2026 EP 1/10th Off-Road Indoor Carpet Nationals
14 - 16 August 2026

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Entries close at 11:59pm 7th August, 2026

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Our COVID-19 Plan

Please be socially responsible, and do not attend if you are unwell and/or may infect others.

If you are unable to attend the event due to personal illness, Covid-19 or otherwise, please contact an HRCCC Organising Committee member to advise of your non-attendance.

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Parking

Large carpark outside the venue.

Be sure to lock your car at all times!!

Spectators

Spectators are very welcome. Entry is free.

Dates

14 - 16 August 2026


Friday

7:00 am - Doors open - Friday 14 August
7:30 am - Drivers Briefing
8:00 am - Practice/ Seeding to begin

2 x 4 minute Practice Rounds, then
2 x 4 minute Seeding Rounds.


Seeding will consist of 2 x 4 minute rounds which will dictate your starting position for the first round of Qualifying on Saturday morning.

Friday night
A social dinner function will be held on Friday evening. Details to follow.


No equipment of value should be left inside the venue overnight.
No Lipo or other battery types to be left inside the venue overnight. Any batteries found inside the venue at night will be confiscated by the Race Director, to be returned after the conclusion of the event.

Saturday

QUALIFYING DAY - THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICE ON SATURDAY
7:00 am - Doors open - Saturday 15 August
7:30 am - Drivers Briefing
8:00 am - Qualifying to begin

Starting positions for the first of 4 x 5 minute Qualifying rounds will have been determined from Seeding rounds on Friday.

Your finishing position in each Qualifying round will dictate your starting position for the next Qualifying round.

Saturday night

No equipment of value should be left inside the venue overnight.
No Lipo or other battery types to be left inside the venue overnight. Any batteries found inside the venue at night will be confiscated by the Race Director, to be returned after the conclusion of the event.

Sunday

FINALS DAY - THERE WILL BE NO PRACTICE ON SUNDAY
7:00 am - Doors open - Sunday 16 August
7:30 am - Driver briefing
8:00 am - Finals begin

3 x 5 min Finals for all NZ National Title classes, plus
3 x 5 min Finals for "Exhibition" 2wd/4wd Vintage Pre-95 Buggy, G27

Plus...
1 x 5 min Final for Junior 2wd Stock 17.5 Buggy

Junior-aged competitors, Under 16 years of age, are asked to nominate their entry for the Junior Final at Driver Briefing on Sunday morning.

Track pack-down to commence immediately following completion of Finals.

Event prize giving will be held directly after track has been packed down.

The timetable is approximate only, and subject to change, at the discretion of Race Control.

Event Information

Entry Fees
First Class entry: $60.00
Additional Class entries: $40.00

Deadline for Payment of Entry Fees
Payment of entry fee is to be received by HRCCC no later than Friday 3rd July to confirm your entry position.

Entry positions not paid by Saturday 4th July will be offered to any/ all entrants on the 'Wait List' for each class on a first-in, first-served basis.

Refund of Entry Fees
Due to the financial commitments of putting this event on for competitors, there will be no refunds provided by HRCCC after payment has been received.

If an entrant is unable to partake in the event, it will be their own responsibility to on-sell that entry position to a suitably NZRCA-licenced competitor to fill that space, or forfeit payment as a donation to the event.

Please contact the Event Organiser, David Sweeney, President.HRCCC@gmail.com, to advise of withdrawal and/ or enquire as to competitors on the 'Wait List' whom may wish to take your entry spot.

See Payment Instructions section for bank account details.

Entry Details

Entries will be closed at 200 cars, across the 7 classes.

Additional entry positions will be offered by the Organising Committee to fill any remaining positions in class heats.

Additional registrations will be accepted, and notified if earlier entrants do not pay entry fees by the closing date.

Additional Registrations - Wait List
Registrations will continue to be accepted over and above the capped numbers for each class. Those entries will be put on the 'Wait List' for each class.
Any class entry positions with unpaid entry fees as at Saturday 4th July will be offered to entrants on the 'Wait List' on a first-in, first-service basis.

