ToddFalkowski
08-18-2008, 12:27 PM
Back and Better than Ever,
it's time for Michiana RC's 2008/2009 On-Road and Stadium Racing Season!
Here's the start of the new thread for Michiana RC's 2008-2009 On-Road and Stadium Racing Season. We have many new exciting things planned for the '08/'09 Winter Carpet Season- stay tuned to the website and this thread for more information!
Like previous seasons, Michiana RC will run on-road and stadium racing every Friday Night, with doors opening at 5:00pm, racing starting at about 7:00pm. We also run practice nightsevery Monday and Wednesday from 5:00-9:00pm. First race will be October 3rd, with an open house on September 29th. Also, the Michiana RC's "King of the Road" will make it's return ithe first part of 2009, but also look for a second, soon-to-be-named road course/stadium race in November of 2008. Lastly, there will be a pair of point series, one running from October to Christmas, one after Christmas to the end of the season, with prizes for the winners.
The primary goal of this track will be to have a GOOD TIME! The racing will vary from sportsman to seasoned veterans, and all racers have a BIG TIME! :thumbsup:
If you've never been to Michiana RC before- Here's a few reasons you'll wanna check us out!
36' x 60' track surface.
Fresh CRC "Fasttrack" Ozite racing surface.
Fresh, challenging layouts for the roadcourse.
Ozite-carpeted Jumps for the Stadium Racing.
AMB Scoring which accepts Personal Transponders.
RC Scoring Pro, the best software on the market.
LiPo-friendly (see note below).
Good upstairs and downstairs pitting.
Hobby shop on-site, carrying the essential items.
A clean, fun environment!
For classes, we will run this season like last, where the core classes will remain intact. Here's a brief description...
On-Road
12th Scale Novice: A class we promoted last year with the desire to work racers into 12th scale racing. ROAR rules apply to the cars, with exception to the motor. Motor to be used is a Mabuchi or Johnson 540 sealed "silver can" motor. This is geared for the novice to intermediate racer looking to get experience with 12th scale cars. From last years' group, we had two racers graduate to the advanced class!
12th Scale Stock Advanced: A common class through the US, this class follows all ROAR rules for 12th Scale Stock. Motors will be either ROAR-approved 27-turn brushed stock, or ROAR approved 17.5 brushless motors. Batteries are four-cell, 4600mAH max.
Touring Car Super-Stock Novice and Advanced: Also a common class throughout the US, this class will follow the 2009 ROAR rules for Super-Stock. (what this means is you have your choice of a ROAR-approved 27-turn brushed stock, or a ROAR-approved 13.5 brushless motor) Batteries will be either NiMh with 4600mAh max, or a ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below). Ideally, there will be a Novice and Advanced class, separated by skill level. In the case turnout is small, MRCR reserves the right to combine the classes.
US Vintage Trans-Am: New last season at MRCR was the US Vintage Trans-Am Racing (USVTAR) class. This class follows all USVTAR rules as listed HERE! (http://www.apexspeed.com/usvintagetransam/rules/2008_usvtrcra_rulebook.pdf) (Adobe PDF file). This was a fun class last year, and this year, there's an option for 21.5/LiPo (ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below)).
Mini (18th Scale) Racers: Surprisingly, we've not seen a strong turnout for these. At times, we've run the trucks and buggies with jumps, at times we've run the cars on the road-course. If you got 'em, bring 'em!
Stadium Racing
Stadium Truck Novice: An awesome, popular racing on carpet is the Stadium Racing! Stadium Truck Novice consists of current off-road vehicles such as, but not limited to, RC10T4's and Losi XXX trucks. Tires are to be foam (recommended) or a slick rubber tire (grooves are ok, pins or spikes are NOT). Motor will be any ROAR-legal brushed stock or up to 13.5 brushless. Batteries are Six-Cell NiMh (4600 mAh Max) or ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below).
