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#91
General Discussion / Re: Pavement Track Work Party ...
Last post by Blake - May 11, 2023, 07:43:41 PMUseful items for cleanup day:
-Blowers
-Push brooms
-Long scrub brushes for van
-Small brushes for plastic walls
-Simple green or soap
-Water jug
-Paint roller/tray
Blake
-Blowers
-Push brooms
-Long scrub brushes for van
-Small brushes for plastic walls
-Simple green or soap
-Water jug
-Paint roller/tray
Blake
#92
General Discussion / Pavement Track Work Party Satu...
Last post by Blake - May 08, 2023, 06:26:18 PMHi all,
We are planning a short work party this Saturday morning at the pavement track in Colwood. Saturday May 13th, 10:00AM. Sorry for the late notice, but the weather this weekend looks good, and the following weekend is no longer a possibility.
Divide and conquer tasks:
1. Sweep and blow off the parking lot
2. New track layout
3. Paint small white boards
4. Clean out cube truck
5. Power wash if water available
6. Practice laps
Please let us know if you can attend as we are planning to grill some burgers etc.... Many hands make light work.
The club will have some TC tires on hand for anyone needing a new set for the summer.
Thanks,
Blake
We are planning a short work party this Saturday morning at the pavement track in Colwood. Saturday May 13th, 10:00AM. Sorry for the late notice, but the weather this weekend looks good, and the following weekend is no longer a possibility.
Divide and conquer tasks:
1. Sweep and blow off the parking lot
2. New track layout
3. Paint small white boards
4. Clean out cube truck
5. Power wash if water available
6. Practice laps
Please let us know if you can attend as we are planning to grill some burgers etc.... Many hands make light work.
The club will have some TC tires on hand for anyone needing a new set for the summer.
Thanks,
Blake
#93
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - May 01, 2023, 09:21:59 PMAwesome Final Race Night
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We wrapped up our indoor season with a large turnout and lots of close battles.
Congrats to Craig R for doubling up and taking the TQs and Wins in both TC and 12th Scale. Both his cars were working well all night, and he ran super clean and consistent in the mains.
Daryl J was very quick in TC and he managed to hot lap the entire field in the A-Main. His car is fairly new to him and he's got it working very nicely!
We had a brand new racer Sam L joining us for the night, courtesy of Dan P. I was really impressed with how quickly Sam got up to speed given that had never driven a TC before, much less participated in organized onroad racing. Apparently crawling skills are transferrable!
Biggest shout-out of the night goes to Avery B for going above and beyond in the pits helping new racers get their cars setup and operational. Avery definitely sacrificed his own wrenching time, and on top of that, he had spent the morning and afternoon travelling home from Texas. I noticed a few energy drinks in his pit that night....
Summer Season begins Sunday May 28
The Summer asphalt season beings on Sunday May 28th. Please see the featured post for more information:
https://www.irocc.ca/index.php?topic=5193.0
Stay tuned for further updates as we are planning a track and van cleanup day, with some open practice as well. More info to follow.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Blake
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We wrapped up our indoor season with a large turnout and lots of close battles.
Congrats to Craig R for doubling up and taking the TQs and Wins in both TC and 12th Scale. Both his cars were working well all night, and he ran super clean and consistent in the mains.
Daryl J was very quick in TC and he managed to hot lap the entire field in the A-Main. His car is fairly new to him and he's got it working very nicely!
We had a brand new racer Sam L joining us for the night, courtesy of Dan P. I was really impressed with how quickly Sam got up to speed given that had never driven a TC before, much less participated in organized onroad racing. Apparently crawling skills are transferrable!
Biggest shout-out of the night goes to Avery B for going above and beyond in the pits helping new racers get their cars setup and operational. Avery definitely sacrificed his own wrenching time, and on top of that, he had spent the morning and afternoon travelling home from Texas. I noticed a few energy drinks in his pit that night....
