About the Club
What do we race?
1/10th scale Radio Controlled Touring Cars and Mini's.
How does it work?
The cars are divided up in classes, based on the type of car, motor and skill of the driver. For more information on the classes check our rules page.
The actual racing is conducted in the following way. Each race, or heat, lasts for 6 minutes plus the time it takes you to finish your last lap. The car that completes the most number of laps is declared the winner of the heat.
During the course of a normal race meeting, you get 2 chances at setting a qualifying time (qualifying times are determined by the number of laps you complete in a single heat). You best qualifying time determines your qualifying position in the finals.
What equipment do I need?
Your remote controlled car, transmitter, and some batteries and a charger is all you need. We recommend that you have at least two or three batteries and at least one spare set of channel crystals (unless you are using a 2.4Ghz radio). Other things that would be good to have include your tools for working on your car, a fold up table and chair.
Is there a minimum standard for driving skill?
No. All you really need to do is to be able to drive your car, once you have the basics of left, right and forward then you have all the necessary skills to start racing in the Novice class. The Novice class is the first class that everyone starts racing in, the cars are restricted to the standard 540 motor so speeds are kept fairly low while the drivers build on their driving skills.
How much?
The first time you race with us is free.
Race fees:
- $10.00 plus $5.00 for each additional entry for members
- $15.00 plus $8.00 for each additional entry for non-members
See the Membership page for details of club membership fees.
Where are the race meetings held?
Indoor racing normally happens in Building F (Fitzroy) or Building M (Mallee) at Exhibition Park In Canberra. Sometimes due to other users of the park we might race in one of the other pavillions.
Outdoor racing happens at the Kambah tarmac track on Jenke Circuit, Kambah.
We try to note the location of each meeting on our calendar. For the exact location of the buildings check the location page.
When are race meetings held?
We normally race indoor every second Tuesday night. Outdoor racing usually happens every second Sunday morning.
For the same reason as we sometimes have to change buildings, we sometimes have to have an extended break between race meetings. To find out when we are racing check out the calendar page.
We open the doors to the indoor track between 6 and 6.30pm. We take entries up to 7pm when we hold a drivers meeting and start racing around 7.15pm. A typical race meeting lasts for about 3 and a quarter hours, this sees us finishing about 10.30pm. We run the novice class at the start of each round, this allows our younger competitors to leave before the meeting has concluded.
The outdoor racing track opens at around 8am with racing usually starting at around 9am.