Originally Posted by MC Hamilton

I ran a series called the Carpet Racing League. We did not have a body cut rule. Didn’t think we needed one as all bodies had a cut line across the back. The touring car guys started to push that rule. One guy cut half the bumper off then no bumpers, etc. I didn’t take things seriously enough, thinking does this really matter. I flippantly said, can we at least have tail lights. For the second round of qualifying, three of the faster racers cut the entire back of the body out and affixed tail light stickers by their corners to the trunk deck. The light stickers would fly in the wind like capes off the back of the car. Point made - we needed a rule because RC racers will push everything.

So, back at them because I can be a dick too. For round three, all touring car bodies needed to have a rear bumper that measures 1/4” vertically after the bumper downturn. And if you do not have time to paint another body for the 3rd round and main, tape could be used to fill in the back of the body for the remainder of that race day.

You guys are pushing a rule that does not need to be pushed, in my opinion. For the SuperRad body, the website clearly shows that area not cut out, a sticker of exhausts is included for it, and though faint there is a body line there. If I were to restart the Carpet Racing League, I would make sure to include a body line rule and with a statement like if any body has a faint body line or a competitor challenges how high someone has cut the body, that tech should reference online photos of the body from the manufacturer to make a ruling.

Originally Posted by TKW0024

I get where you're coming from. I did not intend to break or bind any rules. There is a line with very tiny dots. I had 2 bodys and cut that section out of one. I raced that body at Austintown, Queen city, and Access. Multiple people have looked at it and have asked if it did anything differently? Thank you for the education and I won't use that body.