Dunfermline District Radio Car club currently race 1/10^th Super Touring cars., as well as 1/12^th Scale Mardave Hot rods..

Electric Super Touring

The main class raced is 4 wheel drive 1/10^th Super Touring cars, with Mardave being very popular as well. These cars are highly complex models of TOCA British Touring Cars, having as many opportunities to modify different setup options as on a full size race car. The cars have front and rear differentials just like your road car. The differentials can be modified by adjusting the slippage, as well as using different greases on the drive plates. The cars can also have different wheel bases, optional anti-roll bars as well as altering the various pick up points for the track rods. The cars also use oil filled shock absorbers, which can be altered by changing the pick up points, as well as changing the oil inside the shock body. The piston used inside the shock body can also be changed allowing for different rates of compression. The shock absorbers also have a coil spring on the outside of the shock body which can be altered to give different rates. This is just some of the different mechanics involved in setting up the cars to handle the tracks laid out to race on. On top of all this, you have to choose a tyre, with many options available. At the end of the day, you have a very complex car, which requires the best motors and batteries to gain an advantage over your competitors. What mustn’t be forgotten is that, just because you spend a lot of money on the car, this does not guarantee a top result, as in many cases, a slower car which is setup better, will beat a faster car which is badly setup. If you are interested in electric radio control car racing, please visit the relevant pages on this web site .

Mardave Hot Rod Racing

If you are interested in radio control cars, and you have a budget of about £200, then Mardave Racing is for you. These cars have simple flat pan chassis’, but come with a motor, speed controller and 4 cells for approx. £70. The cars are raced nearly standard, which results in very close racing, as the only difference is in driver ability. There are various types of Mardave cars available, but underneath they have the same components. The only difference being the body shell, and the way it is mounted. At his time you can choose from a Peugeot 205, Escort, pickup truck and V-dub. New models will no doubt arrive in the future. If you are interested in Mardave racing, visit the relevant pages now. The club currently sells a start pack for £185 (see latest spares list to confirm current price).

Mardave Stock Car Racing

If you are interested in full size F1 or F2 stock cars, why not try 1/12^th scale racing. These cars are based closely on their full size equivalents, with racing being organised on a Sunday afternoon. Racing takes place on an oval track, with drivers graded by roof colour. Cars cost from £60 to £180, just add cells and radio gear. These cars use 6 cells to power an electric motor. There are many different shells to choose from. During racing contact is allowed, which results in very competitive action.

1/12^th Circuit

This class of racing is probably one of the oldest in the country and started off way back in the 1970’s. The cars we race today are 1:12th scale replicas of the modern day Le Mans prototype sports cars such as the Bentley and the Audi.

The cars are of a simple design but feature the use of latest materials such as carbon fibre and titanium. This makes them very lightweight which gives them their incredible speed and acceleration, making them probably the fastest of any of the electric classes of racing.

These cars are extremely fast and agile, this is not a beginners formula.

Electric Off-Road

Dunfermline District Radio Car Club started 2 Wheel Drive off-road racing in Scotland, by introducing them at club level, and eventually creating a Scottish Series. As other clubs began to follow the lead of Dunfermline District Radio Car Club, the series became more and more popular, until eventually the series became the Scottish Championship as it is today. The shield raced for every year is the shield which DDRCC bought and used for the series which started 2 wheel drive racing in Scotland. These cars are similar to 4 wheel drive, being just slightly easier to set up. They do not have a front differential to supply power to the front wheels, power being supplied to the rear wheels only. The cars are faster than 4 wheel drive, but tend to loose out on corners, with an inability to "put the power down" on corners. If you want a car which is cheaper to buy and maintain, but is just as competitive within its class, then 2 wheel drive should be considered. To find out more about 2 wheel drive racing, visit the relevant pages on this site. Please note, this form of racing is not as popular as it used to be, if you want to race on a regular basis with other people you should consider one of the other forms of racing.