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APPENDIX 3 ELECTRIC CARSA GENERAL1. RACETRACK SPECIFICATIONS for electric classes 1.1.1 ForEFRA-sanctionedevents,wherenon-permanenttracksareused, thetrack

planshavetobesubmittedtotheSectionChairmanforapproval.1.1.2 Track-designmustincludebothrightandleft-handturnsandoneormorestraights.1.1.3 Minimumtracklength:120meters.1.1.4 Outsidebarriersmustprovideapositivemeansofstoppingacarthatmissesa

cornerorrunsoutofcontrol.1.1.5 Trackmarkingequipmentmustbesuchashapeandsizetopreventtheentrap-

mentofacarorthedriversviewbecomingobscured.'Horizontallylaidtriangularcolumn'shapedbarriersand'Botdots'arenottobeused.

1.1.6 Farthestpointofthetrackmustnotbemorethan50metersawayfromdriver'srostrum.

1.1.7 Time-keeping:preferableonaslowpartofthetracktoenableaccuratecounting.1.1.8 Marshallpositionsbasedoncarnumbersmustbeequallyspreadaroundthetrack.

Itshouldbeclearwhichpartofthetrackthespecifiedpositionisresponsiblefor.1.1.9 A220-voltelectricalsupplymustbeavailableatECmeetingswithoneoutletfor

everyfourdriversincloseproximitytotheirpittingarea.Allsafetyprecautionsmustbeobserved.

1.1.10 FortheEFRAstaggeredstartsystemonestartlinemustbemarkedacrossthetrack,preferablyclosetothetime-keeping'spick-up loopposition(otherwisetwo).

1.1.11 Allfinalswillusea"F1"typegridstartwithaminimumof2meteralternatingintervals with two rows of cars. Cars must be placed forward facing to theirmarkerlineorstartbox.

1.1.12 Whereverpossiblethestartline(s)mustbeaccessiblewithoutcrossinganyotherpartofthetrack.

1.1.13 Thestartlinewillbewhiteoryellowcoloured,haveaminimumwidthof5cmandshallcoverthetotalwidthofthetrackandwillalsobemarkedonthebarriers.ThereshallbemarkedboxesforthefinalF1grid.

1.1.14 TopQualifyingdrivermaychoosehisstartingpositiononthegrideitherleftorright,thisthentobetheconfigurationforallremainingfinals.

1.1.15 Marshallinterventionmustbeminimisedbyusingsmoothobstaclessuchasdotsorcones,ofappropriatedheights.

1.2. Specifictrackrequirementsfor1/12&1/10Touringclasstracks1.2.1 Indoortracksurfacemustbeneedlecarpetwithsmoothjointsproperlyattached

tothefloor.1.2.2 Foronroadracing,onlysmoothsurfaceswillbeallowed.1.2.3 IndoorLimits:minimumtrackwidth2metersbetweenthemarkinglines.Atthe

startlinethetrackmustbeatleast3metersinwidthasfarasthefirstturn.Mark-inglinesmustbeeitherwhiteoryellow,minimumwidthof2.5cm,andmustbeatleast20cmawayfromtheedgeoftheracingsurfaceortrackbarrier.

1.2.4 Thetracksurfacefor1:10ElectricSaloonCarscanbebothasphaltorneedlecarpet.1.2.5 Thetracksurfacefor1/12thelectricsportscarsmustbeindoorsonneedlecarpet.1.3 Specifictrackrequirementsfor1/10OffRoadclasstracks1.3.1 Width:3metresminimum.

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1.3.2 ThespiritofscaleddownoffRoadracingmustbeadheredto.(ModifiedOn-Roadtracksarenotconsideredsuitable).

1.4 Requirementsfortime-keepingequipment1.4.1 ThemaintimingPCmustautomaticallyannouncethefollowinginclearEnglish:

2minutestothestartoftherace30Secondstothestartoftherace(&startorderforstaggeredstartsatthispoint)10secondcountdownandstart'Sound'forlinestarts(i.e.finals)10secondcountdownandcallthecarsoffthelineincaseofstaggeredstartsTimecallsandraceorderevery2minutesCarsfinished&raceover

2. MOTORS FOR ELECTRIC SCALE CARS:AllECandGPeventswillclearlystatewhichclassofmotorstobeused.

2.1 REBUILDABLE19TSPEC.MOTORSTheCan.1. Candiameter,beforeanysurfacefinishisapplied,is36.02mmmax. The overall length of the assembled motor is 53.0 mm max., measured

fromthemountingfaceofthemotortothefurthestpointoftheendbell,notincludingsolder,tabsorleadwires.Onlyceramicmagnetscanbeused(Cobaltandrareearthmagnetsarenotallowed).Thereisnolimitonthenumberofmagnetsused.Currentissuppliedtothearmaturecommutatorby2brushes.

2. Thecanwillbestampedwiththenameofmanufacturerand'19Spec'.3. Ball-racedbearingsareallowed.4. Thecanwillincorporateaslottolocatetheendbellatadesignatedtiming

advanceof24degreesmaximum. Thecanwillhavetwopairsofmountingholes.Thepairsofmountingholes

canbepositionedbyeitherofthefollowing:-a) Bothpairswithinthespacebetweenthemagnets.Thelinethroughthe

mid-pointbetweeneachpairofmountingholesmustpassthroughthecentreofthecanandisdeterminedasbeingzerodegrees.

b) Onepairwithinthespacebetweenthemagnets.Thelinethroughthecentreoftheseholesmustpassthroughthecentreofthecanandisdeterminedasbeingzerodegrees.Thesecondpairwillbeat90degreestothezerodegreeline.

Thezerodegreelinewillbemarkedononesideofthecantoindicatezerodegrees.Thecentreofeachmagnet(orassemblyofmagnets)oneachsideofthecanwillbeat90degreestothe0degreecentre-line,withatoleranceof+/-2degrees.

5. Magnets must be permanently glued to the motor can and may not beremoved.Nomagnetshimsareallowed(e.g.anextrashimthatcouldbeaddedontheendofthemagnetorbetweenthetipstochangeperform-ance).Fluxcollector/timingringsareallowedaslongastheironlypurposeistosecuretheendbelltothemotorcan.Suchringsmaynotextendbetweenthemagnettips.

6. Themotorcanmusthaveinspectionholes/slotsbetweenmagnettipssothatthearmaturemaybeviewedforinspection.Theseholes/slotsmaybenocloserthan5.00mmfromeithertheopenendormountingfaceofthemotorcan.Theviewthroughtheinspectionholes/slotsmustnotbeobstructedbyanythingcoveringtheholes/slots(e.g.motorlabel).

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TheEnd-Bell.7. Ball-racedbearingsareallowed.8. Theendbellwillincorporatea'tab',whichwhenassembledtotheslotinthe

canmustresultinadesignatedtimingadvanceof24degreesmaximum.Whentheend-bellassemblyissecuredtothecan,thebrushhoodswillbealignedat90degreestothecanzero line,plustheallowedtimingof24degreesmaximum.

Brushhoods/tubeswillbeassembledat180degreesapart.Thecentreofthebrushhood/tubewillbein-linewiththecentreofthearmature.

9. Endbellsmustbemarkedwiththemanufacturer'sname.TheArmature.10. Theshaftdiameteris3.175mm. Therotortohavethreepoleswithwindings.Lengthofstackistobe21.00mm

min.to22.80mmmax(bothdimensionsmeasuredwithepoxy/hysolinsula-tioncoatingremoved).Thethicknessofthe'stack'laminationsis0.35mm+/-0.05mm.Thewidthofthestackwebwillbe3.50mmminimumwithepoxy/hysolinsulationremoved.

Thearmaturehastobepermanentlymarked(ortagged)bythemanufacturer,showingthenumberofwindingsandthenameofthemanufacturer.

11. The commutator slots must be aligned with the centre of the individualpoles,withatoleranceof+/-2degrees.

12. Thearmaturewillbewoundusingasinglewindofround19AWG(Ameri-canwireGauge)copperwiregiving19Turns.Itisnotmandatorytousethe'Mabuchi'crosswraptechniqueforwindingthearmature.Thereisnoplustoleranceonthewirediameter.Armaturesmustbemachinewound,'handwinding'isnotpermitted.Itisnotmandatorytousealockingdevicebetweenthecommutatorandthearmaturestack.

