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PDNR

Locality: Penrith, New South Wales

Address: Old Castlereagh Road 2750 Penrith, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.pdnr.org.au

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25.01.2022 PDNR Road Trip! The annual IMCC Cup is on this weekend at Fairy Meadow and there is a big team representing PDNR... but there is still room for more! The IMCC Cup has been an annual fixture for many years and everyone is excited to kick off the return to RC racing in 2021 with this event, proudly hosted by IMCC Onroad Rc!... If you haven't raced away from PDNR then the IMCC Cup is a great place to start. The event caters for all the divisions we race at PDNR on a Tuesday night, with SCT, Tourer and 1/8 GT on Saturday, and Tamiya Truck on Sunday! There are always lots of PDNR members and racers at this event so there is plenty of advice, support, and friendly banter! And even if you don't want to race, come down for the day and be part of the fun! Good luck to all PDNR racers! Schedule: Friday 19th February: Open Practice Saturday 20th February: Noisy Nitro's (Tourer & GT), plus 1/12 EP and SCT Sunday 21st February: Silent Cells (EP Sport, Stock, Mod), plus Tamiya Truck Online Registration: bit.ly/imcc-cup

25.01.2022 Championship Update: Championship Points and Race Results as of Summer Round 11 (08/09/2020) are available on the PDNR website: pdnr.org.au/latestresults/ WORST 2 ROUNDS HAVE BEEN DROPPED... Next event: Round 12 - Tuesday 15 September Reminder this will be the final round of the Summer Championship, which means that 1/8 GT and 1/10 Nitro Tourer will each have 1 x 20 minute mini-enduro race (worth double points). $7 BYO, Short Course Truck, and Tamiya Truck will have their usual 2 x 5 minute races. We encourage everyone to try and arrive a little earlier as we transition to an earlier start time - we want to have racing underway by 7:15pm! And please make sure that the first thing you do when you arrive is scan the QR code and register your attendance! Typical Time Schedule: Track setup from 5:00pm (help is appreciated) Registration from 6:00pm Open Practice (after track set up is complete) Drivers Meeting 7:00pm Racing from 7:15pm (spectators welcome) Racing concludes around 10:30pm Track and equipment pack up (help appreciated)

25.01.2022 We are all set up and ready to accept card payments thanks to our new Commonwealth Bank eftpos terminal! As part of our new COVID-19 procedures we encourage all entrants to make cashless payments so we can avoid handling cash!

25.01.2022 Who is getting excited? The weather forecast is on our side this week and we look forward to welcoming everyone back this Tuesday 21st July. Reminder: it is vitally important that you DO NOT attend if in the last 14 days you have any of the following:... been unwell or had any u-like symptoms ie. fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat been in contact with a known or suspected case of COVID-19 experienced any sudden loss of smell or loss of taste have a high risk from a health perspective, including the elderly and those with pre-existing medical health conditions In addition, the Sydney International Regatta Centre will not allow entry to any person that has attended any of the identified COVID-19 case locations in NSW. Current case locations include: Batemans Bay: Soldiers Club Monday 13 July, Wednesday 15 July to Friday 17 July Campbelltown: Plus Fitness 9:00am to 10:00am, Saturday 11 July Casula: Crossroads Hotel Friday 3 July to Friday 10 July Casula: Planet Fitness Saturday 4 July to Friday 10 July Picton: Picton Hotel Saturday 4 July, Sunday 5 July, Thursday 9 July, Friday 10 July Wetherill Park: Thai Rock Restaurant Thursday 9 July, Friday 10 July, Saturday 11 July, Sunday 12 July, Tuesday 14 July Refer to the PDNR COVID-19 webpage (pdnr.org.au/covid19) or the nsw.gov.au website for the latest locations/dates.

24.01.2022 Unfortunately racing for tonight Tuesday 14/07/2020 has been cancelled due to rain. We hope everyone stays safe and look forward to better weather next Tuesday night!

23.01.2022 On behalf of all PDNR members and racers we are sending out a massive thank you to Bunnings Warehouse Australia (Penrith & North Penrith stores). Your generous donation of a fantastic new backpack blower and air compressor are much needed replacements for the ones that were unfortunately stolen recently. We really appreciate your support! Bunnings Penrith:... bunnings.com.au/stores/nsw-south/penrith Bunnings North Penrith: bunnings.com.au/stores/nsw-south/north-penrith

23.01.2022 Check out our new timing bridge! Massive thanks to Michael Turner for turning this around in only 1 week! Special mention for the new and improved V2.0 aluminum sub-frame. It will guarantee that we get another 10+ years out of this one! And stay tuned for some fun add-ons that might be coming soon!

22.01.2022 Wow! What another awesome night tonight! Thanks again to everyone for their support and a warm welcome to the new racers that joined us tonight! We ended up with another new record with 53 entries! It looks like starting earlier is working as we continue to attract great numbers and have racing finished before 10:00pm. Please keep trying to arrive a little earlier so we can get registration completed by 6:45pm and racing underway by 7:15pm! Special thanks also goes to Michael Turner who has been working hard behind the scenes to build us some new light towers! The prototype was tested a few weeks ago, and tonight we launched two new towers with 8 light panels in total! It was like racing in the daytime!

22.01.2022 Kids Race Free! Special Offer - Calling all kids! We are excited to announce that from August 2020 all kids (16 years or younger) will race for FREE!... So if you have an RC car and want somewhere to race it, come along to PDNR on a Tuesday night! PDNR have always had a strong focus on being family friendly, along with encouraging and developing more kids to get involved in RC racing, and thanks to the kind support of the Sydney International Regatta Centre we are excited to announce that Kids Race Free! We are always looking for new and exciting ways to encourage and develop our junior racers some of whom are now matching it on the State and National stage. And with many people taking the opportunity to reflect during the recent COVID-19 restrictions we have seen a spark in interest for RC racing as people look for enjoyable and rewarding activities that dont involve digital screens! We are hoping to attract more juniors to our events on Tuesday nights as this will bring opportunities for more dedicated kids classes and maybe even a new control or spec class that is tailored to new juniors.

22.01.2022 Racing for Tuesday 16/02/2021 has been cancelled! Despite everyone crossing everything in the hope we can get through tonight, we just got a heavy shower and there is more on the way...

22.01.2022 Its great to be back! And what a nice touch by SIRC to put this up on the big screen as everyone drives in!

21.01.2022 Please note: PDNRs COVID-19 Procedures have been updated following the advice and recommendations from the Chief Health Officer in relation to community sport and recreation. MINIMISING COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION The NSW Chief Health Officer released updated advice on 14/08/2020 for community sport and recreation regarding minimising risk of COVID-19 transmission in community sports. The principle is to restrict activities to avoid inter-mingling and potential community transmi...ssion through mixing of participants from different regions. As PDNRs Tuesday night activities do not bring together participants (spectators or officials) from organisations in different regions of Sydney, or from a rural area into a metro area we are not required to cease our activities, however if members or participants live outside the Greater Sydney area please consider whether it is necessary to participate in PDNR activities at this time. pdnr.org.au/covid-19

20.01.2022 Here is a crazy wild idea for a new RC class! Imagine this... 1/10 forklift bodies to suit the Short Course Truck chassis - BUT you need to race them in reverse so they have rear wheel steer! We think it would be EPIC!... What do you think? Should we suggest the idea to Pro-Line Racing and run a proof-of-concept race at PDNR?

20.01.2022 Blue sky and sunshine as track setup begins! Look forward to seeing everyone tonight for another fun night of RC racing at PDNR!

19.01.2022 With racing set to resume tomorrow night, show us what you have been up to during the isolation break! To kick things off, check out what Ric Sey has been up to! He has modified an old electrical reel for our new monitor link, and made some super cool (and totally custom) PDNR RJ45 protector caps!!!

19.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE (8th July 2020): Racing to resume from Tuesday 14th July! COVID-19 UPDATE (2nd July 2020): We appreciate you would be super keen to resume RC racing at PDNR, and although from July 1 2020 the restrictions have been eased, there are still a number of new procedures and processes that we are required to adopt, and we are still bound by Public Health Orders and guidance from the Sydney International Regatta Centre.... SIRC are currently reviewing the updated Public Health Order and will then provide PDNR with their latest Return to Play Protocol with updated policies. The Protocol will outline new procedures at SIRC, health guidelines and requirements. At the same time we are finalising our COVID-19 Safety Plan and COVID-19 Procedures, both of which will be submitted to SIRC prior to us being able to return. So the short story is that we are close, but we still have a few more chicanes to navigate before we can all get back to the track! Stay tuned for further updates!

