{"id":51062,"date":"2013-11-17T23:45:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T13:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=51062"},"modified":"2020-12-11T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T01:01:09","slug":"big-fun-on-a-small-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/11\/17\/big-fun-on-a-small-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Fun On A Small Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sgt Rik Christiansen with one of the radio-controlled off-road racers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 17, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Revheads of a mini variety now have a club of their own to cater for their racing needs in Murgon.<\/p>\n

Murgon RC (“radio control”) has been formed under the umbrella of the South Burnett PCYC.<\/p>\n

The club caters for fans of 1\/10th and 1\/8th scale electric or gas-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n

Most of the models are\u00a0off-roaders although the club may also expand to include drifting.<\/p>\n

Local businessman Peter Angel has donated some land beside his airstrip for a racetrack, complete with jumps, hairpin bends and straights.<\/p>\n

Murgon RC held its first activity, a “come and try” day, on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Sergeant Rik Christiansen, who is co-ordinating the activity for the PCYC, has been racing remote-controlled vehicles for 30 years, mostly on the Sunshine Coast and Maryborough.<\/p>\n

He’s keen to build interest in the sport in the local area.<\/p>\n

The vehicles can get up to 40km\/h as they zip around the course.<\/p>\n

The racetrack has been developed over the past three or four months by a small group of volunteers, including Bruce Sommerfeld, from South Burnett Machinery, and Brett Holznagel who organised for the area to be fenced.<\/p>\n

Rik said that on race days, six seven-minute heats would be raced before a final.<\/p>\n

Another “come and try” day – for both children and adults – will be held from 1:30pm on November 30.<\/p>\n

All racers must be members of a PCYC (you can join online<\/a><\/strong>) which covers insurance. \u00a0They will also be able to use all the facilities at the South Burnett PCYC at Murgon.<\/p>\n

After this, it is $10 per day to use the racetrack.<\/p>\n