RC Car Action Hosting a TTC Event At RCE on Oct 16th
 

RC Car Action is putting on a tough truck competition at RC Excitement in Fitchburg Ma on Sunday October 16th. They will have a 1.9 and 2.2 class. They are hoping to get 50 entries. For more info visit rcexcitement.com or check out rccaraction here:A Sneak Peek at My Tamiya Tundra Tough Truck (Ultimate Truck Champs Rules Inside) - RC Car Action

ULTIMATE TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP 1

CLASSES:
1.9 Street
> Up to 1.9-inch rims
> Maximum 5.75 inch tire diameter
> 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 ESC and motor
> Chassis mounted battery
> No twin vertical plate chassis (i.e. comp-style)
> 2-cell LiPo and 7-cell NiMH battery limit

2.2 Unlimited
> Up to 2.2-inch rims
> Custom cut tires allowed
> Dig transmissions allowed
> 4-wheel steering allowed
> Multiple-speed transmission
> Scale body or scale tuber (must resemble 1.1)
> No maximum wheelbase
> Chassis mounted battery
> Single ESC and motor

EVENTS:
Tough Truck Portion
> Obstacle course
> Frame Twister (rocks, logs, mud)
> Sled pull

Speed portion
> Long jump (“clean” landing required)
> Slalom (timed)
> Hill climb (time or distance achieved)

Skills portion*
> Tire change (spare set or front to rear or side to side swap)
> Teeter totter
> Vehicle Recovery (Up right another vehicle using winch or strap)
*all timed events

Best of Show Competition
> Scale appearance competition (before start or events)

GENERAL RULES:
> Vehicles must run all events in the same configuration! No tire or other component swaps or additions other than for repairs!
> Pull strap or winch recommended
> Unlimited motor turns or Kv
> Winners will be determined by lowest combined time of all events.
> Best of show will be participant judged, and will be done at the beginning of the event. Each participant will be issued a card with their name and vehicle number(s) on it and they will pick a best of show by submitting a number other than one of their own.
> On non-timed events such as long jump, first place with the longest jump will receive a score on 1, second place will receive a score of 1.5, third place will receive a score 2 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 pals. 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 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 righted under its own power or via its winch, the judge can relocate it so that they front tires are at the next check point. This is a five minute (+5) time penalty.
> Max time for each event will be determined.

*Rules also apply to Frame Twister and slalom events (no winching on slalom).

NOTES
> Tough truck portion is designed to test the durability and off-road prowess of the vehicle and skill of the driver.
> Speed portion is designed to test driver skill and to increase variety of performance attributes in vehicle builds.
> Skills portion is designed to essentially take the vehicle out of the equation where a driver with a ready-to-run SCX10 would have just as much of a chance to win as a driver with a fully-competition prepped custom crawler.

We regret there is another event on the same date in New England, but the organizers originally believed this date was free. The conflict was unintentional and is unfortunate, but we hope there is no impact on either event since one is a scale event and the other is a 2.2 comp and they are over 100 miles apart.

Is there a TTC or not????????

Yes the TTC is still on. There is another event in Connecticut on the same day.

My bad. I was only addressing the issue not saying either was cancelled. I should have been more clear.

Okay, I'll be there. Entering the Green yota (sorry, had to remove the speaker system...:cry:). I'm only entering for entertainment purposes...I doubt I'll be really competitive...but it's the journey right?

I've got plans first thing in the a.m. so I won't be competing, but I may show up as a spectator in the afternoon to check it out. "thumbsup"

You'll do fine. Since there is such a variety of events, I bet someone could win with a bone stock Axial SCX10 RTR if he just drives smart.

Matt is right. Some of us invest tons of money and time and still don't win because we can't drive.

Will probably be checking this out.

Hey Daryl,Do you have a truck to compete with?

Come enter the event and you'll have a shot at winning a free Axial Wraith rock racer kit!

What time should I arrive if I intend on competing?

Signups are from 9:00-10:00,Concourse is at 10:00 and the competition starts at 11:00 I think. Here is the post at RCE: http://rcexcitement.handruin.com/index.php?topic=9493.0

Great Day !!
 

Nice Weather!!!
 

Well how'd it go?

more pics, results, etc! who won what?

Thanks to all that worked hard to put this event together. It was a fun day looooooong but fun. sorry i had to bail out early. Got some plans and going to make some changes on a rig for the next one.
any more pics or results?