On The Day

Make sure that you have all your equipment ready to go the night before the race meeting and have your 12v leisure battery charged up - ready to charge race batteries trackside. Also ensure that your transmitter has enough power. I strongly recommend using rechargeable and giving them a full charge for each race - in the long term this will save you money since transmitters use up alkaline batteries very quickly.

Arrive with plenty of time so you are not rushed. Booking in closes at around 09:15am - so turning up at 9:00 should be ideal.

At each meeting you must see the race director once he has opened booking in. The first time he will need to know your name, the class that you wish to race in, an estimate of your ability (don't worry about this) and the radio frequencies that you have. The race software will remember these details for future meetings but always keep your crystal information up-to-date.

At Yateley everyone in each class races three qualifying heats and one or two finals depending on the season. In the heats you race against the clock and these are used to work out the grid positions for the final. In both the qualifiers and the final you must try to get as many complete laps as you can in five minutes.

The race director will put the heat listings on the board once everyone has booked in this contains all the information about the races. Check what heat you are in and the crystal that you must use. During the race prior to yours collect the correct colour & number transponder that you have been allocated and fix it on the bodyshell of you car. If you have a personal transponder then please let the race director know. Place your car on the start grid and await the starters orders!

The finals and heats are the same other than in the heats you must start when your number is called and all drivers start on the same line. In the final everyone starts in there qualifying positions and racing starts on the sound of the "warble"!

At the end of the day there is a presentation of weekly trophies for the winners of each final and the "drivers of the day" chosen by the club chairman.

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