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The 1/12 Section have been hard at work putting together the calendar for next winters LMP12 Nationals and are pleased to announce the following series of events.

Overview

Whilst there have been some excellent national events in recent years, the number of clubs willing or able to host events has declined and last season only managed a 3-event series at 2 different clubs could be organised.

LMP12 is a somewhat niche/specialist RC class that has national level racing at its heart in the UK. Therefore, to develop and grow this long-standing category the BRCA are looking to extend its reach and give both new and existing racers something to prepare for over the summer.

This calendar includes a mixture of some clubs who have hosted LMP12 Nationals for many years, others who make a welcome return to the calendar, and some clubs for whom this will be a new endeavour.

The October National at West Bridgford clashes with the Masters of Foam race in Belgium that some British racers will want to attend. An attempt was made to shuffle the venues/dates around a little bit but sadly a workable solution could not be found. We will also have to run this as a single day event as the BRCA AGM takes place on the Saturday and it is not permitted to run National meetings on that day. The West Bridgford club remain committed and keen to host a successful event though and will probably offer some kind of club/practice event on the Saturday, so please support that if you can.

Classes & Notes

LMP12 classes for the 2024/5 season will be 13.5 Stock and 6.5 Modified.  The 13.5 Stock class will be run on an open basis, so no separate formula finals; finals will be run A-Z based on qualifying. 

Drivers will be assigned formulas based upon ratings at the start of the season, subject to scrutiny by the 1/12 section committee. Drivers with ratings near the break point will have the opportunity to choose their formula. Formulas will be announced before the start of the season.

The 6.5 Modified class will have a 6.5 turn motor limit and will be run subject to there being at least fifteen entries in the class for round 1.  If the entry requirement for the first round is not met, drivers will be offered a transfer to Stock class. The number of places in each class is determined on a first come, first served basis. So if one class fills up it’s initial allocation we will re-shuffle the numbers in each class.

All classes will use zero-timing (blinky) speed controllers and motors and batteries from the BRCA Equipment Recognition Board lists current at the date of each event.

Entry.

Drivers may only enter for 1 class per event.

Please note that pure RC4 transponders (AMB Percy and Pro) should not be used at these events.

You can view the current rules here:

The BRCA GT Circuit Committee is pleased to announce the dates of 2024/25 national championship.

This season we are planning 6 incredible events at 6 fantastic venues both new and old .

This year we will be racing in Blackpool , Nottingham , Tamworth , Alferton , Stafford & and one new location yet to revealed

The BRCA Nationals have earned a reputation for being a hugely competitive series with the friendliest and most welcoming atmosphere you will find. This is a series of events, open to drivers of all abilities that offer the opportunity to race against and learn from some of the country's best drivers. The championship will be contested over six indoor rounds on carpet, with each driver's best four scores counting towards their final placing in the series.

All abilities of club racers are welcome and we cannot stress this enough these events are open to everyone, so come along and enjoy the finest tracks in the best venues . Gain valuable experience and most of all have a fun day of racing RC cars.

The GT12 Nationals are sure to be great events, so please support us by attending one or all of the events and make this season the best ever.

Calendar Dates

1.        Sept. 29th, - Charged Rc Show, Blackpool

2.        Oct. 20^th - West Bridgeford Model Car Club, Nottingham

3.        Nov. 24th - Tamworth, Tamworth Model Car Club, Tamworth 

4.        Feb. 2^nd -  Stafford, Stafford Radio Control Model Car Club. Cannock

5.        Mar. 2^nd - Chesterfield, Chesterfield Auto Racing Club, Alfreton 

6.        March/April TBC

Notes

Please note that pure RC4 transponders (AMB Purcy and Pro) should not be used at these events.

Format

The racing will follow the normal format used for GT circuit nationals (subject to time constraints)

1 round of controlled practice run in heats

4 rounds of qualifying

1 leg of finals

You can view the current rules here: 

BRCA GT12 Technical Rules v7. 

The BRCA Truggy Section are pleased to announce the 2025 Truggy National Series

During the AGM it was voted in that this year we will only be doing 3 rounds rather than the normal 5. 

The dates and venues are below

Calendar

Round 1 - 27th April 2025 @ Pendle & District Model Car Cub 

Round 2 - 1st June 2025 @ Deerdale Off Road

Round 3 - 7th September 2025 @ Herts Model Car Club

Classes

Truggy 1/8th Nitro

Truggy 1/8th Electric

E8 Buggy

Meeting Format And Race Times

Saturday 

The track will be open for practice for those drivers that have pre-booked only.

