No Limit R/C of Ohio Official Rule Book
Mission Statement - No Limit R/C's purpose is to promote fun, competitive R/C racing and pulling events in a wholesome family atmosphere.
General Event Guidelines
1. We must all remember that we not only represent No Limit R/C, but also the various hobby stores and businesses that host and sponsor the events. Therefore, senior participants of the hobby are expected to set good examples to assist the newer participants of the hobby.
2. All decisions made by the No Limit R/C Track Official will stand. Staff and participants are required to maintain self-control and good sportsmanship at all times. The use of foul language, stealing, fighting or arguing with No Limit R/C Track officials and other participants is prohibited.
3. The presence or uses of any alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs at any of our events are not permitted. Operation of nitro R/C vehicles while under the influence is dangerous. In the event that a participant is suspected to have consumed any alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs, he/she will be bared from further participation and will be dismissed from the event. Such participants will forfeit their entry fee and accumulated points. The appropriate Law Enforcement authorities will be called to assist any participants that refuse to leave the events when asked to do so under the listed circumstances.
4. Grievance Reporting: Any participant may file a grievance if a rules violation is suspected.
1. Participants must submit a written statement with explanation of grievance to a No Limit R/C Official along with a $20 non-refundable fee.
2. All grievances must be reported by the end of the event in question. NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. The vehicle owner in which the grievance has been reported against will be advised by a No Limit R/C Official that impoundment and inspection of the vehicle will be required. If disassembly is required, the owner will be requested to do so under the direction of the Official.
4. Race results will be reviewed by the No Limit R/C Track Officials. All decisions are FINAL.
5. Participants are not allowed to enter the same truck under two different drivers. No Truck sharing will be permitted. No switching bodies onto different chassis or vise-versa will not be permitted or tolerated. Competitors caught doing this will be disqualified from the entire event.
4X4 Nitro Small Block Monster Truck
1. Engine - Any readily available production nitro engine with a displacement no smaller then .12 cubic inches and no larger then .20 cubic inches.
2. Truck - Traxxas Revo, T-Maxx, AE 3.0 are examples of trucks that can run in this class. No Truggies.
3. Tires - Tires are to be any readily available production tire with dimensions no smaller than 5" high x 2.5" wide. Tires may be changed during competition as long as they meet the size requirements. Buggy tires are prohibited.
4. Transmission - Each truck shall be equipped with a functional gear driven transmission to propel the truck. Direct drive truggy gearing is prohibited. Center Differentials and one way bearings are NOT permitted.
5. Chassis - Chassis is to be any readily available production or custom Monster Truck type chassis. Flat Buggy and Truggy type chassis are prohibited.
6. All drivers in the nitro class are allowed 1 flame out at the start line. They will be given 1 minute to refire or they will forfeit their race.
4X4 Nitro Big Block Monster Truck
1. Engine - Any readily available production nitro engine with a displacement .21 cubic inches and larger.
2. Truck - HPI Savage, Savage X, Savage XL, Losi LST1, LST2, LST XXL Aftershock, Beetle, Raminator, AE MGT are examples of trucks that can run in this class. Traxxas Revos and T-maxx's are permitted as long as they meet the motor and tire size requirements. No Truggies.
3. Tires - Tires are to be any readily available production tire with dimensions no smaller than 5" high x 3" wide. Tires may be changed during competition as long as they meet the size requirements. Buggy tires are prohibited.
4. Transmission - Each truck shall be equipped with a functional gear driven transmission to propel the truck. Truggy type Direct drive gearing is prohibited. Center Differentials, smart diffs and one way bearings are NOT permitted.
5. Chassis - Chassis is to be any readily available production or custom Monster Truck type chassis.
6. All drivers in the nitro class are allowed 1 flame out at the start line. They will be given 1 minute to refire or they will forfeit their race.
4X4 Brushless Electric Monster Truck
1. Truck - HPI Savage Flux, HPI E-Savage, Traxxas E-Maxx, E- Revo, Summit, Hot Bodies E-Zilla, and Kyosho Twin Force are examples of trucks that are permitted to run in this class. Custom built 4wd Electric Monster Trucks with independent or ladder bar type suspension similar to the production trucks stated above may run in this class also. Truck must run with a body. No Truggies.
2. Tires - Tires are to be any readily available production tire with dimensions no smaller than 5" high x 2.5" wide. Tires may be changed during competition as long as they meet the size requirements. Buggy tires are prohibited.
3. Transmission - Each truck shall be equipped with a functional gear driven transmission to propel the truck. Direct drive truggy gearing is prohibited. Center Differentials and smart diffs are not permitted. One way bearings are permitted.
