G3 GTP 

Body

Body must be an original close cockpit GTP body.
Body must be 90% complete.
Bodies may be cut and sanded.
When looking down on the body, you may not see any part of the chassis sticking out.
If the stock body has a wing it must be run, however you may change the position of the wing.
Noses and tails may be lowered.
Chassis mounts must be in their stock positions.
You may use putty or tape to allow the body to fit on better.
No weight may be added to the body.
Body may be painted any style.
Chassis This class has been changed to the new G3 chassis and will be updated soon!

Can be either a stock Tomy AFX G-Plus or Scale Auto G3. (model 901 or 902) Chassis must remain completely stock with one exception. (Axle holes may be enlarged slightly so axles can rotate freely) No bearings may be added to the chassis.

ELECTRICAL

Pick-up shoes that came on the factory chassis are legal as well as low profile ski shoes manufactured by Scale Auto. (Current part #249) No gold plated shoes are allowed. Scale Auto makes at least 3 different size pick-up shoe springs. (Heavy, Medium, Soft) All are legal. Most racers use the factory stock springs. Helper springs are not allowed. You may adjust the pick-up spring tension. You may not weight or add anything to the pick-up shoes. Pick-up shoe tips on regular shoes may be folded down to simulate the low profile shoes. Pick-up shoe holders must be factory stock. No gold plated shoe holders are allowed. The tips may be angled to help pick-up shoes remain in tact during hard crashes.

MOTOR

You can only run a factory stock armature. It may NOT be balanced. It may be trued on a com lathe. Spacers may be used on front and rear of motor. Brush bell housing must be a Tomy AFX or Scale Auto factory stock part. No gold plated bell housings are allowed.

Timing bracket must be factory stock. (The new part #926 may be used in all three chassis types) You can only run factory stock motor magnets in their stock positions. Magnet on passenger side of chassis is painted white on top. No motor magnet spacers are allowed.

NOTE: A maximum magnet strength rule may be instituted at a later date if deemed necessary.

GEARS

You can run stock Tomy AFX or Scale Auto plastic or delrin gears only. Pinion must be a 7 tooth gear.Crown may be a 25 or 24 tooth gear. Spacers may be used on axle between Chassis frame walls to space crown gear instead of using a gear boss. The crown gear boss spacer may be reversed or removed if desired.

TIRES AND RIMS

You may run replacement black slip-on silicon rear tires. No sponge silicone tires allowed. Any brand of rims are allowed including double flanged varieties. Axle must be a stock AFX or Scale Auto factory part. Front tires must be stock Tomy AFX, G3 factory tires, or CP Engineering (Chuck Pickett) Manufactured tires. Front rims must be Tomy AFX or G3 factory supplied stock parts that came on the production cars including the axle.

NOTE: A minimum front tire diameter rule may be instituted at a later date if deemed necessary.

REAR TRACTION MAGNETS

Must be factory stock Tomy AFX or G3. Scale Auto spacers or spacers that are equal Scale Auto Specs may be used to install the Tomy AFX magnets into the G3 Chassis. These magnets are stronger than the factory magnets that were originally produced for the G3 Chassis and are available at T/Rs. These magnets will not fit into the new 902 chassis and the factory stock magnets that come in the 902 are the only legal magnets for this chassis.

NOTE: A maximum magnet strength rule may be instituted at a later date if deemed necessary.

You may run replacement black silicon rear tires.
You may not run Sponge tires.
4 tires, 2 pick-ups and 1 guide-pin are all that may and must touch the track.