Sunshine Coast Offroad Racing Club - Queensland
10-04-2009, 09:38 PM
#1516
Tech Master
Hi All,
Another great day of Racing.................
3 x 10 min rounds of qualifying
25 min Mains
After the usual mayhem the following driver's took the points for Round 4 of the Spring Series.........
Truggy
1st Tony Nettleton (TQ as well)
2nd Mark Stringer
3rd Adrian McGiure
Buggy
1st Aaron Stringer (TQ as well)
2nd Tyson Myers
3rd Kurt Bell
Well done to the top 3 in both classes.............. the truggy competition was really tight........ It was neck and neck on the last lap until Stringer crashed on the rhythm section allowing Nettleton to pull a six second lead which he held until the finish.
In the Buggy Final it was a race in two between Jason Dyckhoff and Aaron Stringer, both cleared out to a 2 lap lead for the first half of the final.
Stringer suffered his first flame out after the refuel allowing Dyckhoff to build up a lead of 30 seconds or so. Stringer managed to pull back the lead to around 10 seconds when Dychkoff suffered terminal radio problems and retired.
Stringer went into cruise mode........... but suffered a second flame out 4 mins before the end of the race just before the loop and went down a couple of laps.
This allowed 2nd place Myers to get within 5 seconds of Stringer, however, Stringer was able to pull away in the last couple of minutes to win by 25 seconds
Full results will be up on our website in the next couple of days
If you wish to be in contention for the series win (and get your very own trophy) you need to be a member before Round 5 of the Spring Series.
Cheers
Mark
Another great day of Racing.................
3 x 10 min rounds of qualifying
25 min Mains
After the usual mayhem the following driver's took the points for Round 4 of the Spring Series.........
Truggy
1st Tony Nettleton (TQ as well)
2nd Mark Stringer
3rd Adrian McGiure
Buggy
1st Aaron Stringer (TQ as well)
2nd Tyson Myers
3rd Kurt Bell
Well done to the top 3 in both classes.............. the truggy competition was really tight........ It was neck and neck on the last lap until Stringer crashed on the rhythm section allowing Nettleton to pull a six second lead which he held until the finish.
In the Buggy Final it was a race in two between Jason Dyckhoff and Aaron Stringer, both cleared out to a 2 lap lead for the first half of the final.
Stringer suffered his first flame out after the refuel allowing Dyckhoff to build up a lead of 30 seconds or so. Stringer managed to pull back the lead to around 10 seconds when Dychkoff suffered terminal radio problems and retired.
Stringer went into cruise mode........... but suffered a second flame out 4 mins before the end of the race just before the loop and went down a couple of laps.
This allowed 2nd place Myers to get within 5 seconds of Stringer, however, Stringer was able to pull away in the last couple of minutes to win by 25 seconds
Full results will be up on our website in the next couple of days
If you wish to be in contention for the series win (and get your very own trophy) you need to be a member before Round 5 of the Spring Series.
Cheers
Mark
10-04-2009, 11:53 PM
#1517
Tech Adept
Results for Sunday, October 4th.
Hello everyone.
Mark has sent me the results for Sunday's racing and I have uploaded them to the club website for your viewing pleasure.
Click the link in mt signature panel below to go to the club website and go to the "results" page.
Mark has sent me the results for Sunday's racing and I have uploaded them to the club website for your viewing pleasure.
Click the link in mt signature panel below to go to the club website and go to the "results" page.
10-05-2009, 10:58 PM
#1519
This particular topic has been playing on my mind for a while now so I thought I would put it out there:-
Marshalling - Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure sombody will!!!!!
My interpretation of a marshall is somebody who (after there own race) volenteers their time to place an RC car back on the track after a crash, if it was because the driver crashed by themselves or had a tangle with another car.
If the driver crashed by themselves it's not anybodies fault but their own, don't yell abuse at somebody who is on the track to help you out. Remember, you could always get down from the tower and flip the car yourself. Would that be quicker?????