4. Chassis - Chassis is to be any readily available production or custom Monster Truck type chassis.
5. Motors & Batteries - Trucks must run 1 or 2 brushless motors. Trucks may use a maximum of 14 Sub C and C size NiCd or NiMH cells or up to 2 -3 cell LI-Ion or LiPo battery.
4X4 Brushed Electric Monster Truck
1. Truck - HPI E-Savage, Traxxas E-Maxx, Hot Bodies E-Zilla, Red Cat Ground Pounder, and Kyosho Twin Force are examples of trucks that are permitted to run in this class. Custom built 4wd Electric Monster Trucks with independent or ladder bar type suspension similar to the production trucks stated above may run in this class also. Truck must run with a body. No Truggies.
2. Tires - Tires are to be any readily available production tire with dimensions no smaller than 5" high x 2.5" wide. Tires may be changed during competition as long as they meet the size requirements. Buggy tires are prohibited.
3. Transmission - Each truck shall be equipped with a functional gear driven transmission to propel the truck. Direct drive truggy gearing is prohibited. Center Differentials and smart diffs are not permitted. One way bearings are permitted.
4. Chassis - Chassis is to be any readily available production or custom Monster Truck type chassis. Supporting independent or ladder bar type suspension.
5. Motors & Batteries - Trucks must run 2 brushed motors with 540 or 550 cans .Trucks may use a maximum of 14 Sub C and C size NiCd or NiMH cells or up to a 3 cell LI-Ion or LiPo battery.
Novice Electric Monster Truck
1. Truck - Truck may be any 4x4 or 2x4 Electric Monster Truck with a brushed motor No Nitro Powered Vehicles are permitted.
2. Age - Participants may be no older than 13 years old to compete in this class. This is a beginner's class to introduce new competitors into RC Monster Truck Racing.
3. Sportsmanship - This class is set up to be a fun class for the children and is a good way to teach children good racer etiquette and Sportsmanship.
4. If a Novice Competitor Won the previous year They will be required to Move up and race in the normal class that their vehicle falls under for the following year. Congrats your no longer a Novice!!
2wd 1/10 Scale Short Course Tuff Truck
1. Examples of vehicles permitted to race in this class are but not limited to: HPI Racing Blitz, Traxxas Slash, Team Associated SC10, Losi Strike, and the Thunder Tech Pro-2 Short Course Pro-2wd Racer.
2. The Body on the truck must remain a short course style truck body that covers the entire width of the tires. Cutting the fenders off will not be allowed. Aftermarket bodies are permitted as long as they are considered “Short Course” style replacements.
3. Tires and wheels MUST remain short course style sizes listed below. NO BUGGY TIRES!
Wheel Inner Bead Max Diameter……………………….. 3.0 in / 76.20mm
Wheel Outer Bead Max Diameter………………………. 2.2 in / 55.88mm
Wheel Bead Width Max………………………………… 1.55 in / 39.37mm
Wheel Width Max………………………………………. 1.65 in / 41.91mm
Tire Maximum Width…(mounted)...…………………… 1.85 in / 46.99mm
Tire Diameter Min…(mounted)...………………………. 4.20 in / 106.68mm
4. Chassis - Chassis is to be any readily available production Short Course chassis resulting in the following specs.
5. Radios-Upgrading to 2.4 ghz or equivalent is permissible.
Wheelbase Min/Max……………………………………. 320mm / 335mm (12.59in / 13.19in) Overall Length Min/Max……………………………….. 540mm / 568mm (21.25in / 22.36in) Overall Width Min/Max………………………………… 290mm / 296mm (11.42in / 11.65in) Minimum Weight……………………………………….. 74oz / 2098grams 2 Wheel Rear Drive……………………………………... Geared or Ball Differential Rear Suspension………………………………………… Independent or Solid Axle
Young guns
1. Age
- Participants may be no older than 16 years old to compete in this
class. This is a beginner's class to introduce new competitors into RC
Monster Truck Racing.
2. Truck- All trucks must be 4X4 nitro or electric. Examples being Savage, E-Savage, T-Maxx , E-Maxx, Revo, and E-Revo. 1/16th scale are placed into this class but can only run Ni-Mh or Ni-Cd battery packs (no lipos), this will ensure more even racing.
3. All young guns are allowed one restart for jumping the light.
Qualifying and Elimination Bracket Racing Guidelines
1. In order to form a class, the minimum number of trucks must be 6 total. If there are not 6 trucks the competitor not fitting a class may move up to a larger class and compete. However if a point in time comes where there are 6 trucks if the competitor who moved up a class chooses to move back down his points will not carry over to the other class.
2. 2 points will be awarded to the driver of each winner bracket race. 1 point will be awarded to the driver of each loser bracket race.
