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The 2011 Boulder Beatdown

Looking good.

We are just under 30 potential drivers right now. I will be sending out PMs to confirm with some of the "IF'S". Spread the word and get any and all to come. It will be a great day!"thumbsup"
 
jcboof said:
I will be there, gonna send paypal payment here in a few minutes."thumbsup"
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Got the payment"thumbsup" You are all set

mikey4play said:
Sent payment for Eric P. mikey4play, and we have a couple of newbies not on the list BigDon and son Carl. Sorry I didn't put the names in the comment section of paypal hope that does not cause to much confusion.
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Everyone added and paid"thumbsup" No problem at all...see you guys next weekend
 
Eric, flyinfatkid has paid and I will give you the cash on Tues.
EvilTwin is a for sure, and BuckImod should be sending PayPal.
crawlerbug is in.
 
For those of you who have been here before, you can look forward to a new layout. We have been hard at work moving rocks and creating new and chalenging lines. The wall is up and painted. We should be fine tuning the layout on Tues. and getting the rocks washed prior to the comp. "thumbsup"
 
Why is this worth the drive?

Well for one thing those of you who are wanting to compete in BG i can honestly assure you the major part of the competition will be here this comming weekend at The Boulderhouse!

There will be NO better practice than this event for BG. And you will see exactly who your competition will be, how they drive and their rigs!

Most of all as serious as competition goes we still know how to keep it fun! So whether you are a pro or a beginner this will be a great event. Even if you dont have a truck and just want to see what rc rock crawling is all about, this is your chance to do so!


ALSO GUYS DONT FORGET!
SWAP MEET! Bring your junk! Someone will want it. I myself plan on getting rid of a few things.

Cant wait, see you all soon!
 
One of the reasons for the new rule is to avoid what happened at motorama in the 1.9 class where a couple competitors noticed that straddling the gate marker could cause their truck to roll over, so they removed the gate markers by hand, taking the gate penalty, but no longer having to deal with the potential driving hazard. The other reasons for the rule was due to the ever growing concern with driver safety and to make things more consistent with having gates and boundaries scored similiarly.

According to the new rule, the if the gate is touched by anything other than the truck, time will stop and the gate will be repositioned and no penalty assessed. Much like the boundaries, the gate is only for the truck and not for the driver.

So, is this going to be handled according to the new rules or the old rule with it being a penalty?

Also, will time be stopped for repositions? It's not spelled out as clearly as it could be, but according to Fish and the rules committee, this should take place to avoid any safety issues with drivers trying to rush while walking/running on the rocks.
 
Correction

I have read the updates from the link provided. Thanx Nitro for bringing that to my attention. After reading it I will go along with it without a problem. Until just now I was treating it as hear say and wanted to avoid conflict at the comp. I did not mean to undermine mustangboy and I dont think he truely took it that way, I just needed to see it in writing. So......
Here is the amendment and we will follow it from hear out to stay within national practice and provide a safer environment for the drivers:

1.5 - Gate Marker (10 pts each): each gate will be comprised of 2 gate markers. Points are given when 4 wheels do not travel between gate markers or any part of the vehicle touches a gate marker. A gate marker will remain "live" for the entire duration of the attempt on the course. Gate markers that are moved by anything other than the vehicles actions will be replaced immediately before the driver is allowed to continue. Once any gate marker has been touched or straddled by the vehicle, no more penalties will be given for that gate marker. Only when a gate penalty is assessed will that gate marker be deemed "dead". No further penalties will be assessed at this point for that gate marker. (See Gate Marker and Gate Clearing explanations, sec. 7.2 & sec. 7.3.)

It is not stated but I will assume that if the driver is made to stop, should he/she touch a gate for it to be put back, that the time would stop as well.

Also the clock will stop for a repo of any kind. Meaning for vehicle or driver vantage point / safety.

Sorry for the confusion.
 
EvilTwin v2 said:
One of the reasons for the new rule is to avoid what happened at motorama in the 1.9 class where a couple competitors noticed that straddling the gate marker could cause their truck to roll over, so they removed the gate markers by hand, taking the gate penalty, but no longer having to deal with the potential driving hazard. The other reasons for the rule was due to the ever growing concern with driver safety and to make things more consistent with having gates and boundaries scored similiarly.

According to the new rule, the if the gate is touched by anything other than the truck, time will stop and the gate will be repositioned and no penalty assessed. Much like the boundaries, the gate is only for the truck and not for the driver.

So, is this going to be handled according to the new rules or the old rule with it being a penalty?

Also, will time be stopped for repositions? It's not spelled out as clearly as it could be, but according to Fish and the rules committee, this should take place to avoid any safety issues with drivers trying to rush while walking/running on the rocks.
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Rules are rules. And we will follow the official ones.

However at the boulderhouse safety is a major concern. No points will be added for falling down and touching something. We do NOT want people hurting themselves trying to avoid accidentally touching something or feeling like they need to run across the rocks to save time.
This is rock crawling, not rock climbing.

So need not worry. Everything will be explained at the event. Any saftey concerns is my departmen, and feel free to pm me with any questions.
 
5.7 Stopping after Attempt: Once a driver has finished their attempt at a course, the driver must remove their vehicle from the course as quickly as possible, to allow the next driver to attempt the course. If a driver fails to adhere to the rule and continues to drive on the course, the driver may be subjected to a 50 point DQ for that course.


This one we don't enforce on Tuesdays and Saturdays, aside from yelling at people to clear out if the next driver is on the course. But we should remember it for the Beatdown and point series.
 
where is the flip over rule? i read the rules but must have missed it? anyone help me out? some thing about not touching the tires on a rollover
 
Save the questions about rules for the comp. Everything will be explained"thumbsup"

Just trying to keep this thread for the event only.

Thanks
 
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