Scottish RC Off-road Championship

[Dom]

Rounds and Dates for Scottish RC Off-road Championship.

Round 1 - May 16th - Stonehaven
Round 2 - June 13th - Falkirk
Round 3 - June 27th - ARCCC (Race at CSOR)
Round 4 - July 11th - Falkirk
Round 5 - Aug 22nd - Falkirk CHANGE!!!
Round 6 - Aug 29th - Stonehaven

Locations
SDRCC - Mineralwell Park, Stonehaven [location (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mineralwell+park+stonehaven&sll=56.496093,-3.056486&sspn=0.02196,0.027165&ie=UTF8&hq=mineralwell+park&hnear=Stonehaven,+UK&ll=56.972749,-2.216942&spn=0.00271,0.004844&t=h&z=18)]
FRCC - Bowhouse Community Centre, Bowhouse, Road, Grangemouth, FK3 0EU [location (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11+Skye+ct,+FK3+0EU&sll=56.006228,-3.717992&sspn=0.001396,0.002422&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=11+Skye+Ct,+Grangemouth,+Falkirk+FK3+0,+Unit ed+Kingdom&t=h&ll=56.006198,-3.717628&spn=0.00278,0.004844&z=18)]
CSOR - Central Scotland Off-road Racing - Kypeside Country Capers, Lesmahagow, ML11 0JL [location (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ML11+0JL&sll=56.005808,-3.719602&sspn=0.011121,0.013583&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Lanark+ML11+0JL,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.648076,-3.981932&spn=0.005612,0.006791&t=h&z=17)]

Clubs
SDRCC - Stonehaven District Radio Car Club (www.sdrcc.co.uk)
FRCC - Falkirk Radio Car Club (www.falkirkrcc.co.uk)
ARCCC - Ayrshire Radio Controlled Car Club
CSOR - Central Scotland Offroad Racing club (http://csor.co.uk)



All rounds are run to each club's regular rules.
2WD and 4WD will be ran together unless sufficient numbers allow separate heats/finals.
Events are open to all. Entry details will be provided very soon. At present, entries will be accepted on the day of the event, though advance notice to any event would be appreciated. Contact each club individually to submit advance entry for each round.

Entry Fee is £10 per round (club members will receive a 50% discount at rounds at their club).

Four Rounds from Six to count.

Results will be collated and passed on to BRCA for inclusion in the Formula gradings for 2011.
For 2010 all participants in Scottish Championship will be graded F5 for End of Season Finals.

NEXT ROUND: Round 4 - FALKIRK - July 11th

[Dom]

NEWS 26/4/10:
We have a Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112044505502839&ref=ts) for this now.

[Alex Lindsay]

Hi Dom

Never heard anything about this.
Have all dates been accepted and agreed?
Never heard anything through the SRCA either!

[Dom]

Hi Alex.

Sorry but didn't think SRCA was involved in OR racing - purely TC as far as I know. No intention of mine to upset anyone, just to run an unofficial series for OR, and as no other OR series was on the horizon, I thought it would not be a problem, if the dates stayed away from any other TC events or significant Scottish events.

The intention was just to run a wee series and see if it took off. If it did, then the plan was to bring it to the SRCA table in Nov and see if they'd like to do something permanent with it after that. If the SRCA want to pick it up now, I'd be very happy.

I didn't want to ask people after the SRCA AGM (when the idea started to gain ground) as you were all probably busy with TC and I didn't think it was significant enough to burden anyone with there.

And I can't take all the credit for the idea - Mark Harris and Raymond Kerr are the architects and they've had to drop out due to individual personal circumstances. So this project has been through a few hands before now (hence the reason for not considering SRCA properly).

We've got 3 clubs on board and green-lighting the project - Falkirk, Stonehaven and Ayr (who are borrowing CSOR for two events) and the calendar has been arranged. I don't think there's any outlay at present, but Ayr might have to pay to use CSOR, or that might be covered by entry fees alone. EK are also soundly supporting the championship.

I was speaking to Paul Worsley about gradings and he's happy to accept the results if the meetings are properly published and run to BRCA rules.

Let me know what you advise. Again, sincere apologies for not involving SRCA but thought it was closed issue - not TC. So a silly assumption on my part.

Feel free to give me a call - I've added you as a Skype contact so if you see me online, feel free to call.

