For the Parma FCR Spec class we are not allowing variable brake control controllers or controllers with extra power supplies. No gluing allowed. What is on the track is what you get. It will not be a slick track. It has rubber worked into it.
We are open for whatever classes you want to race. 4 entries is a race. If you have 3 buddys and you have the same cars and want to race, we can do it. Open to ideas. Staring in December, we will run Monday nights with a 4" Busch class (nascar bodies, Parma 502 motors)
We will be participating in the FCR National Championship Series as well as running our own classes of Flexis and Womps. Below are the rules for each class.
The first class we will be concentrating on is the Parma FCR Spec Class.
FCR Classes (Rules are also on www.fcrseries.com)
Our focus is going to be the FCR National Championship Series
check out www.fcrseries.com for information not on here.
FCR National Championship Series Rules and Regulations:
The FCR National Championship Series presented by Parma sets forth rules, regulations and championship format structure to ensure a fair opportunity for FCR racers to compete for regional and national championships. Any series official, track owner or racer found to be in vioation of these rules, can be penalized or have membership revoked. The National Series Director has final say on all decisions regarding this matter. All series officials or members should report violations to regional directors or national director in a timely manner.
1A: General
All racers, track owners and series officials are to adhere to all rules set forth by the series. Fighting will not be tolerated, and can result in a member being banned from series. Blantant cheating (such as switching chassis or motors during race) or interfering with other competitors to prevent them from achieving their best result, will not be tolerated, and will result in penalties, suspension or banning.
1B: Tracks
Tracks must adequate facilities to host events. Tracks owners are responsible for enforcing series rules at their track or appointed a tech official to do so. Tracks must submit their results weekly along with $1 per entry that is driected to point fund for that region.
1C: Racers
Racers must attempt to present a car to tech that is legal. IF a car fails inspection and has to be sent back for correction and then sas the same vioation on the second attempt, the racers will be penalized 1 lap and start at the rear fo the fiels losting lane choice. If a car fails again with the same violation, there will be a 5 lap penalty each times it fails.
Racers are NOT allowed to change chassis or motors duing a race. A racer may change tires, but they must be teched by a trak official before the car re-enters the track. If a racers changes tires and does not have them teched, there will be a 20-lap penalty. You must finish a race with the same chassis, body and motor you qualified with..
If a racer is found to have changed chassis, motor or body during a race, they will be disqualified from the race, receiving no points and they will receives a 25point penalty from their regional point total.
2A Divisional Rules
As you will see each division has very similar rules with only minor changes. This is done in an attempt to help a racer keep costs down by utilizing a cahassis in more than one division when possible.
2-C: PARMA SPEC STOCK CAR DIVISION
1. MUST USE PARMA FCR 4.5 IN WB CHASSIS. MAY NOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN WHAT IS SPECIFIED IN RULES.
MUST HAVE .062” CLEARANCE IN REAR TO GEAR.
MUST HAVE .032" CLEARANCE IN FRONT OF CHASSIS, MEASURED WHERE CHASSIS WIDENS BEHIND FRONT AXLE, SITTING ON TIRES ON TECH BLOCK. (GUIDE NOT TOUCHING) GAUGE MUST SLIDE UNDER WITHOUT LIFTING TIRES FROM TECH BLOCK.
ANY GUIDE FLAG MAY BE USED.
NO BRACING MAY BE ADDED
2. MOTOR:
MUST USE SEALED PARMA #501 DEATHSTAR
ANY BRUSH MAY BE USED. NO SHUNTED
MUST USE STOCK PARMA 16D SPRINGS
ANY LEAD WIRE MAY BE USED. CLIPS PERMITTED
3. AXLE:
MUST USE 1/8 AXLE. STOCK OILITES ONLY , NO BEARINGS
3 1/4 INCH MAX WIDTH FRONT & REAR. EQUALLY SPACED ON BOTH SIDES.
FRONT TIRES MUST BE LOCKED TO AXLE, AXLE MUST ROTATE. NO FREEWHEELING
CAR MUST FALL FROM TECH GAUGE WITH IT'S OWN WEIGHT.
