At Ultra Raceway we have the Tamiya class, which is a great class to start in RC Racing. In this class you may use any box standard Tamiya 1/10th scale off-road car. Tamiya kits are fairly inexpensive and their later generation 4 wheel drive buggy kits are seriously quick!

Currently you can get a complete kit that has all the goodies you need to start racing for around R2000. We can also advise you on which kit to start with and where you can get it from, so just contact us!

The Tamiya class is also run at National level, which means you can progress to that level if you wish.

At Ultra Raceway your first race day is totally free, so feel welcome to come have a look and try your racing hand!

You don't have to start in the Tamiya class, although this is recommended for first time racers. This will help you understand the sport, get used to racing and develop the skills you'll need to run in the higher ranked classes like 2wd stock, and then the modified classes.

Look at our Links section for great websites on everything you might need to know about RC.

In our Downloads section you'll find a document for download that gives the exact rules and regulations for each class.

Stock vs. Modified

When we talk about stock racing, we refer to the type of motor used to drive the car. A stock motor is a motor that has 27 winds of wire on its armature. They are by no means slow! Newer technologies like quad magnets allow them to spin to impressive 25 000 RPM and more! In racing these motors are strictly controlled to level the playing field during a race, to help promote driver skill. They are typically cheaper to run than modified motors.

Modified motors have less wire wound around its armature, to produce a motor that generates allot more torque and much higher RPM. 40 000 plus RPM can be achieved in these motors. BUT be careful, if you have too much power and no control over your car, the gold medal will go home with somebody else.

To see exactly how the electric motors work we use for racing, you can visit our links section for websites that explain them in detail.