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22nd August 2010
Round 5 Results
After a
late finishing Committee Meeting, the Results Fairy has been
hard at work formatting the web pages and compiling the
round and series results. There were a few surprises today:
- 10 Mini's lined up in the 1st round of qualifying and only 4
contested the 3rd final. That's a massive attrition rate
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All 3 Super Stock/Modified competitors finished the day on 48
points, with the fastest results being the tie breakers
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Schumacher Mi4's can fly. Lee Harvey needed to apply air breaks
as his 4.5T missile headed for Goodwood Road in Final 3
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Mark owes Pete $5
14th August 2010
Lathouras
Announces Comeback at 2011 State Titles
It appears that Tony will again take up a place on the
STMCC grid. When asked about the technical details, "Well I won
a drive of someone's new car, so I asked the authorities if I
could postpone the drive until the 2nd Final at the 2011 Titles.
They approved my request, so it looks like I'm a starter"
replied a nervous Lathouras.
14th August 2010
News Flash
Please disregard the previous news item ...... the BBQ
location is supposed to be a secret. You will need to work out
the answers to the questions to find your way to the secret BBQ
location at Prince of Wales Bay.
14th August 2010
STMCC Car
Rally
Rally organisers were overheard discussing the up
coming Social Day and Car Rally. It appears they have 4
questions prepared for the navigational part of the rally. With
the planned starting point at our track, it looks like the BBQ
will be at Prince of Wales Bay picnic area. We would need at
least 5 questions if we were to find our way to Tolosa Park!
Friday 13th August 2010
Cleaver Shows
Concern
Matthew was contacted today by the STMCC Rules
Committee as there were reports of confusion as to the claiming
of the prize in our "Win a Driver of Matt's New Car"
competition. The Rules Committee can now confirm that the
winners actually get to drive Matthew's new car in races. This
means Matthew won't get a steer until Round 5 of the 2010 racing
season. Looks like the Bl*&%#y TC5 will be out of retirement for
a few more meetings.
12th August 2010
DNF Trophy Up
for Grabs
With over half the 2010 racing season completed, a
clear leader has emerged in the race for the most unwanted title
and trophy come presentation day. I can confirm that last year's
joint winners are not in the front runners, but there is still 6
rounds of racing ahead - anything can happen. 3 contenders are
in a prime spot for the runner up position, a bit behind the
leader.
Remember ...... Preparation is the
Key to Success
8th August 2010
Competition
Winners
With a drive of Matthew Cleavers new car up for grabs,
there was a last minute rush to get the bets in. We can now
reveal the winners for the correct guess of Xray T3:
| Graeme Attril |
Robin Attril |
Brett Balderstone |
John Batich
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John Beggs |
Ang Bond
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Bernard Chudziki |
Colin Clayton |
| Kim Dare |
Mark Davis |
Mal Haffy |
Allan Hall |
Lee Harvey |
Ben Hoare |
Tony Lathouras |
Scott Minehan |
| Phillip Reibel |
Edward Rolins |
John Rolins |
David Rush |
Peter Townsend |
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Unfortunately, the following members missed out:
Matthew Cleaver - Guessed a Schumacher Mi4LP
Rob Sims -
Really hoped Matthew would go with a Tamiya TT01-MSX (The TRF
version of course, with silver body pins)
Rob Gillie
missed a round of racing, but has promised he will have his
guess in by next meeting. Let's hope he to can guess right a win
a drive of a new car!
8th August 2010
Round 4
Results
The Hobart Raceway Series 3 Round 4 results have now
been posted. F1 class is developing. We had 5 of the 6 F1 cars
running today with Mark Davis showing a clean pair of F103 rear
tyres to the whole field all day. Mark has found that the Ride
medium fronts and soft rears are working very well. The other 4
runners are F104's still racing on the kit tyres. A set of Ride
tyres for Pete's F104 will be tested next race meeting.
Hopefully the same great result in rear traction for the F104
runners can be found. Mark may change his mind about listing his
F103 on Ebay!
