El Piloto
(ScaleAuto Pre-war Classic GP or NSR McLarens, depending on availability)
ScaleAuto Pre-War Classic GP
- H2 Series
- All cars will be mechanically prepared by one person. The preparer’s laps will be limited to the minimum necessary to confirm stability and mechanical viability at the start of the series, and after any maintenance required between races.
- All cars will be painted in a historically accurate livery. (Painting may be done by a person other than the one responsible for preparing the mechanicals.)
- Cars will remain in parc ferme’ between races.
- Cars will be available for practice for up to 2 minutes to each racer on race day.
- Cars will be raced in the same lane for every heat at each race.
- Cars will rotate to a new lane at each race.
- Cars will be raced at 11.5v to 12.5v, to be determined during initial car preparation.
- Cars will may be auctioned to club members, distributed as prizes, kept for following season, or a combination of these dispositions at the end of the season. Subject to membership approval.
NSR McLaren (Based on NSR GT3 Rules, subject to modification by series mgr.)
Body
- Required: OEM hard glass & cockpit (no Lexan). At the start of each weekly-round & all Heats; major body parts (esp. windows, lights, wings) must be intact. Wings must be re-attached for each heat. Permitted: Wings can be reinforced with ShoeGoo, styrene or rubber (e.g. Thunderslot donut holes cut to parallelogram shape).
Chassis
- OEM Black-Medium hard
Required: Drop Arm – Red/Hard (NSR-1234) Permitted: Arm may be screw-fixed, floppy, or spring-loaded. - Permitted: Flash may be sanded; and molding nipples removed. Ballast for tuning weight-distribution on chassis or motor pod.
- NSR Guides -Wood (deep/long)
- Prohibited: Magnets; ballast below the pan; gaps with body and chassis (or pod) exceeding 1mm (credit card thickness)
Motor
- (OEM) Shark-25-EVO (NSR-3043; 25K 180GM)
Motor Pod
- Sidewinder OEM Red/Hard (NSR-1264);
Gears
- OEM Pinion: 6.45mm-DIA
- Sidewinder Spurs OEM 17.5mm-DIA
Wheels
- OEM factory wheels FRONT: (NSR-5003) 17dx8w REAR: (NSR-5004) 17.25dx10w
- NSR brand wheel inserts; Open-Choice: Type and Style
Axles
- Required: NSR brand solid axles; Bushings
Tires
- FRONT: No-Friction/Zero-Grips (NSR-5226) 18dx8w
- REAR: (NSR-5230) 20dx11w Supergrip
- Prohibited: Traction Compounds (bite, goop, glue)
GENERAL
- Power: TBD
Build it strong.
Keep it simple.
Make it work.
(Leroy Grumman)