 Club
History
The club was started in 1980 in an upstairs room in Stychfields
Hall through the enthusiasm of the late Dennis Robson and his
son
John. The club soon outgrew those facilities and moved downstairs
into the staff canteen. Some years later it was offered the use
of the main hall and raced there for many years. A purpose built
outdoor tarmac track was constructed around 1990 to the rear of
the hall which is used mostly during the summer. Towards the end
of 1995, Stychfields Hall was closed and the club moved across
the
road into the social club at Alstom T&D Protection & Control
(now Areva T&D UK Ltd.), where the new outdoor track, completed
in 2002, also resides.
In Stychfields Hall, the club held 1/12th National competitions
for many years. These were very popular, but club members could
not always travel the length and breadth of the country to visit
other venues. The club therefore started their own competitions
run on a similar basis every month and open to all comers. Initially
for 1/12th electric cars, these "Mini Nats" as they were
known, were opened up to 1/10th buggies when the interest in 1/12th
started dropping off. They ended up catering for 1/10th Off-road
and Saloon, F1 and Pro10 classes. They ran up until 1995 when the
move of venue resulted in a temporary suspension. It is hoped that
these may start up again in the near future. The club has also run
some major off-road events including the British Grand Prix.
Club Firsts
The Stafford club prides itself in being at the forefront of Radio
Controlled Model Car Racing in the UK with several firsts to its
name,
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First club to have auto lap counting for electric
class |
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First club to have its own auto lap counting
computer system (still the best) |
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First club to have automatic heats board |
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First club to have digitised voices to call
out car numbers & race positions |
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