Winter Racing 2023/2024

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Blake

IROCC Winter 2023/2024 Race Season Information:

Welcome to IROCC's Winter 2023/2024 Carpet Season.

Dates in 2023/2024 (Saturday evenings):
Oct 7
Oct 21
Nov 4
Nov 18 - No Racing
Dec 2
Dec 16

Jan 13
Jan 27
Feb 10
Feb 24
Mar 9 - No Racing
Mar 23
Apr 6
Apr 27    *** Note this date is three weeks after previous date


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

Tom

I'm expecting Novice is intended to be a TC chassis?

Blake

Quote from: Tom on September 05, 2023, 08:08:22 PM
I'm expecting Novice is intended to be a TC chassis?

Yes although novices can run in the 12th Scale class as well.  They will be pre-sorted into an appropriate heat.

Blake

Blake

First Carpet Club Race, Saturday October 7th

Saturday October 7th 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.

  • Formula 1 at the first race: The shorter race program on night #1 will allow us to run Formula 1 if there are enough cars.  Beyond that, we'll only have time to run it at future races if the turnouts are low.

  • 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.  These tires are not mandatory, but they are a good choice.

  • Traction Compound: SXT is the only permitted traction compound.

Blake

Blake

First Club Race This Saturday October 7th
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

12th Scale Car
  • Ride height should be set somewhere between 3.4mm and 3.8mm.
  • Body height should be set to 8mm.

Front Tires
  • Same applies to 12th Scale front tires.


Blake

Blake

#5
Excellent First Carpet Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for our first carpet race of the season on Saturday.  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.  Big thanks to Marten Martin and Brian Ball for refining the storage area a little given the new obstacle there.

A few notable performances, especially from our group of young racers:

Avelyn was back racing again and she ran super well, finishing 3rd in the C-Main.  Dominic ran some quick laps and made the C as well.  Also in the C, Matthew, was sporting some new paint and his car was quick!  He had a little bad luck in the main but his speed is impressive.

Big shoutout to Phil and Matthew Cady for bringing along a new racer Fielding W to the track.  Fielding had never run a hobby grade RC car before and he caught on quick!  He had a legit chance at bumping to the C-Main until a broken axle slowed him up a little.  Nevertheless, a great night of racing for Fielding!

Cameron H had a career night with an awesome run in the D-Main just narrowly grabbing the last bump spot to the C.  He actually switched to a backup chassis just before the main as he couldn't get his primary car fixed in time.  Kudos for making it happen Cameron!

Next up, and still in the "young" category, Sam L was on fire in qualifying.  He was running a new car and he was driving it really well!  Definitely the fastest laps we've seen from Sam so far.  Keep it up!

Special mentions go to Sue Lester and Shawn Lange for adapting quickly to indoor carpet racing after both of them ran abbreviated summer seasons.  Sue was slow and steady and improved her pace each run throughout the night which was awesome to see!  And Shawn picked up carpet racing really quickly and looked very comfortable in the new environment.

Next Race is Saturday Oct 21
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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday October 21st
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 there!
Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday November 4th
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 there!
Blake

Blake

#8
Fun Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  Setup and teardown were very smooth.  Extra special shoutout to Brian B, Martin Marten, and Rob F for doing a lot of the heavy lifting in and out of the storage area.

Congrats to Dan L for TQing the TC Stock class.  He has been steadily improving since his return to racing last year, and he set his first IROCC TQ effort on Saturday night!

Craig R was untouchable in 12th Stock with a couple of flawless runs including his A-Main performance.  His car is quick, and his driving was on point all night.

Jarrod H made his once-annual appearance and, as usual, ran competitively in 12th Stock with no practice and no laps since this time last year.  Come visit us again J-Rod!

Cameron H had an awesome night with some really clean runs in qualifying and a strong main in the Novice group, propelling him into the TC Stock C-Main.  Great work Cameron!

Ian H ran Cameron's backup car and turned his first ever laps with an RC car.  I have to say, he was pretty impressive for a completely new racer.  Keep it up Ian!

