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03-28-2011, 12:21 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: McKinney
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|  What exactly is Formula Off-Road?
What are the races/comps like? How are vehicles configured? What are vehicle specs? Are there any current platforms which more or less are FOFF? I have just never heard of this category of competition. The name makes me want to think of something like Baja 500/1000 races. |
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03-28-2011, 12:38 AM
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| Shelf queen   Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Internet
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Formula Offroad is a pre-dominantly european extreme hill-climbing competition. They events have both gated & timed courses. All vehicles are typically tube framed, big horsepower, 4 wheel drive, paddle tired beast. Rollovers, tumbles and crashes are very common occurences, so a bomb proof rig is important. There are alot of videos online, and you can find out more a formulaoffroad.net  |
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03-28-2011, 01:34 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Finland
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Here is some of the Finnish RCFOFF rules: MOdifief cars: -WB 25- 34 cm ( center hex to hex) -chassis can be stretched or modified for max WB -Free batteries and electricks, 2-3s lipos mainly and brushless setups are in common -tires 6-14 cm diameter NOT ALLOW, the Dig or 4WS, 2Axel max per car , only 4 wheelers The axials are still most used cars in this class, some drive SC cars but no success Unlimited cars: -WB 34- 50 cm -Tire size 13-18 cm -chassis can be stretched or modified for max WB -Free batteries and electricks,no gas/nitro, 4-6s lipos mainly used NOT ALLOW, the Dig or 4WS, 2Axel max per car , only 4 wheelers. The modified cas are not allowed use in unlimited class. Unlimited cars are based 1/8 truggies, mostly with stretched chassis Last summer here we started new class what is called SC11-class: Based any Standard 1/10 SC car , only modification allowed is the paddletires, only 2s lipos . And the rc- rules based 1/1 rules( http://formulaoffroad.net/2010_FO_171009.pdf) with some modifications. 6-stages per race, 5-hill-climbing style stages ( not straight up, more like up and down/ sidehill and the finall cate is up) and 1- speedstage. Here is more to translate http://rc-foff.net/smf/index.php  |
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03-28-2011, 06:03 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tasmania
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Yeah, basically they run 3 types of courses: Technical and Speed, which are both timed. Technical courses obviously are more of a course, speed has simple courses but normally involve a really big hill. Then there is the other (the name escapes me) where they are awared points for progress up an impossible climb. The further you make it, the more points awarded. There are 3 classes. Production: Requires the use of a production frame and body (and I think it also extends to basic drive line components) and must run road legal tyres. Modified: Any body, any frame, any drive line but must run production paddle tyres and NOS is not allowed. Unlimited: As for Modified but custom tyres and NOS are permitted. The course is laid out with gates, much like crawling. Gates are marked with a red marker on the right, white on the left so the driver can tell at a glance what side of the marker he must pass on. Penalties are incurred for running over a marker. It is run one truck at a time. If a vehicle bogs in and can not proceed, it DNF's. Also if it runs downhill too far from the course it is a DNF. |
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03-28-2011, 06:09 AM
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| Hell's Gnome Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: I'm mean because you're stupid.
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This is my favorite video of Foff to give you an idea of the courses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5wx_TKy6-U |
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03-28-2011, 06:49 AM
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| Looking for new Trails   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: GPS locating signal.....
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N-YOLjZg-8 In this video you will some of the water course's and some cool stuff... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EetUh57PV_I OLD VIDEO but cool....\ RC YOUTUBE FOFF RACING http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FnYzh-AeLg Last edited by yoda@4x4; 03-29-2011 at 09:15 AM. |
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03-28-2011, 07:42 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: reykjavík,iceland
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and a link to the forum of all formula offroad forums torfæra.is/spjall gg | |
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03-28-2011, 08:41 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Natchez
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What about rc foff? Wb limits, tires, axle-suspension, body? I need to build one of these asap! Do we have a thread that covers this? We need a sticky.
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03-28-2011, 09:58 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Too old to care
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| In FoFF i hope there will be no rules just run what you brung and keep it fun  |
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03-28-2011, 10:03 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: reykjavík,iceland
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03-28-2011, 10:03 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: McKinney
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Thanks for the replies. Now I have an idea what it's all about.
