PLEASE BE ADVISED ALL CARS WILL SUBJECT TO SCRUTINEERING BEFORE THE CAR IS PERMITTED TO RACE AND RACE NUMBER ALLOCATED,
"NO PASS NO RACE"
RTS Stock Hatches Rules & Specification 2011
The Stock Hatch formula is a nudge and spin formula using small lightweight saloon or hatch back cars with the addition of limited iron work, this is not a stock car formula as the RTS do not run such a formula, if you do not understand the concept of nudge and spin then in all probability this formulas is not for you. If what you require is to gently push your opponent wide or spin him to the infield then this formula is for you.
1. TYPE OF CAR
2. a; Any four-seater, front-engined up to 1400cc, saloon or hatchback, constructed of steel.
3. B; Coupes are not permitted
4. C; Body shells must retain their original silhouette.
5. D; Each driver is permitted one car per meeting & each car is permitted one driver per meeting. And that combination of car & driver will be the one presented at scrutineering.
6. BODYWORK
7. a; The body must not be altered in any way and must remain standard.
8. B; No fibreglass or Kevlar panels allowed.
9. C; All panels must be steel.
10. D; Bonnets must be secured by two extra over-centre clips, if hinges discarded, then corner plates must be used.
11. E; Doors must be bolted or welded shut.
12. F; The external paintwork must be of professional appearance at all times, and race damage must be repaired.
13. G; roof aerofoils will be required details to follow.
14. H; No side skirts or wheel arches allowed, unless as fitted as standard by manufacturer.
15. Ironwork
16. The car must be fitted with a front bumper which must have a minimum height of 300mm and a maximum of 400mm and made from 40 x40 x 3 mild steel box section. It must be attached to the car by bolting no further than 200mm down the chassis with no less then 2 bolts (M10 bolts minimum). In addition all front bumpers must have 150mm up stand corner bars made from 40 x 25 x 3 box section. The up stand corners must have a minimum of 150mm up stand support from the side rails but this can be bigger.
17. The car must be fitted with a back bumper which must have a height of 300mm and made from 40 x 40 x 3 mild steel box section. It must be attached to the car by bolting no further than 200mm down the chassis with no less than 2 bolts (M10 bolts minimum). You must fit a back corner brace on the drivers side only connecting the bottom of the back bumper to the side rail and this must not extend past the back quarter of the car.
18. A 40 x 40 x 3 box section rail must be securely fixed down the outside of the car connecting the top of the front bumper to the top of the rear bumper. This rail must run along the top of the wheel arches and fixed by bolting through the door pillars (the side rails can be fixed by bolting or welding but welds must not be continuous 2” weld-4” gap).
19. The 10mm (minimum) flat drivers doorplate must not extend past the A pillar by more than 6 inches or the B pillar by more than 10 inches. It must be secured with at least 4 substantial bolts. At least 2 should go through the pillars and the others must go through both body skins, this must be positioned under the side rail of the drivers side only. Drivers door bar must fit up to side rail, not underneath and must be welded to side rail. Side rails may be welded, but not continuous or may be bolted.
20. Sight holes must be made in the bumper work to check the thickness of metal.
21. A strut brace is permitted across the top of the rear and rear struts only, you may fit a single brace to the top front suspension turret from the front down tube of the roll cage no other addition bracing is allowed.
22. ENGINE
23. Any 4 cylinder, 8 valve, in-line engine, with a maximum capacity of 1400cc, using the original stroke plus 1mm oversize.
24. You may use any engine in the manufacturers range, provided it fits without making any alterations to the engine bay or bulkhead.
25. The engine must remain standard as fitted by the manufacturer. The block and head must be the original combination.
26. No modifications are allowed to the engine.
27. Standard cast exhaust manifolds and exhaust systems, as fitted by manufacturer, with a minimum of one silencer must be used. ( No after-market silencers are permitted )
28. Only standard single carburettor, as originally fitted by manufacturer may be used, without any modifications.
29. ROLLCAGE
30. A minimum of four posts / two hoops joined together, in addition there must be two chicken bars on the drivers side and one on the passenger side, minimum of 1½” x 10 swg OD tube.
