RC CAR Action Contest

The latest talk of in the RC Cars arena has been that RC Car Action wants to see who can build the flat-out fastest RC machine. The rules are simple and all are invited. Keeping in view inviting the most eligible contestants, simple laid out guidelines go hand in hand.

A driver or a team can enter any number of cars but chase cars are not allowed. Drivers shall need to operate their vehicles from a fixed position.

Vehicles need to be wheeling driven only and turbines may be used only if turbine is used for wheels and not for thrust. Vehicles powered by thrust; jet, rocket, propeller are not allowed but surely vehicles may be powered by engines or motors of any numbers.

Length of the vehicle strictly needs to be 40 inches but flexibility of rules applies to weight, chassis configuration and number of wheels.

Looks can kill but the person who shall be sitting inside to kill should be visible. That's what the contest asks for. It needs to have cockpit area with windows to show a person sitting inside. If the cockpit area rules is complied with then the overall all design may look like a sitting duck and no questions shall be asked.

Vehicle with the long run gets an edge. Those that are designed to run only for a single time are not allowed. Cars with sacrificial run or power systems good for one time run are not permitted.

Well, this is not all…! Your vehicle must be traceable at all times. This means that it should carry a commercially available FM radio gear with functioning fail safe system set to apply full brake in the event of single loss or interference.

Categories for all participants have been truly outlined as Manufacturer team, Independent team and Individual. Those fielded by RC companies shall run as Manufacturers team. Students from engineering background, entrepreneurs, or whoever makes up a group of three without the support of a manufacturer can enter as Independent team. And lastly, the one who owns all the credits for design, manufacture, ingenuity, class and all, yet stands alone shall be eligible to enter as an Individual.

The competition shall give a fair chance to everyone to make three attempts for the fastest run through and electronic speed trap. The one GIZMO vehicle with overall highest peak speed shall be declared as the overall winner. But to give due credits for manufacturing, team work and individuality each category shall also carry awards for fastest vehicle in each category.

But the array of awards does not end there. Special awards are also lined up for "Most innovative Design", "Fastest Production car", "Fastest Engine-Powered Car" and "Fastest Electric Car".

If you have true cells of creativity popping up in your brain area then you might surprisingly bag some creativity prizes too. Although these prizes are not officially announced; but may be given on the spot to acknowledge and support creative architectures.

The event is not scheduled before 1st June 2005 but the spot is destined to be Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, CA.

So all you guys gear up all your creativity and power your brain cells with high speed designs to impress the judges for your little speeding RC jets.