13. Tabsonthearmature'scommutatormayonlybe"compressionwelded".Noafter-marketwelding,solderingorsilverbrazingwillbepermitted.

14. Epoxybalancingofarmatureswillnotbepermitted.15. Onlyfullstackarmatureswithnocut-outsareallowed.Nosplit,skewed,tri-

rotorsetc.areallowed.Longitudinalslots/groovesparalleltothearmatureshaftinthepolecrownsarenotallowedonanyarmatureintroducedafter01.01.02.Thecrownsofeachpolemustbesymmetricalincrosssection,withaconstantcrownradius.Stepsinthecrownarenotallowed.

16. NomodificationstotheOEMarmaturestackmaybemade,otherthanthedrilling/grindingofbalancingholes.ModificationstotheOEMdesigns,in-cluding(butnotlimitedto)excessivedrillholes,millingorturningtolightenorenhancetheperformanceofthearmaturearenotallowed.

17. Thearmatureshaftdoesnothavetoextendbeyondtheendbell,butanyextensionhastohaveareduceddiametertoformaparallelstep.

Timing.18. Theoveralltimingoftheassembledmotor isdeterminedbytheallowed

tolerancesoftheindividualassemblies,(Ie.Magnetposition,Commutatorposition,LocationofEnd-belltoCan).

General.19. Nomodifications to theOEMconstruction/designof themotorcan,end

bell,orarmaturewillbepermitted.(e.g.addingorremovingmaterialfromthearmaturestack,changingthedimensionsororientationofbrushesorbrushhoods,relocatingspringposts).

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20. Thearmature,motorcan,andendbellmustallbefromthesameOEMandcancontainonlycomponentsfromthesamemodel.Nohybridmotorsormixingofpartsfromdifferentmodelswillbepermitted.

21. AllmotorsusedinEFRAsanctionedeventsmusthavetheiroriginalmotorbuilderslabel(s)substantiallyintacttobeeligible.

Organisermayofferone"handout"motortoallcompetitorsenteredinthe"SpecCarMotor"class.Where"handout"motorsareused,thecompetitormaynotmakeanychangestomagnetsorspringsduringtheevent.

Costsofthehandoutmotor(withoutprofittotheorganiser)maybechargedtothecompetitor

2.2 MODIFIEDBRUSHEDMOTORSSpecifications'05'sizeddisplacements:Can:Candiametertobeamaximumof36.02mm.Overalllengthtobeamaximumof53mmmeasuredfromthemountingfaceofthemotortothefurthestpointnotincludingsolder,tabsorleadwires.Currentissuppliedtothearmatureby2brushes.OnlyCeramicmagnetsarepermitted.(Cobaltandrearearthmagnetsarenotallowed)Armature:Shaft diameter is 3.175mm (0.125inches), production tolerances are allowed.Therotorshallhavethreepoleswithwindings.Stacklength21.00mmminimum,22.80mmmaximum(bothdimensionstobemeasuredwithEpoxy/Hysolinsula-tionremoved).Nosplitrotorisallowed.Thelaminationshavetobecontinuouswithoutanythinginbetween.Thethicknessofthestackplatesis0.35mm+/-0.05mm.Onlyroundcopperwireistobeusedforwinding.Thearmaturehastobepermanentlymarkedbythemanufacturer,showingthenumberofwindingsandnameofthemanufacturer.

2.3 MODIFIEDBRUSHLESSMOTORS:1 Sensorlessaswellassensoredmotorsareallowed.2 Themotorhastoberebuildable.Ballbearingsareallowed.3 Ifthemotorissensored: ItmustuseasixpositionJSTZHconnectormodelnumberZHR-6orequiva-

lentconnectorwith6JSTpartnumberSZH-002T-P0.526-28AWGcontactsorequivalent.

Wiresequencemustbeasfollows: Pin#1-Blackwiregroundpotential Pin#2-OrangewirephaseC Pin#3-WhitewirephaseB Pin#4-GreenwirePhaseA Pin#5-Bluewiretempcontrol,10Kthermistorreferencedtogroundpotential Pin#6-Redwire+5.0VoltsDC+/-10% Compatiblespeedcontrolmustusethe6positionJSTheaderpartnumber

X-6B-ZR-SMX-TF(WheretheXdenotesthestileofheader),orequivalent. ThepowerconnectorhastobeclearlymarkedA,B,C: AforphaseA,BforphaseBandCforphaseC4 "05"Sizespecifications Can:Overallmaximumdiameteris36,02mmmeasuredatwhateverpoint

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maximumdimension,excludingsoldertabsorleadwires.Maximumlengthis53,0mmmeasuredfromthemountingfaceofthemotortothefurthestmostpointoftheendbell,notincludingsoldertabs,leadwiresororiginalmanufacturer's logo or name. Minimum length is 50,0mm measured atwhateverpointyieldsthemaximumdimension,excludingsoldertabsorleadwires.

Motormountingholesmustbeon1,00inch(25.0-25.4mm)centres. Stack/Stator:The stack or backiron must be continuous.The laminations

havetobeoneaftertheotherwithoutanythinginbetween.Stack/backironminimumlength19.3mm,maximum21.0mm.Thethicknessofthestack/backiron laminations is 0.35 +/- 0.05mm. All laminations must be of thesamematerial.Insidediameterofstackorwindingsequalsthecentralspacebetweenthelaminationsorassemblyofwindingsandmustaccept'plug'gaugesof12.5mmminimum,16.0mmmaximum.Thesedimensionstobemeasuredwiththecentreofthe'plug'gaugein-linewiththecentreofthemotorcan.(ie.concentrictocan).

Winding:DeltaandYwoundedstatorsarepermitted.Onlycircular(round)purecopperispermitted.Thereisnoturnlimit.

Rotor:Outputshaftdiametermustbe0,125"(3.175mm).Onlyonepiece,twopolesNeodymiumorFerritemagneticrotorsarepermitted.

Magnet:Minimumlength23,0mm.Maximum27,0mm.Magnetminimumdiameter12,0mm,maximum15,5mm.

5 Allmotorsmusthavetheoriginalmanufacturer'slogoornamepermanentlymarkedbythemanufacturerintotheendbellorend-plate.

2.4 ‘SPEC’BRUSHLESSMOTORS(17.5T,13.5Tand10.5T‘wind’limit)ThefollowingruleshavebeenagreedbyvariousInternationalorganisations.1 OnlysensoredmotorsareallowedintheSpec.classes.2 Themotorhastoberebuildable.Ballbearingsareallowed.Themotormust

beconstructedtoalloweasyreplacementofthe;rotor,bearingsandfrontEnd-Bell.

3 Sensorconnectionrequirements:Themotormustuseasix-positionJSTZHconnectormodelnumberZHR-6orequivalentconnectorwith6JSTpartnumberSZH-002T-P0.526-28awg.contactsorequivalent.Wiresequencemustbeasfollows:-Pin#1-BlackwiregroundpotentialPin#2-OrangewirephaseCPin#3-WhitewirephaseBPin#4-GreenwirephaseAPin#5-Bluewiretempcontrol,10kThermistorreferencedtogroundpotentialPin#6-Redwire+5.0voltsd.c.+/-10%.Compatiblespeedcontrolmustusethe6positionJSTheaderpartnumberX-6B-ZR-SMX-TF(wheretheXdenotesthestyleoftheheader),orequivalent.ThemotorpowerconnectorshavetobeclearlymarkedA,B,C.AforphaseA.BforphaseB.CforphaseCItisnotmandatorythatsensoredSpeedControlshavetobeused,orthatthesensor‘harness’hastobeconnected.

4 TheCan.(Basedon`05`sizespecifications).Theoveralldimensionsoftheassembledmotordonotinclude:-soldertabs,leadwiresortheoriginalmanufacturer’slogoorname.