4. GEARS:
MUST USE 9:30 GEAR RATIO
STOCK PARMA 9T PRESS ON PINION MUST BE USED
5. TIRES:
MUST USE SPEC FCR SERIES PARMA TIRE PART # 699T
THIS IS NOT THE TIRE THAT COMES IN THE RTR KITS
MUST USE PARMA #699K FRONT TIRES
MIN DIAM: REAR: .840 FRONT: .810
MIN WIDTH: FRONT: .400
MAX WIDTH: REAR: .810
6. BODY:
APPROVED BODY LIST FOR PARMA SPEC STOCK CAR:
ALL BODY PART NUMBERS MUST BE "B" OR "C" THICKNESS ONLY:
P - 1055
MIN ROOF HEIGHT: 1 7/8 . MAY NOT BE "BUBBLED" TO PASS TECH.
FRONT BUMPER TO BE CUT ON THE CUT LINE. 1/8" MIN REAR BUMPER HEIGHT.
REAR SPOILER MAY NOT BE HIGHER THAN 1 3/4
NO ADDED SPOILERS
MUST HAVE VISIBLE NUMBERS ON BOTH DOORS
MUST HAVE FULL 3-D INTERIOR SUCH AS PARMA #807 OR CHAMPION #361-C
NO DROOPING OF INTERIOR.
IF IT DOESN'T SAY YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN'T!
2F: Dirt Late Model
1; Must use Parma FCR 4.5" wheelbase chassis. May not be altered in any way. Must have .062" clearance in rear to gear. Must have .032" clearance in front of chassis, measured where chassis widens behind front axle, sitting on tires on tech block. (guide not touch) gauge must slide under without lifting tires from tech block. Bracing may be added, however, no bracing can protrude outside the factory dimensions of the chassis.
2: Motor
Parma 502 sealed. May change brushes and springs and lead wire only. NO broken seals.
3: Axle: Must use 1/8 axle. Oilties only, no bearing. 3 1/4 max width front and rear. Equally spaced on both sides. Freewheeling front axle permitted. Car must fall from tech gauge with its own weight.
4: Gears: Any gear ratio permitted. 48 pitch only. angled pinion may be used.
5: Tires: Any black rubber tire. Min diameter: .840 rear .810 front Min width: .400 front .800 rear
6: Body: APPROVED BODY LIST FOR PARMA DIRT LATE MODEL
ALL BODY PART NUMBERS BELOW ARE TO BE "B" OR "C" THICKNESS ONLY
P - 1000 P - 1017
1/4" MIN FRONT BUMPER HEIGHT. 1/8" MIN REAR BUMPER HEIGHT.
REAR OF BODY MAY BE OPENED, MUST HAVE 1/4 "BORDER" AROUND REAR OF CAR
REAR SPOILER MAY NOT BE HIGHER THAN 1 3/4
NO ADDED SPOILERS
MUST HAVE VISIBLE NUMBERS ON BOTH DOORS
MUST HAVE FULL 3-D INTERIOR SUCH AS PARMA #807 OR CHAMPION #361-C.
NO DROOPING OF INTERIOR.
IF IT DOESN'T SAY YOU CAN DO IT, YOU CAN'T!
2C PARMA SPEC stock car:
This division is intended to be stock PARMA FCR RTR division. Division rules are the same as late model with the following exceptions:
No Bracing allowed. MOtor must be sealed PARMA #501 Deathstar with Stock Parma Springs. Front tires must be locked to front axle and axle must rotate. Must use 9-30 gear ratio. May used angle pinion. Must Use PARMA P699K front tires. Must USE PARMA FCR SERIES SPEC TIRES on the rear. Must use PARMA NASCAR style stock car body.
3A Race Procedure: All divisions must qualify using best of 4 lap format. Racers are given lane choice. Starting with the pole winner and then proceding through the standings.
If there are 11 or less entries in a race, Round Robin format may be used. If there are 12 or more entries, 2 or more heats should be ran, evenly split, with faster qualifiers in A main. IF tehre is an odd number of entries, the Extra entry should be in the A main. Example: 13 entries=7 in A main, 6 in B main.
