We at Counties RC are proud to announce that we are holding the 2022 Electric Offroad RC Cars North Island Championships.
Event Dates
Friday 02 December 2022 – Sunday 04 December 2022
Race Schedule
FRIDAY 02 December:
7:00am – 8.00am: Gates open
8.00am – 3.00pm: Controlled Practice
3.00pm – 5.00pm: 1 Round of heats for seeding qualifying grids
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SATURDAY 03 December:
7:00am – 8.30am: Gates open
8:30am – 9.00am: Drivers Briefing photos and Concourse
9.00am – 5.00pm: 2wd & Vintage Classes – Qualifying Round 1, 2, 3 and Finals 1, 2, 3
5.15pm Prizegiving for 2wd & Vintage Classes
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SUNDAY 04 December:
7:00am – 8.30am: Gates open
8:30am – 9.00am: Drivers Briefing photos and Concourse
9.00am – 5.00pm: 4wd Classes – Qualifying Round 1, 2, 3 and Finals 1, 2, 3
5.15pm Prizegiving for 4wd Classes
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NB: THIS TIMETABLE IS APPROXIMATE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE DEPENDENT ON WEATHER AND NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
Practice
The track will be open for controlled practice on Friday 02 December.
There will not be any practice time available on Saturday or Sunday. This may be subject to change dependent on number of entries and time available.
Classes
SATURDAY SUNDAY
2wd Mod Buggy 4wd Mod Buggy
2wd Stock Buggy 4wd Stock Buggy
2wd Short Course 4wd Short Course
2wd Stock Truck
2wd Pre 96 Silver Can
4wd Pre 96 Silver Can
* Classes will only be run if there is a minimum of 5 drivers entered.
Qualifying
We will have three rounds of qualifying for the 2wd classes and Vintage on Saturday and 4wd classes on Sunday. The heats for qualifying will be based on the last round of practice on Friday 2 Dec. Best 3 consecutive laps.
A staggered start system will be used for qualifying heats and your fastest single time out of the three qualifying rounds will determine your finals position.
Finals
We will have three Rounds of finals for the 2wd classes and Vintage on Saturday and 4wd classes on the Sunday.
Final heats will be run using a grid start. Your grid position will be the same for all final heats as the result of your qualifying position.
Your two best final results will determine your overall result. In the event of a tie, your qualifying results will be used to break the tie.
Venue
Counties RC Car Club 120 Station Road, Pukekohe, Auckland
Eligibility
All drivers must be a current financial member of an NZRCA affiliated club and hold a current NZRCA licence.
Rules
It is the driver’s responsibility to ensure that their cars conform to the NZRCA rules as at the time of the race meeting. Rules can be downloaded by clicking here.
Specific rules:
- Races will be 5 minutes in duration plus maximum of 45 seconds complete your last lap.
- There will be a maximum of 2 minutes between races.
- In the case of rain, there will be no indoor venue available and the meeting procedure will be governed by the NZRCA rules.
- Stock classes – competitors will have to provide their own Stock 17.5T Spec ROAR or IFMAR approved motor (list available by clicking here) and they will have to use ‘Stock Spec’ or ESC running in ‘Blinky’ mode. These will be check at scrutineering.
Control Tires: Given the low entries and increasing costs we have received dispensation from the NZRCA on rule B15.1 TIRES FOR ALL CLASSES ARE OPEN
Entry Fees & Closing Details
ENTRIES CLOSE on Wednesday 30 November 2022
First class = $40
Each additional class = $20
Entry fees are payable as part of the online registration
Lap Timing
Counties will be using LiveTime RC software and an AMB RC4 decoder (Clone transponders may not work).
Competitors are to supply their own transponders and are responsible for ensuring the details are supplied correctly and that their transponder is in working condition.
We will not be responsible for any issues with driver’s personal transponders.
Please watch the video at this link to see how you should mount your transponder to minimise the chance of laps being not counted.
Marshalling
Competitors are required to marshal the race immediately following their own race, unless physically disabled or they are in back-to-back races. In these cases it is the competitor’s responsibility to appoint a substitute marshal. Failure to marshal or have a substitute marshal will result in your best race result being dropped.
Track Maintenance
Depending on weather and track condition, we may require to water the track or carry out track maintenance before after or between rounds. The track will also be closed at the conclusion of each day for maintenance.
Pits
We encourage you to bring your own chairs, tables and/or shelter to the event. If you are from out of town please contact us and we will do the very best to arrange something for you.
We are also encouraging everyone to stay on site with this being a long event, Stay at the track, Live and breath the experience and just have enough time to sleep! Details on how to book here its only $ 15-20 a night! https://www.pukekoheshowgrounds.co.nz/About-Us/Motorhome-Camping
There is water and mains power (limited to RC use only) onsite for racers to use. There are also ladies and men’s toilets onsite for your convenience.
We also request that you please take any rubbish with you when you leave the track