East of England 2013 Regionals

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As there is growing interest in club members taking part in the regional series I have made the following guide of the main things I think you need to know:- It's designed to keep you on the straight and narrow and make sure you have everything you need for a good days racing.


The regional website, including host club information is:
www.brca-eoe.co.uk/

Pre-booking is required for all events which can be done at:
www.brca-eoe.co.uk/#/book-in/4548233620

You need to be a member of the BRCA:
www.brca.org

Joining the BRCA:
www.brca.org/?q=content/how/9641

Your batteries and motors need to have been homologated by the BRCA and be on one of the following lists. This is for safety reasons and helps keep things competitive between racers. There are some bargains to be had from some model shops should you need batteries or motors for 2013 so shop around.
www.brca.org/index.php?q=content/homologation-lists-2013-updates/14218



The rules are quite extensive as listed here:
http://www.brca.org/index.php?q=cont...13-rules/18573

In essence if you car hasn't been modified by making your own parts, your batteries are on the homologation list, you have your PT and your a member of the BRCA you have everything you need to take part in the Regional Championships.

I have copied what I consider the main rules below, but you should abide by them all!

15.14 A penalty will be applied to any driver that enters or leaves the rostrum whilst a Heat or Final is in progress, unless instructed to do so by an official. Race ‘in progress’ is clarified as from :- ‘when the first car is started (all cars in Finals)’ to ‘the race is declared over’.

16. MARSHALLING REQUIREMENTS
16.1 Drivers will be expected to marshal during the race event. Failure to agree to this request, will be deemed as a voluntary withdrawal of that driver’s entry from the event. Having agreed to perform marshalling duties, drivers can incur marshalling penalties.
16.2 Penalties will be applied by the Referees for poor marshalling, late marshalling or failure to marshal


23.3 The dimensions must conform to the following:-
Maximum length - 460mm inc. bumpers
Maximum width - 250mm at any point of suspension travel in a vertical plane.
Minimum weight - 1474grams for 2WD, 1588grams for 4WD complete and ready to race. The minimum weight(s) include fixed Personal Transponder but exclude Auto-powered (hand-out) Transponder. A maximum of two wings can be used: one at front, one at rear. Maximum wing sizes are :- Front – 127.0 mm wide with a chord of 63.5 mm max. Rear -- 177.8 mm wide with a chord of 76.2 mm max. Wing side-dams :- Height 50 mm max., length 100 mm max.

25.6 LiPo/LiFe drive batteries must be charged in a ‘Closed Lipo sack’ at all times.
LiPo sack is defined as a receptacle designed for the purpose of charging LiPo/LiFe batteries and of a suitable construction as to contain a LiPo/LiFe fire

General Race day information (may be subject to change and local club variation so check the East of England thread)

All events will be run with three rounds of qualifying and three leg finals.

The type of qualifying will be chosen on the day and could be round by round or FTQ - check the rules for definition.

Schedule of the day is as follows and taken from the East of England Section:
Booking in from 7.30-8.15
Drivers briefing 8.30
First heat start 8.45
Final's to start around 1.30 with a small presentaion afterwards
With the exception of Coastal, where we are not allowed down the lane until 9:00am.

If you are on a budget with tires I would recommend you have: Schumacher Yellow Mini Spikes and Schumacher Yellow Stagger Ribs for the dry and Ballistic Buggy Green Spikes and Schumacher Green Mini Spikes for the wet. These are likely to work at all venues, but other compounds and makes may be quicker on the day.

REGIONALS ARE ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN.

DON'T BE AFFRAID TO ASK IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SOMETHING.

GOOD LUCK FOR THE 2013 SEASON