Summer Racing 2022

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Blake

IROCC Summer 2022 Race Season Information:

Welcome to IROCC's Summer 2022 Race Season.  All detail and schedule information is below.

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Track Location:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?ll=48.445031%2C-123.467274&spn=0.062628%2C0.169086&msa=0&mid=1WNIgsyyH8ywhHuUkQ3vuqmurVmI

(Closest known street address)
1845 Island Hwy, Colwood, BC V9B 1J3
https://www.google.ca/maps/place/1845+Old+Island+Hwy,+Victoria,+BC+V9B+1J3/@48.4434889,-123.4700633,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x548f0cd77aeec82f:0x343ec655abacbe8b!8m2!3d48.4434889!4d-123.4678746


Classes:
TC Stock 21.5, Open rubber tire 32-36, 1320g (IROCC will have tires available for club members)
TC Nitro .12, Open foam tire, 1650g
TC Novice, Open rubber tire

TC Scale Spec USGT 21.5, USGT spec tires and bodies, 1350g
Offroad, Any clean 10th Scale offroad buggy or truck

TC Modified, (Select days only)


TC Scale Spec and Offroad Classes:
Depending on turnouts, TC Scale Spec and Offroad may run a reduced number of qualifiers at club races.  Please note that we encourage all club members to participate in our flagship club class which is TC Stock 21.5 as this class has the deepest field with lots of good racing at all levels from novice to club pro.


Race Fees:
Members:
1st Class: $15  (Kids $10 flat rate)
2nd Class: $5

Non-Members:
1st Class: $20
2nd Class: $10

Summer Club Membership: Adults $20, Kids $10, Family $30

IROCC is a non-profit club.  Everyone pays and everything goes back into the club (liability insurance, cube truck, track materials, generators, computers, PA, etc...)  If you would like to inquire about our finances please speak with us.


Schedule:

May
May 29     Club Race - Season Opener

June
June 5      Club Race
June 12    Club Race
June 19    Father's Day - Racing TBD
June 26    Club Race

July
July 3       No racing, Canada Day long weekend
July 9/10 Speed Weekend Trophy Race
July 17     No racing
July 24     Club Race
Jul 30/31 RRR Summer Challenge in Richmond (Let's get all club members over there to support this!)

August
Aug 7       No racing
Aug 14     Club Race
Aug 21     Club Race
Aug 28     Club Race

September
Sep 4       No racing, Labour Day long weekend
Sep 11     Club Race
Sep 18     Club Race Cancelled.  No Racing.
Sep 25     Final Club Race



Blake

Blake

Parking Lot Cleanup Monday May 23, 10:00AM

Hi all,


With just over a week until our first outdoor race day, we are going to do a quick parking lot cleanup this Monday May 23rd at 10:00AM.  Please come out to help and bring a broom or blower if you have one.

We'll be laying out a new track design once the lot is clean, so you're more than welcome to bring some cars to run as well.


See you Monday morning,
Blake

Blake

First summer club race this Sunday May 29, 2022

This Sunday is our first summer club race if the weather cooperates.  We'll keep an eye on that as we get closer.

Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.  An extended practice session will begin once track setup is complete.  We'll then run two rounds of qualifying, and mains, aiming to be packed up by 4:00pm.


See you there!
Blake

Blake

Weather Outlook

So far the weather for tomorrow is looking acceptable.  Obviously this can change, but for now we are planning to race.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

#4
Great First Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for our first official club race yesterday.  The clouds stayed at bay which was nice, but the wind decided to play some tricks in the pits.  It wasn't quite a Kamloops or an Edmonton, but it was windy!

I was impressed with everyone's speed for the first race back on asphalt, and on a pretty green track.  Glenn A had the quickest car in TC Stock all day, but couldn't convert it to a win.  Avery B took TQ and the Win with some good runs, and Tom Y managed the day's hot lap with some tires from 2018.  Huge shoutout to Blair S who took his pavement game to an entirely new level, following up on a strong carpet campaign.  It was awesome to see the young kids running strong as well, with Brodie B, Matthew C, and Paul Y all putting in strong performances!

The new USGT Scale Spec class looked great and drew lots of interest.  Congrats to Rob F for taking top honours in that one with his Associated car!


Next Race is this Sunday, June 5
We are racing again this Sunday June 5.  We'll keep an eye on the weather and post any updates as we get closer.  We'll be holding a drivers meeting to get our setup/teardown routine back into top form, and we'll discuss some other details about the race season.


Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Racing Tomorrow (June 5) Is Cancelled

The weather forecast for tonight and tomorrow looks wet.  Racing is cancelled.  We'll try again next Sunday June 12th.

