Now Open....Indoor 1/10th Electric Off-Road Racing

Radio Control Hobbies & Raceway
1258 South Main Street
Waterbury, CT. 06706
http://www.rchr.biz
rchr@att.net


HOURS AND RACING SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY: closedMONDAY: 5:00PM TO 10:00PM
TUESDAY: 5:00PM TO 10:00PM
WEDNESDAY: 5:00PM TO 11:00PM
THURSDAY: 5:00PM TO 10:00PM
FRIDAY: 5:00PM TO 10:00PM
SATURDAY: 9:00AM TO 11:00PM

RACING SCHEDULE:

Wednesday Off-Road Racing Starts @ 7:00pm
Saturday Off-Road Racing Starts @ 12:00pm

Lipo and Brushless legal.

Come down and check us out!

Mark Westerfield

In a blatant bump just to gets some more views on this thread....

After one month of being open we had a sweet turnout this past Wednesday night for a club race of 23 racers with half of them novice sportsman racers which is great growth for the hobby!

Here are the race results....really good to see a great electric turnout being the beginning of nitro season.

bumpity bump

The RCHR website has been updated with the Summer Series current points standings....http://www.rchr.biz

Track opens at 9am, racing starts at 3pm, plaques for top three. Ifmar qualifying.

Indoor racing action is heating up with the winter weather setting in and the Nitro motors being put away till next season, Check us out!

www.rchr.biz

Results from the 2009 ROAR Connecticut Electric Off-Road Championships held on Jan. 10th....

Winter Slash Bash presented by RC Driver Magazine...

One lucky participant is going to get a brand new Traxxas Slash!

Parma is donating some of their Slash bodies for door prizes!

Castle Creations has also shipped some goodies.

MaxAmps is sending battery packs to give away!

http://rcdriver.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4781&stc=1&d=1236628320

Slash Bash 09
Host: RCHR
Sponsors: RC Driver Magazine, Traxxas, Castle Creations, MaxAmps.
Date/ Time: March 29th.
2 classes: Spec Slash and Open SC.

Rules
Spec- Slash must remain stock and you can only use tuning parts included in the kit such as preload spacers and pinion. You can swap out the radio and receiver. Batteries were originally going to be 6-cell matched and a 20C Lipo, but it sounds like most racers want to run a 30C so we may have to tweak this rule depending on what everyone wants to run once we are all there at the race. Custom painted bodies are allowed.

Open SC- Any mods to your Slash is acceptable, open motor, open battery. Must use SC type tires and SC body any brands. If someone somehow has an SC10, it would run in this class only.

Last Rule- Have fun!

I set up a wireless internet router so you guys can use laptops in the pits, see me at the track for setup information.

Also I set up a computer trackside with the latest Tekin and Castlelink software for speed control tuning. Handy for looking up speed control manuals on the internet too.

Next I'm working on a Tv, Vcr, Dvd setup to keep the kiddies distracted.

Mark.

Sorry I dont live closer looks like a good track.

MAY 29TH (FRIDAY) I WILL HOLD A 1/10TH 2WD NITRO TRUCK TEST RACE INDOORS.

RC10GT's, XXX-NT's - 1/10th only, no 4wd's, no 1/8th scales, no CRT.5's (yet), no monster truck (T-maxx/Revo).

We have been testing a few trucks on the track and it hasn't been that bad, so I want to give it a try. We might not even get enough guys to run an actual race, so it may just be a nitro practice night.

Hey Guys, RCHR is going to be closed Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th, and Monday 25th.

Last year we had four people so we will be closed this year.

sorry guys.

Mark & John

In RCHR news...

On Saturday a reporter from the Waterbury Republican newspaper will be stopping by around 3pm to do an article on our business, so hoping to get some good turn out to look good for the paper.

Weather.com says rain till Friday, all the more reason to come race indoors.

