The most current Scale rules I've found is HERE and is dated 2008 in the last post. If anyone has any other national type rules set, post up. I'm wanting to build something new but I also want to keep it within national level rules for those us who go to other club venues.
Lets just get this out of the way first so no one misunderstands my intent. I not looking to change any rules, just looking for group consenus on some interpretations or what other clubs use for the specifics. I don't care too much about about the actual competition events like reverse or roll-overs, ect.., just vehicle specs and maybe gate width. The linked rules specify a minimum of 12 inches but no max. For example that gives my Sniper about 3/8's of inch clearance at the minimum. Hence the possible new build.
Whatever I build will 2.2 and probably fall into the "tuber" vehicle catagory as far as specs go, but I can live that. The hard part for me will be the 'Street Legal' aspect.
So anyway, my first question is about this one:
• Wheelbase and width is limited only by your body, but it must fit within the body’s fender wells.
Wheelbase I get. As long as it matches your body, cool. Be 8 inches or 22, as long as it mates up to the body, your good.
The Width or track width is my question. There isn't a limit on the scale rules because it's left up to whatever body you run, like wheelbase. USRCCA spells out track width as an outside to outside measurement and thats fine, we can go with that even though it's not the dictionary defination. We can measure from widest part of the fender to the outside edge of the tire. How far out can the tire be and still be considered '..Modeled after modified but street legal off-road vehicle'? I've not seen a street legal off-road vehicles who's tire's didn't stick out past fenders. So I'm looking for a few IDEA'S or SUGGESTIONS as to what we'd consider a measurement.
Lets just get this out of the way first so no one misunderstands my intent. I not looking to change any rules, just looking for group consenus on some interpretations or what other clubs use for the specifics. I don't care too much about about the actual competition events like reverse or roll-overs, ect.., just vehicle specs and maybe gate width. The linked rules specify a minimum of 12 inches but no max. For example that gives my Sniper about 3/8's of inch clearance at the minimum. Hence the possible new build.
Whatever I build will 2.2 and probably fall into the "tuber" vehicle catagory as far as specs go, but I can live that. The hard part for me will be the 'Street Legal' aspect.
So anyway, my first question is about this one:
• Wheelbase and width is limited only by your body, but it must fit within the body’s fender wells.
Wheelbase I get. As long as it matches your body, cool. Be 8 inches or 22, as long as it mates up to the body, your good.
The Width or track width is my question. There isn't a limit on the scale rules because it's left up to whatever body you run, like wheelbase. USRCCA spells out track width as an outside to outside measurement and thats fine, we can go with that even though it's not the dictionary defination. We can measure from widest part of the fender to the outside edge of the tire. How far out can the tire be and still be considered '..Modeled after modified but street legal off-road vehicle'? I've not seen a street legal off-road vehicles who's tire's didn't stick out past fenders. So I'm looking for a few IDEA'S or SUGGESTIONS as to what we'd consider a measurement.
