CLASS RULES – Formula 1

For original rule set, please visit RC Formula1 Australia Rules

Chassis	Any commercially available 1:10 scale rear wheel drive F1 or Indy Car chassis with a T-bar, Pivot Ball Link or independent rear suspension. 4WD’s must have drive to the front wheels disabled. Any hop ups specifically available for that chassis are allowed. Modellers may build their own Chassis following the rules in the “Appendix – Custom Chassis”.
Tyres	*Rubber Tyres Only at BRCCC* Rubber or Foam F1 tyres. No wheels or tyres manufactured for a class other than F1 may be used unless the manufacturer lists it as the primary wheel/tyre for that chassis eg; Corally. Guidance to clubs: Rubber tyres are recommended, however, it is recognised that foam tyres are more practical for some surfaces including; carpet tracks that do not use traction compound, astro turf and some other surfaces. It is recommended that a track specify either Rubber tyres, or Foam tyres, when running an event.
Body Shell	Any F1 body shell. Painting your shell in past or current full scale F1 team colours is encouraged but any paint scheme is allowed. Driver head / helmet must be fitted. Painting of the drivers helmet and overalls is encouraged.
Wings	Any wing designed for the chassis or body shell in use is allowed. Touring Car wings Any wing designed for the chassis or body shell in use is allowed. Touring Car wings may not be used. Custom built wings are only allowed on a Custom Built Chassis (refer to Appendix).
Width	Maximum width 205mm.
Minimum Weight	Minimum weight 1000g (with transponder).
Batteries	Any 2S hard case lipo that has ROAR or BRCA approval as stated in AARCMRCC rules or 6 cell Nimh or Nicd battery.
ESC Rule	Brushless: Any ESC from the ROAR Approved Non-Timing ESC list or the BRCA Blinky ESC List or any AARCMCC EP Stock Spec ESC List (Currently this means the offroad list, should an onroad list be developed by AARCMCC, or an onroad/offroad list then these lists will also be acceptable). These ESC’s do not have dynamic timing ie; boost or turbo timing options.  Brushed ESC for silver can: Any.
Motor Rule	Brushless: Any 21.5 turn brushless motor from the ROAR Approved Brushless Motors list or the BRCA 21.5 motor list with any rotor on those lists specified for that motor. Any end bell timing is allowed.  Brushed: Any 540 size 27 turn Johnson or Mabuchi silver can motor which may not be modified or tampered with in any way.
Driving Aids	No electronic driving aids (steering control by gyroscope, Drag Reduction System, wheel speed sensors, etc). Transmitter functions are allowed.