be used between pinion and back of motor can to fill the space on the shaft. This will keep the armature from moving towards the endbell in case of a bad crash and helps to keep the endbell from being knocked off the motor.
SS5.9 Any suspect motor or Track Record breaking motor will be torn down immediately. If found illegal, driver will be disqualified.

SPEED CONTROLS
SS6.1 All electronic speed controls must have a Manufacturers Suggest Retail Price of no more than $129.99.
SS6.2 Speed controls must be in original case with original sticker intact.
SS6.3 Reversing speed controls may not be used.
SS6.4 Mosfets may not be jumped or shunted
SS6.5 Speed control has to use original “Tamiya” style battery connector.
SS6.6 Wires may not be changed to a bigger gauge on speed controls, but may be shortened or lengthened. Original gauge wire must be used. Speed control must have same number of wires as original. No doubling up or removing wires.


SPORTSMAN OUTLAW
SUPER OUTLAW
PRO OUTLAW

CHASSIS
SSPO1.1 Any commercially available, through hobby distributors and hobby dealers nation wide, 1/10 scale direct drive chassis is allowed.
SSP1.2 Aftermarket front bumpers are allowed. Bumpers must not extend outside of body shell.
SSP1.3 Weight: 38oz w/foam tires, 40oz. W/cap tires, with body, motor and battery, no transponder.
SSP1.4 Width: maximum width 9.875”. maximum length 20”.
SSP1.5 Minimum height: 4.25-foam tires, 4.5-capped tires.

TIRES
SSP2.1 Wheel Diameter: minimum 1.624”(1 5/8”), maximum 2.00”.
Tire Width: minimum .75”(3/4”), maximum 2.00”(2”).
SSP2.2 Use of tire traction additives is at the discretion of the hosting track.

BODIES
SSP3.1 Any Stock car type body allowed
SSP3.2 All bodies must be realistically trimmed and painted with three realistically placed and sized numbers.
SSP3.3 The rear of the body may be cut out. May not be cut above trunk line.
SSP3.4 All cars must have either transparent or translucent windows.
SSP3.5 Wheel wells must be cut out. 100% of the tire has to be visible through the cut out wheel wells with the body mounted.
SSP3.6 2” maximum rear spoiler.
SSP3.7 Rear wings are allowed. Wings can be mounted to the body or to the chassis with the use of after market chassis wing mounts. Chassis wing mounts must be mounted to the upper rear pod plate to the rear of the motor. Body may be trimmed to allow wing wire to pass through body. These holes will be no more than 1” diameter. Maximum dimension of rear wing: the wing, 9” wide and 3.75” length, side fins, 3.75” length and 2” height.

BATTERIES
SSP4.1 Any R.O.A.R. legal 4-cell sub-C size batteries shall be used in Sportsman, Super & Pro Outlaw classes.

MOTORS
SSP5.1 The motor from the track record breaker, 1st place and one random finisher's cars may be torn down to be certain of legality. Other motors may be torn down at the discretion of the race director or any TRAINS & LANES official. Any motor found to be illegal will not be replaced and the driver will be disqualified. The drivers assume all risk of having their motors torn down and therefore illegal motors will not be replaced by TRAINS & LANES

Sportsman Outlaw:
SPO5.1 R.O.A.R. legal rebuildable stock motors. No variating armatures (example: P2k armature in a Green Machine 3 can.
SPO5.2 27 turns of 22Awg. 24 degree timing. Locked commutator.

Super Outlaw:
SUP5.1 The only legal motor is a 19turn 19gauge spec locked commutator modified motor.
SUP5.2 All endbell hardware must remain stock and may not be altered in any way. (no p-94 brush hoods or brushes)
SUP5.3 At least one of the three armature stack/comm. locks must be intact with no cracks.

Pro Outlaw:
PRO5.1 Any motor that is commercially available through hobby distributors and hobby dealers nationwide for a maximum retail of $95.



Mini Cooper Class:

This class is for people who just want to come out and have a good time racing.
This is a good class for people who are fed up with spending their whole paycheck just to race R/C cars.
This is also a great place for kids and adults to get started racing at a low cost.

Chassis:
Tamiya Fwd Rover Mini Cooper (M03) Kit #58211
Chassis must be raced as it comes in the kit. You may not cut, drill, lighten or modify the chassis

and its components in any way.
The kit bushings may be replaced with ball bearings.
After market front bumpers are legal. Bumper must not extend outside of the body shell.
Minimum weight of chassis with body, motor and battery pack ready to race less transponder

is 44oz. Ballast may be added to chassis to make legal weight.

Minimum ground clearance of 1/4".
Tires:
Three different tires are legal.
- Tamiya #50683 60D Radial tires (stockk)
#53254 60D Super Grip Radial tires
#53340 60D Reinforced tires
Any mini-size wheel may be used. Tamiya, HPI, Kawada, etc.
Any brand foam inserts are allowed.
Any wheel nut may be used.
Bodies:
Mini cooper bodies only from either Tamiya #50795 or HPI #7206
Body posts must be stock, and must be cut down so they do not stick too far out side of body.
Any body clip is legal. Foam body washers may be used.
Wheel wells must be cut out.
Flaring or bending of any part of the body is illegal.
Motors:
Stock Tamiya Mabuchi or Johnson 540 kit motor.
No modification what so ever may be made to the motor.
Speed Control:
The Kit speed control or an electronic speed control may be used.
Reversing speed controls are allowed, however, reverse may not be used during the race day.
Shocks:
The kit's friction shocks and springs must be used.

Springs may not be cut or altered in any other way.
Spacers may be placed inside shocks to lower the car, but must retain at least 1/4" ride height.
Transmission:

Stock internal gears must be used. Any brand pinion, up to 20 tooth, may be used.

Stock differential or optional ball differential # 53070 may be used.

Stock dogbones may be replaced with Tamiya universal driveshaft #53205.

Radio:

Any surface legal radio gear may be used.
Race Classes:
Novice: Only $3 entry fee. Race heats are 5 minutes with a 6 minute main.

You must run a 1500mah or less battery in this class. Battery must be in sport pack form.

Packs must use Tamiya connector.

Outlaw: $5 entry fee. Race heats are 6 minutes with an 8 minute main.

Battery may be any ROAR approved cell in sport pack form. Packs must use Tamiya connector.

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