40Trainer Race
schedule for 2008
Club field
February 10
April 13
June 08
August 10
October 12
December 14 finals.
40Trainer Race Rules
Only Hi-wing 40 sized trainers.
The Rules are simple:
1. Stock 40 size, Flat Bottom or Semi-symmetrical High wing, Trainer plane.
2. Minimum dihedral of flat bottom wing shall not be less than 2". Semi-symmetrical wings can have 1" minimum dihedral. Bolt on wings and semi-symmetrical wings are OK.
3. Tricycle gear with minimum tire size of 2 1/2" dia. 1/2" thick.
4. No Motors over $140.00 Stock pipes only. Max motor rpm is 13,500.
5. Size of motor shall be a 40,46, or 47. 2 or 4 stroke is OK.
6. New pilots can use a Buddy cord and fly from a trainer radio if they want to.
7. Bring a Hard Hat for you and your Caller.
8. Bring your favorite fuel. Use any fuel tank type or size you like.
9. Bring your Current AMA card and $15 entry fee.
10. Do not modify your plane in ANY OTHER WAY. If it isn't stock, well, you can watch the race.
Now here is how we will Race.
1. The club will supply the first prop, APC 10 x 6 , "free". The 2nd prop is $3, non refundable.
2. We run heat races for points. Most points at the end of the day wins. Awards 1st,2nd, and 3rd.
3. We will be using a 2 Pylon course. Flying start, counting down from 10. Left turns for 10 laps.
4. Maximum aircraft flying per heat is 5.
5. How many points for winning position? well, 1st is 4 points, 2nd is 3 points, 3rd is 2 points and 4th is 1 point. This is per heat.
6. One Cut and you will get 1 point no matter where you finish. 2 cuts and you get a ZERO!
7. A start cut will get you 1 point no matter where you finish. So fly clean and don't CUT!
8. Any planes that touch or mid-air in the air will be required to land immediately. ALL planes that touch or mid-air get a ZERO, no matter who's at fault. DO NOT TOUCH or MID-AIR.
9. The winning plane of Each heat race will be Tached upon landing. 13,500 is the limit. 13,501 is a ZERO. If you touch the needle valve before the Tach you get a ZERO. If you fail the Tach test the 2nd place plane will then be Tached, and so on. If all the planes fail no points will be awarded for that heat. If for any reason a plane cannot be Tached after winning a heat no points will be awarded and the 2nd place plane moves to the Tach line.
10. Upon passing the Tach test, heat race points will then be awarded, and the next heat race pilots will be called to the flight line.
11. At the end of the 2008 season we will tally all the points. The pilot with the most points will be declared 2008 season CHAMPION.
No Exceptions.