[Dom]

UPDATE: See 1st Post

Fees updated
Scoring Rounds updated

[Dom]

UPDATE: See 1st Post

Club details changed - ARCCC, not EKMCC, running @CSOR
Formula gradings update

[mark79]

Well done Dom :-D

[raymondkerr]

Great news to finally have a series for the offroad. We were talking about it today the Falkirk and so far there are about 6,7 of us ready for Stonehaven on 16th. Hopefully by next weekend, we'll be able to confirm more racers.

We are planning on going up on saturday afternoon/early evening. Will the large pitting tent be available ? We're coming with a large tent, but it would be good if we could make use of Stonehaven's are tent for pitting.

Looking forward to this, lets hope the weather will be on our side..

Raymond

[Dom]

It's put up most, if not all, of the time I think, and all the folks at Stonehaven need is a hand to put them up. If you help put them up, then you can pit inside, if there's room.

If there's a lot of people coming, there's actually two party tents - lets see is we can get them both filled!

I'll confirm with George and post an update.

[Dom]

UPDATE: See 1st post

Information on Round 1

[ross minimad]

Looking forward to racing at Stonehaven again, When does the racing start on Sunday morning? Will power be provided??

thanks
Ross

[Dom]

UPDATE - See 1st Post

Race Details added

[ross minimad]

Dom,

will 240 volt power be available or do we need to bring generators / 12v batteries?

[Dom]

There normally is. Bring a long extension lead and you'll be fine.
Or if you are in the Party tents, there'll be a power point nearby.

[raymondkerr]

Looking forward to this one chaps. The Fandango will be undergoing some TLC on thursday on my day off so everything is ready for the weekend. Mark, Myself and Davie should be at the track about teatime saturday, just in time for some food at the local chippy.

see you there.
Raymond.

[Dave]

just in time for some food at the local chippy.

I hope its not the Bervie Chipper your going to as it will be burnt cold chips you will get!!!

[Dan]

Hi Guys,

We spent quite a bit of time and money upgrading the mains at the venue about 2 years ago and it's now even better ;)

Ross, yes as per National meetings and GP's you'll have 240v AC 60 Amp RCD protected power (can power a TC national with 80+ racers) but as Dom says bringing an extension reel is advisable.

This together with a compressor, PA system and AMBrc timing should make for a fun race :)

I have a pass out from the wife so see you all Sunday for some off road fun.

Dan :cool:

[Dom]

Thanks Dan - forgot about all the "perks".

Air compressor is a real plus. No matter the state of the car, the air compressor blows all the muck off before you have to open the shell. Joy!

Makes me wonder why no-one had one 15-20 years ago - were they that dear?

Anyway. It's there for all - enjoy!

[Dom]

Running a poll over on Oople - who's running and in what class.....

[Dan]

I've listed 7 or so regular people who won't vote as don't go online (don't think they have oOple accounts)

[Dan]

Hi Guys,

If any of you are planning to head to the Stonehaven circuit tomorrow (Saturday) please contact George at george_haining@dril-quip.com or email me on dan@muchmoreracing.com and I'll give you his mobile number. He wants to make sure the site is open for you so will need to know timings.

Cheers,

Dan

[raymondkerr]

Put up some pics from Stonehaven, more to follow

http://www.ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Stonehaven_Regional.html

[Big_Dave]

Put up some pics from Stonehaven, more to follow

http://www.ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Stonehaven_Regional.html

Broken link!

[Dom]

Try this link (http://www.ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Blog/Entries/2010/5/17_ROUND_ONE,_OFFROAD_REGIONALS_AT_STONEHAVEN.html ) for photos from Round 1 of the Scottish RC Off-Road Championship.



Sunday was a big success - Dan Rowlands taking top honours in 4WD and Ross Irwin in 2WD.

Full results on Oople tomorrow night.

Next event on 13th June - Falkirk - Bowhouse Community Centre.

This series is generating lots of good feedback and possibly three or four stalwarts of the original Off-Road scene, are about to make a comeback!

Competition is hotting up and it's looking very good for a full resurgence.

Regards,
Dom

[bigchris]

sure that dates ok thats a wednesday ?

its the 13th...

[Dom]

Correct Chris - I am clueless...

