The North West International Rocker Box Racing Championship The North West international rocker box race night will be on the 7th March (2024) club night, (subject to confirmation).
For anyone not familiar with this debacle, for one night only we will throw away all the normal gentile club night behaviour and become children again. All you need to enter is a child’s skate board with an engine rocker box nailed on. The more adventurous can build their own chassis and wheels etc. which may take many hours.
We are also going to run two additional classes:
1/ A military vehicle lookalike class
2/ A Block or Smoothing Plane class (from the old woodworking shops), there are quite a lot of these still around, unlike the British rocker boxes which are now drying up..
Cheers for now Ed Burke
| RACER SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Maximum overall length (inches) | 27 |
| Maximum overall width (inches) | 10 |
| Maximum overall height (inches) | 10 |
| Maximum overall weight (pounds) | 10 |
| Maximum wheel diameter (inches) | 5 |
| Minimum number of wheels contacting track surface | 4 |
| Maximum wheel base (inches) | 22 |
| Maximum wheel track (inches) | 8.5 |
| Minimum wheel track (inches) | 2 |
| Minimum bottom body clearance | 1 |
| Rocker cover to retain the original dimensions | YES |
| Each wheel must carry a part of the car’s weight at all times | YES |
| Wings allowed (OK if no sharp edges) | NO |
| Engines or propulsion from any power source | NO |
| Moving weights | NO |
| Metallic wheels must have a soft edge to avoid floor damage | YES |
| Sharp Edges | NO |
| Rigid wheel attachment | YES |
| Suspension system (springs, dampers, etc.) | NO |
| Interchangeable bodies for a given chassis | NO |
| All wheels must be outside of valve cover | YES |
| After a race car passes registration and inspection, it must be placed in the pit area and remain there except to be raced. Adjustments and repairs only allowed in the presence of the pit area supervisor | N/A |
| Oil drips on to track – (British rocker covers are exempt but please wipe your drips) | NO |
Please remember no cigarette or alcohol advertising on race
cars.
No smoking in the Pit Area plus all teams must be mentally aged 10 or under (if they are not we believe it would help).
Note – Drinking and Driving will be allowed as long as you can walk OK
Note 2 – No sharp edges (to avoid injury)
Information line 07483242959 Ed