On the other hand, if two cars have a tangle, most of the time it's a racing incident but can also be caused by another driver having an accident and taking you out. Of these examples I cannot see any indication that it is the marshalls fault that YOU crashed.
Yes I agree that a marshall should, to the best of their ability, get to a car as quick as they can to make it possible for the driver to continue racing. Do YOU put in 100% when you're marshalling.
I would not have liked to be the parents watching their young son volenteer (not racing) marshall a race for the first time & witness the carry-on from the drivers stand of this "Family" sport. The young bloke was lucky to get away with only a minor exhaust burn!
Thanks Nathan & Karl for helping my 10 year old son TY pit for me in the truggy final.
He is looking forward to actually getting out there and racing himself.
That's my 2 cents - let the shit fight begin
Marshalling - Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure sombody will!!!!!
My interpretation of a marshall is somebody who (after there own race) volenteers their time to place an RC car back on the track after a crash, if it was because the driver crashed by themselves or had a tangle with another car.
If the driver crashed by themselves it's not anybodies fault but their own, don't yell abuse at somebody who is on the track to help you out. Remember, you could always get down from the tower and flip the car yourself. Would that be quicker?????
On the other hand, if two cars have a tangle, most of the time it's a racing incident but can also be caused by another driver having an accident and taking you out. Of these examples I cannot see any indication that it is the marshalls fault that YOU crashed.
Yes I agree that a marshall should, to the best of their ability, get to a car as quick as they can to make it possible for the driver to continue racing. Do YOU put in 100% when you're marshalling.
I would not have liked to be the parents watching their young son volenteer (not racing) marshall a race for the first time & witness the carry-on from the drivers stand of this "Family" sport. The young bloke was lucky to get away with only a minor exhaust burn!
Thanks Nathan & Karl for helping my 10 year old son TY pit for me in the truggy final.
He is looking forward to actually getting out there and racing himself.
That's my 2 cents - let the shit fight begin
10-06-2009, 12:11 AM
#1520
In the most part 1/8th off road nitro racing in Australia is run under the AARCMCC governing body, and within these rules you are not permitted to use offensive language whatsoever and most SEQ clubs have made it a mission to stamp out this form of behavour from any driver / mechanic / competitor. If you hear anyone using bad language and others around you will confirm who the culprit is then report them to the race director who should then take the apropriate action.
Whilst marshalling it is prefered that you watch your section of the track but we have all at some time been caught out watching a good battle for the lead and missed a car on its roof next to our feet.
Good marshalling is unfortunatly not rewarded that well at club or state level maybe its time for a change as i know of several people who work their buts off week in week out and on the flip side there are others who have their arms painted on and backsides stuck on the milk crate.
Whilst marshalling it is prefered that you watch your section of the track but we have all at some time been caught out watching a good battle for the lead and missed a car on its roof next to our feet.
Good marshalling is unfortunatly not rewarded that well at club or state level maybe its time for a change as i know of several people who work their buts off week in week out and on the flip side there are others who have their arms painted on and backsides stuck on the milk crate.
10-06-2009, 03:44 PM
#1522
Tech Master
This particular topic has been playing on my mind for a while now so I thought I would put it out there:-
Marshalling - Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure sombody will!!!!!
My interpretation of a marshall is somebody who (after there own race) volenteers their time to place an RC car back on the track after a crash, if it was because the driver crashed by themselves or had a tangle with another car.
If the driver crashed by themselves it's not anybodies fault but their own, don't yell abuse at somebody who is on the track to help you out. Remember, you could always get down from the tower and flip the car yourself. Would that be quicker?????
On the other hand, if two cars have a tangle, most of the time it's a racing incident but can also be caused by another driver having an accident and taking you out. Of these examples I cannot see any indication that it is the marshalls fault that YOU crashed.
Yes I agree that a marshall should, to the best of their ability, get to a car as quick as they can to make it possible for the driver to continue racing. Do YOU put in 100% when you're marshalling.
