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Bingham offroad summer series rules:

Timetable:
 Gates open at 8:30am
 Booking in 9am
 Racing starts 9:30am

Race Format:
 All races to be 5 minute duration (plus an allowance for the last lap).
 Starts will be as per BRCA off road rules. Staggered starts for qualifying rounds, and staggered
grid starts for finals.
 1 round of practice, 4 rounds of qualifying and 1 round of finals

.General Rules:
 Motor - Brushed or brushless motors allowed either 540 or 550 size.
 Batteries - 7.2 volt MiMH or NiCd or 2 cell lipo maximum allowed. Lipo batteries to be
charged in a Lipo charging sack.
 General Construction - car must be constructed / design not to cause personal injury. E.g. no
sharp edges, enclosed gears, bumpers to be suitable material such as plastic or rubber.

Buggy Rules:
 Any 1:10th Scale Buggies (2wd and 4wd will be separated into heats providing enough of one
class are competing. If not the classes will be added together and points will be separated after
the round has finished.)
 Tyres - Only Schumacher Mini Spike, Dart and Ballistic Buggy mini Spike
 Only commercially available tyres allowed.

Short Course Truck Rules:
 Bumpers - SCT style front and rear bumpers must be fitted in lines with existing manufacturers
trucks.
 Wheels and Tyres - Only specific 1/10th short course wheels and tyres allowed (2.2" outer
bead and 3.0" inner bead). No converted 1/8th buggy wheels.
 Only commercially available tyres allowed.
 Body - Only 1/10th short course bodies allowed, with enclosed wheel arches, minimum cut
outs and be a true representation of the full size vehicle. No add on spoilers / wings allowed.

Rally Car Rules:
 Any 1:10th Scale rally car
 Maximum width of 200mm
 Wheels and Tyres - Only scale saloon size 1/10th rally tyres and wheels allowed. No 1/10th
buggy sized wheels.
 Tyres - Schumacher Rally Blocks
 Rally style bodyshells only
No motor restrictions

Meeting Rules:
 All drivers are required to marshal the race following their own or to agree a substitute with
race control.
 All marshals to be BRCA members.
 Marshals to remain at their posts until replaced
 All Marshals to wear a high visibility vest while on the track and must stay at their marshal
points until it is is safe to enter the track.

Timing:
 Timing will be with AMB RC4 equipment, drivers must provide a personal transponder.

Transponders:
 It is the driver’s responsibility to securely fit the transponder to their car before the start of any
race.( if it falls off during the race then your laps will not be manually counted.
 The driver is responsible for ensuring that the transponder functions with adequate signal
strength. If the transponder malfunctions, competitors may have their laps recorded manually
providing that:-
 The transponder starts the race clock for the heat or final.
 The Race Director is satisfied that the car was circulating during any missed laps. If the transponder does not record a finishing time, then the Race Director may award final lap(s) based
on any recorded information available. This procedure will only be adopted once for each
competitor in any individual event.