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Kettering
Model Car Club started as mainly an off-road
club, based in Burton Latimer in Northamptonshire. As with most clubs,
we have evolved and we now run electric
1/10th scale touring cars on an indoor carpet
track at the William Knibb Centre, in Kettering
on a Friday evening.
Click on the
navigation bar to the left to find out more about Indoor racing at KMCC.
Directions to
the William Knibb Centre can be found below:
William Knibb Centre>>
The car park is off
Alfred Street and is the first one as you approach the Centre from
Victoria Street. Once you are parked, head towards the corner of the
building and you will see a single door on the right hand side. If the
door isn't open ring on the bell stuck to the glass and we race on the
first floor in the gym.
Feel free to come
along and take a look even if you don't own an R/C car yet, you can get
plenty of advice from any of the committee members.
Membership of
Kettering Model Car Club for 2012 is £20 per year, which includes
£14 for BRCA membership and £6 Club membership. If you are
already a BRCA member from another club, simply bring your membership
card and it will only cost you £6 to join KMCC.
Club membership is due
for renewal in December each year.
You must have BRCA
membership to race, as this gives you 3rd party insurance cover, as
well as a copy of the BRCA handbook and Circuit Chatter magazine.
You can download a
copy of the Club Membership Application form and a copy of the Club
Handbook / Constitution below:
The Committee of
the club who try to keep things running
smoothly!
Elected Committee members currently are:
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| Dave
Irving is Chairman of the Committee and race controller on
most Friday evenings. |
Nicola
Irving is Membership and General Secretary. |
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| Rob
Oliver is Press Officer and Public Relations |
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General Committee
members currently are:
vacancies!
Club
Rules - we try to keep
the rules to a minimum, and a full list of all the rules are in the
Club Handbook, which you can download above. However, here are a few
"Do's and Don'ts" you should know before you come racing at KMCC:
Do's
- Please try and get
to the hall for 7pm and offer to help with the track layout - the
sooner we get started the sooner we finish! We aim to start to racing
at 7.30pm and finish at 9.45pm, so you need to be booked in before we
can start.
- All drivers
are expected to stay until the end of the evening and help to pack away
the track - it only takes a very short time when everyone pitches in.
- Listen out for
announcements, including the start of booking in, as a failure to
book-in prior to 'heats' being created means no race for that evening.
- The race fee MUST
be paid in full on the day when booking-in. No fee paid - no race,
sorry.
- Once the 'heat'
list is produced, announced and displayed, all Driver's MUST check the
following:-
(i) Your 'heat' number;
(ii) Your Car number;
(iii) Your crystal colour or frequency.
If you need to change your crystal from that on the list, you MUST
notify the race controller.
- Please try to have
a minimum of three crystals available each time you race.
- Keep an "ear" on
which heat is being run, on evenings when we have a lot of racers, we
can't afford to wait for drivers to prepare their cars when the race
should be starting.
- ALWAYS return your
transponders to the rack as soon as the race has ended and BEFORE you
go out to Marshall.
- After your 'heat',
you MUST Marshall the following 'heat'.
I.E. If you are in 'heat' two, you must Marshall 'heat' three, etc.
- If you are unable
to race for the remainder of the evening, please tell the Race
Controller so they can adjust the finals if necessary - it makes better
racing for everyone.
DON'TS
- Please respect the
people laying the track at the start of the evening and don't go out
for practice until the Race Director tells you the track is open.
- You MUST NOT walk
on to the track OR leave the rostrum until the Race Controller has
declared the race over.
- Please make sure
that Spectators DO NOT walk onto the track to assist you during a race.
Only Official Marshall's, with BRCA insurance are allowed onto the
track during a race.
- NEVER leave your
transmitters turned on in the pits or within half a mile radius of the
Venue. This includes outside the venue, as it can ruin another racers
night.
If you have a problem with your car and require a test-time, you MUST
ask the Race Controller when it is convenient for you to do so.
- We're not really
sure if Mobile Telephones cause interference, but to be on the safe
side, if you need to make or receive a call, please try to do so away
from the track.
- Please adhere to
the rules of the venue - No Smoking, Alcohol or Drugs within the
building please, as these will not be tolerated. Also, there is to be
no soldering within the hall, store room or corridor to avoid damage to
the floor or other equipment stored. If you need to solder anything,
talk to the Race Director who will help you out.
Car Specification
Again, while trying to
keep rules to a minimum, we still want to try and make the racing as
fair and exciting as possible, so we run a defined car class and put a
restriction of the type of motor and tyres you can run as follows:
- All Cars should be
1/10th scale electric touring cars. You can use any make or model, with
any bodyshell that takes your fancy!
- Handout
transponders must be mounted inside the car and is such a way as they
don't get damaged during racing.
- Slick racing tyres
or rubber treaded tyres (e.g. Tamiya Radials for the Mini's) only are
allowed when racing on the carpet at the William Knibb Centre. The
prefered tyre is the Corrally/STCC tyre available from Modeltech Racing.
- Only low odour
additive, in an applicator pack is allowed. If you are not sure which
additive is allowed, please check with Race Control.
- No mini-pins, rally
blocks, or foams are to be used AT ALL, on your car. If you are seen to
be using mini-pins, then you will be refused to race for that evening
unless you change your tyres, as these can cause significant damage to
the capet.
- 13.5 Brushless (or
higher) or 27 turn Brushed motors only are allowed on a Friday evening.
We may ask to check your motor from time to time just to make sure all
the racing is a fair as possible.
ESC (Elecronic Speed Controller) choice is open, so timing
advance/turbo is allowed.
- Please keep a
minimum ride height of 5mm beneath your chassis, as any lower than this
can cause damage to the carpet.
Remember,
the Race Controller runs the meeting and their decision or that of the
Chairman will be final.
Apart
from that - Have a Great Night's Racing!
Contacting the Club
For any
information about the Club, give Dave a call:
Dave Irving -
Chairman - 07971021643
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