Mill End RC Buggy & Crawler Club
1/10 R/C off-road electric Buggy and Crawler track.
Relaxed and friendly, grass-roots racing for all
abilities with full Live R/C timing results.
Next Race Date: Sunday July 26th
Booking form link:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/MillendRC/MillendRCSundayBookingFormJuly26th
(Postcode in capitals with a space)
'Novice heat' is now on the list (any 1/10th R/C car on 2S Lipos).
(The booking form is a new one for each event.)
Also see 'Prices' page.
(Get booked in as soon as you can, so we know the numbers.)
We normally run 3 rounds of qualifying plus final,
you can often fit in a practice run before qualifying.
Tracks are open for practice:
Sat 18th July 9:00 till 4:00pm(timing on)
Sun 19th July 9:00 till 4:00pm(timing on)
Race dates will be set about once per month
to fit around other R/C events.
Popalong RC Rally 2026 EVENT.
Thanks to everyone who made this happen
inc. Popalong RC, Mark and Asif.
We really had a good day and perfect weather.
New Merch Link - all profits to the club.
Pay via Cognito form and collect from race control.
Merch Link:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/MillendRC/ClubMerchOrderForm
Explore our club pages to stay informed about practice days and race events.
Convenient shortcut links via:
www.Racer22.com
(Also has link for bookings per class.)
Link to BRCA website:
https://www.brca.org
(Loads of details on R/C racing in the UK.)
Link to LiveRC:
https://millendraceway.liverc.com/
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/p/Mill-end-rc-car-club-61573327026042
Second Entry £5.00
Under 16's £5.00
(See booking form link on Home page)
(Usually 9.00am to 4.00pm,
Check-in by 9:45, first race at 10:00)
Tamiya Big Wheel / Tamiya fun = free to enter
'All in' race - 1st to 10 laps.
(No Transponders required, manual lap counting.)
Practice Days:
Crawler track £5.00 per day
Race track £7.50 per day (includes Crawler track)
(Usually 9.00am to 4:00pm)
No club membership required for 2026
(Planned track closed for September 2026)
For latest information check this home page and
www.Racer22.com
Also links via the Mill End R/C Facebook page
and WhatsApp.
Merch. pics coming soon.
Events
Racing Summary:
See Home Page for booking form. R/C race meetings for all levels of driver and buggy. 1/10th electric only, Buggy, Modern: 2WD, 4WD, Vintage, Rally, SCT (Short Course Trucks), Big Wheel and Tamiya fun. 2S Lipo, max 4.2 volts per cell in a Lipo charge bag. BRCA membership is needed to cover insurance. Best to use batteries and motors compatible with BRCA rules. This widens the market for re-sale and can be used at more race events. (Vintage and brushed motors etc. excepted). Vintage must be a minimum of 10.5 turns brushless. Vintage 2WD is basically pre-2000 rear motor as per iconic rules. 'ReRe' and Retro cars like the RB10 and BBX are fine. Specifically 3S battery packs and soft case batteries should not be used. 1/8th wheels are not to be used on SCT trucks . LiPo cells can be dangerous, do not leave them unprotected in cars or connected to anything unsupervised. Helps to be broadly in line with BRCA rules or iconic rules for your class. Results are not graded by age of car, just A,B,C finals for each class entered.
Practice days, 1/10th (or smaller) 'run what you brung' (max 2S Lipo's.)