Just so no-one has ANY doubt - Round 2 IS DEF

Sunday 13th June

[raymondkerr]

added some more pictures to the gallery from Round 1.

http://www.ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Scottish_Offroad_Series.html

[Dom]

Scottish Off-Road Championship Positions after Round 1 @ Stonehaven

http://images54.fotki.com/v461/photos/4/1261254/8456139/4WDRound1-vi.jpg

http://images110.fotki.com/v569/photos/4/1261254/8456139/2WDRound1-vi.jpg

[Dom]

UPDATE: See 1st post

Information on Round 2

[Dom]

Sorry but there has to be a change to one of the CSOR dates, the last round.
This round was going to be on Sept. 19th, run by Ayr, at the CSOR track.

It needs to be brought forward and so it will now be on June 27th 2010.
All remaining dates are to continue as planned.

27th June will now become Round 3; all subsequent rounds will increment (3,4 & 5 become 4,5 & 6)

This makes the last round of the championship the Stonehaven round on August 29th 2010.

Apologies if this mucks up anyone's plans, but it couldn't be helped.

Regards
Dom

[Dom]

Folks,

Just a note to say I've got too many forums to update now, so I'll only be posting new stuff on Oople, under the Scotland section.

That's also the best place to PM me - I don't intend to check every day here.

See you all on 27th at CSOR

[raymondkerr]

Some pics of Round 2 can be found here

http://ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Scottish_Offroad_Series/Scottish_Offroad_Series.html

[ross minimad]

some cracking pics Raymond....... makes the track looks like it was a professional set up!

[raymondkerr]

Yeah was pleased with how the track looked in the pics. Some of your ones, taken during the 4wd A final turned out really well.

Looking forward to the next falkirk round next month, maybe we'll get a dry start this time.

See you on sunday.

Raymond
ps: heard rumours of the durango R landing at the end of june, delays have been due to some part molds having to be re-done

[Dave]

Looks good guys!

[Dan]

Looks good! Sorry I missed it!

[KC]

I have to agree.
I popped along to check things out and was surprised at the amount of interest its generating.
There was a buzz at the meeting, something that has been seriously lacking in Scottish racing recently.
I think that the days of touring cars are numbered now with many people losing interest for various reasons.
This provides a well needed change and brings back the fun factor in racing.
Looks like Off Road is back.

[Dom]

Ross,

Great pics. Only one note - pic of my 2WD - it's actually a Losi.
If I had the Tamiya 2WD, it'd be going a lot better than my "Frakenstein's monster"...

Hopefully, if a new chassis arrives before 27th, I'll have it back to a proper RE XXX-Cr for next round. I'll be able to keep it in a straight line then!

Thanks also to John for another fantastic event.
So glad we kept this going - I haven't enjoyed my racing so much in years.

Bring on CSOR on 27th - I'll be leaving here about 6 to get down there before 8am...

[raymondkerr]

Dom,

I'll change the description in the pic, I was aware that you were running a Losi 2WD, slight mistake there.

Raymond

[Dom]

NP, Raymond.
No doubt, one day, it'll be a Tamiya under that bodyshell... :wink:

[raymondkerr]

Good days racing today at CSOR. The track conditions made for some challenging racing indeed and it appeared to be fairly hard on the buggies, however I think most people managed to make the most of it. Weather was fairly good, although the windy conditions made it interesting.

I have posted a gallery of pictures up on the EKMCC website. Check out the gallery in the link below

http://www.ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Scottish_Offroad_Series/Scottish_Offroad_Series.html

Looking forward to Round 4 back at Falkirk in a couple of weeks time.

Raymond
EKMCC

[ross minimad]

I enjoyed the track.........sort of! once i got the hang of it - which took all day but in the finals i felt like i had some control over the car.

Can someone publish the results that show the heats and finals timing? it would be interesting to see how my lap times changed over the day.

[bigchris]

hi ross
i've mailed the stuff to Dom , but i think derek kerr was kind enough to host the results

from my memory your fastest lap didnt reall improve as the day went on - you just did more of them lol

that was the saw for everyone as well.

[Dom]

I've got the results updated and you'll be able to pick them up from the Scottish RC Off-Road Championship thread on Oople.

Each set of results will be posted beside each event, and current standings alongside the latest event.

Hope that helps and means the results are easy to find after each event.

Sorry the results weren't up quickly, but I only got them Monday and was working all day and most of the evening!
Shame as I had nothing to do on Sunday night when I got back... except order new bits for all three cars (broke the wing mounts on the Eight as well!)LOL!

