Welcome to
Dunfermline District Radio Car Club
Your first
nights racing……..What do I do?
Welcome to radio control
car racing
This
information sheet is to help the new and not so new member to understand how
the club is run.
Membership
of our club costs £25 per year (payable in November/December annually). This
includes membership to the British Radio Car Association (BRCA), which allows
members to take part in organised race meetings, and covers you for 3rd
party insurance.
"Insurance
- Full third party insurance cover when using your model car, providing you are
acting in a responsible and legal way, you are covered against a claim for
damages which results from the operation of your model car AT ALL TIMES and IN
ALL PLACES."
We hope
you will enjoy our sport. The following is a list of DO's and DON'Ts, which
will help you, understand what happens at the club.
If you don't understand ASK, it doesn’t cost anything.
On arrival at the club
Well you
should be there between
Ready to
go? Now book in:
Right away
if possible, but no later than 18:25. Have your booking in fee with you (£5 for
member, £7 for non-members, £3 Juniors & £10
Family) and know what colour / frequencies you have available for your car /
transmitter, and if possible offer 3 different frequencies / colours when
booking in. Right, now you are entered for the nights racing you can practice.
You must use the peg for your crystal during practice, these are kept at the
back of the stage, remember to return them when you finish.
Once you
hear the announcement that the heats are up, check what heat you are in, the
number you are, and the crystal you have to use. This information is shown on
the display board at the back of the stage. Get 1 race number from the tuck
shop and stick this to your shell so it can be seen, also fit the transponder
(you will need a 8mm hole in the shell) to your car
the race before you are on. Almost there, when your race is called switch on
your transmitter then car. Put your car on the starting line and stand on the
stage. Listen for the start signal……. And you're off. GOOD LUCK.
When the race is over switch off your car then the transmitter. Return your transponder
to the tuck shop and go back to the track to marshal before the start of the
next race. After the race you marshal is finished, the rest of the night is
yours. If you do have to marshal a car, get to the car as quick as possible,
fix the car (do not touch the wheels) and get back to the side of the track to
your marshal point as soon as possible. You will normally get three heats plus
a final.
Finals!
After the
heats and assuming your car has survived the night, you can get ready for your
last race of the night. Grading you into a final is done by computer, which
selects everyone's best time and places them in order, with the fastest time
(most laps in 5 minutes) at the top of the list. This list is then split into
groups, usually the same number, as there were heats. When the final list is
posted (back of stage), it is up to you to check what car number and crystal
frequency you require (you may have to change) for your final. Get your new
number if required from the tuck shop, as well as your transponder the race
before yours. When your final is called get ready as
in the heats. If you are not ready for the final, the race will start without
you.
Remember,
when you finish your final, RETURN YOUR TRANSPONDER, DON'T GO HOME WITH IT.
Racing
Over?
Help us
clean up and put the track away. Don't just rush off home. Remember, the
quicker it's all away, the quicker everyone gets home. After the tracks away,
everyone that helped gets £3 returned.
ABOVE
ALL, ENJOY YOURSELF, AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.