2024 Manawatu Classic and Club Champs
Manawatu Sunday April 7

Entries close at 11:59pm 7th April, 2024

If you are feeling unwell, please consider other event patrons and make a call that is best for all concerned.

Leave Palmerston North via Napier Road, Heading towards Ashhurst.

Raukawa Road is on your right approximately 6km from the 100kph sign.

Turn left in Innerwell Lane, approx 300m from intersection, look for WCS/RIR sign and park in the paddock pit area. 

There is ample onsite parking. We recommend you park on the track perimeter, with the row closest to the track being no closer than 3m for pedestrian movements. We will have signs out for this.

Power is available on site, there are 3 access points. 1 is beside the timing shed, the next is behind Mt Raukawa and the third is on the workshop.

If you wish to stay the night, please be self contained. 

We welcome spectators and ask that you drive into the property and park in the paddock behind the pit paddock. Please do not park on Innerwell Lane. This will be signposted.

Each Event is seperate and incur their own entry fees.

Gate will be open at 0630.

Track will open at the same time. 

Free practise until 0750.

0800 Drivers welcome and briefing, concourse, photo shoot

0815 Racing starts

1530 Racing finishes. Prizegiving immediately after

We cant control the weather and we will do our upmost to ensure we go racing. If the weather/other factors force changes to the available racing time, the race organiser will make a call as to how the outcome will be determined.

If a wash out, we will move dates to run the event at some stage in 2024. Please contact Julian to sort refunds etc. 

The best day(s) of racing here at RIR. We state its the hardest title in NZ to win and we are not kidding!! The format is well proven and requires 3 consistant races to get the title. Nothing is guaranteed. 

For 2024 we are going to be celebrating all things 2WD. We have 3 special races lined up for our RM Class cars. Open to any Rear Motor 2WD car, modern or new, to celebrate RM 2WD cars. 21.5T Brushless in blinky, or upto a 20T Brushed motor. If you have a spare car floating around, this is the time to rip it out. We will have special race formats for the RM cars.

We also have a Lunchbox/Grasshopper/Wheelie class and will extend this to cover off Frog, Subaru Brat, Blackfoot, Monster Beetle and any other derivitive. Not a race as such, but a chance to get these true vintage cars out. Superchamps etc are also included.  Modern DT02 may enter with these cars. 

We will run all the Vintage races together this year, but they will run mid way through the day.  If you wish to cross enter your vintage cars in modern classes we also allow this. 

Entries open once these regs are published. 

Vintage Classes:

Pre89 2WD, Pre89 4WD, Pre96 2WD, Pre96 4WD.  

All vintage classes are 27T Silver Cans either Johnson, Mabuchi or Kyosho G27

Modern Classes:

2WD Stock, 4WD Stock, Modified 4WD, Stadium Truck, 4WD SCT, 2WD SCT, E-Buggy, Juniors

SUNDAY:

Race 1. Live Time will sort the heats, marble draw first race grid.

Race 2. Reverse finish order of Round 1 over class and fastest time will start at the back of the field. As heats split, the fastest driver still starts at back of heat. 

Race 3. Points. Driver with highest accumulated points starts on grid 1, decending through the heats. 

None for this event. 

Sprinters are the choice of tire for RIR for all 1/10 cars and trucks. 

EBuggy we recommend Beta V-Max in SuperSoft, but for club champs tires are free. 

We use facebook for all our event and club information. If you need to get in touch prior to this or about anything else email rc@rir.nz or call 0274 434343. Cheers!!! Julian

Face book link.

Race fees are

$30 first class, $10 every additional class to a maximum of $80

$100 family - upto and including 2 adults and 2 juniors.

$20 Junior regardless of number of classes you enter.

Once you have entered, you must pay your entry fee within 3 days of entry and to the following bank account please. 

Direct to our account Raukawa International Raceway ANZ, PN. 01-0755-0265226-50

Name as reference please put your name. 

Raukawa International Raceway will be open all Friday April 5 for those travelling and wishing to stay. Track will be watered and power is on. Gearing and grip at MRC is very similar to RIR so this will give you a good insight to how to set your cars for both tracks. 

We are happy to ferry anyone wanting to stay at RIR to masterton saturday morning. 

Gates open from 0600.

and also upto drivers briefing on Saturday and Sunday to resolve any issues. 

The Dirt Oval will be open all weekend and we may have some fun races on there as well. 

No qualifying here, straight into racing!!  

Race 1. Marble Draw

Race 2. Reverse Finish order Race 1

Race 3. Points. Highest points on pole, fastest race time will determine tie. Basically, if you are on pole, and win the last race, you are the Manawatu Champion. 

We use the NZRCA rules for class/vehicle/technical requirements. 

Scales will be on site and competitors will do a self policing weigh in to ensure minimum weights are respected. 

The racing formats are RIR and as outlined above.

This is a 1 day club meeting, trophies are on offer, but if you really want one badly, we know the guy who makes them and he can probably sort one for you if you need then that badly.

Facility Rules:

RIR is a smokefree facility. Smoking and vaping must be done on the driveway beside the stock pens.

Covered shoes must be worn when at the facility. The track is in a paddock, there maybe hazards in the ground.

Please takeway all rubbish please.

We are a member club of the NZRCA. As such the technical and sporting rules that are set for our sport are respected. As this is a club meeting and our race formats and classes are unique to RIR, these are used as a guideline only, and we encourage you to ask questions if you are concerned - we are here to help and encourage participation at all levels. 

We will do random checks, weights, tires, dimensions through out the weekend.

Prizegiving will be held at the end of the last days racing. 

AMB Lap scoring with 4.3 allowing most AMB transponders as well as MRT.

Marshalling is a requirement of all drivers to ensure the meeting runs smoothly. 

You must marshal the race after your race. A table will be behind the drivers stand for you to put your cars. Once you have finished your race, collect your car and put it on the table, then head out to marshal. If you are doubling up, we will have a small gap to allow you to swop over. 

Once that race has finished you may then check the race results which will be posted on the shed and collect your car. 

You may not go back to your pit area immediately after your race. 

All efforts will be made to not have back to back races but sometimes this is unable to be achieved. 

We appreciate parents marshalling the Junior races.

No Junior is to marshall the 1:8 E-Buggy races for safety reasons.

We encourage lots of volunteer marshalling during the vintage racing as we know there will be a lot of cross entries in the classes.

Mowen grass pit area, 240V Power, air compressor. Bring your own tables, chairs, ezups. Ezups must be pegged - this is the Manawatu afterall.

Bring a chair, it will be a long few days but a great deal of fun.

P&B Snacks will be operating on site. They have a great range of food and will have coffees on site this year.

There is a Air BNB across the road from the entry point to the track. If you come early, then the track will be available on saturday if you require. 

12 The Lane Air BNB

There is no shoartage of quality accomodation in Palmerston North, only 8 minutes drive. 

No provision for bad weather has been allowed. We will advise you of plans during the day and make changes as required to make the event work.