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RACING TOMORROW AT 11:00AM!

We had a greaT race yesterday. If you like racing Tamiya Minis, come out and race. We had eight yesterday. After a little rain and we had help from John and Bob, who came for the first time, setting up. Jeff helped dry a couple of wet spots with his leaf blower. We had great racing in all of three of classes. Jeff and Ken did an excellent job in the TC class, but Bob hung right with them with his VTA car with unbelievably consistant laps. The Slash/SCT Class was fun to watch and entertained the kids from the neighborhood watching the race. Watching multiple trucks going over the jump at the same time was exciting. The Tamiya Mini Class was evenly matched throughout the day with great driving and a little bumping. Thanks to our drivers who had to do extra marshalling with our small turnout. Special thanks to Ken, Jeff, John and Scott who stayed to the end to help clean up! OUR NEXT RACE IS AUGUST 14!

WINFIELD RACING RESULTS - 7/31/10

Heat1, Round 1 Stock TC

1. Ken J. 32, 6:07.57
2. Jeff S. 31, 6:03.42
3. John R. 24, 6:18.28
4. Travis M. 20, 6:07.80

Heat 1, Round 1 Slash/SCT

1. Jeff S. 27, 6:02.12
2. Ken J. 26, 6:03.54
3. John R. 26, 6:12.41
4. Mark D. 25, 6:13. 85
5. Gary P. 22, 6:02.92

Heat 1, Round 1 Tamiya Mini

1. Mark D. 25, 6:03.78
2. Bob O. 25, 6:07.30
3. John R. 23, :00.31
4. Ken J. 22, 6:10.30
5. Scott S. 21, 6:00.54
6. Jeff S. 19, 6:08.06
7. Gary P. 19, 6:19.31
8. Mike D. DNF

Heat 1, Round 2 TC

1. Jeff S. 32, 6:04.66
2. Ken J. 32, 6:11.19
3. Bob O. 31, 6:13.93
4. John R. 24, 6:07.79
5. Travis M. 15, 6:07.93

Heat 1, Round 2 Slash/SCT

1. Ken J. 29, 6:11.62
2. Jeff S. 28, 6:05.80
3. John R. 28, 6:08.12
4. Mark D. 28, 6:09.14
5. Gary P. 15, 4:38.60
Heat 1, Round 2 Tamiya Mini

1. Ken J. 26, 6:04.95
2. Mark D. 25, 6:05.51
3. John R. 24, 6:02.34
4. Bob O. 24, 6:12.40
5. Gary P. 23, 6:08.61
6. Mike D. 22, 6:02.62
7. Scott S. 17, 6:11.14
8. Jeff S. 12, 7:29.57

Heat 1, Round 3 TC

1. Jeff S. 31, 6:02.10
2.. Bob O. 30, 6:08.64
3. John R. 23, 5:12.54
4. Ken J. 20, 6:03.12
5. Travis M. DNF

Heat 1 Round 3, Slash/SCT

1. Jeff S. 29, 6:04.82
2. Mark D. 29, 6:05.82
3. John R. 26, 6:01.35
4. Gary P. 23, 6:06.69
5. Ken J. DNS

Heat 1 Round 3, Tamiya Mini

1. Mark D. 26, 6:00.44
2. Jeff S. 26, 6:06.29
3. John R. 25, 6:04.33
4. Gary P. 23, 6:09.82
5. Ken J. 21, 6:13.90
6. Bob O 17, 6:12.09
7. Mike D. DNF
8. Scott S. DNS

TC Main

1. Ken J. 6:00.21
2. Jeff S. 31, 6:01.07
3. Bob O. 30, 6:04.63
4. John R. 26, 6:10.95
5. Tarvis M. DNF

Slash Main

1. Ken J. 30, 6:08.60
2. Jeff S. 29, 6:01.37
3. Mark D. 29, 6:08.18
4. John R. 27, 6:07.84
5. Gary P. 24, 6:06.47

Tamiya Mini Main

1. Jeff S. 27/6:09.87
2. Ken J. 26/6:03.37
3. Mark D. 26/6:11.20
4. John R. 25/6:03.17
5. Bob O. 24/6:07.32
6. Mike D. 23/6:01.15
7. Gary P. 22/6:07.99
8. Scott S. 20/6:23.37

R/C RACING SAT., AUG. 14 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be more fundraising R/C races at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., Aug. 14. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16/1/18 scale, Tamiya Mini and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. We run 6 minute heats and mains.The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

Racing Saturday, 11:00 AM, AMBrc lap counting and it's fun!

