The World of Radio Controled Auto Racing
Created | Updated Jul 30, 2004
(Intro)
R/C Auto Racing in the United States
In the United States R/C Car races are held by local hobby shops in either a parking lot or at a permenant facility. There is also a governing body known as ROAR, or Remotely Operated Auto Racing, which organizes national and regonal events. The United States is broken up into fourteen regions with Canada as an additional region. Each of these regions has a region director who is responsable for managing the dues and reporting the goings on in the region for the newsletter.
| Region 1 | Conneticut, Maine, Massachusett, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont |
| Region 2 | Deleware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia |
| Region 3 | Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Region 4 | Florida1 |
| Region 5 | Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin |
| Region 6 | Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi |
| Region 7 | Minnisota, North Dakota, South Dakota |
| Region 8 | Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska |
| Region 9 | Oklahoma, Texas |
| Region 10 | Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming |
| Region 11 | Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington |
| Region 12 | California, Nevada, Arizona |
| Region 142 | Hawaii |
| ROAR Canada | Canada |
General Information
Remote control cars come in two main varieties distinguished by their power supply; Nitro and Electric. These two catagories can be further subdivided into on-road and off-road. These two catagories can also be subdivided into oval and road course. These are often then subdivided into seperate classes acording to skill, engine type, and in some cases body style.
The bodies that are run on these cars are made of durable lexan. Although it is not hard to crack these bodies, they protect the car very well.
Nitro cars are powered by one cylinder engines that run on a mixture of usually 20% or 30% Nitromethonol and 80% or 70% oil. This makes them relatively loud which limits their usage mostly to non-residential areas.
