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02-27-2018, 01:49 AM
Racing this Sunday the 4th March
Racing is planned for this coming Sunday the 4th March.
I just need to get the IT guy to clear the online entries page on the St Ives RC website (Thomas!)
Plan is for entries and payment to open at 9am with racing to commence around 9.30am.
I just need to get the IT guy to clear the online entries page on the St Ives RC website (Thomas!)
Plan is for entries and payment to open at 9am with racing to commence around 9.30am.
02-27-2018, 01:52 AM
Hi
Racing is planned for this Sunday the 4th March.
Tyres I would say are Holeshots/ Double D's if we get a bit of rain. Bar codes/ bar type tyre it usually is if it remains dry and we can get the traction up. But rain makes all the difference.
Racing is planned for this Sunday the 4th March.
Tyres I would say are Holeshots/ Double D's if we get a bit of rain. Bar codes/ bar type tyre it usually is if it remains dry and we can get the traction up. But rain makes all the difference.
03-02-2018, 03:40 AM
Get entries in online for Sunday.
03-04-2018, 02:36 AM
Racing 4th March
Thanks to everyone who turned out today. Good to get some racing in without rain. And good to see so many novice having fun.
Thanks to James for the new jump. We will build landing ramps etc in time.
Standby for probable working bee this coming Saturday.
Time and details TBC.
Thanks to James for the new jump. We will build landing ramps etc in time.
Standby for probable working bee this coming Saturday.
Time and details TBC.
03-14-2018, 03:45 AM
Racing at St Ives Sunday 18th March
Racing this Sunday 18th March at St Ives. Should be warm and dry. Put entries in online at St Ives RC please.
03-17-2018, 02:15 AM
Tomorrow
It will be a hot one tomorrow. So will try to get underway by 9.30am.
Hopefully can get a few rounds in and finish before the day is really draining us.
Cheers.
Hopefully can get a few rounds in and finish before the day is really draining us.
Cheers.
03-18-2018, 04:27 AM
Some good racing today
Thanks to all who came along today even with the heat.
The next planned event at St Ives is the 1st round of the 2018 NSW Club Series.
Large event which will be run to strict rules and format.
Event to be run under AARCMCC rules other than changes below.
Dates:
Club Series Round 1, St Ives 8th April
Classes:
Junior 2wd stock
2wd Stock
2wd Modified
4wd Stock
4wd Modified
Tyres are open for all classes.
As with all major meets there is no cross entering between Stock and Mod classes.
Racing format: New for 2018
We are reverting back to AARMCC race format, three qualifiers of 6 minutes’ duration and three mains of 6-minutes duration for ‘A” Finals.
B and C finals have two 6 minute finals, this may be reduce on time.
Drivers briefing at 7.15am, racing to commence at 730am.
Entry fees reduced to $20 for first class and $15 for second class
No trophies will be awarded at individual rounds (except for medallions for juniors) but end of year trophies will still be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each class.
Maximum 2 entries per driver
Max heats
Junior stock = 1 heat
2wd stock = 3 heats
2wd mod = 3 heats
4wd stock = 3 heats
4wd mod = 3 heats
Please note: 2wd & 4wd Stock racers do require the 17.5 Muchmore AARCMCC motor. and blinky ESC.
Junior Stock is 2wd buggies only. Junior stock require a 17.5 motor with blinky mode set on the ECS but is does not have to be the AARCMCC motor.
We will open entries on the NSW Club SEries website as soon as we sort an issue with the PayPal payments.
The next planned event at St Ives is the 1st round of the 2018 NSW Club Series.
Large event which will be run to strict rules and format.
Event to be run under AARCMCC rules other than changes below.
Dates:
Club Series Round 1, St Ives 8th April
Classes:
Junior 2wd stock
2wd Stock
2wd Modified
4wd Stock
4wd Modified
Tyres are open for all classes.
As with all major meets there is no cross entering between Stock and Mod classes.
Racing format: New for 2018
We are reverting back to AARMCC race format, three qualifiers of 6 minutes’ duration and three mains of 6-minutes duration for ‘A” Finals.
B and C finals have two 6 minute finals, this may be reduce on time.
Drivers briefing at 7.15am, racing to commence at 730am.
Entry fees reduced to $20 for first class and $15 for second class
No trophies will be awarded at individual rounds (except for medallions for juniors) but end of year trophies will still be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd in each class.
Maximum 2 entries per driver
Max heats
Junior stock = 1 heat
2wd stock = 3 heats
2wd mod = 3 heats
4wd stock = 3 heats
4wd mod = 3 heats
Please note: 2wd & 4wd Stock racers do require the 17.5 Muchmore AARCMCC motor. and blinky ESC.
Junior Stock is 2wd buggies only. Junior stock require a 17.5 motor with blinky mode set on the ECS but is does not have to be the AARCMCC motor.