Bring out your Minis, TC's, SCT's and have fun.

We had a lot fun under very hot and humid conditions. With a small turnout and three heats and a main drivers a plenty of time to tune and work on their cars. Our youngest driver, Ethan, took the old guys to school in the Slash Class. Thanks to John for coming early to help set up. Thanks to Gary, Todd, John, Ethan and Ken for all of their help cleaning up. Our next race will be Sept. 18. The church appreciates everyone's contributions.

R/C RACING SAT., SEPT. 18 - WINFIELD, IL

R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be more fundraising R/C races at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The address is 0S347 Jefferson St. in Winfield, IL. All money raised will go to the church. The race will be held in the church parking lot on Sat., Sept. 18. Racing is open to all drivers. This race will be open to electric cars only. The cost will be $10.00 for each driver for any number of classes. Electricity and washrooms will be available. There’s a McDonalds and Burger King close by. The track will open for practice at 9:30 AM and racing will begin at 11:00. We will be using AMBrc lap counting and transponders will be available to use. Drivers can use personal transponders. The classes we will run will be stock touring, GT3, Slash, Off road, 1/16/1/18 scale, Tamiya Mini and any others as long as we have at least three cars for a class. We can also combine classes. We run 6 minute heats and mains.The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone has had a good time this summer.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun and for old drivers to have fun!

FOLLOW THE FORUM ON RC TECH.

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

Because of the different address, map quest and other driving direction programs may not work.

COME OUT AND RACE TOMORROW!

We were rained out today, and we'll be back next Spring!

I forgot to thank John for helping set up the track and thanks to Scott, John, Scott, and Peter for helping tear down the track. Thanks to Mark for coming out for the first time. Watch for announcements for racing next Spring. Support your local tracks!

We will be racing again this Spring and Summer in Winfield at the Methodist Church. Dates have to be cleared with the church first. Watch this thread for further information.

R/C RACING - WINFIELD, IL

Location: The Winfield Methodist Church Parking Lot

Date: The first race will be Sat., May14. There will other races and the dates will be posted here.

Time: Racing begins at 11:00 AM. The track will be open at 10:00 AM.

Classes: These races are for electric cars only, The classes will be stock touring, Tamiya Mini, SC Trucks, Off Road, GT3 and others if we have at least three cars.

Cost: $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for racers 12 and under. This price is for any number classes. If you race 10 classes it only costs you $10. All the money taken in will go to the church.

Facilities: We will be using an AMBrc scoring system. Electricty and washrooms will be available. There is a MacDonald’s and Burger King close by.

Details: This is a fundraiser for Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield. The church is trying this as part of their outreach programs. There may be no drivers stand. You may want to bring something to stand on if you need it. There will be a door prize drawing for the drivers at no charge. Everyone had a very good time last year.
This great place for new drivers to get started and for racers looking to have fun!

Directions: Take Rt. 38/ Roosevelt road to County Farm Rd and turn north. There’s a MacDonald’s at that intersection. Go north to Manchester Rd. and turn left or west on Manchester. Take Manchester to Jefferson St. and turn right or north and go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right side.

Take Rt. 64/North Ave. to County Farm Rd. and turn south. There’s a Honda motorcycle dealer at the intersection. Take County Farm Rd. to Manchester Rd. Turn right or west on to Manchester Rd. Take Manchester to Jefferson and turn right on Jefferson. Go about a block and you’ll see the church on the right.

The address of the church is 0S347 Jefferson St., Winfield, IL.

Here's our complete list of race dates.
May 14
June 18
July 16
Aug. 13
Sept. 17

We're racing Saturday, weather permitting. Come out and have some fun!