NZRCA 1/10 Electric Off-Road National Championship
Friday April 4 to Sunday April 6 2025

Entries close at 11:59pm 1st April, 2025

RIR is located approx 10 minutes from Palmerston North square. Head out of Palmerston North towards Ashhurst. Turn right onto Raukawa Road, and then left into Innerwell Lane. Look for the RIR/WCS Sign on your left then out to the paddock pits area.

Pit Parking is in the pit paddock area.
We have room for trailers, caravans and campers.
If you are intending to camp please contact Julian ASAP so we can allocate the area for you.
Camping is permitted as long as you have the self contained signage.

Spectating is free to watch.

0700 Gates open 0700am
0700 to 1000 Track Prep
1000 to 1200 Open track practise
1200 to 1230 Track prep and Seeding round created
1245 to 1700 Seeding rounds

0700 Gates open
0800 Official event opening and welcome
0830 Qualify 1 starts
1100 Qualify 2 starts (Estimated)
1400 Qualify 3 starts (Estimated)

0700 Gates open
0800 Round 1 Finals
1100 Round 2 Finals
1400 Round 3 Finals (Estimated)

All details are approximate.
Your early entry allows the organiser to lock in timetables and clarify times.

Thursday April 4 has been set aside as a full practise day for anyone wanting to do so.
This will be $20 per driver, please pay at the timing shed before you start practise.
The RIR track is locked and ready to test from today and there are plenty of events leading up to this event. Test fee covers off the cost of running the day for the organiser.

Entries are open from today. Please pay as soon as you receive your invoice generated from the system into the correct account with the correct details.

Control Tires for 2025 are as follows.
No control Buggy Tire or Insert maybe modified in any way.
No trimming, chamfering, fit as supplied.
Holes may not be punched in Buggy tires.

2WD Buggy: Front tires - Open
Rear tires - JETKO DESIRER Ultra Soft with open cell foam insert. Part Number JKO2010US-6222BK

4WD Buggy:
Front Tires - JETKO DESIRER Ultra Soft with open cell foam insert. Part Number JKO2009US-6222BK
Rear Tires - JETKO DESIRER Ultra Soft with open cell foam insert. Part Number JKO2010US-6222BK


Truck Classes:
Truck classes may punch holes in tires. No other modification to tire or insert is permitted.

SCT Trucks:

2WD SCT Trucks
Front Tires are free
Rear Tires - JETKO DESIRER Super Soft with 1/8th supplied insert. Part Number JKO3107SS6223DB
SCT Trucks sold as a RTR kit may use kit tires in SCT Class.
Holes maybe punched in SCT tires

4WD SCT Trucks

All tires are to be JETKO DESIRER Super Soft with 1/8th supplied insert. Part Number JKO3107SS6223DB.
Holes maybe punched in SCT tires.

2WD Stadium Truck.
Front tires are free.
Rear Tires will be Proline Holeshot 2.0 M3 Compound. Part Number PRO830302.
Holes maybe punched in ST Tires.

Organisers reserve the right to mark tires and remove from rims. If a tire is used and marked in any qualifier/race any subsequent race/qualifier that has used that tire(s), all results with the marked tire(s) shall be deleted from all results if a breach is found. Organisers will replace any tire(s) that has been removed and found correct, but not liable for any that are in breach of these rules.

Julian Hardy rc@rir.nz 0274 434343

Your entry is considered a contract between yourself and the organizing club. We have committed to run the event, by entering you are committing to pay and enter. Failure to not do so will see your entry removed. When you enter you must pay entry fees immediately.
If you do not, your entry will be deleted.
Please pay entry fees immediately after you have entered.
When you enter you must pay entry fees immediately.
If you do not, your entry will be deleted.

Please pay entry fees to We Cut Shapes
ANZ 01-0755-0265226-050.
Please put your name, and number of classes entered.

We are intending to run fewer cars per qualifying heat and will have additional eyes on the track to monitor events.
Penalties will be handed out to drivers who fail to adhere to this.
A written drivers briefing will be published prior to the event and available at event signin.
Any questions can be raised once published, and at the drivers briefing.
Best 2 of 3 qualifying will count.
Drivers will be reseeded after each round of qualifying.
Qualifying will use the NZRCA points system.

All classes will receive 3 finals.

NZRCA Rules governing classes, racing and safety shall apply.

All vehicles will be required to be checked prior to race start to meet NZRCA rules.
Scruitineering shall be also Parc Ferme. Once checked in for your qualifying, you may leave the assigned area, but will need to be rechecked before you can start your qualifying/race.

Will take place at the venue immediately after the final race of the weekend.

AMB 4.3 All AMB Transponders are readable MRT Transponders are readable

Marshalling. Its easy. If you race you marshall. Once you leave the stand you go straight to the area allocated for cars, and straight to marshall. Our stand allows for rapid change over and we expect marshalling completed to the highest standard.

Pit area has power. Please bring your own Ezups (with pegs) tables, chairs. We will mow the pits prior to the event.
If you are travelling and don't have the ability to carry these things, we have a limited number of tables and shelters to assist you. Please contact Julian direct to arrange.

We will arrange food to be on site. Details closer to time.

Heaps in Palmerston North and also lots of BNB type things.

We dont do rain. Just keep remembering this and say it out loud enough it works.

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We are going to run on the Dirt Oval on Friday and Saturday nights after racing. This is free to enter, but we do have money races on offer thanks to amazing sponsors. Come and see what this oval racing stuff is all about.

If you have a flag/banner please bring these as they add to the event atmosphere.

This event is fundraising for the club to purchase an additional water tank to allow the club to use more water for track conditioning after the event.

We would like to advise that this latest website improvement is difficult to load for organisers and apologies in advance for any difficulties you might have.