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Overallmaximumdiameteris36.02mmmeasuredatwhateverpointyieldsthemaximumdimension.Overallminimumdiameteris34.0mmmeasuredatwhateverpointyieldstheminimumdimension.Maximumlengthis53.0mmmeasuredfromthemountingfaceofthemotortothefurthestpointoftheendbell.Minimumlengthis50.0mmmeasuredfromthemountingfaceofthemotortothefurthestpointoftheendbell.Motormountingholesmustbeonnominal25.0/25.4mmcentres.

5 TheStack/Stator:Slot-lessstatorsarenotallowed.Thestatormustbecon-tinuouslaminationshavingthesameoverallshape,beingoneaftertheotherwithoutanythinginbetween.Thelaminationsmustbeofonehomogeneousmaterialwithoutcut-outs,holesorhollowsectionsotherthanforthethreeslotsofcoppercoilwiresandthethreegroovesforthescrewsusedtoholdtheentireassemblytogether.Statorminimumlength19.3mm,maximum21.0mm.Thethicknessofthestatorlaminationsis0.35+/-0.05mm.TheInsidediameterofthestatormustaccepta‘pluggauge’of14.50mm+0/-.005diameter,clearingthestator,plusitswindingsandtheelectricalcollectionringatanyendofthestator.

6 TheWinding:Onlythreeslot(phase)“Y”(star)woundstatorsareallowed.Nodeltawoundstatorsallowed.Onlycircular(round)purecoppermagnetwirepermitted.Thethreeslottedstatormustbewoundwith:-17.5TClass:-17.5turnsof2x20awg.(or0.813mm)maximumwiredia.13.5TClass:-13.5turnsof2x21awg.(or0.724mm),&2x23awg.(or0.574mm)maximumwiredia.10.5TClass:-10.5turnsof2x20awg.(or0.813mm),&2x22awg.(or0.643mm)maximumwiredia.Dimensionsarebeforelacquercoating

7 TheRotor:Shaftdiametermustbe3.175mmwherethepiniongearlocates.Onlyonepiece,twopoleNeodymiumbondedorsintered,orFerrite(ceramic)magneticrotorsarepermitted.Magnetlengthwillbe25.00+/-1.00mm,notincludinganynon-magneticbalancingaids.Magnetoutsidediameterwillbe12.20/12.51mm(min./max.withnofurthertolerance)fortheentirelengthofthemagnet.Theshaftoutsidediameterwherethemagnetismountedwillbe7.25mm+/-0.15mm,withthisdiameterextendingbeyondthemagnettofacilitatemeasurement.

8 Allmotorsmusthavetheoriginalmanufacturer’slogoornamemoulded/engravedintotheendbell/plate.Auniquemarkingorfeaturethatisdifficulttoremovemustbeincorporatedintotheassembledmotortoidentifythemotoriseithera17.5T,13.5Tor10.5TSpec.Classmotor.

3 BATTERIESEFRAapprovedcellscanbeNiCd,NiMHorLithiumbased(LiPo/LiFe).EachElectricSectionwilldefinewhichtypesofcellareallowedatEFRAeventsandthenumberofcellsand/ornominalratedvoltage.

3.1.1NiCdorNiMHcellsratedat1.2voltsnominalcanbeapproved,butmustconformtothefollowing:-Thesizeoftheindividualcellstobe:-Diameter23.0mm+0/-1mm,Overalllength43.0mm+0/-1.5mm.Measurementsincludeoriginalmanufacturersheatshrink.Overalllengthisthemaximumlengthofthecompletecellincludingthepositivebutton,beforeattaching/solderingany linkwires,connectorsorbatterybars.Dimensionstakenatambienttemperatureandat90degreestothecentre-lineofthecell.Theoriginalmanufacturersofcellsareallowedamaximumof+/-2

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grms.toleranceonthenominalweightofthecellstatedonthetechnicalspeci-fication/datasheetsubmittedatthetimeofapprovalandisvalidforvirgincells.WeightstoconformtoEFRAcellapprovallistforcellsapprovedfromJan.2007onwards.Existingapprovalshavingaweighttoleranceoutside+/-2grms.willbeadjustedaccordingly.Itisknownthatfastchargingmayresultincelldistortion.Howeverfrom1stApril2008,cellsmayneverexceed43.0mm.

3.1.2 LithiumBased(LiPo/LiFe)Batteriescanbeapproved,butmustconformtothefollowing:-1. LithiumBased(LiPo/LiFe)batterypacksmusthaveahard,protectivecase

thatcompletelyenvelopesthecell(s).ThecaseshouldbemadefromABSorasimilarmaterial.Thetwohalvesofthecasemustbefactorysealedinawaythatanyattempttoopenthecasewilldestroythecase.Theonlyopeninginthecasethatisallowed,isfortheexitofwires.Themaximumcasesizesareasfollows:2SBatteries:Length:139.0mm.Width:47.0mm.(Themax.widthincludesanysideexitwires).Height:25.10mm.(Chassislocationfeaturesadditionaltothisdimensionareallowed)Saddle-Packcellsareallowed,butmustcomplywiththeabovedimensions.Saddle-Packcellsmusthaveacombineddimensionof139.0mmmaxwhenplacedendtoend.1SBatteries:Length:93.0mm.Width:47.0mm.(Sideexitwiresareallowedoutsidethisdimension).Height:18.5mm. (Chassis location featuresadditional to thisdimensionareallowed)

2. Individualcellsusedintheconstructionofthebatterypackshallberatedat(LiPo3.7/LiFe3,3)voltsnominal.Individualcellsmaybewiredinparallel.For2SPacks,themaximumconnection'InSeries'istwo,togiveaFinalpackvoltageof(LiPo7.4v/LiFe6.6v)nominal.For1SPacks,cellscanonlybeconnectedinparalleltogiveaFinalpackvolt-ageof(LiPo3.7v/LiFe3.3v)nominal.

3. Thebatterypackshallhaveleadsextendingfromthecaseforthepositiveandnegativeelectricalconnectionsusingwireofadequatesizetohandledischargeratesacceptabletoracingapplications.Alternatively,thecaseshallhaveinternalconnectionpointsforthesewiresclearlymarkedpositiveandnegativesotheusercanapplytheleadwires.Anytypeofmetalconnectionsthatareincorporatedinthebatterypackmustbesubstantiallybelowthemajorsurfaceoftheplasticcasing,topreventany'shortcircuit'ifplacedonaconductivesurface.

4. The case must have the original suppliers label intact, stating the ratedvoltageandthechemistry(Lipo/LiFe)..TheBrandname/logoshallbeeasilyreadable.

5. AllLiPo/LiFepacksmustbechargedwithaLiPo/LiFe-capablechargerusingthe industrystandardCC/CV(ConstantCurrent/ConstantVoltage)chargeprofile.

6. 2SLiPo/LiFebatteriesmaybechargedtoamaximumof8.40v(LiPo)resp.7.40v(LiFe).

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1SLiPo/LiFebatteriesmaybechargedtoamaximumof4.20v(LiPo)resp.3.70v(LiFe).Overchargingisaserioussafetyhazardandwillnotbetolerated.

7. Anycompetitorfoundtobechargingcellsusingachargerthatisnotspe-cificallydesignedforLiPo/LiFecells,orusingachargeprofileotherthantheindustrystandardCC/CV,willbepenalisedattheevent.AnycompetitorfoundtohavechargedLiPo/LiFecellstoabovethevaluesdetailedinrule3.1.2(6)abovewillbepenalised.ThedifferentguidelinesforuseandhomologationofLiPo/LiFe-BatteriesarepublishedontheEFRAwebpage(www.EFRA.ws).Acopyoftheguidelinesfortheend-usermustbeincludedinthedriver’spackagesforEC’s.

