REGULATION CATEGORY F1 (formula 1)
approved by GIT, November 2011 (last edit 01.01.2024)
Art. 1 Purpose
This Regulation governs the category of radio controlled racing speedboats called F1 (formula 1).
Art. 2 Category F1 Commission
The committee elects the GIT, among its members, a category manager chairing a "commission of category F1" that regulates the same category.
This commission is made up of a manager (committee member) + two members (chosen from among the members GIT) all elected by the Committee.
The Board of category competes:
- the definition of models and modifications to be made to the latter.
- acceptance of other models (market) in the league or in the individual competitions.
- the Verification of the models present at the races (controls).
- the arrangement of the circuit.
- the increase in the number of hulls admitted in a single round (the race committee may decide otherwise).
- assigning identification numbers of competitors, the size and arrangement of these numbers on the hull.
- the composition of the heats groups taking into account the skills and experience of pilots.
- the definition of the entry fee and the date by which we enrolled the individual competitions.
Art. 3 Championship
All active members of a modeling club can enroll in the league.
People not associated with the GIT, pay an application fee of Fr 20.- for every single league game.
A score for each position determines the final ranking. To elect the winner of the championship, They will be added up the points made the races. All complaints are treated on the competition by the competition commission. Ultimately, and without appeal, the committee takes a position on the GIT.
Art. 4 Competitions
Before competitions the category manager appoints two marshals. The competitions must not induce competitors to misconduct that could lead to conflict situations.
In case of collisions, that determine the breakage of a model, the race stewards may impose penalties on drivers involved. Depending on the severity of the event, the sanction may include the cancellation of the race or the whole race.
In a competition, a maximum of 5 for group models, unless alternative decisions of the adjudication committee. The duration of the individual runs from 2023, have passed by 4 a 3 minutes, during which, They count the path turns with their time made.
Last lap is taken into account travel time, with a maximum of 1 minute to get to the finish. Beyond that time the last lap is not counted.
Each competition is held from making 4 a 6 some (according to the organizer's requirements). The sum of laps and heat times, determines the final result of the competition, that assigns a score to the participants.
Score:
1° 20 pt / 2° 17 pt / 3° 14 pt / 4° 12 pt / 5° 10 pt / 6° 09 pt / 7° 08 pt
8° 07 pt / 9° 06 pt / 10° 05 pt / 11° 04 pt / 12° 03 pt / 13° 02 pt
14° 01 pt / 15° 01 pt / 16° 01 pt / 17 ° 01 pt / 18 ° 01 pt / etc..
The starting order, in the first round of the first league game, and drawn by lot.
The starting order, in the following round, reflects the finishing order of the previous race, and so on, on the same day of competition.
The starting order, in the first run of successive races, It reflects the positions of individual riders in the championship.
The starting point is individually, with a distance of approximately one second between a pilot and the other, so you can run the first turn without obstruction. The first turn is carried out to the buoy no. 1 left corner of the grid (see Rule. 8). The first mark is not performed correctly results in a penalty of 5 sec. to be added to the final time of the heats.
From the second failure to buoy onwards (for each missed buoy), the penalty is the removal of a ride from the final classification of the heats.
The pilot lacks a boa, He continues on its trajectory to avoid returning to resume buoy (danger of damaging the pilot oncoming).
Durante the sleeves, the recovery boat, if possible, parked at the trail center. In case of need you can recover the hulls in trouble at any time of the competition. When the recovery boat lies on the racetrack, It has the right of way and maneuvering.
Every driver must pay particular attention to the trajectories and adjust your speed. In case of contact with the boat retrieval, the driver is disqualified from the event underway. The race director, in cases of emergency, It may suspend the competition to allow access to the recovery boat.
Art. 5 Voiceovers and overtaking
each pilot, about to be voiced, It is required to facilitate overtaking by the voice actor Pilot. The race director or the voice actor rider can ask the road to the driver who is going to be voiced only if they are certain of their respective positions in the race (dubbed / dubber).
The tender commission can penalize drivers who obstruct dubbed overtaking the voice actor, as well as the riders who demand the road without the certainty of being voice actors. A dubbed that by road to a voice actor must not change trajectory to facilitate overtaking (p.es.: extending it).
While overtaking, the driver who is inside the curve or trajectory, It has the right of way and can take a corner keeping the trajectory prefer. The driver who overtakes must respect the trajectory of the driver who is inside and under no circumstances can cut him off.
Art. 6 boats
It is a category "closed", which only admits Hulls – F1, which fall into the following classes and / or specifications:
A.STILETTO 29(PROBOAT originale)
(until exhaustion of the model or parts)
Weight: 2300 gr.
Engine: 1800kv – 3656
Propeller: step 63.5 (1.5) Ø 40.5mm
B.BANDIT OBL(THUNDER TIGER originale)
(until exhaustion of the model or parts)
Weight: 1950 gr.
Engine: 1900kv – 3660
Propeller: step 58 (1.4) Ø 40.2mm
C.HULL F1 (SELF BUILT)
(as indicated in the“F1 hull specifications”
drafted by the F1 category commission)
- If the models of class A or B, they are modified due to lack of original pieces, these will fall into class C.
- Each model is equipped with 1 o 2 approval numbers, awarded by the tender commission, and positioned on the back of the model.
- Each pilot may be present during competitions with up to 2 models (An official model and a forklift).
- The forklift can be used, ONLY if it was announced in advance in the championship registration form.
EXCEPTIONS:
- You can mount a whip lubrication circuit and propeller shaft to conditions that the oil or fat used do not leave traces in the water. (Recommended: castor oil or biodegradable special grease).
- You can polish the motor case (foot) and the propeller, without changing the size or pitch.
- You can make small changes to the hull fairing only to the portions that remain out of the water.
- You do not make changes to the lower hull sailing (surrounded) water.
Art. 7 Drums
The permitted batteries are Ni-Cd type, NIMH or Lipo.
The maximum number of cells for Ni-Cd and NiMH is 12, while for the Lipo is 4.
Maximum capacity may not exceed 6000 mAh, the discharge capacity (C) it's free.
Art. 8 Circuit
The route is a rectangle inverted trapezoid with the oblique side to the right of the pilots.
The route can be adapted to the body of water, but it must include, in any case, a minimum of three tacks (3 boe).
Considering the non-high speed of models, an oval circuit is to be avoided.
Art. 9 Safety
To ensure the safety and security of the people working with models, is required to program the fail-safe on the radio and mount a protection switch, by means of plugs (switch), detachable from the outside of the model's fairing. The switch must directly interrupt the circuit of the power supply batteries, so that no remains powered-on.
Art. 10 particular tasks
In principle, each competitor has to worry about finding someone you can trust that, in case of necessity, can cooperate with the timing as a tachometer and / or on the recovery boat.
The riders who finished the race remain available to the tender commission for the heats of the following group (recovery, timing, etc…).
Art. 11 Edit F1 Regulations
- Only a pilot joined the club and active in this category, may propose to modify or add an article to this Regulation.
- this proposal, to be valid, It must be accepted by pilots, by voting with the majority formula. In case of a tie, the vote of the Head of F1, worth double.
- Any amendment to the Regulations, It can be done independently, without the approval of the AG, but always in compliance with paragraph 1 and 2.
- All changes to the Regulations, dovono be communicated by the F1 Manager at AG, only for the verbalization and put on the record.