31. Alloy roll cages are not permitted.
32. No part of the roll-cage shall go through the bulkhead, ie: No strut bracing is permitted
33. GEARBOX / DIFFERENTIALS
34. Both must remain standard as fitted by the manufacturer that includes the drive shafts.
35. No Welded differentials are allowed.
36. BRAKES
37. Must be effective on all four wheels. Bias braking is not permitted.
38. SUSPENSION
39. N/S/F Shock Absorbers;
40. The only shock absorbers permitted, are those listed below, no other units are accepted.
41. Only the KYB Premium Standard Replacement unit with the following part numbers;
42. Vauxhall Nova/Corsa = 633831
43. Ford Fiesta MkIII = 633818
44. Citroen AX = 665502
45. Peugeot 206 = 633730
46. (If your vehicle make & model is not listed, please ring the RTS to be given the part number)
47. The shock absorber must not be altered/modified in anyway. Also the manufacturers part number, which is stamped on the unit, must not be removed/defaced/altered.
48. All shock absorbers must not have anything added to, i.e: spring assistors, gators. The complete shaft must be fully visible.
49. Must remain in original position as fitted by manufacturer.
50. O/S/F and Rear Shock Absorbers;
51. Must be standard as originally fitted by the manufacturer. No up-rated replacements may be used. They must be fitted in their original positions. All shock absorbers must have nothing added to them, i.e: spring assistors, gators, etc. The complete shaft must be fully visible.
52. Springs;
53. Spring poundage is free. (But KYB recommend that no more than 350lb is used on their unit)
54. The overall outside diameter of the spring must be as originally fitted by the manufacturer.
55. No packing of the spring is permitted.
56. A maximum of 25mm/1” difference in height is permitted between the two front springs, when not in compression.
57. The cutting and welding of springs is not permitted.
58. Springs may only be retained by either; wiring, cable ties or clips.
59. Camber;
60. A maximum of 25mm/1” negative camber is permitted on the N/S/F only. This will be measured on the wheel rim. This can only be achieved by extending the bottom arm by a maximum of 25mm/1”, and not by altering the top fixing of the shock absorber unit.
61. No camber is allowed on any other wheels.
62. WHEELS AND TYRES
63. Alloy or steel wheels may be used, up to 5½” wide.
64. Any road legal tyre, with a speed rating of R,S,T,U,H or V only permitted, with a minimum durometer reading of 55.
65. The same off-set and diameter wheels must be used on the same axle.
66. No Yokohamas, Kingpins, any Sportway, competition/trackday tyres are allowed.
67. WINDSCREEN / GLASS
68. All glass must be removed.
69. A metal upright, to a maximum of 38mm, a minimum of 19mm, box or tube, must be welded or bolted to the centre of the front windscreen aperture, this is compulsory.
70. STOP / BRAKE LIGHTS
71. Either two stop/brake lights (minimum of 762mm (30”) apart), or a centrally fitted single stop/brake strip-light, must be fitted onto the parcel shelf, or hung from the roof in hatchbacks. Lamps must be operated by the standard switch as fitted to the car. Bulbs must be 21 watts.
72. BATTERIES / ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
73. Battery may be fitted in original position, but must have an additional clamp fitted, and covered with a rot-proof material, if they are not a sealed type.
74. A battery master switch must be fitted in the area of the rear passenger side window, and must be clearly marked “ON/OFF”.
75. FUEL TANKS & SYSTEMS
76. All fuel tanks must be securely fixed, metal straps or bolted.
77. A maximum of two gallons capacity is permitted.
78. Fuel tanks, including filler caps, must be covered by a metal firewall.
79. The fuel outlet must be from the top of the tank.
80. All fuel pipes must be inside the car.
81. Fuel lines must be metal or metal covered, no rubber fuel lines are permitted.
82. A fuel shut-off tap must be fitted within easy reach of the driver.
83. SAFETY EQUIPMENT
84. A cloth type window net must be fitted to the drivers side door window aperture. Net spacing must be a maximum of 76mm x 76mm ( 3” x 3”).
