gokartingbob455

this just dawned on me...are there any like, illegal parts or something that u arent allowed to use in a race....like things that improve performance waaaaaaayy to much to were theres barely any competition? just wondering.

HandyRacing

You've reviewed / become familier with the ROAR guidlines?

http://www.roarracing.com/rules.php

cltcrns

Only if ya get caught [:-]

sfar785

there's a rule on the overall width of the buggy, engine size, fuel tank capacity, exhaust noise decibels...there's a ton

Nik.

the biggest ones are that for a buggy, max engine size is a .21

max TOTAL fuel capacity = 125cc

phast46

I dont race, but isnt there something about moddeing your engine also,i hear thats against the rules. [:'(]

zjwhitrock

heres a good rule, if you do the mod, go from last place to first, its illegal, otherwise it doesn't realy matter for club racing

gokartingbob455

lol.

i forgot about roar rules. i read about 1/8 through it and gave up trying to read it all.

INTEGRA

its NOT illegal to run a modded motor...PERIOD.

sfar785

nope, local Losi guys are running the GRP's that are ported, polished and probably bored....then there's the Outlaw class.....sheesh, .32's that are all done up

hrdcoreglf

The only time it is illegal to run modded engine is if the race is done on hand out stock engines.

INTEGRA

which they DO NOT do in 1/8 Nitro racing.

hrdcoreglf

He asked a general question, I gave a general answer.

remz817

im reading up on the roar rules now there is a sh*t loooad

Nik.

No, you gave a pointless answer because they never hand out nitro engines in any class. So whats the point of what you said?

zjwhitrock

well what was the point of your post?

sfar785

guys, shhhh

dxm2

Ask the new european champion. He cut extra holes in his radio box and body to allow for the cooling of this 2.4 Ghz receiver in preparation for the 60 minute main. IMO, he broke the rules and the trophy should go to 2nd place.

INTEGRA

WHAT!!!! how if that against the rules....guys are allowed to modify lower arms n junk...so why couldn't they drill some holes in the RX box....

dicko

The rules state that the only holes to be cut in a body are the ones for the fuel tank access, engine head, mixture screw access & antenna hole & body post holes. the holes have max dimensions too. he can legally cut extra holes in the radio box, but not in the body.

BUT he got passed at inspection, and no one protested, so it's a mute point, he won.

youwish16

to late to complain about this now. as soon as he was cleared during inspection, its over. cant do anything about it after inspection

HandyRacing

Raising awareness by Forums such as this can help improve things for next time. If the rules are fairly clear then its fair for everyone to (be expected to) follow them.

In my opinion, the race director / promoter needs to specify how "close" various rules are to be followed. As long as everyone has to follow the same rules, that's the main thing.

ezveedub

I believe the body has limits when it come to cutting open holes, not the radio box, so I don't think it was illegal.

dicko

he cut holes in both, there's pics on neobuggy.

I don't think it would have made the car any faster, but it may (stress MAY) have increased the time he was able to drive before the Rx cut out due to overheating. so it's more of a durability/endurance point. but we'll never know for sure.

exactly, and no one protested so it doesn't matter. some of the other guys that had issues are probably kicking themselves for not thinking of it.

I prefer to see the result come down to the driver, not the car, so as long as it didn't increase/decrease the performance or speed of the buggy it doesn't bother me. but having said that there are rules for a reason. personally I think it should have been picked up, but as it wasn't he's free to take the win. I think he would have won with or without the holes in the body.

ezveedub

What rules was the Euros under though, as ROAR doesn't apply, IFMAR or EFRA I assume.