3.2. BatteryApprovalProcesses.3.2.1 NiCdandNiMH-cells:

AnynewNiCdorNiMHmustbecommerciallyavailableforareasonabletimebeforeitcanbeusedatanEFRAevent.Thereforeanynewcellshavetobesub-mittedtotheEFRASectionChairmanforapproval.Aminimumofsixindividualcellshavetobereceivedby1st.December,togetherwithawrittentechnicalspecification/datasheetfromtheoriginalcellmanufac-turer,whichmustinclude:-dimensionsandweightswithassociatedtolerances.Samplessubmittedarerequiredtocloselyrepresenttheweightrangestated.Additionaldocumentationisrequiredtoshowthataminimumof20,000indi-vidualcellshavebeenreceivedbydistributorsorcommercialoutletsassociatedtothehobbyindustrywithintheEFRAcountries,by31st.Decoftheyearsub-mitted.SubjecttotheChairmanbeingsatisfiedthatthenewcellconformswithtechnicalspecificationsandcommercialavailability,thecellwillbelegalforusefromthefollowingApril1st.CellsreceivedaftertheabovesubmissiondateswillnotbeincludedontheEFRAapprovedlistforthefollowingyear.Anychangestothetechnicalspecificationsorvisualappearanceofthecell/heatshrinkaftertheoriginalapprovalwillrequirere-approval.AnynewLithiumBased(LiPo/LiFe)batterymustbecommerciallyavailableforareasonabletimebeforeitcanbeusedatanEFRAevent.ThereforeanynewbatteryhastobesubmittedtotheEFRASectionChairmanforapproval.

3.2.2 Lithiumbasedbatteries:For2010approval:-2SBatteries--Aminimumofoneindividualbatteryhastobereceivedby31st.Dec.2009.1SBatteries--Aminimumofoneindividualbatteryhastobereceivedby31st.DEC.Forsubsequentyears,thesubmissiondatefor2Sand1Sbatterysampleswillbe1stDec.EachindividualbatterymusthavesafetytestcertificationinaccordancewithUNTests,detailedinPart3,Sub-Section38.3oftheUNManualofTestsandCriteria.SubjecttotheChairmanbeingsatisfiedthatthenewcellconformswithtechnicalspecificationsandcommercialavailability,thecellwillbelegalforusefromthefollowingApril1st.CellsreceivedaftertheabovesubmissiondateswillnotbeincludedontheEFRAapprovedlistforthefollowingyear.Anychangestothetechnicalspecificationsorvisualappearanceofthebatteryorcasingaftertheoriginalapprovalwillrequirere-approval.

3.3 1/12thCarswillbedrivenbyaLiPo1Sat3.7VoltnominaloramaximumoffourNiCdorNiMHcellsat4.8voltnominal,Receiverbatteriesareallowed.

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3.4 1/10TouringscalecarswillbedrivenbyamaximumoffiveNiCdorNiMHcells,oralithiumbased(LiPo/LIFE)battery.Maximumnominalvoltageis7.4V/6.6volts.Receiverbatteriesarenotallowed.

3.5 1/10OffroadscalecarswillbedrivenbyamaximumofsixNiCdorNiMHcells,oralithiumbased(LiPo/LIFE)battery.Maximumnominalvoltageis7.4V/6.6volts.Receiverbatteriesarenotallowed.

3.6 Batteriesmaynotbechargednorchangedduringarace3.7 OnlybatteriesappearingontheofficialEFRAwebsitewillbelegalforuseinEFRA

sanctionedmeetings.3.8 All previously approved batteries may be used for their lifetime or until their

specificationsnolongercomplywiththeoriginalonethatwasapproved.Itisthedriver'sresponsibilitytoprovethelegalityofhiscellsincaseofdoubt

4. ELECTRONIC DRIVING AIDS4.1 Theradiocontrolreceiverinthecarmayoperatesteeringandmotormanagement.

Aseparatebatterysupplyforthepoweringofthetimingequipmentisallowed.Usingthereceivertocaptureelectricalsignalsfromsensorscarriedinthecarisprohibited,beitwirelessornot.

4.2 Automatedsteering,gyroscopestocontrolcarmovement,tractioncontrol,activesuspensionarenotallowed

4.3 Thespeedcontrollermayhaveadevicetolimitthecurrent/voltagepassedfromthebatteriestothedrivemotor(e.g.timeddelay,currentlimiter,keyboardpro-grams)aswellasapassivedatarecordingdevicebutsettingorprogrammingofthesedevicesmustonlybepossiblewhilstthecarisstationary.

4.4 Noothersignalsthanthesefortheofficiallapcountingtranspondermaybesentfromthecar.

4.5 Anycompetitorfoundincontraventionofthespiritorfactwillbedisqualifiedfromthemeeting.Theraceorganiserhastherighttoinspectanycar,itscomponentsandtransmitteratanytimeduringtheraceevent.

5. DRIVER PROCEDURE5.1 Beforeyourheat,ifneededcollecttheautotimingequipmentfromdispatchand

fixittothecar.5.1.1 Whenhandoutauto-timingequipmentisused,itisthedriver'sresponsibilityto

fititappropriatelytothecarandtoremoveitaftertimedheatifrequired.5.2 Whenapersonaltransponderisusedthedriverisentirelyresponsibleforthe

efficientfunctioningofthedevice.5.3 Assoonasracecontrolallows,collectyourtransmitter,switchonanddrivecar

tothestartline.5.4 Whenyourheathasfinished.Returntransmitter,retrieveyourcar,switchoffand

bringittoscrutinizingwiththehandoutautotimingequipmentifrequired.5.5 Marshaltheheatfollowingyourownatthenumberedpositioncorresponding

toyourcarnumber.5.6 Collectyourcarfromscrutinizingaftermarshalling.5.7 Theracedirectormaydemandthedriverstostandontheindicatedpositionson

therostrum.5.8 Theracedirectorhasabsoluteauthorityatthemeetingbutrefertoyourteam

managerifyouencounterproblems.5.9 Itisnotallowedtoenter/accesstherostrumuntilthepreviousraceisdeclared

overbyracecontrol. It isnotallowedto leavetherostrumbeforetherace isdeclaredoverbyracecontrol.Penaltiescanbeappliedtocompetitorsthatdonotadheretothisprocedure.

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7. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS7.1 EuropeanChampionshipswilltakeplaceeveryyearthereisnoWorldChampion-

shipintheconcernedclassheldwithinEurope.Howeverthegeneralmeetingcandecideotherwiseifdeemedtobeintheinterestofthesport.

7.1.1 EuropeanChampionshipsareheldinthefollowingclasses:1/10Off-Road1/12Modified1/10TouringCars1/1210.5TSpec.Brushlessor19TBrushedMotors1/10TouringCarsIndoors

7.2 ALLOCATIONS7.2.1 ThecountryallocationsfortheEFRAEuropeanChampionshipswillbeestablished

bythesectionmeetingandpublishedintheminutes.7.2.2 Allocationandre-allocationsareaccordingtothegeneralrules.7.2.3 Ifavailableallcountriesreceivere-allocatedplacesinorderoftheallocationlist,

unlessstatedotherwiseinthislist.AnyFederationrequiringtobeconsideredforre-allocationsshouldputtheirrequestinwritingtotheSectionChairmannolaterthan1stJanuary.

7.2.4 Atleast100entrantsfor1/12and130fortheotherclasses(Onemayconsiderupto150participantsiftimetableandfacilitiesi.e.drivertablesetc,permit)aretobeacceptedforEuropeanChampionshipsandGP's.

7.2.5 ForEC'sanycountriesallotmentisinnocasetobehigherthan33%ofthetotalnumberofallocatedentries("No-Show's"andlastminutecancellingdriversarenottobeconsidered).

7.2.6 a) Theprecedingyear'sEuropeanChampionwillautomaticallybeallocated aplacefromtheEFRAallocationfortheWorldChampionships.

b) ThereigningWorldChampion,ifEuropean,willautomaticallybeallocatedaplaceinthefollowingtwoEuropeanChampionships.

8. TIME TABLES:8.1 TheRaceOrganisershouldscheduleallevents foreachdaytobecompleted

andthetrackclosedby18.30hours.Itisrecommendedtoendthelastdayearlyenoughtoallowparticipantstostarttheirreturnjourney.

