The only tires allowed are PROTOform VTA Rear Tires (31mm) - #10139-00 and PROTOform VTA Front Tires (26mm) - #10140-00, using stock tire inserts provided with tire and any HPI or Protoform Vintage wheels designed to fit these tires. All other tires and/or part numbers are illegal.  Wheels and tires designated as "front" must be used as front tires/wheels, "rear" wheels/tires must used as rears. Five or Eight spoke wheels available in various colors. 0mm offset front wheels and 6mm offset rear wheels are intended for 26mm width fronts and 31mm width rear tires. HPI 8-spoke Vintage wheels from #3805 through #3814, 5-spoke Vintage wheels from #3815 through #3822 and Vintage stock car wheels from #3854 through #3860, Vintage Wheel CC Type #33472 and #33473, Vintage Wheel DTP Type #33474 and #33475 are all legal wheels. Protoform wheels 2766-03, 2766-04, 2765-03, 2765-04 are all legal wheels. Grinding of tire tread is NOT permitted. Sanding of mold seam to remove seam is allowed. Tire traction compounds are at the discretion of the track. No other altering, changing or softening of the tire is allowed. Tires may not be belted or changed to prevent "ballooning". No "double stuffing" of foam inserts allowed—only single stock vintage tire inserts are allowed. All decisions of the race promoter or track owner are final.

V.  Bodies 
  **Some good examples of just about all of these short track stock-car bodies will be on the "Photos" page.

  Bodies must be 1955-1985 full-fendered stock car “Street Stock/Bomber/Thunder Car”-type body.  Legal bodies are the following:

 

RJSpeed/RC Car Kings - www.rccarkings.com

‘71 Mercury Cyclone P/N #1034 (available on www.rjspeed.com)  

'55 Chevy "Sportsman" P/N #RJS1051

'68 Chevy Camaro SS P/N #BOL2112 (7.6" wide)

'65 Ford Mustang Shelby GT P/N #2113 (7.6" wide)

'68 Chevy Chevelle P/N #BOL2213

'69 Dodge Charger P/N #BOL2257

'68 Chevy Camaro P/N #BOL2262 (8" wide)

'65 Ford Mustang Shelby GT P/N #BOL2263 (8" wide)

'64 Chevy Impala P/N #BOL2264

'69 Ford Torino Talladega P/N #BOL2265

'70 Chevy Nova SS P/N #BOL2278

'72 Chevy Monte Carlo P/N #BOL2286

'70 Plymouth Superbird (with wing) P/N #BOL2287

'67 Chevy Camaro P/N #BOL2371 (9" wide)

'65 Ford Mustang Shelby GT P/N #BOL2374

'55 Chevy Bel-Air P/N #BOL2382

'78 Pontiac Trans-Am P/N #RAE719

 

WindTunnel Racing Products - http://www.windtunnelracingproducts.com/ 

’83-’85 ASA Pontiac Firebird Late Model P/N #WT2392

 

McAllister Racing - http://www.mcallisterracing.com/racing/

’74-’81 Camaro Street Stock P/N #264

’70 Ford Mustang Street Stock P/N #136

’70 Plymouth Barracuda Street Stock P/N #134

’83-’85 Pontiac Firebird Street Stock P/N #256

’57 Ford Bomber P/N #181

’55 Chevy Bomber P/N #182

'78 Camaro IROC P/N #275

'59 Plymouth P/N #292

'69 Charger P/N #290

'85 Monte Carlo P/N #268

'70 Pontiac Firebird P/N #295

'70 1/2 Chevy Camaro P/N #304

'68 Mercury Cougar P/N #305

 

HPI Racing - http://www.hpiracing.com/home/

1965 Ford Shelby GT-350 Mustang (200mm) P/N #17508

1966 Ford Mustang GT (200mm) P/N #17519

1968 Chevy Camaro (200mm) P/N #7494

1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am (200mm) P/N #107201

1970 Dodge Challenger (200mm) P/N #1015106

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (200mm) P/N #17546

1969 Chevy Camaro (200mm) P/N #17531

1966 Ford Mustang Coupe (200mm) P/N #104926

1978 Pontiac Trans-Am (200mm) P/N #107201

Custom Works R/C - http://www.customworksrc.com

ASA/IROC Camaro P/N #9002

Parma/PSE - http://www.parmapse.com/

’61 Chevy Impala P/N #PA10196 (Parma)

