Kevin K

iTrader: (32)

2007/2008 Midwest All-Star Carpet Series
Presented by:
Hurricane Motorsports

~~Schedule~~
AKA Hurricane Category Level

Cat 1…..Sep 15th @ Trackside, Brookfield Wisconsin
Cat 2…..Oct 13th @ Harbor Hobby, Winthrop Harbor Illinois
Cat 3…..Nov 3rd @ Victory Hobbies, Green Bay Wisconsin
Cat 4…..Dec 8th @ Harbor Hobby, Winthrop Harbor Illinois
Cat 5…..Feb 16th @ HobbytownUSA, Oshkosh Wisconsin
Cat 6…..Mar 22nd @ Trackside, Brookfield Wisconsin


*Each track will open at 8am on the day of the event
*Racing will start at Noon, with 3 qualifiers and single A-mains
*Resort after every qualifier.
*8 cars MAX will be in the A-main, All lower mains will be filled to balance out with a max of 8 cars.


~~Awards~~

There will be trophies for the top 10 in Pro-Stock Cup & Brushless Cup and the Top 5 in Hurricane Cup, Recoil cup, Prototype Cup and Cooper Cup…..these amounts may be raised or lowered depending on the turn out over the entire series….Example if only 3 people make it to a majority of the races in say Cooper cup then we will only have trophies for the top 3…..over 10 people make it to every race then we will have 10 trophies for the top ten.

There will be TQ awards for the 2 1/10th scale class classes and based on turn out other classes might be added as well.
There will be raffle prizes handed out at each event. There will also be prizes handed out at the final race. You must be present at the final raffle to win and claim your prize. Each driver gets one entry, per class, per event to be thrown into for the final raffle.

Series Sponsors

TEAM HURRICANE
HORIZON HOBBYS
SPORTWERKS
SPETRUM
COMPETITION ELECTRONICS
CHECKPOINT
DURATRAX
FUTABA
JACO
PARMA
CORALLY USA
SCHACT PAINTWERKS

With more to come.....

~~Classes~~

Hurricane Cup = Sportsman Sedan “Rubber Tires Only”
Pro-Stock Cup = ROAR stock motor Sedan “Rubber Tires Only”
Brushless Cup = Novak 13.5 motor Sedan “Rubber Tires Only”
Recoil Cup = Recoil 1/14th scale
Cooper Cup = Mini Coopers
Prototype Cup = ROAR 19t motors or Novak 10.5 brushless motors 1/12th scale

Entry Fee:
Sedan first class $20.00 second class $15.00
12th scale, Mini Cooper and Recoil will be offered at a reduced price $15.00 each class

~~General Series Rules~~


*6 Races Total between 5 Tracks
*1 Throw out race and 2 bonus points for making all 6 events
*Best 5 out of 6 races count towards final points
*Qualifying order gets 100pts for TQ, 2nd 99pts, 3rd 98pts etc…
*Main results will get points based on time and laps in your class on a 100 point scale….this will be explained below.
*Allowed Traction Compounds will be up to the host track
*Transponder rules are up to the host track
*Only ROAR approved 27 turn 24deg Stock motors in classes where they can be used.
*Only Novak 13.5 and 10.5 motors will be allowed in the brushless classes
*Bring Your Own Motor to race with.
*No Hand-Out Race motors allowed….IE Purple endbell Trinity motors
*No lighten or machined stack arms are allowed in any class
*No Hand wound Armatures for any class
*Jucha Clause. ALL ARMATURES MUST HAVE A TAG ON THEM
*Up to 4600 Mah cells are allowed, 6cell MAX for TC & 4cell for 12th scale
*No LiPo's as your main power pack will be allowed
*All Sedan bodies must be ROAR approved and on the ROAR list
*All Weight measurements includes transponder, either hand out or personal
*Car bodies and chassis must not drag on the racing surface.
*Sedan Wing Rules…Wing will not be higher then the roof of the car.

