EMM/PS Rules

General Rules and Regulations Cars are to be 1/24th or 1/25th scale. No die-cast bodies permitted. Cars may not be more than 3.25” wide at any point. Must have two front and two rear wheels with black rubber tires. O-rings are acceptable. Front wheels must rotate on axle. Front wheels must be mounted vertical (90 degrees) to track surface. Front wheel must project below the chassis. All cars shall contain a suitably detailed 1/24th or 1/25th scale full coverage interior with, at minimum, a three dimensional (3-D) driver. Driver shall be detailed to include helmet, shoulders, arms and steering wheel. Interior shall be mounted in the original cockpit position at all times during qualifying and racing. Interior shall be 100% opaque or fully painted. During the event, drivers will be called to the starting line in pairs and an additional pair will be called to the starting line for standby (on deck). Once the starting line is clear, drivers will have 1 1/2 minutes (90 seconds) to stage. No one except the drivers are allowed in the area from the “Christmas” tree to the starting line. The driver must set up and stage the car. Children under 10 and handicapped participants may have assistance setting up their car. The race director may modify this rule at his/her discretion. A car may be entered only once in any given class. Driver shall enter no more than 2 cars. Track owner may modify this at his/ her discretion without warning or advanced notification. Any component, except the original chassis and body may be replaced at any time. If significantly damaged, a body may be changed with approval of the tech director. Switching of the original chassis is prohibited. IF a driver is found to have switched a chassis, they will be disqualified from the current and future events as determined by the race officials. Any car determined to be a hazard to racers or spectators can be disqualified from competition. A competitor with mechanical problems during pre-staging may receive a one minute period in which to correct the problem. Staging time will resume where the clock stopped once the 1 minute break period has expired. Proof of breakage must be presented to the race director before a repair time is granted. If a contestants cars is found to be under weight on the first qualifying session, the contestant will be allowed to participate in a second qualifying session. If light on both qualifying sessions, the driver will go to the bottom of the ladder. If a contestant’s car is found to be light during eliminations, the contestant is disqualified and his/her opponent is given the win light if the opponent has staged a class legal vehicle and received the start signal. If a driver is making a “bye” run and is found light, they will lose lane choice for the next round. In a situation where a driver is making a single run, they will be considered the winner once the driver stages a class legal car and receives the start signal. A driver may pass on the “bye” run but will lose lane choice in the next round. Any car and or driver may disqualified for rules infractions at any point during the event including bye or single runs. In any round of eliminations where there is an odd number of cars, bye runs will be awarded according to official pairings for eliminations determined bye the official ladder. The race director is to determine pairings and bye runs in non qualified fields. Lane choice is determined by elapse times. The contestant with the best qualifying E.T. gets first round lane choice. In subsequent rounds lane choice goes to the lower E.T. of the pairing from the previous round. Qualifying will consist of two rounds, one pass in each lane. Qualifying attempts will not be re-run if a car does not register E.T. or other data. The best E.T. will be recorded to determine qualifying and starting position. Qualifying will be for a 16 car field regardless of how many cars enter. A red-light infraction does not effect qualifying E.T. or position. Entry fees will not be refunded if a car does not qualify or pass technical inspection. Paradise Road uses a race voltage of 13.3 volts plus or minus .3 volts. All racing and qualifying will be done under these conditions. Any records will be strictly “In House” and do not qualify for any national racing classes. No controller, choke, or push-button system used by competitors shall ad any power, beyond that which is supplied by the track power supply, to the track in any way. Additionally, said devices shall not be capable of electronically or manually actuating and/or delaying reaction times in the manner of full-sized “Delay Box” or “Crossover box”. To this end, the race director and/or tech inspector may require the disassembly of any box enclosing one or more relays and it/their attendant batteries to determine compliance with these rules. All elimination runs are subject to the “First is worse” rule for red light infraction. All other violations, the driver committing the worst violation is eliminated. Should a driver receive a red-light foul start, and the opposing driver cross the boundary line or hit the side guard rail, the latter infraction prevails and the driver committing the red-light start will be reinstated. If one car crosses the center line and causes the other car to de-slot, the car causing the crash will be disqualified. If the cause cannot be determined, the race will be re-run. If both cars de-slot independent of each other, the car crossing first will be disqualified. As long as a car remains in its lane it will not be disqualified. If a car does not read through the sensors, all cars will be left untouched until the race director makes a decision. Guide flags may not be lengthened to gain performance