After the mians are completed , all results are merged together to achieve final overall rundown. Therefore, winner of B main could be the overall winner if he/she completes more laps than winner of the A main. Mains are split only to place cars of similtar speed togehther on track.
All cars should be taken to the tech table after event for inspection. Tech inspectors should pre plan items to check each week, and keep those items planned in confidence.
If a car is found to be illegal after the race, that car will be relegated to last place in rundown. If chasis, motor or body has been changed, car will be diaqualified and racers will be given 25 point penalty.
How to earn points
Any racer wishing to compete in the FCR National Championship Series must join the series. A membership fee of only $5.00 per year (expiring on Dec 31, 2012 in season 1) will allow a racer to earn championship series points. After joining the series, all the racer has to do is enter races! A race must consist of at least 5 racers to be official.
Points system will be as follows:
1st - 25
2nd - 22
3rd - 20
4th - 18
5th - 16
6th - 14
7th - 12
8th - 10
9th - 9
10th - 8
11th - 7
12th - 6
13th & up - 5
If a race consist of 9 or more racers, every position receives a 3 point bonus.
Pole winner receives a 1 point bonus.
Fast lap of race receives a 1 point bonus
A list of tracks that host FCR National Championship Series points paying can be found here. All tracks are members of regions. It is important that racers be aware of what region the track he/she chooses to compete at is a member of. All points earned in a region, regardless of which track in that region, will count toward the overall regional standings.
A racer may enter races at any track he wishes, but if races are entered in two different regions, the regional points will only apply to their perspective region. A racer may compete in more than one region. A racer may start the season at any time!
The championship format
"The Regular Season" - will consist of a block of time in which a racer can enter as many Championship Series points races as he/she wishes. The ten best finishes in those races will be calculated and that will determine the racers "regional" points.
Track owners send in results after each race, and the overall regional standings will be updated weekly. Each region will have an overall standings compiled from every racers results from every race entered in that region, regardless of which track.
At the end of the regular season, the top 20% of racers or top 20 racers (whichever is greater) in regional standings will be "locked in" to the regional championship race. Any racer that enters at least 2 championship series races in a season, but is not locked in to the regional championship race, may enter the LCQ (last chance qualifier) race. The LCQ race will be the first race held at a regional championship event. The top 4 from that race will move into the regional championship race.
"The Regional Championship" - race will be held at the track that has the most entries in it's perspective region, in the regular season, providing that track has a facility that can host that event.
After the top 4 racers from the LCQ are determined, all racers will qualify and be seeded into heats, each heat will run separately, and the top 8 racers based on lap totals, will race in the final main. The winner of that main is the regional champion.
The regional champion will receive the winners share (50%) of the point fund money for that region, payable by trackbucks certificate redeemable through the racers home track, and a $50 certificate from Parma for parts & accessories, redeemable through the series, and free entry fees at national championship race.
The top 5 at regional championship races receive a share of the point fund money from that region (payable by trackbucks certificates redeemable through racers home track.) The champions home track will receive a $50 certificate from Parma for Parma merchandise. The champion and home track will also receive a championship plaque.
All racers that compete in the final main, are "locked in" to the national championship race. Any racer that competes in any race at a regional championship, but does not make the top 8, will be allowed to enter the LCQ at the national championship race.
" The National Championship" - race will be held at one of the tracks that host the regional championship. This race will rotate each season to a different region.
The national championship format is the same as the regional championship format, with a few exceptions. A national division champion will be crowned for each division, the overall national champion/driver of the year will be determined by most points earned at the national championship race.
The national division champions will receive a $100 certificate from Parma for Parma merchandise. The national champion/ driver of the year will receive a $250 certificate from Parma for Parma merchandise, redeemable through the series. There will be prizes for all racers in the final main. The overall national champion/ driver of the year's home track will receive a $100 certificate from Parma for Parma merchandise. The champion and home track will receive a championship plaque.
