Coastal Cup 2012 is finally here!!

After much discussion it's finally coming together.
Thanks to everyone for your input and enthusiasm in getting this show on the road.

The CC this year will branch out into 3 regions and can be called a true Coastal Cup for the first time.

It will be hosted in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and KZN and everybody along the coast is welcome to join in. This series is aimed at promoting the hobby we all love so much along the coastal regions in a lighter hearted format, based more on the fun element rather than on the hardcore rules rules rules formats in the other series' run around the country. The classes being run are based on an amalgamation :crazy: of the 3 regions' classes, with a basic set of specs/rules for each class. One of the other main elements of this series is to keep it as cheap as possible for all concerned , as we all know how much traveling to an away event can cost.

Event dates and venues:

Cape Town - 28, 29 April - Indoor track
KZN - 14, 15 July - DMCC(tbc)
Port Elizabeth - 3,4 November - DRCCC

The event will be run over two days starting at 1pm on the Saturday with 2 heats of qualifiers, then on the Sunday a 3rd heat of qualifying and 1 final(at time of going to print, may change). The tracks will be open early on the Saturday morning for free practice until 1 hour prior to the start of the event. Drivers briefing, where applicable host club rules/etiquette will be communicated, will take place 30 mins prior to the start of the event. Entries for each event must reach the host club 2 weeks prior to the event taking place.

Main classes scoring points towards floating trophy:

TT01 Touring Stock
Club Stock
23t Super Stock
13.5t/19t
Mini 2wd

Non scoring fun classes(time permitting):
Mini 4wd
F1 2wd
13.5t FWD/RWD Pan

Medals will be handed out to all top 3 finishers in all mains, along with drivers of the day medals. The floating trophy will be awarded to the region with the most points based on a percentage of participants per region to keep it fair.

Class specs/rules:

TT01 Touring Stock:
Chassis: TT01(D, E, R, etc) chassis only
Hopups: Only Tamiya hopups
Motor: Only Johnson 2 slot
ESC: teu101 / 104bk esc
Tyres: Any rubber tyres
Bats: Lipo max 4000mah/Nimh/Nicd
Boby: Only Tamiya 2 or 4 door body
Gearing: Limited to max of 25/55
Weight: 1400g without transponder

Club/Open Stock:
Chassis: Any 1:10 4wd chassis
Motor: Johnson/Mabuchi 2 slot
ESC: Any brushed esc
Tyres: Any foam or rubber tyres
Bats: Any bats
Body: 4 door body only
Weight: 1400g without transponder

23t Super Stock:
Chassis: Any 1:10 4wd plastic tub chassis
Motor: Tamiya 23t rz/bz/tz motor
ESC: Any brushed esc
Tyres: Any foam or rubber tyres
Bats: Any bats
Body: 4 door body only
Weight: 1400g without transponder

13.5t / 19t:
Chassis: Any 1:10 4wd chassis
Motor: Any 13.5t brushless or 19t brushed motor
ESC: Any esc
Tyres: Any foam or rubber tyres
Bats: Any bats
Body: 4 door body only
Weight: 1400g without transponder

Mini 2wd:
Chassis: M03/4/5/6 chassis only
Motor: Sport tuned with Std gearing
ESC: Any brushed esc
Tyres: M scale rubber or touring foam max 60mm diam
Bats: Any stick pack for M03/04/05 and any square hardcase for M06
Body: Any M scale body
Gearing: Standard gear set with max 20 pinion
Weight: 1200g without transponder

Mini 4wd:
Chassis: Any 4wd 1/10th scale mini chassis
Motor: Sport Tuned or Tamiya Lightly Tuned 28t with timing tab in place.
ESC: Any brushed esc
Tyres: M scale rubber or touring foam max 60mm diam
Bats: Any bats
Body: Any M scale body
Weight: 1200g without transponder

F1 2wd:
Chassis: Any 1:10 F1 2wd chassis
Motor: Only Johnson 2 slot
ESC: Any brushed esc
Tyres: Only 1:10 scale F1 foam or rubber tyres
Bats: Any bats
Body: Only 1:10 scale F1 bodies
Weight: 1100g without transponder

13.5t FWD/RWD Pan:
Chassis: Any 1:10 scale FWD or RWD pan chassis
Motor: Any 13.5t brushless motor
ESC: Any esc
Tyres: Any foam or rubber tyres
Bats: Any bats
Body: Any 1:10 touring or LMP or sports prototype body
Gearing: Any gearing
Weight: FWD – 1380g and RWD – 1100g

That's it in a nutshell, so diarise these dates and make sure to tell all those who aren't online about the funnest event to hit our shores!!

Further communications wrt finer details will be forwarded to your regional reps in due course.

Keep it on the black stuff!!!

Finally it's happening!!! We hosting first
Gonna have to get our A's into G!!
Well done to all the organizers

Well done Sam...this is good news.

I see you are putting in a lot of work on this.

Your commitment is really appreciated

Just make sure when it comes to crunch time that I'm not the only one putting in the effort still!!! Many hands makes light work!!

So who's in for the roadtrips then????

Gotta check with the minister

If you need help with the minister just let me know!! I had a brief chat with Greg today, and he's going to beg his minister to attend one of them!!! Maybe you should beg too!!

Looks like we'll probably be adding 17.5t to the fun class list. A couple of the PE guys have asked why it's not there as it's one of their most popular classes.