We will open entries on the NSW Club SEries website as soon as we sort an issue with the PayPal payments.
03-18-2018, 04:03 PM
Tech Rookie
What are the tyres of choice that work well at St Ives?
03-19-2018, 03:57 AM
Tyres
Hi,
As suggested to another enquiry tonight on Messenger.
Bring some holeshots and some bar tyres (your favourites) and then if you run stock you should be ok with a few pairs of each (if you can be bothered to change them out each run or 3).
But tyre wear shouldn't be too harsh in stock unless super grippy. In the slippery/ damp you probably get by one 1-2 pair max all day.
Dry, then prob higher wear.
If in mod then I suspect you might have much higher tyre wear in the dry. It just depends on how well we can control the dust that the track gives off. But molasses should help 100%.
The track is so dependent on the weather in lead up.
Tyre choice will go some what with what I said when asked re laydown or stand up transmission.
If dry and we can get molasses down then it will prob be lay down. If it rains in days prior then prob need stand up. The molasses gets washed away.
Last year we had rain just prior to race day so in stock we had 2 x RC10 re-release Worlds cars at the top the 1st two rounds of qualifying. As it dried you could get the mid motor cars with stand up to work but then it was pretty much neck and neck into the arvo between the rear motor and the mid motor cars.
But that was very low grip due to the rain just prior to the event.
And something like holeshots were essential initially.
If we get a good dry stretch and we can get molasses down then the grip could be at the other end of the scale.
If only one chassis then I would suggest stand up transmission unless can be sure it remains dry.
Sorry I can't be more definite.
As suggested to another enquiry tonight on Messenger.
Bring some holeshots and some bar tyres (your favourites) and then if you run stock you should be ok with a few pairs of each (if you can be bothered to change them out each run or 3).
But tyre wear shouldn't be too harsh in stock unless super grippy. In the slippery/ damp you probably get by one 1-2 pair max all day.
Dry, then prob higher wear.
If in mod then I suspect you might have much higher tyre wear in the dry. It just depends on how well we can control the dust that the track gives off. But molasses should help 100%.
The track is so dependent on the weather in lead up.
Tyre choice will go some what with what I said when asked re laydown or stand up transmission.
If dry and we can get molasses down then it will prob be lay down. If it rains in days prior then prob need stand up. The molasses gets washed away.
Last year we had rain just prior to race day so in stock we had 2 x RC10 re-release Worlds cars at the top the 1st two rounds of qualifying. As it dried you could get the mid motor cars with stand up to work but then it was pretty much neck and neck into the arvo between the rear motor and the mid motor cars.
But that was very low grip due to the rain just prior to the event.
And something like holeshots were essential initially.
If we get a good dry stretch and we can get molasses down then the grip could be at the other end of the scale.
If only one chassis then I would suggest stand up transmission unless can be sure it remains dry.
Sorry I can't be more definite.
03-19-2018, 09:06 PM
Tech Rookie
Thanks for all of that useful info much appreciated
03-21-2018, 06:34 PM
St Ives 8th April
Entries now open for NSW Club Series round at St Ives on 8th April
Please go to
http://www.nswclubseries.com/meetingentry/
or search NSW Club Series and go to Online Entries
Let us know if any issues.
Please go to
http://www.nswclubseries.com/meetingentry/
or search NSW Club Series and go to Online Entries
Let us know if any issues.
03-23-2018, 11:25 PM
Track is closed
Track is closed at present for repair work post all this rain
03-27-2018, 09:47 PM
Tech Adept
Is there an update on how the track is coming along.
Are you still planning on putting molasses on the surface and will the track be open on Easter Monday for practice?
Are you still planning on putting molasses on the surface and will the track be open on Easter Monday for practice?
03-28-2018, 02:42 PM
whats the deal with all this ? looks like the remains of RCA or something
03-29-2018, 04:20 AM
St ives TRack & Easter
St Ives track will be open for practise this Easter weekend. No meeting planned but Sat from late morning e.g. 11am we hope to have some club committee members there for few hours.
We have some jumps to be installed which are not in place during non race days. This is because we have council restrictions on us adding soil to the site so am trying some wooden jumps to add features. But want them to last so will not be leaving them insitu on non race days.
Track team has worked very hard these past 2 weeks to make the surface a vast improvement on recent. It has been smoothed and molasses applied. Sat it should be prime if you want to get a bit of practise in.
We have some jumps to be installed which are not in place during non race days. This is because we have council restrictions on us adding soil to the site so am trying some wooden jumps to add features. But want them to last so will not be leaving them insitu on non race days.
Track team has worked very hard these past 2 weeks to make the surface a vast improvement on recent. It has been smoothed and molasses applied. Sat it should be prime if you want to get a bit of practise in.
