Post by aquavelvis on Apr 9, 2019 12:53:53 GMT -6
Thanks again to George for getting the ball rolling on the 2019 Scale Series. It's now less than two weeks until Race 1 on Saturday, April 20, so time's wasting on getting those cars ready.
Just some reminders:
Read the rules, know the rules, and build your car(s) to the rules. Don't put George, Jim, or PA or whoever is running tech in the position of rejecting your car for a violation, especially for stuff that's hard to fix and which may result in you not being able to race for points.
That includes a few cosmetic points that we often overlook or gloss over in tech at our local races:
* car must have three numbers...stickers or painted numbers only, not something scrawled with a Sharpie at the last minute
* windshields on coupes should be clear
* coupes must have a driver...a stick-on wing car driver is fine in lieu of a detailed interior
* drivers on open-cockpit cars have to have some detail added (Sharpies are OK for this)
* car must have some kind of front wheels, either real physical wheels visible through masked areas or cut-outs on the body or, as allowed in LMP and Pro GTP, sticker fronts
Also, if you're building a car for yourself or someone else for the new Novice GTP, remember that it has some very specific requirements about an allowable motor, a set gear ratio (12/36), tires, and some other things.
Again, pay attention to the rules. Even if your car gets into qualifying and racing with something that was overlooked in tech, it could be later challenged by a competitor and disqualified.
Don't be "that guy."
Just some reminders:
Read the rules, know the rules, and build your car(s) to the rules. Don't put George, Jim, or PA or whoever is running tech in the position of rejecting your car for a violation, especially for stuff that's hard to fix and which may result in you not being able to race for points.
That includes a few cosmetic points that we often overlook or gloss over in tech at our local races:
* car must have three numbers...stickers or painted numbers only, not something scrawled with a Sharpie at the last minute
* windshields on coupes should be clear
* coupes must have a driver...a stick-on wing car driver is fine in lieu of a detailed interior
* drivers on open-cockpit cars have to have some detail added (Sharpies are OK for this)
* car must have some kind of front wheels, either real physical wheels visible through masked areas or cut-outs on the body or, as allowed in LMP and Pro GTP, sticker fronts
Also, if you're building a car for yourself or someone else for the new Novice GTP, remember that it has some very specific requirements about an allowable motor, a set gear ratio (12/36), tires, and some other things.
Again, pay attention to the rules. Even if your car gets into qualifying and racing with something that was overlooked in tech, it could be later challenged by a competitor and disqualified.
Don't be "that guy."