The 2023 10EC 2 Wheel Drive National Championship details are below. The championship will be contested over 6 outdoor rounds on tarmac, visiting many of the best outdoor tracks in the UK.

Classes

Formula One

21.5t motors.

Blinky ESCs (no boost or turbo).

Slick Tyre – HRF1ABRCA. Max 1 set per meeting.

Wet tyre - Sweep - Front: SW-F1FV5G-MPG-BRCA, Rear: SW-F1RV5G-28RPG-BRCA. Max 1 set per meeting.

There is a known issue with the BRCA markings on the V5 wet tyres, some may have blue markings and some white. Both are permitted along with the old discontinued V4 build with white marking.

FWD (Front-wheel-drive)

Front wheel drive cars

BRCA Spec Hobbywing ESC HW30112003 and 17.5t Motor HW30408011

Dry tyre - Ride RI-MB-BRCA Belted Cut Slick. Max 1 set per meeting.

Wet tyre - Shimizu XG-RAIN pre-glued wet tyres. Max 1 set per meeting. 

17.5T Support Class

4WD Touring Cars ONLY

17.5T BRCA list motors with BRCA Blinky list ESC

Dry tyre – Any rubber Touring car tyres. Max 1 set per meeting.

Wet tyre – Any rubber Touring car wet tyres. Max 1 set per meeting.

NOT open to drivers from either 2WD or 4WD national series

21.5T Support Class

4WD Touring Cars ONLY

21.5T BRCA list motors with BRCA Blinky list ESC

Dry tyre – Any rubber Touring car tyres. Max 1 set per meeting.

Wet tyre – Any rubber Touring car wet tyres. Max 1 set per meeting. 

Junior Drivers only 16 Years old or less on 1/10/23

General Rules

Maximum LiPo voltage of 8.40v. LiPos must be charged and discharged in closed LiPo sacks. Charging must be balanced, and at no more than the maximum charge rate advised by the manufacturer.

Motors, LiPos and bodyshells must be on the relevant BRCA approved lists for the F1 class.

LiPos and bodyshells must be on the relevant BRCA approved lists for the FWD class.

Both classes will use a control additive provided as part of your entry fee. Additive will be same as last year which was Spider Red provided in bottles.

Both classes will be limited to a single set of dry and a single set of wet tyres.

Meeting Format

Optional practice on Saturday in heats.

1 round of timed practice on Sunday morning, in heats.

3 rounds of Round-By-Round qualifying. Your best 2 round positions are added together to give your overall qualifying position.

3 rounds of finals. Your best 2 positions added together to give your final position with trophies for the top 3 overall in each final, plus TQ and top juniors.

 

Championship Points

The meeting score will be after your best 2 finals are added together. The winner of each A-final will receive 150 points, second 149, third 148 and so on down to last place at the event.

This gives 6 scores in total, with 4 to count (i.e. you must do at least 4 meetings to qualify for championship trophies).

 

Entry Details

£21 entry fee. Additional £10 for Saturday practice (paid in cash to the club).

Half price for all juniors! (16 or under on the meeting date). Please use the Under-13 or Under-17 button when entering to ensure you are entered in the corrected championship. 

Juniors must use coupon code 10ECJUNIOR to get 50% off your race entry fee. Any seniors using this code will have their entry rejected! 

Booking closes at 12 noon the Two Weeks before the event. At this time the number of finals will be fixed, and booking will reopen to fill any remaining spaces (e.g. 56 cars gives 6 finals, and there will be 4 spaces remaining).

We will monitor the class number limits and adjust as necessary (maximum 110 drivers).

 

Reserve Lists

We don't use reserve lists.

Start checking this page a couple of weeks before the event; this is when people start cancelling and spaces become available. We've had 10+ people cancel before, so there's usually a good chance of getting in.

 

Cancelling

You can cancel your entry here on the BRCA website until 14 days before the meeting. Click on the event below and you should have a Cancel option.

In the week before the meeting, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to cancel your entry.

Entry cancellations must be notified directly to the Competition Secretary. Providing written notice is received at least fourteen days prior to the event, the full entry fee will be provided. Any special entry conditions may be excluded from refunds, see terms on entry to events. This is a manual process, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a refund, stating which meeting(s) were cancelled.