Newcastle Grand Prix 2018 EP Onroad 30th June-1st July

04-30-2018, 05:02 AM

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Newcastle Grand Prix 2018 EP Onroad 30th June-1st July

Race Classes

1/10th EP Sportsman (controlled tyre)
1/10th EP Stock (controlled tyre)
1/10th EP Modified (controlled tyre)
1/12th Scale Eurostock – 1S 10.5t Brushless non-boosted
Formula 1 - 21.5 non-boosted Brushless (RWD only. Rubber tyres only.)
Tamiya Mini – 13T Hobbywing or equivalent
Tamiya Truck – as per stock kit + bearing upgrade
Touring Junior/Novice 21.5
Minimum of 6 entries to run a class

Class Rules

All sanctioned classes are as per AARCMCC rules
Cross entering between touring car classes is not permitted.
This is a non-spec control motor event

Tyres

Touring car classes will be using a controlled tyre. (XPRESS XP-40076 COMPETITION 36X PRE GLUED TOURING CAR TYRE).
Tyres to be purchased on the Sunday morning of the event at a cost of $40. Tyre limits set for the following classes.

- EP Touring Junior/Novice 21.5 = 1 set limit
- EP Sportsman = 1 set limit
- EP Stock = 1 set limit
- EP Modified = 2 set limit. (Modified drivers have the option to buy a second set for “A” finals)

Open tyre for Mini, F1 and 12th scale.

Event Times

Gates will open for practice at 10:00am – 4:00pm Saturday June 30th
Gates will open for racing at 7:00am Sunday July 1st
Drivers meeting and concourse at 8.00am with racing to commence by 8.15am.
Race entries will not be accepted after Thursday 28th June

Scrutineering

After each heat cars will be left with the scrutineers whilst you complete your marshalling duties.
Items that will be of focus: - 1) Weight 2) Battery voltage 3) Blinky mode 4) Tyres

In the name of fair play if a car is seen as being substantially quicker than other competitor’s cars the race stewards may conduct extra scrutiny on that particular car.

Race Format

3 Qualifying heats using the “staggered or IFMAR start” system. A competitors best 2 races will count towards finals start position
“A” finals will be of 3 races and best 2 races will count towards final placings
“B and C” finals will be 1 race only

Trophies

Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in A Finals for each class and one concourse prize will be awarded for Touring Car and one concourse on the remaining classes combined.

Entry fees

$25 for one class
$15 for second or third class
Payments to be received no later than 3pm Saturday 30th June
Direct Deposit can be made to: – Newcastle Permanent , BSB:- 650 000, Acc No:- 528267301 Acc Name: - Sugar Valley Radio Control Model Car Club (Please use your name as reference for tracking purposes)

Lunch

A BBQ lunch, cold soft drinks, tea and coffee will be available to purchase on the Sunday

Accommodation

Accommodation is plentiful & within 10 minutes of the track.

Some examples:
Stockton Beach Caravan Park
Sleepy Hill Motor Inn
Bull N Bush Hotel Medowie

Online Entry Form click HERE

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Last edited by arpuple; 05-08-2018 at 12:29 AM. Reason: Added online entry form link

04-30-2018, 05:03 AM

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Entry List

1/10th EP Sportsman - 15
Calvin Holmes
Justin Campbell
Ron Taranto
Jordan Taranto
Brendan George
James Mallise
Scott Hill
Ray Zarb
Luke Hair
Michael Patridge
Jeremy Lalas
Anthony Gullota
Mark Mason
John Lipus
Grahame Alt

1/10th EP Stock -15
Anthony Bryant
Hayden Smith
Chris Milton
Tony Smith
Tony Wolfgram
Iain Turner
Aden Young
Robert Moxey
Vincent Chu
Simon Stewart
Brendon Young
Paul Smith
Pete Wong
Roy Scully
Scotty Elliott

1/10th EP Modified - 2
Simon Nicholson
John Puse

1/12th Scale Eurostock - 5
James Turner
Justin Campbell
Robert Young
Greg Brooks
Simon Lenton

Formula 1 - 6
Michael Patridge
Greg Brooks
Simon Lenton
Mark Mason
Stephen Haagensen
Roy Scully

Tamiya Mini - 6
Calvin Holmes
Caden Hill
Andrew Curless
Russell Malise
Dean Pietrangelo
James Malise

Tamiya Truck - 12
James Turner
Justin Campbell
Ron Taranto
Jordan Taranto
Brendan George
Andrew Curless
Iain Turner
Brendon Young
Robert Young
Dean Pietrangelo
Luke Hair
John Lipus

Touring Junior/Novice -3
Madison Taranto
Xavier Hair
Noah lalas

Last edited by arpuple; 06-29-2018 at 05:11 AM. Reason: Updated entry list

04-30-2018, 08:27 PM

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Looking forward to the GP. Should be a great lead up event prior to the NSW State Titles later in the year.

04-30-2018, 08:45 PM

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Looking forward to the GP. Should be a great lead up event prior to the NSW State Titles later in the year.

Sadly it's the weekend before AOC. Rules a few of us out. Would of liked to of had a run before the State Titles.

04-30-2018, 11:48 PM

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Sadly it's the weekend before AOC. Rules a few of us out. Would of liked to of had a run before the State Titles.

yea that sucks. Spewing would liked to have done both.

05-01-2018, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jazz

Sadly it's the weekend before AOC. Rules a few of us out. Would of liked to of had a run before the State Titles.

Still XRS in August for those wanting to have a run before State Titles plus a heap of club days in-between.

The east coast race event calendar is very full so choosing a date that wasn't within a week or two of other events was very difficult.

05-02-2018, 03:01 AM

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the xrs round will not help as the motor used in this has nowhere near the kv rating as the r1 and would not help at all

05-02-2018, 06:41 PM

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the xrs round will not help as the motor used in this has nowhere near the kv rating as the r1 and would not help at all

Track time is going to give you more benefit than any amount of gearing changes will.
The times really aren't going to be hugely different my 0.2-0.3 per lap at best.
To say the event will be "NO HELP" in preparing you for the state titles is a little bit naive.

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05-02-2018, 08:47 PM

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Good to see some early entries. Trucks have been great fun at the track this year so if you've got one I highly recommend bringing it along.

05-03-2018, 05:18 AM

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the motors have a 600kv difference in the power which will effect corner speeds etc. the xrs motor well at least mine is only around the 1800kv a lot lower then the r1

05-04-2018, 01:19 AM

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It’s still valuable track time which is more important in my view. Learning the layout and getting your car setup
right is of paramount importance. But hey I’m sure you’re competitors won’t mind if you’ve done less laps than they have!