8.1.1. 1/12thEUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIP:Friday: 1-2Round(s)ofun-timedpractice(organizersdiscretion),2Roundsof

timedPractice OpeningCeremony(alimitedheatre-seed,basedonaveragelaptimes

oftimedpractice1&2,willbecarriedoutwhiletheopeningceremonyistakingplace)

2RoundsoftimedpracticeinnewheatformatSaturday:5RoundsofQualifying(Inheatsusedforthelast2roundsofcontrolled

practice)Sunday: 1RoundofQualifying 1Controlledpracticeinfinalgroupings 3rounds(legs)offinals

8.1.2. 1/10thTouringEUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIP:THURSDAY: 09:00 Registration,OpenandTimedPracticeFRIDAY 09:00 2roundsofcontrolledPracticeand2QualifyingRoundsSATURDAY 09:00 3QualifyingRoundsandPracticeinFinalFormatSUNDAY 09:00 secondpartpracticeinFinalFormatandFinals

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8.1.3. 1/10Eoff-roadEUROPEANCHAMPIONSHIP:MONDAY:Freepractice2WD,RegistrationandTechnicalInspectionTUESDAY:ControlledPracticeandQualifyingRounds1-3WEDNESDAY: Schedulepermitting,onehourofunofficialpracticein HeatOrderofRound4 QualifyingRounds4-5,FinalsandPrizeCeremonyTHURSDAY: Freepractice4WD,RegistrationandTechnicalInspectionFRIDAY: ControlledPracticeandQualifyingRounds1-3SATURDAY: Schedulepermitting,onehourofunofficialpracticein HeatOrderofRound4. QualifyingRounds4-5,FinalsandPrizeCeremonyTheRaceOrganisercanchangetheabovetimetableprovidinghedoessowellinadvance.ALLchangestotheScheduleoralterationstotimesofanyHeats/Finalsmustbeclearly identifiedtoallTeammanagersandOfficials inwrittenform,atleastonehourbeforesuchchangestakeplace, ifanyproceduresarebeingbroughtforward.

8.2 TIMETABLEFORGRANDPRIXMEETINGS8.2.1 ThetimetableforGrandPrixwillbelefttothediscretionoftheOrganiserstak-

ingintoconsiderationthenumberofcompetitorsineachclass.OrganisercandeterminetheTimetableforallracing

9. RACING FORMAT EFRA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND GRAND PRIX9.1 PRACTICE9.1.1 FreepracticeforE.C.eventsmustbeallowedasstatedintheconcernedtimetable.

Nopracticeorracingisallowedonthetrackfor7daysprecedingthis(seealsoGeneralrule8.1.).

9.1.2 ForallEC's:2seriesoforganisedpracticewithcarsgroupedinheatswillbeheldwithatleastoneusingtheofficialtime-keepingsystem.

9.1.3 Duringcontrolledpracticethedrivermustbepresentandhistransmitterswitchedonforcheckingradiointerference.

9.2 STARTPROCEDURE9.2.1 Therewillbeaminimumofseven(7)minutesbetweenthestartsofheats,(10)

tenfor1/12th.9.2.2 Qualifyingheats:thedelayedstartprocedure(StaggeredStart)willbeusedand

averbalstartsignal,mentioningthecarnumber,willbegivenforeachcar.CarsmuststartwhendirectedbytheStartOfficial.Carsnotstartingwhendirectedmaystartafterthelastcarhascrossedthelapcountingloop

9.2.3 Finals:Afterthe30secondssignal,carsnotontheirstartgridmustbeplacedattherearofthegrid.Anaudiblesignalgeneratedbythetimingequipmentwillbegivenafterthe"tenseconds"inarandomdelayofbetween1and5seconds.

9.2.4 Jump-starts (after 10-second signal) -front wheels crossing start line or theirmarkedstartbox-10-secondpenalty.Frontwheelscrossingthelineorboxbyone-meter:1lappenalty.Jumpstartsarenoreasonforare-start.

9.3 RESTARTPROCEDURE9.3.1 TheRaceDirectorortheAssistantDirector,inabsenceoftheracedirector,may

orderarestart.9.3.2 Intheeventofanabortedstartprocedure;racemustrestartatleastfromthe"30

seconds"beforethestart"announcement.9.3.3 Iftheraceisstoppedbeforethefirstcarhascompletedafulllapofthetrackthen

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cleared.Iftheraceisstoppedafterthefirstcarhascompletedafulllapthentheracewillbere-runataconvenienttimeallowingfortherechargingofbatteries.

9.4 QUALIFYING9.4.1 AllqualifyingHeatsandFinals1/10thwillbe5minutesandthelastlapplusthe

timetocompletethislastlapuptoamaxof40seconds.For1/12ththeracingtimeswill8minutes.

9.4.2 Qualifyingwillbebyfastesttimefor1/12th,bythe2fastesttimesaddedtogether,for1/10thOff-Roadroundbyroundsystemisused.For1/10thOn-roadseeApp.3rule9.4.2b.If the 'RoundbyRound'qualifyingmethodisused,thenumberofRoundstocountareasfollows:-SixRoundsthreetocount,FiveRoundstwotocount,FourRoundstwotocount,ThreeRoundstwotocount,TwoRoundsonetocount.LessthantwoRoundscompletedeventnullandvoid.AllotherqualifyingRoundscoreswillbediscarded.QualifyingRoundhastobecompletedforanyHeatsinthatRoundtobecounted.If the intended maximum number of Rounds cannot be completed, due toweatherorunforeseencircumstances,thenumberofRoundstocountwillfol-lowthesameformat.Fastestcompetitor(basedonlaps&time)ineachRoundwillscorezero(0)points,secondplace2points,thirdplace3points,fourthplace4pointsandsoon.Iftwo(ormore)competitorsachieveanequaltimeinanyRoundtheywillbeawardedequalpoints.ThenextcompetitornotincludedinthetiewillbeawardedpointscorrespondingtohispositionintheparticularRound.

9.4.2a 1/10TouringcarsracingunderrainingconditionsIfitisimpossibletocompleteallqualifyingheatsunderthesameweathercondi-tions,(wet,semiwetortotaldry)thefollowingrulewillbecomeeffective:

11.-20.

21.-30. Final C 3 times, best two will be counted

Final D 3 times, best two will be counted

1.-10.

Final B 3 times, best two will be counted

Final A 3 times, best two will be counted

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Beforethestartofeveryheattheracedirectorhastoannounceifitwillbeadryheatorawetheat.Theracedirectorhasalsothechanceofdeclaringthattheactuallystartedracingheatisnowrunningunderwetconditions,justaswellsasaftertheendedrac-ingheat,iftheaveragelaptimesduringtheheatare(orwere)becomingmorethan20%slower.Ifeveryqualifyroundhadatleastonedryracecycleeveryroundwillcount.Ifnotallqualifyroundshadatleastonedryracecycleonlythewetroundswillcount

9.4.2b AtthestartoftheeventonTeamManagers(onFridaymorning)meetingtheywilldecideifthequalificationswillbedeclareddryorwetbasedontheweather.a. Ifitwillbedeclareddrythenroundbyroundpointschemewillbeusedwhere

alldriverswillbeawardedpointsbasedontheirfinishagainstallothersforeachround.

b. Ifitwillbedeclaredwetthen2fastesttimeswillbeused.9.4.3 Intheeventofatiedpositionthedriverwiththesinglehighestfinishingposition

ineitherofthebesttworoundsthatcountedwillbeawardedthetie.Intheeventofacontinuingtiethenthelapsandtimesfromthebestresultinpointswillbecompared.Thedriverwiththefastestlapsandtimewillbeawardedthetie.Inthecaseofacontinuingtie,thenthetimesfromthesecondbestscoreswillbecompared.

9.4.4 WhenadriverincursapenaltywhichresultsinhistimeandthereforepointsinanyRoundbeingdisallowed,thenalldriversbelowthedisallowedpositionwillmoveuponeplace.(Intheeventthepenalizeddriverisatieonobtainedpointstheonewiththebesttimewillbelost).