I am sure everyone will agree that we had a great day of fun
and racing today. Rob Sims was penalised on the grid and had to
start 1 race with his car placed on it's roof. Allan Hall
decided to comply with the F1 rules by drawing a face on a ping
pong ball and sticking it in place. Unfortunately we all know
the result ..... Al lost his head in the closing stages of Final
3 with target practice happening on the front straight.
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26th July 2010
Round 3
Results
The Hobart Raceway Series 3 Round 3 results have now
been posted. Racers may have noticed a gentleman taking a few
snaps around the track and pits. Some of those snaps appeared in
the Mercury today. Beggsie's 3 wheeled mini featured on page 2
and a 2 page spread on page 13. Some good publicity for the club
and the Model Park.
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3rd July 2010
Tamiya F1
Class Taking Shape
With an F103 and a few F104's being prepared, we would
expect our first races to be staged at the round 3 race meeting
on 25th July. Mark Davis and Peter Townsend held a test day and
were very pleased with the initial performance of their cars. We
look forward to some cars making an appearance at the next race
meeting. We can confirm that Rob Gillie and David Rush have
F104's on the way and a few other members have showed interest
in this class.
Interim rules have been developed. You can
check them out
HERE
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29th June 2010
VORTEC 2011 Rules
Finalised
Member clubs met to finalise class rules for implementation
January 1 2011. Whilst the new rules may not be exactly what we
all may have wanted, they will be the best options for each
class and should slow the car speeds of each of the classes back
to a more realistic speed. We expect the rules to be finalised
within a month, which will provide all competitors approximately
5 months to prepare for the changes.
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13th June 2010
VORTEC To
Discuss 2011 Rules
STMCC will submit their ideas of what
2011 classes and rules could look like. Members today discussed
several options for 540, Stock and Super Stock. We will put
forward our proposal/suggestions, as will all other VORTEC
Member Clubs, that will be discussed at the VORTEC meeting on
Tuesday 15th June.
We would like 540 to be a progression
from the brushed "Silver Can" motor to a brushless set up. Stock
and Super Stock become a bit more complex when the new
generation ESC's are considered. We expect several options will
be formulated and then be put to a vote by the member clubs in
the coming weeks. Hopefully we will have a clear picture of the
2011 Classes and Rules by August.
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6th June 2010
Movers and Shakers
Mal Haffy becomes 3 Racing
team driver for Tasmania. Running the newly released 3 Racing
Touring Car, Mal will receive support in car set up from team
drivers in other states as well as discounted spares from the
Sydney based importer. Good luck Mal!
Has Rob
Sims purchased an M05 to join the TRF416 in his Tamiya Stable?
That's the rumour, he hasn't unveiled it at the track yet.
T3 or Mi4 for Matthew Cleaver. A correct guess can get you a
drive of his new car (that's ok with you Matt?)
Peter Townsend
sells one of his Serpent S400's. What will be Pete's second car,
cause we know running one car sees him standing around looking
lost and bored on race days! Guess correctly and you get a drive
of Matthew Cleaver's new car!
Rob
Gillie showed off his new midget R/C Jet Boat recently ..... is he gearing up for
another wet winter? We all hope not!
Lee
Harvey was seen at the track on a recent race day with a his
Super Stock Mi4, M03 and M05 Mini's in addition to a flash looking
car sporting a Toll Holden V8 Supercar body ...... a secret peek
revealed ....... wait for it ......... a 540 powered GV Ready to
Run Tourer. What's Lethal Leeeeeee up to? Will this be his new entry
into the Modified class? He was probably using the illegally
powered 540 GV to bed in tyres and bearings before bolting in
his 3.5T brushless.
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4th June 2010
New STMCC Members
We would like to welcome Mal
Haffy, Brett Balderston, Phil Reibel, Ben Hoare and Allan Hall
as recent new members of the club.
Mal will be running
Pro Tourer and Mini, Brett and Phil in Mini, Ben joins the Super
Stock ranks and Al returns after a little more than a year of
Large Scale and Nitro Tourer racing at Kingston.
