Midwest Slot Car Series 2013/2014 Rule Book
MSCS: Midwest Slot Car Series 2013/2014 Rules
L.M.P
Chassis:
1. Any 4" chassis that is commercially available
2. Must be stamped and formed metal only
3. May brace chassis in any way
4. A steel guide tongue reinforcement may be used, but the original guide tongue may not be removed, modified, or moved
5. May use lightweight replacement pans, but must be from the same manufacture
6. Must use oilites; No ball bearings permitted
Gears/Axles/Wheels
1. 64 or 72 pitch gears
2. 11 tooth (64 pitch) or 12 tooth (72 pitch) pinion only
3. Solid Steel axles
4. Rear tires must be black foam; 0.750 minimum
5. Maximum width is 3 1/4"
6. 0.062 clearance at the back, up to the rear axle including the gear
7. No minimum at front, but front wheels must touch track if chassis is rocked side to side
8. Rear axle: 3/32"
9. Front axle 0.047 min or sticker fronts
10. No Speed Rubber
Lead Wires
1. Magnet wire or magnet type wire is not allowed
2. Guide clips are allowed
3. May add wire guide or retainer
Bodies
1. Bodies must be commercially available and on approved body list
2. Maximum rear spoiler height of 1 5/8". measured from the tech block to the top of the spoiler
3. Must have three scale appearing numbers
4. Bodies must be fully painted and cover the entire chassis
5. May reinforce body with tape or lexan
6. All windows must be clear and retain factory lexan
7. Front wheel wells may be cut out or left clear NO CUTTING INTO TOP OF THE FENDERS
8. Body must have fully painted 3D lexan interior; chassis or track must not be visible
Motor
1. JK Hawk 7
2. Fast Ones Demon
3. Trinity Evil 9
4" NASCAR
Chassis:
1. Any 4" chassis that is commercially available
2. Must be stamped and formed metal only
3. may brace chassis in any way
4. A steel guide tongue reinforcement may be used, but the original guide tongue may not be removed, modified, or moved
5. May use lightweight replacement pans, but must be from the same manufacture
6. Must use oilites; No ball bearings permitted
Gears/Axles/Wheels
1. 64 or 72 pitch gears
2. Solid Steel axles
3. Rear tires must be black foam; 0.750 minimum
4. Maximum width is 3 1/4"
5. 0.062 clearance at the back, up to the rear axle including the gear
6. No minimum at front, but front wheels must touch track if chassis is rocked side to side
7. Rear axle: 3/32"
8. Front axle 0.047 min; NO STUBBIES
9. No Speed Rubber
10. Front wheels 0.500 minimum; Can use O-ring front tire or Sticker Fronts
Lead Wires
1. Magnet wire or magnet type wire is not allowed
2. Guide clips are allowed
3. May add wire guide or retainer
Bodies
1. Bodies must be commercially available and on approved body list
2. Maximum rear spoiler height of 1 1/2" measured from tech block to the top of the spoiler
3. Must have three scale appearing numbers
4. Bodies must be fully painted and cover the entire chassis
5. May reinforce body with tape or lexan
6. All windows must be clear and retain factory lexan
7. Front wheel wells may be cut out or left clear NO CUTTING INTO TOP OF THE FENDERS
8. Body must have fully painted 3D lexan interior; chassis or track must not be visible
9. 1/8" minimum front and rear bumber
10. Interiors maybe mounted in stock-appearing location, but may not be floppy
11. NO C.O.T. BODIES
Motors
1. Parts must be commercially available
2. Any D-Can setup
3. Arms must be tagged American 16-D
4. Single ceramic magnets only
5. May epoxy or super glue magnets
6. No air gap honing is allowed
7. May use any 3 coil spring
8. May use any brushes; CUTTING OR DRILLING IS NOT PERMITTED
9. No aluminum end bells
10. Ball bearings in can only
Armature Specs
1. Minimum Diameter: 0.513"
2. Minimum Stack Length: 0.600"
3. Wire Size: AWG #30
4. Min Number turns per pole: 70
5. Tag: 16D
GTP
Chassis:
1. Any 4" chassis that is commercially available
2. Must be stamped and formed metal only
3. may brace chassis in any way
4. A steel guide tongue reinforcement may be used, but the original guide tongue may not be removed, modified, or moved
5. May use lightweight replacement pans, but must be from the same manufacture
6. Must use oilites; No ball bearings permitted
Gears/Axles/Wheels
1. 64 or 72 pitch gears
