August 2011 - Penrith District Nitro Racing Inc.

August 2011
THE NEWSLETTER OF PENRITH DISTRICT NITRO RACING INC. (PDNR)
In this Issue:
> Tribute to Ray Wallace
> Changes for Spring Championship
> Results – 2011 Winter Champs
> Results – 2011 PDNR Challenge
WELCOME
Welcome to another edition of The Racers Edge. We have another jam packed
newsletter with heaps of information from the track, paddock and meeting room.
In this edition you will hear from club President Chris Stanley and Secretary
Steve Valletta who give their take on the recent action at PDNR.
We also have some touching tributes to Ray Wallace, who if you are not yet
aware passed away recently. Ray was a long time member of PDNR and a
regular friendly face at all RC events. He will be greatly missed.
We also cover some important changes that the Committee are introducing from
next championship (Spring 2011), so make sure you take a moment to get up to
speed on this information.
We have race results from the Autumn Championship, Winter Champs and
PDNR Challenge – and a few good pictures as well!
PDNR are also being presented with many potentially exciting opportunities,
none less than the opportunity of building an off-road track at SIRC. At this stage
the club are trying to gauge the level of interest and support that would exist for
an off-road track, so if you have any feedback or want to express your support
please contact a Committee member.
Also on the horizon is a very special birthday celebration. PDNR will turn 10
next year, and they are planning some fun and special activities to mark the
milestone of 10 years since incorporation. PDNR has an even longer history, but
became an officially incorporated association in 2002.
And finally a quick reminder that
memberships are due for renewal
by the end of September.
Catch you at the track!
Cheers,
Pit Crew Chief
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
With the conclusion of the Autumn Championship and the warmer weather on its
way it’s time to reflect on how things are progressing with our club.
The Autumn Championship has seen some very close and competitive racing with
some classes being decided during the last 15 minute triple points round, which
always makes for some interesting racing.
Like always our club has benefited from the hard work of some members and one
non member. In particular Bruce Berg who is a true soldier when it comes to track
set up and pack up, Darrel Thompson with assistance at race control, Matt Oxford
for all his odd jobs around the club, Raylene Woodbury for assistance in the
canteen, Michael Turner for stocking and running the canteen and of course Tony
Firth for his role as Competition Secretary. These and many others make it
possible not only to race each week but sets the high standard at which our club
operates and as the President of our club I would like to take this opportunity to
thank these people.
As our club moves forward we’ve managed to acquire a number of new resources
which includes and fantastic new ‘Stanley’ air compressor, a body wash bin,
marshalling numbers (which double as handy props for the podium photos) and
some new lighting around the truck. We’re also in the process of manufacturing a
stand to move our wires in front of the truck off the ground and a new registration
board.
Apart from the Autumn Championship the club has once again been fortunate
enough to host the Racing Lines Winter Champs and the PDNR Challenge.
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Both these events were very successful for our club attracting drivers from not
only PDNR but also SORMCC and NSWRCCC. These drivers enjoy some great
sunshine and close racing and one could be forgiven in thinking that the Winter
Champs was actually the Summer Champs. Many of our members and Committee
assisted with the organising and running of these events which resulted in a
positive and professional image of PDNR.
For those of you interested in trying your hand at drag racing now is the time. The
warmer weather is on the way, great facilities and resources and now some
discounted entry fees should hopefully encourage the racers to get involved. You
don’t need to have a purpose built drag car to participate, any car will do and it’s a
great way to get the younger kids involved. For more information see David
Lolacono or Rod Albronda or visit the PDNR web site.
Looking forward there are some positive things happening behind the scenes with
our club and some great events coming up. These include the Ray Wallace
Memorial Race Day, Spring Championship, National Titles (VIC), Drag Racing
and the 2.4 Hour Le Mans.
The club my also be presented with an opportunity to move to a newer/better
surface within SIRC which will hopefully progress the club even further.
Chris Stanley
President
[email protected]
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
Fellow PDNR members
First I’d like to say what a sad end to a championship it has been to lose one of
our long time members in Mr Ray Wallace. Ray has been a consistent racer at
PDNR for some years now, with the attitude of having fun and just like the rest of
us enjoys the mateship that PDNR brings to the table every Tuesday night. In the
many years that I have known Ray he has always been a gentleman off and on the
track, to Ray’s family, PDNR's condolences for your loss.
What's going on?
Can it be, another championship done and dusted? Is it just me or do you see the
weeks of a championship fly by as if there's no tomorrow?
As we have witnessed the championship has come to an end and once again its
been enjoyable to participate in a another season of racing. These days it seems to
be an honour to race at PDNR, rather than a right as the club still has a great
atmosphere and the gathering of its members on Tuesday nights is still a highlight
of my week.
