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Posting this from Autocar Forum. I have permission from the coordinators to promote the event.


RCINC, in association with AUTOCAR, brings to you the very first Offroad Radio Control India National Championships at PitStop Racing, J.P Nagar, Bangalore on the 5th and 6th of December.
 
If you have an RC car/ Truck and you would like to be noticed for your talent in the RC industry, then this is where you should be. Kindly find below the details of the event and confirm your presence by emailing us at: rcincs@gmail.com or track us on Facebook.
 
SCHEDULE:

Day 1

Date: 5th December 09 ,Saturday

Location: Pit Stop Racing, J.P Nagar, Bangalore.

Event:  1st Radio Control India National Championships.

Drivers using AM & FM Band must deposit all Transmitter crystals with the race director. Frequencies will be distributed within the below allotted time frame to help tune and setup cars. Meanwhile all other setups and builds can be performed as per will of the driver. 2.4 Ghz radios will not be allowed ON during regular hours. Failure to comply with the above will result in penalty charges against the driver. Only one hour is allotted per category to setup vehicle during which the frequencies will be distributed. Each driver must return the frequency crystals after the allotted time is over.

                                10 am to 12pm.              Briefing and photography session with all      
                                                                   cars & drivers.

                                12pm to 1pm.                Buggy Setup

                                1pm to 2pm.                  Truggy Setup

                                2pm to 3pm.                  Lunch Break

                                3pm to 4pm                   Stadium Trucks Setup

                                4pm to 5pm                   Monster Trucks Setup

                                5pm to 6pm                   1/5th Scale setup.

                                6pm to 6.30pm               Best custom job judgment (No stock painted bodies)

Here on all cars are to be submitted for scrutiny and final checks, after which car numbers will be accordingly allotted to all drivers.  Kindly note this is an open class event. However the following will not be allowed on your vehicles:

1. No wheelie assist bars allowed.

2. No gyros/ drift assist boxes allowed.

3. Vehicles cannot use fuel with more that 25% nitro content. Fuel will be supplied by the race Director for all competitive events.

4. No onboard telemetry such as temperature gauges, speed meters, lap timers etc allowed.

5. Antenna length more that 12 inches will have to be trimmed. All antenna pipes must be firmly installed to your vehicle.

 
Day 2: Race Day

Date 6th December 09, Sunday


              9am to 10am                                    Briefing

              10am to 12pm                                   EP Class races (based on no of entries)

              12pm to 1pm                                     GP Buggy  

              1pm to 2pm                                        GP Truggy & Stadium Trucks  

               2pm to 3pm                                        Lunch

               3pm to 4pm                                        Monster Trucks

               4pm to 5pm                                        1/5th scale

               5pm to 6pm                                        Jumps, Drags etc.

               6pm to 7pm                                        Prize distribution and debriefing.

 
Entries for Participants is Rs 1500. All additional categories @Rs 500 extra.
Visitor entry on race day is Rs 20.  

The above schedule is all subject to number of entries and is subject to change without any prior notice.

Kindly protect your vehicle and your belongings during the event.

We are not responsible for any radio disturbances that may affect the performance of your vehicle during the same.

Decorum must be maintained at all times during the event. Failure to comply with shall result in expulsion from the event.

I think the guys organising the event needs to understand what is been done every where else in the world regarding 2.4ghz before making the rules.

Actually I think they are just being cautious.  If you read this carefully, they did not ban 2.4Ghz (or did I read it incorrectly?). 

All they said is that no one should turn on their 2.4Ghz radios while others are competing, even though technically they could without affecting anything.  I think the organizers want to avoid any conflict/claim from non-2.4Ghz racers about interference from 2.4Ghz units that are on (even though that is a far-fetched notion).

There is going to be a huge number of AM/FM users since most users are RTR. Would be interesting to see how the frequency issue is going to be handled.

We use 2.4ghz here in racing here, and the reason its costly and so famous is that its glitch and interference proof.
Its impossible to interfere with other fm/am drivers as every time you switch a 2.4ghz on, it find a frequency that's not been used by anyone.
Organizer should allow 2.4ghz radio.

