MERCC (Mid Essex Radio Car Club)

[David1976]

The Mid Essex Radio Car Club (MERCC) race season is about to start so I thought this may be of interest to those that wish to race there.

We are situated close to Braxted Park, about 5 minutes from the A12.

A typical race meeting has classes for 2wd Electric Buggies, 4wd Electric Buggies, Short Course Trucks and 1/8th (Nitro's - Electric 1/8th mixed until enough are available for a class).

For those not familiar with MERCC, or those that have not visited for a few years, we are a friendly club, offering a relaxed atmosphere in addition to competitive racing. The track is 35% larger than it was in 2010, and is grass with features (astro table top, concrete/astro ramp/bombhole, astro whoops and a portable crossover jump). We rarely run the same configuration of track twice. We have a purpose built rostrum, well maintained toilets, a large flat grass parking area, RC3 timing form race control (supports MRT's).

Perhaps our USP is our Chairman Keith. Keith offers an active commentary throughout the day from race control (new speaker system this year so you can hear his witty banter better) in addition to a very well organised race meet.

In addition to this, if you are interested in trying our club out, YOUR FIRST EVER RACE MEETING AT THE CLUB IS FREE!

Many on Oople would vouch for us. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

http://www.facebook.com/MERCCUK

http://mercc.net/race-programme/

[GrahamH7060]

Hi David

Thank you for the heads up ! We are due to race the 5th round of our EOE regional series at MERCC, as I've never raced there before its good to see the track , must say it looks very good

Got any tips on tyre choice for 2wd & 4wd ??

Cheers

[David1976]

Originally Posted by GrahamH7060

Hi David

Thank you for the heads up ! We are due to race the 5th round of our EOE regional series at MERCC, as I've never raced there before its good to see the track , must say it looks very good

Got any tips on tyre choice for 2wd & 4wd ??

Cheers

I am not the most experienced of racers so I am not your definitive guide. Having said that many of the 2wd and 4wd boys run Yellow Mini spikes and other 4wd guys run Multibyte's.

We have a lot of grass coverage this year (very few dirt patches) so tyres tend to last longer. A few years ago we weer riddled with worn dirt areas that needed more durable tyre choices - hence the multibyte choice.

I will run Schumacher Yellow mini spike's on the Rear of my DEX410 and Cut Staggers on the front. Pretty similar with 2wd.

[GrahamH7060]

Thanks David

I'll be running my 210 & 410 so that's cool
See you in June !!

[Dufty07]

I noticed you have a cross over jump, are these ok to run in a regional? I thought they were not allowed, prob wrong.

[spindles69]

Originally Posted by Dufty07

I noticed you have a cross over jump, are these ok to run in a regional? I thought they were not allowed, prob wrong.

If the rules state that we can't use it as a crossover then we can use it as a tabletop,no problem.