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend, especially the enlisted and veterans.

nice track...wish it wasn't 3 hrs away

Here is a nice article our local newspaper the Republican-American in Waterbury, CT did for our hobbyshop and track. It covered the entire first page of the business section with 4 color photos and even had a 5 b&w picture on page two continuing the article. Thanks to the writer Marc Silvestrini and the photographer Jim Shannon.

http://www.rep-am.com/articles/2009/...ess/419879.txt

Other tracks and hobbyshops should see if their local paper does the same for local business...

i've only raced at rchr 3 saturdays, mainly for the dirt oval but also ran dirt offroad.i have to tell everyone out there i really enjoyed racing at this track.the people i raced with were friendly&helpful.the people who run this place are areal class act. i was there when the local newspaper was there and was interviewed,that was pretty neat.i recommend anybody i can to check this tack out.

Thanks for the good words, we try :thumbsup:

Made some changes to the track layout last night to make the track more fun for the short coarse trucks...

Also trophy race this Saturday, doors open @ 8 am, race program starts at 12 noon.

Hey,mark Or John. Dan Dailey Here. I Had A Blast Yesterday At Your Trophy Race.but I Need Someone To Check Where I Was Pitting I Left My Parts Bag Behind .it Should Be Under The Bench.it's A Dark Blue Cooler Type Bag .it Has My Losi & Traxxas Parts In It.please Call Me At 845-313-1146.

Everyone at RCHR,

I just wanted to say I had a great time on Saturday. Thanks for everything. See ya next time!

Hey,mark Or John. Dan Dailey Here. I Had A Blast Yesterday At Your Trophy Race.but I Need Someone To Check Where I Was Pitting I Left My Parts Bag Behind .it Should Be Under The Bench.it's A Dark Blue Cooler Type Bag .it Has My Losi & Traxxas Parts In It.please Call Me At 845-313-1146.

I'll check for you when I g et to the shop...

Everyone at RCHR,

I just wanted to say I had a great time on Saturday. Thanks for everything. See ya next time!

Thanks for having a great time!

Yeah Dan, I have your bag in my back room.

Race results and video from the Summer Kick-off Trophy race are up on the website.....

Http://www.rchr.biz

We will be closed Saturday, July 4th for the holiday. I'll be holding races on Friday night (3rd) starting at 7pm ffor those intrested.

Hello All,

I was wondering if there is a race this coming Saturday, Sept 5th? I have never run at RCHR and was looking for a place to race this coming weekend. Thank you.

2009 Vintage Offroad Nationals this weekend Sep. 18th, 19th, 20th.

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Race Title: 1st annual Northeast Electric Off-road Grand Prix
Race Date: Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Race Time: Doors Open 8:00am, Drivers Meeting 11:00am, Race Program Starts 12:00 noon

Hosted By:
Radio Control Hobbies & Raceway
1258 South Main Street
Waterbury, CT. 06706
203-575-9757 / rchr@att.net / www.rchr.biz

Classes:
17.5 Spec Short Coarse Truck
10.5 Limited 2wd Buggy
Modified Stadium truck
Modified 4wd Buggy
Sportsman beginner class

Race format: 3 rounds of qualifying (rocket round) Single A-mains

Facility amenities: Indoor electric off-road track 75 x 45 feet, fully stocked hobby shop, seated pitting w/ac power, heated pits and track, RC Scoring pro racing software / Amb timing system, wireless internet, food and drink.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUOInrkfHXA

he mark and jon this is (chris monnerat) you are in for a suprise wen i come back after i painted my new body

sounds interesting :thumbsup:, can't wait!

hey guys im in from ohio! but looks like you guys dont race friday nights! and tomorrow is my bros Bday and I dont do dirt oval.. CRAP!!! Brought my SCT and buggy for nuthing

hey guys im in from ohio! but looks like you guys dont race friday nights! and tomorrow is my bros Bday and I dont do dirt oval.. CRAP!!! Brought my SCT and buggy for nuthing

No, Mark did a survey and everyone decided not to have the dirt oval here anymore. We got rid of that about 6 months ago.

Saturday is a trophy race though - a team tournament more specifically. Ask Mark for details

Hey guy's, just raced down there for the first time yesterday and had a blast! I found out about your track on Friday night from Jed Cone and had to check it out. Fun layout, nice flow and a nice back rhythm section. I look foreword to coming back! Especially when it's rainy out and there's no racing at my local track. Also, I really appreciated the longer heats and mains. And the way the races were run were nice and quick, no messing around between heats making sure EVERYONE who was in the previous race went out to marshal.

Justin Glaze

Thanks for the compliments and we're glad you had a good time!