~~Class Rules~~

Hurricane Cup = Sportsman *Sponsored by Futaba*
*If a driver has an extreme advantage over the rest of the drivers he or she will be moved into Pro-Stock. Most of the tracks and drivers know who should and who should not be in the Hurricane Cup class.
*Only ROAR approved 27 turn 24deg Stock motors or Novak 13.5 motors can be used.
*Rubber tires….Any Rubber tire
*5 Minute Qualifiers & Mains
*Minimum weight 6 cell 1525g, 5 cells 1450g & 4 cells 1375g
*Minimum ride height of 5mm
*Futaba will be giving away a New 3PM 2.4Ghz radio to the overall winner.
*The Top 3 finishers in the Hurricane Cup will get a 1 year sponsorship from Hurricane Motorsports….The percentage is TBD.

Pro-Stock Cup = ROAR 24deg Stock motors on Rubber tires
*Only ROAR approved 27 turn 24deg Stock motors
*Must use Take Off CS27's or RP 30’s pre-mounts ONLY.
*5 Minute Qualifiers & Mains
*Minimum weight 6 cell 1525g, 5 cells 1450g & 4 cells 1375g
*Minimum ride height of 5mm

Brushless Cup = Novak 13.5 Brushless motors on Rubber tires.
*Only Novak 13.5 motors are allowed.
*Must use Take Off CS27's or RP 30’s pre-mounts ONLY.
*5 Minute Qualifiers & Mains
*Minimum weight 6 cell 1525g, 5 cells 1450g & 4 cells 1375g
*Minimum ride height of 5mm

Cooper Cup = Mini Coopers
*These rules are barrowed, in good faith, from the Tamiya TCS Race
*Minimum weight 48oz
*Chassis must not drag on carpet
*1. Any Tamiya “M” chassis car of front drive type (M01, M03, M0-3L).
*2. Tamiya Hop-Ups only allowed.
*3. No chassis lightening allowed.
*4. A proper mini body must be used with its proper mini chassis. I.E. (FWD front wheel drive body must be used with front-drive chassis. RWD rear wheel drive body must be used with rear wheel chassis)
*5. Cars may run any Tamiya tires designed to fit the "M" chassis as long as the tires and wheels conform to the scale look of the body. Running 26mm sedan wheels and tires on a Mini Cooper body would be an example of what wouldn't be allowed. The Porsche Boxster, Porsche 911, Mercedes SLK, BMW M Roadster and Honda S2000 may only use wheels and tires that are of the 26mm type. These cars may only be used in the “Rear Wheel Drive” M-Chassis class.
*6. 24mm wheels and tires are not legal.
*7. The use of tires of different sizes (diameter) on the front and rear of the car is not allowed i.e. standard M chassis tires on the rear and M-chassis 60D’s on the front.
*8. Kit type closed-endbell, silver can motor only (Mabuchi or Johnson) must be used for this class.
*9. New for 2006: It is now allowed to use the maximum pinion gear size on all front-drive Mini cars. I.E. 20-tooth on the M03 would be the maximum pinion allowed.
*10. Any Tamiya plastic or aluminum damper may be used.
*11. Any Tamiya short or regular size spring may be used.

Prototype Cup = Stock 1/12 Scale
*Only ROAR approved 19turn motors or Novak 10.5 motors are allowed
*Any foam tire
*8 Minute Qualifiers & Mains
*Minimum weight 794 grams
*Minimum ride height of 3mm

Recoil Cup = Recoil 1/14th scale sedan cars
*Only chassis kit allowed is the Sportwerks Recoil 1/14th scale sedans
*Only Sportwerks Chassis and suspension hop up parts are allowed.
*Either Foam or Rubber tires can be used….must be sold under the Sportwerks name.
*Only Sportwerks bodies made for the Recoil can be used.
*Only 6 cell packs with no higher then 1400Mah rating….No Lipo’s
*Only the Kit stock motor and the Associated RC18 MT 370 motor are allowed.
*Any electronics can be used….ie Radio, receiver, ESC, servo and battery.
These rules may be adjusted as soon as more specific information is out there…..this will be close to a “tamiya” type class where only Sportwerks parts can be used.
*The addition of a Heatsink or a Fan is allowed to cool the motor and or ESC.
RULES update.....We have decided due to availability and cost factors to go with a "spec" motor. The only motor allowed other thne the stock motor is now the Associated RC18MT 370 motor.... http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...&I=LXKCD0&P=SM
This motor is only in the 11 dollar range and no spacer or drilled out pinions are required to use this motor….it is a direct replacement and last long a time.


