Off-road starts Sunday, Feb 3, 2019. We’ve updated some of the rules, so please make sure you check them out.
Two notable changes:
- We clarified some of the Slash rules to help with some “grey” areas. This includes no use of traction compound! That also means that you cannot soak your tires before you come to the track.
- We will be allowing foam tires on buggies to help align our rules with Ashtabula. You may run SXT traction compound on foam tires only. Absolutely no use of any traction compound on any rubber tires in any class.
We understand that there’s been some concern among our club members and racers regarding off-road tires. The Board has had many discussions about the use of off-road rubber and foam tires in the buggy class.
As it stands right now, we will allow both foam and rubber tires. This is to accommodate the guys from ARCS who have expressed interest in running both in Ashtabula and at The Gate. We run different carpet than ARCS so there’s no telling how much (if any) performance advantage foams will be.
We’re all in this together and want to make sure that our rules are fair to everyone. After the first couple of races, the NORCAR Board will re-evaluate the tire situation.