stricko

Hi All,

Just a topic to get some discussion going about all things happening with the NWRCCC in Tasmania.

Our track has just been through a slight layout change and is scheduled for some expansion later this year.

Here is a pic of the track as it currently stands.


Link here to a bigger pic:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/3448/track11911.jpg

Updates will be posted to this topic of future race meets/track changes etc.

Post away!

Cheers
Justin
NWRCCC - Secretary

stricko

Next Race Meeting ~ Sunday 2nd October

Registration/Check In: 8:15 - 9:00am
Drivers Brefing/Meeting: 9:00 - 9:20am All drivers MUST be present
Pratice will be controled by Class from 9:20 - 10:00am
First Race: 10:00am Sharp

Classes To Be Racing
1/8th IC Pro Buggy
1/8th IC Sportsman Buggy
1/8th IC Pro Truggy
1/8th IC Sportsman Truggy
1/8th IC Monster Truck
Misc Beginners
1/10th EP Short Course
Misc Electric

(Classes will be combined if numbers are low)

Personal Transponders will be used for lap timming,
If you dont have a Personal Transponder still come along and have some fun.

Food & Drinks will be available trackside.

2011 Race Fees will apply:
$10.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Members
$15.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Non Members

kingy1

iTrader: (12)

might just possibly be able to make this... will be up the north west this weekend...

only have a 2wd slash and have a 2wd ae sc10 due to arrive wednesday. other than that i do have a 1/8th nitro truggy, but its engine is too large according to your rules (5.2cc, not that it would be competitive anyway )

stricko

We have had a few Short Course trucks lately so another addition to that class would be great! Bring the Truggy too, we aren't too strict on rules for club races.

Cheers

kingy1

iTrader: (12)

cool. will bring the truggy along, just ordered a new fuel tank for it as i cracked the old one the other day. express post should have it here by thursday. not sure if ill race it or not though, its pretty terrible and has quite the steering arc on it...

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also, I dont have a transponder yet either, as we dont have a loop set up at the gomcc track yet.

Nitro Downunder

Next Race Meeting ~ Sunday 6th November

Registration/Check In: 8:15 - 9:30am
Drivers Brefing/Meeting: 9:30 - 9:40am All drivers MUST be present
Pratice will be controled by Class from 9:40 - 10:00am
First Race: 10:00am Sharp

Classes To Be Racing
1/8th IC Pro Buggy & Sportsman Buggy
1/8th IC Pro Truggy & Sportsman Truggy
Misc Beginners
1/10th EP Short Course Trucks
Misc Electric

(Classes will be combined if numbers are low)

Personal Transponders will be used for lap timming,
If you dont have a Personal Transponder still come along and have some fun.

Food & Drinks will be available trackside.

2011 Race Fees will apply:
$10.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Members
$15.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Non Members

P.S.
Here is a small video from our last meeting showing the current layout.

+ YouTube Video

stricko

Next Race Meeting ~ Sunday 20th November

Registration/Check In: 8:15 - 9:30am
Drivers Brefing/Meeting: 9:00 - 9:30am All drivers MUST be present
Pratice will be controled by Class from 9:30 - 10:00am
First Race: 10:00am Sharp

Classes To Be Racing
1/8th IC Pro Buggy
1/8th IC Sportsman Buggy
1/8th IC Pro Truggy
1/8th IC Sportsman Truggy
1/8th IC Monster Truck
Misc Beginners
1/10th EP Short Course
Misc Electric

(Classes will be combined if numbers are low)

Personal Transponders will be used for lap timming,
If you dont have a Personal Transponder still come along and have some fun.

Food & Drinks will be available trackside.

2011 Race Fees will apply:
$10.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Members
$15.00 first class & $5 every extra class ~ Non Members

stricko

The North West Remote Control Car Club will be holding their AGM in the pits of the Bendigo Bank Arena Speedway complex at 10am this saturday 7th of January.

All current members and future members are welcome to come along.

A barbecue will follow the AGM as well as some open practise.

Cheers
Justin

stricko

The NWRCCC will be hosting the second round of the Tasmanian Interclub Championship on the 8th of December 2012.

This will bring drivers from across Tasmania to the home of the NWRCCC at the Bendigo Bank Arena, Latrobe Speedway to compete in a range of EP and IC classes.

