I would like to clarify our position on new classes/electric cars.
As stated in our charter if there are 3 or more drivers with the same car we will have a race for them.
What some members are trying to do is put in place some regulations to govern the classes that are emerging ie. Mini, Stock etc so that championship points can be allocated and to try and stop the more experianced/more financial drivers constantly lapping the less experianced/ less financial drivers and spoiling their day.
I hope this clears a few things up
Any other questions I can be contacted at prez@mprccc.org
Mike

Hi Pronga,

Thanks for the feedback after you visited our track, it helps us to improve the club and experience for everyone.

I will answer what I can for you, and hopefully some other club members can help out with the latest on rules etc.

We started out as a nitro club and have since then seen a rise in popularity of electric cars, allowing us to run some electric classes depending on numbers. We have had race meets with a full class of Tamiya Mini as well as a modified class with upgraded motors etc.

Yes there will be different opinions, especially as new classes and rules are forming, we believe thats what makes our club great. Any member of our club can offer suggestions and they will be discussed at the next comittee meeting. Even in this actual post you will find some differing opinions on how we should run the electric class, so please don't take your snapshot of us on Sunday as being how we run our club.

When we formed the electric class we allowed only the silver can motor, but I believe that may have since changed to allow the black sports tuned motor so that we comply with Vortec rules and club members can travel to other clubs.. (Damien/Mike...can you please reply with the latest electric rules as they stand..?) We will adjust the about us page if needed with latest rules.

Just on the new classes, its more a time constraint than anything else. If we had too many classes we would simply run out of time, even though it may seem like it's just a matter of allowing three more cars on a track and driving them, we would need to update the timing computer with a new class, allow 3 minutes before each heat for you to prepare your car, plus the actual racing time (5 minutes). Thats not to say we wouldn't look at it, just giving you an idea of how we plan the race days.

Unfortunately winter has got the better of us this year and we have had many race meets cancelled due to inclement weather. With spring arriving we are expecting much better racing conditions and entrant numbers.

This may sound like a cliche' but we really do have everyone from newcomers to the sport, through to people that drink nitro instead of water and would rock back and forth in the corner of room muttering something if you took racing away from them The benefit of this is that you will find people like yourself with a new car eager to learn through to experienced racers who can help you out with car setup and driving tips. This is a family oriented club and other family members are more than welcome to come down and watch the racing. My 10 year old daughter is my pit crew when I am racing..!

I personally used to race nitro, however I now race in the Mini class and have not spent a cent on my car since purchasing it in January and have an absolute ball! You do not need to keep spending hundreds to have fun at our track. On the other hand there are members that do spend hundreds and they love it!

So hopefully we do see you at the track again, I am sure you will find it much better than racing at the local car park. Hopefully some other members reply about the silver can/sports tuned motors...

Cheers
Craig

I think we should alow the sports tuned motors myself as most people alrdy have them in there cars. (i dont yet ) so i will wait to a decsion is made before i get 1 now. They are only cheap and add that bit more power to make it more fun. and when you step up to nitro you have had your car slidng a bit as the silver can does not require much skill only in keeping a constant line, witch i spose is good practice

not sure i can add more than has been said, i think you made some good points.
come down next meet with your gear and you'll be able to burn around (as long as more
people get out of bed and get down to the track).
like said the ep numbers aren't huge so its pretty much shits and giggles.
you can always get a nitro and join us.... you know you want to

Just a quick word about mini electrics,
When a number of us sat down to talk about what rules we should be governed by and any other ideas that might be a good for new people looking to get into the hobby for FUN.
We suggested that it would be a good idea to run the same rules as 99% of other electric clubs in Victoria as they are governed by VORTEC and those clubs dont seem to have the same trouble as what we are-(WHY IS IT SO HARD TO JUST GO BY THE RULES?????)
If a new person wants to run in mini they can if they have a silver can or black sp motor, when your name gets put into the computer for race entry we will just put a S for stock or SP for sports tuned.
Do these ideas seen to simple or just to hard?

hi, i race at boronia with 1:10 touring car, and i was just wondering if it is only minis that run or is there other electrics that run. I would like to know as my mate has just moved down there so i might be down there now and then. thanks.