advantage. Must use a standard guide flag available through major distributors. Maximum length for a guide flag is .980 At the completion of an event, the winner and the runner up will be impounded for a thorough tech inspection. Particapant Responsibility Each participant is responsible to ensure that any vehicle meets the rules for the class. ( examples; body modifications, motor rules, spoilers/wings, interior, windows etc.) The participant should review each component of the entered vehicle for conformance to the rules. It is not the responsibility of the race officials nor is it the responsibility of the participating track or its employees to ensure the continuing legality of a competitor’s entry after the initial technical inspection. The competitor is at all times during the competition solely responsible for the legality of their entry. Car and driver may be disqualified and/or banned from future events for un-sportsman like conduct, unacceptable language, intoxication or any measure deemed by hosting track. Inspection Pre race inspection will include visual inspection and measuring devises if required for the entire race entry/car. Tech director shall make the final call related to the entrant’s car. All components and parts are subject to re-inspection and measurement by the technical director at any time. Inspection will include the owner/driver, technical inspector and witness. If the motor or components are found to be out of specification during the disassembly inspection, the competitor shall be banned from all Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway’s competitive events for 1 year from the date of infraction. By the use of said rules and the competing in an event run under said rules, a competitor accepts, without exception all rules, regulations and penalties provided for within said rules. Track Owner/Race Director Responsibility They will be responsible to resolve any technical/procedure questions regarding these rules and/or protest decisions. The track owner/race director will also be responsible to determine if a specific body, motor, motor component is eligible for competition. Body Rules Design must resemble 1:1 scale production vehicle. Body will retain all factory body lines including hood, trunk/deck lid, doors and rocker panels. Wheel base must conform to original openings on body. Door slammer type cars are required to have front and rear windows. Side windows may be open. All windows must be clear or slightly tinted. Chassis, guide flag and tires must be completely covered by the body when viewed from above except for wheelie bars and struts. If the body is attached to the chassis through the front, “attachment prongs”, may not extend beyond the body to present a hazard. Air control devices must conform to scale appearance. No connecting wings or side dams. Bodies will be made from injection molded plastic or resin only. Wheel well openings on hard shell or resin cast bodies may not be covered. Injection molded kit windows may be replaced with vacuum formed and/or clear sheet plastic windows. Hood scoops will be injection molded, resin cast, vacuum formed styrene or scratch built sheet plastic. Vacuum formed scoops may not be formed in combination with the hood or windshield. Lexan hood scoops are prohibited. Vacuum formed hoods, roofs, T-tops, deck lids, fenders, doors, rear quarter panels, grilles, tail light panels, and bumpers are prohibited. If the rules don’t state you can modify panels, don’t do it. Body filler or super glue panels are prohibited. Protest Procedures All protests must be submitted to the race director with fees, in writing with the exception of buying a look. Buying a look A protest fee of $10.00 will be charged for buying a look. The protestor must present a verbal protest to the race director with the $10.00 fee. The car in question will be immediately impounded. In the presence of the car owner/driver, race director, and the protestor, the car is turned over to the protestor for visual inspection only. The body may be removed, except when it may damage the car in question. The protestor may inspect the car for no longer than 3 minutes, at which time it must be returned to the race director. The protestor may at that time may file a formal protest in writing with fees to the tech director. Formal Protest A formal protest must be presented to the race director in writing and with fees. The car/component in question will be marked for tear down after the competition. Components marked for protest may not be tampered with in any way. The tech director will impound all cars/components marked for protest immediately after elimination from competition. Car/components will be disassembled as needed for inspection. If the car/components in question are found to conform to the rules, the car owner/driver is awarded the protest fee for damages incurred during inspection. The tech director has final say in tear down procedures. If the car/components are found to be outside of the rules, the components are impounded and the protest fee is returned to the protestor. Legal components shall be returned to the owner. If the motor or components are found to be out of specification during the disassembly inspection, the competitor shall be banned from all Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway’s competitive events for 1 year from the date of infraction. Fees: Complete motor tear down for motor inspection only = $50.00 Armature disassembly = two times retail value in question. Bushing set up disassembly = $75.00 (includes magnet removal) Any competitor that is protested and refuses to allow the car/components to be inspected and/or torn apart, will immediately lose all entry fees paid and prize moneys won. The competitor will be banned from Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway events permanently.                                  