The British Radio Car Association (or BRCA) is an organisation that promotes the construction and racing of all types of

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. Founded in 1971 by Ted Longshaw and Keith Plested, who was also the founder of PB Racing, a manufacturer of RC cars; they coordinate BRCA affiliated clubs in the UK, and offer

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for any accidents that might occur. They also organise regional and national racing events for various classes. Each year the BRCA produces a rules booklet for every UK racing class, such as 1:10 Electric touring cars, 1:8 Nitro circuit cars and 1:16 Electric micro offroad cars with specific rules as regard to maximum and minimum dimensions, and homologated motors and cells. It is recommended (and at some clubs compulsory) to become a BRCA member due to its insurance and health and safety benefits. The BRCA is a member of the European Federation of Radio Operated Model Automobiles (EFRA). The BRCA is also affiliated with the

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who deal with motorsports in the UK, although deal primarily with full-size racing rather than scale model racing

Objectives of The British Radio Car Association

As outlined in the constitution of the BRCA their objectives are: * To promote the construction and competition of radio-controlled cars. * To facilitate the exchange of information and ideas relating to the sport. * To set rules and standards for construction and racing. * To encourage National and International competition within a co-ordinated calendar. Grande Bretagne 04324

Sections within the BRCA

The BRCA is made up of 13 sections, each section maintain and hold their own construction rules for the classes they race: *1/8th Scale Circuit *1/12th Scale Circuit *1/8th Scale Rally X *1/10th Electric Off Road1/10th Electric Off Road
/ref> *Various Scale Stock Cars *1/10th Scale IC Circuit *1/5th Scale Circuit *Various Scale Bikes *Large Scale Off Road *1/12th carpet oval *1/18th Scale Micro Cars *Various Scale

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Committee

Chairman

Major hosted events

1998 On-Track98 held in South Shields IFMAR 1/12, 1/10 (Pro10) and Touring Car World Cup 2016 First Reedy International 1/12 Race of Champions at centre:mk Milton Keynes 2017 First GT12 Worlds held at centre:mk 2020 IFMAR 1/12th World Championship at centre:mk Milton Keynes

References

Works cited

External links

BRCA website
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