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30th May 2010
Series 2 Round 5 Washout:
It didn't rain all day
but the track just wouldn't dry out after the overnight rain
last night. All members did venture to the track and waited
around hoping a breeze would pick up and the sun would shine,
but alas all was calm and cloudy. Only a few dry patches had
appeared by 1:00pm, so the day was cancelled. We will use the
rain day allocated for 13th June to run Round 5 of the current
series.
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5th April 2010
Track Change for Series 2:
After a few runs on the
proposed layout for Series 2 it was decided the layout was not
suitable for driving from the current driver's stand. Too many
of us were hitting blind corner discs, crashing into poly pipe
and generally not having a fun time. Series 2
will now be run on the Goodwood Park layout. Go to
Our Track for details.
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5th April 2010
New STMCC Photo Gallery:
Work is
nearly complete on a new Photo Gallery, integrated into our
website. The new gallery is up and running, however files are
still being transferred across, which will continue for the next
few days (or a week, as I get time). It's a very slow process,
so keep checking back over the next week. Once all work has been
completed members will be able to create their own galleries and
upload photos.
Click here to check it out.
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26th March 2010
Test & Tune Day - Sunday 4th April:
We will be conducting a
morning classroom style session and afternoon on track testing
to assist members understand the finer points of car set up,
what all the technical terms mean and what each adjustment can
do to tame a difficult to drive R/C car.
We will have all
the equipment to allow members to work on their car set up and
then venture to the trackside to feel the difference the
adjustments can make. Experienced members will be on hand to
guide drivers through the range of adjustments to fine tune the
on track handling of their cars.
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21st March 2010
STMCC Raffle Drawn @ The DEC:
A ready to run XB
Tamiya M03 Mini was up for grabs. Thanks to the generous support
of McCanns Model World, the club's raffle was a huge success as
a fundraising effort.
And the winner is ............
Glen Wakefield of Hobart takes out the major prize. He purchased
the ticket at the 2010 State Championships 2 weeks earlier and
was quite surprised when Rob Gillie called him moments after the
draw took place. He raced down to the DEC to claim his prize on
the day.
The club member's prize of 1 years membership,
including race day fees, goes to ....... Lee Harvey
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20th March 2010
2010 Model Makers & Collectors Exhibition:
A bi-annual event, the
10th exhibition was held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st March
at The Derwent Entertainment Centre. Model enthusiasts displayed
their working model
railways, lego construction, assorted collections of model cars
and aircraft, working
scale live steam railway, electric helicopters and fixed wing
aircraft, 20m x 15m pond for watercraft, a scale model of the
Battle of Britain and an R/C drift racing layout. And that was
just indoors.
Move outdoors and the STMCC had the
portable drivers stand set up with a temporary track marked out,
complete with transponder bridge to stage a race meeting. The Hobart Aero Modellers were
flying IC helicopters and fixed wing aircraft from a
temporary landing strip. Patrons moved through the maze of rooms
and displays over the 2 days with all proceeds from gold coin
admission going to the Glenorchy Lions Club charities.
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8th March 2010
2010 Tasmanian
Championships - What a Fabulous Weekend:
With threatening
weather forecasts in the days leading up to the titles, the
organising committee planned a few contingencies in the event of
bad weather. We were greeted with a fine sunny day for the
Friday practice session but one thing we didn't expect was the
enthusiasm of our interstate competitors. By 8:00am we were
introducing ourselves to Boronia and Templestowe club members.
Soon after we completed the first meet and greets we were saying
"HI" to the first of the Bendigo contingent. The planned 10:00am
start for Official Practice went out the window as we saw the
first of the interstate entrants out on the track by 8:45am.
With a temporary pit area set up, the gang were at it,
learning the track and fine tuning their car set ups. There were
a good many laps completed by most of the competitors with only
minor casualties throughout the day. As the day progressed, we
saw lap times tumble, particularly in the 540 and Stock classes.
It was shaping up to be a hotly contested championship meeting.
Click Here for a full run down on the weekend.
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19th February 2010
Record entries for 2010 Tasmanian
Championships:
45 entries have been
received for this years event, with competitors travelling from
Qld, NSW and Vic to do battle with the local Tasmanian
contingent. 22 entries have been received from Victoria alone,
more than double the number in our biggest year, 2008.