Summer Season begins Sunday May 28
The Summer asphalt season beings on Sunday May 28th. Please see the featured post for more information:
https://www.irocc.ca/index.php?topic=5193.0
Stay tuned for further updates as we are planning a track and van cleanup day, with some open practice as well. More info to follow.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Blake
#94
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - April 26, 2023, 04:52:53 PMFinal indoor club race this Saturday April 29th
This Saturday evening is our final club race of the indoor season. 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
E-Transfer Payments
IROCC has finally entered the 21st century with proper E-Transfer support. If you like, you may E-Transfer race fees to: iroccracing@gmail.com
Please note what class(es) you are running.
See you Saturday!
Blake
This Saturday evening is our final club race of the indoor season. 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
E-Transfer Payments
IROCC has finally entered the 21st century with proper E-Transfer support. If you like, you may E-Transfer race fees to: iroccracing@gmail.com
Please note what class(es) you are running.
See you Saturday!
Blake
#95
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - April 10, 2023, 06:10:37 PMBig Easter Race Night
Thanks to everyone who celebrated Easter with IROCC on Saturday night. We had a great turnout and lots of close battles.
Nick F took care of business again in TC setting up a dead heat with Brian A in the unofficial points championship. Things could get interesting at the final race of the year on April 29....
Sean B had his TC working well qualifying 2nd overall but had an untimely traction roll in the main which cost him.
Matt S ran his best laps of the season, and had a chance at the A-Main bump, but unfortunately also suffered an ill-timed traction roll.
It was great to see budding airbrush artist Corey H back on the track after a long time away! Thanks Corey for donating a spare 12th Scale body in nice shape to a possible new racer in the class.
Big shout-out to both Austen F and Mark L. Both these guys have improved a lot in recent weeks. We understand their pit crews put in some work since last race and it definitely paid off. Both had career nights on Saturday. Keep it up guys!
The novice heat was strong once again. Benjamin W and Dominic M both showed flashes of brilliance after missing some time. It was really impressive to see how clean they were running this week.
Finally, the perseverance award goes to new racer Cameron H who was not having much luck with his car staying together (through no fault of his own). Finally, in the Novice main event, Cameron had a full run and he did super well with a third place finish. Great work Cameron!
Final Race Night is Saturday Apr 29
Our final indoor race of the season is in three weeks, on Saturday Apr 29. Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Yes, the date is accurate. The regular date was unavailable.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake
Thanks to everyone who celebrated Easter with IROCC on Saturday night. We had a great turnout and lots of close battles.
Nick F took care of business again in TC setting up a dead heat with Brian A in the unofficial points championship. Things could get interesting at the final race of the year on April 29....
Sean B had his TC working well qualifying 2nd overall but had an untimely traction roll in the main which cost him.
Matt S ran his best laps of the season, and had a chance at the A-Main bump, but unfortunately also suffered an ill-timed traction roll.
It was great to see budding airbrush artist Corey H back on the track after a long time away! Thanks Corey for donating a spare 12th Scale body in nice shape to a possible new racer in the class.
Big shout-out to both Austen F and Mark L. Both these guys have improved a lot in recent weeks. We understand their pit crews put in some work since last race and it definitely paid off. Both had career nights on Saturday. Keep it up guys!
The novice heat was strong once again. Benjamin W and Dominic M both showed flashes of brilliance after missing some time. It was really impressive to see how clean they were running this week.
Finally, the perseverance award goes to new racer Cameron H who was not having much luck with his car staying together (through no fault of his own). Finally, in the Novice main event, Cameron had a full run and he did super well with a third place finish. Great work Cameron!
Final Race Night is Saturday Apr 29
Our final indoor race of the season is in three weeks, on Saturday Apr 29. Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Yes, the date is accurate. The regular date was unavailable.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake
#96
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - April 05, 2023, 05:03:04 PMClub racing this Saturday April 8th
This Saturday evening is our next 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
Two indoor races remain
April 8
April 29
See you Saturday!
