1/10th Saloon Rules

Chassis

Any 1/10th scale touring car chassis (Xray, Schumacher, Tamiya etc) may be used.  The underside of the chassis shall be smooth and free of any loose screws or other projections that may damage the carpet.

Motors

Brushless motors may be used with 10.5 Turn limit (10.5 turns or more).

Brushed motors may also be used with a 19 Turn limit (19 turns or more).

Batteries

Any commercially available 4 or 6 cell Nimh

Any commercially available 2S Lipo.  Solid cased racing packs only (soft cased model aircraft packs not permitted on safety grounds).

Max voltage rated 7.2v for Nimh 7.4v for Lipo

Weight limit

Cars must weigh a minimum of 1350 grams (including personal transponder, excluding handout transponder) ready to race including bodyshell.

Body

Any 1/10th saloon racing bodyshell may be used.  GT shells, or any other wedge fronted shell that can be used to lift the car in front from the track are not allowed.
 

Radios and Speed Controllers

Any commercially available RC equipment functioning on the 27 MHz, 40 MHz or 2.4 GHz bands is acceptable.

Any servo may be used.

Any speed controller may be used.

Wheels & Tyres

Rubber Slick tyres of suitable type only to be used.  Mini pin or block type tyres may not be used.

Ground Clearance

All cars must maintain a ground clearance of 5mm, no screw or fitting should protrude below the bottom of the chassis. Ground clearance is defined as follows: - the clubs 5mm gauge should be able pass under the car from front to rear and from side to side when the car is standing in race ready condition without the car moving. Any movement of the car either laterally or vertically will be deemed as a failure.