The competition is intended to be the premier 1-day competition for Individuals and Clubs in NSW/ACT. Pro-Line will supply trophies for the Champion club and Champion drivers. Entries will be limited to 7 or 8 race groups (7x10 =70 on small tracks, 7x12=84 on medium-sized tracks, 7x15=105 on large tracks) in order to achieve the one day format. Additionally, entry fees have been kept low, and control tyre rules implemented to ensure the events are affordable and a test of driver skill.

Host Responsibilities

The host club of each round is responsible for the following:

• Running the event in accordance with all rules in this document.
• Providing competent race officials for the purpose of race timing, race refereeing,
  scrutineering and coordination.
• Providing a track and facility befitting of NSW and the ACT’s premier nitro off-road series.The AARMCC rules should be used as a guideline on this point but shall be relaxed where it is reasonable to do so.
• Reliable electronic timing: It will be required that competitors be furnished with transponders if the system is not compatible with AMB RC4 personal transponders.
• A minimum standard of scrutineering, whereby a number of vehicles in each race are checked for compliance with the rules at random, and the podium finishers in each class are checked.
• Publicising their round (a rctech thread may be used for this), and taking entries and entry fees. Entries should begin being taken no later than 3 weeks before the event, and should close officially the Monday prior to the race; they must be able to be made electronically. Web-based forms such as Alycat are preferred for entries.
• Take charge of the selling control tyres (supplied by Pro-Line) at the meeting.
• The supply of trophies/medallions for each of the podium finishers in the Championship classes.
• Full results indicating each driver’s club must be provided to the series organiser no later than one week following the completion of the meeting.
• The passing on of the details of any Jury decisions required at the meeting to the series organiser within one week of the completion of the meeting.
• The organisers reserve the right to grant special conditions exemptions to a host if it is both reasonable and deemed necessary. In such cases, these conditions must be decided upon before the commencement of the event and be publicised to competitors.

Race Day Rules and Round Format

Entry Fees

• First class $30, additional classes $15 each.

Jury Decisions

• In the event that any arbitration is needed, either on a point not clear in this document or the AARCMCC rules, or involving a protest, etc. a Jury made up of one member from each club participating at the meeting will be formed. A majority vote of the Jury will be binding. In the event of a tied vote, the nominated Race Director will have the casting vote.

Technical and Sporting Rules

• Current AARCMCC rules as published on the AARCMCC website will be used for all
  technical and sporting rules, except where otherwise specified in this document.
  Marshalling
• Drivers will marshal the heat following theirs unless bumping up.
• Drivers bumping up from lower finals shall not have to marshal the race following that final; instead, their place will be taken by the lowest finishing drivers from the previous finals. For example in a 12 car C Buggy final the top 4 drivers bump up, they don’t have to marshal the Truggy B final, instead, the drivers who finished 9th  10th, 11th and 12th in the 12 car Truggy C final will do back to back marshalling stints or provide a substitute.
• The organisers wish to stress that it is the duty of every driver to marshal the races they have been allocated or provide a suitable substitute. Placement in heats may be arranged to avoid back-to-back races for drivers but this will not be the case in finals, and drivers should be prepared for the possibility that they may be in back-to-back races if they are racing 2 classes.
• Changes may be made to this procedure by the Race Director on the day.

Race Day Classes

• The organisers are obliged to offer the series classes: IC Buggy, IC Truggy & EP8 Buggy, they may at their discretion offer up to two groups (heats) of a demonstration class(es) of their choosing. Demonstration classes may run in a format other than that specified in this document.
• A minimum of 6 entries shall be required for a class to run on race day.
• Demonstration classes must give way to Championship classes if time is short.

Practice

• Barring rain, the track must be open for practice the day before the meeting (Saturday) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (minimum). The host club shall have the option of controlling practice if they deem it necessary.
• Practice the day of the meeting is not allowed, except under exceptional circumstances (i.e. practice day rained out).

Qualifying

• Qualifying rounds will be via the ‘uncalled IFMAR staggered start’ method. (IFMAR called may be used for EP8.)
• Qualifying heats will be 7 minutes (+ last lap) duration.
• A minimum of 3 rounds of qualifying must be scheduled but can be reduced to 2 if weather delays proceedings.
• A driver’s single fastest qualifying round time will be used to determine their qualifying position. In the event of a tie, the second-fastest round time shall be used, etc.