The timings for the track opening will be up to the club. Typically 10am to 5pm

There will be a charge of £10 for practice

Sunday

1x Rounds of timed practice in heats for both classes. However the committee can drop the round of practice if larger numbers attending or bad weather ext 

4x Rounds of qualifying with the best 3 to count

Qualifying times for E-Buggy is 6 minutes will a 1 minute rolling start

Qualifying times for Truggy is 5 minute heats with a 2 minute warm up

All finals for E-Buggy will be 10 minutes in multiples of 10 with 4 to bump up - The A Final will be a 2 leg final

For Truggy Finals will all be 18 minutes - All finals will again be in multiples of the 10 with the top four to bump up

Entry Details

£20 entry fee for each entry, There will be no discount for double class entry 

Booking closes at 10pm on the Friday before the event

Entries will open in the new year. Please note that payment for the entries will be taken at the same time as the booking

Entry Instructions

To enter simple make sure you are logged in to your account. Add the events you wish to enter in to your basket. Then simple pay for them at the end. 

When adding events please make sure you add the correct event with the correct class you wish to enter.

Refund Policy

The sections refund policy is as follows;

Refunds will be given for those entries cancelled outside of 7 days prior to the event.

For example, Cancel your entry on the Sunday before the meeting the following Sunday a refund will be given. After that. Not refunds will be given 

To cancel your entry, Log in to your account. Go to My Events after clicking your name on the screen once you've logged in. Once you have done this please email the entry secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

1-10 IC and GT8 National Dates 2025

(Best 4 form 6 to count for National Series Championship)

Calendar 

Round 1 :- 19 - 20 April @ Halifax

Round 2 :- 10 - 11 May @ Cotswold

Round 3 :- 7 - 8  June @ Brookland

Round 4 :- 12 - 13 July @ Cotswold 

Round 5 :- 30 - 31 August @ Wombwell 

Round 6 :- 27 - 28 September @ Halifax

BRCA AGM :- 25 - 26 October @ TBC

Race Classes:

1) 10th IC Circuit (National Series)

2) GT8 Nitro (National Series).

3) GT8 Electric (National Series).

See 1-10 IC Section Handbook for Specification for each of the 'National' classes.

Race Fee:

The race fee is £25 per event per class or £15 for Juniors per event per class.

Saturday and Sunday Race Procedure:

See 1-10IC Section Handbook.

Trophies for Top 3 in ALL finals and TQ in all classes.

The 2025 BRCA Rallycross Championships will be contested over five rounds, with each driver’s best 4 scores counting towards their final placing in National, Clubman, Junior and Over 40s Championships. During the season we will again visit several established venues. The venues have been chosen based on their geographic spread, the track and facilities, and of course the feedback we have received from our competitors last year.

The BRCA LSOR Section are pleased to announced its calendar of events for its 2025 National Championship.

The national championship will be contested over 8 rounds, with each driver’s best 5 scores counting towards their final placing in the series. New for 2025 is the regional series which will be contested alongside the national title but over 4 rounds with each drivers best 3 scores counting towards their final placing. The last round of the regional series will be double points for regional championships only. Drivers can only enter one regional series, North or South except those drivers who finished in the top 5 of the 2024 National Championships, they are excluded.

During the season we will be visiting several of our established venues along with some of our newer ones too whilst covering the North, South, East and West of the UK.

Due to the continued popularity of our series over recent years we will be once again running at least one of our three qualification rounds on Saturday.

Calendar Dates

Event entry opens on 1st January 2025 for all events.

Classes
The series will continue to welcome all types of large scale off road vehicles and retains its race classes from previous seasons, which are :-

– Large Scale Off Road 2 Wheel Drive Buggy Class (for 2 wheel drive buggies with a max engine cc of 26cc and compliant to our construction rules)
– Large Scale Off Road 4 Wheel Drive Buggy Class (for 4 wheel drive buggies with a max engine cc of 32cc and compliant to our construction rules)
– Large Scale Off Road Short Course Class (for 2 & 4 wheel drive short course trucks with a max engine cc of 32cc and compliant to our construction rules)

Our national championship awards 2 titles in each class, a national title open to all and 2 regional (North and South) awards open to all but those who finished in the top 5 of the previous season. Awards for highest juniors will also be awarded.

Please note that due to the popularity of our series we have yet again activated the waiting list option with priority given to those drivers who have paid for their events. 

To enter any of our 2025 National race meetings below PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE LOGGED IN WITH YOUR BRCA ACCOUNT and have renewed your membership for the race season.

The BRCA LSOR section continues to offer a full refund to any driver who pays their race entry ahead of the race meeting and is unable to participate at event. 

FOR JUNIORS ENTRIES ENSURE YOU ARE LOGGED INTO THE JUNIOR RACER ACCOUNT (NOT PARENTS) AND THE DISCOUNT WILL BE APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY