MODERN EVENTS
Modern race events are raced on our main Sic Surface track.
See below for details of upcoming events.
Club Meet
Our club race days are the 'bread and butter' events for the club where there is a structured race day format (i.e. Qualifying and Finals), but there are no points awarded towards a championship or series event. It's a great day to relax, meet new people, ask questions.......oh and have a race to hone those skills.
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The day commences with 2 x Qualifying rounds for each class (e.g. Novice, 2WD Stock, 4WD Stock etc). Each round has a staggered start, runs for 5-minutes and you race against yourself. Points are awarded based on your qualifying times. Your best 1 of 2 qualifiers will be used seed the Mains and ultimately your grid start position.
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In the finals (i.e. Mains), each class will race 3 times. A final round lasts for 5 minutes and you race against each other from a grid start. Your two best finals will count (points awarded) to determine your result for the day, with your third round (worst result) dropped. Generally a Main will have 10-12 vehicles so depending on entries in the class, there may be groups within each class (e.g. 2WD Stock A-Main, 2WD Stock B-Main, 2WD Stock C-Main).
2024 Member's Points Series
The 2024 Members Points Series is a 5 Round event.
Round dates are as follows:
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Round 1 - 25 Feb
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Round 2 - 10 Mar
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Round 3 - 5 May (Rescheduled)
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Round 4 - 19 May (Rescheduled)
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Round 5 - 2 June (Rescheduled)
The race day will follow a format of 1 or 2 Qualifiers of Top 3 Consecutive (depending on entry numbers) and 3 Mains. All Qualifiers and Mains will be 5 minutes. If two Qualifiers are run, it will be best 1 of 2. Mains will be best 2 of 3.
Classes run will be the normal Junior, Sportsman, Stock and Modified classes, as well as Stadium Truck and Short Course Truck. You cannot cross enter in Sportsman, Stock and Modified. Points will accumulate across all rounds but only your best 3 of 5 rounds will count. This means you can miss 2 rounds and still be in the running for a podium.
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Points will be allocated as follows:
Qualifying
1 point for Top Qualifier (TQ).
Mains
20 points for a win, 19 points for second and so on until 1 point for 20th and all results beyond that.
Other Points
1 bonus point for each race meet attended
2 bonus points for attending all 5 rounds (added after R5 is complete)
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Check your points tally here.
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NOTE: You must be a member before the commencement of Round 5 to be eligible for a trophy at the end of the series. If a non-member achieves a trophy result (i.e. 1st, 2nd or 3rd), the member below that member in the points total will be awarded the trophy for that podium win.
Truck 'n' Outlaw Event
A new event for 2024, the Truck 'n' Outlaw 2-day event shines the light on our Stadium and Short Course Trucks and Outlaw buggies. The event will be held on weekend of 20 - 21 April 2024, with practice available on Friday 19th April.
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For all event details, click HERE.
Queensland State Titles
The Queensland State Titles returns to Chargers RC in 2024. This is an RCRA sanctioned event and will be held from Friday 21 June to Sunday 23 June.
For all event details, click HERE.
Legends Points Series - 2024
The 2024 Legends Points Series will be a 3 Round event commencing Sunday 11 August 2024.
Round dates are as follows:
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Round 1 - 11 Aug
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Round 2 - 25 Aug
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Round 3 - 8 Sept
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Classes being raced are:
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Juniors
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2WD Sportsman
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2WD/4WD Super Stock (Non-Blinky 17.5T/13.5T motors respectively)
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2WD/4WD Modified
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Stadium Truck (Short-Course welcome)
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Note: You can only enter a maximum of 2 classes. You cannot cross enter in 2WD Sportsman and 2WD Stock.
The race day will follow a format of 2 x 5 minute Qualifiers based on results with best 1 to count. There will be 3 x 5 minute Mains with results determined using IFMAR standard (i.e. 2 will count). The second main will also be a reverse grid start based on Qualifying results.
Points will accumulate across all rounds (i.e. you do not drop your worst round) and will be allocated as follows:
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Qualifying
1 point for Top Qualifier (TQ) in each class.
Mains
20 points for a win, 18 for second, 16 for third, 14 for fourth, 12 for fifth and 10 for 6th and then 9 points for seventh and continuing to decrease by 1 point for lower results until 1 point for 15th and all results beyond that. (For example, coming 10th, you would score 6 points).
Other Points
3 bonus points for attending all 3 rounds (added after R3 is complete)
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Check your points tally here.​
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2024 Chargers RC Grand Prix
The 2024 Chargers RC Grand Prix event is a new event scheduled for Sunday 17th November 2024. The event is an all day event commencing at 8am and will test driver and machine.
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Entries open 17 October 2024. Click HERE to enter with payment via PayPal preferred.
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Click HERE to see who has entered.
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Classes are:
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Junior
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2WD Sportsman
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2WD Stock Buggy (17.5T)
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2WD Modified Buggy
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4WD Stock Buggy (13.5T)
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4WD Modified Buggy
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Modified Stadium Truck
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Short Course Truck (10.5T)
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There are no control tyres.
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Following a similar format to a 'Reedy' format race, there are random grid finals only with up to 12 drivers in each final. There are no qualifying rounds and your best 2 from 3 rounds count.
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Results from this event also count towards the Australian Top 25 1/10th Off-road Ratings.
Races are as follows:
Juniors: 4 x 7-minute races
All other classes: 3 x 10-minute races
The cost is $20 for first class and $10 for second class. Junior class is free and juniors can race a second class for $10. Class numbers are strictly capped and one a class is full there will be no more entries. You can nominate a 3rd class preference on the entry form which may be allocated to you if there are entries spots left after 10 November. Cost for third class is $5.
For more information, contact any member of the committee.
Enduro / Break-up
Chargers RC Annual 'Enduro' and Breakup celebration to be held in the morning of Sunday 8th December and culminating with a Pizza and Subway lunch to celebrate the year that was. This event kicks off at 7.45am with a short drivers brief. We will then run our Top 10 shootout to determine the grid starting positions before rolling straight into the 3-Hour enduro. We anticipate the enduro finishing around 11.45am. The Hooligan race will be held after the Enduro.
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This is a day of fun racing and banter for all Chargers members. Cost is only $10 per person which includes lunch and drinks. There are no trophies for this event (only bragging rights) - it's just pure fun!!
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​So, how does it work? What are the rules?
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Each team must be made up of four to five drivers.
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Each team must provide a marshall at all times.
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Chassis is open to any off-road 1/10 race car with 2 cell LIPO battery.
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Strictly 1 car per team
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Maximum of 2 tyre sets per team (unlimited pit stops)
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There will be a table off-track for battery and tyre changes
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Whichever team completes the most laps in three hours wins!
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We encourage the participation of juniors in this event and every team that includes a junior driver who has not raced at an interstate RCRA State Titles event will receive a bonus 10 laps to their total. The junior must be a driver for a minimum of 15 minutes over the course of the 3 hour race.
