First Longford Nitro Club race event

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This Sunday (21st June) Ireland's newest r/c car club, Longford Nitro Club, are holding their first ever race event. With the support of the ORCA Club, which run the St.Annes track in Dublin, a large temporary circuit is being prepared for the event the Texas carpark which located just outside the town of Longford.

A full day of racing with computer timing will see classes run for RTR cars, 1:10 200mm nitro, 190mm EP Touring and 1:8 Onroad. If you have an r/c car and fancy giving r/c racing a go why not come along and join in the fun.

This event which has been well publicized in Longford and the surronding areas and is part of Longford Nitro Club's bigger plans to develop a permanent r/c racing facitility in the area.

Drivers wishing to take part should sign with Roberto by 10:30 on Sunday morning with practice set to get underway at 11:00. Nitro Fuel will be available at the track and the weather is looking good so no excuses for not getting your car out and having a fun day.

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On Sunday Longford Nitro Club held a very successful first event with drivers from around the country making the trip to Longford. The racing attracted a lot of interest with locals and one thing that came to light on the day was that there are plenty of r/c car owners in the surrounding area. The event was the club's first step towards its goal of developing a permanent r/c facility in the area and all going well r/c fans will soon have a place to enjoy their cars with fellow r/c enthusiasts.

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Update: we will restart hosting events this spring and recently we set up a website: longfordnitroclub.com