For information see the below flyer:



Enter online using the Online Entry Form Here

More information regarding event rules and regs HERE.

Video of a few laps around the latest track config here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhTE...ature=youtu.be

This post will be updated as information becomes available closer to the event!

Cheers
Justin

stricko

Entries Close on Sunday the 25th of November for the Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup.

Entries will be capped at 15 entries per class so get your entries in ASAP so you don't miss out!

A schedule will be posted next week once entries close.

Current Entry list as of 9:20am on the 22/11/2012 is below:

Boom Sherrin - 1/8th IC Buggy
1 - Tim Parsons (NWRCCC)
2 - Rick Marshall (NWRCCC)
3 - Alanna Hodgetts (NWRCCC)
4 - Kelvin Marshall (NWRCCC)
5 - Sion Reid (NWRCCC)
6 - Steven Madziara (NWRCCC)
7 - Wally Sturzaker (NWRCCC)
8 - Chris Strickland (NWRCCC)
9 - Justin Strickland (NWRCCC)
10 - Mark Rayner (NWRCCC)
11 - Shaun Whatley (LRC)

1/8th IC Truggy
1 - Jason Heard (NWRCCC)
2 - Clay Jones (NWRCCC)
3 - Rick Marshall (NWRCCC)
4 - Matt Hodgetts (NWRCCC)
5 - Wayne Hyland (NWRCCC)
6 - Leo Lorenzen (NWRCCC)

1/8th EP Buggy
1 - James "Acko" Atkinson (LRC)
2 - Matt Hodgetts (NWRCCC)
3 - Sion Reid (NWRCCC)
4 - Jarrod Painting (LRC)
5 - Phil Reibel (GOMCCC)
6 - Leo Lorenzen (NWRCCC)
7 - Andrew Mackenzie (LRC)
8 - Steven Madziara (NWRCCC)
9 - Mark Davis (GOMCCC)
10 - Chris Madziara (LRC)
11 - Rodney "Rocket" Houghton (LRC)
12 - Richard Skinner (GOMCCC)

Leanne's Trophies - SC 2WD Stock
1 - James "Acko" Atkinson (LRC)
2 - Alanna Hodgetts (NWRCCC)
3 - Ian Scott (LRC)
4 - George Kennedy (GOMCCC)
5 - Andrew Green (LRC)
6 - Wally Sturzaker (NWRCCC)
7 - Chris Strickland (NWRCCC)
8 - Derek Beresford (LRC)
9 - Joe Browning (GOMCCC)
10 - Adam Beresford (LRC)
11 - Brett Baylis
12 - Rodney "Rocket" Houghton (LRC)
13 - Andrew Mackenzie (LRC)

1/10th EP Short Course - Open
1 - Richard Skinner (GOMCCC)
2 - Ben Hoare (GOMCCC)
3 - George Kennedy (GOMCCC)
4 - Phil Reibel (GOMCCC)
5 - Kye Gelston (GOMCCC)
6 - Adam Beresford (LRC)
7 - Ian Scott (LRC)
8 - Brett Baylis
9 - Mark Davis (GOMCCC)

1/10th EP Buggy - 2WD Stock
1 - Jarrod Painting (LRC)
2 - Justin Strickland (NWRCCC)
3 - Mark Rayner (NWRCCC)
4 - Alex John (GOMCCC)
5 - Joe Browning (GOMCCC)
6 - Jesse Hilder (GOMCCC)
7 - Ryan Johns (LRC)

1/10th EP Buggy - Open
1 - Jesse Hilder (GOMCCC)
2 - Ben Hoare (GOMCCC)
3 - Kye Gelston (GOMCCC)
4 - Alex John (GOMCCC)
5 - Ryan Johns (LRC)
6 - Damien Betts (LRC)
7 - Sam Betts (LRC)

Total Entries: 65

A fully up to date list can be found HERE

Cheers
Justin

stricko

Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup Update

With just under 2 weeks to go until the Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup - Tasmanian Interclub Series Round 2 we are busy getting everything prepared for what should be an action packed event. Registration for the event has now closed and we have 78 cars registered to hit the track on the 8th of December.

The track is now CLOSED until the start of the Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup as final preparation works are happening at the track today.

Below are a few things to help you out on the day.

