RCPS Canada 2011 Nationals Venue Chosen
After some careful consideration, RCPS Canada has chosen its venue for the 2011 National Finals. We have decided to break with tradition somewhat (east one year/west the next) and have decided on a more central location for all.
The event will be held September 16, 17, 18 at the Mid-Canada R/C Auto Racing club in Winnipeg.
The Off Road facility is located at 738 Symington Road (corner of Symington Road and Highway #1 east) in Winnipeg and is part of the Grand Prix Amusements facility.
The track is currently undergoing a complete rebuild so photos are not available at this time. Track/facility photos will be posted when the track is completed later this year. About the site: onsite canteen serving burgers, dogs, snacks and refreshments. There is also an on-site hobby shop, electricity (track is lit incase we run late), water and other amenities.
For those interested, there is plenty to do when guys are not on the track. Grand Prix has 3 go-kart tracks, bumper boats, etc as well as midway style amusements.
Traveler’s campground is located a minute from the track and is next door to Fun Mountain Waterslide Park. Many racers have stayed at the campground in the past and have nothing but good things to say about it, very clean and they even have an outdoor pool.
Super 8 Motel is 2 minutes in the opposite direction from the track for those of us who don’t wish to “rough it out” at the campground.
Two large shopping malls located 10 minutes away from the track.
Host club website:
www.midcanadarcautoracing.com
* The Nationals are not an open event, meaning you need to qualify for the event through your divisional series. The top 12 finishers in each class in each division will get invited to the nationals. Those spots are reserved for the first week of registration and then the race will open to any racers who have competed in at least one divisional race. The Nationals will be limited to 250 entries as this will allow for a smooth weekend of racing without running into the late hours of the day. *
** The Nationals use a points equalization formula that can be found here,
http://nitrooffroad.rcprosites.com/s.../contentid/542 . That is why we use rcsignup as the only means of registering for our events. Once the registrations close I need to build a point’s database for the race, and I get all of the registered racers from that site. **
Thank you
Steve Svendsen
RCPS Canada National Director