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The RARC Race and Track Crew would like to say a big thank you to all the racers, crawl heads and spectators for another epic month of RC action! From the young and new racers stepping up to the plate, the older war horses tuning till late in the evenings for a split second advantage, the lively crawl group for pitching up at all the events this month. The Championship Points Races are a highlight in the racing calender, the crawling events area serious work out for the calves and laughing muscles and the unique events are all a blast! For a city the size Bloemfontein is and the location its amazing that the RC community is this alive and strong. On to April with a Off Road Shoot Out with the new jumps and rhythm section, another Championship Points Race and a crawler trail walk thrown in for good measure. But now you should know, Stay Radio Active!

RARC Rally Event! With the event being canceled due to rain, the skies cleared earlier than expected and the racer were all eager to get the show going! With a bit of delay with the start there was a lot of banter and setup help in the pits, the RC Racing community of Bloemfontein pulling their weight and then some. With a very tricky track layout curtesy of a creative Race Director (some say you can still hear him laughing) the stage was set! Here is what happened in each class:

Tamiya Stock Rally
1) Jc Smit - Tamiya TT01E
2) Nico Jonker - Tamiya TT01E
3) Johan Truter - Tamiya TT01E
The local Tamiya Stock hot shot JC was the target of all in the class, his unbeaten streak still ongoing. Nico mounted the hardest charge, pipping JC to the line a few times during the day. When all was said and done JC pulled a 1st for the day and Nico a hard won 2nd. Brand new racer Johan taking part in his first race was pushing his tires and physics to breaking point all day long, testing the bulletproof reliability of the Tamiya TT01E platform along the way. Johan walked away with a nail biting 3rd on the day.

Rally X B-Main
1) Jacques Boucher - SNRC R3
2) Divan Jonker - SNRC R3
3) Wean Jonker - SNRC R3
The Jonker boys threw everything including the kitchen sink in to get to Jacques, with some spectacular passes (and attempted passes), skids and interesting line choices. When the tires stopped protesting it was Jacques who romped into 1st, Divan and his well known red Scirocco 2nd and new racers Wean in 3rd. This was Wean's second race meeting and he is learning the ropes rather quickly!

Rally X A-Main
1) Dawid Johannes Liebenberg - Yokomo RS1.0
2) Janco Dreyer - SNRC R3
3) Jan Dreyer - RARC T25
This was a race inside a race. With father and son duo Janco and Jan having an inside battle and then trying all manner of things (motor swops included) to catch DJ with his well sorted Yokomo. At the end when all the points were tallied DJ took the 1st with young racers Janco taking a 2nd and his dad Jan in 3rd. Janco had a big smile at prize giving!

4400 Buggy Unlimited
1) Ryno Pienaar - VRX Octane XL
2) JC Smit - VRX Octane XL
3) Charles Bastone - VRX Octane XL
Now this was something to behold. As a new class there were a lot of questions. Will the buggies be able to properly race, will they handle the new rhythm section of four kicker jumps in a row, will there be action with the open wheel format? Yes, yes and YES! The Race Director went out of his way with a super tricky layout, a step down table top jump right in front of a corner, a ski jump leading into the straigh and the now infamous rhythm section! Ryno, with his years of dirt off road racing experience, took a 1st for the day. The battle for 2nd was heated between JC and Charles, the jumps and layout proving very testing and they had a few tangles over the new sections. JC hanging on to the 2nd place and Charles netting the 3rd.

With a much more relaxed atmosphere the Rally events are a favourite among the racers competing, and the race format that is unique to RARC the on track action caused most of the racers to walk off the driver's stand a bit white in the cheeks accompanied by a rattle of two. A great day of RC Racing was had by all. Now it's a bit of a break with the school holidays and Easter Weekend approaching. Race dates for April are:
12th April 2026 - Event to be decided
19th April 2926 - Championship Points Race
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And here we go! The second Rally event at RARC for 2026! After the first event turned out to be very popular with the super unique and exciting racing format the entries have climbed substantially for this second event! Classes will be Tamiya Rally with a very strict rule set that promote cost friendly racing, RallyX with very relaxed rules that allow a lot of horsepower and big slides. Then the brand new class that is sure to raise pulses of the racers and spectators, Octane 4400 Buggy Unlimited! Live axle with trailing arms in the rear, big 2.2 inch wheels and a 4wd divetrain. This is the only class for the day that will have big jumps and a new addition, a rhythm section! With the long travel suspension and more than enough horsepower the class is sure to grow. Spectators are always welcome to witness the Rally madness at RARC!