Track
Here is a panorama for the current track layout. (Larger photo HERE)


1/10th scale classes will use the cut through after the small triple to avoid the larger 8th scale sized jumps. We will ask the Open Short Course drivers which layout they would prefer on the day so if you are registered to run Open SC have a think about which layout you would like to race on.

The surface is all clay and provides a moderate amount of traction and very minimal tyre wear. The most common tyres to use are the ProLine Calibers or an AKA Cityblock, but Proline Revolvers, AKA I-Beams/Impacts can also be successful during a race meet depending on track conditions.

What To Bring
A generator is being hired to cater for everyone's power needs so bring a long extension cable and a power board and expect to be sharing power with others.
Unfortunately our undercover pit area has been delayed and won't have been constructed by the 8th of December so bring some shelter with you if you have it as hopefully it will be a nice day.
Bring yourself a table for you to pit on, there will be some space for people to pit in the track area and then out onto the speedway parking area.
We will have the Kiosk open from 11am till 2pm serving cold drinks and hot food as well as raffle tickets, so bring some money along to spend in the Kiosk.
Don't forget to bring the cars you intend to race, and the race fee to allow you to race them.
If you are using LiPos then they should be charged and stored in a Fire-Proof LiPo bag at all times unless they are in a car. LiPo fires appear to be few and far between these days but we will have a couple of buckets of sand on standby incase of a battery failure.

Race Format
We hope to have racing commenced by 9am at the very latest, the drivers brief will be around 8:30-8:45 at which time we will also do Concourse.
If we can get started at these times then we should have all the racing wrapped up by 5pm with presentations to follow straight after.

The Race order will be SC Stock, EP Buggy Stock, SC Open, EP Buggy Open, 1/8th EP Buggy, GP Buggy, GP Truggy. There will be up to 15 cars in each heat so the track will be quite crowded in some classes. There may be a large difference in speeds between different drivers so try and give everybody some room to go at there own pace.

The race format will be 4x5 minute qualifying heats and 3x7 minute finals for EP classes and a single 20 minute final for IC classes. We have decided that there will be no practise rounds prior to qualifying. There will be 4 qualifying rounds per class with your single best result to count. So in a way you could count the first round of qualifying as practise knowing you still have 3 more rounds to better your result. Practise was dropped to make it a lot easier to manage the computer.

Qualifying will be a staggered start. The computer will do a 10 second countdown to the start of qualifying, after the start buzzer goes, when you cross the line, your qualifying time will start. If you do not cross the line before the first car to cross the line completes a lap, your timer will be force started. During qualifying you are only racing the clock, so if a faster car catches you during qualifying, chances are you are already behind him in the timing and must let him pass cleanly.

Finals will be 2 out of 3 rounds to count for EP classes, with Qualifying position to count as a tie-breaker if needed. IC will race a single 20 minute final.

Scrutineering will be completed during Qualifying. The scrutineering area will be in the bottom container of the drivers stand and will be split into 2 sections. After you have finished your race, put your car onto one side of the container and then head out to marshal. Cars will be scrutineered while you are marshaling and will be ready for collection once you have finished marshaling.

Tasmanian Interclub Series
The Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup is the second round of the Tasmanian Interclub Series, with the first round having been completed earlier this year at Launceston RC. Rounds 3 and 4 will be held at GOMCC and STMCC early next year. All four clubs competing in the Tasmania Interclub Series are different, and run different classes, and have different membership levels. The interclub points format takes these differences into account and has been worked out between the four clubs. It is as follows:
* Each class with entrants from more than one club will be scored on a 10/8/6/5/4/3/2/1 basis for 1st through 8th positions
* Each club’s TOP 8 drivers best result will count for the interclub series. If a club has less than 8 drivers present then multiple class results from their drivers may count. All other scores after the top 8 are counted will be discarded
* Drivers must be a member of their nominated club to be able to score points. Drivers who hold more than one membership must nominate their point-scoring club prior to racing commencing (we’ve recorded clubs on the entry list – please let us know if we have it wrong!)
* Points will be totaled at the end of the day to provide the Interclub Points.
* The same format will apply to all Interclub events with total points scored over the four events determining the 2012 Tasmanian R/C Club Champion and a perpetual shield awarded

Event Raffle
With thanks to Redstar Hobbies and HEI/Proline, we have some great prizes on offer in the raffle including 2 Atomik Hauler bags, ProLine Tyres and Venom Tools and Accessories split up in to 12~ separate prize packs so make sure you head up to the canteen and purchase some tickets in the raffle. Tickets will be on sale for $2 per ticket or 3 tickets for $5. The raffle will be drawn at the conclusion of racing, raffle winners will be limited to 2 prize[/size][/b] packs only.