19.01.2022 So... who is still buzzing from all the great racing action and fun tonight? Thanks to everyone for another great night! We had an awesome 52 entries... and 10 of them were juniors - who all raced for no charge thanks to our Kids Race Free promo! We had a new record of 15 entries in Tamiya Truck, and we equaled our Short Course Truck record with 17!... Our $7 BYO class had a mixture of SCT, 1/10 EP Pan, 1/10 Nitro Tourer and even a 1/10 Drifter! And what better way to finish the night then a quick game of racetrack cricket! PS. Don’t ask teenagers to take group photos for you... they can’t resist the selfie LOL!

19.01.2022 Here is team PDNR for Day 2 of the 2021 IMCC Cup! It’s another beautiful day here at IMCC Onroad Rc and everyone is pumped for some great racing!

19.01.2022 Here is the latest update from RCRA regarding sanctioned AARCMCC events...

18.01.2022 Just a reminder if you are attending PDNR events please be aware of our current COVID-19 requirements. We look forward to welcoming as many people as possible, but it is vitally important that you DO NOT attend PDNR events or activities if in the past 14 days you have been unwell or had any u-like symptoms ie. fever, cough, sore/scratchy throat, experienced any sudden loss of smell or loss of taste, been in contact with a known or suspected case of COVID-19, been to any of t...he identified COVID-19 case locations, or have a high risk from a health perspective eg. have pre-existing medical health conditions. In addition, the Sydney International Regatta Centre will not allow entry to any person that has attended any of the identified COVID-19 case locations in NSW. Refer to the PDNR COVID-19 Procedures and the nsw.gov.au website for the latest locations/dates. pdnr.org.au/covid-19 nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

18.01.2022 Its shaping up to be another awesome night! Look forward to seeing everyone at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for another fun night of RC racing!

17.01.2022 As of 4:00pm the track is dry and racing is ON! Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight for some more RC fun!

16.01.2022 Reminder: The 2020 Summer Championship will resume this Tuesday night 01/09/2020. Please Note: The 2020 event calendar has been revised to have a 12-round Summer and 12-round Spring Championship. The Autumn Championship has been cancelled. pdnr.org.au/calendar... From 01/09/2020 we will start awarding points for races in 1/8 GT, 1/10 Nitro Tourer, and 1/10 Short Course Truck... and discussions are underway to add Tamiya Truck to next season! There will not be any change to our current COVID-19 procedures and the race format will remain the same as what we have used for the last seven weeks during the Post COVID-19 Practice Nights. There will be a max of 9 drivers per race, with both the main drivers stand and Dexion drivers stand used so we can maintain some physical distance. The registration process will also remain the same, however those drivers who had paid up-front will obviously not be required to pay - but everyone who attends MUST register their attendance via the current procedure (ie. scanning the QR code). Championship Points and Race Results as of Summer Round 9 (17/03/2020) are available on the PDNR website: pdnr.org.au/latestresults/ Next event: Round 10 - Tuesday 1 September We encourage everyone to arrive a little earlier as we transition to an earlier start time - we want to have racing underway by 7:15pm! Typical Time Schedule: Track setup from 5:00pm (help is appreciated) Registration from 6:00pm Open Practice (after rego if time permits) Drivers Meeting 7:00pm Racing from 7:15pm (spectators welcome) Racing concludes around 10:30pm Track and equipment pack up (help appreciated)

16.01.2022 Oh the shenanigans! Tuesday nights are always full of fun, laughter, banter, on-track competition and camaraderie... But this is taking friendly rivalry to another level!

15.01.2022 It was an extra special drivers meeting tonight as we presented Austin, our youngest racer, with his very own PDNR shirt! Needless to say he was pretty excited!

14.01.2022 Championship Update: Championship Points and Race Results as of Summer Round 10 (01/09/2020) are available on the PDNR website: pdnr.org.au/latestresults/ Next event: Round 11 - Tuesday 8 September... We encourage everyone to arrive a little earlier as we transition to an earlier start time - we want to have racing underway by 7:15pm! Typical Time Schedule: Track setup from 5:00pm (help is appreciated) Registration from 6:00pm Open Practice (after track set up is complete) Drivers Meeting 7:00pm Racing from 7:15pm (spectators welcome) Racing concludes around 10:30pm Track and equipment pack up (help appreciated)

13.01.2022 Congratulations to all our podium finishers from the 2020 Summer Championship! The Summer Championship started in January but like many things was interrupted by COVID-19. The end result was a shortened 12 round championship (instead of the original 15 rounds). Thanks to all members and racers for their ongoing support! It’s great to see we are continuing to build our momentum even after the isolation break!... Here are the drivers that took home the silverware! 1/8 GT - Sponsored by Walter RC Hobby - 1. Rick Seymonsbergen (450pts) 2. Steve Valletta (353pts) 3. Cameron Kendall (306pts) Short Course Truck - Sponsored by Ultimate Hobbies Parramatta - 1. Scott Marks (434pts) 2. Darrell Knight (352pts) 3. Brent Higman (345pts) 1/10 Nitro Tourer - Sponsored by Max Power - 1. Tate Firth (384pts) 2. Nathan Sanderson (332pts) 3. Rick Seymonsbergen (324pts)

12.01.2022 Check out the latest prototype that Michael Turner has been working on! Its ready for a shakedown tomorrow night! And special thanks also goes to Ronald Sant for his help too!

12.01.2022 Its such a great feeling to be back at the track racing RC cars on a Tuesday night! Thanks to everyone for their support and cooperation with the new COVID-19 procedures! Reminder you can follow live timing at: pdnr.org.au/live

12.01.2022 What an awesome night tonight with another record attendance! Thanks again to everyone for their continued help and support and we look forward to doing it all again next week!

11.01.2022 Check out this cool onboard footage from our Tamiya Truck class! This class is getting more and more popular every week and we are excited to confirm that Tamiya Truck will be added into the 2020 Spring Championship - which kicks off next Tuesday night 22nd September. We are also excited to announce SPEEDY RC (SpeedyRC Online Store) as the official division sponsor for Tamiya Truck! Thanks for your support!

10.01.2022 It was a wild start to Short Course Truck (Group 2) with Chris and Tony making contact over the jump! It was fantastic to have 13 Short Course Trucks tonight (our biggest class of the night).

10.01.2022 Unfortunately the rain ended up falling and we didn’t get through the night. Thanks to everyone who assisted with pack up... it was all away in record time due to so many people helping!

10.01.2022 Calling for extra help tonight to set up secondary driver stand! To help increase the number of drivers we can accommodate in each heat, we are setting up our secondary Dexion drivers stand (which you can see in the picture from the 2019 2.4 Hour Le Mans). This will increase our capacity to 9 drivers per heat while still maintaining physical distancing measures. And it will also help us finish earlier overall!... The downside is that setting up this stand is heavy and awkward, so if you are able to arrive earlier to help with any part of track and equipment set up that would be greatly appreciated!

08.01.2022 Attention Racers! We trust you are looking forward to some RC racing tonight. We just received notice that the drive-through COVID-19 clinic that has recently been set up at SIRC is extending its hours until 5:00pm tonight.... So please make sure you enter via GATE A (Main Entry) - which is the gate we always use...

07.01.2022 Help Requested! Its a glorious afternoon so we are keen to set up the track and equipment extra early today. Rick is aiming to be at SIRC from 4:00pm, so if anyone is available to help with track and equipment set up he would greatly appreciate the help! Remember, the earlier we get set up, the more open practice time you all get!... And dont forget about our new "Kids Race Free" promotion - any kids are welcome to use the track for practice as soon as its ready!

07.01.2022 Championship Update: Championship Points and Race Results as of Spring Round 9 (17/11/2020) are available on the PDNR website: pdnr.org.au/latestresults/ Unfortunately the rain came and racing had to be abandoned just before we finished round 1, so as per our competition rules and racing guidelines none of the race results will be counted, and instead all entrants have been allocated 10 pts for each race.... In terms of entry fees, Nitro Tourer entrants will have their entry carried forward to next week as they did not complete a race. Next event: Round 10 - Tuesday 24 November Reminder to all attendees - as soon as you arrive, please ensure you register your attendance by scanning the QR code. This applies to both racers and non-racers. We encourage everyone to arrive a little earlier as we transition to an earlier start time. We are aiming to have all driver entries finalised by 6:45pm, and racing underway by 7:15pm! If you are arriving later than this please pre-register via pdnr.org.au/me on Tuesday afternoon. Typical Time Schedule: Track setup from 5:00pm (help is appreciated) Registration from 6:00pm Open Practice (after track set up is complete) Drivers Meeting 7:00pm Racing from 7:15pm (spectators welcome) Racing concludes around 10:30pm Track and equipment pack up (help appreciated)

07.01.2022 Some pretty cool action here!

07.01.2022 Track is set up and ready to go! Who is coming down for a run tonight? Its going to be another beautiful night!

07.01.2022 What classes do we race on a Tuesday night? Check out this quick video with some race highlights and action from 2019 & 2020. New racers and spectators are always welcome... and kids race free! So come and join the fun! ... pdnr.org.au (Note: footage was filmed prior to COVID-19)

07.01.2022 Championship Update: Championship Points and Race Results as of Summer Round 2 (09/02/2021) are available on the PDNR website: pdnr.org.au/latestresults/ Next event: Round 3 - Tuesday 16 February... Reminder to all attendees - as soon as you arrive, please ensure you register your attendance by scanning the QR code. This applies to both racers and non-racers. We encourage everyone to arrive a little earlier as we transition to an earlier start time. We are aiming to have all driver entries finalised by 6:45pm, and racing underway by 7:15pm! If you are arriving later than this please pre-register via pdnr.org.au/me on Tuesday afternoon. Typical Time Schedule: Track setup from 5:00pm (help is appreciated) Registration from 6:00pm Open Practice (after track set up is complete) Drivers Meeting 7:00pm Racing from 7:15pm (spectators welcome) Racing concludes around 10:30pm Track and equipment pack up (help appreciated)

06.01.2022 Massive thanks to Luke from Raving Mad 4x4 for helping us out with some new speakers! Race commentary has never sounded so good!

05.01.2022 It was great to see so many juniors tonight take advantage of our new Kids Race Free promotion! You all drove extremely well and we hope you had lots of fun! Look forward to seeing you all back again next week! pdnr.org.au/kidsracefree

05.01.2022 To all our members/racers (and a few extra adopted members ) who are attending the 2020 Shepherd Cup at Moorebank Raceway tomorrow we have reserved a bunch of benches so we can all pit together!

03.01.2022 How do we finish off the night for Short Course Truck? With a Long Jump competition of course!

02.01.2022 Two spots have opened up for the Shepherd Cup which is being hosted by NSWRCRCC at Moorebank Raceway on Saturday 28th November! Don’t delay if you want to be part of this event! PS. Nearly half the field are PDNR members and racers so there will be plenty of help, support, and friendly banter! Register at: bit.ly/shepherd-cup

02.01.2022 Who is getting excited for another great night of RC racing? Reminder to all attendees: As soon as you arrive, can you please register your attendance by scanning the QR code or go to pdnr.org.au/me. This applies to both racers and non-racers.... And we would like to have all driver entries finalised by 6:45pm, so if you will arrive later than this please pre-register via pdnr.org.au/me

01.01.2022 A huge team from PDNR attended Day 1 of the 2021 IMCC Cup! Everyone had an awesome day and you should all be proud of how well you continue to represent our club and promote the hobby. The teamwork and camaraderie within PDNR is second to none! We are also extra proud of our juniors who did a great job today and continue to improve every time they hit the track! IMCC Onroad Rc did a sensational job organising everything and we send a huge thanks to all those who worked behin...d the scenes to put on the event. And in addition to all that, we brought home lots of silverware too! Congratulations to the following members who achieved a podium finish! Short Course Truck 1st Scott Marks (TQ) 2nd Darrell Knight 3rd Chris Stanley 1/8 GT 1st Matt Oxford 2nd Bruce Berg (TQ) Rick Seymonsbergen 1/10 Nitro Tourer 1st Brayden Stanley (TQ) 2nd Tony Firth 3rd Tate Firth

01.01.2022 WE ARE BACK!!! Racing to resume from Tuesday 14th July! We hope you are excited for the highly anticipated return of RC racing at PDNR. We have been given the green light from SIRC to resume our activities from Tuesday 14th July.... Please note: There will be changes to the typical procedures and format of our events. PDNR have developed a COVID-19 Safety Plan and COVID-19 Procedures to ensure we create and maintain a safe environment for everyone attending our activities. If you are planning on attending a PDNR event, please take the time to read and understand the important COVID-19 information available at: pdnr.org.au/covid19 We look forward to seeing you back at the track soon!

01.01.2022 We had 9 Tamiya Trucks racing tonight! And there was no shortage of action in both races! One of the highlights would have to be the last to first drive by Cameron in Race 1, and the biggest hit was easily the head on collision between Darrell and Mitchell!