Thanks for your entries, here are the rules:
Wellingborough Scalextric Club
Double Trouble Vintage Slot Car Meeting
Rules and regulations
Pre 1968 Sports/ GT cars
Saturday 21st April: Practice day / Run what you brung racing (Numbers permitting)
Sunday 22nd April: Concours, qualifying and races for Pre 1968 Sports/GT in both 1/32nd and 1/24th scales.
Concours
The Concours d'Elegance score will constitute half the points for each cars overall ranking. Each entrant will be given a small form to list the main characteristics and the history of each car. Cars may be displayed with a photo to prove the authenticity of particular livery. Voting will be by the competitors and points will be given out of 20. The scores for Concours will be displayed after judging. Cars should be presented for concours in the condition they will be raced.
In the event of a tie following the concours and race scores, the concours score will be the decider.
If a car breaks down during the racing it may be replaced as long as the replacement is within the spirit of the meeting. Only the percentage of the race distance completed by the original car will be taken in to consideration, i.e. if the car breaks down half way through the racing 50% of its concours score will be taken in to consideration towards the overall result.
Car Standards
Cars should be constructed from parts available before 1972. The mixing of components from different manufacturers is acceptable.
All cars should be as faithful a representation as possible of a real car. No Thingies, "handling bodies" or the like are allowed.
Please pay particular attention to wheel and tyre sizes so they reflect reality: no O ring fronts or steam roller rears. Ortmann tyres are the "control tyre" and should be used by all competitors. Exception can be made for original equipment rubber tyres. Sponge, NSR and other modern tyres and in particular SILICONE tyres are not allowed. Tyres should be dry when placed on the track.
Repro chassis and bodies are acceptable provided they are virtually identical to the original. Scratchbuilt and recently manufactured bodies (e.g. Betta Classic fibreglass bodies) may be used provided they reflect the spirit of the meeting. No commercially produced resin bodies. Scratch built cars may also be used as long as they use pre-1972 techniques and materials. Anglewinder chassis are not permitted and we request that you do not use B and C can motors..
Open frame motors may use modern neo magnets as they are cheaply available and not everybody has access to a magnet zapper.
The bottom line is that a car should look right and comply to the spirit of the meeting. If it doesn't, the competitor will be asked to run something else.
Entry fee £7 for one class, £10 for both.