9.4.5 Thequalifyingheatswillbeamaximumof10driversandwherepossibleequalnumberofdriversineach.

9.4.6 Carswillstartinonelineacrossthetrackinstaggeredstartmodeforthequalify-ingheats.

9.4.7 Duringthefirstroundofqualifying,heat-startingordercanbedeterminedbylottery,orbythedriver'sperformanceincontrolledpracticebasedonhis2bestconsecutive laps during the last round of controlled practice. During furtherrounds,heat-startingorderwillbebythesinglefastesttimeofdriversintheirheat.ThiswillapplywhethertheFastestTimeQualifyingSystemorRoundbyRoundSystemisused.

9.4.8 Inordertogivedriversanequalchanceduringqualification,organisermayre-seedthesedriversthatareobviouslywayaboveorundertheaverageintheirgroupintoamoresuitableheatwheneverpossible.

9.4.9 Offroadheatswillberuninthefollowingsequenceforthe5qualifyingrounds:Round1:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13Round2:4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,1,2,3Round3:7,8,9,10,11,12,131,2,3,4,5,6Round4:10,11,12,131,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9Round5:13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1.Onroadheatswillalwaysberunfrom1to15.

9.4.10 IfthenumberofHeatsdiffersfromtheformatdetailedin9.4.9,oriftheeventisplannedwithmore/lessRounds,asequencefollowingthisgeneralthemehastobeused.

9.4.11 Thequalifyingresultswilldeterminethecompositionofallfinalswiththetop10proceedingtothe"A"finalandsoondown.

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9.4.12 Offroad:OneroundofcontrolledpracticeusingtheofficialtimekeepingwillbeorganizedfortheAfinalists.Onroad:Acontrolledpracticewillbeapplicabletoallfinals.

9.4.13 Qualifyingresultswillbepublishedaftereachround10 FINALS10.1 Therewillbe10driversinallfinalswherepossible.Finalswillbeorganizedforall

competitors.10.2 ThewinnerdeterminedfromthecombinedAfinalswillbethechampion.IftheA

finalscannotbecompleted,theawardswillbemadebasedonthefinalQualifyingpositions.

10.3 OffRoad:The“A”finalwillberuninthreelegs.AllotherFinalswillbeoneleg.Eachraceofthemain"A"finalwillbeconsideredaseparaterace.Thefinalswillberunfromslowtofastwiththe3legsofthe"A"finalinbetween.OnRoad:Allfinalswillberunin3legsfromslowtofast.

10.4 Ifthreelegfinalsarerun,thenthebest2outof3tocount.10.5 Thewinnerofafinalgets1point;thesecondgets2pointsandsoonupto10

pointsforthe10thdriver.IntheeventofatieregardingtimeinaFinal,thepointswillbeequallyawardedtoeachdriverandthenextdrivernottyingwillbetwopointsmore.

10.6 Intheeventofatiedpositionthedriverwiththesinglehighestfinishingpositionineitherofthebest2finalsthatcountedwillbeawardedthetie.Intheeventofacontinuingtiethenthelapsandtimesfromthehighestfinishingpositionwillbecompared.Thedriverwiththefastestlapsandtimetotalwillbeawardedthetie.Inthecaseofacontinuingtie,thenthetimesfromthesecondbestpositionwillbecompared.Whensomedriversofafinaldonotrunafinal,theywillbeawardedtheremain-ingpointsntheorderoftheircarnumbers.

10.7 Cars,whichdonotpassthestart/finishlineaftertheprescribedracetime,willbeclassifiedaccordingtothenumberoflapsrecorded.The"A"finalistwiththelowestnumberofpointswillbetheEuropeanChampionorthewinnerofthegrandprix.

10.8 Allfinalresultswillbepublishedatleast10minutesbeforeprizegiving.10.9 Therewillbeawardsat least forall "A"finalists,andthewinnersofanyother

final.IfnoroundofFinal(s)arecompletedtheresultsoftheeventaretakenonqualifyingpositions.

11. TECHNICAL INSPECTION11.1 Allcarsmaybecalledfortechnicalinspectionatanytimebutmustalwaysbe

presentedforscrutinizingimmediatelyaftercompletingtheirheat,qualificationorfinal.

11.2 Failuretomeetthetechnicalruleswillresultinlossoftheconcernedheatresult.11.3 Non-complianceobviouslyresultingfromraceincidentswillnotbeaccounted

foratscrutinising11.4 After"A"finalsthecarsmustbecollectedandimpoundedbyorganiser'sstaff

("parkfermée").11.5 The motors of the top 3 finishers may be dismantled in order to check their

conformitywiththerules.11.6 Itisallowedtochangethechassisofthecar,providingthereplacementisofthe

samedesign,speficationsandmaterialastheoriginalitemthatwasregisteredpriortothestartofracing.Thenewchassishastoberegisteredandpresentedtotheauthority.

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11.6.1 Asecondchassis,preparedforwetweatherracingmaybesubmittedfortechni-calinspection.Thischassismayonlybeusedwhentheracedirectorhascalledeithertheheatorfinalasbeinga‘wetrace’.

12. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETITION CARS IN ELECTRIC CLASSES12.1 Cars must be realistic and when initially entered in the meeting have neatly

finishedandcompletebodyshells.12.2 Opencockpitcarsmusthavearealisticdriverfigurefittedinanappropriateposi-

tionatalltimeswhenracing.Thisconsistsofatleastadriver'shead/helmetandshouldbepaintedinarealisticappearance,colourandgarb.

12.3 Thebodyandchassismustbesecurelyjoinedatalltimeswhenthecarisonthetrack.Drivingonthetrackwithoutbodyisnottobeallowedatanytime.

12.4 Allcarsshallhaveidentifyingnumbersinatleastthreepositions,right,leftandonfrontofthecar.

12.5 Nocarshallbeconstructedsoastobedangerousordamagethetracksurfaceorothercompetitor'scars.

12.6 Thecarsmustallowfittingatimekeepingtransponderinasuitablepositionwiththecorrectorientation.

12.7 Anytypeofspeedcontroller,notcausinginterference'sofanykindtolapcount,computers,transmittersetc.,maybeused,butitmustbecontainedwithinthecarandnotprotrudethroughthebodyshell.

12.8 Allcarsmusthaveatransparentwindscreen.Openorpaintedwindscreensarenotallowedexceptformodelsofprototypesthatdidnothavewindscreens.

12.9 Sideorrearwindowsmustbeclear.Thedrivermayhavehisnameonthesidewindowinthesamescaleasthecar.

12.10 Openingsinthebodymustbeappropriatetothefullsizeprototype(Scoops,ventsetc.).

12.11 Wheelarchesmustbecutoutiftheprototyperanthatway.12.12 Tyresmustbeblackexceptsidewalldetailing.12.13 Openingsforwingmountorantennashallprovidenomorethan10mmclear-

ance.12.14 Definitionofawing:Awingisanadditionalitemattachedtothecar.12.15 DefinitionofaSpoiler:Aspoileristhatwhichismouldedinthebody.12.16 Spoilerandsidedamdimensionsincludethatwhichismouldedintothebody.12.17 Bumpersarenotrequired.Iffitted,bumpersmustbeconstructedsoastominimise

injurythatmayresultfrombeinghitbyacar.Theoverallwidthmaynotexceedtheoverallwidthofthefrontofthecar,includingwheels.

12.18 Wirebumpersshallbemadeofwirebetween2.5mmand4mmindiameter.Bumpersmadefromsheettypematerialshallbebetween2.5mmand6.5mmthick,withallexposededgessmoothandwell rounded.Closedcell foam(i.ePu-RIM)bumpersmaybe2cmthickRigid blade-like bumpers made of hard, non-resilient material such as metal,brittleplastic,plywood,masoniteetc.,arenotallowed.