Blake

Blake

#6
Weather Outlook for Tomorrow June 12

The weather forecast for tomorrow is looking reasonable.  For now we are planning to race.  We'll be running all classes.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

Fun Racing Again!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing yesterday.  We had a good turnout and some really close racing.  Brian A, Tom Y, Craig R, and Glenn A gave us some thrilling finishes in TC Stock which were fun to watch.  Big shoutout to Dan P who qualified 5th overall in TC Stock - very impressive work!  We also welcomed back Dan L who hasn't missed a beat in his time away from racing!

Track teardown was insanely fast.  It felt like 10 - 12 mins... so thanks everyone for working on that efficiently together.

Next Race is Sunday, June 26
There was not enough interest to run this Sunday (Father's Day) so our next race is Sunday June 26th.  This will be our last club race before our Speed Weekend trophy race on July 9-10.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Sunday June 26, 2022

We are club racing this Sunday.  This will be our last club race before Speed Weekend 2022.  Bring water and sunscreen.

Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

We'll be holding a drivers meeting to discuss some Speed Weekend details so everyone is prepared.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

#9
Epic Club Day!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing yesterday.  We had a large turnout and some really good racing on a very warm summer day.  Big thanks to Tiny and Nospoom for making the trip over to run with us!  Some notable performances:

-Paul Y and Mike S entertained us with some good runs and close racing throughout the day while Chris B set a career effort in qualifying.

-Mateo B came to play in his first race in many months, ultimately getting into the B-Main in a large field of TC Stock drivers.  Awesome performance Mateo!

-The B and A groups featured phenomenal racing throughout the day.  Adam B, Brian A, Glenn A, and Daryl J all ran really well all day and gave us a great show in the B-Main.  Adam probably would have taken his bump-up to the A-Main if his hands weren't shaking so much....

-At the sharpest end of the stick, Nick F, Tom Y, Tiny, Nospoom S, and Craig R treated us to a great A-Final!  Nick took advantage of a little first-lap jockeying to move from 4th to 1st, a position he would hold to the finish, just two tenths ahead of Tom.

-Craig was once again the man to beat in Nitro, and Rob F kept his grip on the USGT title.

-The Formula 1 class was stacked with eight cars which was very cool to see on our track.

-Setup/teardown were very good, with setup taking only about 20 minutes.

-Afro, thank you for your generosity.

Speed Weekend July 9-10
We're off for the Canada Day long weekend, and we'll be back with our two-day Speed Weekend trophy race on July 9-10.  This race is a super fun event for everyone, of all skills levels, from novice to club pro.  We hope to see all club members participate and have some fun with us!

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

#10
Club racing this Sunday July 24, 2022
This Sunday is our next club race.  Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

We'll be holding a quick meeting with USGT and F1 drivers to determine the best way to schedule these classes for the remainder of the summer.

RRR Summer Challenge July 30-31
Please make plans to join us for the RRR Summer Challenge in Richmond on July 30-31.  This is always a great race and we owe them big time for their huge support of Speed Weekend.

https://www.rctech.net/forum/canadian-r-c-scene/1101508-2022-ready-run-raceway-summer-challenge-presented-canada-hobbies-jul-30-31-a.html


See you there!
Blake

Blake

#11
Big Club Day!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing last Sunday.  We had a very large turnout on a nice warm day.  The TC Stock shootout in the main between Craig R, Avery B, Gerry B, and Nick F was awesome!  Super tight racing.  Congrats to Dan L for making the B-Main bump to the A-Main!  Dan is starting to get his program back into form from years past.

In the B/C groups, Neil J, Joe F, Gord W, and Brian B entertained us with some close battles which were fun to watch.  Joe and Gord both put in excellent runs in the B-Main!

It was great to see Griffin and Brody Simister on the track, representing our youngest racers of the day!  Great to see!

USGT and Formula 1
We had a quick discussion with a large number of USGT and F1 drivers.  It was voted to run both classes every race day, but to possibly drop a qualifying round for these two classes on high turnout days where timeline is an issue.  TC Stock will continue to run three qualifiers every race day as this is our signature club class with the largest turnouts (27 entries last Sunday).

Next Race is Sunday, Aug 14
We are at the RRR Summer Challenge in Richmond this weekend.  Please join us if you can:
https://www.rctech.net/forum/canadian-r-c-scene/1101508-2022-ready-run-raceway-summer-challenge-presented-canada-hobbies-jul-30-31-a.html

The next race at IROCC will be Sunday August 14th.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Sunday Aug 14, 2022

This Sunday is our next club race.  Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

#13
Fun Racing Again!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing yesterday.  We had a smaller turnout which meant for a more relaxed race day.  Shoutout to Blair S and Corey H for making the bump-ups to the A-Main.  Great runs from both these guys yesterday!  It was also cool to see Brian B set a personal best with 24 laps in his main.  In general racing was very clean and fast yesterday which was great to see.