Next Race is Saturday Dec 2
We have an extended break at the moment.  The next race is Saturday Dec 2nd, 2023.  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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Blake

Schedule for 2024
Eagle Ridge has given us our Winter dates into 2024.  I've updated the pinned post with this information as well.

Our next race
Our next race is December 2nd 2023.

Remaining Schedule for 2023/2024
Dec 2
Dec 16

Jan 13
Jan 27
Feb 10
Feb 24
Mar 9 - No Racing
Mar 23

*** All dates start at 4:00PM


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday December 2nd
After a long break, 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.


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday December 16th
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).

*** The tables have returned to the arena but there is limited supply like usual.

We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.  Make sure your cars are ready to go.


See you there!
Blake

Blake

#12
Big Race Night for Novices!
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race.  We had a good turnout and lots of good racing.  The Novice heat stole the show with some excellent driving from all our new racers.

The highlight of the night was probably onroad rookie Bob Magyar making a clean last corner pass on Mark Lester in the first race of the night.  Great finish in that one.

The other rookies, Colton W, Emmett Y, Ian H, and Shaun W all ran super well all night, steadily improving their times.  Really awesome to see.

Our "pro-novices", Avelyn W, Cameron H, Dominic M, and Matthew C were all escalated up a heat on this night and were more than up for the task.  It won't be long until we see one of these racers in the B-Main.

Further up the ranks we saw a good battle between brothers Joe F and Jack F in the B-Main which was fun to watch.  And Shawn Z had a great night, eventually ending up in the TC A-Main which was great to see.

Teardown must have been some sort of record.  Brian B and Martin M had the pack up system working at max efficiency.  Great work there.

*** For those that saw the incident near the end of the night: This is currently under review.  All club members will be updated at a driver's meeting at the next race.

Next Race is Saturday Jan 13, 2024
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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday January 13th
This Saturday evening is our first club race of 2024.  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.

Drivers meeting 5:15pm.


See you there!
Blake

Blake

Fun Race Night!
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race.  We had a good turnout and lots of good racing.  Once again we had a big turnout of newer onroad racers including Dayn Hoel and Jes Mattheisen from COR Victoria.  These two ran some loaner cars and did super well for their first ever onroad event!  Big thanks to Rob F for supplying the extra loaner.

The first TC main saw Jes and Emmett Y breaking away from the field.  Unfortunately Emmett's car suffered a broken arm later in the run and Colton W would move into the second bump spot.

The next TC main was a three way race within the Fantetti family.  Joe worked his way to the front but traffic was unkind to him and Austen would end up taking the win with Jack in tow.

Rob F got a little unlucky while leading the TC B-Main and ended up breaking his car which allowed Shawn Z and Phil C to secure bump ups to the A-Main.  Good run there from both these guys, and Shawn ended up 4th overall in the A-Main with an extremely slow car which was impressive!

In 12th Scale, Sean B and Paul Y were the most consistent in the B-Main and would transfer to the A-Main.  Shout out to Paul for handling himself well in the A group.  It's tough to focus on your own lines when you've got several faster cars working past you throughout the race.  Paul stayed clean which was awesome.

The 12th Scale A-Main featured a good race between Blake B and Craig R, swapping back and forth for the lead multiple times, and never being more than about six feet apart from each other.  Fun racing for sure.

Teardown was deadly fast and efficient again which got us out the door and to dinner a little early.  Thanks everyone for that.

Next Race is Saturday Jan 27, 2024
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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday January 27th
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 there!
Blake

Blake

Big Race Night!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a big turnout and a few new racers which was great to see.  The larger turnout caused us to run a little late but we'll get that cleaned up next time.

Big thank you to Ryan W and Nospoom S for joining us from Metro Vancouver for the night.  It's always fun to race with these guys!

Shoutout to Craig R and Dan L for getting Jes M back on track after a small ESC fire.  Jes' night would otherwise have been over if it had not been for these guys making the effort.

