Detroit Radio Control Car Club AssetsBenefits

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• Detroit Radio Control Car Club Assets/Benefits
• Several years experience hosting RC car events
• Portable RC track with electronic lap counting
  system
• Portable Drivers Stand
• Participating Membership throughout SE Michigan
• Provides avenue for safe/constructive use for
  recreational use of RC vehicles
• Provides valuable fun and family activity for
  community involvement
• Provides potential avenue for charity involvement
• Provides potential educational opportunities/exper
  ience
• Potential for national or world championship
  hosting capability (facility dependant) and
  economic stimulus to the area
• Non profit/member based organization
• Member of ROAR, national RC organization for
  organizing regional, national, and world
  championship racing. ROAR membership includes
  insurance coverage.

Tom Kelley president 248.635.5715
drccc_racers_at_yahoo.com www.drccc.org
Ray Cappel vice president 586-243-0028
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• Requirements for Radio Control Car Racing
  outdoors (on road)
• DRCCC provided
• Timing and scoring (DRCCC provided)
• Lap counting equipment and lap computer
• P/A system
• Participants supply transponders in each of their
  vehicles
• Track materials/design
• Painted edge lines and start/finish lines and
  islands (not required, but optional enhancement)
• Interior boards/curbing (use of panted edge lines
  and curbing reduces amount of boards/ setup time
• equipment for cleaning track surface (leaf
  blowers, brooms)
• Equipment for preparing surface with sugar water
  (garden sprayers)
• Drivers stand for 10-15 people
• needs to provide elevated standing position 3-
  8 from track level
• existing drivers stand is usable, but may need
  to be replaced
• Storage for track materials
• Drivers stand may double as storage container
  (onsite preferred)
• Needed and enhancements
• Track (paved) smooth asphalt or concrete suitable
  for electric and/or nitro r/c vehicles
• Small-large size (60x120- 285x135)

Tom Kelley president 248.635.5715
drccc_racers_at_yahoo.com www.drccc.org
Ray Cappel vice president 586-243-0028