Radio Active RC

Radio Active RC Touring, F1 and 1/12th pan in on road.

Radio Active RC Raceway is a RC Race track in Bloemfontein hosting races and Time Attack events for on and off road 1/10 electric classes. 2wd Buggy, 4wd Buggy and Short Course Truck in off road.

RARC went into Race weekend with a brand new surface and layout! The track was looking fresh and the grip was unbelievab...
01/09/2026

RARC went into Race weekend with a brand new surface and layout! The track was looking fresh and the grip was unbelievable! The racers put in some solid sessions Saturday with practice and lined up ready to battle Sunday morning early. There were some big surprises during the day, and the results will tell the stories. Here is what went down, class per class:

*Octane XL Stock (Brushed)
1) Johan Truter - VRX Octane XL
2) Nico Jonker - VRX Octane XL
3) Frans Benade - VRX Octane XL
The brushed category of the Octane class was one big tussle, Johan taking the 1st with consistent laps and staying out of trouble as much as possible. Nico in 2nd was pushing hard with a new setup and tire combo and was caught out a few times with the increased corner speed. Next time he will bring the fight to Johan. In a very hard fought 3rd place was one of our young guns, Frans was pushing as hard as his nerves allowed and stepped up to the podium!

*Octane XL Unleashed (Brushless)
1) Shawn Coetzer - VRX Octane XL
2) Francois Benade - VRX Octane XL
3) Charles Bastone - VRX Octane XL
This is where mad horsepower lives! With crazy wheelies and wheel lifts every lap the racers had to stay calm and collected or risk flying off the track at breakneck speeds! Shawn had a well sorted car that he used to great effect, securing a 1st place. In 2nd place with a Buggy that was powered by the sun itself was Francois, his crazy horsepower being a challenge to fully control. In 3rd place was Charles, barely hanging on to his brushless setup and knocking a podium spot into his pit area.

*Tamiya M-Chassis
1) Ryno Pienaar - Tamiya MB-01
2) Ewan Koen - Tamiya MB-01
3) Shawn Truter - Tamiya M-05
For the whole of 2026 the underlying battle was between the M-05 chassis racers and the MB-01 chassis racers. The M-05 racers has the advantage of many years of development on the widely liked chassis, the MB-01 racers had a clean slate to work with. Slowly but surely the MB-01 racers where chipping away and making headway. And on this day they took the bigger hammer to the track! Ryno slotted a very collected second final to take the 1st place, Ewan taking TQ and a paper thin gap to 2nd place. In 3rd was Shawn, the rest of the year promises some EPIC battles between chassis and drivers!

*2wd Buggy
1) Brian Botha - XRAY XB2
2) Ryno Pienaar - Team Associated B6.3
3) Christoff Meyer - XRAY XB2
The XRAY racers were out for trophies and they did not disappoint! Brian taking his second win on the trot and making plans to wrestle more points from Ryno in 2nd, his comfortable points gap so far can be put under strain with a bad race day or two. In 3rd and battling all day long was Christoff, doing enough to grab a trophy.

*Short Course Truck
1) Christoff Meyer - Team Associated SC6.4
2) Martin Deysel - Team Associated SC6.4
3) Ewan Koen - Team Associated SC6.2
Christoff was smiling from ear to ear when he took the 1st for the day, the racers behind him are starting to formulate setup and race pace changes to inch closer to the current points leader. Martin took a big step forward, utilizing the extra grip available to smash a 2nd with Ewan within throwing distance in 3rd. The class was earmarked as one of the spectator favourites and they put on quite the show!

*Tamiya Stock Touring Clubman
1) Jacques Boucher - Tamiya TT01E
2) Jc Smit - Tamiya TT01E
3) Nico Jonker - Tamiya TT01E
Now this was some hard core racing where rubbing is the name of the game and brake markers are only a suggestion. Jacques putting in some blistering laps on the finals to firmly grab the top spot! In 2nd was current points leader JC, racking in competently fast laps as scoring great points in the process, 3rd went to Nico who was rotating very reliably during the day.

*Tamiya Stock Touring Pro
1) Juan Lappies Labuschagne - Tamiya TT01E
2) Francois Benade - Tamiya TT01E
3) Yolanda Anley - Tamiya TT01E
With the class growing a new category it was Lappies jumping in and taking the 1st, his speed and massive consistency had him making laps look easy. In 2nd and pushing his yellow Mercedes to tire punishing levels was Francois. In 3rd we had Yolanda and her French racers Peugeot grabbing a nervous and well deserved podium spot!

*21.5 Spec Touring
1) Sj Coetzer - Team Associated TC8
2) Ryno Pienaar - Tamiya TT02
3) Brian Botha - Team Associated TC8
This class was the talking point of the day. Ryno had saddled up a budget friendly Tamiya TT02 to start development for a new class being planned for 2027. His car was dubbed "Plastic Fantastic" on Saturday where it showed a surprising turn of pace. Then on race day all manner of battles broke out! SJ walked out of the fight with a 1st place securely in his hand, finding his rhythm in the two finals. In 2nd place (and the surprise of note) was Ryno with his scale body Nissan GTR body TT02. Brian in 3rd had a technical difficulty with a servo in the last final and that relegated him one spot with his points lead still firmly in place for the year.

Another spectacular race day at RARC! We would just like to again thank Pine Auto Electrical, Lappies Truck Repairs, Johan Truter and Francois Benade for their help in getting everything done and ready for race weekend. The RC community in Bloemfontein is very strong and still growing! You know this by now, STAY RADIO ACTIVE!!

With the clock ticking down the 8th installment of the RARC Championship Points Race Series the race and track crew have...
28/08/2026

With the clock ticking down the 8th installment of the RARC Championship Points Race Series the race and track crew have a big thank you to give. With the annual track resurfacing and visual upgrade happening the cost of the chemicals and paint took a leap in the wrong direction. But with a RC community like RARC and it's dedicated racers no problem is too big to tackle. We would like to thank Pine Auto Electrical, Johan Truter, Francois Benade and Juan Lappies Labuschagne from Lappies Truck Repairs for stepping up and helping in a big way to get this large project back on track!

On race day Die Loots and Mita in the kitchen will once again be serving refreshments and delicious race fuel (also known as food) to the racers and the spectators.

With the racing year being where it is the racers are all doubling down on effort to secure maximum points in the hunt for the flashy year end trophies! Spectators are always more than welcome to join in and view the epic on track action!

And here it is, the wait is over! The racers are on a hair trigger to hit some fast laps and score maximum points this S...
24/08/2026

And here it is, the wait is over! The racers are on a hair trigger to hit some fast laps and score maximum points this Sunday! The Tamiya Stock Touring class has now evolved to include Pro and Clubman divisions to include the more seasoned racers in the budget friendly and fiercely competitive class. The VRX Octane XL class has a full grid of crazy racers, definitely a spectator favourite class. The other classes still have entries coming in and the grids are sure to be packed with serious entertainment and action coming in. Spectators are always welcome to join in for the day.

RARC hits the road! This coming Saturday there is a 3 hour Endurance Race using the Tamiya TT01E Euro Truck as the spec ...
19/08/2026

RARC hits the road! This coming Saturday there is a 3 hour Endurance Race using the Tamiya TT01E Euro Truck as the spec chassis at Redline RC Racing Club in Gauteng. The two Bloem teams have been testing and tuning for quite some time, The Race Shop built two efficient and fast chassis with custom paint work on the bodies to tackle the challenge. Practice will be Saturday morning for the final fine tuning and then the 3 hour continuous battle commences. There are more than 10 other teams that will be competing for podium spots in this very specialized form of racing. Motus Bloemfontein really stepped up to the plate with backing for both teams, our safe transport is well sorted with a Mitsubishi Destinator 7 seater, the racers will arrive fresh and ready for action. Watch this space for updates on the day. Good luck racers, and a big thank you for the other racers at Radio Active RC for helping with testing and batteries for the day.

Saturday the 8th August 2026 will go down in the record books as a show of solid dominance by local 1/12th legend Brian ...
10/08/2026

Saturday the 8th August 2026 will go down in the record books as a show of solid dominance by local 1/12th legend Brian Botha! Traveling to Welkom to the famous Welkom RC Arena he had a second hauler bag stocked with large helpings of kick ass, and he used that hauler bag with zero regard for lap times!

Having secured a very comfortable Top Qualifier spot and getting his groove early in the day the finals loomed large. Not one to be easily rattled (the local close racing at RARC helping in that regard) Brian stepped up in the first final and stamped down his authority, the second final was marked with a few uncharacteristic bobbles... and then in the third final he drove angry and absolutely ripped into a overall victory!