Blake
This Saturday evening is our next 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
Two indoor races remain
April 8
April 29
See you Saturday!
Blake
#97
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - March 27, 2023, 06:03:30 PMFun Race Night
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We had a smaller turnout with quite a few people out sick or on vacation. Track setup was smooth again, although delayed a few minutes due to a lot of late arrivals. Teardown was in top form as usual.
The Novices once again had a good night with everyone continuing to improve on their times. Shoutout to Cameron H for doing incredibly well in his first ever organized RC race! After trying the club car for a few minutes last week, he ran a full race night and improved each time on the track. You could tell the muscle memory was forming already. It helps being young!
Matthew C continues to up his game and he narrowly missed a 19 lap run in the 3rd round. Great work Matthew!
Blair S experienced a breakout night with his 12th Scale, adding two laps to his career best and finishing 2nd in the B-Main! Awesome to see.
Wendell C also went next-level by running his season best in TC, and making the A-Main. His persistence with his car and radio setup definitely paid off, and the new paint was worth at least one tenth.
After missing a few races, Carter H ran strong in 12th Scale and had one of his best A-Main performances of his career with a killer hot lap too.
At the top, Nick F was largely untouchable again in TC, and Blake B, Craig R, and Tom Y showed that the old guys can still get around the track well in 12th Scale. Two seconds separated these three at the end of the main.
Next Race is Saturday Apr 8
Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Two dates remain: Apr 8 and Apr 29.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We had a smaller turnout with quite a few people out sick or on vacation. Track setup was smooth again, although delayed a few minutes due to a lot of late arrivals. Teardown was in top form as usual.
The Novices once again had a good night with everyone continuing to improve on their times. Shoutout to Cameron H for doing incredibly well in his first ever organized RC race! After trying the club car for a few minutes last week, he ran a full race night and improved each time on the track. You could tell the muscle memory was forming already. It helps being young!
Matthew C continues to up his game and he narrowly missed a 19 lap run in the 3rd round. Great work Matthew!
Blair S experienced a breakout night with his 12th Scale, adding two laps to his career best and finishing 2nd in the B-Main! Awesome to see.
Wendell C also went next-level by running his season best in TC, and making the A-Main. His persistence with his car and radio setup definitely paid off, and the new paint was worth at least one tenth.
After missing a few races, Carter H ran strong in 12th Scale and had one of his best A-Main performances of his career with a killer hot lap too.
At the top, Nick F was largely untouchable again in TC, and Blake B, Craig R, and Tom Y showed that the old guys can still get around the track well in 12th Scale. Two seconds separated these three at the end of the main.
Next Race is Saturday Apr 8
Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Two dates remain: Apr 8 and Apr 29.
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake
#98
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - March 22, 2023, 04:54:45 PMClub racing this Saturday March 25th
This Saturday evening is our next 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
See you Saturday!
Blake
This Saturday evening is our next 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).
We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains. Make sure your cars are ready to go.
See you Saturday!
Blake
#99
General Discussion / Summer Racing 2023
Last post by Blake - March 16, 2023, 06:21:08 PMIROCC Summer 2023 Race Season Information:
Welcome to IROCC's Summer 2023 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 Novice, Open rubber tire
TC Nitro .12, Open foam tire, 1650g
TC Scale Spec USGT 21.5, USGT spec tires and bodies, 1350g
Formula 1 21.5, Open Formula 1 rubber tire, 1020g
TC Scale Spec USGT and Formula 1 Classes:
Depending on turnouts, TC Scale Spec USGT and Formula 1 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, truck, track materials, generators, computers, PA, etc...) If you would like to inquire about our finances please speak with us.