All track upgrade work has been completed in time for our last
club race meeting before the titles. We look forward to
welcoming all interstate competitors to our track.
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8th February 2010
Track Upgrade Nearing Completion:
A last minute decision
to hold a working bee today saw a few members gather at the
track to complete the track upgrade. Plough disks were fastened
down and painted, some adjustments were made to a couple of
sections of the poly pipe where the fastening spikes had
loosened and some additional track painting were completed. The
track is looking fabulous :)
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6th February 2010
2010 State Titles Entries Closing Soon:
Entries close on 15th
February 2010. Get your entries in so all details can be
finalised for a fabulous event again this year.
We have
had an great response from Victorian competitors for this year's
event already, with more still to be confirmed.
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1st February 2010
Track Working Bee - Monday 8th February:
We are planning a
working bee to fix down the corner plough discs, a few dots in
needed positions and a general tidy up around the drivers stand.
We also need to complete building the 3rd riser for the driver's
stand before the State Titles.
All hands on deck please
as many hands make light work!!
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22nd January 2010
2010 State Championships - Entry List
updated:
Entries from Qld, NSW,
Vic and Tas now total 24. Only 7 weeks till the titles and only
3 weeks until entries close.
Early entries allow us time
to ensure we provide enough undercover pit area, tables and
chairs.
If you haven't entered yet, get your entry in
before 15th February.
Click Here
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17th January 2010
stmcc.com.au Migrates to a new Host Server:
Problems updating our
website were experienced with our host server over the past few
months. Attempts to contact our host via email and phone
following the most recent problem all went unanswered. Thanks
Tony L for the speedy change to a host that will answer phone
calls and reply to emails. We expect smooth sailing from now on.
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12th January 2010
Track Layouts and Series Changes for 2010
Season:
Be sure to check out the changes to track
layouts and series structure
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Click Here
for Track Layouts
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Click
Here for Race Calendar
In brief, each series will run
the one layout for all 5 rounds. The series will be named after
the track layout name rather than the 4 seasons. These changes
will assist drivers comparing results from race meeting to race
meeting and enable easy identification of which layout was run
for a particular race meeting. Once we get some results history
recorded in this format it will enable comparisons from year to
year.
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10th January 2010
2010 Season Gets Underway:
Implementation of the
new VORTEC rules came into effect for the 2010 Racing Season.
Download the latest copy -
Click Here
6 minute races and a reduced weight limit
were well accepted by members. In addition, changes to the
meeting format worked well. 2 qualifying rounds followed by 3
finals for each class ran smoothly.
The STMCC Committee
have also implemented other changes within the Race Meeting
Rules and Format section. Download the latest copy -
Click Here
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18th December 2009
Website Updates:
Our website is a
continual work in progress. Changes have been made to simplify
browsing with drop down menus. Check out all the sections and
keep coming back.
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16th December 2009
2010 Tasmanian State Championships -
Entry List Updated:
Entry list has been
updated. If you haven't entered yet, get your entry in before
15th February.
Click Here
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22nd November 2009
2010 Tasmanian State Championships -
Entries Open:
Entries are now being received for the
2010 EP On Road Tasmanian Championships on the weekend of 6th &
7th March 2010. Go to the titles page for full details.
Click Here
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21st November 2009
2010 STMCC Rules
Updated:
Our new club
rules and regulations have been updated for the 2010 season.
Following our affiliation with VORTEC, we have adopted the
VORTEC TC rules and the National Mini Rules, with a couple of
minor changes to reflect the current equipment being used by the
STMCC members. Go to the Rules and Regulations page for further
details and download a copy.
Click
Here
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1st November 2009
STMCC Affiliate with VORTEC:
STMCC has been accepted as a member
club of VORTEC.
The Victorian On Road Tracks Executive
Committee was established to put together a general set of basic
rules for all clubs to adopt. As STMCC members venture to
Victoria to race in events and members of Victorian clubs race
at our State Titles, the Committee felt VORTEC affiliation was a
logical step, rather than affiliation with AARCMCC.
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