2008 ORRCA Onroad Queensland Electric Championships – The Tradition Continues.

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scottg

April 11, 2008

BAYSIDE RCCC – September 26th – 28th 2008.
Keep these dates free for three days of fantastic electric rc action. All the usual classes

4wd Novice Touring Cars
4wd Stock Touring Cars
4wd Modified Touring Cars

Yes you can run brushless in stock(ROAR 17.5) and mod.
Yes you can run LIPO in Stock.
No you can’t run LIPO in Novice
Only 5 cell only in mod.
This will be a control tyre event and most likely you will get 6 qualifers, probably with best three to count for finals qualifying position. A finals will be over three races as usual – B and C finals will be one race.
Plenty of time to get practice and make sure you are ready for this event, the original and the best, the only true Queensland Electric Titles.

13 responses to “2008 ORRCA Onroad Queensland Electric Championships – The Tradition Continues.”

Adrian

April 11, 2008

Already penciled in on the calendar….should be a great event.

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heavy

April 12, 2008

OOPS – my bad. Originally I said LIPO in Novice but had it pointed out to me that there is no LIPO in Novice according to the ORRCA rules.
Apologies if I got your hopes up – if you have LIPO you’ll have to run stock.
cheers

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Robert

April 12, 2008

What is the limitations on Novice???
Is there any?
Robert.

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heavy

April 12, 2008

Go to http://www.orrcaqld.org.au and click on “rules” and you can read all about it.

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heavy

April 13, 2008

Don’t forget you will need a LIPO sack if you want to run LIPO and a Bomb shelter if you want to run NIMH .

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Robert

April 13, 2008

Thanks for that Heavy.

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heavy

April 13, 2008

Actually here’s what ORRCA rules say about the classes. There is a lot of other info contained in the ORRCA rules that intending entrants should read as well, especially the bits about motors and batteries.
Touring Cars
1.1. Classes
2.1.1 Novice Class
2.1.1.1 no age limit
2.1.1.2 no Brushless motors allowed (as per Motor specifications – 2.10.5)
2.1.1.3 6 cell Nimh batteries only (as per battery specifications)
2.1.1.4 No Lipos allowed
2.1.1.5 Weight limit is 1500 grams including lap timing equipment
2.1.1.6 If driver/entrant has placed in the top 3 of any ORRCA QLD or AARCMCC sanctioned event, regardless of class or scale, the driver/entrant is not eligible for this class.
2.1.2 Stock Class
2.1.2.1 Brushed and Brushless motors allowed (as per Motor specifications – 2.10.4)
2.1.2.2 Nimh or Lipo battery packs allowed (as per Battery specifications – 2.8)
2.1.2.3 6 cell Nimh or 7.4v Lipos – hard cased only
2.1.2.4 Weight Limit regardless of battery type is 1500grams including lap timing equipment
2.1.3 Modified Class
2.1.3.1 Any Brushed or Brushless motors allowed (as per Motor specifications 2.10.3)
2.1.3.2 5 cell Nimh battery packs only (as per Battery specifications – 2.8)
2.1.3.3 No Lipos allowed
2.1.3.4 Weight limit is 1430 grams including lap timing equipment
2.1.4 General specifications for all classes:
2.1.4.1 Four wheel drive only
2.1.4.2 Pan type chassis are not allowed (1/10th and 1/12th scale chassis)
2.1.4.3 Chassis must have independent suspension to all four wheels
2.1.4.4 Each wheel must have a flexible joint (dogbone/universal/cvd) in its drive shaft

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Robert

April 13, 2008

Just want to confirm that the Novie class is 540? I didn’t know there was a brushless 540 going round!!!

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heavy

April 13, 2008

Novice is definitely 540. The grey Johnson, believe it will be a handout motor
Did you read the sections on batteries and motors?

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Ashley Cobb

April 13, 2008

“2.1.4.4 Each wheel must have a flexible joint (dogbone/universal/cvd) in its drive shaft ”
Damn there goes the pancar

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Robert

April 14, 2008

Yeah had read that a little while ago but just read bits of it again to refresh.

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Barger

April 14, 2008

Dave…Is it going to be hand out tyres or supply your own controlled tyres

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heavy

April 14, 2008

I believe it will be competitor supplied tyres – tyre will be announced 2 months before the event. Maximum of three sets to be booked in and used in sets – only one set out at a time – all sets out before finals start.
I haven’t checked with ORRCA but I think Novice might be any rubber tyre but still 3 sets maximum, I’ll get back to you all on that one.

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