Scale Off Road RC Association (SORRCA)

La Scale Off Road RC Association (SORRCA) a créée un règlement très intéressant à destination des Rencontres Scales.


Un petit extrait:


Tire Modification:
• Class-1 Street: No external tire modification is allowed.
• Class-2 Trail: Tire lugs may be removed, siped, grooved and/or trimmed.
• Class-3 Modified: Tire modifications are permitted, as long as the tire is no larger than 5.75" in diameter measured off the vehicle laying on its side, and all tire parts are from a legal scale tire.


Class 1 - Description:
• AKA: Street. A street legal off-road vehicle that you would drive to work or the trail head and outfit like an expedition vehicle such as the Camel Trophy truck D90 rigs.

Class 1 - Details:
• Vehicle must utilize a Chassis Mounted Steering (CMS) setup.
• Vehicle must have a windshield that fills the entire windshield frame.
• Full width bumpers are required on the front and rear of the vehicle. Bumpers that are molded into the body qualify. A rear bumper is not required on a flatbed, but adding one to the flatbed will gain the additional scale points. (Bumpers are measured from the outsides and must be the width of your windshield).
• The vehicles body must be mostly intact. Only mild trimming is allowed, such as removing: flairs, trim, molding & a hardtop. If the hardtop is removed, a full interior is required.
• Any removal of material from behind the front wheel well (except trim/molding) is considered a boat side.
• Bobbing a truck bed is allowed, but must follow all body specs.
• Sliders must run parallel to the factory rocker bottom.
• The tread of the tires cannot extend outside of the wheel wells more then 1/2 of the tread width, flairs can be added to reach min. spec.
• Vehicle must run a full length rail chassis (The rail chassis must be as long as the vehicles wheelbase)(Tamiya CC-01 chassis are allowed).
• Truggies are not allowed, flatbeds with full length rail chassis are allowed. The bed must be as wide as the cab the entire length of the bed. Cab only not allowed.
• Tires can never extend beyond the body’s bumpers or the rear of any truck bed. (Any stingers, fairleads, shackles, bolts, etc. are not considered part of a bumper when determining this.)
• 106mm / 4.19" Max tire size including spares.
• Gates will be a minimum of 11" wide (so mind your width).



Class 2 - Description:
• AKA: Trail. A stock vehicle that has been modified to become a capable trail rated rig and is not necessarily street legal.

Class 2 - Details:
• Body/cage work must be at least 4.5" tall (including boat sides) and the inside of the front tires cannot extend outside of the width of the cab at the doors.
• A front bumper is required and must be mounted to the vehicle's rail chassis and must be wider than the outside of the chassis rails (chassis cross rails do not count as bumpers).
• You must run a full rail chassis, and the chassis (including bumpers) must be 3" longer than the wheelbase (this includes a chassis with a truggy rear frame).
• Truggies are allowed, but you must replace the ladder frame behind the cab with tube, and the truggy rails must extend past the rear axle pumpkin to be legal. The bed must have a roll bar hoop and integrated shock mounts. It also must be a structural part of the rear of the vehicle. (If your bed does not meet ALL of the preceding criteria, it does not count as a truggy bed).
• Flatbeds that run the full length of the rail chassis are allowed. The bed must be as wide as the cab the entire length of the bed.
• 2 of the 3 following modifications are allowed:
• Dovetailing the rear *a truggy/tube bed that is narrower than the cab counts as a dovetail* (1/2 the width of the widest part of the cab).
• Boat sides (no more than 1.25" measured vertically from the bottom of the skid).
• Pinching the front (2/3 the width of the widest part of the cab).
• 120mm / 4.75" max tire size with a 2.2 max rim size including spare.
• Gates will be a minimum of 12" wide (so mind your width).


