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BRCA Rallycross National Championship
Category1:8 nitro off-road buggy
Country United Kingdom
Inaugural season1983
ClassesNational, Clubmans, Junior and Over 40s
Drivers[4]
Constructors[5]
Manufacturers[5]
Engine suppliers[5]
Tyre suppliers[5]
Drivers' championUnited Kingdom Darren Bloomfield
Official websitebrca-rallycross.co.uk

BRCA Rallycross National Championship is a national multi-round radio-controlled racing championship sanctioned by British Radio Car Association taking place in the United Kingdom, it is exclusively open to drivers of 1:8 scale nitro powered off-road buggies.

It is one of the many national championships that enable drivers, paid members of BRCA, to earn eligibility to compete in the EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship and the biennial IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship depending on their seasonal performances.

David Crompton is the most successful driver with eight titles, Kyosho is the most successful car brand with nine titles, surpassing the Italian brand Crono when Elliott Boots took his second title in 2015. Darren Bloomfield, a factory driver for Agama representng Nemo Racing, is the defending champion as of 2017 after winning his forth title, elevating him in the second most sucessful driver of all time.

Race format

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The national championship takes place on full season of five race meetings over five different venues from April to October with four championships on offer aside the National Championship (for all drivers); the Clubmans (for drivers who have not reached the top 30 placement over the last three years and have not appeared in any Grand Final), Junior (for drivers under the age of 16), and Over 40s (for drivers over the age of 40).[1][2][3]

The track is required to be closed over 15 days prior to the championship round taking place.[4]

A minimum of two 5 minutes rounds of practice will be run in heat format (up to 9 heats of 14 cars).[5]

Drivers will take part in the five qualifying rounds in which they will be grouped over 9 qualifying groups consisting of a maximum of 14 cars each.[6][7]

They will be ranked on average score achieved over the best three of the previous four rounds[8]

At the end of the qualifying rounds, drivers are placed in their finals group determined by their best set of times (usually best 3 of 5, minimum of 2)[9]

Like all nitro races, the races are run in a Christmas tree elimination format in which the top 4 or 5 finishers of each round is promoted to the next round until they reach the quarter finals then the top 4 are promoted until they reach the semi-finals. Each of these races run for 20 minutes. The top seven from each semi-final group form the grid for the 45 minutes long Grand Final.[10][11] The winning driver receives 127 points counting toward the championship, runner-up receive 125 points, third 124 points, down to the driver who finishes 126th receiving 1 point. In addition, the top 3 qualifiers receive an extra 3 to 1 points.[12]

Once the season is completed, 75% of championship counts towards the overall score; for a 5 round championship, only 4 of these counts.[13]

In an event that two or more drivers tie for the same number of points, the fifth discarded score will be used then by number of rounds attended and number of finishing positions until the winner is resolved.[14]

Regardless of their overall placements, the drivers of the four classes will be placed separately in their own groups[15]

The winner of the Clubman class will be offered a place to compete at the EFRA European Championship.[16]

Winners

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n.b. National Championship winners are only included.

Year Driver Car Engine Source Report
1983 Russell Buckner Yankee
1984 Gary Marsden Garbo Gepard
1985 Gary Marsden PB Xi 2
1986 Steve White Serpent Spirit
1987 James Weedon PB Xi 3
1988 Stewart Wilcox Kyosho Burns
1989 Justin Mackay Kyosho Burns
1990 James Weedon Kyosho Turbo Burns Nova
1991 Ian Oddie Kyosho Turbo Burns Mondial
1992 Ian Oddie HoBao Pirate M1 OPS
1993 Jamie Booth Kyosho Inferno Mondial
1994 Ian Oddie HoBao Pirate M4 OPS
1995 Jamie Booth Kyosho Inferno O.S. 21 RG
1996 David Crompton Laro Nova
1997 Lawrence Harris Crono Nova
1998 Philip Boyes Kyosho MP5 Nova
1999 David Crompton Crono S6 light RB
2000 David Crompton Crono Expert 2 RB
2001 David Crompton Crono Expert 2 RB
2002 David Crompton Crono RS01 RB WS7
2003 David Crompton Crono RS01 RB WS7 II
2004 Jon Hazlewood Kyosho MP777 O.S. 21VZB V-Spec
2005 David Crompton Crono RS03 RB C5BB
2006 David Crompton Crono RS03 RB C6BB [17]
2007 Neil Cragg Associated RC8 RB C6BB [18]
2008 Neil Cragg Associated RC8 Reedy [19]
2009 Neil Cragg Associated RC8B Reedy [20]
2010 Darren Bloomfield Losi 8ight EU 2.0 Novarossi [21]
2011 Darren Bloomfield Losi 8ight EU 2.0 Nitrotec [22]
2012 Elliott Boots Kyosho MP9 TKI3 Novarossi
2013 Lee Martin Mugen MBX7 BEAT
2014 Darren Bloomfield Agama A8 Bullitt B-219 [23]
2015 Elliott Boots Kyosho MP9 TKI3 Reds [24]
2016 Darren Bloomfield Agama A215 Bullitt B-220 [25]
Source:[26]

Most Wins

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Drivers

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Rank Driver Wins
1 David Crompton 8
2 Darren Bloomfield 4
3 Ian Oddie 3
Neil Cragg
5 Gary Marsden 2
James Weedon
Jamie Booth
Elliott Boots
9 Russell Buckner 1
Steve White
James Weedon
Stewart Wilcox
Justin Mackay
Lawrence Harris
Philip Boyes
Jon Hazlewood
Lee Martin

Car manufacturers

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Rank Manufacturer Wins
1   Kyosho 9
2   Crono 8
3   Team Associated 3
4   PB Racing 2
  HoBao
  TLR
  Agama
5   Yankee 1
  Garbo
  Serpent
  Laro
  Mugen Seiki

See also

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Footnotes

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References

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  1. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 3.
  2. ^ BRCA 2015, 18.B.i.
  3. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 16.A.b.
  4. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 17.A.
  5. ^ BRCA 2015, 9.A.
  6. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 10.A.
  7. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 10.D.i.
  8. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 10.B.
  9. ^ BRCA 2015, 11.B.
  10. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 11.C.
  11. ^ BRCA 2015, 11.D.
  12. ^ BRCA 2015, 16.A.c.i.
  13. ^ BRCA 2015, 16.A.c.
  14. ^ BRCA 2015, 16.d.
  15. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 16.A.c.ii.
  16. ^ BRCA 2015, p. 19.A.
  17. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  18. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  19. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  20. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  21. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  22. ^ "Series". www.brca-rallycross.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  23. ^ Garrison, Mike (8 September 2014). "Bloomfield wins 2014 BRCA Championship". NeoBuggy.net. Neo Buggy. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  24. ^ Mortstedt, Phil (7 September 2015). "Elliott Boots – 2015 British Champion". NeoBuggy.net. Neo Buggy. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Bloomfield sublime in Slough: 2016 BRCA Champion". NeoBuggy.net. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  26. ^ "British Champions". NeoBuggy.net. Retrieved 2016-07-11.

Works cited

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