Trophy Race on Saturday January 25th 2025!

The race at Inslot's Checkered Flag Raceway in Vancouver on January 25th will be for NASCAR.

I am still fielding a lot of questions about this upcoming race, so I thought I would post this for some clarification.

The OSCAR Rules for NASCAR will be observed. The rules are actually quite simple, so let me give you an overview:

1. The chassis must be of inline motor configuration. Build it however you want, out of whatever you want, but it must have an inline motor, and have .055" minimum ground clearance.

2. None of the tires (front or rear) can be shorter than 3/4" (.750"). Tires cannot extend past body.

3. Bodies must be model car type injection molded bodies. Model years 1980 to present are elligible, 1/24th or 1/25th, and must include a driver figure.

4. Minimum body height (as measured from bottom of chassis to top of body) is 1.875".

5. ANY Super 16D motor.

- That is pretty much it! Although the written rules are more detailed, this outline covers the essencials! The complete OSCAR NASCAR Rules are listed below for those interested.

The race format will be the standard PASER or Rapid Raceway type format. There will be three rounds of racing (3 times through), each consisting of four minute heats. The racer's round robin style grid line up and rotation will be set randomly by the computer. There will NOT be any qualifying. Although the elligible cars must comply with the OSCAR rules, this is NOT an official OSCAR race.

Race entry fee is $15, which includes lunch and box plaques/plates.

OSCAR NASCAR Rules (in complete form):

Chassis:
All chassis must have beveled pans to protect track surface from gouging.
Must be a 90-degree inline configuration
Chassis may be constructed using any material.
Cars will have a minimum of .055” ground clearance.
Chassis cannot be visible or protrude past the body perimeter when viewed from above or through the drivers compartment. Visible chassis parts must be painted black or darkened as not to show.
Either oilites or ball bearings are legal for axles unless stated otherwise.

Tires:
All four tires must touch and roll on the track.
All tires will have black sidewalls
No tire will have less than ¾” diameter.
When viewed from above, tires may not extend beyond the widest part of the wheel opening, when the chassis is at its center of lateral movement.
Front wheels must not be partially hidden by the front or rear edges of the stock front wheel well. (This does not include the top of the well.)

Bodies:
Guide flags must not extend past the foremost part of the body when viewed from above.
All cars will have a painted, detailed driver to scale. Interior cockpit tray must conceal the whole chassis.
All cars will be painted. (Clearcoat does not count) and numbered in at least three places. Numbers will be at least ½” tall.
All bodies will begin races intact and complete, with no missing parts Bodies will have front and rear windows.
Replacement windows other than stock are not allowed.
Bodies may not be stretched or modified to fit the chassis.
Bodies may not have material moved unless specified in the Modification section of the class.

Open Motors:
Only Super 16D set-ups allowed.
Super 16D Arms allowed.
No Rewinding or Dewinding allowed.
No shimming magnets.
Replacement magnets allowed- no cobalt or neo magnets allowed.
Ball bearings and oilites allowed in either end of motor.
Blueprinting allowed.
No shunts.

Late Model Nascar
Scale:   1/24th-1/25th
Years:  1980 to Present
Bodies: Replica of an American made “NASCAR” sedan no ASA cars.
Drivers: Vacuformed or resin cast.
Body height: 1/24th bodies shall not be less than 1 7/8” (1.875) tall measured from ½” behind the windshield at the center of the roofline to the bottom of the chassis (air dams excluded) 1/25th excluded from this rule but must not be lowered at all.
Modifications: Bodies may be trimmed to remove part of the front spoiler and side air dams (to stock valence height for proper track clearance.
Motors: Open Super 16D.