Congratulations to the members who have made the podium, and for those who
tried hard and just missed out your time will come. For the new members and
drivers, welcome, and be patient, enjoy the racing first and foremost. To the
Committee who volunteer their time so PDNR can be the club that it is, thank
you!
Bring on the Spring Championship and with that the warmer weather, and good
luck to all those who will challenge once again for those top 3 spots.
Steve Valletta
Secretary
0414 589 333
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RAY “STRIPY” WALLACE
~ In Memorandum ~
It is with much sadness that PDNR share news of the passing of Ray Wallace on
Sunday August 15, 2011.
Ray was a part of PDNR for a number of years from 2005 and was effortless in
his contribution to PDNR and the RC community in general. Ray finished at the
pointy end on many occasions and was holding 3rd place in Open Pan at the time
of his passing.
We will miss you Ray!
A funeral is to be held at Pinegrove Crematorium - North Chapel (enter off Great
Western Highway Minchinbury), on Wednesday 24th August, 10.00am.
A gathering will be held with hot and cold finger foods coffee and tea following
service at the function rooms of Richmond Golf Club, 34 Bourke Street
Richmond.
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RAY WALLACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With the recent passing of one of our long standing and respected members in
Ray Wallace, I thought it was appropriate to acknowledge Ray and his
contribution to our club and hobby.
I knew Ray for the past 6 or so years but in that time we become friends, enjoyed
many great race meets together and had even more laughs.
Ray was one those guys who wanted to befriend and help all those that enjoy our
hobby. Whether it was your first time on the track or a National Championship,
Ray just wanted to be a part of it and enjoy the company of others who have
similar interests.
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He just loved standing around the pits ‘chewing the fat’ with fellow racers talking
about all things good and bad in our hobby and when there was something needed
doing Ray was the type of person who never turned his back. He was a good
person to have around our club.
However Ray not only enjoyed on road nitro racing at PDNR, he loved his
electric cars too from 1/12th scale right through to touring cars, from Merrylands
(20 years ago) to Windsor, Ray was a constant friendly face in the pits. If it was
an RC car Ray had one and always wanted to race it and with that he made many
good friends right throughout Sydney.
It’s times like these that puts everything back into perspective and makes us
remember why we all initially got into this hobby. We’re all out there to win and
try our best, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you come 1st, 2nd or last.
What does matter is the amount of enjoyment and satisfaction we take away with
us whilst at all times enjoying the company of people who have similar interests
to yours.
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Ray’s passing is a very sad loss, not only to our club but the greater RC
community and leaves behind two young children who now don’t have a father to
grow up with. But in true RC spirit we have bound together and with the great
support of local importers and distributors a benefit day will be held at SORMCC
on the 10th and 11th of September 2011. This will be a mixed nitro and electric
event with all proceeds being put into a trust fund for Ray’s children. If you’re
able to make it I’m sure Ray would appreciate it if he was here with us today.
Ray’s podium results at PDNR include:
2005 Summer - 3rd Nitro Kit
2005 Autumn - 2nd Nitro Kit
2006 Summer - 3rd Single Speed & 3rd Outlaw
2007 Summer - 3rd Man Truck
2008 Autumn - 3rd Outlaw
2008 Spring - 1st Outlaw
2009 Spring - 1st EDAM Exer
2011 Autumn – 3rd Open Pan (honorary)
Our thoughts are with you Ray.
Chris Stanley
President
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COMMITTEE UPDATE
Since the last newsletter, there have been a few changes to the PDNR
Management Committee, and Drag Racing Sub-Committee.
Current 2011 Management Committee:
President: Chris Stanley – [email protected]
Vice President: Flavio Cataldo – [email protected]
Secretary: Steve Valletta – [email protected]
Treasurer: Michael Turner – [email protected]
Competition Secretary: Tony Firth – [email protected]
Registrar: David Ricketts – [email protected]
Publicity Officer: Jayson Rutherford – [email protected]
General Committee:
John Reilly
Bruce Berg
Shaun Kaltenbacher
Steve Podmore
Will Shield
Nathan Egan
Current Drag Racing Sub-Committee:
Head: David Lo Iacono – [email protected]
Secretary: Rod Albronda – [email protected]
General Committee:
Nathan Johnston
David Ricketts
Jamie Fellowes
More contact details are available on the PDNR website.
www.pdnracing.org.au
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PDNR RAFFLE
As has been the case for many years, PDNR have a raffle car each championship.
Graham has again given his support to PDNR, and the Spring Championship
Graham’s Hobby Centre have generously donated a Colt Lancer!
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RACING NEWS: UPDATES & REMINDERS
PDNR SMS Notifications
If you are a current financial member of PDNR and you
have a mobile phone, you should be receiving the PDNR
SMS Notifications when racing is cancelled. If you want to
check if you are on the SMS database, please contact Tony
Firth – [email protected] or 0414 935 866.