2. Solid Steel axles
3. Rear tires must be black foam; 0.750 minimum
4. Maximum width is 3 1/4"
5. 0.062 clearance at the back, up to the rear axle including the gear
6. No minimum at front, but front wheels must touch track if chassis is rocked side to side
7. Rear axle: 3/32"
8. Front axle 0.047 min
9. No Speed Rubber
10. Front wheels 0.500 minimum; Can use O-ring front tire or Sticker Fronts
Lead Wires
1. Magnet wire or magnet type wire is not allowed
2. Guide clips are allowed
3. May add wire guide or retainer
Bodies
1. Bodies must be commercially available and on approved body list
2. Maximum rear spoiler height of 1 5/8" measured from tech block to the top of the spoiler
3. Must have three scale appearing numbers
4. Bodies must be fully painted and cover the entire chassis
5. May reinforce body with tape or lexan
6. All windows must be clear and retain factory lexan
7. Front wheel wells may be cut out or left clear NO CUTTING INTO TOP OF THE FENDERS
8. Body must have fully painted 3D lexan interior; chassis or track must not be visible
9. Floppy interiors not permitted
Motors
1. Parts must be commercially available
2. Any D-Can setup
3. Must be tagged "S16D" American Armature Only
4. Extreme S16D arms not permitted (No tie wrapping or com caps)
5. Single ceramic magnets only
6. May epoxy or super glue magnets
7. No air gap honing is allowed
8. May use any 3 coil spring ONLY
9. May use any brushes; CUTTING OR DRILLING IS NOT PERMITTED
10. No aluminum end bells
11. Ball bearings in can only
Armature Specs
1. Minimum Diameter: 0.513"
2. Minimum Stack Length: 0.490"
3. Wire Size: AWG #28
4. Min Number turns per pole: 60
5. Tag: S16D
FCR
Beginner & Advanced
General Rules
1. FCR Beginner and Advanced will be ran together unless total entire is above 14 entires. In this case Beginner and Advanced will be ran seperate.
Chassis
1. Parma FCR 4.5'' Chassis #578
2. A steel guide tongue reinforcement may be used, but the original guide tongue may not be removed, modified, or moved
Gear/Axles/Wheels
1. 48 pitch gears ONLY
2. 9 tooth pinion ONLY
3. Oilies only; No ball bearing permitted
4. May use steel pinions
5. 1/8'' solid steel axles
6. Rear tires must me Parma FCR tires or Parma Tuna Tires
7. 0.062 clearance at the back, up to the rear axle including the gear
8. Must use stock axle spacers only
9. NO Offset permitted
10. May apply finger nail polish to front tires
Lead wire/Guide flag
1. Magnet wire or magnet type wire is not allowed
2. Guide clips are allowed
3. May add wire guide or retainer
4. May use any guide flag
Bodies
1. Bodies must be commercially available and on approved body list
2. Must have three scale appearing numbers
3. Bodies must be fully painted and cover the entire chassis
4. May reinforce body with tape or lexan
5. All windows must be clear and retain factory lexan
6. Body must have fully painted 3D lexan interior; chassis or track must not be visible
7. No Floppy interiors
Motors
1. Beginners
b. Sealed Parma 501 Death Star Only
c. May Solder can bushing in place
d. May use any brushes; CUTTING OR DRILLING IS NOT PERMITTED
e. Must use stock 5 coil springs
2. Advanced
a. Must use Parma 501 Death Star Armature ONLY
b. NO BALANCING of armature is allowed(drill or epoxy)
c. Must use Parma rotor can ONLY
d. Must use Parma 501 or 502 endbell and hardware ONLY
e. Must use Parma EPX Magnets ONLY
f. No air gap honing is allowed
g. No shimming of magnets is allowed
h. Must maintain .575"-.585" air gap
i. May use any brushes; CUTTING OR DRILLING IS NOT PERMITTED
j. May use any 3 coil springs
k. Ball Bearings are not permitted
Controller
1. Must use the Parma Turbo controller.
2013/2014 Approved Body List
4" NASCAR
Parma1033 O6 Ford Fusion HD
1046 Dodge Intrepid
1014 Y2K4 MC HD
1084 Ford Taurus
JK Products70527 Ford
70524 Dodge
70526 Chevy
70525 Toyota
Outisight354 2K8 Stock Car
238 Chevy Monte Carlo
236 Dodge Charger
234 Ford Fusion
232 Toyota Camry
Kelly1722 Taurus 01
Red FoxSC38C Camry
LMP
Parma1048 Dome
1083 MG EX257
JK Products7204 Lola B05
7209 Lister
Outisight063 Ferrari 333
290 Cadillac
Red FoxSC27C Lola C
SC32C Caddy 05
GTP
ANY GTP STYLE BODY
FCR
Parma1055CFC C.O.T
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