Stadium Truck and Buggy Super-Stock Advanced: Stadium Truck Advanced consists of current off-road vehicles such as, but not limited to, RC10T4's and Losi XXX trucks. Buggy advanced consists of current off-road buggies on the market such as B4's and XXX. Tires are to be foam (recommended) or a slick rubber tire (grooves are ok, pins or spikes are NOT). Motor will be any ROAR-legal brushed stock or up to 13.5 brushless. Batteries are Six-Cell NiMh (4600 mAh Max) or ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below) This class is recommended for advanced racers, and usually races are separated by a lap or less!
All Stadium classes still race on the carpeted racing surface. Protection is laid down after the jumps. However, we do require the chassis to be free from ANY protrusions, like loose screws, etc. MRCR can, and will inspect all chassis.
Noteworthy...
Other classes... There have been MANY discussions of other classes, as well as some interesting side classes. We have discussed other classes, such as vintage buggies, a "catch-all" class, etc. We will be discussing these- stay tuned. On any class, if there are four or more, we'll run them, providing they are not detrimental to the carpeted racing surface.
Super-Stock for Stadium and Touring Car... You may ask, why super-stock and not stock? Well, it's simple. Many racers in our, and other, areas jumped on the 13.5 brushless motors, and ran them against the brushed stock motors with success (a pretty fair comparison when they first came out). Obviously, the 17.5 is closer in performance to brushed stock. But, with most all our racers running 13.5's, we elected to change the class name versus asking racers to change motors.
LiPo Batteries... Michiana RC is a LiPo-Friendly race track. However, we do maintain stringent rules regarding LiPo usage. We allow HARD-CASED, ROAR-approved LiPo packs. We will allow, at our discretion, other hard-cased packs that are either pending ROAR approval, or deemed appropriate. All calls by MRCR Management are final. We have a section on LiPo on our website, we encourage you to read the section HERE! (http://www.michianarc.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=49&func=view&catid=27&id=1291) We have some updating to do to that, but it gets the point across.
Check out our website, www.michianarc.com for directions and other information!
Thanks guys, for the continued support! Pat, Aaron and Todd- Michiana RC Raceways
it's time for Michiana RC's 2008/2009 On-Road and Stadium Racing Season!
Here's the start of the new thread for Michiana RC's 2008-2009 On-Road and Stadium Racing Season. We have many new exciting things planned for the '08/'09 Winter Carpet Season- stay tuned to the website and this thread for more information!
Like previous seasons, Michiana RC will run on-road and stadium racing every Friday Night, with doors opening at 5:00pm, racing starting at about 7:00pm. We also run practice nightsevery Monday and Wednesday from 5:00-9:00pm. First race will be October 3rd, with an open house on September 29th. Also, the Michiana RC's "King of the Road" will make it's return ithe first part of 2009, but also look for a second, soon-to-be-named road course/stadium race in November of 2008. Lastly, there will be a pair of point series, one running from October to Christmas, one after Christmas to the end of the season, with prizes for the winners.
The primary goal of this track will be to have a GOOD TIME! The racing will vary from sportsman to seasoned veterans, and all racers have a BIG TIME! :thumbsup:
If you've never been to Michiana RC before- Here's a few reasons you'll wanna check us out!
36' x 60' track surface.
Fresh CRC "Fasttrack" Ozite racing surface.
Fresh, challenging layouts for the roadcourse.
Ozite-carpeted Jumps for the Stadium Racing.
AMB Scoring which accepts Personal Transponders.
RC Scoring Pro, the best software on the market.
LiPo-friendly (see note below).
Good upstairs and downstairs pitting.
Hobby shop on-site, carrying the essential items.
A clean, fun environment!
For classes, we will run this season like last, where the core classes will remain intact. Here's a brief description...
On-Road
12th Scale Novice: A class we promoted last year with the desire to work racers into 12th scale racing. ROAR rules apply to the cars, with exception to the motor. Motor to be used is a Mabuchi or Johnson 540 sealed "silver can" motor. This is geared for the novice to intermediate racer looking to get experience with 12th scale cars. From last years' group, we had two racers graduate to the advanced class!
