Michael Niemas

Luis 'Gugu' Bernardino

Yannik Horn

Dirk Baele

Jonathan Forsyth

  Carlos Checa Lozano

Günther Riehl

 SPECIFIC RULES FOR 124F1
You'll find the rules in printable form at the MOCPA Rule Book

Art. 1: OFFICIAL MOCPA RACES
1.1. the ANNUAL MOCPA WORLDS
(1) SPRINT RACES - M.O.C.P.A (Model Car Promotion Association) organises yearly the following sprint races: (i) the (MOCPA Model Car 124 PRO) 124F1 World Championship Sprint disputed with 1/24th hard plastic Revell bodies of recent F1 cars as described sub art. 6.B, with or 24 starters or 32 starters, exclusively PRO racers, in principle those 24 or those 32 entrants with the lowest IOC rank number.
Art. 3: RACE FORMAT AT THE MOPCA WORLDS
3.1. QUALIFICATIONS
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(2) QUALIFICATIONS AT THE 124F1 SPRINT WORLDS - At the Sprint Worlds, contested with F1 cars, there are always 3 qualification sessions, the first session going over twice 1' on lane purple.
[2.a.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #1 WITH 32 STARTERS -  At session #1 there are 32 starters, but only the 16 best IOC-ranked starters are ensured they can enter the eventual race. Racers IOC-ranked from places 17 to 24 will have a direct opponent among the racers ranked from place 25 to 32, racing the SAME body, and well as follows 17 & 32 race the same body, 18 & 31 race the same body, 19 & 30, 20 & 29, 21 & 28, 22 & 27, 23 & 26, 24 & 25.  Of those "duos" only the fastest of the two after the two 1' trials can join the eventual race. The losing racer of each duo is OUT for the eventual race. He receives (i) his entry fee back plus (ii) € 150 (being the estimated value of the car), the last, however, only if the eliminated racer offers his car to the organiser. After qualification session #1 the 24 cars being still in competition are ranked from 1 to 24. Cars ranked from 17 to 24 cannot enter the second qualification session.
[2.b.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #2 WITH 32 STARTERS - Session goes over 1' on lane purple. Here cars having qualified lower than rank 10 are OUT for the last qualification session. Cars finishing lower than 10th at the second qualification session are out for the last session.
[2.c.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #3 WITH 32 STARTERS - Session goes over 30' on lane purple.
[2.d.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #1 WITH 24 STARTERS - At session #1 the 24 entrants have 2 time trials of 1 minute with 30 seconds between each trial. The racers qualified from 17 to 24 are out for session #2 and are definitively ranked 17th to 24th.
[2.e.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #2 WITH 24 STARTERS - Session #2 goes with 16 cars over 1 minute trials. Cars finishing from 11th to 16th are out for session #3 and will be ranked as such.
[2.f.] QUALIFICATION SESSION #3 WITH 24 STARTERS - Session #3 goes with 10 cars over 30 seconds trials. Ranking from 1 to 10 corresponds with the result of that session.
(3) QUALIFICATION ORDER - Order follows the rank number of the racers, with the best ranked racer starting as last. Rank numbers are based upon the IOC-list of January 1.
(4) QUALIFICATION DURATION AT THE F1 SPRINT WORLDS WITH 32 STARTERS - Session #1 will take twice 1' + 30" for 32 racers, resulting in a total of 96 minutes. After a break of 10 minutes session #2 will take 16 times 1' + 30", resulting in 24 minutes. After a break of 4 minutes session #3 will take 10 times 30" + 30" = 10 minutes. So total qualification time at the F1 Sprint Worlds mist be scheduled around 96 + 10 + 24 + 4 + 10 = 144 minutes, that's nearly 2h30.
(5) QUALIFICATION DURATION AT THE F1 SPRINT WORLDS WITH 24 STARTERS - Session #1 will take twice 1' + 30" for 24 racers, resulting in a total of 72 minutes. After a break of 4 minutes session #2 will take 16 times 1' + 30", resulting in 24 minutes. After a break of 4 minutes session #3 will take 10 times 30" + 30" = 10 minutes. So total qualification time at the F1 Sprint Worlds mist be scheduled around 72 + 4 + 24 + 4 + 10 = 114 minutes, that's nearly 2h.
3.2. FORMAT AT THE 1/24th SPRINT RACES
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(2) STRAIGHT FORMAT - Will be applied at all other races, with the slowest qualifiers or the racers with the highest IOC number (if there are no qualifications) in the first heat, and the fastest qualifiers or the racers with the lowest IOC number (if there are no qualifications) in the last heat.
(3) TYRE CHANGE - Rear wheels must only be changed at the 124F1 World Championship and this not earlier than after run #2 and not later than after run #6 of the 8 runs.
 