12.19 Allweightminimaareapplicabletocarsequippedwithfixedpersonaltransponderaswellasforthoseusing(hand-out)auto-poweredtransponders.Thelateraretomatchtheminimaincludingtransponder.(whateverthetype)

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B REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC ON ROAD CLASSES 1. GENERALITIES1.1 OnCarpettracksaminimumgroundclearanceof3mm(excludingspurgear)for

1/12ismandatoryatthestartofeachheatandfinal.2. BODIES:2.1 Anynewlyhomologatedbodiesmusthavethepartnumbermouldedintothe

frontwindscreen.2.2 Bodycannotbetrimmedhigherthanlowerbodytrimlines.2.3 Noportionofchassis,wheelsandtyres,orequipmentmayextendbeyondbody

excepttotherear.(Exception-Formulacarsuspensionchassisandabbreviatedbodieswithnoenginecover).

2.4 Wheelnutsand/oraxlesmustnotprotrudemorethan1.5mmbeyondthewheels2.5 Nomorethan1.5mmofwheeloutsidediametermaybeexposedontheoutside

ofthewheel(i.e.notcoveredbythetyre).Ifwheeldiscsareusedtheyshouldbesecuredbyascreworclip.

2.6 Inallclasseswherepossible,an8thscalenumbermustinadditionbeplacedontheroofofthebody(NASCARstyle)forabsolutebestidentification.Numbersonfrontwindscreensmustbeavoided

2.7 Theorganizerswillsupplythenumbers.3. ROLL-OVER MASTS:3.1 Arollovermastmaybefitted.Ifso,itmusthaveabluntendforsafetyreasons,

terminateinaclosedloopatleast4.75mmO.D.oraballorbuttonnotlessthan8mmindiameter.

3.2 Ifarollovermastandradioantennaisfitted,theantennamustbepartofthemastalongitslength.Max.Heightfromground35cm.

4. BUMPERS 4.1 Allcarsmayrunarearbumper,whichmustbebehindreartyres.4.2 Ifused,frontbumpersmustbeflat;paralleltothegroundinalldirections.5. TYRE ADDITIVES / TRACTION IMPROVING TREATMENTS:5.1 AllTyretreatments,governedbyhealth,nuisanceandtrackdamageconsiderations

willbeatthediscretionoftheorganisersandEFRA.I.e.Normallyonlyodourlesstyrecleanersortractionadditiveswillbeallowed.

5.2 Allowableproductsforcarpetsare:CorallyTC2(Jackthegripper),LRPTopgripcarpet,OrionFoamTQ.andCSGriptyreconditioner.AllowableproductsforTarmacuse:Orionstreetjuice,JacktheGripper,TrinityTyreTweak,GMXgrip3,LRPtopgripAsphalt.

5.3 Anyotherproductcanbeaddedtothelistbyrequestandoncecheckedbysec-tionchairmanandorganiserasbeingok.

5.4 EuropeanChampionships:Alistofallowedsubstancesorproductswillbepub-lishedwiththeentryform.

5.5 It isrecommendedthatthechemicalcomponentsoftheseproductsmustbeharmlessforpeopleandenvironment.

Liabilityattheuseoftyreadditivesliesattheuserandmanufacturer.6. PARTICULAR TO 1/12th SPORTS CARS6.1 BODIES:6.1.1 BodyshellsmustbesubmittedtotheEFRABodyshellHomologationOfficerfor

approval.AlistofhomologatedbodiesmustbesentwiththedriverspackageandtotheorganisersandbeavailableontheEFRAwebsite.Thefollowingisthespecificationforapprovalof1/12PrototypeSportscarbodyshells.They should be used by the Homologation officer to enable clear and

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consistentapplicationofstandardsforfutureapprovals,Lowerbodycutlineistobeusedasthereferenceplaneforallheightdimensions.Minimumcockpitheight–Closedcockpit–55mm(Excludinganyairscoops/airboxes)Minimum cockpit width – Closed cockpit – 70mm (Measured at the point itintersectswiththesidepod)Minimumcockpitwidth-55mm(measuredatthelowerwindowline)MinimumRollbarheight–Opencockpit–55mmMaximumdistancefromDrivershelmettotopofrollbar–Opencockpit-11mmMinimumcockpitwidth–Opencockpit–65mm(Measuredatthepointitinter-sectswiththesidepod)Minimumfrontwheelarchheight–46mm(Includingvents)(measuredatapoint15mmfromedgeofbody)Minimum rear wheel arch height – 50mm (measured at a point 10mm fromedgeofbody)Maximumoverallwidth–174mmMinimumoverallwidth–168mmMax.wing/spoilerheight–65mmMax.frontoverhang(Fromcentreoffrontwheel)–70mmMax.rearoverhang(fromcentreofrearwheel)–70mmMax.lengthoverall–340mmMinimumsidepodheight–30mmThe side dam must blend fully (disappear) into the main body shape within110mmoftherearedgeofthebody/sidedam.Maxsidedamheight–72mmThebodysideforwardofthesidedammusthavearadiusededge,nolipsorupwardextensionsareacceptableBodiesmustbeareasonablerepresentationofafullsizeLMES/ALMS/LMP/WSCprototype.OpencockpitcarstohavetwinrollbarsascurrentLMES/ALMSOpencockpitcarsmusthavearepresentativedrivershelmetandcockpitopeningThenameoftheprototypemustbeusedforthehomologationprocess.Thenameoftheprototypedoesnothavetobeusedforgeneralsalesandmarketing.Onlyfinsorstrakesthatarepresentonthefullsizeprototypewillbeallowed.ThebodymustnotbecutabovethelowercutlineCut-outsintheshellwillbeallowedonlyifclearlydefinedonthefullsizeprototypeOnceHomologatedtheremustbenochangestothedesign,trimlines,detaillinesoranyfeatureofthebody.Allchangeswillrequireresubmissionforapprovalandanadditionalrevisionletteraddedtothepartnumber-Example15001A-Original-15001Bfora2ndRev.EtcThemanufacturer’sparnumbermustbeclearlymarkedontheshellalongsidethewindscreenareaBodies complying to the existing homologation will be allowed until Oct 1st2010.Allnewhomologationmustmeettheabovecriteria.

6.1.2 Wheelcut-outsmaynotbemorethan15mmlargerthantyreradius(Exception-scalesizeand/orshapewheelcut-outs).Wheelwellsmustbecutoutifthoseontheoriginalcarwerecutout.

6.1.3 Onlyonewingisallowedonthecarunlesstheactualcarhadasecondwing.Thesecondwingmustbescalewithin10%insizeandlocation.Thewingmaybenotcloserthan6.5mmtoanypartofthebodyotherthanthetailfinsorsidedams.

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6.2 MEASUREMENTSANDWEIGHTSMaximumoverallwidthofthecar:172mm(Excludingshell)Minimumweight:730grams.Wing: Maximum width: 172 mm, the wingprofile has to fit in a rectangle of 52mm(height)x26mmSpoilers: Max. Spoiler height: 25 mm, maxlength35mm.Thesedimensionsincludethemouldedinportionsofthebody,theuseofagurneyflaptoextendthewinglengthisacceptable.Bumper:Mayextend6.5mmbeyondsideofbodyorto172mmwhicheverisless.Mayextend13mmforwardofbody,butinsameshapeasbody.Wheelrimdiameter:Minimum29mmandMaximum38mm.(Includingallnon-rubberpartsofthewheelandtyre).

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6.3 TYRES6.3.1 Alltyresizesapplyatthestartoftherace.6.3.2 TyresMinimumwidth13mm.Maximumwidth40mm.Thetyrewidthismeasured

atthewidestpartofthetreadorsidewall.6.3.3 Anytyrediameterswillbeallowed.Thediametermustbemaintainedoverat

leasttheminimumwidthofthetyre.6.3.4 Eachtyreonthecarmustonlybeconstructedfrom1compound(shorerating/

density)offoamrubber.6.3.5 Tyresmustnotbewetorgreasyfromadditiveatthestartofaheatorfinal.6.3.6 TechnicalInspectioncandemandtocheckthetyrespriortoeachstart7. PARTICULAR TO 1:10 ELECTRIC SALOON CARS7.1 BODIES:7.1.1 Onlybodiesthatcomplytothebodyguidelinefor1:10electrictouringcarbodies

asperdrawingsinthishandbookofrealtouringcarsthathaveaminimumlengthof4200mmintheoriginalcarareallowed.NoGTorSportscarbodiesallowed.AllTouringcarbodyshellstobesubmittedtotheEFRABodyshellHomologationofficerforapproval.

