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RIR Offroad Summer Series R3 Sunday 1 March 2026
**Updated** Sunday 1 March 2026

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Entries close at 11:59pm 1st March, 2026

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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

**Updated** Sunday 1 March 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
Julian Hardy mrccc
Warren Coles cmr
Matt Lester mrccc
Mark Pilbrow cmr TopShelf-RC www.topshelf-rc.co.nz
Corban Coles mrccc PR Racing NZ
Glenn Coles mrccc
Stephen Humphries mrccc Chesters.co.nz
Brook Lester mrccc
Brendon Lester mrccc Matt and Brook
Jason Harkness mrccc
Michael Harkness mrccc
Chris Gormanly mrccc RIR HOTRC
Jacob Gormanly mrccc RIR HOTRC
Elton Tauwhare-Lambert mrccc ELT Plaster n Paint
Matthew Reading cmr


Entries by class


O - Juniors (0)

O - Juniors II (0)

O - 2WD Buggy (10)

Julian Hardy7817157
Warren Coles2790286
Matt Lester4005283
Mark Pilbrow7006901
Corban Coles1822499
Stephen Humphries8915308
Michael Harkness1
Chris Gormanly5503945
Elton Tauwhare-Lambert76
Matthew Reading2115025

O - 2WD Vintage Buggy (4)

Julian Hardy7064012
Chris Gormanly1
Jacob Gormanly1
Elton Tauwhare-Lambert76

O - 2WD Stadium Trucks inc 1/10 Nitro ST (3)

Warren Coles1691780
Mark Pilbrow5024955
Corban Coles8465605

O - 2WD Short Course Trucks (6)

Warren Coles3847920
Matt Lester7932755
Mark Pilbrow6712492
Stephen Humphries4995705
Brook Lester9089602
Brendon Lester5665543

O - Novice Buggy (1)

Brendon Lester4934326

O - 4WD Stock Buggy 17.5T (11)

Matt Lester9991580
Mark Pilbrow6298850
Corban Coles2512272
Stephen Humphries7588167
Brook Lester7721870
Brendon Lester4934326
Jason Harkness3202811
Michael Harkness1
Jacob Gormanly1
Elton Tauwhare-Lambert76
Matthew Reading4284307

O - 4WD Vintage Buggy (4)

Glenn Coles3890655
Jason Harkness3202811
Chris Gormanly8938162
Elton Tauwhare-Lambert76

O - Modified Buggy (4)

Julian Hardy5878165
Brook Lester5932221
Jason Harkness3202811
Matthew Reading7557828

O - 4WD Short Course Truck (2)

Warren Coles5577421
Stephen Humphries4552045

O - E Buggy (4)

Matt Lester4646135
Corban Coles7713458
Brook Lester2373756
Jacob Gormanly1




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