Section 2 : Voted on by scale racers

Car Rules

 10. Adopt 2004 National USRA approved motors list for both C can and D can motors for both experts and amateurs. (let in Kelly 16D setups and Camen setups etc for Amateurs)

PASSED

 11. Adopt National Scale Expert Group 12 rules for all SoCal C Can racing (GT 1 and GT 12). Notes : This will allow everyone to mix and match endbells etc plus gives us 1 set of rules. With the Nats being handout motors for Amateurs this should not be an issue.

PASSED

 12. 4.5” NASCAR Make all 4.5” National bodies legal for this class—This would add the current Nationally approved bodies onto the body list as well as the Champion bodies.

PASSED

 13. Only run and use National USRA rules in 2004, ie bodies, chassis and motors with no exceptions. This would eliminate all SoCal exceptions

FAILED

 14. Allow amateurs to interchange motor parts (amateur vote only)

PASSED

15. Allow ball bearings in all C Can setups - Note this is in the CAN end only and is redundant and has no effect as #18 and #19 cover this.

PASSED

 16. Allow shunt wire in all C Can setups

FAILED

17. If above does not pass, allow shunt wire in motors for GT 12

FAILED

18. Continue to allow ball bearings in the can end of motors for GT 12 motors.—This is just to confirm that this should still be allowed.

PASSED

19. Allow ball bearings in the can end of motors for GT 1 motors—Allows drivers to use the same setups in GT 12 and GT 1 if the above rule is confirmed for GT 12.

PASSED

20. Allow axle ball bearings in GT 12

FAILED

21. Allow axle ball bearings in GT 1

FAILED

22. Allow new Cahoza C Can setup in SoCal racing for all levels of driver. These setups were not submitted to the National USRA, but will be submitted next year.

PASSED

23. Allow new Koford C Can setup in SoCal racing for all levels of driver—These setups were not submitted to the National USRA, but will be submitted next year.

PASSED

24. Adopt magnet epoxy rule from Group 12 to all classes - Note The Scale Rules Committee will draft the exact rule, but you will be allowed to expoxy in magnets in SoCal racing in 2004.

PASSED

Race and Tech Issues

25. Have a commitee to tear down all podium finishes in all classes.

PASSED

26. Tear down all cars at western states in all classes.

PASSED

27. Have a Race Steward to attend all the scale races to make sure all the rules are followed before, during, and after racing.

PASSED

28. Move the amateur and expert GT12 race to right after the expert 4.5” race

FAILED

29. Wherever possible a traveling race director should be used. Compensation for this person will be decided by the Scale Rules Committee.—This has been tested this year and seems very successful in keeping the racing environment consistent

PASSED

30. Eliminate track calls for rider in all classes

FAILED

31. Eliminate track calls in all classes except for “unmarshallable cars”

FAILED

32. Eliminate track calls except for “unmarshallable cars” in one class to test

FAILED

33. Eliminate track calls in all expert races except for “unmarshallable cars”

FAILED

Membership

34. Raise entry fees in expert to $18.00 with the additional $2.00 added straight to the prize fund
Committee decision : Leave entry fees at $16.00 per class. There is no need to raise entry fees at this time.

Reviewed by committee
FAILED

Championship Structure

 35. All races to count in the points.  No throw outs will increase the attendance at all races.
Committee decision : With the championship being a year round event and 11 rounds in total the committee has decided to leave the number of drops allowed each year the same at two per driver per class. It was felt that entries could suffer if someone is forced to miss a round through sickness etc and if drops were eliminated they would be instantly eliminated from the championship.

Reviewed by committee
FAILED

36. Go back to two seasons in a year with two championships per year.

FAILED

37. If we go back to two seasons a year create a champions of champions race with top 4 from each championship run at the end of the year

FAILED

38. If track has two suitable tracks, split the scale classes 2 on each track and swap next race. (ie 4 & 4.5” NASCAR on 1 track, GT 1/GT 12 on the other)

PASSED

39. Allow the Scale Rules Committee may make minor adjustments to the racing format to suit as the year goes by to suit the changing conditions of the series.—This simply clarifies what has happened in practice this last year.

