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Racing starts 10.30 Sharp.

There are 3 rounds of racing per day with a break of approxiamately 20 minutes between rounds.

Practice/Frequency Board:

During practice and at interval and breaks, do not turn your transmitter on without using the correct frequency peg, unless you are using a 2.4Ghz radio. The frequency pegs must be used and returned ASAP after use to the board so someone else can use it.

No non 2.4Ghz radios are to be turned on during practice or intervals without a frequency peg.

No non 2.4Ghz radios are to be turned on during Racing, unless you are involved in the race-taking place at that time.

Registration/Frequencies:

Registration and entry fees must be completed by 10am. Please note, no late entries will be accepted after 10am and all fees must be paid upon registration.

Always use your elected frequency. We have a list of member's frequencies [chosen by you], which eliminates any clashes during designated racing. Please stick to the frequency you have chosen. Club members will have preference to their chosen frequency.

The Race Director has the final say over all frequency issues.

Race Format:

Grid positions for a Drivers first race will be drawn via a marble draw.

Grid positions for subsequent races will be taken from the previous races finishing order.

When a race concludes, drivers will slow down and park in an orderly fashion, [after the start/finish line] and place their cars on the scrutineering/pound table and return club transponders to the charging tray ASAP.

Please ensure your radios have been switched off and returned to the transmitter pound directly after your race.

Drivers are then required to marshal immediately. If you are in a back-to-back race please find a substitute marshal.

Marshalling:

All drivers are required to Marshal the race immediately after their own. If a driver has back-to-back races it is the drivers responsibility to find a substitute marshal.

Your undivided attention is needed while Marshalling which means No Cell-Phones or Smoking/eating etc.

Please Marshall, as you would wish to be yourself.

A Marshalls safety is paramount, and comes first before the marshalling of a car.

Abuse and yelling at Marshalls is strictly forbidden.

Marshalls are not required to fix cars, they are there to watch for accidents and take corrective action with as much urgency as possible. When any traffic has passed.

Marshalls must then return to their posts with the same urgency.

Failure to marshall or provide a competent substitute may result in the loss of driver's best race time, and or club points. Substitutes must be notified to the Race Director.

Driver Conduct/Driving Standards:

There should be no talking on the drivers stand.

All cars must finish under their own power.

Under no circumstances will a driver leave the drivers stand if his or her car stops. It is a distraction to other drivers on the stand. The driver should simply stand step back and will only leave the stand at the completion of the race.

Drivers are not allowed to reverse on the track. It if preferable that an ESC is not fitted with a reverse function.

Respect other drivers on the track. If you are being lapped by a faster driver, move aside if there is sufficient room or better still -Hold your line and allow the faster driver a clean line around you.

A driver's etiquette is that if you should take another car out then you should wait and allow that car to re-pass you before continuing to race.

Drive within your own ability. Other drivers do not want their cars broken and we do not want the track barriers smashed up from reckless driving. Drivers who simply crash from corner to corner may be disqualified.

Deliberate collisions from behind with an "on line" car at a corner (T boning) is regarded as unacceptable practice.

Participants driving in a manner deemed to be dangerous by the Race Director could be penalized in the loss of driver's best race time, and or club points.

Violent behaviour or language on the drivers stand or in the pits by anyone towards anyone is unacceptable and can be dealt with by the race director and/or the Counties Radio Control Car Club Executive.

Penalties:

The loss of a drivers best race time will remove them from the race results and mean that from the next race they will have to start from the back of the grid. This only applies to a Club Day.

On a Club Points day for any infringement mentioned a loss of 10 Club Points can be incurred from a drivers race points from that race up to a maximum of 40 points for the day.

Drivers can in extreme circumstances be asked to leave the premises.

Working Bee's:

All Club members are required to attend 3 working bee's during the calendar years racing season. Any member not attending the minimum 3-working bees will forfeit all club points for that season's club points meetings.

Members attending working bees will have their attendance recorded by a committee member present, and forwarded onto the race director.

Working bee:s are on Saturdays before Sundays racing and start at 2.30pm.

Li Po Batteries:

Rules for the safe charging and use of Lithium Polymer "LIPO" batteries, at CRCCC:

1) All club members wishing to run Lipo batteries are to show the committee that their charger is designed to charge Lipo and that they know how to set their charger correctly before using it at the club.

2) All lipo batteries to be of a hard case design.

This is to help prevent damage to the cells themselves, as dented cells should not be used.

3) All Lipo batteries charged at the track are to be charged at 1C rating or less

This is to prevent overcharging and damage to the cells.

4) All Lipo battery charging is to be done in a Lipo sack.

This is to help prevent fires. The club will have some Lipo sacks available for hire if people do not have their own.

5) All racers running Lipo batteries are to run a Lipo cut off, either built into their ESC or a stand-alone unit connected to their esc.

This is to prevent discharging of the batteries below the manufacturers specified voltage.

6) There will be spot checks of club members and visitors charging systems and charging practices and if anybody is found to be breaking the club rules, club drivers may lose all their points for the day and /or along with any Non- member [visitor] may be asked to leave the premises.

Battery size:

1) Lipo batteries are only allowed to be a maximum of 5000mah or less at CRCCC.This is to allow a wide range of batteries to be run and make availability easier. This is also to allow a range of saddle packs to be run.

Indemnity:

I have read and fully understand the rules set down by Counties Radio Control Car Club [CRCCC] for the use of Lithium Polymer [Lipo] Batteries whilst on their premises.

I further understand that these rules have been put in place for the protection of myself, CRCCC members and visitors, and that any Mis-Hap thru accident or Mis-adventure is in no way attributed to CRCCC, its Committee or members and they shall not in anyway be held liable or responsible for damage or injury through the use of Lipo Batteries at the CRCCC Off-Road Electric race track.

Racing Rules:

All rules for racing are conducted under the NZRCA of which Counties Radio Control Car Club is an affiliated member. A complete set of these rules can be found on our web-site www.countiesrc.co.nz or by going to the NZRCA site www.nzrca.co.nz

Lipo batteries are the only exception to these rules and can be subjected change by the CRCCC Commettee, or if and only when they become NZRCA legal the Counties Club will follow the NZRCA rules for these batteries.

Club Membership Fee's:

Time of Year Joining Single Membership Family membership

Between Jan-Apr $35 $45

Between May-Aug $30 $40

Between Sep-Dec $25 $35

Family membership is a maximum of 3 Family members.

All members receive an NZRCA License, which allows the driver to compete in any NZRCA sanctioned meeting.

Race Day Fee's:

Membership Type One Car Two Cars Three plus

Club Member $10 $15 $20

Non Club Member $15 $20 $25

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