About the club
In 1980 the first electric radio controlled stock car was made and sold at Northampton Stock Car Circuit.
In 1981 Dave Woodward set up a club in Newbold, Rugby. They raced on a wooden floor with metal barriers until 1985 when the venue moved to Rogers Hall, Hillmorton. This was tiled floor with wooden barriers, later racers started applying silicon to their tyres to give them more grip.
In 1987 the floor was changed to carpet which had to be rolled out each week before it was raced on. Since the carpet was being used people stopped putting silicon on their tyres, but later people started applying WD40 to them instead. By 1990 tyre additives were banned at the club as it was starting to make a mess of the carpet.
We are now one of the longest running R/C clubs in the country. We have an AMBRc computerised lap counting system. Handout transponders are available and members are encouraged to buy their own personal transponders. We race on PrimaFelt GT carpet.
Championships that have been set up:
- In 1981 the Coventry Championships
- In 1981 the National Points title
- In 1986 the British Championship
- In 1993 the Stockmasters Championship at Rugby
- In 1993 the Longtrack Championship at Rugby
- In 1993 the Lyn Woodward Memorial at Rugby
- In 1994 the Stockmasters changed to Kit & Bits due to their sponsorship
- In 2001 the World Championship
- In 2001 the European Championship
- In 2004 the Kits & Bits changed to Kiwi Cup
All championships are still running to this day.