Truck Warz

[yoda@4x4]

RC Truck Warz

So, you have a scale truck. Maybe it’s a stock Axial SCX10 Honcho, or maybe it’s custom built. Ready for some real fun?

RC Truck Warz is the ultimate off-road test of truck and driver. RC Truck Warz events consist of three Segments of competition: Tough Truck, Speed and then Skills. Each Segment consists of a variety of different possible Stages.

A RC Truck Warz event can be a quick-but-fun affair with one Stage from each Segment being run, or it can be a two-day championship-level event with four Stages from each Segment being run for a total of 12 Stages.

RC Truck Warz is designed for drivers of all skill and experience levels, and trucks from ready-to-run to one-off custom builds can compete. Best of all, anyone can win.

Below are the rules and guideline for a scale competition that any club or hobby shop can host.



CLASSES

1.9 Street:
> Up to 1.9-inch rims
> Maximum 5.75-inch tire diameter
> Off-the-shelf tires only
> No dig transmissions
> 2-wheel steering only
> Single-speed transmission
> Shaft-driven drivetrain required
> Scale body or scale tuber (must resemble 1:1)
> 13-inch max wheelbase
> Single speed control and motor
> Chassis mounted battery
> No twin vertical plate chassis (i.e. comp-style)
> 2-cell LiPo and 7-cell NiMH battery limit
> Trucks not meeting all rules will be placed in the 2.2 Modified class

2.2 Modified:
> Up to 2.2-inch rims
> Custom tires allowed
> Dig transmissions allowed
> 4-wheel steering allowed
> Multiple-speed transmissions allowed
> Scale body or scale tuber (must resemble 1.1)
> No maximum wheelbase
> Chassis mounted battery
> No battery, speed control or motor limit



SEGMENTS
Each RC Truck Warz event must have an equal number of Stages from each Segment of competition. There can be as few as three total Stages or as many as 12 Stages.

Tough Truck Segment Portion:
> Obstacle course: Longer course with a variety of climbs and obstacles designed to test the power, maneuverability and general off-road capability of the truck as well as the participant’s driving skills. Check point markers placed after obvious obstacles
> Frame Twister: Short, aggressive course of consecutive obstacles of rocks, logs and mud
> Rock Crawl: Mini Rubicon style rock crawling challenge
> Mud Bog: Straight-line mud bog that gets progressively deeper

Speed Segment Portion:
> Drag Race: Straight-line time trial on pavement, sand or dirt
> Long jump: (“clean” landing required, distance measured at first landing point
> Slalom: Timed run through a series of cones
> Sled pull: Dead weight sled pull. Scored by distance or time if full pull is achieved. Pulling sled can be used if available, but is not required

Skills Segment Portion*:
> Tire Change: Spare tire swap or front-to-rear or side-to-side swap
> Teeter Totter: Balance truck on teeter totter device
> Vehicle Recovery: Flip rolled over another vehicle using winch or strap
> Reverse Run: Truck must navigate a simple U-shaped run entirely in reverse
*all timed events



SCORING:
The winner of each stage is given a score of 100, and second for each stage is awarded 99 points and so forth. The highest total score wins. Ties for the overall win will decided by a tug-of-war. Tug-of-wars work best on pavement and if no clear winner is decided after one minute. The truck that has pulled the other the furthest is the winner.

GENERAL RULES:
> Vehicles must run all events in the same configuration! No tire or other component swaps or additions other than for repairs!
> Winch recommended
> Unlimited motor turns or Kv
> On non-timed events such as long jump, first place with the longest jump will receive a score on 100, second place will receive a score of 99, third place will receive a score 98 and so on



OBSTACLE COURSE RULES*:
> Hitting any boundary or checkpoint marker is a one minute (+1) time penalty
> Winching can only be done to fixed points or by using Pull Pal type devices. The driver cannot be a winch point
> HoG (Hand of God) Recovery Penalty – If a flipped vehicle cannot be righted under its own power or via its winch, the judge (or allow the driver) can right the vehicle back on all fours without moving it forward (this cannot be used to obtain forward progress). This is a three minute (+3) time penalty
> HoG Advancement Penalty – If a stuck vehicle cannot be moved under its own power or via its winch, the judge can relocate it so that they front tires are at the next checkpoint. This is a five minute (+5) time penalty
> Max time for each event will be predetermined by Event Director
*Rules also apply to Frame Twister and slalom events (no winching on slalom).

GLOSSARY
Event: A competition
Event Director: Lead event organizer and director.
Segment: One of three parts of a Challenge. The three Segments are Tough Truck, Speed and Skills. There are a variety of Stages within each Segment
Stage: A specific challenge within a Segment

[yoda@4x4]

So found this on here and thought this would be fun to do... What do you guys think ?

[Robotboy]

Sounds like a blast!

Just not a fan of...

1.9 Street:
-----> 2-cell LiPo and 7-cell NiMH battery limit

Don't think I even have any 2S

[AsILayDying]

Sounds like fun.... I would be down for a try. Some of the challenges sound pretty cool.

[mud_life_19]

That would be perfect for my new rig I'm building

[Scattman]

Same thing as a TTC with tweaked 1.9 rules.


And for those not around long enough to know......................MattH doesn't have a clue. Unless it's a nitro crawler.

[MattH]

Originally Posted by Scattman

Same thing as a TTC with tweaked 1.9 rules.


And for those not around long enough to know......................MattH doesn't have a clue. Unless it's a nitro crawler.

Really? You can always count on there being at least one internet tough guy brave enough to toss out an insult from behind his keyboard. On a serious note: let the past go. I have never built a nitro crawler or suggested others do so. I have in the past and will continue to state I believe people can try what they want and I have always been 100% open about the limitations of nitro. Let it go.

Anyway, I think you guys are better off doing what you want to do. I am glad you like the format and I hope you try it out. It is like a TTC event, but it has established rules and guidelines and it takes the multi-disipline aspect of TTC one step further.

[Scattman]

Last I checked, the TTC events have established rules and guidelines.

[MattH]

Originally Posted by Scattman

Last I checked, the TTC events have established rules and guidelines.

OK. From what I saw there were clubs running their own TTC events all over. I wanted to put something out there that hobby shops and clubs could access and use as they see fit.

If it's not for you, that's fine. This is just my take on a scale comp. It isn't meant to replace all the other variations of scale comps.

[sneakymaxx]

i think something along the lines of AXIALFEST 2012 would be awesome with this format....some restrictions may apply

[yoda@4x4]

Originally Posted by Robotboy

Sounds like a blast!

Just not a fan of...

1.9 Street:
-----> 2-cell LiPo and 7-cell NiMH battery limit

Don't think I even have any 2S

no worries bob lol if we did us it we would have to tweak it a little lol

Originally Posted by sneakymaxx

i think something along the lines of AXIALFEST 2012 would be awesome with this format....some restrictions may apply

That is the rule's we us now just a little change to help the newer guys a little

This next round of events will go by there rules to as well just a few changes to help locals...
Example : Scale points 10 min instead of 20 little stuff like that ..

[yoda@4x4]

I have talked about events and rules before and if are going to host an event us the rules that are in place set by a national level so that why the guys that come to run them can go any were and know that there rigs are going to pass check in and they will know the rule before they get there ..

This rc truck wars thing was just throwing it out there..

I personal love the TTC events and have used there rules last year and this year and will try and keep up with those rules for any event coming up..