Finals

• Finals shall be heads upstart (i.e. Le Mans type grid).
• Finals shall be of the bump-up type.
• The size of the finals is to be determined by the host club, depending on the track, stand and pit-lane size before the meeting commences. As a guide 1/3 of the positions in each race should be allocated to bumping drivers. Option Examples: (10 car mains, 3 bump; 12 car mains, 4 bump;15 car mains, 5 bump.)
• A-Main finals shall be of 30 minutes duration, lower mains of 15-minute duration.
• EP8 3x 10 Min Finals – Tie Breaks broken down by Qualifying Programme
• There shall be a maximum of 7 (Winter) or 8 race groups at a round (including any
  demonstration classes). For example 4 Buggy, 2 Truggy, 1 Demo. (For 10 car groups this amounts to an entry limit of 70, for 12 car groups 84, and for 15 car groups 105.)
• A realistic programme should be set such that racing finishes no later than about 5 p.m. without the need to implement Delay procedures (below).

Delays

If weather, technical failure or force majeure interrupts a race day the following actions may be taken in the given order:

• The number of qualifying rounds will be reduced (the minimum is 2).
• Lower finals will be dropped with the top qualifiers in each of the dropped finals passing automatically into the next final. In this case, the bonus point for lower final wins will be given to the top qualifier in that final. Lower finals may only be dropped with the agreement of the Jury.
• If there is no possibility of completing the A-Main finals, providing at least 2 full rounds of qualifying is completed results may be called on qualifying positions and any lower finals so far completed.

Control Tyres

• The Pro-Line Grand Prix Series is a control tyre series. Competitors in the championship classes must use the following tyres in the specified classes:
  • Buggy & EP8 Tyres - PROLINE Blockade S3 Premounted #9039-233 $65.00 set of 4
• An ample supply of control tyres will be made available for purchase at each meeting by the series sponsor. The tyres will be given to the host club who will be responsible for selling them to competitors at the set price. Following the meeting, unsold tyres must be returned to the sponsor.
• The use of tyre order forms by the round host prior to the meeting is encouraged.
• Drivers are allowed to arrange their own tyres but must be Proline 9039-203 Tyres – 2702-02 or 2702-04 Rims and 6115-02 Closed Cell Inserts.

• A drivers’ championship for IC Buggy and EP8 shall be run. Eligible
  drivers will be those who are members of formally established RC car clubs.
• In each round points will be awarded as: {1st: 25 pts, 2nd: 20 pts, 3rd: 16 pts, 4th: 13 pts, 5th:11 pts, 6th: 10 pts, 7th: 9 pts, 8th: 8 pts, 9th: 7 pts, 10th: 6 pts, 11th: 5 pts, 12th: 4 pts, 13th: 3pts, 14th: 2 pts, 15th: 1 pt}.
• 1 Bonus point shall be awarded for TQ.
• 1 Bonus point shall be awarded for winning each lower final.
• Where the series consists of 4 completed rounds or more a driver shall drop their worst round for the series, and the remainder will be their score. In all other circumstances, all rounds shall count in a driver’s score.
• The driver with the highest score shall be crowned Champion Driver.
• In the event of a tie the dropped score shall be used as a tie-breaker, if continuing the most wins shall break the tie, then most 2nds, 3rds, etc. If this method is unable to break the tie the series shall be decided on the result of the last completed round (or second last, etc. in the event that neither driver competes at said round).

Clubs’ Championship

• The Clubs’ Championship is open to all formally established RC car clubs in NSW and the ACT, not just the host clubs. Interstate and International competitor points will be credited to a ‘Barbarians’ team.
• Clubs will score points at every round on the basis of their best 3 scoring IC Buggy drivers, and their best 2 scoring EP8 drivers.
• The winner of the Clubs’ Championship will be the club with the most points at the
  completion of all rounds. In the event of a tie, the club with the most A final wins will be crowned champion, if continuing then 2nds will be used, 3rds, etc. If this method fails to resolve a tie the count-back method will be used. If this still fails to resolve the tie the club finishing higher in the preceding year will retain the title of Champion Club (if this occurs in the first year the clubs shall be named co-champions).
• All point disputes are to be put forward within 7 days of being posted online.