Scale Points:
Scale points are to be awarded at 50% of a vehicles total value (rounded down if necessary) for an average 10 gate course.
Minimum/Maximum values are to be determined by the event organizers or local clubs.
*No items can be counted more than once unless noted otherwise*
Tube bed OR flatbed:
Metal -3, plastic -1
Bed mounted headache rack or roll bar:
Metal -2, plastic -1
Truggy/back halved truck:
Metal -4, plastic -2
• Must replace the ladder frame behind the cab with tube, and must extend past the rear axle pumpkin to be legal.
• The bed must have a roll bar hoop and integrated shock mounts. It also must be a structural part of the rear of the vehicle.
• (If your bed does not meet ALL of the preceding criteria, it does not count as a truggy bed).
• Tube bed, roll bar, shock mount points not available in addition to truggy bed points.
Tuber:
Metal -8, plastic -4
• A tuber consists of a complete body structure where the front, cab, and rear sections are comprised entirely of structural tube work.
• Tube bed, roll bar, internal cage, and shock mount points not available in addition to tuber points.
Interior cage or exo-cage:
Metal -3, plastic -1 (Per row of seats or area where seats would be).
• Cage must have down bars and cross bars in front and behind each row.
• Cage must be a rigid material of at least 1/8” diameter that is permanently brazed, welded, soldered or mechanically fastened together, to create a single unit.
• Cage must be affixed to a rigid floor board, fender well, slider, bumper or structural part of the chassis.
• A vehicle interior is required to receive cage points.
• Not available to tubers.
Metal Accessories (Sliders, Bumpers, Shock Mounts):
• Must be made from a rigid material.
• Tube must be 1/8” diameter or more.
• Flat plate may be any thickness with a minimum of 1/2”. IE, it can be bent but 2 measured sides added together must equal at least 1/2”.
• Smaller materials may be used but will not count towards points.
Sliders:
Metal -3, plastic -1
• Must be on both sides
• Must be within 1/2" of each wheel well, or to the back of the cab on trucks.
• Must be mechanically fastened, welded or brazed to the chassis OR to a Hard Body.
Bumpers:
Metal -3 each, plastic -1 each
• Must be chassis mounted and separate from the body
Stinger/grill guard: -1
Fabricated 3D Shock Mounts:
-1 (per pair)
• Metal AND brazed or welded to chassis
Body:
Hard body:
Full -12, cab -6
• Hardbodies can be injection molded or hand made from styrene or metal.
• They can also be 3D printed or vacuum formed but must have a finished thickness of .060 with these processes to receive hardbody points.
Drop bed :
-3
• Must be a minimum of 1.25" deep from top of bed sides to top of entire floor. Wheel wells must be realistic size.
Custom built hard body:
Full body -4, Cab -2 (in addition to hard body points)
• MUST meet this criteria: Must have 3-dimensional body panels that cover the chassis (not flat panels that bolt in between visible tube work).
• Must resemble a known 1:1 body.
• Must be hand formed and fabricated from metal or other rigid material.
• Inner fender wells: -1 per pair
• Rigid flat metal/plastic body panels -1
Exterior roof rack/light bar: (may only choose one)
Roof rack:
Metal -2, plastic -1
Roof top light bar:
Metal -1
Interior:
Full interior:
Single seat -3, 2 seat (or bench) -4, 4 seat -5.
• A full interior must include these separate 3D pieces: seat, dash, steering wheel and complete floor. The interior must be deep enough for a scale figure from the knees up. *An SUV cargo area gets an extra -1
Full Interior Driver/Passenger (1 passenger maximum): Complete Figure -4, Knees Up -3, Torso Up -2, Head with arms -1
• Figures must be human, scale sized adult figures. A complete figure must be a minimum of 5 1/2" tall, and all partial figures shall be of similar scale to a complete figure.
• Any interior that is vacuum formed to include driver figure(s) will receive interior cover points only.
Interior cover (does not meet all the above specs for full interior):
1 seat -1, 2 seats -2, 4 seats -3.
• A driver gets an additional -1. No points for passengers.
Suspension, Drivetrain and Steering:
Leaf Springs:
-3 single axle / -7 both
• Must support vehicles weight, No external shock springs
Multiple axles:
3 driven axles -3, 4 (or more) driven axles -5
Chassis mounted steering servo:
-5 (front) -2 (rear) *rear= Class 3 only*
Functioning transfer case:
-4.
3D engine:
-4
• Must be in a reasonable location and appear to be powering the drivetrain of the vehicle
Realistic exterior items: Max -6 pts
-1 Each
• Items that are non-functional but you would see on a trail truck.
• Examples: Fuel cell, exhaust, jerry can, hubs on all wheels, steering stabilizer, disc/drum brakes on all wheels, mirrors(2), wipers(2), antenna, license plate, first aid, extinguisher, trail tools, Hi-lift jack, etc.
Functional items: Max -8
-1 Each (*unless otherwise noted)
• Functional Items found on a trail vehicle
• Tow strap, -D-ring, Pull Pal, sand ladder, hitch, opening doors and hood, spare tire mount, etc.
*Headlights (2) and taillights (2): -2
*Winch: -2 front, -2 rear (max -4)
Full size spare tire:
-3
• Must remain a functional item (mounted to a rim).
• Must still be within 1/4" width & height of the drive tires



Je trouve certains points très intéressants.


Cela évite, par exemple, qu'un vrai Scale soit pénalisé (passage de portes) par rapport à une simple carro lexan posée sur un châssis.

D'ailleurs, une carro lexan sans rétroviseurs, posée sur un châssis sans pare-chocs.... n'est pas considéré comme un Scale.


Lien vers le règlement complet: http://sorrca.com/rules/2017Rules.pdf

 

Pour les grandes lignes.


Description des classes:

Classe 1 "Street"
• Véhicule tout-terrain de série que vous pourriez conduire pour aller au travail.

Classe 2 "Trail"
• Véhicule tout-terrain de série qui a été modifié et qui n'est pas nécessairement homologué pour la route.

Classe 3 "Modified"
• Véhicule tout-terrain construit à partir de zéro et qui peut être vue dans des événements comme le Top Truck Challenge ou King of The Hammers (courses hors routes).


Lorsque l'on fait un parcours Scale avec des portes à passer, tout le monde devrait partir avec zéro point.

À chaque porte touchée ou non franchie, il y a des pénalités. Idem si l'on touche son véhicule pour le remettre en place.

Au final, celui qui a le moins de points à gagner.

Avec ce règlement, adopté par certains rassemblements et clubs aux Usa, les véhicules passent un contrôle avant la course afin de valider la classe dans laquelle ils courent.

De plus, si le scale possède des rétros, des pare-chocs Av et/ou Ar , des passages de roues, des sliders, une galerie, une roue de secours, un habitacle avec ou sans conducteur, le pilote se voit crédité de points négatifs.


Pour faire court:
- le véhicule qui n'est pas réaliste partira avec 0 point
- le véhicule ultra scale partira avec -15 points
- le crawler caché sous une carro lexan: out

 

Un petit tableau pour les points de contrôle avant départ:

SORRCA.com

 

Je pense que c'est une bonne chose.


On n'est pas obligé d'appliquer ce règlement à la lettre mais le principe est très intéressant.