85. A full 5 point buckle release harness, complete with a crutch strap must be fitted and bolted to the floor and/or the roll cage, with a minimum strap width of 50mm (2”), but 75mm (3”) is recommended. Safety belts/harness must not pass through the firewall. All connections must be visible.
86. Drivers must wear racing overalls of fire-retardant proban or similar specification material.
87. Fire retardant gloves, balaclavas are recommended.
88. Neck braces or Hans type devices are recommended.
89. An operational fire extinguisher, with a sight gauge, may be securely fitted (not taped or cable tied) into the car, and must be within easy reach of the driver. The size should be 1kg and have a dry powder content. If not fitted in the car it must be easily and readily available from the transporter
90. HELMET
91. A Crash Helmet having a minimum specification as detailed by the British Oval Racing Safety Executive (BORSE). Visors or Goggles must be worn for racing or practice.
92. Polycarbonate (Plastic) helmets of any type are not permitted.
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93. Helmet minimum specification : |
94. (as detailed by BORSE) |
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95. FIA |
96. 1 2 1 2 1 2 |
97. 8860- 2004 |
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98. British Standards Institute
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100. Great Britain
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101. BS6658 - 85 Type A FR |
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102. The Snell Foundation
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104. USA:
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105. SF1 Foundation 31.1 or 31.2 |
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106. The European E22 Standard
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107. With Serial Number starting 05 |
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109. Fibre Glass or Fibre Glass/KEVLAR |
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110. ROOF GRADINGS
111. All cars must display their current grade, with a minimum of a 150mm (6”) wide stripe, from the front to the rear of the roof, if the incorrect colour is shown you will race from the next grade up until its correct. The grading stripe must not have any signwriting on it. All championship winners must have a minimum of 50% of their roof displaying the correct roof colour of the championship (see below).
112. Points Champion and British Champion are SUPERSTAR grade and must start at the rear of the grid.
113. ROOF COLOURS
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114. British Champion |
115. Black & White Chequered with flashing lights |
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116. Points Champion |
117. Silver with flashing lights |
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118. Current Points Leader |
119. Red with Silver Stripe |
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120. Normal Grades |
121. Red, Blue, Yellow & White |
122. UNLESS THESE RULES STATE YOU CAN DO IT YOU CANNOT !!!

STOCK HATCH
IRONWORK
ALL DRIVERS PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IF YOU ARE OBSERVED CONSUMING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS DURING THE COURSE OF THE RACE METING YOU WILL AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTAKE FURTHER IN THE MEETING , THE LEGAL LIMIT IN AUTO RACING IS ZERO.
TEXT OF BOC MEETING HELD 24 MAY
All bans, suspensions, exclusions, issued with respect to incidents at the meeting 24 April are to remain in force until further notice, the affected parties will be aware of who they are.
Any driver who verbally resigns from racing at the RTS to a member of staff will in effect from that moment forward zero all the points he has accumulated irrespective of what standing he / she may think they have, that will also include the words "shove it".
Required in all saloon formulas with immediate effect , a fin plate in black and white with your number on it, mounted on the rear of the roof also you are required to have your name in the sun visor.
All formulas with the exception of sprint cars and junior hot rods will be clutch start with immediate effect.
Mini Sprints with immediate effect must stop on the back straight and await to be called to the start line, when lining up you must keep the gap as advised, parents please ensure your child is aware of this requirement, it is intended for 2011 to have all engines sealed with a fixed tire and wheel rule your input to Alan the scrutineer would be appreciated.