Ryan Patterson ran the club car for his first IROCC club race since the 80s/90s era.  He did really well out there with the fragile loaner, especially given his time away from RC!

Dayn H and Bob M entered the 12th Scale class for their first time and both of them ran very quick and clean.  Ultimately they would both finish in the middle of the B-Main which was impressive!

Brodie B had a great night, improving each round with his 12th Scale car.  He hit 26 laps in the C-Main which was a record.  Nice work Brodie!

At the top of 12th Scale, Dalyn S was a beast with one of the fastest and most consistent qualifiers we've seen in recent memory.  See the attached picture as a model of consistent lap times, especially in 1S where the battery fade is against you.  Note that this run was about two seconds slower than Craig R's run from a couple weeks ago, but I can tell Dalyn's Top 5/10/15 numbers are a club record without even checking the database.

Thank you to Sean B and Tom Y for running the computer for much of the night; it is a thankless volunteer position.

Next Race is Saturday Feb 10
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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/

Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday February 10th
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 there!
Blake

Blake

Fun Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  Setup and teardown were very smooth.  We had a lighter turnout which made for a more laid-back schedule and some extra practice.

Shoutout to Dominic M in the Novice main for running his best run in his short career.  Dominic ran super clean and managed to turn 18 laps which was very impressive!

Ryan P was back for his first race with his own car and did really well.  He just concentrated on clean laps and it paid off with some really good runs.

Carter H, Glenn A, and Sean B had some good battles in 12th Scale throughout the night.  Carter and Sean were turning slightly faster laps but Glenn's consistency gave him the edge every time.

Congrats to Dan L for hitting 37 laps for the first time.  His 12th Scale game definitely took a jump forward that night.

Big thanks to Tom Y for helping Emmett Y get one of the loaner cars sorted out between heats.  Much appreciated.

Hard luck award goes to Nick F for breaking out of both mains.  He will take solace in his Super Bowl winnings though.

Next Race is Saturday Feb 24
The next race is Saturday Feb 24.  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/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday February 24th
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.

*** Note that after this race we will have a four week break until our next race on March 23rd.


See you there!
Blake

Blake

Great Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a good turnout and lots of good racing.

Our novices were strong once again, and it would be Dominic M and Avelyn C taking the bump ups to the next main with super clean runs.

Shawn Z had a good night, eventually making it into the A-Main again.  Great work Shawn!

Congrats to Avery B for taking the win in TC on this night.  He got it done from the 5th position on the grid which was impressive.

In 12th Scale, Shane A had a great run in the B-Main which was likely a personal best.  Keep it up Shane!

Good luck to all IROCC racers attending the Kamloops Mid Winter Challenge next weekend!

Next Race is Saturday Mar 23
We're on an extended break now.  The next IROCC club race is Saturday Mar 23.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Upcoming Schedule
Mar 1-3 Kamloops Mid Winter Challenge
Mar 23  IROCC club race
Apr 6    IROCC club race
Apr 27  Last IROCC club race of the winter season (*** Note this date is three weeks after previous date)

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday March 23th
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 there!
Blake

Blake

Fun Club Race!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a good turnout and lots of good racing.

Congrats to Dayn H and Rob F for running really well all night and taking the bump-ups to the TC A-Main!  Both were really consistent and smooth, staying out of trouble.  Dayn's progression in onroad has been very impressive!  Hard luck goes to Matt S as he was running a very close 3rd place but got collected by traffic on the last couple of laps. 

Ryan P set a new personal best with a super strong run in the TC C-Main.  Some of the more seasoned racers kept him at bay but he's showing that he can challenge that group moving forward.

Liam K ran his first ever "race laps" and did super well.  Big thanks to Team Fantetti for the loaner car!

