The HOCWNN has an extensive rule set with the fray class based on the Ferndale Fray rules and others based on national HOPRA rules. Other classes are our own.
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Rules for the H.O. Club With No Name
Revised 2020-07-23
1.0 CLUB DESCRIPTION
1.1 The mission of the HO Racing Club with No Name is to provide reasonably priced HO slot car racing competition.
1.2 Events are scheduled on Saturdays from late fall through early spring.
1.3 Each event consists of three different races with race class and body theme chosen by the event host.
1.4 Although most tracks are located in club members’ homes, racers do not need to own a track to participate. A track owner is not required to be a race host.
1.5 Racing is for fun and the joy of competition. No race or club fees will be collected, no cash or merchandise prizes will be awarded, and standings will not be kept.
1.6 Participation and membership in HOCWNN are by invitation only. HOCWNN is not open to the public.
2.0 EVENT RULES
2.1 Standard racing times are Saturday 9:30 AM practice, 11:00 AM first qualifier, last race ends before 7:00 PM.
2.2 The RC racing format will be used at all events. Racers will be seeded into the A, B, C, etc. mains based on qualifying races, but finishing order is determined solely on laps completed in the main (i.e. you can win the race by completing the most laps even if you’re not in the A main). Qualifier heat length is typically two minutes, main heat length is typically three minutes.
2.3 Race classes must be organized as follows: Class 1 Qualifying, Class 1 Mains; Class 2 Qualifying, Class 2 Mains, Class 3 Qualifying, Class 3 Mains.
2.4 Timed heats with lane rotation is preferred for all races. The round robin format may be used for races when the racer count is not an even multiple of the number of lanes. There will be no move-ups.
2.5 The same car must be raced in the qualifying race and in the main race. Tires, wheels, axles, spacers, gears, gearplate, gear plate clamp, bulkhead(s), armature, end bell assemblies, motor brushes, motor brush springs, pickups, pickup springs, and guide pin may be replaced at any time. Motor magnets, traction magnets, chassis component, and body must not be replaced after the start of the first main.
3.0 ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 RACERS
3.1.1 Racers must not use vulgar or profane language, or act in an unsportsmanlike or violent manner.
3.1.2 HOCWNN members in good standing (the A list) are invited to all club events.
3.1.3 Members must respond to each invitation with their intent to race (yes, no, or maybe) before 11:59 PM Thursday before race day. The third time a member fails to respond, he will be removed from the A list.
3.1.4 Each racer is responsible for proving the legality of his car.
3.1.5 Each racer is responsible for disassembly of his own car when so directed by a tech inspector.
3.2 MARSHALS
3.2.1 Marshals must stand while marshalling to provide the fastest possible response time.
3.3 EVENT HOST
3.3.1 The event host must serve as race director or appoint someone to serve as race director. Host duties include selecting race classes and body themes, providing race invitation or race class and body theme information to the club servant for distribution, providing lunch, and publishing or asking someone to publish a race report with results for each class.
3.3.2 Only the event host may invite guests to his race. Members may ask the host to invite a guest racer.
3.4 RACE DIRECTOR
3.4.1 The race director must organize the event so that racing ends by 7:00 PM.
3.4.2 The race director must resolve all race issues as they occur.
3.4.3 The race director may grant a track call for the following: debris on the track, simultaneous body/chassis separation for two or more cars, car inaccessible to marshals, marshal damage to car, inconsistent track power, inconsistencies with guide slot or rail.
3.4.4 The race director must not grant a track call for the following: one body separated from a chassis, controller incorrectly connected.
3.5 TECHNICAL INSPECTOR
3.5.1 Technical inspectors must be knowledgeable, and ensure that vehicles used in competition comply with all rules.
3.5.2 Complete teardowns must be used only when requested by at least three club members.
3.5.3 Tech inspectors must be appointed at the annual rules meeting.
3.5.4 The 2020-2021 tech inspectors are Kevin Marcy and Jim Rumph.
3.5.5 Tech inspectors must use care to prevent damage to a racer’s car or controller during any inspection.
3.6 CLUB SERVANT
3.6.1 The club servant must email race invitations to all A list members approximately two weeks before each event, email a race reminder approximately one week before each event, and maintain and communicate the expected attendance in advance of each race.
3.6.2 At races where a tech inspector is not present, the club servant shall carry out the duties of tech inspector.
3.6.3 The club servant shall conduct a rules meeting at the last race of each season to discuss and potentially adopt changes to the HOCWNN rules.
3.6.4 To limit the time required for the rules meeting, the club servant shall solicit topics for discussion or rules changes prior to the rules meeting so that an agenda may be prepared and followed to limit the time required. Members may bring their proposed changes in writing. The club servant shall facilitate the rules meeting and try to reach consensus for changes. Voting will be used only as a last resort.
3.6.5 The club servant must rewrite and distribute the rules draft within a week of the rules meeting. Final approval will be via email. If that cannot be achieved, the remaining items will be addressed at the first race of the next season. No rules changes will be made during the race season.
3.6.6 Any member may ask the club servant to confidentially inspect another racer’s car. The inspection will be handled discretely and is recommended as a way to avoid confrontation and hard feelings. A group of three members may also request a teardown if they prefer.
