Welcome to F1 Stock Cars.

Hi I’m Graeme Beckett, F1 class rep. I was voted on to the F1 committee as points and grading compiler in October 2022 and became the F1 class rep in December after a change of circumstances for the incumbent class rep. It was a role I never envisaged myself doing and was a bit nervous about taking it on but 6 months later I am really enjoying the role. I have been racing RC cars for about 7 years starting with 1/10th off road buggies and for the last 5 years I have been on my local buggy clubs committee overseeing in that time a track relocation and helping run BRCA N.E regional events with over 150 racers booked in over the weekends racing. I started racing 1/12th stockcars shortly after covid lockdowns finished and RC racing was starting back up. I loved going to the full size stockcars as a kid with my dad and brother, and as fate would have it the announcement that stockcars were coming back to Odsal stadium (about 3 miles from my house) back in 2021 gave me the push to give the 1/12th stockcars ago and what a ride it has been. I started out with an F2 but after trying out an F1 I was firmly hooked on the extra speed and power the F1s have and have been racing in this class ever since. In my short time racing 1/12th stockcars I have raced at more tracks than I ever did with the buggies, I’ve even managed to race in a couple of meetings over in Holland including the 2022 World Final. I have made new friends all over the country and as a Yorkshire boy it pains me to say it I’m even close friends with some of the racers from Manchester. With clubs throughout the country and new clubs being setup, if you wanted to you could race every night of the week. All the oval classes are family orientated with quite often 2 or 3 generations of the same family racing side by side. Do you want to be World Champion? Or just want to control the uncontrollable? Then the fast paced, hard hitting RC motorsport of 1/12th F1 stockcars is for you.

F1 class Rep Graeme Beckett 

Type of Track

These cars are raced indoors on a carpeted Oval Track. There are a numerous Oval clubs up and down the country, most of which can be found in the back of this booklet, and/or on the BRCA web site.

There is no standard size of track, some are quite small, while others are quite large in comparison, this adds to fun of adjusting your driving skill to match the track conditions, just as in full size racing.

Racing

Most clubs race on an evening all year round , with heats of upto 8 cars racing for 5 minutes., with 3 or 4 rounds and a final. This is full contact racing, and it isn’t necessary to be the fastest, but be skilful in how you handle or avoid the hits that bring the success.

The BRCA National Series runs from January through to September mainly on weekends

At the Nationals there are trophies at each meeting and points for the end of season trophies for the best drivers

All ages and abilities are catered for and most clubs and venues have disables access. We hold the World Championships and European Championships on alternate years.

Other

One thing that is apparent at stock car meetings, be it National or Club events, is everybody is having fun. There is a serious side to the sport, winning trophies, points and the World Championships, but the main ethos is having fun. You will not break the bank if you wish to take up this form of radio controlled car racing, for as little as around £200 you could be on the track racing. The best way to find out about these is to visit one of the local clubs that race them