ACTMCRC
Model Car Racing ClubFebruary 2026 Super Saturday Race report.
8 cars took to the track on Saturday (February 21st) in two classes, 1/12th and 540 Vintage touring cars.
Matt O’Loughlin dominated 1/12th qualifying taking pole for the finals from Andrew Nelson and Mark Wallin. Unfortunately, Matt was not able to hold on for the win in the finals as Mark Wallin took the win relegating Matt to 2nd place and Andrew finishing in 3rd place.
540 Vintage qualifying went to Scott Dillon. The finals saw some close racing right across the field with everyone getting into close quarters racing at various points. Scott backed up his qualifying pace to secure an overall victory. Finding consistency at the end of the day Mark secured 2nd place. From here it got very close. Andrew and Stewart McDermott tied for points with the count back going to Andrew for third, Matthew and Dean Kaufman tied for 5th place with the count back going to Matthew. Mechanical issues held Troy Searls to 7th place.
Overall, the feedback from the drivers on the day was positive for this race meeting format. The afternoon schedule being a high light. It was suggested that the start time be moved back 1 hour to avoid the heat to the day. The rules for the 540 Vintage class have now been tested a couple of times and everyone offering suggestions on the motor specification to be used. We’ll be considering these suggestions and making a decision in the next few weeks.
2025 Smokem Australian Indoor Champs
The event was held in Canberra from the 7th to 8th of June 2025.
See the event page for race and full results!
Tamiya TT-02 Getting Started Guide
Want some help getting started racing with a Tamiya TT-02 or similar ? Check out our new Tamiya TT-02 Getting Started guide. This guide has lots of info to help new racers navigate their entry into RC racing.
Indoor Carpet Racing
We race at St Monica's school hall on selected Friday nights. Setup is from 6pm with racing from 6:30. See the club calendar for upcoming race dates.
At indoor we run 21.5 ISTC Touring Cars, Tamiya TT-02s, Formula 1, GT12 and LMP 13.5 1/12 scale cars. For information on indoor racing see our Indoor Information page.
If you have a 1/10 or 1/12 scale electric on road racing car, bring it along and we will find somewhere for you to run it.
Asphalt Racing at Kambah
We race at Kambah the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Starting times are published for each event. See the club calendar for details of upcoming race meets.
We normally run a mixture of AWD Touring Car (ISTC) classes as well as RWD Pan Car classes, Formula 1 and Tamiya TT.
If you have a 1/10 or 1/12 scale electric on road racing car, bring it along and we will find somewhere for you to run it.
Classes
Remote Controlled Car Racing, just like real car racing, is divided in to classes. These classes are differentiated by a number of factors, such as drive type (AWD, FWD or RWD), motor type or driver skills.
Some of our classes are governed by the RCRA, others are 'home grown'. One of the practical differences between classes comes down to budget. Some of our classes are designed to appeal to the social racer with limited time and budget, while other classes are much more performance oriented.
See Information about classes for more details
About the Club
We are a group of enthusiasts that love to race electric radio controlled on-road cars.
We race at two tracks in Canberra, an indoor track at St Monica's school hall and our asphalt track located off Kett St in Kambah.
Everybody is welcome to come along and have a go. You can bring your own car, or hire one of our club cars. We place drivers into groups to ensure you are racing against people with similar abilities and equipment.
CTMCRC is affiliated with the Remote Controlled Racing Australia, the governing body of RC racing in Australia.
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