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Castle Hill RC OnRoad

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25.01.2022 Racing at Whalan done for the year. Not too hot and we dodged the forecast rain, making for a comfortable day of racing. Start back date for Whalan in 2021 will be posted on the club web site in the next couple of days. https://castlehillrc.liverc.com/results/

25.01.2022 Racing starts for the New Year at Castle Hill on Friday 15th & at Whalan on Sunday 24th. Race dates through March are posted on the club web site. https://www.castlehillrc.com.au/ Face masks will be mandatory at both venues for anyone in the pit area or on the drivers stand. If you are eating or drinking, masks may be removed temporarily. Prefer everyone to bring their own mask, however masks will be available at both venues for anyone who does not have one with them. At W...halan, a maximum of 2 people may sit under any 3 x 3 gazebo in the pits. If you are not well, please use common sense & stay home. Track layout for both Castle Hill & Whalan will be the same we finished 2020 with. New layout for Castle Hill will be coming soon but need another maintenance day to repair pipe & design the new track first. 2021 Fees .... Membership fees (unchanged) $30 Single $45 Family (must be living under the same roof) Race fees (members unchanged. Non members increase for Whalan only) $10 for Members $13 for Non members at both CH and Whalan $10 for Novice Class $5 for Juniors aged 15 & under

25.01.2022 At 4pm this afternoon track was under water after a 30 minute thunderstorm dumped on the Hills District. Rain initially from south drenched the loop side of the track. Wind changed direction & the other side of the track then drenched. Thank you to all the people who pitched in with brooms, squeegees & blower to remove the water. 60 minutes after the storm finished track was almost completely dry & ready for racing. https://castlehillrc.liverc.com/results/

24.01.2022 With trucks becoming more popular, a rule set has been drafted for the NSW clubs. Trucks are not a sanctioned RCRA class and clubs are obviously free to do their own thing but hopefully most will follow the rule set. Big thank you to Tony Smith (SMA) and Michael Brown (CH) who provided most of the initial input and Newcastle club who added some common sense adjustments. Intent is to allow people to run what they have now (eg: stick packs or square packs, Tamiya body or afte...rmarket body) without gaining an unfair performance advantage. NSW Clubs Tamiya Truck Rules - Legal kits: 58632 Team Hahn Racing MAN TGS, 58642 Team Reinert Racing MAN TGS, 58661 Buggyra Racing Fat Fox, and 58683 Tankpool24 Mercedes Actros - Trucks and body should be built as per kit instructions. - Kit motor and ESC. ESC wires may be connected direct to motor. Reverse disabled on ESC - Allowed hop ups are bearings and alloy centre prop shaft. - no locked diffs - 1500g minimum weight - Stick or Square pack lipos. Max 8.4 volts. Minimal removal of stick pack chassis supports is permitted to allow square pack lipos to fit. - Tamiya battery connector can be replaced with an aftermarket battery connector (eg: Deans, XT60 ) - Kit 19 tooth pinion can be replaced with an aftermarket 19 tooth 0.6 pitch pinion (eg: Yeah Racing MG-06P19T, Robinson Racing RW0619). Kit 61 tooth spur gear can be replaced with aftermarket 61 tooth 0.6 pitch spur gear (eg: 3 racing TT01-28) - Any Tamiya or aftermarket servo saver or servo arm may be fitted. Alloy servo arm/horn allowed. - Aftermarket Truck Bodies allowed (eg: Bitty Design and ABC Hobby) - No wings or additional aero aids allowed on bodies - One fan to cool motor permitted. Max 40mm - permitted to mix & match front and rear wheels on the truck

22.01.2022 Happy New Year. CH track has had some of the gaps in the concrete filled & drivers stand painted. Thanks to Dean, Graham, Bruce & Rob who gave up time from their Sat arvo.

22.01.2022 Club race day at Whalan on Sunday 15th will be running the same track layout as XRS the following weekend. Racing on the 15th to start at 10am with practice from 9am. Muchmore Tyre being used for XRS will be available in limited numbers on Sunday. $45 for a set of tyres and cash only please for tyres.