Speedway Event
The Latrobe Speedway will be hosting the Wyllie Tiles Fireworks Spectacular on the evening of the 8th of December starting around 6pm. This will include Sprintcars, Super Sedans, Formula 500, Juniors Sedans, Amcas, Lightning Sprints, Modified Sedans, Karts and Sidecars so if you are up for some more dirt racing head over to the speedway after the Redstar Hobbies NWRCCC Cup. Spectators for this event will begin filing through the gates from 3pm, with the RC racing also on we will probably have some spectators from the Speedway crowd wandering over for a look so just be mindful of these spectators around everyone's gear, we don't want to have anything stolen.

ajj

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Event Date: 13 January 2013 Entry form available soon...

GOMCC is proud to announce the fourth and final round of the Tasmanian Interclub Series, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The event will run over two days (Jan 12-13), with the STMCC hosting on-road day on Saturday and GOMCC hosting off-road day on Sunday, both are to count as separate events towards the interclub shield. These details are for the Sunday off-road day.

This event will take place on the Sunday with 4x5min qualifiers for each class along with 3x5min A-Main finals and multiple lower finals time permitting. The track will be open for practice on the Saturday but will be closed from 4pm onwards if deemed necessary for track preparation. Event start time will be announced closer to the date.

Club BBQ will be run from 11am-2pm, with soft drinks and water will also be available.

With two huge events already having been run we anticipate a great turnout and some close racing on our purpose built 1/10th clay track. The track will be prepped to ensure an awesome racing surface which should result in a nice blue groove. The most popular tyre in these conditions is AKA Rebars.

Please not this event will allow 10.5T brushless motors (with boosted 13.5T allowed) for Stock SCT and will also follow the new 10.5T blinky format (NO boosted 13.5T) for Stock Truck as per new AARCMCC rules.

Cost is $20 first class, $10 second class.

Minimum of 6 entries for a class to run. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for each class.

Classes on offer include:
Stock SCT
o Down to 10.5T brushless motors with NO ESC turbo boost or timing advance, OR down to 13.5T brushless motors with open ESCs.
o Must use standard 1/10th scale SCT wheels and tyres
o Open to 2wd SCT's only
o No rear wings or spoilers.
o Bodies to be cut only on manufacturers mould lines or vent mouldings, (no windscreen or window cut outs please). Rear roll cage cut outs will be allowed.

Open SCT
o Any motor allowed
o Any ESC allowed - including turbo boost and timing advance
o Must use standard 1/10th scale SCT wheels and tyres
o Open to 2wd and 4wd SCT's
o No rear wings or spoilers.
o Bodies to be cut only on manufacturers mould lines or vent mouldings, (no windscreen or window cut outs please). Rear roll cage cut outs will be allowed.

Stock Truck
o Down to 10.5T brushless motors
o No ESC turbo boost or timing advance
o Open to 2wd stadium trucks only
o Standard AARCMCC stadium truck rules apply

Stock Buggy
o Down to 17.5T brushless motors
o No ESC turbo boost or timing advance
o Standard AARCMCC 2WD buggy rules apply
o Open to 2wd buggies only

Open Buggy
o Any motor allowed
o Any ESC allowed - including turbo boost and timing advance
o Open to 2wd and 4wd buggies

Juniors
o Open to participants 16 years old and under
o Open to any 1/10th electric vehicle
o No ESC or motor limit, though 17.5T or slower recommended

General rules which apply to all classes:
• 2S LiPO (7.4V) or 6cell NiMH (7.2V) maximum, LiPOs must be charged in LiPO bags to 8.4V maximum.

Entries close 5pm Friday 11 January. No late entries accepted.

Phoenix76

Details for the 2013 Tiger Models Launceston Cup are now online!!

Details on the RC Tech thread here http://www.rctech.net/forum/australi...l#post12315103 of the Launcestonrc.com website here http://launcestonrc.com/2013-launceston-cup/