WBMCC

Our Friday night club championship allows our members and visitors to compete on a weekly basis in a selection of race classes.

Race Fees (effective from 01/01/10):

£3.00 Full Members
£3.00 Racing Members
£6.00 Non Members

Doors open at 6:00pm with racing underway ASAP. Racing finishes by 10:00pm

Each Championship season consists of 8 qualifying rounds with 5 rounds to count towards end of championship placings.

The classes we race are as follows:-

Stock Touring:

Chassis: Any 190mm or 200mm touring car chassis (either 2wd or 4wd)  sorry no open wheeled cars (f1)
Motor: 17.5 brushless, 13.5 brushless or 27 turn brushed or higher (Combined heats)
Tyres: Any type of foam or rubber tyre

Electronics:

·    Maximum of 7.2v Nimh/Nicad Batteries - Maximum of 7.4v Lipo Batteries, Hardcased only.

·    Any Speed Controller

Construction:

·    Any GT or Touring car bodyshell can be used.

·    All cars must have fully independent suspension on all four corners.

·    All screws underneath must be countersunk or covered to protect carpet

 

Outlaw:
Chassis: Any 190mm or 200mm touring car chassis (either 2wd or 4wd) 200mm Pan cars (World GT), 1/12^th or 1/10^th Scale pan cars sorry no open wheeled cars (f1)
Motor: Any brushed motor, Any Brushless motor.
Tyres: Any type of foam or rubber tyre

Electronics:

·    Maximum of 7.2v Nimh/Nicad Batteries - Maximum of nominal 7.4v Lipo Batteries, Hardcased only.

·    Any Speed Controller

Construction:

·    Any bodyshell can be used.

·    All screws underneath must be countersunk or covered to protect carpet

Mini:

Chassis: Any Tamiya M-chassis M-01 to M-05 Inc Pro & R variants

Width: Maximum 180mm

Body Shell: Any

Wheels: Any

Tyres: Any (foam or rubber)

Dampers: Any (including oil filled)

Shock Springs: Any

Motor: Any Brushed or Brushless

Drive: 2wd only, either front or rear wheel drive

Gearbox: Any

Differential: Any

Upgrades: Any

Electronics:

·    Maximum of 7.2v Nimh/Nicad Batteries - Maximum of nominal 7.4v Lipo Batteries, Hardcased only.

·    Any Speed Controller.

 

Off Road:
Chassis: Any 1:10 scale 2wd or 4wd, electric off road buggy or short course truck (combined heats with separate championships)
Motor: Any Brushed or Brushless Motor.
Tyres: Any tyres.
Electronics:

·    Maximum of 7.2v Nimh/Nicad Batteries - Maximum of nominal 7.4v Lipo Batteries, Hardcased only.

·    Any Speed Controller.

Construction:

·    Shock towers or protruding screws must be adequately covered to protect carpet when indoors

General rules:

·    Any car or leisure battery used for charging purposes must be kept in a plastic container.

·    No wintergreen based additives allowed.

·    Any sharp objects on cars must be covered i.e. Buggy shock towers must have a protective cover over exposed screws, Screws on the bottom of a chassis should be countersunk, if not they must be covered with tape.

Rules regarding the use of LiPo Batteries:

As from the 1st of January 2008 West Bridgford Model Car club will be allowing the use of LiPo batteries. The committee feel that it is now safe to allow this sort of battery and also due to unavailability of NiMh cells at this point, we feel that it is now the time to allow people to use LiPo batteries.

To maintain the safety of people using these batteries and everyone else who is at the club, the committee have put together the following guidelines to which we would like users to stick to if they decide to use LiPo batteries.

·    Any LiPo Battery used must be BRCA approved.

·    Any LiPo Battery used must be of the Hard cased variety.

·    When charging at the club anyone using LIPo batteries must re-charge them in a LiPo sack or a suitable protective container.

·    All LiPo batteries must be charged on a charger that is suitable for charging LiPo batteries.

·    It is advised that people use a Speed controller which has a LiPo safety cut-off feature or an in-line Voltage cut-off device.

All of these guidelines are designed for the safe usage of LiPo batteries and to prevent accidents. Please follow these guidelines if you intend to use LiPo batteries at the club.

Anyone is eligible to compete in any class but all drivers must have BRCA Insurance which can be obtained through us by becoming a member or sourced by the participant through other means. If new to the hobby then you are allowed to race a maximum of three times before you have to show evidence of having BRCA insurance, we do recommend that anybody participating in radio controlled car racing should get BRCA Insurance as soon as possible.