Crawler track is also open on race days. Tyres & setup: Tyres are always the most important setup. Mill End has 3 types of Astro turf which is fairly thick pile and varies in grip (especially when wet.) 'Yellow' Mini-Spikes, Mini-Pins and Dart Mini-Spikes give high grip in the dry. 'Silvers' work best when wet or damp, then try 'Yellows' from round 2 onwards as some corners start to dry out and a 'wet setup' will cause roll-overs. Definition of a 'grip roll' v a 'traction roll': 'Grip roll' means off-power roll-overs caused by the outside front 'digging in' under steering pressure. 'Traction roll' means on-power roll-over caused by the outside rear end collapsing under steering pressure. 'Silvers' do not grip as well as 'Yellows' as the track dries out. (In the dry it can be useful to put 'Silvers' on the front to reduce oversteer with 'Yellows' on the back. On the front remove spikes from the outsides & superglue if you get too much grip roll. High corner speed grip roll: try driving tighter corners at a slower speed - requires discipline and good braking. Adding understeer makes for an easier drive but may not be good for laptimes. Running too low will cause the 'unseen' bumps to catch you out - locate the worst bumps by watching others. More camber on the front if you want more steering, (-3 degrees is probably the max.) Less steering angle if you have too much oversteer. Use the slipper and less punch to dial out 'wheelies', except for 'Tamiya Fun' :0)
Other events
Keep watch on the home page, and Facebook and Popalong RC YouTube for announcements. See 'Home page' for booking forms for each class. Wet weather 'wash-out' - Mark will make the call at 12:00 on the Saturday before a race date via WhatsApp. More: setup info: Lower ride height and less droop will reduce 'grip-roll'. However, this will reduce cornering grip and will increase the risk of 'bottoming out' (= always a compromise.) (Basic rule: don't let the front-end ride height get higher than the rear.) Reducing camber on the front and reducing 'toe-in' or moving to 'toe-out' helps reduce grip roll (however, this reduces turn-in power). Not so easy to test 'damping' changes (without several sets of shocks) - it's always going to be a balance depending on jumps, bumps, and spring rates. Generally increasing damping on the rear should help reduce traction roll - needs testing - not all agree! I tried 400 CST, 600 CST and 900 CST and found no noticeable effect! Next consider making some stiffer Anti-Roll bars - easier said than done. Also thicker oils on the diff. Feel free to send in your own setup tips for Mill End. (Especially if you have 2wd advice.) From Popalong RC's latest video on 'Tyres' - many racers are choosing Ballistic Buggy Green mini spike and DMS soft inserts for wet and damp on grass and astro for both 2wd and 4wd. They have long spikes to cut into the deeper astro. e.g. #BBT03 - BALLISTIC BUGGY - MINI SPIKE - 4WD FRONT TYRES - 1 PAIR - GREEN
Contact
- Buntingford SG9 0TA, UK
Mill End Plants , Buntingford, United Kingdom, SG9 0TA Hours Sat & Sun 0900 - 1600 Practice Days - Every Weekend Race Days - One Per Month (dates vary) Watch this Home page and Mill End R/C on Facebook.
Free parking
Covered pitts
Flood lights
Garden centre with cafe on-site and toilets
Rostrum for 12 drivers
Astro turf surface
Extensive crawler track
(Beware parking on the grass when wet - use gravel areas).
These only work on a Vostok system.
MyLaps RC4 (3 wire) and RC4 Pro (3 wire) do NOT work with the Vostok system.
MRT mPTX and mPTX Pro (2 wire) Personal Transponders work fine.
(Anyone tested MRT PTX at Mill End? should be fine.)
MyLaps RC4 'Hybrid' (2 wire) work fine.
Please note, if you race 2 cars on the same day in different classes then you need 2 transponders because of the way the race control stores the driver infomation against each chosen class.
https://millendraceway.liverc.com/
is used to provide race lap times and results - don't forget your smartphone.
Search for: Mill End Raceway.
The '3 wire' MyLaps Transponders only work on Mylaps lap counting
equipment (i.e. not at Mill End)
The MyLaps RC4 'Hybrid' (2 wire) transponder is the most versatile to own and works at Mill End and most other R/C tracks including the Stevenage clubs (RC4 V4.5+), but they cost £121.99 to £134.99 each.
Could competition prize organisers consider giving MyLaps RC4 'Hybrid' as prizes to donate to their club.
This will help each club have a stock to lend out to new starters.
(Some clubs will take car keys as a deposit
- i.e. take a spare set of car keys!)
MB Models do a 'trade in' to get a Mylaps 2 wire RC4 Hybrid for £79.99
THIS IS TRADE IN ONLY - MB Models WILL SHIP YOUR ORDER ONCE they RECEIVE YOUR TRADE IN TRANSPONDER! You can trade any AMBRC, MRT, VOSTOK, IRACE , ROBOTRONICS, EASYLAP, (it does not need to work).
A transponder has a seven-digit number.
- The 2 Wire RC4 Hybrid transponder is compatible with all MYLAPS timing systems RC2, RC3 and RC4 and Vostok.