The 12th Scale B-Main was a fun race to watch.  Shane A put in his best run of the night and worked his way to the front and then started to pull away with clean driving.  Behind him, Dan L and Daryl J raced super tight for pretty much the entire main with Daryl in 2nd and Dan in 3rd.  Daryl kept clean and managed to fend off Dan right to the end.  As a more aged racer myself, I love seeing IROCC's more "experienced" racers fending off the younger generation.  They can have their time when we retire.

Next Race is Saturday Apr 6
The next race is Saturday Apr 6.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Upcoming Schedule
Apr 6    Club race
Apr 27  Last club race of the winter season (*** Note this date is three weeks after previous date)

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Blake

Club racing this Saturday April 6th
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 there!
Blake

Blake

Fun Race Night!
Thanks to everyone who made it out for racing on Saturday.  We had a smaller turnout but some really good races.  It was a fun night.

Big shoutout to Matthew C for helping fix the club car after it was broken in a qualifying heat.  Matthew wasn't too familiar with the car but managed to get it up and running in short order!  Later in the evening Craig R did a full rebuild on Brian B's 12th Scale car after he broke the rear pod plate.  Lots of good mechanic work that night!

Nick F was the racer to beat in TC this week.  He turned the best hot laps and was also one of the most consistent drivers in the class.  And Dalyn S was untouchable in 12th Scale with a really quick car and mistake free driving.  Well done again guys.

Matt S had a good night in TC.  He was super quick in the final qualifier and managed to seed 6th overall, making the A-Main directly.  Nice work Matt!

Once again, the 12th Scale B-Main ended up being the race of the night.  Daryl J and Rob F raced it out for eight straight minutes in this one, never separated by more than 20 feet.  Daryl lead for most of the run and he didn't make any mistakes.  Rob was a tick quicker but didn't push the issue and stayed patient.  In the final minute Rob managed to make a clean pass for the lead, but on the final lap of the race Daryl got him back with an aggressive but legit pass of his own.  These guys have raced together a lot over the years and this had to be one of their best performances.  Was a fun one to watch.

Final Race Night is Saturday Apr 27
Our final indoor race of the season is in three weeks, on Saturday Apr 27.  Doors open at 4:00PM.  We will run a full race program with three qualifiers followed by the mains.

Yes, the Apr 27 date is accurate.  The regular date was unavailable.

Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk

Consistency Rankings and other Analytics
https://irocc.shinyapps.io/Analytics/


Blake

Blake

Final indoor club race this Saturday April 27th
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.

Summer Track Equipment
If anyone has room to store a PA speaker or two, and/or the rubber mats, that would be great.  We will need them for summer racing.


See you Saturday!
Blake

Blake

#26
Fun Final Race Night
Thanks to everyone who attended Saturday's club race.  We wrapped up our indoor season with a fun race night and lots of close battles on the track.

Big shoutout to Jack F for what was probably his best ever 12th Scale run.  In the C-Main he got to the front fairly quickly and then started to pull away from the field with consistent error-free driving.  He ended up a lap up on second place just by driving clean.  Great work Jack!

A few others peaked their 12th Scale programs on the last race night too.  Dan L, Sean B, and Shane A all had strong runs throughout the night.  And Glenn A took a Fantetti loaner car to a 4th place finish which was awesome to see.

Ultimately Craig R was untouchable in the main, although Nick F might have had the pace to keep up if he had avoided some mistakes.

In TC Nick F was the fastest in qualifying and he and Blake fought to the death in the main in a battle of good vs evil.  Fun racing.

Brian B and Joe F deserve a mention here.  I know a lot of different people have been helping with the awkward storage of our gear.  But Brian and Joe have been at the center of this effort EVERY SINGLE WEEK for two years.  Thank goodness they're fit and strong because it's a really tough job to manhandle the carpet and scaffolding into the storage area.  Huge thank you Brian and Joe - it is very much appreciated!


Summer Season begins Sunday May 26
The Summer asphalt season begins on Sunday May 26th.  Please stay tuned for details on location, and schedule.  Currently everything is still somewhat fluid.


Results
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1S6qnZUyfyY6wXgfU5Zd9hQYt32hdiXvk


Blake