Classes Offered

New Zealand National Title Classes:
  • 2wd Stock 17.5 Buggy
  • 2wd Open Mod Buggy
  • 4wd Stock 17.5 Buggy
  • 4wd Open Mod Buggy
  • 2wd Stock 17.5 Stadium Truck
  • 2wd Open Mod Stadium Truck

  • Exhibition Class:
  • 2wd/4wd Vintage Pre-95 Buggy, G27

Control Tyres

Tyres for New Zealand National Title Classes shall be as per Rule G18.2 Spec Tyres of NZRCA General Rules 2026.

No Spec Tyre or Insert may be modified in any way.

Spec Tyres are to be fitted as purchased in original condition from manufacturer. No trimming or chamfering shall be permitted. Holes may not be punched in any Spec Tyres in any Class for this event.

2wd Buggy Classes
Front Tyres: To Be Advised
Rear Tyres: To Be Advised

4wd Buggy Classes
Front Tyres: To Be Advised
Rear Tyres: To Be Advised

2wd Stadium Truck Classes
Front Tyres: To Be Advised
Rear Tyres: To Be Advised

2wd/4wd Vintage Pre-95 Buggy, G27 Class
Tyres shall be as per Vintage EP Off-Road Rules 2026 (i.e. free from restriction by Rule G18.2).

Organisers reserve the right to mark tyres and/or remove from rims.

If a tyre(s) or insert(s) having been removed and marked by organisers at any time during the event is used in any subsequent qualifier/ race session(s) without the express permission of the Race Director, any/ all results for subsequent qualifier/ race session(s) that used the marked tyre(s) or insert(s) shall be deleted if a breach is found.

Organisers will replace any tyre(s) and/ or insert(s) that has been removed and found to be correct/ compliant with these regulations, but shall not be liable for any tyre(s) and/ or insert(s) that are in breach of these rules.

Contact Information

Please contact one of the HRCCC Organising Committee members below:
David Sweeney or Nathan Toia.
(via Facebook Messenger or phone.)

Payment Instructions

Please make all payments to the following bank account:

Hamilton Radio Control Car Club
BNZ Bank Account: 02-0454-0038740-003

Please use First and Surname as references so we can ensure your payment has been received.

Qualifying

2 x 4 minute Seeding heats held on Friday to seed drivers into 4 x 5 minute Qualifying heats on Saturday.

Called start format for both Seeding and Qualifying heats, with starting positions to be seeded from previous heat result.

4 x 5 minute Qualifying rounds, best 3 of 4 count towards qualifying points. A tiebreaker will be lowest point and then fastest time.

Finals

Drivers will start each of the 3 Finals on Sunday from the same grid position, as determined by Qualifying result on Saturday afternoon.

e.g. If you qualify on P5 for the finals, you will start all 3 final rounds from P5 on the grid, irrespective of your finishing position in the previous final.

Race Director

Darryl Maslin

Time Keeper

David Sweeney

Rules

All vehicles and batteries to be as per NZRCA General Rules 2026 and Electric Powered Off-Road Rules 2026.

Please Note: 2wd & 4wd Vintage Pre-95 Buggy will be restricted to running the Kyosho G27 Motor only.

Scruitineering


Scrutineering is compulsory.

All cars must conform to NZRCA indoor off-road regulations.

Cars will be randomly checked over the duration of the event for motor conformity, weight, blinky mode (where applicable) and battery voltage.

Please ensure that you check your cars (by the entrant) before and during the event for any sharp edges or loose screws that may potentially cause injury to marshals, spectators or fellow competitors, or damage to the track or venue surfaces.

Prize Giving

Prize giving will be held immediately after track pack down has been completed.

All competitors are expected to assist with track pack down at the conclusion of racing.

All competitors are expected to attend Prize giving to applaud trophy winners and show respect and appreciation for fellow competitors.

Marshalling

Drivers MUST marshal the race following their own. Please assist us to keep the event moving along by going out to marshal PROMPTLY following your race.
The first race of each round will be marshalled by the drivers of the last race of each round.

