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RIR Offroad Summer Series R1 - Grand Prix Qualifying.
Sunday January 11 2026

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Entries close at 11:59pm 11th January, 2026

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O - Juniors

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O - Juniors II

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O - 2WD Buggy

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O - 2WD Vintage Buggy

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O - 2WD Stadium Trucks inc 1/10 Nitro ST

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O - 2WD Short Course Trucks

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O - Novice Buggy

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O - 4WD Stock Buggy 17.5T

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O - 4WD Vintage Buggy

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O - Modified Buggy

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O - 4WD Short Course Truck

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O - E Buggy

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Our COVID-19 Plan

Covid Safety Plan: We are committed to holding safe events, and rely on everyone to play their part. We are all fully aware of the situation, so in the meantime, if you feel unwell, please stay at home and use good hygiene practises while on site.

Event information

Location

21 Raukawa Road, RD10

Directions

Leave Palmerston North via Napier Road, Heading towards Ashhurst.
Raukawa Road is on your right approximately 6km from the 100kph sign.
Turn left in approx 250m to Innerwell lane then into the track at the sign.
Park in the field.

Parking

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. 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

Spectators

Spectators entry is free and encouraged. Spectators can also drive into the park, and go through to the second paddock to park. Please be careful of cars racing and listen to marshalls at the entry for safe passage.

Dates

Sunday January 11 2026

Sunday

Gates and track open at 0730am Any late registrations are required to be in by 0815 at the latest. If you are running late, and have not entered, just give us a quick ring/message/text well sort you out. Track closes at 0900am. Heats will be posted, and a quick welcome to the event. 0910 Welcome 0925 Juniors first race

2026 is going to be a great year at RIR. We are going to run Grand Prix qualifying, regular racing and welcome back the Manawatu Champs in November over 2 days.

Event Information

Welcome to Raukawa International Raceway, - the best International RC track in Ashhurst. We pride ourselves on making sure you and your team have a great day racing. With our workshop and store on site, we will do our very best to ensure that once you start racing, you will be able to finish your day with us. We run our own unique designed race formats, 3 rounds, 1 Marble draw, next Reverse finish order, 3 race points. As you enter LiveRC will randomly put you in a qualifier race. You will be resorted into new heats after race 1, and from slowest to fastest. Feature races also have more cars in them, up to 15 cars. Race 1 is a marble draw. 5 Minutes Race 2 start is reverse of finish order of round 1 in your heat. 5 Minutes Race 3 is based on points earned from H1 & H2. Lowest points to the front. Up to 15 cars per heat (maybe more depending on numbers) and 5 minutes duration plus last lap. Make sure you have your batteries fully charged and ready to go for the final.

Entry Details

If you enter late, you cause the meeting to run late. Be a helpful kiwi and enter during the week so we can load the heats early and get the day into racing when the track is at its best.

Classes Offered

All the classes, we reserve the right to merge if less than 4 cars.

Control Tyres

In all classes we recommend Jetko Desirer or similar small pin tire. We have stocks of tires on site. It is not a requirement, and we are aware that other tires do work better in some circumstances, but this is our preference.

EBuggy. To be eligible for EBuggy points in 2026 you must run BETA V-MAX in SuperSoft Compound.

Contact Information

Julian Hardy 0274 434343

Payment Instructions

Race fees are fixed at $10 per class to maximum of $40.
Juniors are $10.
Family Maximum $50
Once you have entered, you may pay your entry fee in the following ways:
EFTPOS available on site
Direct to bank account. - Please bring proof at sign in Cash
Bank Account 01-0755-0265226-50 We Cut Shapes

Practice

Practise is available to all drivers from when gates open to 0730 to 0845am

Finals

Points are earned on every race of the 2026 RIR Summer Series.
Each round has 3 races and the points are tallied every round.
Best 4 rounds of 7 will count towards the annual points series in 2026.

Time Keeper

Hulio

Scruitineering

None at club days. If you want to win a club trophy really badly, get in touch with Hulio for a replica.

