2011 Michigan HOPRA Rules

 

 

 

 

Super Stock

 

 

 

1. Any production readily available chassis is allowed.

2. You must use a lexan body that covers the entire chassis.

3. You may use independent front ends.

4. You may use any axles, tires, rims, and gears.

5. Any stock replacement electrical parts are allowed. Plated electrical parts are allowed. But no shunt wires!

Tyco bulkheads must be stock! Big foot/feet brush systems are allowed.

6. You may reinforce, or replace the pick-up tabs.

7. Motor magnets and traction magnets must be stock, or stock
replacement ceramic magnets. Tyco's may run BSRT T-2 magnets.

8. You must use a red wire fold over tab armature with a minimum of 5.8 ohm. Arm may be epoxied and
balanced. Commutator may be trued. No other method of lightening the armature is allowed.

9. You may use Pro Guide Pins. You may solder the axle to the guide pin on a Life-Like.

10. Chassis may be cut for adjustable brush tension and the installation of rear axle retainers.

11. G3 and G+ cars may run the "Decosmo" endbell system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compression Molded

Polymer Modified

 

 

 

 



 

 

Legal chassis are: BSRT T2/G3/G3R, Mattel/Tyco 440x2,

Slottech Panther/Panther 02,Thundercat T3, Tomy AFX Super G+

1. The chassis must be stock, readily available, “H.O.P.R.A. Approved” and cannot be machined,

sanded or cut except to provide for the following:

A. Add body mounts.

B. Mount any guide pin holder - guide pin shall remain in any one of the stock positions.

C. Add armature bushings or ball bearings.

D. Drill or cut holes for adjustable brush tension.

E. The bottom surface of the chassis and bulkheads may be sanded flat. However, the

bottom bulkhead tabs shall remain naturally connected to the end bells.

F. The pickup retaining tabs on the chassis may be reinforced and/or replaced in their stock

position.

G. Real Axle retainers.

H. Bulkhead/Magnet Clip retaining screws.

2. Only “H.O.P.R.A. Approved” compression molded polymer magnets may be used, see below for

specific manufacturer part numbers. Magnets may be sanded flat on the bottom surface only so they

are flush with the bottom surface of the chassis and bulkheads.

3. All magnets shall remain in their stock location.

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4. The use of glue on the magnets or chassis surrounding the magnets shall not be allowed. Other

non-magnetic materials may be employed to restrict the movement of the magnets. Any chassis clip

used to hold the car together must not touch the magnets or affect the magnetic field.

5. Any type of armature shall be legal.

6. Electrical systems shall be stock or stock replacement parts. Shunt wires are allowed. Adjustable

brush tension is allowed.

7. There are no restrictions on the armature bushings/ball bearings (may be glued in), guide pin,

wheels, tires, gears and axles.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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