Remind all parents and helpers in the junior classes, that the race track is strictly out of bounds at all times, do not decide to enter it at your own invitation, failure to obey this request will result in your child being suspended from racing as either the parents or helpers are out of our control, not a situation we desire, under no circumstances attempt to chastise a child for what he/ she may or may not have done on the race track again you will be refused entry should that situation arise there are proper channels to make such feelings known, the child is not one of them.
National Superstox it is not our intention to make any further changes to this formula it will remain as was in 2009 with the exception of engine checks, the car will be check to the specification the scrutineer believes the car is presented in.
EURO ROD THE USE OF ALLOY WHEELS
It has been agreed after consultation with our HES advisers the use of standard fitment alloy wheels can be allowed, what that means is, no aftermarket alloy wheels are allowed, they must have been fitted as standard equipment by a car manufacture. the burden of proof lays with the user not the scrutineer, should the scrutineer deem the wheels not to have been made by a car manufacturer, he has been advised to refuse the car as eligible to race until such a time as the wheels have been removed.
You are reminded the internet is a place for public information any comment you leave is open to the public to view therefore as a result of recent complaints received we are asking as of today's date all adverse comments placed on the internet with respect to fellow drivers please remove them, as failure to do so will result in you being suspended from all racing until you do so, the internet will be next checked for such comments on 22 May any comments that remain after that date the drivers concerned will with immediate effect be suspended from al racing , should you have placed such comments on the net it is your responsibility to have it removed not ours, whilst we at the RTS accept most comments are but a wind up and no malice is intended there is people who are offended by such comments therefore as a responsible organisation we must insist such practices cease forthwith, we thank you in advance for your corporation in this matter.
MAY NEWS Euro Rod as of 8 May we will giving the whites and yellows a race to themselves, the second part of the first heat will be for blues and reds only , there will be a trophy to the winner of the white and yellow race which will be presented after the final in the normal way. no alloy wheels are allowed in this formula. Superstox, nice to see the numbers have recovered, as previously advised we are looking at some of the changes that were proposed at the end of 2009 to establish if indeed some are necessary, as not all promotions that signed up to such changes actually enforced them, so the advice for the present time is alter nothing until matters have been fully reviewed , to those drivers that enquired as the cross weight rule, please be advised that is not required at the RTS as in theory you should have a symmetrical car . Stock Rods are next up to run race receivers which will take effect as of 8 MAY , they can be purchased at the main gate or rented from the pit office. Pick Up Trucks some confusion still exists with respect to the rear bumper , you can put iron work in the rear of the car for as long as it is not visible and is fully covered by the rear bumper. Mini Sprints we would like to thank the Parents for their assistance with the current changes , some think the handicap to much, we are trying to get a system that is fair to everyone given the differences between the children's ability and age which we must take into account , after all this formula is about learning race craft and not necessary pitting one child against the other to achieve a win, as advised shortly we intend to check the engines for eligibility, so if you are unsure as to what you have got get it checked , also a recent check on tyre sizes revealed that there is some 3/8 difference between the height of some tyres, such difference will ultimately affect the intended gearing a matter we are currently reviewing. DAY LICENCES AND VISITING DRIVERS When you take out a full RTS licence all points scored whilst a visitor or a day licence holder will be added to your grand total when you have run your first race as a licence holder. as we have now run two race meetings and all licence holders are now competing in championships, it would be unfair to allow visitors or day licence holders to start in a graded position, therefore all visitors or day licence holders must start at the rear of the grades. Big thank you to all our staff and drivers for the excellent effort put in despite mother nature trying is best to spoil things. MINI SPRINTS Glad to report that Lauren only suffered a sprain but it would serve to remind everyone that the use of a disc might have prevented the sprain. We are jiggling with things at the moment and we appreciate everyone's help in helping to achieve our goals. Tony Roots Grandparent to the flying Daniel has agreed to produce a setup sheet for the Mini Sprints because looking at the setup of some cars the parents are clearly down the wrong road with setup, our role is to provide the Children with an even playing field in so far as it is practical so we appreciate Tony's offer . Superstox: bit disappointed with the turnouts but we appreciate these are difficult times for some drivers and we are sticking with it ,during the year we will be looking at the cost issue with respect to tyres and gearboxes and the like so your input would be appreciated because little point is having something in the formula that ultimately hurts us. SPRINT CARS: No sprint cars on the 10th because the tyres that were to be delivered at the end of March have turned up in another country so we have taken the decision not to include them on the 10th that will give the tyres sufficient time to get sorted ,apologise to all concerned. Results and points are now posted grades to follow, some drivers will note they are not included in the points, you could be missed for a number of reasons, error- day licences (are not included in the points)- you have not returned your application. those that have returned there paperwork and are in the system will be included at the next points update which will be at the end of each month. As everyone will appreciate safety is number one, the glove situation was imposed upon us and we must comply with such requirements so please ensure you comply with the fire proof glove requirement. We are currently altering the web site so any ideas input would be appreciated.
