IC OFFROAD NEWS
22/04/08 Latest AARCMCC affilliated Club Listing is up. Only financial members of these clubs are eligible to compete in sanctioned events . As new clubs join we will add them to the list.
10/04/08
We are a little oversubscribed for the Nationals
and it is likely we will have to cut practice to 2 X 10
minute heats to be able to fit 6 qualifyers in . Also
Stadium Truck will have to be only 4 qualifyers instead
of 6 as all entrants will make semis anyway. Otherwise
we will have to cull numbers and we don't want to do
that.
The new IFMAR rules re 8th and 4th finals being 30
minutes will also not be adopted at this event due to
time restraints. We will however be doing 13-14 car
qualifyers and ALL finals will be 12 cars, including the
mains..All entrants are advised to be at the track ready
to race at 8AM every day.
This is subject to change if numbers dictate so it is
not 100% just yet..
04/04/08 The AGM for IC Offroad section will be held at the National Buggy Champs in Maryborough 24-27 April . Agenda will be to vote in Section Head, Section Secretary and state delegates .
04/04/08 Entry Form for 2008 ACT Combined event available in entry forms page.
27/11/07 Entry Form for 2008 Buggy/Stadium National Titles available in entry forms page.
13/11/07 Entry Form for 2008 Queensland Combined Event available in Entry Forms .
13/11/07 Final standings for World Qualifying Points are here
01/11/07 Can all Drivers wishing to attend the 2008 Buggy Worlds in USA please email Brad Smith or Paul Wyllie as soon as possible .We need to try to get a firm number of allocations. As it looks like numbers will be increased to 180 we may be able to get more than the probable 4-5 spots. Email addresses are in contacts page .
01/11/07 After this year due to the low numbers we are not getting clubs wanting to hold Truggy/MT only events . Most want to combine the Buggy/ Truggy/MT/Stadium back into one event. Probably we will be better off doing this next year with more clubs having bigger tracks and larger drivers stands able to handle up to 15 drivers.
12/10/07 Proposals have been submitted for changes to pointscores and MT classes for next year . All clubs should have received an email detailing these changes. All AARCMCC clubs that are affiliated with IC section are entitled to vote on these proposals.
09/10/07 Results for ACT Truggy/MT Titles are available in race results page. Also time requirements page has been fixed.
19/09/07
Please note the latest and hopefully last revision of
the Y2008 calendar is up here
, please take the time to review this.
We now need to lock in the proposed venues that these
events will be held at and as you can see we still have
some blanks or waiting for clubs to confirm there
expression of interest here.
In particular we need to firm up details for the NSW
event in February; as in all cases we like to have the
sanction forms completed six (6) months prior to allow
drivers to make arrangements, so that's about now.
Once again this form can be found on the web site for
downloading or if need be we can supply. We would
request if your club is in a position to host an event
and it is free please speak to your state delegate or us
ASAP.
As we are heading towards the silly season we still have
some great racing left in ACT, Vic and SA and some
valuable worlds points up for grabs. We are
confident these will be well run and very enjoyable for
all. We encourage your participation and support
for these events.
Reflecting back it has been a year of change; we
hope you are happy how things are progressing and ask
you to continue to support the associations, clubs and
individual who give their time on a unconditional basis
to promote and maintain the effective running of this
sport for YOU "they are the true champions
here".
As the
class split enters it second year, we acknowledge this
has been a bit of a roller coaster ride for some
(including us), as in all aspects of life you will
always have your "Glad" and "Sad"
followers. However we will say the general
feedback thus far is these events have been excellent ,
(albeit larger participation in some cases may have been
better), we must look at the bigger picture we are
in a transition and learning stage.
We also ask
you to consider the previous year, with combined numbers
that were swelling and in some cases unmanageable.
Indeed and without a doubt several rain effected buggy
races held this year such as ACT and QLD may have been a
wash-out with the old class mix.
As a spin off
of the class split we are now seeing a revival of the
S.T class, we hope this trend continues. The new
M.T class is here to stay, as this has been their first
year it is a bit new to them and Y2008 could be the year
they show us all.
There are a few
proposal coming out including a revised points scheme,
some vehicle rule amendments and a proposal for section
head elections via internet, please look out for these.
Finally like all
projects you start with an idea and what you end up with
may be very different then what originally planned.
We are sure the next committee will be receptive of your
comments, proactive and wish them the best.
Have a great day and happy racing..........
Paul Wyllie
19/09/07 Results for 2007 Vic Truggy/MT Titles are here . Congratulations to Ron Maya and Scott Mathews .
16/09/07 The final Draft of the 2008 Calendar for Sanctioned events in Australia is Posted here. As events are confirmed the calendar will be updated. Dates will not be changed except for very exceptional circumstances . If no club is willing to hold the event it will be cancelled for the year.
15/09/07 Correspondence from EFRA re changes to approved exhausts is posted here
29/08/07 Latest pointscores are available in Drivers Pointscores Page.
27/08/07 2007 Qld Buggy Championships results are online in Race Results page
17/08/07 Western Australian 2008 Buggy/Truggy?MT/Stadium event entry form is available in entry forms page.
15/08/07 South Australian Combined event in November 2007 is now confirmed and the entry form is available in the entry forms page.
13/08/07 Please note that WA State Buggy/Stadium/Truggy/MT Combined Event has been confirmed for the Australia Day Weekend in January 2008. A draft 2008 calendar wiil be online very soon.
09/08/07 Offroad rules have been updated slightly due to some inaccuracies . Please be aware that version 21 is the one to be used for all events as of 01/08/07.
09/08/07 Proposals to be sent to clubs soon will be for 2008 Truggy/ MT National Champions to be decided by pointscore over the entire year. The series would require drivers to enter a set number of State Title events to qualify, and best 3 of minimum 4 events to count. Also the event in each competitors home state would be double points. As well there is a proposal to combine the existing 2 MT classes into one unlimited MT Class.
20/07/07 Due to unforseen circumstances the ACT Club has asked for the ACT Truggy/MT State Title to be shifted from the December Date to 5-7 of October. Therefore the calendar has been changed to accommodate this.
27/06/07 Online Nomination for events is now available. First event is Qld Buggy /Stadium Titles in Rockhampton. You will need to register and then you can nominate for any event on the AARCMCC calendar. If clubs are not able to administer this new feature the AARCMCC offroad delegates can organise the online details.
16/06/07 If
the MT class is not supported this year at sanctioned
events there will be be no choice but to reconfigure
next years calendar to reflect this lack of interest. It
seems that we were a little mislead when we gauged the
interest in holding sanctioned events for MT. Please
prove this assumption wrong.....regards Brad Smith/Paul
Wyllie.
16/06/07 Thanks to
Slyfox Australia we will soon have an online nomination
system for sanctioned events in Australia. This means
all clubs holding an event will have a real time entry
form . Each entry will have a date stamp which will
expire in 4 weeks unless entries are paid by cheque,
money order or via direct deposit .This will ensure that
any events that reach a predetermined cap of entries
actually have valid entrants. There may be a small
cost to clubs for this feature but it will not be
excessive.
15/06/07 Reminder to all affilliated clubs that AARCMCC fees will be due as of 1st of July. It would be appreciated if all clubs could send a current member list with their their renewal fees as soon as possible. We hope to have a full member list available to race organisers for the next years events.
15/06/07 entry forms and race results pages updated .
14/06/07
To all affiliated AARCMCC clubs.
After due consideration of all parties as well as the
review of the current Y2007 AARCMCC race schedule
, that includes not only Nitro Off road but Electric and
Nitro On road , it is the decision of the duly
appointed Nitro Off road committee that the Y2007 NSW
1/8th offroad Buggy title be allowed to be re-run at the
discretion of the original host club.
However importantly there will be No Worlds
Qualification points awarded for this event. In regard
to when the event shall be run. We have provided
several windows of opportunity for the host club and we
will advise accordingly if and when the date has been
finalised. We respectively thank you for your
understanding with this matter and wish the host club
all the best in the future. We also ask the Nitro
community for there ongoing support. Brad Smith / Paul
Wyllie .
12/06/07 Due
to the overwhelming response it is obvious the rule to
increase truggy engine capacity is to be carried as a
YES vote.
Therefore as of the 1st of June 2007 for all sanction
AARCMCC Truggy events there will be an increase in
engine capacity to a max of .28 with or without pull start fitted or operational for this class only.
AARCMCC IC Offroad rules will be updated
shortly.
12/06/07 Entry Forms
for upcoming events available here
12/06/07 NSW Buggy/Stadium State Titles at Redhead was unfortunately washed out with only 2 rounds of qualifying possible. No decision has been made as to whether the event will be re run or abandoned for this year.
12/06/07 IFMAR exhaust list has finally been updated. Full list can be found here This will come into effect from the Queensland Buggy/Stadium Titles in Rockhampton.