2012 Membership Cards
PDNR have been producing photo ID style
membership cards for 2011. The first batch has been
produced and most cards have been distributed.
Membership Renewals are due in September, so new
cards will be produced for 2012 members.
Mates Rates – Here To Stay
PDNR are excited to announce that the “mates rates” offer is here to stay.
During the 2010 Spring Championship, PDNR introduced a
special “mates rates” offer, and the Committee recently gave
the green light for the offer to continue indefinitely.
To take advantage of the offer, keep an eye out for friends or
neighbours using their nitro RC vehicles and then invite
them along to a Tuesday night race meetings and they can
race their first two nights at a discounted rate.
New entrants who are introduced by an existing PDNR driver get their first two
race nights for only $8 per division. See Registration for more details.
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RULE CHANGES – SPRING 2011
The Committee have introduced a number of changes
and clarifications which will come into action starting
from the 2011 Spring Championship.
The following is an extract or summary of this
information. Please check the relevant sources – such
as the PDNR website or Competition Rules & Racing
Guidelines – for full details.
If you have any questions or require further
clarification, please contact a Committee member.
NITRO KIT
The performance exclusion rule is being re-introduced to Nitro Kit.
14.11.1 Applying from Spring 2011 - 1st and 2nd placings in a Nitro Kit
championship are not eligible to run in any subsequent Nitro Kit championships.
ALL DIVISIONS
A new rule has been introduced to all divisions.
14.12
Vehicles in all divisions must only contain 1 x fuel tank.
TRACK PACK UP – ROLL CALL
PDNR are to trial a roll call system at the end of racing during Spring 2011 in an
effort to improve the involvement of drivers from the last two divisions who are
currently required to help pack up. The roll call system will be reviewed at the
end of Spring 2011.
The system is essentially a roll call that is
conducted at the end of track pack up (which
is determined by the roller shutter being
closed, and curtains down on the trailer).
Drivers who are not present (or who do not
have a substitute present) will incur a penalty.
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TRACK PACK UP - PENALTIES
To coincide with the trial roll call system for track pack up, PDNR have revised
the penalty system that applies to drivers who do not fulfil their pack up
responsibilities.
Failure to assist with track pack up (when required)
1st Offence = Loss of 1 minute track time
2nd Offence = Loss of 1 minute track time
Continued = As per Committee see fit
Drivers are reminded that should they not be able or available to fulfil their pack
up duty, they need to arrange for a substitute to cover them. There are many
regular members and Committee packing up every week, so it should be
reasonably easy to arrange a substitute.
OPEN PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY
Following the repeated requests for open practice, PDNR have established a
scenario where registered drivers may have an opportunity to practice.
The track may be available for open practice between 6.30pm and 7.00pm with
the following conditions:
1) Drivers must be registered in a Championship division on the night
(excluding novice or kids)
2) If the track is not set up by 6.30pm the open practice will not start until set up
completed.
3) Open practice will conclude at 7.00pm.
4) The track is completely set up including all barriers and protection
for spectators.
5) Race control announces that the track is open for practice.
6) Drivers or their pit crew are responsible to marshal their own vehicle.
7) A maximum of ten vehicles on the track at any time.
8) Drivers are responsible to drive in a safe manner allowing for other drivers of
varying ability and vehicles of different scale and speed. (just like at any
other track)
9) Drivers must drive in the same direction as racing.
10) Frequency pegs must be used for crystal based radios.
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2011 SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP
The Spring Championship starts with Practice 1 on August 30, 2011. Round 1 is
on September 2, 2011. The final round – Round 14 – is on December 6, 2011.
The race format, divisions and race order rotation will remain the same, however
there have been a couple of tweaks made to alter the action and make the final
championship for 2011 slightly more interesting.
Divisions: (No Change)
Novice; Nitro Kit; Pull Start; EDAM; Buggy; Pro Tourer; Truck; Outlaw; Open Pan
Structure: (No Change)
14 Round Championship
Worst round dropped after Round 13
Format: (No Change)
(Novice: 2 x 10 minute sessions)
2 x 5 minute races
Round 7 – 1 x 10 minute race (double points)
Round 14 – 1 x 15 minute race (triple points – can’t be dropped)
Entry Fee: (No Change)
Refer to the Fee Schedule at end of this newsletter
Track Layout: (No Change)
The track layout will remain the same
Track Direction: (***NEW***)
REVERSE - For the first time since PDNR moved to SIRC in 2005, the track will run
anti-clockwise for the 2011 Spring Championship.
