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Post by minimenses on Jan 28, 2018 16:24:34 GMT
Overview
The idea behind this proxy is to encourage scratch building scale model slot cars, and racing them. One reason the 1966 Can Am season was chosen is the spirit of innovation and experimentation that the series represented. You may find the rules are more permissive than some proxies, this is to allow experimentation, while keeping the series a scale model one. The intention is to not allow the entrants to devolve into thingies or wing cars.
The 2018 1966 Can Am Scratchbuild Proxy will feature a Constructor’s Trophy along with race results, points winners and a Concours. The Constructor’s Trophy will be awarded to the car with the most outstanding combination of performance, appearance, and build quality. Only cars whose body shells have been created for this series will be eligible for the Constructor’s Trophy.
Entries must be 1/32 scale (as claimed by the manufacturer) model slot cars of Can-Am cars entered in events in the inaugural 1966 Can Am Challenge season. Entries will be limited to 24 cars, with a minimum “quorum” of 12 cars.
Body shell Construction and Appearance:
Body shells may be Injection molded plastic, resin, wood GRP, and vacuum form bodies pulled in an opaque material, with separate glazing. All entries must have some dimensional modeling of surface details such as panel lines, rivets, Dzus fasteners, etc.
Entries must be a reasonably scale representation of historic Can Am car from the 1966 season. Historical liveries are encouraged, fantasy liveries are permitted. (fantasy liveries must appear true to the period.)
Wheels/inserts must be period correct
Entries must include the following detail: a period-appropriate driver with head, arms, hands, and partial or full steering wheel; period appropriate wheel inserts; clear windscreen, roll bar, some 3-D engine detail, where applicable, exhaust system and mirror(s).
Entries that do not comply with appearance regs will be assessed penalties.
Chassis and Running Gear:
Chassis may be purchased, fabricated or 3D printed. Material open. Carbon fiber chassis must be free of splinters or any other debris that may cause injury or damage to tracks. Chassis rails should be inboard of body sills, and not easily visible.
Drive orientation: open
Motors are limited to those factory rated at 20k rpm or less. Motors with excessive draw, that slow down other cars, or trip circuit breakers will be DNF for that event.
Chassis wheelbase must be to scale +/- 2.5%
Maximum width of bodywork of any entry is 60mm. Maximum width of the outermost point on wheels or tires is 56mm Penalties will be assessed for over-scale cars on a sliding scale. X points per 1% over or under tolerance.
Minimum ground clearance is 3/32 (2.4mm) except at driven gear, tires and guide.
All four wheels must make contact with the ground, and roll when pushed over a flat surface.
Guide must not be visible from above, while oriented straight ahead. Any guide intended for 1/32 cars is permitted, but if they prevent a lap from being completed due to being too long or deep, that will, of course be a DNF for that event.
No traction magnets permitted.
Car owner’s name to be written on the bottom of the chassis
Wheels /tires
Plastic or alloy rims maintaining a scale size/ appearance.
Tires: Rubber or urethane only, no Silicone.
Minimum width 7mm, Maximum width 10mm.
Tires must have sidewall bulge on the outsides ( insides may be flat)
Schedule of Penalties
Car Livery – Color or graphics period incorrect (–10 points)
Car Cockpit – see-through to track (-5 points)
Wheel inserts - missing (-10 points) or not period correct (–5 points)
Driver – missing (-20 points) or period incorrect (-10 points)
Other missing details (where required) - (-5 points per item)
Wheelbase measurement – outside permitted tolerance (-5 points)
Width measurement >60mm, < 62.5mm (-10 points); over 65mm (DQ)
Tires – diameter outside spec (-2 points)
Width outside spec (5 points)
Series Scoring
Points for each race
First: 9
Second: 6
Third: 4
Forth: 3
Fifth: 2
Sixth: 1
Fastest lap:1
Concours D’elegance
Points available:
Body Finish/ graphics 10
Figure/cockpit 10
wheels /tires /stance 10
The ineffable 10
Constructor’s Trophy
Total of race points and concours points, along with a ‘Scratch index” indicating how much of the car was scratch built by the entrant.
Scratch index points:
Body Master 5
Body mold 5
Body part from mold 5
Chassis design 5
Chassis fabrication 5
Decal/graphics design 5
Detail parts 1-5
Registering entries Entry fees
Entries will be limited to 24 cars. You can enter a total of 2 cars. You can register to enter on Registration page
Please have your space on the grid reserved by March 1 April 1
Please list your car(s) and number(s) you plan to use Register early to get your first choice of number in, as there will not be redundant numbers.
Please have your entry fee paid by April 1 May 1
All cars must be on site for inspection by June 1 July 1 2018
Entry fee is 30 USD for the first entry, and 15 USD for the second. entry.
Events / venues:
The plan is to have 3 events in the US, and 3 events in Canada. Details TBD There is a good chance the race schedule may stretch into 2019.
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Post by David Mitcham on Jan 28, 2018 23:11:36 GMT
Hi Marc
Good rules Marc giving scope for invention without encouraging entries with wild motors or non-scale bodies.
I may be missing something, and if so apologies, but the rules don't seem to mention tyre diameter minimum and maximum dimensions whilst the penalty point list does state a penalty for "diameter out of spec".