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03-28-2011, 10:24 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Finland
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Modified, http://rc-foff.net/smf/index.php?topic=1928.0 Unlimited, http://rc-foff.net/smf/index.php?topic=1929.0 I tried to answer 2 times today but messages didnt show.... | |
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03-28-2011, 10:48 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ontario
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google translated Unlimited EP Unlimited Class rules do not differ much from the 2009 rules. Addition to the prohibited list, with 4WS and DIG. Otherwise, Rc Formula OffRoad the undisputed king of the construction of class within the framework of the free and the limits only your imagination limit! - Independent and Jäykkäakseliset allowed. - Car WB must be at least 34cm. - Auto WB / Wheelbase shall be a maximum of 50cm. Measured: (front wheel from the center of the clasp - the clasp center of the rear tire). - Car extension of the maximum permitted. - Battery / battery-free - Tyres-free, however, the tire size should be 13-18cm inside. - Engine free. - Number of engines free. - Nopari free. - Radio Free Hardware. FORBIDDEN - 4WS / four-wheel steering - DIG (car DO NOT hold back or separately, but on two wheels [front / rear] but under braking the car of each tire is halted). - Number of axles up to 2 (ie 3 = 6-wheel shafts are not allowed) - Class is not allowed to participate in cars, which are referred to in Modified class. Modified Modified class period from 2010 to the new rules are not too much different from that of the 2009 rules, but the thing is a few revised lists were collected. Period of 2010 will, inter alia, freedom of the battery, ie there is no restriction on cells, but not to drive so as lipolla 2S 6S lipollakin. 4WS remains list of forbidden things, which is also added to Crawling become familiar with the DIG. Otherwise, the season rules are quite free, hence the car can be built within the framework of the imagination, although what kind of power monster! - Independent and Jäykkäakseliset allowed. - Car WB must be at least 25cm. - Auto WB / Wheelbase shall be a maximum of 34cm. Measured: (front wheel from the center of the clasp - the clasp center of the rear tire). - Car extension of the maximum permitted. - Battery / battery-free - Tires should be 6-14cm halkasijaltaan. - Engine free. - Number of engines free. - Nopari free. - Radio Free Hardware. FORBIDDEN - 4WS / four-wheel steering - DIG (car DO NOT hold back or separately, but on two wheels [front / rear] but under braking the car of each tire is halted). - Number of axles up to 2 (ie 3 = 6-wheel shafts are not allowed)Listen Read phonetically |
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03-28-2011, 10:58 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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03-28-2011, 11:12 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Barboursville, WV
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| so if I read that right the main difference between classes is the WB (9.8 to 13.4 and 13.4 to 19.7) and tire size? |
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03-28-2011, 11:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Finland
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OK Thanks Grizzly4x4! This is the post what tried to send, but some problem with IE and but the Mozilla works... Here are the Finnish RC FOFF rules for the cars: Modified-class -WB 25-34 cm ( hex to hex) -Chassis can be modified to max. WB -Tire size 6-14 cm -free electricks, 2-3s lipos are common and the brusshless set ups NOT ALLOWED : DIG or 4WS, 2 axel max.. no 6 wheelers The cars are mostly axial based, some use SC- cars but no success. Unlimited- class -WB 34- 50 cm -Chassis can be modified to max. WB -Tire size 13-18 cm -free electricks, 4-6s lipos are common and the brusshless set ups,no nitros/gas engine NOT ALLOWED : DIG or 4WS, 2 axel max.. no 6 wheelers. Modified cars are not allowed to use in unlimited -class The cars are 1/8 truggy based, with stretched chassis. Last summer we started new class called SC11, its standart 1/10 SC-cars for minimum modification. Only allowed change is the paddletires and the batteries are limited to 2s. The RCFOFF rules are based on 1/1 ( http://formulaoffroad.net/ |
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03-28-2011, 11:44 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plumas county
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Sweet, so not only does my hpi trophy work, but my 2wd slash will work too? Awesome. Just need a new vxl shaft 0.o
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03-28-2011, 12:33 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: reykjavík,iceland
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and in iceland 4ws is permitted in unlimited class | |
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03-28-2011, 04:42 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tasmania
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They said it was unsuitable for street legal there, so it was not run. | |
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03-28-2011, 06:06 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SSF
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Our last day a Blitz killed all of our modified 4x4s. Atleast in our RC application. | |
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