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RACE ORDER ROTATION – Spring 2011
Here is the race order rotation for the 2011 Spring Championship:
ORDER PRACTICE 1
30/08/2011
Novice
Fixed
1
Nitro Kit
2
Pull Start
3
EDAM
4
Buggy
5
Pro Tourer
6
Truck
7
Outlaw
8
Open Pan
ROUND 7
18/10/2011
Novice
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
ROUND 1
6/9/2011
Novice
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
ROUND 8
25/10/2011
Novice
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
ROUND 9
1/11/2011
Novice
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
ROUND 2
13/9/2011
Novice
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
ROUND 10
8/11/2011
Novice
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
ROUND 3
20/9/2011
Novice
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
ROUND 11
15/11/2011
Novice
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
ROUND 4
27/9/2011
Novice
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
ROUND 12
22/11/2011
Novice
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
Buggy
ROUND 5
4/10/2011
Novice
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
ROUND 13
29/11/2011
Novice
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
EDAM
ROUND 6
11/10/2011
Novice
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
ROUND 14
6/12/2011
Novice
EDAM
Buggy
Pro Tourer
Truck
Outlaw
Open Pan
Nitro Kit
Pull Start
~ 2011 Championship Series ~
NEXT EVENT: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2
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2011 EVENT CALENDAR - SPRING
Here are the dates for the 2011 Spring Championship. There are several rounds in
September scheduled to be held on the “South Bank” (RTA P5 area), so please
remember to bring your own power and additional lighting for these rounds.
PDNR will also have a few members representing PDNR and competing at the
2011 IC National Championships, which are being held in Lilydale (VIC) in
October.
Spring
Tue
30-Aug-11
Registration & Practice 1
Fri
02-Sep-11
Drag Night - Round 7
Tue
6-Sep-11
R1 (South Bank)
Tue
13-Sep-11
R2 (South Bank)
Tue
20-Sep-11
R3 (South Bank)
Tue
27-Sep-11
R4 (South Bank)
Tue
4-Oct-11
R5
Fri
08-Oct-11
Drag Night - Round 8
Tue
11-Oct-11
R6
Tue
18-Oct-11
R7
Wed
19-Oct-11
Sun
23-Oct-11
2011 IC National Championships
(Lilydale - VIC)
Tue
25-Oct-11
R8
Tue
1-Nov-11
R9
Tue
8-Nov-11
R10
Tue
15-Nov-11
R11
Fri
18-Nov-11
Drag Night - Round 9
Tue
22-Nov-11
R12
Sat
26-Nov-11
PDNR 2.4 Hour Le Mans
Tue
29-Nov-11
R13
Tue
6-Dec-11
R14
Fri
09-Dec-11
Drag Night - Round 10
Tue
13-Dec-11
AGM & Presentation Night & Santa! (Rowing Club)
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DRIVER PROFILE
The first driver we have chosen to feature this
edition would be a familiar face to any regular RC
racer.
Name: Shaun Kaltenbacher
Nickname: Cucumber
Classes: Pull Start, Outlaw, Pro Tourer, Open Pan
Brands: Kyosho, Capricorn and Mugen
Achievements: Winning Pull Start more times
than all other drivers put together!!!
History: Shaun has been racing Nitro RC since
2006 when he joined PDNR. Starting in Novice,
it was only a few weeks before Shaun was
showing progress and he was encouraged to enter Pull Start in the 2006 PDNR
Challenge. Shaun placed 3rd in the B-Final (13th overall) in his first major event.
From there Shaun progressed out of Novice into Nitro Kit, and found the podium
in his second season. He then moved up to Pull Start, which as it turned out
would become a very happy hunting ground. By the 2008 Autumn
Championship, Shaun had established himself at PDNR and took victory in both
Pull Start and Outlaw divisions. From 2008, Shaun finished on the podium for
Pull Start in every single championship, except in Summer 2010 when he
switched divisions to try his luck in Open Pan...which he also won!
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In his five years at PDNR, he has become PDNR’s most awarded driver. In
addition to his many achievements at PDNR, Shaun has won two successive
National Championships, two wins in the Summer Nats, and wins in the Sydney
GP, Winter Champs and PDNR Challenge. Shaun was also crowned PDNR Club
Champion in 2009.
Off the circuit, Shaun can usually be found in the middle of some friendly banter,
and the antics are quite entertaining – that’s if he is not helping out or pitting for a
fellow racer. Shaun is extremely generous with his time and knowledge, and is
always happy to offer advice and share his experiences with other drivers. His
rapid progress up the ranks is a testament to his hard work and dedication, and he
is the perfect example of how a driver can progress through the ranks of PDNR up
to State and National events.
We had a chat with Shaun and asked him a few on the spot questions.
Current cars: Mugen MRX-5, Kyosho V-One SIII, Capricorn LAB-01
Number of cars presently owned: 8 (“Do you want to buy some?”)