Best Regards
David
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Post by minimenses on Jan 29, 2018 1:32:11 GMT
Hi Marc Good rules Marc giving scope for invention without encouraging entries with wild motors or non-scale bodies. I may be missing something, and if so apologies, but the rules don't seem to mention tyre diameter minimum and maximum dimensions whilst the penalty point list does state a penalty for "diameter out of spec". Best Regards David Thanks, I will correct that. I knew there would be oversights and mistakes. |
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Post by upnorthboy on Jan 29, 2018 1:54:38 GMT
Hello, I have never entered a proxy race before and I have a question or two. I see in the list of cars that the Porsche 906 is listed. Would either the Classic fiberglass body or the Strombecker body be within the rules? And if I did the Revson Porsche 906 and could not do all the markings, decals, for example the white markings of his name on the rear fenders, would that then be a fantasy car and still be allowed to participate? The reason I ask about the Classic body shell is that the body is fiberglass but the roof section is clear plastic. Thank You, John
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Post by minimenses on Jan 29, 2018 14:10:03 GMT
Hello, I have never entered a proxy race before and I have a question or two. I see in the list of cars that the Porsche 906 is listed. Would either the Classic fiberglass body or the Strombecker body be within the rules? And if I did the Revson Porsche 906 and could not do all the markings, decals, for example the white markings of his name on the rear fenders, would that then be a fantasy car and still be allowed to participate? The reason I ask about the Classic body shell is that the body is fiberglass but the roof section is clear plastic. Thank You, John Fiberglass (GRP) is legal. Probably more in the spirit of the event than reworked RTR shells. If the livery of the 906 is done in a way that does not look out of place in a grid of cars from the mid-sixties you should be good. This guy does 1:43 decals, but looks like he will print other scales Decals |
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Post by ALO Decals on Jan 31, 2018 2:55:39 GMT
Sorry to meddle in the conversation, but I'd like to confirm, with regards to the last message in which we are mentioned, that we can indeed print most of our decals, including those of the Revson Porsche 906, at any scale one desires. Decal sets are printed per piece in white and color inks on a clear decal paper. You can contact us directly here or through our page here. ALO Decals. |
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Post by Chris Wright on Jan 31, 2018 4:35:39 GMT
Sir's you are welcome to join the forum, and tell the membership about your decals.
PLEASE DO SO!
Can Tamiya Gloss Clear be sprayed on your decals safely.
Your products look great.
Chris Forum Admin.
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Post by ALO Decals on Jan 31, 2018 5:07:52 GMT
Sir's you are welcome to join the forum, and tell the membership about your decals. PLEASE DO SO! Can Tamiya Gloss Clear be sprayed on your decals safely. Your products look great. Chris Forum Admin.Thanks Chris for welcoming me here, and for your kind comment. I cannot answer you about Tamiya Gloss Clear, I haven't tried it myself. We have already printed in the past some of our models in 1/32 scale, both sports cars and Formula One cars, at the request of modellists from Spain and England. No membership is needed, anyone is welcome to order. You can even propose new models not designed yet, and we will do our best to draw them for you (in that case though, providing documents is a great help). |
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Jan 31, 2018 10:51:27 GMT
Welcome ALO Decals. This is a very friendly forum and members are encouraged to use your first names. I Just looked at your website; alodecals.wordpress.com/Easy to find your way around, and the FAQ section is certainly worth a worth a read, especially the bit that says that the postage for 3 sets is €3.90! Of equal interest was the part regarding the printing which mentioned 'each decal set per piece', which I assume means none of that tedious cutting out. Perhaps we could see an example to demonstrate the resolution? If you check our sister forum - f-one-thirty-two.proboards.com/ you will find a Manufacturers and Suppliers board, which is there specifically to showcase products. Peter. |
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Post by minimenses on Feb 19, 2018 21:59:19 GMT
I'll be pushing all the deadlines BACK to allow more time for registrations and builds. No need to rush around.
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Post by minimenses on Feb 24, 2018 13:29:40 GMT
Schedule Has been pushed back one month. Rules above have been revised to reflect this.
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Post by ALO Decals on Mar 16, 2018 1:15:35 GMT
Welcome ALO Decals. This is a very friendly forum and members are encouraged to use your first names. I Just looked at your website; alodecals.wordpress.com/Easy to find your way around, and the FAQ section is certainly worth a worth a read, especially the bit that says that the postage for 3 sets is €3.90! Of equal interest was the part regarding the printing which mentioned 'each decal set per piece', which I assume means none of that tedious cutting out. Perhaps we could see an example to demonstrate the resolution? If you check our sister forum - f-one-thirty-two.proboards.com/ you will find a Manufacturers and Suppliers board, which is there specifically to showcase products. Peter. Thank you very much Peter, and please receive my apologies for the long delay in my answer. Here is a picture of a set in 1/43 scale:  And here is a piece of the file which is used to print it - the high resolution of the file allows smaller details to appear in larger scales, while they are not necessarily visible in 1/43:  As to your remark regarding cutting each decal from the set, indeed our sets have been originally designed to be pre-cut, until the printing press which we have contracted for the job objected that some very small decals could cause damage to the blade of their printer. So unfortunately, as of now each decal needs to be cut before being applied onto the model, but as much as possible they are grouped in such a way to ease this step: on the first picture for example, the decals for the whole bonnet are part of a group of decals which can be installed as a single decal. Thank you for the link, I'll post there soon. In the meantime, do not hesitate to ask any further information. |
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Post by patrickm on Mar 22, 2018 0:23:10 GMT
Hi Marc Good rules Marc giving scope for invention without encouraging entries with wild motors or non-scale bodies. I may be missing something, and if so apologies, but the rules don't seem to mention tyre diameter minimum and maximum dimensions whilst the penalty point list does state a penalty for "diameter out of spec". Best Regards David Thanks, I will correct that. I knew there would be oversights and mistakes. Where are the tire diameter specs posted? |
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Post by minimenses on Mar 22, 2018 16:13:55 GMT
Thanks, I will correct that. I knew there would be oversights and mistakes. Where are the tire diameter specs posted? Can anyone help with tire diameter specs. It's hard enough o find historic rim sizes, but overall tire sizes are near impossible to find. |
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