2024/5 BRCA 1/12 Electric Circuit LMP12 National Championship

2024/5 BRCA 1/12 Electric Circuit LMP12 National Championship

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 clubscould 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.

Specific formats and more detailed information for each event will be communicated in due course; you can already see that a couple of the weekends will be slightly different due to venue booking restrictions.

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.

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

Entry

Drivers may only enter for 1 class per event. Entry will open via the BRCA website following the Section AGM scheduled for Saturday 18th May.

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

Get the dates in your diaries and start preparing!