Best achievement in RC: Winning 2008 Pull Start Nationals at Brendale (QLD)
Occupation: Plastic Welder
First RC car: Tamiya TGX
Favourite RC car: Kyosho V-One SIII
Only thing better than RC: Being a Father
Favourite food: Pepper Steak & Chips
Favourite drink: Jim Beam
Dream car: Ferrari ENZO
Favourite TV show: Formula 1
Favourite thing: Beating Chris Stanley & Steve Valletta
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DRIVER PROFILE
The second driver we have chosen to feature this
edition is another familiar face at PDNR.
Name: Nathan Johnston
Nickname: Mash, Gravy,
Classes: Drag Racing and Open Pan
Brands: Everything!
Achievements: Winning 2010 Doorslammer
Championship
History: Nathan has been racing at PDNR since
2005 where he started in the drag racing side of
things. His debut Tuesday night race wasn’t until
2006, but it has only been more recently that we have seen Nathan back driving
more regularly on a Tuesday night.
For many years he was chief mechanic and pit man for Charles Pilotto (and
several other drivers) and during this time Nathan covered more distance than any
other mechanic in the history of PDNR. Nathan always displays maximum
enthusiasm, commitment and determination and anyone who has seen him pit or
marshal will agree.
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Nathan has quite a fleet of vehicles as we found out when we asked him a few
questions.
First RC car: Thunder Tiger EB4
Favourite food: Sloppy Joes
Favourite movie: Fast n Furious
Dream car: Nissan Pulsar GTi-R
Favourite RC car: Doorslammer
Number of cars presently owned: 16
Number of cars sold: 0
Current vehicles:
Mugen MRX-4
Kyosho V-One SI
Kyosho V-One SIII – Kyosho Cup Edition 2
Thunder Tiger EB4 S2
Thunder Tiger EK4 S2
GV Nitro Blaster with custom light weight chassis
2 x GV BV-1 with custom drag chassis
GV Cobra
Tamiya TT01
Hot Bodies Cyclone S
JDM Electric Drift
Losi 8ight V2
HPI Rush
New Era 1/8th Dragster
Tamiya Hornet
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RACE RESULTS
~ 2011 Racing Lines GP On Road Winter Championships ~
The 2011 Racing Lines GP On Road Winter Championships were held at PDNR
on June 25, 2011. This event is promoted by Racing Lines Magazine PDNR has
hosted this event since 2008. A top quality field were in attendance for 2011 with
the smaller number of entrants putting on an above average display of great
racing. PDNR thanks all drivers and their friends and families who attended this
year for their support of the event.
The same format as previous years was used, with the event catering solely for
Nitro (GP) divisions. Nitro Sport, Pull Start, Open Tourer and 1/8 Scale were
offered, but Nitro Kit did not receive any entries. The 2011 Winter Champs was
again blessed with perfect weather, drivers would have been forgiven for thinking
it was not a winter’s day!
The track records were broken in most divisions, and PDNR's temporary car park
circuit was graced with many drivers visiting from NSWRCRCC and SORMCC
clubs. For full details on results please visit the PDNR website.
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Below are the full results from the 2011 Winter Champs.
th
1/8 Scale – Final Positions
P
Laps
Time
Final
1
Leigh DYTOR
Name
NSWRCRCC / Racing Lines / Nitro X Fuel / X
Details
112
30:09.6
A Final
2
Aaron LEE
NSWRCRCC / Walter RC / Serpent / Xceed /
111
30:02.0
A Final
3
Kane ALDERTON
NSWRCRCC / Online Hobbies / MMI / Vox En
107
30:11.2
A Final
4
Michael TURNER
PDNR / JPM Racing / Mugen MRX-5 /
73
20:56.4
A Final
5
