The BRL will kick off the 06/07 Winter racing season with a 7 race National Championship Tour. Some of the best oval drivers in the country are expected to compete at these all brushless events. This years Tour will feature 6 Regional races at tracks in Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin and will conclude with the Novak National Finals to be held at Allen’s R/C Raceway in Rochester, IL.

Drivers will compete in 3 divisions to find out who will be crowned the BRL/BSR National Champions. National points ranking will be determined by adding a racer best 4 points scoring races plus all accumulated bonus points. The points value for the Novak Nationals Finals will be increased 1 ½ times that of a regional event. This will allow racers to choose the 3 regional events that best fit into there schedule and also attend the National Finals.

Awards will be given to all A-main drivers and all lower main winners at each race. The top 10 in points will also receive special awards at seasons end. RaceFanRadio.com will be on hand to broadcast all the mains Live from the Novak National Finals. In addition they are offering a $1000 cash bonus to any driver who can win the BSR National Points Title in two divisions.


BRL / BSR Racing Tires National Championship Tour

Race 1
October 28th & 29th
"The Showdown in Motown"
CEFX Raceway
5717 E. Executive Dr.
Westland, MI 48185
www.cefxraceway.net

Race 2
November 18th & 19th
Lefthander R/C Presents the Hawkeye Classic
IROAR Raceway
Vinton Activity and Skate Center
1703 C. Avenue
Vinton, Iowa
www.iroaronline.org


Race 3
December 9th & 10th
Hefty Cells Presents the Christmas Clash
Victory R/C
705 N Military Ave
Green Bay, WI 54303
www.victoryhobbies.com


Race 4
January 6th & 7th
"The Rumble in the Jungle"
The World of Hobbies and Games
11755 Mosteller Rd.
Sharonville, OH 45241
www.theworldofhobbies.com


Race 5
January 27th & 28th
Lefthander R/C and Voodoo Cells Present the Summit Showdown
Summit R/C Raceway
1421 Goshen Ave
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
www.summitrcraceway.com


Race 6
March 3rd & 4th
Custom Works Spring Sizzler
Hobbytown Hobbyplex
10020 Scott Circle
Omaha, NE 68122-3053
www.hobbyplexraceway.com


Race 7
March 30th, 31st and April 1st
The Novak National Finals
Allen's R/C Raceway
8801 Buckhart Road
Rochester, IL 62563
www.allensrccars.com

Class rules are being finalized and will be posted on September 18th but here is a brief outline.

Sportsman Stock - Targeted at entry level to experienced 4 cell stock racers with provisions to keep it cost reduced.
Motor: Novak Super Sport 13.5 (NOV 3413)
ESC: Any Novak or LRP brushless speed control
Battery: Any IB, IP, or GP cell 4200mAh or less ( limited to 2 battery packs for the weekend that must be pre-teched and marked)
Body: Full stock car body with spoiler only (no wings) Rear of the body must remain intact (no cut outs)
Race Length: 5 Minutes



PRO 4300 - This will likely be the largest class and back bone of the series.

Motor: Novak Super Sport 4300 (NOV 3401)
ESC: Any Novak or LRP brushless speed control
Battery: Any IB, IP, or GP cell 4200mAh or less
Body: Full stock car body with spoiler and wing (rear cut out ok)
Race Length: 5 Minutes



Pro Modified - The fastest class intended for experienced drivers.

Motor: A list of approved motors will be provided at the moment it would include any available Novak or LRP brushless modified.
ESC: Any Novak or LRP brushless speed control
Battery: Any IB, IP, or GP cell 4200mAh or less
Body: Full stock car body with spoiler and wing (rear cut out ok)
Race Length: 4 Minutes

Look for more detials soon.

Sonny,

Is it possible to get run lines of some of these tracks? I've seen pics of Green Bay, and Summit, but not of CFEX. Even with the pics........they can be deceiving.


:cool: Mark :cool:

Mark, CEFX is pretty much a Snowbirds track. I believe the carpet is 40' x 90' with a 12 or 16' infield. Its very smooth and fast. I think we ran 63 laps in 4 minutes. 2.60 rollout.
Summit is a smaller version of Snowbirds with bumps -- fun track.

we have been getting 78 laps at summit.

we have been getting 78 laps at summit.

I think 80 is possible. I turned a couple of 3.6s and mostly 3.7s. That was in July after the carpet had sat for about 3 months. I'm not consistant enough to run those times every lap so I know 80 can be done at Summit. The runline is about 144'.

HobbyPLEX Omaha, NE has a 180' runline. 72/5:00 track record for 4300 from our last race in March.

Tim Ski

HobbyPLEX Omaha, NE has a 180' runline. 72/5:00 track record for 4300 from our last race in March.