Art. 6.B. 124F1 CARS
6.B.1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
DEFINITION -  No other cars may be entered at the 124F1 World Championship Sprint than 1/24th scale F1 cars with the most recent bodies released by Revell Germany [for 2012 that are the #07096 (Hamilton's McLaren MP4-25 of 2010), the #07097 (Button's McLaren MP4-25 of 2010), the #07098 (the Mercedes GP Petronas MGP W01 of 2010), and the #07099 (Ferrari F10 of 2010)] using all the same motor, three possible chassis and all the same chassis completion kit. No RTR car can exceed the cost of € 180.00 (decals not included).
6.B.2. WEIGHT & DIMENSIONS , GROUND CLEARANCE
(a) Minimum weight for the complete RTR 124F1 car is 130 gram.
(b) Minimum ground clearance before the start is 0.8 mm.
(c) Maximum spur is 88 mm.
6.B.3. CHASSIS, MAKE AND TYPE
(a) NAKED CHASSIS - Only 3 types of chassis, all with the original front spoiler protector, may be used. It are (i) the 124F1 Niemas Racecars (#NRF124-1), (ii) the Jens Scaleauto 124F1 WWS F1 (#96500) and (iii) the new Metris 124F1 chassis distributed by Austria's Slotfuchs.at. Those chassis must be assembled with screws and/or nuts and bolts using the original mounting holes. No other chassis parts than those on the original kit may be used.
(b) COMPLETED CHASSIS - The naked chassis from the 3 above cars must be completed to a RTR motorised chassis by using the Jens Scaleauto 124F1 Technik Kit VII Formel kit (#96421) containing (i) 2 steel axles of 3 mm x 70 mm, (ii) 4 ball bearings, (iii) one JP guide, (iv) one messing guide nut, (v) a pair of soft braids, (vi) a spacers kit, (vii) 2 front 10 mm wide rims, (viii) 2 rear 16 mm wide rear rims, (ix) 2 hard front tyres, (x) 2 brown PU rear brown tyres, (xi) 1 Scaleauto M50 pitch 8T pinion, (xii) 2 silicone lead wires, (xiii) 2 motor fixing screws and (xiv) a red Scaleauto SC-022 motor (in later versions this motor, no longer produced, will be replaced by the SR-49 Hi-Speed F124 motor replacing the SC-022).
(c) REPLACEMENT PARTS - Of the parts in the Jens Scaleauto 124F1 Technik Kit VII Formel kit only the ball bearings and the braids may be replaced by ball bearings and braids of any other make.
part of the chassis that may enter the track's slot.  [art 6.3 is a copy of art 7.1.3 by Mark Campbell.]
6.B.4. MOTOR, GEAR & PINION
(a) MOTOR
(a1) The handout motor is the SR-49 Hi-Speed F124 (#SRP1049), coming together with a pitch M50 handout 9T pinion.
(a2) Soldering may only be used to attached the lead wires to the motor terminals.
(a3) Motor coolers or heat dissipating products of any kind are NOT allowed.
(b) GEAR & PINION
(b1) Gear is always the original M50 pitch 44T spur gear found on the chassis.
(b1) Pinion is always the handout T9.
6.B.5. WHEELS, AXLES & BEARINGS
(a) AXLES - Only solid steel 3 mm diameter axles, found in the Jens Scaleauto 124F1 Technik Kit VII Formel kit are permitted. No independent front axle configurations of any kind are permitted.  
(b) BEARINGS - Any kind of ball bearings for 3mm axles are permitted.  
(c) FRONT WHEELS - Front rims & tyres are always those found in the kit. Front wheels are always at least 10 mm wide and minimum 24.5 mm high. Front wheels must touch the track over min. 9 mm.