Mark Westerfield

We are currently building an outdoor track for racing in the sunshine!

We are on a good time schedule to be ready for our next trophy race, April 17th. We will run all our standard 1/10th electric off-road classes and some racers have mentioned about bringing out their 1/10th nitro trucks too!

So look forward to some great outdoor racing at RCHR this Spring/Summer/Fall!

The best part is when it threatens rain we will just race inside!

:thumbsup:

We are currently building an outdoor track for racing in the sunshine!

We are on a good time schedule to be ready for our next trophy race, April 17th. We will run all our standard 1/10th electric off-road classes and some racers have mentioned about bringing out their 1/10th nitro trucks too!

So look forward to some great outdoor racing at RCHR this Spring/Summer/Fall!

The best part is when it threatens rain we will just race inside!

:thumbsup:

YES!!!! This will be awesome:dude:

What will the weekly schedule be like? I'm sure that this'll shake things up.

Any photos or vids yet? Can't wait to come down:hat:

Saturday racing will be outside.

All Short Course Trucks On SALE! $20.00 OFF!

Here is some video of the modified truck A-main on our new outdoor track...

Mod truck A-main

BBQ Blast Race Results...

More Pics...

Radio Control Hobbies and Raceway in Waterbury, Connecticut, will be hosting their second BBQ Trophy Race race of the year.

Classes:
2wd Mod Buggy
2wd Truck Mod
4wd Mod Buggy
17.5 Short Course
Unlimited Short Course
Sportsman

Dog, Burgers, Macaroni, potato salad, and Cole slaw to be served. Personalized plaques for the top three finishers in each main!

Race Flyer (http://www.rctech.net/forum/attachments/track-locator-forum/608646d1277393419-radio-control-hobbies-raceway-waterbury-ct-bbq-rchr.pdf)

YIPPIE.....
http://www.neobuggy.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=8472

Starting this Friday, 7-30, we will be running races on Fridays in addition to or regular Wednesday night races.

Shop and track open at 5pm
Racing starts at 7pm. $15 first class, $10 additional.
2 rounds of 6 minute qualifing.
2 bump-ups in each main.
8 minute mains with track bucks for top finishers.
Racing done before 10pm.

Classes Offered (4 drivers to make a class):
2wd Mod Buggy
4wd Mod Buggy
17.5 2wd Short Course Truck
Modified Short Course Truck (2wd or 4wd)

The rounds will be run quick with 15 minute breaks 4 minutes between races, so make sure your equipment is in good running order, and you have enough batteries/charging equipment.

Mark W

Some new stuff going on from RCHR...


Track bucks for top finishing positions in the mains
"4 free races' coupons for kit purchases over $200
you can request free rental coupons for your freinds, co-workers, family to help get them into the hobby.

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2010 VINTAGE OFFROAD NATIONALS
Brought to you by: Tamiya, Team Associated, Tekin, Team Trinity, RCTVLive, RC10Talk.com

September 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th, 2010

Radio Control Raceway & Hobbies
(203) 575-9757
1258 South Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06706
USA



$35.00 for the first class (includes a race shirt)
$30.00 each additional class
$40.00 for Classic (includes handout Tamiya RS540 black can motor)
$25.00 for Novice class (must be 14 years of age or under)

Top five in “A” Mains receive awards
Top three in all other mains receive awards

Thursday- Open practice from open until close

Friday- Open practice from open until close

Saturday- Open practice from shop open followed by controlled practice by class and first round of IFMAR qualifying.

Sunday- 3 more rounds of IFMAR qualifying with a resort after each round, Concours, Mains and Door Prizes

Concours for Best Paint, Most Authentic, Best in Show

Classes:
** All classes are limited to car produced 1994 and earlier.**

2wd Buggy
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open
Li-Po batteries are allowed.

2wd Buggy Super Stock
Open to ROAR legal Brushless or Modified Brushed motors
Open modification
Must run vintage body
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open
Li-Po batteries are allowed.

4wd Buggy
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.


Stadium Truck
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.

Heavy Metal
All 1/10 Monster Trucks allowed, 2wd of 4wd, 2ws or 4ws
27 turn ROAR legal stock and 17.5 brushless motors only (under current rules).
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.