Tim Ski

if memory serves me right....I think a certain Flourecent Red #15 has that track record?!? :confused: :thumbsup:

Must be that beard guy?

I believe that would be the Sonny guy. LOL

They should share it, that was one of the best races in recent Hobbyplex history. :thumbsup: :dude:

Shane

Hey AJ :wave:

How you doing Shane, looking forward to seeing you at the fall race in Omaha.

Why is only the LRP and Novak Brushless esc legal. I would think that the difference would be that everyone should run the same motor if you want to make it equal. This really makes no sense as a manufacture now I have to build a speedo like everyone else builds or you can't use it.

What are the rules as to what a speedo has to be? Is there some kind of limit that I have to build one. So if you were running a brushed league you could only use certain esc for that as well.

You can e-mail scooter@teamtekin.com

Scooter
Team Tekin

SB you got mail.

EA

Why is only the LRP and Novak Brushless esc legal. I would think that the difference would be that everyone should run the same motor if you want to make it equal. This really makes no sense as a manufacture now I have to build a speedo like everyone else builds or you can't use it.

What are the rules as to what a speedo has to be? Is there some kind of limit that I have to build one. So if you were running a brushed league you could only use certain esc for that as well.

You can e-mail scooter@teamtekin.com

Scooter
Team Tekin

At the moment Novak and LRP are the industry leaders in sensored brushless technology and the only two that have product on the market. Most racers in the brushless world already own one brand or the other. They have a proven track record so to keep things simple it’s only makes sense that they would already be approved.

I have no problems taking a look at other systems. If you have a new product that you would like submit then I suggest you contact me direct. All product would need to be available to the public by October 1st to be eligible for the upcoming Winter season. Products released after October 1 will be considered for our Summer series

You can contact me at sbrown15@insightbb.com or you can call me at Horizon.

Sonny Brown

Got it EA. :thumbsup:

Nothing yet. Try this one sbrown15@insightbb.com

Ok...Sent to that email...You'll have the same one in your horizon email tomorrow! LOL

EA

did i just read something about a "summer league"also?

did i just read something about a "summer league"also?

I hope this will be "real" racing on cap tires.

I hope this will be "real" racing on cap tires.

That would be great! :thumbsup:

Anyone racing in the Sportsman Stock Class this sounds like a good class......

Yok and Bob, - Still a long way off but if things go well with this Winter series it’s likely we will put something together next Summer.

Latemodel 100- Should be a great class. I’ve probably had contact form about 25 drivers that are planing to run Sportsman Stock this season.

Summer series on capps???????? I like

i am in on the stock class, unlike most racers, i have always race with the bodies closed up and no wing, i love it :thumbsup: bless you sonny brown :cool:

Im not real crazy about the stock body rules, but I guess Ill give it a shot for one weekend.

Yok and Bob, - Still a long way off but if things go well with this Winter series it’s likely we will put something together next Summer.




Marshalltown, Iowa and I am there I don't do the cap tire thing very well and i love Carpet oval, but Marshalltown is a great place to race.

I just saw on the roar link that the weight is 41oz's. Is the brl going to use this weight or last yrs weight of 40? Just thought i would ask...


Thanks Sonny
B

I just saw on the roar link that the weight is 41oz's. Is the brl going to use this weight or last yrs weight of 40? Just thought i would ask...


Thanks Sonny
B

We will most likely stay at 40oz.

Just want to let everyone know now that I’m going to push back the release date on the rules package until September 18th. Couple of reason for this one I need a little more time to finish writing them up. I have some up coming vacation time should help with this. (Keep in ming I’m working on more then just class rules for the new BRL rule book.)

I also want to do a little more track testing to confirm a few theories. I don’t expect any major changes form the class rules outlined on page 1, just want to take the time to make sure it’s right from the start.

Sonny, I'm sure you've seen the huge discussion on the Oval General Discussion about battery rules. That would be something to look at. When the series starts, 4200's will be the battery of choice, but by the end it probably will be past that. While I don't have a suggestion (whatever it is it will be wrong to someone), I'm sure you'll consider the comments on there.

A suggestion on the weight, and body rules -- Don't have rules on this for the top two classes. Just stock car bodies. No weight rule. At the IROAR race, the weight rule was curbed because everyone was over. I went through my whole car and got it to be 39 ounces. I don't see it possible to get it lighter than that. At some point, people will be sacrificing car integrity to make it lighter, and the rule will take care of itself. Then tech would be easier. We don't really have specific rules in local racing, and the racing is so close.

Maybe just battery, motor, and ground clearance in tech.

