ClubInfo

There are two racing seasons:

1. Winter Carpet Season

2. Summer Carpet Season

The carpet season is indoor weekly races on carpet from October through to the end of April of each year. It’s weekly racing usually on Saturdays providing an atmosphere of fun.

It’s a great activity over the winter months.

The summer season is bi-weekly races for the months of May through August. The location will be posted in our events area on the home page or within the our forum.

For each season, the track layout changing every four races, running clockwise for the first two races, then counterclockwise the last two races.

Our club tracks the race results showing all mains and provides points based on finishing position. These can be viewed in our Race Results area.

Please refer to our rule book for additional information such as classes.

To race, each racer is required to complete and submit a registration form before the first race, listing the type of vehicle/class, frequency and racer information.

Our race form is here: Our Race Form

All Non-Members pay a $20.00 per race fee.

Membership Card
Access to membership only forums
Reduced racing fees
Discount at Hobbyworld
Right to vote at all meetings (members over 17)
Sarcarclub email account
Member only events

Our membership form can be found here: Our Membership Form

General Information

Welcome to SARCAR, Saskatoon Association of Radio Control Auto Racers. We are a

nonprofit organization with the objective of racing radio control (RC) vehicles both indoors

and outdoors in a friendly family environment. We primarily race electric RC cars on carpet

and asphalt. For new racers, our club has a sportsman class to help develop driving skills and learn about their RC vehicle. If you have any other questions, please ask any of

our members as they are always willing to share their knowledge.

Come out and have some fun! See you at the track.

1. What are all the required items?

To race an electric on-road car, you will need:

• RC Car

• Electronics (servo, speed control, radio, receiver)

• Batteries

• Charger

• Motors

• Tires

• Spare parts

• Tools

2. Are there different On-Road RC Cars?

Yes. The RC cars are raced based on scale, class, and driver skill level. There are 1/18th scale micros, 1/12 scale pan cars, and 1/10 scale touring car (TC). We primarily race the 1/10 scale TCs. The TC are 4wd cars and can be sold as:

• a ready to run (rtr) package (cost approx $320). The car is prebuilt including electronics, but does not include batteries or a charger; or

• as a pro kit (cost approx $400-500), which you have to build, no electronics, or radio is

provided. These kits are usually made with more exotic materials such as carbon fibre.

The most common TC cars we run in our club are the Team Losi JRXS (www.teamlosi.com) or Team Associated TC5 (www.rc10.com)

3. How fast do they go?

The speeds can range from 20-60 mph depending on the type of motor. The base motor is a Stock motor, which is a great motor to start racing. If you want more speed there are modified motors with a wide range of power. The price for a stock motor is around $35-$40, while mod motors are $70 plus.

4. Are the RC cars repairable?

Yes. All parts can be purchased separately. So if a racer does break anything on the car, the parts are fully replaceable. Part costs are about $5 to $10 or so per piece. Breakage is reduced as the racer improves driving skills.

5. What type of batteries?

We use 6 cell sub C (around the size of a C cell) rechargeable NiMH batteries. These

batteries can be reused many many times. The current standard capacity is 4600 mA.

There are two main manufacturers: EnerG and IB.

There are also two types:

• Unmatched (cost is $40-50 each) where cells are put together as stick packs; or

• Matched (cost is $80 each) where the cells are matched on voltage and runtime. These cells provide the fastest speeds.

6. What are the Electronics?

• Servos – steer the car. The cost ranges from $25 for a standard servo to $140 for

high speed digital servo.

• Speed Controls (ESC) – these run the car and are classified as sport ($50-$100) which usually have reverse and can run very mild mod motors; and pro (up to $190) they have no reverse, but can run any mod motor. Popular companies are Novak (www.teamnovak.com) or Tekin (www.teamtekin.com)

• Radio and Receiver – again there are sport models ($70-$150) and pro versions (up to $500). Common companies are Futaba, Hitec and Airtronics. There are three bands, AM, FM, and DSM.

7. What about the charger?

Chargers can also range in price ($50-$200). Just ensure it’s a peak charger (automatically shuts off once battery is charged). One of the better chargers is the Duratrax ICE ($140). Usually the chargers are DC powered, so a car battery is all that is required. If you want to use AC power, you may need to purchase a 12v power supply.

8. What type of tire is required?

For asphalt racing, our club is uses rubber tires from companies such as Take-Off or Sorex. The cost is around $40 for a set of 4. For carpet, our club uses foam tires from companies such as JACO or PARMA.

9. What are the types of car bodies?

Car bodies are purchased clear and require painting. This is another great aspect of our hobby as a racer may personalize his car with a unique paint design. As for body

types, there are many types, including trucks, so enjoy! The best companies are Protoform, PARMA, HPI.

10. What about tools?

The tools required are allen wrenches and nut drivers. If you purchase the Losi or Associated cars, its standard (SAE), all other cars are metric. You also should have a good soldering iron to solder motor wires and batteries. You will also find a good toolbox/parts box is essential.

We hope this helped you. Feel free to ask any of our club members any additional questions.

And to all, RC racing is great fun! Members learn about their cars, how to make adjustments, and develop driving skills. While racing there is a focus and a feeling of

excitement. So come out and join in! We hope to see you at the track!

For Additional Information

RC Magazines

Xtreme RC Car

RC Car

Radio Control Car Action

RC Driver

Websites

Club and Forum sites:

www.rctech.net

Web Stores:

www.stormerhobbies.com