•  2/1/12 - Update List of those racers that must run the GTC-PD class at Premier Events.

• 1/30/12 - Please see the Q&A - The Decisions page for a gear rule change announcement.

• 1/24/12 - Please see the Approved Bodies section for new listings.

• 1/10/12 - We welcome the Rocky Mountain Retro Racing Association (RMRRA) to the IRRA Regional family.

• 11/17/11

- Check out the Winner's Circle section for the latest pics of the winning cars from the Fall Brawl!

- This is the updated list of those entrants that cannot run in the GTC-FK Class.  Gary "Hip" Culy has been added based n his win at the Fall Brawl!

• 10-24-11 - Effective immediately, it will be permissible to put a minimal notch in the window of Cam-Am bodies to allow for the proper placement of the interior and clearance for the roll bar.

• 10-24-11 - This is the updated list of those entrants that cannot run in the GTC-FK Class.  Terry Watson has been added based on this win in this class at the Sano.

The new Rules are now available!  Click on the link of the rulebook below for the complete book!

Rules are also available on all the rule pages withn this site.

All previous rules announcements here  have been incorporated into the 2011 Rules.  New announcements will be posted as they were before for any new information that needs to be communicated.

- Here are two important items that have been clarified within the rules:

Chassis Construction

The bottom surface of the whole chassis (including the motor, but excluding the motor seal and guide flag) must be flat and straight in all directions, with no bowing or drooping of any parts below the plane defined by the front and rear clearance specifications. This will be checked by applying a straight edge to the underside of the car both across the frame and along the length of the frame.

 

All Classes except Stockcar and Flexi GT

 

 

Stockcar 

 

 

Clearance

The entire motor bracket, gear, and all parts of the chassis (including pans) aft of the motor mounting face of the bracket must meet this clearance.

 

The IRRA™ BoD is announcing the following changes in classes effective September 1, 2011.

JK Spec

• Will no longer be an official IRRA™ class.
• It will now be an official JK CUP Class using Hawk 7 motors.
• This is a class that can be run at big events at the discretion of the race director and may use hand-out Hawk 7 motors.
• Pinion size will be limited to an 7 tooth pinion.

GTC-FK

• Same exact rules as the current Tier 2 GTC class now using FK motors.
• At big events, a list will be published that has been developed by the BoD based on previous performance at past premier events that will stipulate that those racers cannot run in this class. Right now this list is made up of 20 racers. (see below)
• If a racer wins this class at a premier event then that racer will be added to the list and must run the GTC-PD Class at future premier events.

GTC-PD

• Same rules as GTC except this class will be limited to the use of the Pro Slot 4002B or 4002B-B Puppy Dog motor and be a Tier 1 class.
• Those racers ineligible to run in the GTC-FK Class will run in this class.
• Racers eligible for the GTC-FK class may choose to run in this class but cannot run in the GTC-FK Class at the same event.
• Should a racer previously eligible for the GTC-FK class podium in this class at a premier event, they will then be added to the list and will no longer be eligible for the GTC-FK class.
• Hand-out motors may be used for this class at premier events at the discretion of the race director.

Regions can choose to run either of the classes or both. Criteria for the allowance to run in the GTC-FK Class would be no one that made a podium in any of the other scratchbuilt classes during the prior year's races.

Some regions, such as Mason-Dixon and Retro East, have announced their forthcoming series will be kept as a GTC-FK Class for all to run.

The Sano and the Fall Brawl, which are the next two premier events, are expected to have both classes on the schedule.

Here is the list (as of August 2011) of the Drivers designated for the GTC-PD Class at the premier events.



(Posted for the IRRA™ BoD by Joe Neumeister)