Even though, its a great event, and if it was in anytime in jan-april I would have loved to come all the way for it, but I won't be able to make it as im coming to India on 28th.
All the very best with this events guys. :thumbsup:

Oh my God... you just opened up the most controversial topic on this forum, again  :giggle:  Never say ANYTHING is glitch and interference proof, just say "X is more resilient than Y". People skills, you know  ;D

If you are wondering why I said this, search for 2.4Ghz in some of the older threads here. Some people are absolutely convinced that as of today, 2.4Ghz is much more glitchier than FM ones.

PS: We do not want to hijack this thread, so if we going to discuss the pros/cons of 2.4Ghz, let us do it in one of the 2.4Ghz threads, or start a new one :)

Ajo,

Can you ask them to be more clearer on this one part of the rules says they will supply fuel and then then also mention not more than 25% nitro ????. Also hope the fuel is free of cost for both the days.

I clarified on the fuel query. Fuel will not be supplied. Own fuel upto 30% nitro can be used. Sorry for the error.

Regarding the 2.4GHz Radios, it will be allowed. Only restriction is that they will not be allowed to be used when other category races are running to avoid participants from practicing and setting up the cars. One hour setup time for each category will be allowed as per schedule.

Heres the track layout.

Here's the official results:

Electric - Open Class
1) Umesh – HPI E-Savage – Team Kyosho
2) Joseph Kodiyal – TT Sparrowhawk – Team Pitstop
3) Imran Sheikh – TT Sparrowhawk – Team Hong Nor

1/8 and 1/10 scale GP Buggy - Open Class
1) Abdullah Bhaghat – Hong Nor X2 – Team Hong Nor
2) Siddharth Salian – Hot Bodies D8 – Tritech Hobbies
3) Joe – TT Tomahawk – Team Pitstop

1/8 and 1/10 scale GP Monster Truck - Open Class
1) Kapil Jolly – HPI Savage X 4.6 – Dogbone Racing
2) Joe – TT Sledgehammer 8.2 - Team Pitstop
3) Biju – TT Sledgehammer 8.2 – Team Honest

1/8 and 1/10 scale Truggy – Open Class
1) Moiz Arsiwalla – Team Losi 8ight – Team Hong Nor
2) Uttam – Kyosho MFR – Team Kysoho
3) Ajo Joseph – TT ST1 – Team Raceway 112

1/5 Scale petrol
1) Kapil Jolly – HPI Baja 5B SS – Dogbone Racing
2) Vinit Sonawane – HPI Baja 5T – Tritech Hobbies
3) Sahil Parekh – HPI Baja 5B 2.0 – Tritech Hobbies

Some action images attached:

Looks like you have one at least one prize... congrats !  :thumbsup:

And thanks for posting the update with pictures !

Some more images, the last picture is of Joseph Kodiyal "Joe", who won in all 3 categories he entered:

How many participants were there ?

How about audience ?

Can you also write a bit more about the conduct of the competitions, the track, pros and cons of how things were done etc ?

Also, any special tips you picked up in terms of tunings etc ?

I am keen to know how the ST1 fared against others in the truggy class? Interms of straight line speed and cornering..

Straight line speed is good. I wasnt pushing hard, because my main focus was to keep the car on the track and complete the 20 mins of race. I am still on a " L " board in terms of driving the car. I broke the shocks after a hit with another car and few jumps.

Even if I drove better, I still wouldnt stand a chance against a well setup Losi 8T. Moiz bhai's driving was just too awesome. Have a long way to go before I catch up any where near.

I will try to compile a report shortly which I am planning to send some international forums. Will post it soon.

Thunder Tiger (TT) has good straight line speed with stock setup..If upgraded we can give a tough fight to our fellow competitors... TT cant take too much beating with stock setup..Im gettin my EB4 upgraded AJO..Next time i shall be on par with the pros..

plz let me know if there is a rc nitro car race

This is an old thread.  Please keep watching the events board, and you will know if/when there is one :

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-events/