7.1.2 Bodiesarenottobecutabovethebottomlineoftherearbumper.7.1.3 Awingmaybefittedtotherearofthebodybutnotontherooforabovethe

roofline.7.1.4 Thewingmayoverhangtherearofthebodyofthecarby10mm.7.2 MEASUREMENTSANDWEIGHTS

Maximumoverallwidth(withbody) 200mmMaximumoverallwidth(withoutbody) 190mmMinimumheight(totopoftheroof ) 115mm(readytorun)Maximumwheelbase 270mmMinimumweight 1350gramWing: maximum width 190 mm.The wing profile has to fit in a rectangle of25mm(height)x40Maximumwheelrimdiameter(excl.ribs) 50mmTheuseofmultiple-speedtransmissions(gearboxes)andslipperclutchesisnotallowed.All cars must have independent suspension operating on all four wheels (noPRO10carsallowed).Onlyafixedsingleratiotransmissionisallowedanditmaynotincludeamechanicaldevice/sbetweenthedrivemotoroutputandthegearboxinputforthepurposesofcontrollingtorque(e.g.slipperclutches).

7.3 TYRES7.3.1. Onlymouldedtyresareallowed(nospongetyres).

Maximumtyrewidth 26mmMinimumtyrewidth 18mm

7.3.2. AtEC'sitisonlyallowedtousethetyresthatwereagreedbythesectionmeetingattheEFRAAGMtogetherwiththeraceorganiser(raceorganiserwillmaketheirrecommendation).Fordryweatherracingtherewillbeasinglecontrolslicktyrewithinsertandwillcomepre-gluedtothewheel(insert,tyreandwheeltobesameforalldrivers)andcommerciallyavailableviamodel/hobbyshops.Forwet/dampconditionstherewillalsobeapre-gluedcontrolsetoftyres.ForuseattheEC,thetyresmustbeboughtfromtheorganiser.Foreachcompetitortheremustbeatleast1setofdryandwetweathertyresavailabletobeboughtforpracticeattheEC.

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PricefixedforeachECeventat100Efor5dryweathersets,thispriceonlyfortiresusedatevent.

7.3.3. 5setsof4dryweathertyresareallowedforqualifying,andanadditional3setsof4dryweathertyresareallowedforAfinals.Alllowerfinalsonlyoneadditionalsetofdryweathertyres.1setof4wetweathertyresareallowedtobeusedforbothqualifyingandfinals.

7.3.4. Tyresfromqualifyingmaybeusedinthefinals7.3.5. Forwet/dampconditionsatreadedtyremaybeusedbutonlywhentheRace

Directorgiveshispermission.Thistreadedwettyredoesnotformpartofthelimitednumberofsets.

7.3.6. Tyres/wheelsmaynotbemodified.Changingoftiresbetweendriversisnotal-lowed.DriversmusthavetheirwheelsandtyresmarkedbyTechnicalInspectionandthismarkingcanbedoneatanytime.

7.3.7. The Technical Inspector must mark wheels/tyres before being presented toTechnicalInspectionforqualifyingheatsandfinals.

7.3.8. Unmarkedwheels/tyresmaynotbeusedonthecarduringqualifyingheatsandfinalsbutareallowedforpractice.

7.3.9. TechnicalInspectionshallberesponsibleforrecordingthenumberoftyresusedbyeachdriver.

7.3.10. Noextrasetsareallowedforare-runofaheat.7.3.11. Allsetoftyresforqualificationhavetobereturnedbythedriverbytheendof

eachqualificationdaytotheorganizer(tyreimpound).Notreturningthetyresintheannouncedtimebytheorganizerwillbepunishedwiththelostofthebestheat.Thenotreturnedsetoftyreshavetobecheckedandreleasedforfurtherusebythetechnicalinspection.

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C PARTICULARS for 1/10 OFF ROAD 1. GENERALITIES: 1.1 Cars entered for off-road competitions should be reasonable representations

ofthestyleoffullsizecarsgenerallyacceptedasbeingsuitableforrally-cross,rallyingordesertracing.

1.2 Therearetwoclassesofcars:2WDand4WD.Bothmustberunanddriversareallowedtoenterbothclasses.

1.3 Allopengearsmustbeenclosedorprotectedsoastopreventinjuries.1.4 Anymodificationtothecarisallowed.1.5 Adifferentialmayincludeamechanismforapportioningtorqueovertheaxle/s

(e.g.limitedslipdifferential).Thismechanismmustonlybecapableofadjustmentmanuallywhilstthecarisstationary

2 MEASUREMENTS AND WEIGHTS: Maximumoveralllength: 460mmMaximumoverallwidth:250mm(Atanypointofsuspension travel)Maximumoverallheight: 200mm(tobemeasuredwiththe suspensionfullycompressed)Minimumweight2WDcars: 1.474gramMinimumweight4WDcars: 1.588gramMaximumsizeofrearwing: 220mmwide,thewingprofilehastofit ina80mmx80mmrectangleMaximumsizeofwingside-dam: Anyside-damhastofitan80mmx 80mmrectangleMaximumoveralldiameterofwheel&tyre: 90mmMeasuringequipmentforwidth,lengthandheightshouldbeconstructedpref-erablyfrommetaloralternativelyhighqualityboard.Thematerialswillbeofsuitablethicknesstoeliminateanydistortion.Designoftheequipmenttoallowallpointsofthecartobemeasured.

3 TYRES3.1 GrandPrix:Anycombinationofcommerciallyavailable1/10thscalewheelsand

tyresmaybeused.3.2 EuropeanChampionships:Theorganizerwillpropose1typeoftyreforeachof

thedrivenaxlesfor2WDand4WD(2WDand4WDdonothavetobethesametypeoftyre).Themanufacturerandfulldescriptionofthetyreschosenmustbegiven,butthereremainsfreechoiceofcompound.TheproposedtyrechoicewillberatifiedattheEFRAsectionAGMpriortotheECandprovidedalwaysthatthechosentyresarecommerciallyavailablethroughouttheEFRANations.Themanufacturer(s)ofthechosentyreswillbenotifiedwhichspecifictyrehasbeenchosenassoonasthedecisionisfinalised.

3.3 Nometalorhardplasticmaybeusedforspikes3.4 Modificationstotyreconstructionandtreadpatternsareallowed.'CutandShut'

ispermittedatGrandPrixonlyandevensoifthepartsofoneormoredifferenttyresaregluedtogether,providedalwaysthattheconstituentpartsareallrec-ognisableascomingfromcommerciallyavailable1/10thscaletyres.

3.5 Nospongeorfoamtyresareallowedexceptforfoaminsertscompletelyenclosedwithinthesidewalls.

3.6 Notyreadditivesotherthanwaterareallowed,insideoroutsideofanytyre.

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4 RAIN PROCEDURE for QUALIFYING4.1 TheRaceDirectorandtheRefereesarejointlyresponsibleforthedecisiontostop

racingintheeventofadverseweatherconditions.4.2 WhenRacingissuspendedaspertheruleabove,thenracingwillrecommence,

whenweatherpermits,withtheheatthatwasnexttoberunpriortotheinter-ruption.

4.3 EveryeffortshouldbemadebytheRaceDirectorstomakenecessaryrepairstotheracingsurfacepriortorecommencementofracing.

5 Bodyshellholes/vents:Thefrontandrearendsoftheshellmustretainsomeoftheoriginalprofileofthetwoendsoftheshell.Frontandrearfacingareaswithinthebodyshellsurfacewhichare'marked'withtheintentionofremovaltoform”airscoops/vents“areallowedtoberemoved.Ifno”marked“airscoops/ventsaredesignedintheoriginalmouldtoassistairflowtothemotororESC,thenmaterialmayberemovedtoamaximumof10mm.inanydirectionwithinamaximumsquareareaofdevelopedsize30mmx30mm,intwoplacesonly.Windowsarenotallowedtoberemovedorincludeholes,otherthanforthepurposeoftheantenna.