These are guidelines of chassis builds that have been popular for NTRA racing in the past. These guidelines are recommended for each race host to use at their event, but can be tweaked slightly to suit the track and/or event. Race host MUST post the rules for their event(s) on the entry list thread at the time the entry list is created.
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2024 Rules
These are the chassis rules. Body rules are posted below. This is set up so that a host can say we're racing "Pancake - Comp T-Jet" with Gasser body rules, everyone wanting to compete at that race would have to send a T-jet chassis with a Gasser type body since the race host requested it. A race host could also say we're running "Pancake Comp T-Jet" with "open" body rules which gives the racer options to choose whatever body they want to run as long as their chassis falls under the "Pancake Comp" rules.
"Open Pancake" is racers choice, run anyone of the division chassis.
Revised Rules 2/23/2024
Pancake Division
- T-jet, Aurora, AW, JL, & Dash
- X-Traction, Magna Traction, non Magna Traction
- 4 Gear
- Open
Maximum Tire Diameters
- Tjet, MT/XT Stock, Super Stock, Comp: .510
- Tjet, MT/XT Super Comp, Unlimited: no restriction
- 4 gear Stock, Super Stock: .560
- 4 gear Comp, Super Comp, and Unlimited: no restriction
- Inline Stock , Super Stock .510
- Inline Comp, Super Comp, and Unlimited: no restriction
- DR-1 Dragster Stock, Super Stock .610
Pancake | Electrical | Armature Ohm Minimum | Motor Magnets | Traction Magnets | Gears/Axles | Wheels & Tires | Miscellaneous | Wheelie Bars |
Stock | Stock or | Pancake 14.0 minimum. No de-winding or custom winds. | Ceramic Grade (Dash and OS3 red and blue allowed) | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversized magnets. |
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No other restrictions | No Chassis Modifications, except removing ears off of AFX type chassis for body mounting or the addition of wheelie bars. | Yes |
Super Stock | Stock or | Pancake 14.0 ohm minimum. Blue printing allowed to include Balancing & Polishing No de-winding or | Ceramic Grade (Dash and OS3 red, blue, and white allowed) | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No Restrictions | No silly foams No other restrictions | No Chassis Modifications, except removing ears off of AFX type chassis for body mounting or the addition of wheelie bars. | Yes |
Comp | Stock or | Pancake 5.5 ohm minimum. Blue printing allowed to include Balancing & Polishing No de-winding or custom winds. | Ceramic Grade only. Magnets may be shimmed with non ferrous material (Dash and All OS3 magnets allowed) | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | Original top plate gears only. Any crown gear may be used. Gears may be blueprinted. | No silly foams | Top plate and chassis must match.Blueprinting permitted.Chassis may be cut for the addition of traction magnets or wheelie bars. Mounting ears may be cut for aftermarket body. No other cutting allowed. | Yes |
Super Comp | Stock or stock type replacement. | Pancake 5.0 ohm minimum. No other restrictions | Polymer Grade | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | Top plate and chassis must match.Blueprinting permitted.Chassis may be cut for the addition of traction magnets or wheelie bars. | Yes |
Unlimited | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | Yes |
Inline Division
Inline Division | Electrical | Armature Ohm Minimum | Motor Magnets | Traction Magnets | Gears & Axles | Wheels &Tires | Miscellaneous | Wheelie Bars |
Stock | Stock or Stock type replacement. No shunts or braids | Inline 5.7 ohm minimum No de-winding, custom winds or timing adjustments allowed. | Stock as from the factory | Yes. Stock as from the factory No additions | Stock as from the factory | No Silly Foams |
| No |
Super Stock | No Restrictions | Inline 5.7 ohm minimum Blue printing allowed to include Balancing & Polishing | Ceramic Grade | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No Restrictions | No silly foams No other restrictions | No Restrictions | Yes |
Comp | No Restrictions | Inline 2.4 ohm minimum No de-winding or custom winds | Ceramic Grade | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | Yes |
Super Comp | No Restrictions | Inline 2.4 ohm minimum No other restrictions | Polymer Grade | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | Yes |
Unlimited | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | No Restrictions | Yes |
Jag DR-1 Front or Rear Engine Dragster | Electrical | Armature Ohm Minimum | Motor Magnets | Traction Magnets | Gears & Axles | Wheels & Tires | Miscellaneous | Wheelie Bars |
| Stock | Stock or Stock Type Replacement No shunts or braids | Stock Inline 6ohm minimum | Stock Gears 7/25 | Stock as from the factory | Stock as from the factory | Max size .610 No silly foams | Chassis may be cut for the addition of wheelie bars only | Allowed if NOT using pick up magnet |
| Super Stock | No restrictions | Inline 6ohm minimum No de-winding or custom winds | Polymer Grade | Yes. 2 maximum mounted in stock location. No oversize magnets. | No restrictions | Max size .610 No silly foams | Chassis may be cut for the addition of wheelie bars or for lowering traction magnets in stock location | Allowed if NOT using pick up magnets |