12th Scale Stock Advanced: A common class through the US, this class follows all ROAR rules for 12th Scale Stock. Motors will be either ROAR-approved 27-turn brushed stock, or ROAR approved 17.5 brushless motors. Batteries are four-cell, 4600mAH max.
Touring Car Super-Stock Novice and Advanced: Also a common class throughout the US, this class will follow the 2009 ROAR rules for Super-Stock. (what this means is you have your choice of a ROAR-approved 27-turn brushed stock, or a ROAR-approved 13.5 brushless motor) Batteries will be either NiMh with 4600mAh max, or a ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below). Ideally, there will be a Novice and Advanced class, separated by skill level. In the case turnout is small, MRCR reserves the right to combine the classes.
US Vintage Trans-Am: New last season at MRCR was the US Vintage Trans-Am Racing (USVTAR) class. This class follows all USVTAR rules as listed HERE! (http://www.apexspeed.com/usvintagetransam/rules/2008_usvtrcra_rulebook.pdf) (Adobe PDF file). This was a fun class last year, and this year, there's an option for 21.5/LiPo (ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below)).
Mini (18th Scale) Racers: Surprisingly, we've not seen a strong turnout for these. At times, we've run the trucks and buggies with jumps, at times we've run the cars on the road-course. If you got 'em, bring 'em!
Stadium Racing
Stadium Truck Novice: An awesome, popular racing on carpet is the Stadium Racing! Stadium Truck Novice consists of current off-road vehicles such as, but not limited to, RC10T4's and Losi XXX trucks. Tires are to be foam (recommended) or a slick rubber tire (grooves are ok, pins or spikes are NOT). Motor will be any ROAR-legal brushed stock or up to 13.5 brushless. Batteries are Six-Cell NiMh (4600 mAh Max) or ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below).
Stadium Truck and Buggy Super-Stock Advanced: Stadium Truck Advanced consists of current off-road vehicles such as, but not limited to, RC10T4's and Losi XXX trucks. Buggy advanced consists of current off-road buggies on the market such as B4's and XXX. Tires are to be foam (recommended) or a slick rubber tire (grooves are ok, pins or spikes are NOT). Motor will be any ROAR-legal brushed stock or up to 13.5 brushless. Batteries are Six-Cell NiMh (4600 mAh Max) or ROAR-approved / MRCR-approved LiPo (see note below) This class is recommended for advanced racers, and usually races are separated by a lap or less!
All Stadium classes still race on the carpeted racing surface. Protection is laid down after the jumps. However, we do require the chassis to be free from ANY protrusions, like loose screws, etc. MRCR can, and will inspect all chassis.
Noteworthy...
Other classes... There have been MANY discussions of other classes, as well as some interesting side classes. We have discussed other classes, such as vintage buggies, a "catch-all" class, etc. We will be discussing these- stay tuned. On any class, if there are four or more, we'll run them, providing they are not detrimental to the carpeted racing surface.
Super-Stock for Stadium and Touring Car... You may ask, why super-stock and not stock? Well, it's simple. Many racers in our, and other, areas jumped on the 13.5 brushless motors, and ran them against the brushed stock motors with success (a pretty fair comparison when they first came out). Obviously, the 17.5 is closer in performance to brushed stock. But, with most all our racers running 13.5's, we elected to change the class name versus asking racers to change motors.
LiPo Batteries... Michiana RC is a LiPo-Friendly race track. However, we do maintain stringent rules regarding LiPo usage. We allow HARD-CASED, ROAR-approved LiPo packs. We will allow, at our discretion, other hard-cased packs that are either pending ROAR approval, or deemed appropriate. All calls by MRCR Management are final. We have a section on LiPo on our website, we encourage you to read the section HERE! (http://www.michianarc.com/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=49&func=view&catid=27&id=1291) We have some updating to do to that, but it gets the point across.
Check out our website, www.michianarc.com for directions and other information!
Thanks guys, for the continued support! Pat, Aaron and Todd- Michiana RC Raceways