I heard that the regionals would be at Easley again this year and theat they would be in May. I have not seen any activity on the board. Was this an urban myth or will ther be a regional in May?

Yes they are May 24th .. I am actually coming in for that one ..

It doesn't look like my region will have a Roar Oval regional race this year. What are the Roar rules for running out of Region?

Jack, I would say Humpty is out of region also. Out region here in FLA is not have a regional either, they did not last year and we ran @ easley in their regional. I don't know what the rules are thought.

What are the classes and what are the rules?

http://www.hobbytalk.com/bbs1/showthread.php?t=202857&page=21

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also posted : http://www.carolinarc.com/BigRaceInfoPage(Index).htm

2008 ROAR Region 3 Championships
"Regional info time"
Listed below are links relating to the 2008 ROAR Region 3 Championship Race:

This race is to Be Open tire except for the 21.5 BL/LiPo which is Spec tire only, There are no hand-outs for this race. That's how the cost to race is kept LOW!

ok got the classes but were are the rules? mainly inductance for motors..

Will LIPO charge sacks be available in the hobby shop? I expect this will be the frist race many of us will attend where the charge sacks are required.

the charge sacks are now instock at the hobby shop...was looking at the over priced things yesterday...(not that the hobby shop is trying to get rich on them they are just over priced for what they are). I know donnie has been taking motor inductance numbers over the last few weeks to find a mean (average) to go by.

Has a weight for the lipo classes been defined? [I] want to have my car ready when I get there and have any suprises?

13.5 BL; 10.5 BL (4300)
1. Any 1/10 scale oval chassis. Body must be NASCAR style only.
2. Novak respective Brushless motors.
3. Battery 4-cell (up to) 4600 NiMh stick pack or side-by-side configuration.
4. Batteries may use plugs or be "hard-wired".
6. Open gear ratio.
7. Rear window holes permitted for wing wire penetration.
8. Rear of body may be cut out.
9. Wings are recommended.
10. Tires: BSR radials of any type.
11. Min. weight with transponder 2 lbs 9 oz. (41 oz.)
11-1. All Electric Cars and Trucks "at ROAR Sanctioned Events" will adhere to ROAR rules and must weigh a min. 2 lbs. 11 oz. (43 oz.) (with Transponder)
12. Motors will be teched.


17.5 BL/LiPo; 21.5 BL/LiPo
1. Any 1/10 scale oval chassis. Body must be NASCAR style only.
2. Motor - Novak respective Brushless.
3. Motors may use battery plugs or direct solder connections.
4. ROAR Approved LiPo Battery ONLY.
5. Any battery plugs/connections
6. Open gear ratio.
7. Rear window holes permitted for wing wire penetration.
8. Rear of body may be cut out.
9. Wings are recommended.
10. Tires: BSR radials of any type.
11. Min. weight with transponder 2 lbs 11 oz. (43 oz.)
11-1. All Electric Cars and Trucks "at ROAR Sanctioned Events" will adhere to ROAR rules and must weigh a min. 2 lbs. 11 oz. (43 oz.) (with Transponder)
12. Motors will be teched.

/10 Scale .09 Gas(pan)Car
Two divisions will be available to run. Limited and Pro
Limited division will include a set gear ratio._.__
Weight for limited division will be 48 ounces full of fuel. Spec tires and the Blue exhaust stinger are required.
Pro division will include an open gear ratio, open tires and the Gold exhaust stinger.
Weight for the Pro division will be 44 ounces full of fuel.
* Any direct drive pan car. No independent front suspension.
* No engine modifications (porting, polishing, drilling.)
* Any ·Blue· or ·Gold· carburetor air filter adapter.
* Legal heads include: KSG, Bandit R/C, or a drilled .12 cooling head.
* Fuel will be 20% Nitro content only.
* All cars must have a throttle return spring in place and a properly functioning brake.
* Fuel tank will be limited to the Associated #7719 GT/NTC3 Fuel Tank. The #7721 tank insert is not required.
* A $60.00 engine (with cooling head and clutch removed) buy-out will be in place for all races.
* A $15.00 protest fee must be submitted in writing to the race director and must detail what is to be protested.
If found legal the racer protested will keep the $15.00. If illegal the racer is disqualified and the protest fee returned.
Any protest must be filed before the next heat race or 10 minutes following the Main.


1/10th Scale .12 Gas(pan)Car
In order to Coincide with the GASCAR sanctioning body rules, Carolina RC Complex will be requiring the O. S. .12 CV Red Head, as of this notice.

Has a weight for the lipo classes been defined? [I] want to have my car ready when I get there and have any suprises?

2 lbs 11 oz

Thats copy and paste from the Easleys web site.

21.5 BL LIPO is 3200 orion lipo and spec tires only.

Thanks for the weight info I am only 41.6, gotta add some leAD.

Think we are gonna have a huge turnout for this race guys...the nats will be even better! We are having a c-main just about every week in 21.5 brushless/lipo. THIS CLASS WILL BE BIG!!!!

Hey Robbie, you have a pm ol buddy!
Tracy

Need some info for 21.5/lipo car. This will be the first time I have ran 21.5/lipo. Can anyone help with a starting point for set-up( body, t-plate, offset pod, offset plate)?

Running a KSG gen 2 with lipo slider tray.

Thank you
Larry

We need a roll call for the reginonals, what class's are you running?

No Paved Oval Racing on the 10th of May!
Dirt Oval Series race is on that day (starting at 4:00 PM) so if U want to get some practice in for the regionals, You'll hafta come out on the 17th. Remember it's only three weeks away.

Donnie if you are still going to use the RC-Oval Series rules for the .09 class, the cut and paste above is not correct. There have been changes made over the last two summers. Sorry it has taken me so long to see this and ask.

This is some late breaking info:
I just got off the phone with Donnie and He has decided to do away with the "Late Fee" for entry into the 2008 Regionals.
He says if you have already paid the late fee just come see Him at the Carolina Speedway and he will refund the $5.

Mr. Vaughn, I have updated our rules page to reflect the changes for the 09 Series cars. Check it out and LMK if there are any other things I need to address.
POD

Sent you an email about this.

How many laps will the .12 nitro cars be running in the main at the Regionals? I was wondering if I needed to prepare for pit stops.

I don't expect pit stops for this race. I believe it will be run lika a normal program.

Cool, thanks Kevin. I guess not having pit stops will ease my learning curve a bit. I hope you and the rest of the .12 group will be there.

We will. You got a muffler?

I'm glad you guys can make it, and yes, I have one Associated muffler. I bought Derrick Morris and Robert Hellards motor stuff when they sold out, and they had one muffler. I'm looking forward to racing with you guys.

33 cars in 21.5 lipo yesterday. This class is gonna be huge next weekend

Will anyone be running 13.5/4cell this weekend at the Regi.3 at Easley???

I have a friend comming that would like to run this class.

I hope so, thats what I plan on running...

I have heard of a handful of guys running 13.5

Larry.......I'm bringing my 13.5 car with me and I think there a couple more from here also.

I will have my 13.5 with me as well...

Joe Retherford

Just in case someone checks this before starting out, I just got this info this evening. POD

Hopefully No-one saw the previous post cuz it got changed back to the original time on the morning of. Great racing, Fine weather. And the results are UP!
http://www.carolinarc.com/Regionals2008/index.htm
101 Entries, Looking forward to the Nats.
POD