(d) REAR WHEELS - Before the start all racers receive 2 pairs of rear wheels: (i) one pair of handout Niemas Racecars wheels with 25.5 x 16 mm brown rubber tyres already glued to the rim, and (ii) a second pair of Scaleauto wheels with 25.5 x 16 mm black sponge tyres (#SC-2414P). Each racer decides which type he'll use at the qualifications. Starting the race one has to use the same tyres as at the qualifications. A tyre change is obliged, not earlier than at the start of the 3rd run and not later than at the end of the 6th run. Any tyre change not finished at the end of the 6th run will be penalised with a one minute stop & go penalty. Racers having omitted the tyre change will be disqualified.
(e)  NO TYRE DRESSING - Rear tires may not under any circumstances be treated with any kind of tyre dressing, compound or product.  Removing dirt, dust and loose rubber particles from the tyres may only be performed with a tape roll.  
(f) WHEEL INSERTS - All four wheels must be fitted with three-dimensional wheel inserts correct to the car.  
6.B.6. BODY & COCKPIT
(a) ON NOT ALREADY RELEASED 124F1 BODIES - The McLaren F1, Ferrari F1 and Mercedes F1 must have the correct 2011 numbers. All other cars use the Revell Germany McLaren MP4-25 [the #07096 or #07097] but must be painted in the correct colours of the Red Bull RB7, Renault 31, Williams FW33, Force India VJM03, Sauber C30, Torro Rosso STR6, Lotus T128, HRT F111 or Virgin VR01. Should Revell Germany release one of those bodies, prior to March 31, 2012, the concerned racers will be asked to correct the new bodies.  All useful body parts, found in the Revell kit must be used on assembling the body.
(b) ON MISSING DECALS - The missing decals for the Red Bull RB7, Renault 31, Williams FW33, Force India VJM03, Sauber C30, Torro Rosso STR6, Lotus T128, HRT F111 and Virgin VR01 will be released at least two months before the start of the race.
(c) UPRIGHTS & MIRRORS - The stock rear uprights and the mirrors may be replaced by rubber parts of the same form.
(d) COCKPIT - The cockpit, including dash board, driver & steering wheel, must be painted in the appropriate colours. Driver may be made from lexan but the helmet must be of hard plastic and by preference painted in the correct colours.
6.B.7. OBLIGED REPAIRS
(a) LOST FRONT SPOILER - Each 124F1 car having lost its front spoiler, or rubbing the track by a touched front spoiler, or continuing to race with a broken front spoiler, must be repaired once the race director orders repair.
(b) LOST REAR WING - Each 124F1 car having lost its rear wing, or rubbing the track by a rear wing coming loose  must be repaired once the race director orders repair.
(c) MOMENT OF REPAIR - A racer having been ordered to repair a front spoiler or a rear wing must do the repair during the first lane change following the order. As time for rotation at the 124F1 Sprint Worlds is 2 minutes (instead of one at all other races) most repairs will be possible during lane change. However, if the repair is not finished when power on the track is again on, repair has to be continued during racing time.
(d) WAY OF REPAIR - It's strictly forbidden to use tape for repairs. Only glue may be used or a lost part may be replaced by another of the same colours and dimensions.
(e) RACE DIRECTION AND REPAIRS - The race direction can always oblige a racer to do any other repair esteemed to be necessary (e.g. on a lost steering wheel, a lost driver, a driver without head, etc).