’70 Ford Boss Mustang P/N #PA10141 (Parma)

’57 Chevy P/N #PA10162 (Parma)

’70 Barracuda P/N #PA10113 (Parma)

 

Speedy's Racing Parts - http://www.speedysracingparts.com/RC_Racing_Bodies.htm

’74-’81 Camaro Street Stock P/N #MCA-264 (McAllister)

‘70 Plymouth Barracuda Street Stock P/N #134 (McAllister)

‘70 Ford Mustang Street Stock P/N #136 (McAllister)

’57 Ford Bomber P/N #MCA-181 (McAllister)

’55 Chevy Bomber P/N #MCA-182 (McAllister)

’68 Chevy Chevelle P/N #BL2213 (old BoLink P/N)

’69 Dodge Charger P/N #BL2257 (old BoLink P/N)

’68 Chevy Camaro P/N #BL2262 (old BoLink P/N)

’65 Ford Mustang P/N #BL2263 (190mm) (old BoLink P/N)

’64 Chevy Impala P/N #BL2264 (old BoLink P/N)

’70 Chevy Nova P/N #BL2278 (old BoLink P/N)

’69 Ford Torino Talladega/Mercury Cyclone Spoiler P/N #BL2265 (old BoLink P/N)

’72 Chevy Monte Carlo P/N #BL2286 (old BoLink P/N)

’70 Plymouth Superbird P/N #BL2287 (old BoLink P/N)

 

A-Main Hobbies/Pegasus Hobbies - http://www.amainhobbies.com/index.ph...filter_mfr/325

’70 1/2 Camaro PGH4001

’70 Mustang PGH4002

’70 Barracuda PGH4003

 

ProtoForm - http://racepf.com/vintage-trans-am/j71-clear-body/

’70 AMC Javelin P/N 1526-00

'71 Firebird P/N 1535-30

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Body must remain intact with following exceptions:

•  Side and rear windows may be cut out.  Front windshield must remain intact.
•  All four fenders must remain on body.  No “open-wheel” style bodies.
•  Rear of body must remain fully intact, cut along bottom of rear bumper mold line.
•  No rear spoiler/wing with exception of body-molded spoiler (on HPI bodies, may attach spoiler that comes with body) or addition of manufacturer-supplied spoiler.  Maximum height measured from rear decklid: 1/2”
•  Car numbers must be painted/decaled on doors and roof.  Three-digit numbers OK; letters may be used in “number” (such as “K2”, “4x”, “A1”, “III”, “007”, etc.).
•   If a “sponsor” is painted or decaled on car, must be similar to a “local” type sponsor, such as a body shop, bar, etc.  No “large corporate” sponsors like Budweiser, Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc.  Car must represent some type of short track “local”-looking car.  Doesn’t have to be a “real” car; we just want to present the short-track feel to R/C racing. 

VI.  Weight:

• Minimum 1425g in race-ready trim (battery installed/plugged in).
• Cars will be weighed BEFORE being permitted on track prior to each race.
•  Top three cars will be weighed AFTER any main event.

VII.  Tech:

• Top three cars will be tech’ed each heat race and main for all of the above.  Cars will be checked for motor, weight, tires, gearing, and battery.
•   Failure to meet above requirements will move the next car in the results up each spot.

VIII.  Racing Procedures:

• A-Main for Thunder Cars will be 100 laps.
• Top three finishers from B-main will bump up to A-main. 
•  A-main will start 12-18 cars, depending on track size and field size.

**Racing procedures are at discretion of race director**. 

  Some options:  Run figure-8 races.  Run 10 minute qualifiers and 15 minute main.  Run 150-200 lap main with mandatory battery/two-tire pit stop.  Just some ideas.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: If it's not in the rules, and does not encompass the spirit of slower, controlled racing with realistic looking cars, consider it illegal. This is called the "Spirit of Vintage" Rule. The class is based on slower, equal playing field competition with less traction, minimal aerodynamic aids and mostly older carpet racing technology. The final objective is close, fair, wheel-to-wheel racing for all. All decisions of the race promoter or track owner are final

**If these are classes that your track would like to run, we ask that you *please* stick to these rules as close as possible.**  We'd like to keep the rules as simple as possible, and as consistent as possible, across the country.