Our end of days are upon us with the final packup occurring on Saturday the 16th of March from 9am and finishing no later than 3pm
We need as many members as possible to help with rubbish into the bin, clearing out the container and a number of other tasks that need to be done including the below:
Tables and Chairs: Members who have tables, chairs and other equipment stored in the container need to come and collect it before 11 am or they will be thrown in the skip bin.
Carpet: On the whole this will be thrown out, f you want some for your shed etc, get it before 11am.
Shipping Rope: If you want or need some, send an email to launcestonrc@outlook.com . It will be advertised on marketplace for community groups to collect from TOMORROW. so if you want some email Richard ASAP!!!!
Gas Heaters, BBQ, Fridge etc: If you want it, email Richard at launcestonrc@outlook.com or they are simply available to anybody who wants them. Otherwise in the bin with them
Plywood and MDF: Want some, get it before 11am, or it’s in the bin with it.
Drivers stand: At this stage it will be disassembled so assistance will be needed to help Jade in it’s dismantling.
So lets mark our calendars people and get things squared away and finished.
A Meeting of the members of Launceston R/C Inc will be held on Friday the 16th of February 2024 at the Hoo Hoo Haven BBQ area on the northern side of Heritage Forest Invermay (Access Via Conway Street, Mowbray). https://maps.app.goo.gl/5N4ZpmhJDwAeky5Q9 . The meeting will begin at 7pm.
There are 3 purposes of this meeting
Annual General Meeting: To hold the AGM for 2023
Annual General Meeting: Agenda item – To decide the steps and actions that need to happen before the club is wound up.
Special General Meeting: To wind up the club according to decisions made in part 2) of this meeting.
Pizzas will be provided for those in attendance. If you are able to attend please indicate by responding to launcestonrc@outlook.com
Sadly the time has come to signal the end of the race for Launceston R/C.
A variety of factors have played into this decisions. Increased rent a little over a year ago has made things much more difficult, Covid19 lowered active members, cost of living pressures, equipment becoming more expensive, lower valued Australian dollar and a general drop in the number of racers have all led to this sad decision being made.
With humble beginnings at a meeting in the lounge room of Scott Guyatt on the 6th of may 2010, James Atkinson, Graham Viney, Steven Madziara, Ben Wilson, Steve Willis, Richard Green, Paddy Hume, Chris Brickwood, Sam Wells, Andrew Green, Johny Silczak, Ian Scott, Taylor Barwick and Scott Guyatt formed a R/C racing club running indoors at the old indoor cricket arena at Rutherglen, Hadspen. This after a 3 month trial of racing at the venue to test the feasibility of such a formed club.
The clubs first obstacle came in 2012 when the owners of Rutherglen entered bankruptcy and we had to vacate our premises. In the end an alternative venue at Quercus park was found with racing beginning again in 2013. Over the years we have run a number of major events including 7 Launceston Cups, 3 state titles and too many race meets to count. Some of us have brought up kids who have raced and moved on to other sports, more probably had some in the wings wanting to give racing a go but won’t get the change at Launceston R/C
The committee would like to take this opportunity to thanks everybody who has Raced, Helped on the Committee or even attended a race to have a look over the last 13 years, it’s been an incredible ride, but sadly the race has finally come to an end.
The website will likely be moved over to a free version of the wordpress hosting. The facebook page will be marked as permanently closed. The facebook group will be re labelled as a general Launceston R/C group as i’m sure many of us will continue using rc vehicles, be it drones, boats, rally cars, crawlers or drifters.
Whilst the ride is over, there is still a few things to be done. I’m awaiting CBOS advice, but I believe that we need to make a resolution to wind up the Incorporated Association. We will also need to have a working bee of sorts to remove personal equipment from the container, work out what is rubbish, what can be donated to other community groups and what needs to be sold off. So keep an eye out for those last pieces of housekeeping to be done at the end of this amazing journey.
Here is a few results from major race meets of the past for those who would like to reminisce:
Andrew Mackenzie and I were able to pack up a massive amount of equipment on Sunday, but there is still work to do, if any volunteers are available form 6:30pm this Wednesday night, please come out and help ups pack up the carpet, drivers stand etc etc.
You can see just how much was packed up in only 3 hours on Sunday by just 2 people, and many hands make light work!!!
Unfortunately we have had to call a last minute working bee this Sunday to pack down the track because of the Launceston Show.
So that everybody understands, this is the situation. As you likely know, the Launceston Show moved to Quercus Park last year and hires the whole of the park for the Event. Last year our Pavilion wasn’t needed so we didn’t have to move out at all. This year we had hoped that we could run a demonstration / promotional event during, and in conjunction with, the Launceston Show. Unfortunately not only were we not contacted about what would have been a good PR opportunity, but earlier this week the Show Society decided that yes, we actually need the Pavilion this year. So instead of saying we have people in there and it doesn’t work, Rural Youth just said “Sure”. The Pavilion was always included in the site hire, but normally we are supposed to be given 6 weeks notice of the instances where we have to move out. This time we have not been through failings of others.