3. If the overall winner stays out of the loser bracket than the driver will be awarded 5 bonus points.
4. If there are not 6 trucks to make a complete class the bonus points will not be awarded.
5. Registration will open an hour before qualifying starts. Once registration closes no other trucks are permitted to enter.
6. All racers are limited to two trucks. Registration fees are $10.00 per truck.
7. Transmitters must remain off in the pits unless that participant is racing.
8. The race course and event format will be discussed in the drivers meeting. Each participant is required to be present during the drivers meeting. Any and all questions can be addressed during this time regarding the events and scoring.
9. Once your race has been announced you and your competitor have 2 minutes to get to the line. If you fail to make it to the start line in the allotted time you will forfeit your race unless your competitor agrees to a 2 minute extension or drop down to the next race.
10. Trucks are required to come in contact with the finish line with any combination of two tires. If only one tire of either side of the truck contacts the finish line a 2 second penalty during qualifying will be added, or you will be disqualified during racing.
11. The truck may not hit or come in contact with any part of the light system or its barricades during the run, if this happened it will result in a disqualification.
12. When trucks are competing and one or both completes an illegal run, the first truck in violation will be disqualified. In the event that a time is unable to be recorded due to the violation, the remaining participant will be assessed the slowest time of the day.
13. In the event that any portion of a participating truck goes out of bounds, or drives into the other competitor's lane (except the shared center lane), it will result in a disqualification of the truck in violation.
14. In the event that a competitor with multiple entries in the same class should happen to race him/herself, each truck will run 1 at a time on the track in different lanes. Whichever truck records the fastest elapse time will advance into the next round.
15. In the event that 1 truck jumps the start light and his competitor cannot make it around the track for a legal run then the fastest losing qualifier with a legal run from that bracket will be brought back to advance to the next round. If a winning competitor cannot make it back for the FINAL Round of racing, the competitor He or she beat will be inserted back into the bracket.
16. If a truck records a disqualified qualifying run, they will still be seated in the elimination bracket after the slowest time. If there are multiple disqualified trucks in a qualifying round then each disqualified truck will be seated based on their running order.
17. All drivers are expected to help turn marshall. If you need to work on your truck it is up to you to find a replacement marshall. No Race will be ran if we do not have marshalls.
18. Participants are not allowed to enter the same truck under two different drivers. No Truck sharing will be permitted. No switching bodies onto different chassis or vise-versa will be permitted or tolerated. Competitors caught doing this will be disqualified from the entire event.
Truck Pulling Guidelines
1. All participating trucks are required to be weighed immediately following the conclusion of the pull. If the vehicle is found to be over the required weight limit that truck will be disqualified from that round of the pulling competition.
2. Each participating truck will be hooked to the sled with the chain pulled tight. When the truck is no longer able to gain forward drive, a No Limit R/C Track Official will signal you to stop, thus ending your pull. The distance from the front of the pulling sleds skid plate will then be measured.
3. The Pulling track is 4' x 30'. In the event a participating truck goes out of bounds, the distance will be measured at the area of the pull sled which crosses the out of bounds marker.
4. There will be 2 rounds of pulling before the competition moves forward onto the pull off. If a competitor records a full pull in round 1, they are not required to pull in round 2.
5. This gives each competitor 2 chances to record a full pull which will earn them a spot in the pull off. A "pull off" will result if two or more trucks record a full pull. For the "pull off" extra weight will be added to the sled until a winner can be determined. There will be only 1 round in the pull off.
6. If a participating truck disregards a No Limit R/C Track Official's signal to cease pull, which results in an over pull, the truck will be disqualified.
7. If the pulling surface is carpet each truck is required to have the exhaust defected away from saturating the carpet pulling surface with oil and smoke, This can be done be re-indexing the exhaust pipe or by using a exhaust defector.
8. 4x4 Small Block Pulling trucks can weigh no more than 15 pounds.
9. 4x4 Big Block Pulling Trucks can weight no more than 17.5 pounds.
10. 4x4 Unlimited Big Block Pulling Trucks must weigh 17.6 pounds and above.
11. 4x4 Nitro Small block, and 4x4 nitro Big block classes no power additives and only nitro burning single engine set ups. Small block, big block and unlimited 4x4 nitro classes will compete for prizes on dirt. All 2X4 set ups, all gasoline set ups and all electric set ups will compete in the exhibition pulling class and may compete on dirt or carpet if time permits.
13. Participants are not allowed to enter the same truck under two different drivers. No Truck sharing will be permitted. No switching bodies onto diffrent chassis or vise versa will not be permitted or tolerated. Competitors caught doing this will be disqualifed from the entire event.