If a driver is unable to marshal at any time, THAT DRIVER MUST notify the Race Director in person of their inability to marshal, including nomination of a competent substitute marshal.

Pits

No competitor pit equipment to be set up at Pre-event Track set up on Thursday night.

Tables may be placed and/ or reserved by name on Thursday night, but no equipment to be left at venue overnight.

Friday & Saturday nights

No equipment of value should be left inside the venue overnight.

No Lipo or other battery types to be left inside the venue overnight. Any batteries found inside the venue at night will be confiscated by the Race Director, to be returned after the conclusion of the event.

Could all local and HRCCC members please bring your own table. This will allow travelling, visitor competitors to have access to the limited number of HRCCC tables available.

Expect pitting areas to be tight due to numbers. Please be considerate of others when setting up your pit area, and do not occupy more space than necessary.

Toilet facilities are available on site.

Food

NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED ON THE CARPET OR MARKED TENNIS COURTS OR DRIVERS STAND AT ANY TIME.

Food and drink may be consumed on sideline areas.

NO ALCOHOL TO BE CONSUMED DURING THE MEETING, NOR TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE VENUE.

Other info

7:30 pm Thursday night, 13 August - Track set-up

Track set up only. No competitor pit equipment to be set up on Thursday night.
Tables may be placed and/ or reserved by name, but no equipment to be left at venue overnight.



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Entries

Name Club Sponsors Paid

2wd Stock 17.5 Buggy

2wd Open Mod Buggy

4wd Stock 17.5 Buggy

4wd Open Mod Buggy

2wd Stock 17.5 Stadium Truck

2wd Open Mod Stadium Truck

2wd/4wd Vintage Pre95 Silver Can G27

Craig Pullar airccc
Logan Toia hrccc Yokomo, Frankton Model Shop, Jconcepts, Hobbywing, Sanwa, Hyper Speed Lab, TRC, Plaig Bearings, Invisible Speed, Outlaw RC, Kraftworx Architecture, Crash Paints, Mob Boss Graphics
Mark Pilbrow cmr TopShelf-RC www.topshelf-rc.co.nz
Steven O’Shaughnessy hrccc
Egan Van Tiel hrccc
Craig Kelly hrccc Frankton model shop, Outlaw RC
Gael Bueno Ware nhrccc Team Yokomo, Team Cayote, PowerHD, Frankton Model Shop, Lightyear RC, Rogue RC
Jamie Neeves hrccc
Jared Sorensen boprccc SenditRC, ASA Grafix, Mugen Seiki, Surpass, Sweep, XQ servos, MK signs, Poolwerx
Thomas Warner hrccc Frankton Model Shop
Vincent Warner hrccc Frankton Model Shop
Tim Warner hrccc
Nathan Toia hrccc Frankton Model Shop
Jon Cunard circcc H.O.T. LTD - TLR - ORCA - VISION RACING - PROLINE - 3WAYRC
Ross Martin circcc Hobby Station, Willspeed, Fido Batteries
Jeremy Cassells counties
Philip Read hrccc
Bernard Cristobal boprccc SendItRC
Kasey Hawkins airccc Team Snikwah | Maungi rc | TLR | ORCA | Savox | Gensace | Proline | Dad
Michael Hawkins gkrraceway Team Snikwah | Maungi rc |
Colin Storey nhrccc Maungi Rc-Team TLR-Orca-Tekin-gens ace-Spektrum-Proline- Craig's not fast enough.
Daniel Yorke nhrccc HOBBYWING, Schumacher, Rush, Savox, GensAce, Hobbystation, Montech
John Fitness airccc Mainland RC
Jackson Coombes boprccc Yokomo, Frankton Model Shop, Invisible Speed, Savox, Gens Ace, Orca, TVAV Installations
Matthew Fitness airccc Mainland RC
Shane Gollop hrccc TLR-Spektrum-Orca-Arrowmax-Proline
Graeme Mander airccc Hobbystation
Alex Beck airccc Maungi RC, Tekin, transport
Murray Watson warccc Maungi RC
Simon Karl tirccc
Allan Buchan tirccc Send-It RC, Mugen Seiki, Surpass
Warren Coles cmr
Ben Tiplady circcc
Kasey Dawson gkrraceway XRAY NZ, ONE7RC, GKRPROSPEC, HYPER SPEED LAB, JCONCEPTS, XRAY, HUDY
Jakub Bourke m One7rc xray nz
Corbin Bourke p One7rc xray nz
Kenley Brown hbrccc One 7 RC, XRAY, HUDY, Hyper Speed Lab, Gas N Gear Gisborne
William Hargreaves hrccc Team Yokomo, Frankton Model Shop, Team Zombie NZ
Mat Bailey hrccc
Blake Bailey hrccc


