General

School gates open at 07.00.

Drive through the main gate and straight on down into the main playground.

Please note that the entire school site is non-smoking and non-vaping.

The Venue

Some pitting is available in the hall itself and there is plenty of space in the entrance hall plus the two changing rooms. There are limited mains sockets so it is advisable to bring a 12 volt battery. If you bring a mains lead it is up to you to bring tape to fix it to the wall/floor to prevent it being a trip hazard. This tape must be removed and put in the rubbish bin after use. If you bring a car battery it must be in a plastic container that will retain fluid in case of a leak. Soldering and motor skimming cannot be carried out in the hall itself – use the entrance halls or changing rooms.

Race Fees 

Seniors: £8 per meeting.      Under 17’s: £4 per meeting. Payment should be made at the time of booking on Google Forms by following the PayPal link there. Please note that your place is not reserved until payment has been received.

If there is room and you wish to race in a second class the cost is £2 per meeting.

Race Days

All drivers will be required to show their BRCA card within the first 3 meetings and again in January following the BRCA renewals.

Practice

The Race Director will announce when the track is open. It will remain open until a short time before racing begins. Practice sessions will be organised by class and announced by Race Control. You may only practice when standing on the rostrum as this will limit the number of drivers out at any one time.

Racing

Qualifying will normally begin at 9:00am but may be earlier on busy days. Racing will consist of 3 rounds of heats and 1 leg of finals. We use “RC-Timing” to time our meetings with staggered starts for the heats and grid starts for the finals. Races are all 5 minutes in duration. The championship will be decided by using your best 7 meeting scores.

A gauge and scales are available at race control for you to check your car ride height and weight before practice.  A second ride height/weight infringement will result in loss of FTD, points or ultimately disqualification.

During qualifying please allow faster drivers through when being lapped to make breakages less common and racing more enjoyable for everyone. Poor driving will be penalised by removal of FTD, loss of laps or disqualification.

Wait on the rostrum until all cars have finished racing and then leave it via the steps at the far end as drivers for the next heat will be using the steps closest to Race Control.  When your heat is over please put your car and transmitter on the scrutineers table, and go out to marshal straight away as there is a very short gap between races.

You may use a personal transponder but make sure that Race Control have been given the number.

Foul or abusive language will not be tolerated towards other drivers, marshals or Race Control.

Marshalling

Drivers should not go back to the pits between racing and marshalling. Marshals must wear the yellow tabards provided so that we can see at a glance that they are in position. You must be in position before the start tones to avoid being penalised. Late marshalling on the first occasion will result in loss of FTD. Second occurrence will result in loss of the days points. If you fail to marshal then we will adopt BRCA policy and assume that you have withdrawn from the event, and we will remove your name from the drivers list. If you break your car you are still expected to carry out your marshalling duties in subsequent races. If you are racing in a second class and this will cause you to miss your turn at marshalling, it is up to you to find a replacement marshal and inform Race Control of his/her name.

When marshalling you should:-

• Watch only your area and not the progress of the race
• Concentrate on marshalling and not holding a conversation with another marshal
• Not be using a mobile phone
• Go straight out to marshal after your race
• Have only one marshal per marshal point

Batteries

If you are using Lipo batteries you must:-

Use a type that is enclosed in a hard case
Use them with a suitable cut-off device and charger
Charge them in either a LiPo sack.

Tyres

Additive is permitted providing:-

• It is totally odourless
• It is in a SPILLPROOF container fitted with an applicator

For guidance on this speak to Tim Fry on the WKRCC committee.

Products containing Wintergreen are specifically prohibited.

Scrutineering

Please ensure all sharp corners are rounded off on the body shell and that no screws are protruding from the chassis. Race Control retain the right to remove any sharp edges that they consider unsuitable after a first warning.

All cars must be left on the scrutineering table after racing. Any car can be randomly scrutineered at other times. Cars that fail the ride height test twice will lose their FTD.

Cars considered to be likely to damage the carpet/floor will not be permitted to run until the scrutineer is satisfied that they comply with the rules. The scrutineers decision is final.

Penalties

The Race Director will award penalties as already described plus he/she will deal with other rule infringements/incidents at his/her discretion.

Important

By booking in you are accepting not only these rules but any terms and conditions applicable at the time. WKRCC do not accept liability for injury, damage or theft suffered by drivers or anyone accompanying them. Please check that you are a BRCA member and that your car and equipment are insured. Please remember that Motorsport can be dangerous.

WKRCC retain the right to ask anyone to leave.

Please remember that when you book in on line or when you attend a meeting, you are accepting the rules of WKRCC.