Greg ROSSITER
PDNR / JPM Racing / Serpent 960 /
60
30:07.5
A Final
6
Barry GAVIN
PDNR / Aged Pension / Mugen MRX-4 /
49
30:04.6
A Final
7
Chris NEWLAND
PDNR /
30
12:46.5
A Final
Open Tourer – Final Positions
P
Name
Details
Laps
Time
Final
1
Timothy LEE
NSWRCRCC / Team XRAY / HUDY / HEI / NB
107
30:15.2
A Final
2
Rick SEYMO
PDNR / Yes please / XRAY NT1 /
104
30:01.0
A Final
3
Chad DONNELLY
SORMCC / Ace Hobby Distributors / KM Racin
103
30:05.3
A Final
4
Shaun KALTENBACHER
PDNR / Me / Capricorn /
102
30:10.3
A Final
5
Joel CASEY
NSWRCRCC / All Australian Joinery / XRAY N
100
30:03.7
A Final
6
Greg BROOKS
SORMCC / JPM Racing / XRAY NT1 /
97
30:04.7
A Final
7
Alex KOUSSAS
SORMCC / Kickass Racing Engines / 2007 NT
93
30:04.3
A Final
8
Rod MORGAN
PDNR / Mortech / Kyosho RRR Shimo /
93
30:14.3
A Final
9
John GERMANOS
NSWRCRCC / Kickass Racing Engines / Capri
63
19:06.4
A Final
10
Michael STONE
PDNR / Capricorn Australia / Novarossi / C
6
08:08.9
A Final
11
Brian MADSEN
SORMCC / XRAY NT1 WCE /
67
20:05.3
B Final
12
Vic TUCCIARONE
test /
63
20:00.7
B Final
13
Steve PODMORE
PDNR / My Empty Wallet / Capricorn /
62
20:02.6
B Final
14
Jacob MICHAEL
PDNR / My Dad - The Greatest /
56
20:10.8
B Final
15
Brad DAVIS
SORMCC / JPM Racing / Edam /
46
14:36.6
B Final
16
Michael SCHRODER
NSWRCRCC / Trackside RC / JPM Racing /
18
05:23.8
B Final
17
Steve VALLETTA
PDNR / JPM Racing / Capricorn /
5
01:20.2
B Final
18
Donovan HACKETT
SORMCC / KM Racing HK1 /
0
00:00.0
B Final
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Pull Start – Final Positions
P
Name
Details
Laps
Time
Final
102
30:12.9
A Final
100
30:14.3
A Final
1
Shaun KALTENBACHER
PDNR / Me / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
2
Chris STANLEY
PDNR / Me / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
3
Steve VALLETTA
PDNR / JPM Racing / Edam /
97
30:02.7
A Final
4
Joseph PATANE
PDNR / JPM Racing / Edam /
90
30:02.3
A Final
5
Lance NUNN
SORMCC / JPM Racing / Edam /
90
30:07.1
A Final
6
Jim CRANSTON
SORMCC / Edam /
88
30:11.4
A Final
7
Ben DUNN
PDNR /
83
30:19.7
A Final
8
Darrell KNIGHT
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII /
78
27:15.0
A Final
9
Bruce BERG
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
65
20:43.6
A Final
10
Shane BALDWIN
PDNR / Image Mart /
22
07:08.4
A Final
11
Simon GREENER
test /
36
13:21.1
B Final
12
Frank DEAK
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
27
20:14.1
B Final
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RACE RESULTS
~ 2011 PDNR Challenge ~
The 2011 PDNR Challenge was held on Saturday August 6, 2011.
Following on from the momentum of the Racing Lines GP On Road Winter
Championships which PDNR hosted in June, the PDNR Challenge was fairly well
attended thanks to a last minute flurry from drivers to enter the event. There were
again many drivers visiting from other clubs which kept the PDNR locals more
than honest, but what was great to see was the number of regular PDNR racers
making their debut at a major RC event.
There were five divisions offered: Open Pan, Open Tourer, Pull Start, Nitro Kit
and for the first time Buggy was added to the schedule.
The 2011 PDNR Challenge was only held over one day (due to limited
availability of the SIRC car park), with three rounds of qualifying during the day,
and finals in the afternoon and finishing into the evening.
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Below are the full results from the 2011 PDNR Challenge.
Open Pan – Final Positions
P
Name
Details
Laps
Time
Final
106
30:11.1
A Final
1