[bigchris]

hi
yeah dom only got them on monday , as i went to matts, had pizza and then pub lol

will be quicker next time lol

[Dom]

hee hee

[Dan]

Just got myself a bargain new Cougar SV Pro kit so hope to play with it at Stonehaven soon ;)

[David McKeown]

some pics from the weekend

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4787746162_a46f4726f9_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4787741806_54f1fb93fb_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4787105261_b77b1b1f2a_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4787100827_ecd4430488_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4787731350_40ef0606f0_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4787094577_4dddd1b8e1_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4787090253_815a5d4545_z.jpg

[raymondkerr]

Some great pics there David, especially the last one. - Lol

[scotty]

Can i just add that i had a brilliant day on Sunday. 22 yrs since i last ran a buggy and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I started building my TRF201 on Friday, finished it on Sat afternoon and was all ready to go and try and not embarass myself against all the more experienced 2wd buggy runners. Much to my surprise i TQ'd and won the 2wd event, not what i was expecting but can i say that my buggy was an absolute joy to drive. This TRF201 just seemed to do whatever i wanted it to do effortlessly and i was able to settle into a rythm with it. Will deffo be at the next off road national and thanks for having me.
Now to get ready for friday night Touring......
Scotty.......

[scotty]

Can i also say a massive thanks to John Allen for the track and also all the help on the morning of the event making sure my buggys set up was ok.
Scotty

[David McKeown]

It was the only good one Raymond, the light in the hall is not the best.

Some great pics there David, especially the last one. - Lol

[scotty]

Any vids of this event.
Ta Scotty.....

[kms77]

hi there guys. i was just wondering in you could tell me when your next meeting is. im looking to get into indoor rc racing as ive done outdoor nitro stuff for a long time.

[raymondkerr]

The buggy club meets on Sunday afternoons from 12 onwards, we normally finish about 6. I think we are on this coming sunday.

Scotty : I took some iPhone video of the 2WD, I'll try and get something put together for all to see, just been a bit busy this week so far. I'll post a link when its ready.

Raymond

[kms77]

thanx. were exaxctly is your venue? what sort of cars are you running

[raymondkerr]

On Sunday's the club run offroad 10th scale buggies, 2 and 4wd(Any motor). The club also have a touring car section, they meet in the same venue on Friday nights, touring cars on carpet with rubber tyres 13.5/10.5 motors I think.

[David McKeown]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4920412253_2090f71e34_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4920408615_d6b7d1e416_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4082/4920415969_4b44d0979d_z.jpg
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4921023026_2918f19d66_z.jpg
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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4921025776_faeb673c84_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4920426987_1f994b4948_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4921027470_6c4810dd29_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4921028732_213251dc70_z.jpg

[ross minimad]

cracking pics Dave....... hey that was some technique I had for coming off the big jump!

[scotty]

Awesome pics Dave, just wishing you were racing m8 but it'll come.
Scotty

[raymondkerr]

Great work again David pictures are fantastic.

[David McKeown]

Cheers, I'll try and get some more uploaded.

[raymondkerr]

updated the EK site with a gallery of Sunday's action at falkirk, roll on this weekend where Stonehaven hosts the final round of a fantastic series, putting 10th Offroad back on the map in Scotland for 2010.

http://ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Scottish_Offroad_Series/Scottish_Offroad_Series.html

[Dan]

I'm racing! Woohoo!

[Dave]

Where do all the results current get uploaded?

[raymondkerr]

Pictures now online, of Round 6 last weekend at Stonehaven

http://ekmodelcarclub.co.uk/Scottish_Offroad_Series/Scottish_Offroad_Series.html

[scotty]

Does anyone have an idea if what dates we are looking at for next years championship. Just a rough idea would be handy. Can't wait to get back Real racing.

[sonny]

As far as i know we are waiting for the brac 2 publish their national meetings first, so will be end of january next year prob!

[Racing Snake]

Yeah I have to wait until the BRCA 1/10th off road publish the national dates as no regional event can be held on the same weekend as a National event.

The 1/10th off road committee will be agreeing the dates at a meeting at the end of this month (november), so soon after that I'll be intending to have our meeting/agm to finalise details for the Scottish Off Road Regional Championship (SORRC)

regards
John Allan

[scotty]

Ta very much.
Scotty..