Race Day
Race Registration starts at 9:00am, this is where you pay your race day fee and inform the organiser what classes you wish to run in. The race day fee is $7 for one class and $10 for two and $12 for three or more classes
Non Members Race fees are $10 for one class and $12 for two and $15 for 3 or more classes
You are expected to Marshal the race following your own. This means that all drivers get a fair chance of a good race and quick marshalling.
Once all registrations are complete a full grid heat and grid listing will be posted in the notice board beside the club house.
The Heat listing importantly shows you the Transponder colour (Yellow or Black) and Transponder number you will be using for the heats. You need to fit the correct transponder in your car for your laps to be timed and counted correctly.
Each race day follows the same format. Each class of cars has 3 heats then a final.
- For Electric classes each heat and the final is raced over 5 minutes.
- For Gas classes each heat is 5 minutes but the final is 20 minutes.
The race management software controls the race and an announcement will be made before each race stating the type of class and the names of the drivers in the heat.
For Electric Classes
10 Seconds before the start of a heat an announcement will be made “To Watch Your Car” and a next siren will sound to start.
For Gas Classes
Gas Classes run a staggered start for the heats and a
Heats
Computer will count down from 4mins to go until your heat starts, when computer gets to 0 a siren will sound, this means the lap scoring loop is alive, the next time you cross the loop your 5 minutes will start
In qualifying your racing the clock not each other. When you finish it will call out your car number when you have finished
Finals
Countdown for finals will start from 5 minutes, at 30 seconds to go until start the computer will say "all cars to the grid", that's your warning to make your way to the starting grid and your grid number.
At 10 Seconds to go
before the start of final, The computer will countdown from 10, when
it gets to 3secs to go it will instruct all pitmen to release cars
and place them on the track, then the starting buzzer will sound
somewhere between 3-5secs after that then its all go for the final !
If you are new and unsure, please don't hesitate to find a club
member and ask for advice, they will make sure you understand the
procedure.
Give it a go
R/C Racing is a great way to spend a day!