Hathern Radio Controlled Stock Car Club
Ever fancied racing a radio controlled Stock
Car? Well the Hathern Radio
Controlled Stock Car Club could be for you. The Hathern Club has been racing Stock Cars for over 25
years. Meetings take place on a Monday
evening at the Coalville Labour club. The club is very
proud of its warm welcoming atmosphere, with both young and old enjoying the
fun, competitive and yet friendly Stock Car and Banger racing. With most members
being full size Stock Car fans, the conversations between racing
is never dull. The Club also has many of the best drivers from around the
country, who are always willing to help new and young racers, with problems
and tips on how to setup their cars and improve their racing. Stock
Cars
The 1/12th
Scale electric powered model replica’s of modern F1 and F2 Stock cars are the
main racing within the club. These cars are made so that any part can be
changed quite quickly, are very cheap to maintain ( the
most expensive part being the chassis and the motor – both are approx £8 each
), as you can see it is one of the cheapest formula’s of radio controlled
racing. The rules are controlled by the BRCA, where it has been decided that
only one type of motor and mechanical speed controllers must be used, thus
keeping the cost down further. Power
is supplied by any 4.8V battery pack for the F2’s or Lipo
for the F1’s, with many drivers still successful with older and lower
capacity cells, rather than the newer and more expensive cells. Racing
This is full
contact racing, using skill, robust construction and very good reliability to
provide close and exciting racing. Cars are arranged into heats with a mixture
of different roof grades and no more than 6 cars per heat. Each race is
usually of 5 minutes duration, and each racer can expect to have 3 heats each
night. The best 2 laps scores from your heats count for your qualifying
position in the finals. Each racer will have a 5 minute final, so whatever
your ability you will be racing against others who have qualified close to
you. Drivers are graded as per full size Stock Cars (White, Yellow, Blue, Red
and Super Star), with grading changes every month. The
Track(s)
We have 2 tracks
an Oval and the much loved
“Coffin”. Lap counting is done with our new AMB lap counting
system. Special
Meetings
Over the year the
club host several special race nights, some as memorial meetings to former
racers, and others as a fun night. We also host a
round of the National Championship, which is attended by drivers from all
over the country. Club Car We even have a F2
stock car to hire out for the evening, for those who want to come and have a go
before buying their own. – Please book this with Allan Inness . |