v. mini-nats (Vic)  2022c

 

Eligible chassis – Tamiya M03/M05/M07 series and/or 3 Racing MG EVO Mini, assembled as per Instruction Manual.

 

No chassis/power train modifications allowed, with the exception of the differential which may be of any style (eg - spool, ball diff, open gear diff, or sealed gear diff, no one ways), from any manufacturer. Original internal ratio must be retained.

 

Wheels/Tires – Any commercially available rubber M-Chassis sized tire, in any combination and/or compound, with any insert.

 

Bodies – Body shells are open, with the following restrictions – No Post 1980 4 door Touring Sedans, or 12th scale type Wedge/Can-am bodies.

 

Gearing – Tamiya Cars - 20 Tooth, 06 module pitch (Mod 0.6) pinion max.  3 Racing MG EVO  Mini - 80 tooth spur,  28 tooth pinion, 48 diametrical pitch (dp).

 

Motor/ESC Combo – Hobbywing Max 10 Combo – 60 Amp ESC Model No 30102602, 3300kv Motor Model No 30402600

Or - 13T/3000KV Hobbywing OEM or re-branded COMPLETE SYSTEM with max 60 amp ESC and engraved /etched can. No modifications are permitted to motors or to ESC to Motor wiring. 

3400kv max when tested.

 

Hop-ups – Bearings and Tamiya/3 Racing Hot-ups intended for the specific car permitted, with the following exceptions – official Tamiya optional alloy/carbon components may be replaced with an equivalent aftermarket part.

Tamiya M-07 may additionally use aftermarket alloy front uprights (but not C-Hubs) and also the Arion Racing and Yeah Racing SWB conversion alloy rear uprights. 

No Carbon chassis plates.

Dampers/Springs are open.

 

Batteries – Any 2S, hard cased,  Lithium Polymer battery charged  to a maximum of 8.4 volts (+/- 0.04V).  The battery must fit the chassis without modification to the battery pack or chassis.

 

Weight – Minimum weight limit of 1330 grams (with transponder).

 

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Version History.

mini-nats 2022c (Vic) (13/02/2022)

• Tire rule changed to align with other states, allowing the 60 diameter options.

mini-nats 2019c (Vic State Titles) (15 Feb 2019)

• Rule set version now prepended with 'mini-nats' instead of 'RC-Mini' after TG's retirement.
• Gearing rule changed to specify '06 module pitch' rather than 'AV pitch'.  (As discussed with TG)  Also cleaned up wording.
• Tire rule changed to allow multiple inserts. (As discussed with TG)
• Battery rule changed to specify a maximum charged voltage rather than a nominal charged voltage.
• Cleaned up some formatting.

RC-Mini 2019b (25 Jan 2019)

• Add Arion Racing and Yeah Racing SWB conversion alloy rear uprights to bring back inline with the TG rule set.

RC-Mini 2019a (Jan.  2019)

• Brought back inline with the TG rule set by adding pitch detail to gearing, internal ratio,  removing typo and adding C-Hub exclusion .

RC-Mini 2018a (Nov. 2018) 

• Addition of 3 Racing MG EVO Mini chassis.
• 3 Racing Hop-ups now legal.
• Word-by-word reproduction of Tony Grey's rule set posted on Facebook here.