TEAM TEKIN 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS • SEPT 5-7TH

[Erich Reichert]

Team Tekin 2014 Vintage Offroad Nationals

September 5-7th

Wolcott Hobby and Raceway
130 Scott Rd.
Waterbury, CT 06705
USA
203-527-3262

BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Tekin
Kyosho USA
Hitec
Pro-line Racing
Tamiya
Team Associated

MEDIA SPONSORS FOR THE 2014 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS:
RC Driver Magazine- Greg and Tony will be at the track covering the event and putting an article together for the magazine!
RCSoup.com- RCSoup has signed on again to cover the Vonats and will be posting post-race coverage
Velocity RC Magazine- Jeff will be at the track covering the event and putting an article together for the magazine
LiveRC.com- Wolcott Hobby is set up for LiveRC so if you can't make the race this year you can at least check out the action the entire weekend
RIPcast- I'll be on the RIP podcast very soon talking about the race and Gotti will be at the Vonats racing and talking about it on the show afterward!


SCHEDULE
Friday- Open practice from open until close
Saturday- Open practice followed by three rounds of IFMAR qualifying with a resort after each round.
Sunday- Open practice, Concours, Door Prizes, all Mains. Concours for Best Paint, Most Authentic, Best in Show

ENTRY FEE
$45.00 for the first class (includes a race shirt)
$35.00 each additional class
$50.00 for Classic (includes handout Tamiya RS540 black can motor)
$25.00 for Novice class (must be 14 years of age or under)
$5 for Steve Semeraro Memorial Class- Enter as many times as you like and also accepting donations. All proceeds donated to the American Diabetes Foundation in Steve's name.
*We will run the Steve Semeraro Class throughout the weekend in between rounds of qualifying Saturday and at breaks on Sunday to keep the schedule moving this year and so everyone gets a chance. We also bought a new camera system so the class will be great!

Top five in “A” Mains receive awards
Top three in "B" mains receive awards

CLASSES
**All classes are limited to cars produced 1994 and earlier. Contact us for other approvals**
EXHIBITION CLASS!!!
Enter the Steve Semeraro Exhibition Class and win a car kit! We had a TON of fun with this last year so for this year I bought a new video system to make it even better. All proceeds will be donated to the American Diabetes Foundation in Steve's name. Last year we were able to raise $200, let's beat it this year!


Steve Semeraro Memorial Class (exhibition)
Drivers to take 3 laps around the course using only a Fat Shark vision system with goggles and a camera mounted in our prepared vehicle. The racer with the best overall time will win and the fastest lap will be used as a tiebreaker. The winner will receive a new car kit (to be announced) and the proceeds for the class go be made into a donation to the American Diabetes Foundation in Steve's name! The class will be $5 and we will also take donations for anyone that wants to donate more.

Team Associated’s RC10 Worlds Car 2wd Buggy
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open
Li-Po batteries are allowed.
*NEW RULE EDIT - New for this year, we will be allowing the Team Associated B2 and Losi XX to enter.

Hitec 4wd Buggy
10.5 and 13.5 brushless motors only.
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
*NEW RULE EDIT - New for this year, we will be allowing the Losi XX4 to enter.

VintageRCCars.com Stadium Truck
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.
*NEW RULE EDIT - New for this year, we will be allowing the Team Associated T2 along with the Losi XX-T to enter.


Pro-line Racing Heavy Metal
All 1/10 Monster Trucks allowed, 2wd of 4wd, 2ws or 4ws
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.
Classes are broken up into two subcategories that race together. HM1 is for larger tire trucks (Clod Buster, USA-1, etc) and HM2 is for racing monsters (Blackfoot, King Cab, etc.)
*NEW RULE EDIT - Racing chassis conversions for the Clod Buster, etc will be entered in HM2 to keep the playing field even in both classes


Kyosho Classic
Limited to "non-pro" and entry level cars (Tamiya Hornet, Mauri Ninja, Royal Ripper for example)
All 1/10 Buggies, 2wd or 4wd, 2ws or 4ws allowed
Handout Tamiya RS540 motors only
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.
*NEW RULE EDIT - RC10 and JRX2 "True Vintage" cars are allowed in Classic but must meet the following criteria. RC10 must run short arm suspension, original jellybean sized wheels and hard compound vintage tires (Proline reissue tires are allowed). JRX2 must run 5 link suspension and hard compound vintage tires. Both must run no tire inserts and be covered with original RC10 Protech or JRX2 kit style bodies.


Tamiya Novice
ALL RACERS MUST BE 14 YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER
Limited to "non-pro" and entry level cars (Tamiya Hornet, Mauri Ninja, Royal Ripper for example)
All 1/10 Buggies, 2wd or 4wd, 2ws or 4ws allowed
Silver can Mabuchi/Johnson 540 motors.
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.
*NEW RULE EDIT - Race director reserves the right to move any child up to appropriate class based on driving skill and/or lap times. The child moving up will not be charged extra to race in the adult class however. This is to promote fun for all kids involved.

Be sure to visit www.vintageoffroadnationals.com for more info and pictures and like us on Facebook and share your photos and join the discussion! Hope to see you all in September for a great weekend of racing, fun and gorgeous New England fall weather!

[kaiser]

Woot!

I might have to refresh that T2 that's been in a box forever.

[stickboy007]

Westerfield has a XX4 and he's wicked fast. If you're not afraid, you should be.

[Erich Reichert]

Haha! There are a few fast guys that have them. I'll say this, I'm interested to see if they actually work well on a hard packed surface. They were really meant for lose lomey dirt.

[kaiser]

XX4's are awesome, I predict they will be 1, 2, and 3 in the class. Anyone wanna wager?

[stickboy007]

No wagers, but I would expect my YZ10 to get up in there somewhere. Just have to figure out which one of them I want to run...

[ca-rj]

There were guys racing XX4's at the Reedy race last year. They'll do fine indoors.

[Soncho Ponza]

B2 and xx4s...intersting adition to the event

[bearrickster]

Erich always puts on a great event, I hope I can come again I had a blast the last time I went

[zuki250]

Ugh...I was going to race my optima mid and my jrx2...but now i have to sell the Optima and buy a xx4...my wife will love this...haha

[Charlie don't surf]

There were guys racing XX4's at the Reedy race last year. They'll do fine indoors.

They sure did, and they sure do very well in capable hands- that is going to be a very very hard car to beat with a non-boosted 10.5!

[janaya]

Man I hope one day I can make the trip out there for the race. I'd be nice if someone took notice and setup up a vintage race like this out in So Cal. I know I'll be watching on live RC thoughout the event.

[atarit3]

hmmm, little far out for me. perhaps I can ship my RC10 out and see control my car from my house.......


what's your wifi password?

[85Edinger]

IMO you nailed the rule changes. I like that you're now allowing slightly newer cars in, and the additions to the rules make them a lot less ambiguous. I'll definitely try to make it this year.
I just have a few questions, as I'm building up my short arm for Classic class. I've asked these before, right before you disappeared for a while, so please forgive me for being a pest.
Is cutting of the chassis permitted? Is it the kind of thing that's "technically" okay, but is frowned upon?
How about the A&L bellcrank?
Thanks!

[Erich Reichert]

You can mod the chassis etc. The only criteria for running it in Classic is that it has to have the short suspension and hard (and small) tires.