So whilst originally we had 2 days to move out, we have until the 8th of October (originally they wanted us out by Tuesday the 3rd of October). so the first step is packing up as much as we can and getting the drivers stand ready to move this Sunday from 10 am.
The committee apologises for the short notice, and hope anybody who is free (and we understand it is school holidays and many will have plans) is able to come along and help.
The show itself is 12-14th of October, hopefully we can be back in quite soon after that.
The racing has been won and done so here are the results. Full results will be available on https://launcestonrc.liverc.com/ however only Saturdays results have been uploaded so far.
Once again we would like to thank Campbelltown Hobbies for their support as naming sponsor for the event, as well as assisting in finding a control tyre for this years event which proved quite difficult due to a number of factors. We would also like to thank major sponsors Outsiders RC and Bombshell Coffee for their contributions and assistance in making this event possible.
For those that want to see what happened on the day, LX2 Media streamed the event, you can find details of the 2 days below.
With only days to go here is a few housekeeping matters in the leadup.
Video Streaming
We are excited to confirm that once again, LX2 Media will be streaming the event live on Saturday and Sunday. Make sure you head over and like Leo’s page at https://www.facebook.com/LX2Media
Entry Fees
For those that haven’t paid yet, and are able to do so via direct deposit, please do that as soon as possible as it reduces the administrative overhead for the weekend for the Committee. Details of the fees would have been on your entry form, but they are also on the event page for 2023 Campbelltown Hobbies RCRA Tasmanian EP Off-Road Championship
Tables & Chairs
Whilst there are some tables and chairs at the venue, we do have mainland and traveling racers coming who are unable to bring tables with them, so if you have extra tables that can be used, bring them with you, the same goes for chairs when possible.
Raffle
Remember raffle tickets will be available on Friday and Saturday, the last of the prizes was collected from our friends at Adams Distillery today, so the whole set of prizes is ready to go.
Sponsors
Once again we would like to thank Campbelltown Hobbies for their support as naming sponsor for the event, as well as assisting in finding a control tyre for this years event which proved quite difficult due to a number of factors. We would also like to thank major sponsors Outsiders RC and Bombshell Coffee for their contributions and assistance in making this event possible.
It’s time for another episode of what’s news for the state titles this week!!!
Working Bee
Firstly this Friday Night there will be a working bee at the track to vacuum and clean up the track and surrounds, set up the scruitineering area, mark out the grid, set up bins and marshalling areas, print out car numbers, spread out tables and generally get ready for the titles next weekend. People will be there from 5pm, and there may even be a chance for a sneaky practice if you get all the work done early.
Food and Drink
During the event there will be two sources of food and drink. One will be event sponsor Bombshell Coffee who will be on site from Friday through until Sunday (the duration of the event). The 2nd location will be the Launceston R/C BBQ where Jade and his crew will be cooking up some Egg & Bacon muffins in the mornings over the weekend, and Chicken Burgers for lunches (Maybe more, i’m not running that) . There will of course be the usual canteen snacks available as well.
Raffle Books are out there, so make sure you get them sold and returned to Richard Green. If you need more books, then Richard will have some with him on Friday Night.
Marshalling During the Event
I thought I would take this chance to include a few marshalling pointers for those newer racers amongst us.
Race after yours
Non-negotiable, organise your own replacement
You miss marshalling, you lose your best result
Watch your part of the track, not the race
Place cars down in the right direction
Place car, do not throw them
Do not fix broken cars, simply put them aside to be collected at the conclusion of the race
Stay as low as possible
Be quick, but safe.
Racing on the Day
The format for the days will be 5 qualifiers followed by 3 finals for each class. There will be a penalty box for Stop/Go penalties should any be required. Here are some other hints and tips for racing on the day
Remember that if you cause another car to crash, you must wait for them to be marshalled before taking off again
If your car is out, step to the back of the drivers stand and wait until the end of the race before leaving the drivers stand
Poor Sportsmanship will be a stop/go penalty
Corner Cutting will be a stop/go penalty
It is a family friendly event, no alcohol, bad behavior or bad language
Entries
There is still space for a few more entries, there is 1 slot available for 2wd Buggy Stock, 6 available in Stadium Truck and 9 in 4wd Buggy Stock should any last minute entries come forward.
Sponsors
Once again we would like to thank Campbelltown Hobbies for their support as naming sponsor for the event, as well as assisting in finding a control tyre for this years event which proved quite difficult due to a number of factors. We would also like to thank major sponsors Outsiders RC and Bombshell Coffee for their contributions and assistance in making this event possible.
Ok, so i’m a little late posting results this week, but I have them all for a change!!!
It was great to see a full 2wd field with some tight racing through the races, now we look ahead to the upcoming state titles next weekend. Congratulations to Calvin James for winning in 2wd Stock Buggy, but an even bigger well done to Lucas Chandler for taking 2nd and Linc Brown in 3rd. It’s always great to see young drivers taking the podium positions. Congratulations also to Andrew Mackenzie for taking the clean sweep of all 4 finals in 4wd Stock Buggy.
Launceston R/C Racers 