HUGE thank you to Gerry Bernard for building us a new pit wall designed for quick assembly!  Very much appreciated Gerry!

Next Race is Sunday, Aug 21
Our next club race is this Sunday, August 21st.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Sunday Aug 21, 2022

This Sunday is our next club race.  Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

Good Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing last Sunday.  The weather was perfect and we saw a lot of clean, competitive racing.  Tom Y continues to be the racer to beat in TC Stock with another strong performance in the main.  Shoutout to Adam B for a well earned podium finish in the main, just 0.9s behind Brian A in 2nd.  It was nice to see Dan L pick up some pace in his electric TC this week, and Jeff G set a personal best with some excellent qualifying runs!

Next Race is Sunday, Aug 28
We are racing again next Sunday August 28th, and we will take the following Sunday off (Sept 4th).

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

#16
Fun Racing Again!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing yesterday.  We had a good turnout and some really close racing.  Shoutout to Carter H for some impressive performances in TC Stock!  The five Formula 1 cars looked great out there, and some of them are getting very quick!

Reminder that we're vacuuming the indoor carpet today (Mon Aug 29) at 6:00PM at Eagle Ridge.  Please come out to help, and bring a vacuum.

Next Race is Sunday, Sept 11
We are taking the Labour Day weekend off, so we'll be back racing in the parking lot on Sept 11.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Sunday Sep 11, 2022

This Sunday is our next club race.  Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

We're going to hold a drivers meeting with important information about our Fall setup at Eagle Ridge.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

Exciting Racing Again!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Sunday.  We had a smaller turnout which meant for a more relaxed race day.

Big shoutout to Afro for some great qualifying performances, and for making the bump into the A-Main!  Awesome work!

Ryan Tiny Welch joined us from the Lower Mainland and put the pressure on the TC Stock field with a really quick car early on.  Craig R would reset TQ in round two, and then Adam B upped the ante in the 3rd round, setting the overall TQ as he continued his good stretch of top performances.  In the main Tom Y worked his way from P5 through the competitive field and secured another win this summer.  It was really fun to watch all these racers battling it out all day!

It was nice to see Chris C joining us for his first ever club race with IROCC.  He caught on to the asphalt thing quickly and ran some very consistent laps.

In general we saw a lot of clean runs and patient driving, save for a couple of incidents!  Keep that up as it will be needed when the track shrinks for carpet racing....

Final Summer Race, Sunday Sep 25
There are too many people away next weekend, so our next and final summer club race will be Sunday, September 25th.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Blake

Final Summer Club race this Sunday Sep 25, 2022

This Sunday is our final summer club race.  Track setup will begin at 9:30am.  All racers are expected to help with track setup.

We're going to hold a drivers meeting with important information about our Fall racing program at Eagle Ridge.

See you there!
Blake

Blake

#20
Nice Summer Wrap Up!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing yesterday.  The weather was perfect and we enjoyed a fun day of racing again.  It was great to see Matt Sladich back on track after a 10+ year break.  You could see him getting back into the rhythm more and more each round as the muscle memory woke up.

Shoutout to newcomer Cooper W for successfully completing his first ever onroad raceday!  Cooper got more and more comfortable each round and did exceptionally well for his first time on the track!

Big thanks to Chris C for helping us out with the Nitro RD work.  We threw him into the fire with zero experience, and zero training, but all was good once we got the microphone volume turned up!

All in all we had a fantastic summer of racing in the parking lot; lots of new (and old) faces, lot of smiles and laughs, some heartbreak, and tremendous racing.

Huge thank you to all club members, in particular those that go above and beyond to make the club better.  Whether you're helping out on a non race day, building and contributing infrastructure, showing up early to blow the track, showing up early WITH the track, participating in the daily RD and organizational duties, or assisting a new racer with their car, it is all appreciated.  And without everyone pitching in together, we don't have racing.  This is what it means to be part of a club like IROCC.

Fall Carpet Season Starts Saturday Oct 8
Familiarize yourself with the info in the pinned "Fall 2022 Carpet Season" thread/post.  More info to come this week.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YrH0Nz9e6v3DGcsnt0NUrh67595Tly8v


Blake

Tom

Will we be able to see the summer season points?

Blake

Quote from: Tom on October 03, 2022, 01:28:34 PM
Will we be able to see the summer season points?

Remind me at the first indoor race.

Blake

Tom


Blake

Quote from: Tom on November 07, 2022, 05:31:16 PM
Still waiting...

And I'm still waiting for a reminder while we're at the track.

Blake