21.01.2022 XRS schedule and information for Sunday 22nd. - 8:30am Practice session 1 by heat/class. 10 mins per driver per class - 9:30am Practice session 2 by heat/class. 10 mins per driver per class - 10:35am Open practice session 3 for out of Sydney racers who were not at Whalan for practice session 1. 10 mins for session.... Practice session 1 and 2 will be two 10 mins heats of 21.5, then two 10 minute heats of 13.5, then one 10 minute heat of Modified then one 10 minute heat of 12th scale. Detailed lists of the practice heat each racer is in will be posted to FB late Saturday. Each racer will have a maximum of two practice sessions per class. Open practice session 3 is only for racers from outside Sydney (example: Canberra / Newcastle) who are driving from their home to Whalan on Sunday morning and were not at Whalan for practice session 1. Racing Start 11am. Control tyres for 21.5, 13.5 and modified will be handed out during practice session 1 and 2. Listen to the announcements when each class can come and collect tyres. If you need a hire motor for 21.5 or 13.5 they will be available well before practice session 1. Scrutineering will be carried out before each race. Racers have the responsibility to check their battery voltage and weight using the provided equipment at scrutineering. Spec classes will have blinky mode checked. Cars will not be permitted in the pits even to unload. Please use the car park and walk the short distance to the pits. Gate will open at 7am. Plenty of time to set up before the first practice heat at 8:30am. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase on Sunday. Unfortunately no food van, as not available. There are fast food shops within a short drive of the track at Emerton. Hope you enjoy the day.

20.01.2022 Friday December 18th is our last race meet for the year at Castle Hill. Racing will be a normal club day (previously advertised enduro will not be run) and entry on the night is free. Club will also be firing up the BBQ for a free sausage sizzle. Looking for a couple of people to assist with BBQ duties on the night. Even if you are not racing, come down to catch up and enjoy the BBQ.

17.01.2022 Club racing at Castle Hill done & dusted for 2020. Thank you to Allan & Greg for working the BBQ tonight. Have an enjoyable Christmas & New Year. Most importantly, stay safe. First race meets are Jan 15th for CH & Jan 24th for Whalan. https://castlehillrc.liverc.com/results/

15.01.2022 Track hosed down this morning & ready for painting Saturday. Thank you to Reece, Allister, Dean & Ray who did most of the hard work sweeping the water off the track. Steps would have jumped up if you were wearing a Fitbit with the number of trips across the pavilion. Starting time for Saturday is 8am.

15.01.2022 Final club race day for the year at Whalan this coming Sunday 13th. Will be running 21.5, 13.5 and modified. If the truck racers want a run at Whalan, organise for a group to attend and we will include in the racing. Need 4 or 5 minimum to make it worthwhile to run. Practice from 9am. Racing to start around 10am.

14.01.2022 First for Castle Hill tonight with a heat of Tamiya Truck. Thanks to the PDNR guys that came for a race and hope to see you back again soon. https://castlehillrc.liverc.com/results/

13.01.2022 Saturday January 9th, club is having a working bee to paint the track surface at CH. 180 litres of Boral Coat to paint the surface for the new year. There are a couple of tubs left over from last year we can use to paint the pits behind the drivers stand. Starting at 8am. Wear old clothes & definately old shoes. Need 10 to 15 people to have two crews painting, starting from each end of the pavilion.

13.01.2022 Just over one week until XRS round 3. Entry form ... https://forms.gle/SsGKfKZMN6bDaVR4A

07.01.2022 Healthy Entry List for XRS. Modified currently at eight entries and to avoid the need to add another heat, the class will be capped at ten. Adding another heat will extend the end of day finish. 12th Scale have room for one more. Room for a few more in both 21.5 and 13.5. Schedule for Sunday will be published later in the week. Entry form .. https://forms.gle/SsGKfKZMN6bDaVR4A - 16 in 21.5 ... - 12 in 13.5 - 8 in Modified - 9 in 12th Scale - 45 Total

03.01.2022 Thank you to the crew who came this morning for the working bee. CH track painted with a new coating of Boral Coat. Left over Boral Coat from last year was used to paint the pit area behind the drivers stand. Two new Led lights installed along the drivers stand side of the track.

03.01.2022 Race Results from club day at Whalan are available on Live RC https://castlehillrc.liverc.com/results/ One week until XRS round at Whalan. If you are planning to run please put an entry in ASAP.

01.01.2022 Castle Hill round of X-Ray Racing Series was run today at Whalan Reserve. Thank you to Ari Bakla & HEI for backing the series for a fourth year. Weather was good, racing was excellent all day & in a year where covid has disrupted most events, was enjoyable to be able to race with full fields in all classes. Thank you to the Castle Hill crew who worked from day break to end of racing with setup, race control, race refereeing & pack up. Can't thank Tony Smith enough for the... work he puts into the series & for taking on the scrutineering role. Lots of work goes into communicating & coordinating XRS with the clubs & Tony works super hard to ensure the events are a success. 21.5 1st Bruce Seaton 2nd & TQ Brett Wilson 3rd Ray Zarb 13.5 1st Brayden Stanley 2nd & TQ Pete Wong 3rd Damien Zarb Modified 1st & TQ Ari Bakla 2nd Simon Nicholson 3rd John Puse 12th Scale 1st Steven Cornell 2nd Chris Peet 3rd & TQ Dan Maher