ALL FORMULAS :
In 2010 we will be introducing a new roof grade, this being “Superstar” grade,
this will be the British Champion and Points Champion (plus the European
Champion in Sprint Cars). They will be required to install two small (side
repeater size) amber flashing lights on their roof. This will be a separate
grade from the reds and will be required to leave a gap between the rear of the red grade.
All drivers must start their race in there correct grade and points order (all
grades), it is your responsibility to start behind or beside the person with
the next highest points not ours failure to do so and you will be removed from
the results.
It is our intention that by the end of 2010 all formulas will be running with
race receivers.
The first formula to run them will be the 2lt Hot Rods and Reliant Robins which
will take effect as from 10 April , radios can be purchased at the main gate for £85 they are
supplied with budget ear phones, the next will be Stock Rods which will take
effect as of 8 May, Superstox 12 June and Euro Rods10
July.
The above is a necessary move under our health and safety policy such moves ensure we have now three means of connecting with the driver
in the event of an incident.
Mini Sprints will have a new starting
procedure for 2010, we ask parents to work with us on this one to ensure its
smooth running. All grids will be drawn from the hat reversed for the second
heat and a reverse points order for the final, each car will be required to
affix a Velcro strip to the wing so a flashing light can be attached. the
winners of each heat race will be required to attach a flashing light to denote
they are heat winners and will be required to start to the rear of the grid,
first winner inside, grids will line in a 2-1-2 formation that way ensuring
each driver has a clear path in front, for the final the number of laps will be
increased by 2.
Sprint Cars will as of the first
meeting (10 April) be required to present there cars in the scrutineering
bay with the hoods removed, no car will be allowed to race until such
inspections have taken place and the car declared fit to race.
Superstox there
will be no trip to Belgium this year as we could not guarantee the numbers
required by the promoter, we have replaced them with Sprint Cars.
We are currently looking for drivers reps in the following formulas; Euro Rods,
Stock Rods, Superstox. Please get in touch if you
think you can.
The racing office is now closed until the 24 February but you can make contact
via email
dunton18751@aol.com during this time.
Look forward to seeing you all in March
Rule Changes for 2010
ALL FORMULAS :
In 2010 we will be introducing a new roof grade, this
being “Superstar” grade, this will be the British Champion and Points Champion
(plus the European Champion in Sprint Cars). They will be required to install
two small (side repeater size) amber flashing lights on their roof. This will
be a separate grade from the reds and will be required to leave a gap between
the rear of the red grade.
EURO RODS:
1) Change to wheel sizes, only UPTO a 5½” wide may be used.
JUNIOR HOT RODS:
1) Change to wheel sizes, only UPTO a 5½” wide may be used.
2)
If using the
Vauxhall engine, you are allowed to use the 1400cc valve springs.
3)
The use of an
adaptor plate for the oil filter is permitted on the Vauxhall engine.
2lt HOT RODS:
To follow soon.
STOCK RODS:
Awaiting changes by the ORC.
PICK-UPS:
As already
announced there will be NO changes to this formula for a minimum of 12 months.