Points Break down……
Each Racer will receive points for their respective overall qualification in that class after 3 rounds of qualifying. Meaning the Overall TQ for his or her class will get 100 points…..2nd over all qualifier will get 99 points and 3rd will get 98 points and so on. Now for the points for the main results in each class everyone will still be racing everyone else but they will be in their respective main. Who ever finishes their main with the quickest overall time in their class will be awarded 100points….and who ever has the second quickest main result will get 99points and so on. This means that someone who is in the C-main can take the overall victory for the mains if their result is the quickest of the rest of the class and by the same token someone from the B or C main can also finish second overall with a quick enough time. So this means that everyone will be receiving 1 point total at the end of each day based off of these two 100 point scales. This system has been used by other series and it has worked out great and makes for an interesting season with the way things can unfold.

Also look for the website to be updated ASAP and that will also be listed here.

Any questions on any thing fire away....Snowy, Brad and I will be here to help answer them and clear anything up.

If anything changes we will give everyone plenty of warning when possible.

Hawk6

iTrader: (52)

I was with you on the points thing up to this part. So, after qualifying and the main you add up my qualifying points (say 95) and may overall main points (say 98), so my total is 193. If someone else has 194 and the highest has 198, you rank all these, then assign them 100, 99, 98,....??? So the 198 guy would get 100, the 194 guy would get 99, and I (the 193 guy) would get 98??

Or, do you just add the two together and stick with 198, 194, 193,...?

I like the idea of making the first 3/4 of the day (qualifying) worth some points, I'm just trying to understand it.

PS Can you move the first race up or back a week? My wife and I are going to the NASCAR race in New Hampshire the weeked of 9/15.

Jim S

iTrader: (30)

i will be there and be running brushless rubber

74VWTECH

iTrader: (19)

I'm in for stock sedan and brushless sedan.

losi guy

iTrader: (38)

I'll be there for 1/12.

Jim S

iTrader: (30)

and 19 turn 12th scale

Sean R

iTrader: (36)

I'm in for sportsman.

bigdog xxx-s

iTrader: (4)

Looks like Hunter and I can make a couple, brusless rubber for me and pro rubber for Hunter...No more sportsman. Time for him to step it up..Green bay and Oshkosh are a bit out of the way..

See ya all is Sept..

Euge

iTrader: (11)

sweet! I'm going to run 13.5 rubber and probably 12th scale

g12314

iTrader: (6)

Brushless TC and 1/12th for me (cant just run 1 class ).

Need to form the Chicago Area car pool network for those far North races too.

Jimmy

Kevin K

iTrader: (32)

Or, do you just add the two together and stick with 198, 194, 193,...?....Yes we add both point totals together so you will end up with something 200 points or less....just like how you said it here.

Im in the same boat as you on the 9/15 date thats my Fiancé’s B-day so I might miss that first one as well....but it was the only date that worked out.



It will be good to see some new faces and some of the old ones too....its good to see everything so positive so far.

If anyone has any questions or issues please feel free to post them or PM us.

Hawk6

iTrader: (52)

Thanks for the clarification.

FYI,
My son and I will race Tamiya minis and hopefully 13.5 TC. We're hoping to make 3 or 4 of the races at least. Too bad we'll miss the first one at Trackside though. And Green Bay is tough from all the way down here in flatland.

Looking forward to it.

Solara

iTrader: (17)

Brushless TC and 1/12th for me (cant just run 1 class ).

Need to sign up the Jimmy Car Pool Service for those far North races too.

Howard

Nexus

iTrader: (42)

I want to play 13.5

wallstreet

iTrader: (24)

good to see races on saturday again. looks like its going to be another great year for the series