FALL BURNOUT 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013
At Hank's Eagle Raceway, a 1/64 scale 1/4 mile Wizzard drag strip, 32' overall length.
Doors open 8 AM, Qualifying at 11 AM.
Pit Passes are $5 and entry fee for each car in each class is $2. Limit two cars per class.
Classes:
1) TJ/S - 100% stock T-Jet copper bottom chassis, original axles, stock 16 ohm untrued, unbalanced arms only. Narrow original stock wheels and tires. NO hotrod or truck wheels or tires. No wheelie bars or any anti-lift devices. Original stock copper pickup shoes and pickup shoe springs. Copper brushes, no springs. NO added weight to chassis or bodies. Any injection-molded hard plastic screw mounted bodies allowed. NO resin, vacuum-formed, cardboard, or paper bodies. Minimum weight 18 grams, maximum weight 21 grams.
2) TJ/PS Pro Stock - T-Jet original copper bottom chassis. Stock 16 ohm unbalanced arms only. Narrow double-flanged wheels (plastic, brass, aluminum, or steel) and stock width slip-on silicone tires allowed. Original copper pickup shoes and pickup shoe springs. Copper brushes, no springs. NO braids or shunts. Wheelie bars allowed. Hard plastic injection-molded and resin cast, screw-mounted bodies allowed. NO vacuum-formed, cardboard, or paper bodies. Minimum weight 18 grams, maximum weight 22 grams.
3) TJ/M - T-Jet modified. Modifications are 5.5 ohm armature. Any ceramic magnet allowed. One traction magnet, any motor brushes (no springs), any gears, any wheel and tire combination. Weighted front wheels allowed. No braids or shunts. Copper or silver chassis allowed. NO QUADS. Now including Johnny Lightning and Auto World Ultra-G chassis. Minimum weight 20 grams, maximum weight 25 grams.
4) AFX/S AFX & Magna-Traction - Stock armature, per chassis (i.e. 14.5-ohm for Magna-Traction, 5.5 ohm for non-Magna-Traction). Slip-on silicone tires of stock diameter. O-rings may be substituted for front tires. Stock brushes per chassis, no springs. Stock magnets according to specific chassis. Johnny Lightning and Auto World cars allowed. Ultra-Gs permitted with traction magnets removed. Minimum weight 20 grams, maximum weight 25 grams.
5) AFX/M - A/FX modified 5.5 ohm armature allowed. Any ceramic magnet allowed. One (1) traction magnet, any motor brushes (no springs), gears, wheels, and tires. No braids or shunts. UltraG chassis allowed. Minimum weight 21 grams.
6 ) 4GS&D - Specialty/4-Gear Stock and Dragster. Stock armature and magnets per chassis. Slip-on silicone tires. Brushes per chassis, no springs. Auto World chassis allowed with traction magnets REMOVED. Minimum weight 21 grams, maximum weight 26 grams.
7) P/PM - Pancake Pro Mod. Any chassis that has three (3) or four (4) gears on top plate allowed. Any armature allowed that ohms no lower than 3.5 ohms. Polymer motor magnets allowed. Pickup shoe braids and shunts allowed. Traction magnets allowed, max of two (2). Any motor brushes (springs permitted,) gears, wheels, and tires allowed. Any plastic body allowed. All other mods OK. Minimum weight 21 grams.
8) I/S - Inline Stock This includes any inline car readily available with a stock motor, magnets, and gearing. Slip-on silicone tires allowed. Tyco, Tomy, AFX, Lifelike, etc. NO Wizzard or SlotTech cars. Minimum weight 18 grams
T/JS body must be hard plastic and mount using original mounting screw holes in chassis. Other classes may use resin cast and hard plastic bodies that are securely mounted to chassis.
General Rules: in staying with an agreed nature of drag strip and street drag racing; Formula, Indy and Can-Am bodies are disallowed. Cars should be kept to a reasonable width, usually accepting width restrictions of 1-5/16 (1.3125) inches. Wheelie bars should be limited to length of 2.5 inches. No testing once racing begins with exceptions decided by Hank or Scott. Wheelie bars are permitted in all classes EXCEPT TJ/S 100% stock tjet.
Location:
Blue Comet MC
4042 Mensch Road
Skippack, PA 19473
The club is located in Skippack, PA, near the intersection of Routes 113 & 73.
* From Rt 202, take Rt 73 (Skippack Pike) West for 7.6 miles to Rt 113 South .7 miles to Mensch Road (first left after Skippack firehouse). After left on Mensch, go one half mile to clubhouse on right.
* From Rt 422, take Collegeville exit to Rt 29 North. Go 4.7 miles to Rt 113 North, then 2.9 miles to Mensch Road. Turn right on Mensch, go one half mile to clubhouse on right.
Here's some links to photos of prior races at Hank's Eagle Raceway:
Fun Run 2012
Spring Race
Hank's Fall Brawl 2011
Hank's Fall Shootout 2011
The tech table
