Island Radio Operated Car Club

Excellent First Carpet Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for our first carpet race of the season on Saturday.  We had a good turnout and lots of strong performances.  Setup was a little slow due to laying out a new track.  It will be twice as fast next time now that the layout is chalked and all the corners are preassembled.  We will run 3x qualifiers next time.

Big shoutout to Phil C and Shawn Z for bringing along all the PA gear and the extra scaffold planks.  Much appreciated guys!

A few notable performances, especially from some of our new racers:

Rich F had never touched an RC car transmitter in his life and managed to run the loaner car to a D-Main win and a bump-up in the C-Main.  He was very consistent all evening, steadily getting faster with each lap.

Rain A ran the second club car, and although she didn't have a transponder, she also ran impressively well with zero RC experience.  Really awesome to see!

Another new racer Gavin A also caught on very quickly and ran some clean laps in qualifying.  Great work Gavin.

Matthew C had a career night qualifying 11th overall in TC earning a solid B-Main spot.  He also ran 12th Scale for the first time and did very well bumping out of the C-Main and getting some extra runtime in the B-Main.

Special mention to Dale S and Kevin M for doing really well in their first ever onroad carpet races!

And finally, awesome performance from Ryan P, making his first ever 12th Scale A-Main in the modern era of IROCC!

There are too many good performances to list as racing was quite competitive with lots of racers stepping up early in the season.  Let's keep it going.

Next Race is Saturday Oct 26
We have three weeks until the next race, Saturday Oct 26th.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/12K1p6m3Uw1hful2hM0Jw-OapZk4qr0VZ


Blake

First Club Race This Saturday October 5th
This Saturday evening is our first indoor club race.  Doors open at 4:00pm and track setup starts at 4:10pm.  All local racers are expected to help with track setup (reasonable exceptions are fine).


Important Quick Tips for Race #1
Follow these tips if you want to have fun at Race #1.  The car must be race ready, with the battery installed, before making these measurements:

Touring Car

• Ride height should be set somewhere between 5.0mm and 5.5mm.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlS0PMEf2c

• Body height should be set to 10mm.  The video says 8mm, but 10mm is required for our carpet.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh8DTMXGg9o&t=455s

12th Scale Car

• Ride height should be set somewhere between 3.4mm and 3.8mm.

• Body height should be set to 8mm.

Front Tires

• CA glue the sidewalls of your FRONT tires as per this video:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb8p6z33z3A

• Same applies to 12th Scale front tires.

Blake

First Carpet Club Race, Saturday October 5th

Saturday October 5th evening is our first carpet club race.  Doors open at 4:00pm and track setup starts at 4:10pm.  All local racers are expected to help with track setup (reasonable exceptions are fine).  Some notes:

• New Track Setup: We'll be building a new track layout for the first night which will take extra time.  We'll then run an extended practice session, followed by two qualifiers and one main.  Future race nights will run three qualifiers and one main.
• Tables/Chairs: Eagle Ridge has some tables for our use, but not enough for everyone.  If you have a small table, it would be wise to bring it along.  You MUST bring your own chair.
• Payment: Cash and E-Transfers are accepted.
• TC Rubber Tires: The club will have touring car rubber tires on hand for purchase.  They are the same tires that most racers have used the last few years.
• Traction Compound: SXT is the only permitted traction compound.

Blake

Summer 2024 Is In The Books!
Yesterday marked the last race day for IROCC's 2024 summer race season.  We had a good turnout, nice weather, and some fun racing.  The van is all packed up and we pulled out everything we need for carpet season.

2024 was a weird summer for IROCC as we knew our time in the parking lot was coming to a permanent end.  We managed to squeak out a full season of racing which was a bit of a surprise.  It will be tough to say goodbye to our outdoor home of 20+ years but times change and so will IROCC.  We have a couple parking lots lined up for next summer so stay tuned over the winter for more information.

Special thank you to these guys that go above and beyond every week: Brian A, Brian B, Craig, Neil, Rob.

And of course, huge thank you to all club members who have worked to improve the club.  IROCC is your club.  No one is getting paid, and all income goes directly into the club bank account.

Fall Carpet Season Starts Saturday Oct 5
Familiarize yourself with the info in the pinned "Winter Racing 2024/2025" thread/post.


Blake

Club racing this Sunday Sep 15, 2024

We are club racing this Sunday September 15th at the Park and Ride.  We'll be running a full race program with three qualifiers, and mains.

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


Blake

Fun Club Day!
Thanks to the small group that attended our club race yesterday.  It was a bare bones turnout but we made it work and we had some fun racing.

Shoutout to Tiny and Nospoom for making the trip from the Lower Mainland.  Always fun to have these guys running with us!

We saw some close racing in USGT between Corey H and Phil C throughout the day.  In each round of qualifying these two ran within 20 feet of each other for the entire five minutes.  Despite the close racing, Corey made no mistakes and would take the TQ and win.

Congrats to Dalyn S for taking the double wins, in TC Stock and TC Nitro.


Next Race is Sunday, Sept 15th pending numbers
Our next race is Sunday Sept 15th if we can get confirmation of 20 drivers.  Let us know if you plan to attend.


Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Y2Zl6DeRSkbhI8h5kXTfoRKfML2iMixX


Blake

IROCC Winter 2024/2025 Race Season Information:

Welcome to IROCC's Winter 2024/2025 Carpet Season.

Dates in 2024 (Saturday evenings):
Oct 5
Oct 26
Nov 2
Nov 16
Nov 30
Dec 14

2025 dates TBA

Location:
Eagle Ridge Community Center Dry Arena
1089 Langford Pkwy, Victoria, BC V9B 0A5

Race Night Program:
4:00PM Doors open for track setup
4:45PM Practice
5:15PM Q1
6:25PM Q2
7:35PM Q3
8:45PM Mains
10:00PM Track teardown

Race Classes:
Touring Stock 21.5
12th Scale Stock 17.5
Novice

Race Fees:
Adult $30 flat fee
Child/Student $10 flat fee

Track:
100' x 48' CRC Black Carpet

Notes:
Limited tables provided
Chairs NOT provided
Bring an extension cord
SXT traction compound only


Blake

Club racing this Sunday Sep 8, 2024

We are club racing this Sunday September 8th at the Park and Ride.  We'll be running a full race program with three qualifiers, and mains.

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


Blake

Fun Club Day!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for our club race yesterday.  We had a good turnout and some excellent racing across the board.

Congrats to Dan L for taking the TC Stock win on his birthday!  A points series in this class would have been interesting this summer, with several different drivers claiming wins.

Craig R took home the TC Nitro win, Brian A locked down the USGT main, and Adam B maintained his ownership of the Formula 1 class.

Special mention goes to Paul Y for making a double bump-up from the D-Main to the B-Main with some good driving!  Nice work Paul!


Next Race is Sunday, Sept 8th
We are NOT racing next Sunday Sept 1st.  Good luck to all racers traveling to the Kamloops End Of Summer Challenge!  Our next race is Sunday Sept 8th.


Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Y2Zl6DeRSkbhI8h5kXTfoRKfML2iMixX


Blake

Club racing this Sunday Aug 25, 2024

We are club racing this Sunday August 25th at the Park and Ride.  We'll be running a full race program with three qualifiers, and mains.

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


Blake