Michael TURNER
PDNR / JPM Racing / Mugen MRX-5 /
2
Matthew OXFORD
PDNR / MMI / GFY Racing / Mugen MRX-5 /
95
28:32.2
A Final
3
Daniel MINER
PDNR / Grahams Hobby Centre / Mugen MRX-4X
93
30:04.3
A Final
4
Greg ROSSITER
PDNR / Serpent /
86
30:02.0
A Final
5
Nathan JOHNSTON
PDNR / GFY Racing / Peps Autos / Mugen MRX
80
30:08.3
A Final
6
Chris NEWLAND
PDNR / Walter RC / Serpent / Serpent 966 E
0
00:00.0
A Final
Laps
Time
Final
Open Tourer – Final Positions
P
Name
Details
1
Rick SEYMO
PDNR / Yes Please / XRAY NT1 2010 /
105
30:16.8
A Final
2
Greg BROOKS
SORMCC / MTX-5 Soon /
103
30:08.7
A Final
3
Andrew BARDETTA
NSWRCRCC / Kyosho R4 /
102
30:04.4
A Final
4
Tony FIRTH
PDNR / Grahams Hobby Centre / JPM Racing /
101
30:07.3
A Final
5
Steve VALLETTA
PDNR / JPM Racing / Capricorn /
99
30:10.5
A Final
6
Jim CRANSTON
SORMCC / JPM Racing / Capricorn /
95
30:09.1
A Final
7
Adrian ISAACS
PDNR / Team Magic /
93
30:23.4
A Final
8
Shaun KALTENBACHER
PDNR / Me / Capricorn /
89
26:40.6
A Final
9
Michael STONE
PDNR / Capricorn / Capricorn /
81
24:30.8
A Final
10
Chad DONNELLY
SORMCC / Ace Hobby Distributors / KM Racin
0
00:00.0
A Final
11
Steve PODMORE
PDNR / Capricorn /
50
15:11.8
B Final
12
Brian MADSEN
SORMCC / XRAY NT1 WCE /
42
13:12.8
B Final
13
Donovan HACKETT
SORMCC / KM Racing HK1 /
33
11:00.9
B Final
14
Nathan BLOOR
PDNR / BK / ADY / Kyosho /
27
20:00.5
B Final
15
Kevin MATON
PDNR / GRAHAMS HOBBY CENTRE /
6
02:06.3
B Final
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Pull Start – Final Positions
P
Laps
Time
Final
1
Shaun KALTENBACHER
Name
PDNR / Me / KYOSHO S3 EVO /
Details
101
30:10.8
A Final
2
Chris STANLEY
PDNR / Me / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
99
30:01.3
A Final
3
Steve VALLETTA
PDNR / JPM Racing / Edam /
95
30:10.6
A Final
4
Darrell KNIGHT
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII /
91
30:11.8
A Final
5
Joseph PATANE
PDNR / JPM Racing / Edam /
90
30:00.9
A Final
6
Bruce BERG
PDNR / KYOSHO S3 EVO /
90
30:09.8
A Final
7
Frank DEAK
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII EVO /
78
30:14.7
A Final
8
Shane BALDWIN
PDNR / Image Mart /
77
26:01.5
A Final
9
Brett QUARM
PDNR / Kyosho S3 /
76
24:24.7
A Final
10
Ben DUNN
PDNR /
40
17:47.7
A Final
11
Flavio CATALDO
PDNR /
51
18:48.1
B Final
Buggy – Final Positions
P
Laps
Time
Final
1
Will SHIELD
Name
PDNR / GFY Racing / Losi 8ight B2.0 /
Details
61
20:12.9
A Final
2
Flavio CATALDO
PDNR / Me / Hyper 9GI /
59
20:02.8
A Final
3
Greg TEMME
PDNR /
57
20:16.8
A Final
4
David MANCZAK
XRAY 808 /
56
20:01.0
A Final
5
Matthew OXFORD
PDNR / MMI / GFY Racing / Losi 8ight 2.0 /
44
14:23.5
A Final
6
Stewart KAYE-SMITH
PDNR / GFY Racing /
5
02:06.2
A Final
7
Clive WHITE
PDNR /
0
00:00.0
A Final
8
Nathan JOHNSTON
PDNR / GFY Racing / Peps Autos / Losi 8.2
0
00:00.0
A Final
Laps
Time
Final
Nitro Kit – Final Positions
P
Name
Details
1
Joseph PATANE
EDAM SPIRIT /
59
20:15.5
A Final
2
Benny DUNN
PDNR / Team Magic G4 /
49
20:20.0
A Final
3
Barry GAVIN
PDNR / Kyosho SR /
45
20:12.6
A Final
4
Ben DUNN
PDNR / Kyosho SIII /
39
20:04.9
A Final
5
Tate FIRTH
PDNR / Grahams Hobby Centre / Kyosho S3 /
24
20:24.3
A Final
6
Nathan BLOOR
PDNR / KYOSHO SIII /
7
02:15.5
A Final
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FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS – Autumn 2011
Here are the Final Championship Points from the 2011 Autumn Championship.
Rounds 2, 3, 5 and 10 were cancelled due to rain, but the good news was both the
Round 7 – 10 minute race, and Round 14 – 15 minute race went ahead.
