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| Free Practice | All tracks are open for free practice, except during races. During races, we close tracks other than the one being used for the race, to make certain there is no radio interference coming from practice tracks to the race track. |
| Tracks | Two outdoor tracks and one indoor track |
| - Outdoor Track #1: Brand new, very large asphalt onroad flat track. Perfect for all gas or electric onroad cars. | |
| - Outdoor Track #2: New Englands Best Dirt/Offroad track for RC Racing. | |
| - Indoor Track: New Englands best & biggest multi-purpose carpet track. Used for onroad, Stadium rack (with jumps), and flat track oval. | |
| Madness Trophy Events | R/C Madness sponsors Trophy Events throughout the year. Except at the BBQ Blast, trophies are awarded in ALL MAINS, so every racer has a realistic shot at taking home some hardware, regardless of skill level. |
| Outside Events Hosted by R/C Madness | Occasionally, outside events are hosted by R/C Madness. Examples include: |
| - Regional Championships, | |
| - 2000 HPI Challenge | |
| - 2001 Hartford Car Show Exhibition (held in downtown Hartford, CT) | |
| - 2002 January Jam - USTC Event | |
| - 2005 ROAR Off-Road Nationals | |
| - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Radio Control Car Action Monster Madness | |
| Signups, Fees and Prizes | Signups close 1 hour before racing starts. Even though we make exceptions, we ask that you make every effort to comply with this guideline. All races include 3 qualification rounds plus a "main" final round for all drivers. Starting position is based on each drivers best qualification run. Note: the number of qualification rounds can be reduced if time constraints arise, either due to weather or large number of drivers. Qualification races run 4-8 mins, depending on the class. Please check the "available class" paes for details. Madness Regular races are $15. 8 week point series. Madness Trophy Events are $25. Trophies are awarded to top 3 finishers in all mains (except in the Annual BBQ Blast, where trophies go to 1st Palce A-Main Finishers only. Outside events hosted by R/C Madness have fees, prizes, etc. that are established separately for each event. Details available from the Hobby Shop or on this website. |
Regular Weekly Schedule ($15 per entry. Includes 3 qualifiers plus a main for all entries) |
Winter |
Tuesday Nights, 6pm: Rock Crawling |
Sept through March |
Wednesday Nights Practice | |
| Thursday Nights, 7pm: Onroad Racing | ||
| Friday Nights, 7pm: Off-Road Racing | ||
| Saturday, 3pm: Off-Road Racing | ||
| 6pm: Oval Racing | ||
| Sundays, 11am: On-Road and Off Road Racing | ||
Summer |
Thursday Nights, 7pm: Onroad Racing | |
April through October |
Saturdays, Noon: Offroad Racing (Alternate racing day for Sundays if rained out) | |
| Sundays, 9am Signup 10am Start: Offroad Racing | ||