Prize Giving

Will be held at the Xmas function

Lap Timing

Live RC and AMB. We run AMB 4.3 meaning all MRT and AMB transponders can be read.

Marshalling

You must marshall the heat after your race. If you have a double up please get soemone else to cover that race. Marshalling is the most important part of racing and if no-one does it, then the day drags. Just get out there, you do learn lots of lines and techniques if you are sharp.

Pits

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

Food

No food on site, we have lots of classes and lots of time. Ashhurst is 6 minutes away and has a great $ Square with food and a takeaway diary as well.

Weather

We will advise on our facebook page any updates. Should this also be wet, the event will be cancelled.

Alternative Venue

None.

Cancellation

Advised on the FB page.

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Entries

Name	Club	Sponsors	Paid	O - Juniors	O - Juniors II	O - 2WD Buggy	O - 2WD Vintage Buggy	O - 2WD Stadium Trucks inc 1/10 Nitro ST	O - 2WD Short Course Trucks	O - Novice Buggy	O - 4WD Stock Buggy 17.5T	O - 4WD Vintage Buggy	O - Modified Buggy	O - 4WD Short Course Truck	O - E Buggy
Matt Lester	mrccc
Nathan Johnson	mrccc	Dick move motorsport
Chris Gormanly	mrccc	RIR HOTRC
Llyal Brown	mrccc
Jacob Gormanly	mrccc	RIR HOTRC
Brett Hyslop	mrccc
Julian Hardy	mrccc
Stephen Humphries	mrccc
William Fogden	mrccc
Brook Lester	mrccc
Corban Coles	mrccc	PR Racing NZ
Glenn Coles	mrccc	PR Racing NZ
Charlie Grocott	mrccc
Aaron Grocott	mrccc
Travis Hyslop	mrccc
Bonezy Davis	mrccc
Ryan Davis	mrccc
Lachlan Hook	mrccc	My Wife
Graham Job	mrccc
Mason Job	mrccc

Entries by class

O - Juniors (3)
Ryan Davis	0
Lachlan Hook	4934937
Mason Job	6897053

O - Juniors II (1)
Mason Job	6897053

O - 2WD Buggy (7)
Matt Lester
Chris Gormanly	5503945
Julian Hardy
Stephen Humphries	1
Corban Coles	1822499
Bonezy Davis	4511387
Mason Job	3794466

O - 2WD Vintage Buggy (3)
Chris Gormanly	5503945
Stephen Humphries	1
Graham Job	3794466

O - 2WD Stadium Trucks inc 1/10 Nitro ST (4)
Brett Hyslop	98767
Stephen Humphries	1
Corban Coles	8465605
Lachlan Hook	3721054

O - 2WD Short Course Trucks (8)
Matt Lester
Nathan Johnson
Llyal Brown	3778756
Brett Hyslop	6789
Julian Hardy
Brook Lester
Aaron Grocott	7665054
Lachlan Hook	4934937

O - Novice Buggy (2)
Charlie Grocott	2125817
Aaron Grocott	7665054

O - 4WD Stock Buggy 17.5T (11)
Matt Lester
Nathan Johnson
Llyal Brown	3778756
Jacob Gormanly	1
Brett Hyslop	6782
William Fogden	7297849
Brook Lester
Corban Coles	2512272
Travis Hyslop	6784
Lachlan Hook	7593675
Graham Job	3624077

O - 4WD Vintage Buggy (3)
Chris Gormanly	8938162
Glenn Coles	3915185
Graham Job	3794466

O - Modified Buggy (2)
Brook Lester
Travis Hyslop	65498

O - 4WD Short Course Truck (4)
Nathan Johnson
Julian Hardy
William Fogden	7297849
Bonezy Davis	0

O - E Buggy (7)
Matt Lester
Llyal Brown	2195019
Jacob Gormanly	1
Stephen Humphries	1
Brook Lester
Corban Coles	7713458
Travis Hyslop	9654

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