Slope Racing Rules, Policies, and General Info

Printable version available in PDF format  (25kb PDF).

2005.12.14 - The SCSR league has adopted the racing formats and rules created and published by ASRO, as well as the AMA Safety Code. In addition, SCSR has created policies specific to our region, club, and slopes. This includes race scheduling, year to date scoring, contest director requirements, etc...

 

SCSR Prime Directive

The primary purpose of the SCSR shall be to foster, encourage, promote, advertise, organize, and increase the participation and awareness of various forms of slope racing of radio controlled gliders in the state of California, particularly in Southern California.

 

Slope Racing Rules and Procedures

The following links are to external documents and pages on ASRO's website

Note: Beginning with the 2005 Season, SCSR has modified ASRO's 60" Foamie Man-on-Man rules to allow all legally eligible foam gliders under 60" wingspan to participate in the 60" Foam Man-on-Man class. Eligibility is as set forth by ASRO's 48" requirements.

 

Contest Director's Obligations and Duties

All SCSR Contest Directors must be nominated by a current SCSR approved CD, and approved by the SCSR Competitions Director or President. Qualifications for SCSR CD include:

  • Participated in previous races of the format considered for CD'ing
  • Knowledgeable of the Racing Rules adopted by the SCSR
  • Knowledgeable of the AMA Safety Code
  • Provide the Race format on the date specified on the SCSR Calendar
  • Announce the event and projected location and arrival time on the SCSR email newsgroup by the Tuesday before the race. Posting on alternate websites/forums such as RCGroups is also encouraged.
  • Make final decision regarding the most suitable slope location no later than 8PM the day before the race, and make a public announcement on the SCSR email newsgroup, including start time of race. Posting on alternate websites/forums such as RCGroups is also encouraged.
  • Provide the required equipment or arrange for the Club equipment to be available and present in operating condition at the time of the race.
  • The CD should do what he can to mitigate problems with recreational fliers known to frequent the chosen race slope. This includes contacting local pilot representatives well in advance of the event, as well as internet announcements, physically posting signs at slope sites, etc…

All SCSR Contest Directors are encouraged (but not required), to have successfully completed the AMA Contest Director certification program. Refer to AMA Form 303 (161k PDF)

 

 

SCSR General Policies

Territory:  The SCSR league is held at multiple locations throughout Southern California. Our "territorial range" includes Whitaker/Grass Mtn to the north, Tehachapi to the east, San Diego to the south, and several coastal sites along the west (excluding the Channel Islands). We occasionally compete with the Northern California Slope Soarers at Los Banos in Central California, and Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Mountains, but these are not considered "local" events and do not count towards SCSR season points.

Insurance:  All participating pilots MUST be current AMA members, and insured as such. Specific AMA Event insurance is not normally needed except for special major events. AMA Site insurance is not normally required unless specifically requested by a property owner.

Site Changes:  The SCSR Calendar sets the date and suggests the location for the event. It is the CD's task to confirm that the listed location offers a reasonable chance of flyable conditions on that date. The date is not subject to change; however, the CD has the discretion to move the event for more advantageous weather conditions or because of site accessibility issues.

Shared Use of Slope:  SCSR actively works to share all of our slopes with "local" pilot groups. No event shall completely shut down a slope to locals. Should locals desire to fly on the same slope on race day, time slots sufficient for the purpose shall be provided by the event CD for local Fun Flying and/or DS'ing.

Announcements/Discussions:  SCSR maintains a Yahoo based electronic newsgroup as the formal discussion forum for all club related news, announcements, discussions, and community building. The newsgroup is at this address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SoCalSlopeRacing/
In addition to the newsgroup, SCSR maintains a website with the racing Calendar, Rules, Contact info, Policies, etc… This website URL is: http://www.socalsloperacing.com.

 

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SCSR Scoring Matrix

F3F events:  Each SCSR F3F event must be attended by a minimum of 6 registered pilots, including the CD. The following matrix will be used to determine Year To Date standings for SCSR League Awards:

MoM events:  Each SCSR MoM event must be attended by a minimum of 5 registered pilots per event/class, including the CD (if participating).

  Events Held Events Tabulated  
     13+ 10     
     12 9     
     11 8     
     10 8     
     9 7     
     8 6     
     7 6     
     6 5     
     5 5     

 

MoM events:  There are a total of 5 dates for MoM each year: 60" only (Foam and Composite); and Unlimited only. Each SCSR MoM event must be attended by a minimum of 5 registered pilots per event/class, including the CD (if participating).

Best 4 completed events in each class count towards YTD for SCSR League Awards. The 2 day MoM event counts 1.5x (if only first day is flyable), or 2x (both days) toward season points.

  Events Held Events Tabulated  
     5 4     
     4 4     
     3 3     
     2 2     
 

SCSR Bylaws

The SCSR Bylaws can be downloaded by clicking on this link. (Rev 5, dated 12/14/05 - 31kb PDF)

 

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