Entries by class


2wd Stock 17.5 Buggy (30)

Craig Pullar4144451
Mark Pilbrow5956255
Steven O’Shaughnessy7680864
Egan Van Tiel6508291
Craig Kelly1553814
Jamie Neeves9423162
Thomas Warner1295258
Vincent Warner4404082
Tim Warner1019946
Jon Cunard 5630490
Ross Martin1
Jeremy Cassells1657160
Bernard Cristobal3971556
Kasey Hawkins9231897
Colin Storey8181686
Daniel Yorke 11378575
John Fitness7788259
Jackson Coombes3409064
Matthew Fitness1226877
Shane Gollop2452961
Graeme Mander8496431
Alex Beck1527934
Murray Watson7527392
Allan Buchan1
Warren Coles2790286
Jakub Bourke3652614
Corbin Bourke4284627
Kenley Brown2454611
Mat Bailey9596155
Blake Bailey6736558

2wd Open Mod Buggy (8)

Logan Toia1
Gael Bueno Ware4112312
Jared Sorensen4759397
Ross Martin2
John Fitness7788259
Ben Tiplady1
Kasey Dawson8737096
William Hargreaves4605633

4wd Stock 17.5 Buggy (28)

Craig Pullar2024117
Mark Pilbrow5164338
Egan Van Tiel9457148
Craig Kelly2300046
Jamie Neeves5039088
Thomas Warner7771408
Vincent Warner2203449
Tim Warner5550228
Jon Cunard 5630490
Jeremy Cassells3855990
Philip Read1657160
Bernard Cristobal3147907
Kasey Hawkins4027215
Michael Hawkins6615094
Colin Storey8101073
Daniel Yorke 2007418
Jackson Coombes6301817
Matthew Fitness7647145
Shane Gollop4186007
Graeme Mander1746696
Alex Beck3835494
Murray Watson5799194
Simon Karl6479537
Jakub Bourke1134093
Corbin Bourke3018765
Kenley Brown6345240
Mat Bailey4223583
Blake Bailey7340940

4wd Open Mod Buggy (9)

Logan Toia1
Gael Bueno Ware8404343
Jared Sorensen9724582
Ross Martin3
Jackson Coombes4745800
Allan Buchan1
Ben Tiplady2
Kasey Dawson4252957
William Hargreaves8609505

2wd Stock 17.5 Stadium Truck (16)

Craig Pullar4028882
Mark Pilbrow8325867
Steven O’Shaughnessy4187686
Egan Van Tiel9483128
Craig Kelly7872849
Jamie Neeves2352333
Jon Cunard 5630490
Jeremy Cassells3032291
Jackson Coombes1
Shane Gollop2465241
Graeme Mander1968971
Alex Beck9213421
Simon Karl5939603
Warren Coles1691780
Jakub Bourke2998277
Corbin Bourke7798057

2wd Open Mod Stadium Truck (2)

Logan Toia1
Ben Tiplady3

2wd/4wd Vintage Pre95 Silver Can G27 (7)

Mark Pilbrow7274619
Nathan Toia8333679
Philip Read7004006
Michael Hawkins2741050
John Fitness8575887
Matthew Fitness7964867
Warren Coles3847920




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