EMM/PS Class Specific Rules EMM/PS Motor Specifications OEM factory means the parts are available from a manufacture as standard equipment in complete motors. All individual components must be available through standard distribution channels. After-market is defined as any part that is produced by a manufacturer that is not available in a production motor, but is only available as a separate component. Proslot S16D only. Set up must be a production/replacement Speed FX D-can available as OEM*. Cans may not be modified in any way, except they may be resized to meet OEM* specs. Cans may not be split and re-welded. The OEM* factory weld must remain intact and visible. Bushing holes may be enlarged for bushing alignment. Bushings may be soldered in place. Factory FX bushings must be used. Bushings may not be altered. No ball bearings allowed. Production/replacement Speed FX end bell must be used. The end bell magnet locators may be removed. No other end bell modifications are permitted. Production Speed FX brush hardware must be used. End bell screws may be replaced. 2-56 may not be used for end bell mounting. 2-56 machine screws are allowed to fasten the motor to the chassis. Speed FX magnets only. Magnet clips must be retained in can. Magnets may be help in place with superglue but the superglue may not act as a shim to reduce air gap. Magnets may not be shimmed, honed, or held with epoxy. Magnet air gap minimum is .570 inches. Shunt wire is not allowed. Armature: Production/replacement Proslot/Kelly Speed FX S16D armature must be used. Must be factory wound 60 turns in series of 28 gauge wire (.0125 min. and .0127 max wire size). Hand wound arms prohibited. Stacked dimensions are .520 minimum diameter and .490 minimum length. Grinding prohibited. Minimum resistance numbers 360-370. Meters vary and these numbers will be used as a guide. No timing adjustments allowed. Maximum timing permiited is 40 degrees per factory specifications. May be rebalanced. May remove factory arm shims and be re-shimmed. Must have factory dye. Any production brushes and brush springs may be used. Body:  (This is unique to Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway only)1964 to current 1/24th or 1/25th  scale palstic or resin. This includes both foreign or domestic auto manufacturers. (This is unique to Paradise Road Slotcar Raceway only) No 2 seat coupes or convertibles. T-Tops are permitted but must be in place. Body may be lowered but must maintain two thirds of the front bumper. Body must retain original door lines and partial rocker panels front to rear. Body may not be chopped or channeled. Wheel wells may be enlarged to reflect the pro stock look not to exceed 1 5/16” on 1/25th scale and 1 ½” on 1/24th scale. No inward shaping of wheel wells allowed excluding approved resin bodies. Nose/dog house areas must retain factory contour. No reshaping allowed. Quarter panels must retail factory width. Narrowing/wedging of nose or quarter panels is prohibited. Must retain full deck width. Body must have original front and rear bumpers as delivered by the manufacturer. Head lights, parking and tail lights must be retained in stock original location. They may be filled and reproduced by decals and/or paint. Must retain factory valence panel angles. Rear bumper/valence may be opened for wheelie bar struts. The portion of the bumper/valence panel between the wheelie bars may be removed. The removed area shall not exceed 1 3/16”x 3/16” for wheelie bar tubes. Dia-planes prohibited. Belly pans are allowed but may not contact the body at any point. Pan must be flat with no inner fenders or panels attached. Pan can extend from the from valence to the rear tires but may not extend past the forward most dimension of the front of the rear tire. Hood Scoop: All cars must have pro stock style hood scoop. Only styrene or resin materials shall be used. No opening or reshaping allowed. May be installed in the lowest position but may be shortened to fit body scale. Cowl induction scoops may be used in conjunction with pro stock style scoops only. Rear Spoiler: Rear spoiler optional but encouraged for cars dating 1964-1979. Rear spoiler mandatory for cars dating 1980-current. Pro stock style spoiler including spill plates only. Must be chrome or painted to match the paint scheme of the car. Spoiler cannot be molded into the body. Spoiler must attach to the tail end of the rear deck lid no lower than horizontal. Must be as wide as the factory deck lid from front to rear including spill plates. Spoiler with spill plates may not taper narrower than the deck width. Spoiler may not be wider than rear quarter panels where attached. Maximum length is 7/8” measured from mounting point of body to end of spoiler. Minimum length is ¼”. Spill plates cannot measure more than 5/16” tall. Tech director will have final decision on excessive body modification. Paint: Body must be painted a minimum of one color. Contingency decals and/or sponsors required and must be permanently adhered to the body. Chassis: Unlimited. Ball bearings allowed. All motors must be mounted inline only. Wheelie bars must not exceed 5” from center line of rear axle to center line of wheelie bar axle. Front Wheel/Tire: ¾” minimum diameter measured from the outside diameter of the tire. Angling of from wheels prohibited. Flat spotting of tires prohibited. Front wheels must spin on axle. Rear Wheel/Tire: Wheel hub diameter 5/8”. Tire diameter 1 1/16” minimum. Minimum tire tread width fully contacting the track surface is .500”. Weight: 120 grams dry.

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