PASSED

40. Automatically move up a fixed number of racers in each class each year determined by the Scale Rules Committee. Note this applies to Amateur and Advanced/Semi pro only, not Expert.

PASSED

41. Do not allow class winners to defend their class title the following year. Note applies to Amateur and Advanced/Semi Pro only, not Expert.

PASSED

42. Allow the Scale Rules Committee to determine which racer may race in which level ie who races as an amateur and who races as an expert. Appeals may be made by drivers to the Committee.

PASSED

43. Allow racers to appeal to the scale rules committee to move down a level ie Expert to Amateur etc at any time. If a racer is moved during a season their points will not be moved with them.

PASSED

44. A driver may apply to the scale rules committee to run in different levels in different classes ie Expert GT 12, Amateur GT 1 etc

PASSED

45. A driver who has won a race in one level in the previous year may not move down a level in that class.

PASSED

The Western States

46. Run Western States within first 3-4 races of the season

PASSED

47. Reduce the entry fees for the Western States to Twenty Dollars per class.

PASSED

48. Western States to be in addition to races held at any track ie. It becomes a tracks 3rd race, not one of the tracks two races.

PASSED

Note—please vote only for one of the following.

 49. Make the Western States count for 1.5 times points OR

N/A

 50. Make the Western States count for 2 times points OR

PASSED

 51. Leave the Western States points the same as other rounds

N/A

52. Do not allow Western States points to be dropped in any championship.

PASSED

53. Keep the Western States race format to the National format. ie semi finals and mains as per the National USRA rulebook.

PASSED

Race Formats

 54. Add an alternative race format for SoCal racing to allow all SoCal races to be run as round robins. Ie override the minimum number required entries before semi finals are run. Notes : This just rubber stamps the format we have been racing to all year.

PASSED

55. Make the National Eurosport A and B main format available for racing in SoCal, the only difference being no qualifying. Mains will be determined by championship positions in that class, with points leader in the A main and so on down. If this format is used in the first race of the year use championship standings from last year. New drivers go into highest letter main. Mains run in reverse alphabetical order ie D,C,B,A. Notes ; This would give us some more variety in our racing and would allow in theory for some cleaner racing.

PASSED

56. Use all three race formats for racing, ie Current std format for Western States, All round robin and A and B main racing on a rotational basis.

PASSED

57. Go to a two day program if the Advanced / Semi Pro class is voted in. Note this was to extend the current schedule over two days, and has no effect on any new series on the day after the scale races.

FAILED

Advanced (Semi Pro) Level

58. Introduce an Advanced / Semi Pro Level—Note This is the overall vote for a third level of racing to be introduced to SoCal.

PASSED

Possible Semi Pro Drivers—Note this is a guide only, final driver classification to be made by the Scale Rules Committee.o Possible Amateur Move Up Jerry Johnson, Phil Phillips, Daniel Hudson, Colin Hezig, Tim Peck, Jimmy Ross o Possible Expert Move DownSteve Forsyth, Jonathan Forsyth, Paul Sterrett, Gil Rivera, Jason Stone, Monty Ohren

The following will only apply if the above vote for a third level (Semi Pro)  is successful.

 59. If running under the round robin format and there are less than 10 entries  in a class the class may be combined with another. Ie 6 Expert 4” cars may be combined with the Advanced 4” race.

PASSED

 60. If running under the A and B main format and there are less than 10 entries the remainder of a class may be combined with another class ie 10 Advanced drivers and 6 Experts there would be 1 Advanced main with 8, 1 combined main with 6 Experts and 2 Advanced drivers.

FAILED

 61. Run GTP in the semi pro class instead of 4.5” NASCAR (semi pro vote only)

FAILED

Scale Track Voting

To have a SoCal USRA race a track must get a positive vote from at least 50% of those voting. This vote also determines the tracks picking order for SoCal USRA race dates, with most popular getting to pick first.

2004 Western States Voting

Santee Raceway was successful in it's bid to host the 2004 Scale Western States races