Here are the final championship classifications:
Division Sponsor
Division Sponsor
JPM RACING : RB : ATS : CASTER
OFF ROAD BUGGY
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Name
Matthew Oxford
Flavio Cataldo
Tom Harrison
Ryan Borg
Jonathan Hart
Greg Temme
Stewart Kaye-Smith
David Manczak (M1)
Dean Barnes
Clive White
Daniel Trouve
Maurice King
OFF ROAD TRUCK
Pts
356
296
290
197
132
80
74
70
47
36
18
12
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Name
Pts
Will Shield
Darrell Knight
Greg Temme
Steve Hart
Damian Barnes
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0
0
0
0
0
0
346
340
272
160
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS Cont’d
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
10
11
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
Division Sponsor
Division Sponsor
GRAHAM'S HOBBY CENTRE
OPEN PAN
NITRO KIT
Name
Michael Turner
Chris Turner
Matthew Oxford
Ray Wallace
Nathan Johnston
Darrel Thompson
Chris Newland (M1)
Daniel Miner
Michael Stone
Dean Barnes
Barry Gavin
Pts
P
Name
351
311
247
225
183
122
72
36
36
34
27
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Ben Dunn (M1)
Joseph Patane
Brad Tarrant
Nathan Bloor (M1)
Kris Albronda
Brendan Kordiak
Simon Greener (M1)
Phil Moore
Barry Gavin
Adrian Avran
Pts
331
304
259
234
141
134
38
26
21
8
0
0
Division Sponsor
PIRTEK AUSTRALIA
Division Sponsor
BARCLAY'S RC & HOBBIES
PULL START
OUTLAW
Name
Pts
Steve Valletta
Bruce Berg
Darrell Knight
Ben Dunn
Frank Deak
Shane Baldwin
Flavio Cataldo
Chris Stanley
Graham McMillan
Simon Greener
348
250
249
243
204
191
112
96
38
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Name
Rod Morgan
Shaun Kaltenbacher
Adrian Isaacs
Steve Podmore
Bruce Berg
John Reilly
Don Bishop
Nathan Bloor
Aaron Lee
Jayson Rutherford
Ben Dunn
David Graham
Paul Bourchdan
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308
292
233
215
206
173
149
90
60
39
15
10
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CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS Cont’d
Division Sponsor
GRAHAM'S HOBBY CENTRE
Division Sponsor
PRO TOURER
EDAM EXER
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Name
Tony Firth
Shaun Kaltenbacher
Steve Valletta
Rod Morgan
Rick Seymonsbergen
Adrian Isaacs
Steve Podmore (M1)
Aaron Lee
Chris Stanley
Joel Casey
Pts
337
266
264
218
211
191
149
27
19
0
P
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
Name
Pts
Darrell Knight
Rod Albronda
Graham Fraser
Corey Fraser
Chris Ciappara
Greg Rossiter
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0
0
0
336
318
268
208
201
101
0
0
0
0
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PDNR 2011 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
The PDNR Club Championship was started in 2007, and since then we have had a
different winner each year.
Previous PDNR club champions are:
2007 – Tony Firth
2008 – Roy Hanmore
2009 – Shaun Kaltenbacher
2010 – Matthew Oxford
The Club Champion is awarded to the member who accumulates the most points
from all three championships in a calendar year.
Here are the current top 30 (of 57) positions after the Summer Championship:
2011 PDNR CLUB CHAMPION
Name
Matthew Oxford
Michael Turner
Tony Firth
Shaun Kaltenbacher
Darrell Knight
Steve Valletta
Will Shield
Ben Dunn
Rod Morgan
Flavio Cataldo
Joseph Patane
Tom Harrison
Chris Turner
Adrian Isaacs
Bruce Berg
Nathan Bloor
Steve Podmore
Brad Tarrant
Frank Deak
Ray Wallace
Grahame Fraser
John Reilly
Rod Albronda
Rick Seymonsbergen
Shane Baldwin
Denny Kady
Damian Barnes
Corey Fraser
Nathan Johnston
Paul Bourchdan
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
TOTAL
701
683
665
638
636
628
614
610
559
552
549
539
524
512
463
440
435
425
406
391
390
379
359
342
305
276
262
244
221
218
TOTAL
TOTAL
TOTAL
SUMMER
AUTUMN
SPRING
345
332
328
346
296
280
268
279
251
256
245
249
213
279
213
206
220
166
202
166
122
206
41
131
114
276
182
36
38
218
356
351
337
292
340
348
346
331
308
296
304
290
311
233
250
234
215
259
204
225
268
173
318
211
191
0
80
208
183
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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PDNR Fee Schedule
Membership
Annual Renewal – Due 30th September
New Member – 30th September through 30th June
New Member – 1st July through 30th August
New Member – 1st September through 30th September
$30.00
$40.00
$20.00
$40.00 – 13 month
membership
Junior – Under 16 years, non-voting.
$15.00
Full adult membership entitles the member to nonvoting membership for their
partner and children under 16 years of age.
Weeknight Racing – Casual
All casual entries need to fill out a Championship Entry Application
once per championship
Kids Division (School holidays only, 13 and under)
$2.00
Junior per division – Under 16 years
$5.00
PDNR Member - 1st division
$10.00
PDNR Member - Additional division
$8.00
Visitor - 1st division
$14.00
Visitor - Additional division
$12.00
Weeknight Racing – Championship (Members Only)
1 Championship Division
$100.00
2nd and subsequent Championship Divisions (each)
$50.00
Junior
$60.00 1st
$50.00 2nd Division
st
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