I would not have liked to be the parents watching their young son volenteer (not racing) marshall a race for the first time & witness the carry-on from the drivers stand of this "Family" sport. The young bloke was lucky to get away with only a minor exhaust burn!
Thanks Nathan & Karl for helping my 10 year old son TY pit for me in the truggy final.
He is looking forward to actually getting out there and racing himself.
That's my 2 cents - let the shit fight begin
Marshalling - Please correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure sombody will!!!!!
My interpretation of a marshall is somebody who (after there own race) volenteers their time to place an RC car back on the track after a crash, if it was because the driver crashed by themselves or had a tangle with another car.
If the driver crashed by themselves it's not anybodies fault but their own, don't yell abuse at somebody who is on the track to help you out. Remember, you could always get down from the tower and flip the car yourself. Would that be quicker?????
On the other hand, if two cars have a tangle, most of the time it's a racing incident but can also be caused by another driver having an accident and taking you out. Of these examples I cannot see any indication that it is the marshalls fault that YOU crashed.
Yes I agree that a marshall should, to the best of their ability, get to a car as quick as they can to make it possible for the driver to continue racing. Do YOU put in 100% when you're marshalling.
I would not have liked to be the parents watching their young son volenteer (not racing) marshall a race for the first time & witness the carry-on from the drivers stand of this "Family" sport. The young bloke was lucky to get away with only a minor exhaust burn!
Thanks Nathan & Karl for helping my 10 year old son TY pit for me in the truggy final.
He is looking forward to actually getting out there and racing himself.
That's my 2 cents - let the shit fight begin
Nice one Grant.............. I would go as far to say that i have never seen an racing incident/crash/tangle that was caused by a marshall..........
And Tony you have some very good points as well, I would like to see the 4 clubs produce a code of conduct ( I am sure that we would find that we all have very similar codes now) that could be applied to racers/pit crew etc for a range of things such as bad sportmanship, bad language etc.
This "Code of Conduct" would allow an even response to the above issues. In fact I would propose that we take it one step further and impose the penalty handed out by say our club under the code of conduct rules be applied by all clubs at once.
So as an example if it the situation was deemed necessary by one club that a 2 week ban was applied to a competitor than the other 3 clubs would prohibit that person from racing as well for the given time frame.
As it stands now if we were to ban a competitor for 2 weeks they can simply drive to BDR, Meakin or the Gold Coast and continue racing the following weekend.............
As Tony mentioned marshalls are not the most carted for group at racing meets......... so maybe it is time for the clubs as a group to work together to right this issue.
Cheers
Mark
10-06-2009, 06:52 PM
#1524
If our individual club committes report the offenders to AARCMCC with a recommended time to be suspended this along with the name and shame factor i feel would place more pressure on the competitors to do the right thing.
Unless the race director or a senior committee member witnesses the infringment it generally comes down to a he said she said situation, this is where are senior members from all clubs should be called upon to bear witness and encourage the offended to go and see the race director.
Unless the race director or a senior committee member witnesses the infringment it generally comes down to a he said she said situation, this is where are senior members from all clubs should be called upon to bear witness and encourage the offended to go and see the race director.
10-06-2009, 08:04 PM
#1526
Tech Master
If our individual club committes report the offenders to AARCMCC with a recommended time to be suspended this along with the name and shame factor i feel would place more pressure on the competitors to do the right thing.
Unless the race director or a senior committee member witnesses the infringment it generally comes down to a he said she said situation, this is where are senior members from all clubs should be called upon to bear witness and encourage the offended to go and see the race director.
Unless the race director or a senior committee member witnesses the infringment it generally comes down to a he said she said situation, this is where are senior members from all clubs should be called upon to bear witness and encourage the offended to go and see the race director.
10-06-2009, 08:22 PM
#1527
hey guys, i just joined up last sundy, i was suppose to come race this sundy gone but i broke my chassis during the week, so will be a while before i come back out, welcome to give me a call if guys need a hand with maintenance of the track
cheers rob
cheers rob
10-06-2009, 09:53 PM
#1528
Tech Master