Race Day Program:
9:30AM Track setup
10:15AM Practice
11:00AM Q1
12:00PM Q2
1:00PM Lunch
1:30PM Q3
2:30PM Mains
3:30PM Track teardown
Schedule:
May
May 28 Club Race - Season Opener
June
June 4 Club Race
June 11 Club Race
June 18 Father's Day - Racing TBD No racing
June 25 Club Race
July
July 2 No racing, Canada Day long weekend
July 9 Club Race
July 15/16 Speed Weekend Trophy Race
July 23 No racing
July 30 Club Race
August
Aug 5/6 RRR Summer Challenge in Richmond (Let's get all club members over there to support this!)
Aug 13 Club Race
Aug 20 Club Race
Aug 27 Club Race
September
Sep 3 No racing, Labour Day long weekend
Sep 10 Club Race
Sep 17 Club Race
Sep 24 Final Club Race
Blake
Welcome to IROCC's Summer 2023 Race Season. All detail and schedule information is below.
---------
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 Novice, Open rubber tire
TC Nitro .12, Open foam tire, 1650g
TC Scale Spec USGT 21.5, USGT spec tires and bodies, 1350g
Formula 1 21.5, Open Formula 1 rubber tire, 1020g
TC Scale Spec USGT and Formula 1 Classes:
Depending on turnouts, TC Scale Spec USGT and Formula 1 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, truck, track materials, generators, computers, PA, etc...) If you would like to inquire about our finances please speak with us.
Race Day Program:
9:30AM Track setup
10:15AM Practice
11:00AM Q1
12:00PM Q2
1:00PM Lunch
1:30PM Q3
2:30PM Mains
3:30PM Track teardown
Schedule:
May
May 28 Club Race - Season Opener
June
June 4 Club Race
June 11 Club Race
June 25 Club Race
July
July 2 No racing, Canada Day long weekend
July 9 Club Race
July 15/16 Speed Weekend Trophy Race
July 23 No racing
July 30 Club Race
August
Aug 5/6 RRR Summer Challenge in Richmond (Let's get all club members over there to support this!)
Aug 13 Club Race
Aug 20 Club Race
Aug 27 Club Race
September
Sep 3 No racing, Labour Day long weekend
Sep 10 Club Race
Sep 17 Club Race
Sep 24 Final Club Race
Blake
#100
General Discussion / Re: Winter Racing 2022/2023
Last post by Blake - March 13, 2023, 05:41:50 PMBig Race Night
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We had a good turnout and lots of close battles.
Big shoutout to Nick F for finally ending Brian A's reign on the TC class. Nick is a natural wheel, and when he puts five minutes together, he is quick. Congrats Nick!
Ryan Welch made the trip from the Lower Mainland to join us for racing which was great. Thanks for making the trip Tiny!
Neil J was off the IR (shoulder) and back on track which was great to see!
The novice heat was really good once again, and we even had a brand new racer testing out the club car in practice (Ian/Cameron, please contact me on the website if you see this).
Special mention to newcomer Martin M for pitching-in in a big way during track setup and teardown! Thanks Martin - it was noticed and appreciated.
Setup was super quick again at about 35 minutes.
Next Race is Saturday Mar 25
Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Three dates remain: Mar 25, Apr 8, Apr 29
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race. We had a good turnout and lots of close battles.
Big shoutout to Nick F for finally ending Brian A's reign on the TC class. Nick is a natural wheel, and when he puts five minutes together, he is quick. Congrats Nick!
Ryan Welch made the trip from the Lower Mainland to join us for racing which was great. Thanks for making the trip Tiny!
Neil J was off the IR (shoulder) and back on track which was great to see!
The novice heat was really good once again, and we even had a brand new racer testing out the club car in practice (Ian/Cameron, please contact me on the website if you see this).
Special mention to newcomer Martin M for pitching-in in a big way during track setup and teardown! Thanks Martin - it was noticed and appreciated.
Setup was super quick again at about 35 minutes.
Next Race is Saturday Mar 25
Doors open at 4:00PM. We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.
Three dates remain: Mar 25, Apr 8, Apr 29
Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1n1-j1snHL8URsztlKrEtIWD44eyWEV7v
Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/
Blake