I think 41 or maybe 42 oz would be better, since the BL motors and Speed controllers are heavier. I could get my car to 39oz if I spend a EXTRA $1000.00 on the super lite crap!!!!!!!! The weight rule isn't for slowing the cars down, its to save us money! I've been thru the GOTTA Have the latest super lite go fast thingy, don't need to go there again. I like having to put $3 of lead on my car to make weight!!!! My 19 turn car isn't under 40oz and the BL car is 3 oz heavier.....I hope to make at least a couple of the races.......

Sorry Dave I'd have to agree with Jimmy on this one even though my car is only 40 oz on foams I think 41oz would be plenty light enough.

41 or 42 oz would also be better me as well. Without cutting the chassis up I'm pushing 43 right now.

Dave Z thanks for the suggestions. I don’t want the BRL to have an open rules policy like the Word of Outlaws but I don’t plan to be so strict that we need the FIA to come in and enforce it like an F-1 race. We’ll find a nice balance with goal to keep it fair and fun.

We’ll find a nice balance with goal to keep it fair and fun.

I know you will. This will be a lot of fun.

we got our first test of the 13.5 today. what a great motor we ran 2 to 3 tenths slower than the 4300's on a short track similar to allen's in size. the only problem we had was trying to figure out the gearing but it came to us. in the main the top 3 all beat the tq mark for the day. this was done as the BRL will run with only a spoiler but we did have the back of the bodies cut out.

we got our first test of the 13.5 today. what a great motor we ran 2 to 3 tenths slower than the 4300's on a short track similar to allen's in size. the only problem we had was trying to figure out the gearing but it came to us. in the main the top 3 all beat the tq mark for the day. this was done as the BRL will run with only a spoiler but we did have the back of the bodies cut out.

Awesome. I’ve had lots of e-mail and phone call from guys interested in the 13.5 class. Sound like the stock class is going to have a strong turnout.

Would this esc be legal? Its already available, bought one saturday.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNKT9&P=7

6-12 cells is what they state on their site, will it run on 4 if you hook up a rec. pack?

Would this esc be legal? Its already available, bought one saturday.

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNKT9&P=7

No it's not yet approved. Also mass availability is questionable right now.

Sonny do you think we could get special prices for bsr tires? and will they be available at the tracks. Im gunna need alot of tires...

Sorry that one is out of my control, I'm pretty sure most of the tracks on the tour stock BSR's.

If your the local track or shop does not have them then give Hays a call at Lefthander R/C. He will be happy to help.

For those of you who will be racing at the BRL sanctioned event at Vinton, Iowa on Nov 18-19 and want to stay at the Urbana, Iowa Super 8---You may want to call in a reservation ASAP. Don't use the toll free Super 8 number. They will tell you it is full already. Call direct 319-443-8888.

See ya there
Bill Murdock

thanks for the heads up bill , just reserved mine the gal says there going like hot cakes, should be a packed house, 30.00 bucks cheaper for the omaha race though, see ya soon :thumbsup: :wave:

Thanks for the heads up Bill. Just got mine.

For those of you who will be racing at the BRL sanctioned event at Vinton, Iowa on Nov 18-19 and want to stay at the Urbana, Iowa Super 8---You may want to call in a reservation ASAP. Don't use the toll free Super 8 number. They will tell you it is full already. Call direct 319-443-8888.

See ya there
Bill Murdock

Is there any other place to say that is close?

you can get to the south side of cedar rapids in around 30-35mins give or take depending on how fast you drive. There you have all kinds of hotels and eateries. 6th st and 33rd Ave SW there are half a dozen hotels, all the fast food joints, perkins, happy chef, 1 or 2 Chinese restaurants, 33rd Ave Sports Bar and Grill at the Clairon Hotel(i think) is nice too.

It's 32 miles to the area I described in CR and 14 Miles to the Super 8 Out on the interstate.

All and all it's about 15 min more to have all the "big city" amenities

you can get to the south side of cedar rapids in around 30-35mins give or take depending on how fast you drive. There you have all kinds of hotels and eateries. 6th st and 33rd Ave SW there are half a dozen hotels, all the fast food joints, perkins, happy chef, 1 or 2 Chinese restaurants, 33rd Ave Sports Bar and Grill at the Clairon Hotel(i think) is nice too.

It's 32 miles to the area I described in CR and 14 Miles to the Super 8 Out on the interstate.

All and all it's about 15 min more to have all the "big city" amenities

Thanks Danny

I tried to send you an email from the IROAR site and it came back.

Jason

dannyb@dybb.com

damn i just noticed the last race is right before aprill if it was only a week later.. ughh i get my vacation on april 2nd how crappy for me..:cry: .. Oh well.. i missed the birds the last 5 years guess ill have to make this one in 2010

GOT MY ROOM AT THE SUPER 8 DANNY THANKS FOR THE PHONE NUMBER

:dude: