Visit our local club for weekly indoor off road racing, more info can be found on the club website here – www.dmsmodelcar.club or on the club facebook page here – https://www.facebook.com/DMSModelCarClub
We support and race at many local venues, clubs and BRCA regional’s in the area as well as helping with the running of our own club here in Watford.
So, looking to race locally? Our club runs every Thursday evening at Aldenham School Sports Centre, Elstree, Hertfordhsire, WD6 3AJ.
Racing Classes
Currently we run electric off road classes which include mainly 1/10th off road buggies (2wd and 4wd) and also 1/16th to 1/18th scale micros, 1/10th scale stadium trucks and short course trucks (numbers permitting – are also welcome).
Important Rules
We run to full BRCA rules in terms of dimensions, weights and legality of motors and batteries. In particular all LIPO batteries MUST be charged within a recognised LIPO sack when charged on site at ALL TIMES. This is a zero tolerance rule and anyone found not complying will be asked to leave.
We use professional Mylaps lap counting equipment, which includes personal lap counters (transponders or “PTs”). These need to be purchased separately – feel free to ask us for more info.
(Note: Our club doesn’t run the 3-wire Percy AMP PTs, but any AMB Harry or older versions or MRT PTx units will work.)
Membership and Fees
Cost to join the club for the year is £40 for adults. BRCA membership should be purchased direct from the BRCA https://www.brca.org/renew-membership – Membership runs until Dec 31st each year. U16’s membership is at the reduced rate of £30 per year.
Booking in for a nights racing is done prior to the event via the clubs website where you can pre-book for each event. Last entry is 6pm on the day of the event. We ask that ALL members book in online, failure to do so may result in you being charged “non-members rates” in order to race on that evening. The cost to race is £8 per entry for members and £13 for non-members.
Event Schedule
Arrival: From 7:15 pm
Track Setup: Starts at 7:30 pm – everyone helps out!
Check-In: With Race-Control and pay race entry fee. To be part of the sweepstake draw you must hand in your BRCA membership card.
Practice: Begins once the track is ready, lasting approximately 30-35 minutes. This is usually timed practice but can be open depending on participant numbers.
Qualifying Heats: Three 5-minute heats to determine final placements*
Finals: All racers participate, starting from a grid position*
Pack-Up: Everyone helps to store away equipment.
Sweepstake Draw: Win a free evening’s race entry or reduced fee for future events and collect your BRCA membership card.
Racers pit in the main hall alongside the track, tables and chairs are not supplied so please bring your own, you then have a place to work on your car for the evening, but please ensure that at the end of the night your pit area around you is as clean as when you got there.
You should take care at all times to stay within the track markings and should you cross over into another lane then simply hop “gently” back over and carry on from where you were originally. If you become stuck or overturned the race “marshals” will right you back on your wheels for you, please do NOT rev the wheels or shout at the marshals, this is a big NO NO. When the race ends your name/number will be called, simply pull your car off to the side of the track where it is safe to do so and wait until “race over” is called before leaving the rostrum. Don’t start shouting at fellow racers during a race, if something is wrong or has happened then race control will deal with it as they see fit either during or after the race has run.
All drivers from the previous race then “marshal” the race after at the cone marker referring to your car number from your race, stay alert and marshal cars that crash in your area only. After your marshalling you are free to watch the other races or work on your car until your next race as you see fit.
After all races are run, we ask that EVERYONE helps pack away all of the track, ramps and the markings back into storage.
When you all get home the race results and championship series results, race videos are all entered onto the club website for all to see, please go check them out to see how well you did and how you are doing in the standings. We run several series throughout the year, starting in the spring and with larger ones in the summer and winter months.
How to find Us:
Below are the directions and Postcode for our venue at Aldenham School Sports Centre
Postcode for Sat Nav’s etc is WD6 3AJ
What Three Words (App):
Main Car Park – went.outfit.script
Hall entrance – bids.push.stored
Full address:
Aldenham School Sports Centre,
Elstree,
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD6 3AJ
As above, for more info on the club and for online booking in, please visit the links posted below
Club Website – www.dmsmodelcar.club
Club Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/DMSModelCarClub
BRCA Membership – https://www.brca.org/renew-membership