On Road (touring car)

To race on road you will need a radio controlled 1/10th scale electric powered scale touring car. There are many on the market made by manufacturers such as Associated, Tamiya, Schumacher, Yokomo, Hot Bodies, HPI, Losi, Kyosho. Although they are all slightly different it is really down personal choice.

Our members will be happy to show you their cars to help you make your decision.

Li-Po batteries are allowed. A lipo charging sack should be used.

The races are run for 5 minutes, you get 3 qualifying rounds which decide the final you race in. The finals are over 3 legs each of 5 minutes with your best two positions used to decide the overall finishing position.

 You  can run any turn motor you wish, no weight limits. Experience shows the best motors are probably 13.5 Brushless Motors.

Batteries either 7.2V max nimh or 7.4V Li-po.

Off Road (Buggy)

The cars used in this class are 1/10th scale electric powered cars, either two wheel drive or 4 wheel drive. Again there are many to choose from.

For motors we run the same rules as those for the open class in touring cars. power can be either 7.2v Nimh or 7.4v Lipo

Races are over a preset number of laps 10 laps or 5 mins and you get 6 races during the day, 3 qualifying and 3 finals. The finals are run to a larger number of laps than the qualifying heats.

MINI

Intended as a low cost fun class, the only cars allowed are the Tamiya M03 chassis. The cars are raced as they come out of the box with limited hop ups allowed but the cars must retain two wheel drive and use the Tamiya 60D Radial tyre and Tamiya wheels. The club uses a handout motor to help keep the racing close

Races are for 5 minutes with 3 qualifying rounds and 3 legs to the finals, so 6 races altogether.

1/12th

Rear wheel drive , solid axle cars only.

These cars use Le Mans style bodyshells and foam tyres. The kits are available from manufacturers such as Associated, Hot Bodies, Calandra, BMI & FTX.

The cars use 4 cell 4.8v Nimh rechargeable batteries and we run 19T brushed motors.

Races are for 5 minutes with 3 qualifying rounds and 3 legs to the finals, so 6 races altogether.

These cars are best on dry tracks, so the races are weather dependent unlike the other classes run at the club.