Classic- Sponsored by Tamiya
Limited to "non-pro" and entry level cars (Tamiya Hornet, Mauri Ninja, Royal Ripper for example)
All 1/10 Buggies, 2wd or 4wd, 2ws or 4ws allowed
Handout Tamiya RS540 motors only
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.

Novice
ALL RACERS MUST BE 14 YEARS OF AGE OR UNDER
Limited to "non-pro" and entry level cars (Tamiya Hornet, Mauri Ninja, Royal Ripper for example)
All 1/10 Buggies, 2wd or 4wd, 2ws or 4ws allowed
Silver can Mabuchi/Johnson 540 motors.
Radio gear "electronics" are open.
Tires/wheels are open (including narrow front tires)
Li-Po batteries are allowed.



Hey everyone! Just getting the starting details of the 2010 Vintage Offroad Nationals posted for now so everyone can get some more time this year to plan ahead. The race will Sept 16-19th, that's right RCHR is opening its doors a day early to let everyone get some extra track time and leave a day open in the schedule for a few ideas I'm working on too! I couldn't be happier to see the race come back for it's third year and am honored to once again have it at RCHR! The facility is the best around for vintage racing and the owners are second to none! Here's a few quick notes for you guys until I get more solid details posted

Airports: Bradley International Airport in Hartford, CT is the nearest to the track. If your airline doesn't fly into there, look into any of the greater New York City airports as well as Westchester Airport. NYC is only an hour and a half from the track and Westchester is less than an hour.

Hotels: The best hotel for the race is the Holiday Inn Express in Waterbury. I'm currently working on a discounted rate for the race attendees so stay tuned.

Getting your stuff to the race: Unlike a lot of races I try to make the VO Nats as personal of an experience as possible. While I can't speak for the track owners, I'm sure shipping your stuff to the track wouldn't be a problem, please just call and speak with them. My bigger purpose in this note is to offer myself. If you would like to ship your stuff to my house, I'll be more than happy to bring it all up to the track for you and even drop it off at the PO of UPS the following monday. A third option is bringing it with you on the plane (if you're flying). I would suggest a metal footlocker , lockable hard plastic tubs or a hard case like those used for transporting musical equipment. You can find tour cases for musical equipment at any good sized music store or on the internet. I would suggest packing everything as tightly as possible and filling any empty space with towels to provide some cushioning. I also have a case if someone would like to borrow it. Just send me a ups label and I'll send it to you.


Visit http://www.rchr.biz for track info and pictures. Hope to see you all in September for a great weekend of racing, fun and gorgeous New England fall weather!

will the race be held on outdoor track or indoor?

Indoor track.........

Indoor track.........

any pics of track?

November 20th, 2010

The 2nd Annual Northeast Off-Road Grand Prix - Indoor Electric Off-road Race!

Presented By:

Radio Control Hobbies & Raceway
1258 South Main Street
Waterbury, CT. 06706
www.rchr.biz / rchr@att.net / 203-575-9757

Classes include:

Sportsman
2wd Limited Modified Buggy (10.5)
2wd Modified Buggy
4wd Modified Buggy
Modified Stadium Truck
2wd 17.5 Short Course truck
Unlimited Short Course truck

$40 first class (includes event shirt)
$20 each additional class

Three 6-minute qualifiers, ifmar start, rocket round
Single 8-minute mains

TQ plaques, Top 10 A-main plaques, Top 3 in lower mains get plaques
Top 3 plaques customized personal

Schedule:
Open practice Friday, November 19th, 5pm to 10pm.
Saturday, November 20th, doors open 7am.
Practice 7am to 10am, late entries after 10am miss first round.
Pre-race drivers meeting at 10am.
First qualifier starts at 11am.

Sponsor Prizes given out between last qualifier and mains
Local delivery of food in area.
On site snacks and drinks

Over 120+ entries last year! Don't miss out this year!

Official entry flyer below...

Been making some small tweaks to our website to make it a little more informative

www.rchr.biz

Still have to work on putting up more video's pictures and the trophy race schedule, as well as dedicated pages to the VONATs, Off-Road Grand Prix, and our Anniversary race.

Here are the results from our 3rd Anniversary race on March 12th...117 entries!

Picture of our current layout...

http://www.rchr.biz/info.html