Results for the year has Brian with one hand on the Championship trophy, only one last Nationals to go.

A big congratulations from everybody at Radio Active RC Raceway Brian, getting it done!

A new month that is crammed with RC Racing goodness at RARC!FIrst up is on the 8th, Brian Botha, our local 1/12 National...
03/08/2026

A new month that is crammed with RC Racing goodness at RARC!

FIrst up is on the 8th, Brian Botha, our local 1/12 Nationals Champion heading to the famous Welkom RC Arena to defend his 2025 Championship crown and he has his sights set on a third championship title!

Then on the 16th there is a Setup Clinic hosted by RARC Race Shop, with a variety of setup tools and tuning parts on site for the racers to test with and knowledge to help to get everybody a bit faster. Also there will be a Formula 1 race on an chassis specific very fast and flowing layout to maximize the amazing corner speed these cars can do.

With RARC sending two Teams to the Redline RC Raceway for a 3 Hour Tamiya Euro Truck on the 22nd there will be a lot of testing and tuning to be done befor then. The two Team consist of:
Team Radio Active -
Ryno Pienaar
Brian Botha
Martin Deysel
Team RARC -
Shawn Truter
Johan Truter
Francois Benade

Then the BIG ONE, the monthly Championship Points Race! The 30th will have the racers sharpening every tool in the bag for maximum points as the year is past half way and every finish is counting a little bit more than ever.

Spectators are always welcome on each race and event, Die Loots making sure there is much to eat and drink. Saddle up everybody, it's gonna be a busy one!

As the morning of Sunday the 26th of July rolled in the typical Free State winter came with it. The track was quiet with...
31/07/2026

As the morning of Sunday the 26th of July rolled in the typical Free State winter came with it. The track was quiet with a promise of a solid day of RC Racing. Little did the coming spectators and racers know what was waiting for them. Practice started with shadows still looming over the racing surface, the track was quite busy in this window as the layout was a lot faster than what was expected. The first qualifiers started and that is when the temperature went from snapping cold to red hot in an instant! Records were broken, absolutely insane runs were done and a brand new level of close quarters combat made a home at the busiest RC track in central South Africa! Here is what went down, class per class:

*VRX Octane XL Stock
1) Johan Truter - VRX Octane XL brushed
2) Julian Bastone - VRX Octane XL brushed
3) Frans Benade - VRX Octane XL brushed
Sharing a class with the Unleashed cars the Stock racers were fighting each other, the track layout and everybody who got too close! With open wheel racing being a test of mental aptitude Johan kept his head on the longest and grabbed the 1st place, Julian tucked the 2nd while still being within striking range at times and young racer Frans staying out of trouble for the 3rd. Frans has improved his consistency and race craft, if he keeps at it he will have a bright future with RC Racing.

*VRX Octane XL Unleashed*
1) Ryno Pienaar - VRX Octane XL modified
2) Jacques Boucher - VRX Octane XL modified
3) Jc Smit - VRX Octane XL modified
Some say that Ryno fitted a motor powered by its own little sun, the way his Octane did wheelies on command and wheel stands down the back straight might just confirm the suspicion. He has been on the forefront of chassis and class development in the quickest growing and very affordable class at RARC. Ryno taking a blistering 1st made way for a white knuckle fight between Jacques in 2nd and JC in 3rd, they were trading tire marks and paint for the majority of the day.

*Tamiya M-Chassis*
1) Emil Beckmann - Tamiya M-05
2) Shawn Truter - Tamiya M-05
3) Abrie Du Plooy - Tamiya M-05
Emil came with a bag full of speed and consistency, and the bag was just about big enough for the day, he had some quick and level headed runs to secure another 1st for the day, his 2025 Champion pedigree showing. And this is where is got interesting! Shawn has done some serious setup work on his chassis and Abrie has got himself a brand new M-05 that he had his first race with. The laps times were close, too close to be honest. Shawn with his experience with the M-05 platform and race craft gave him the 2nd for the day with a surprised Abrie in 3rd.

*2wd Buggy*
1) Brian Botha - XRAY XB2
2) Ryno Pienaar - Associated B6.3
3) Ewan Koen - Associated B6.3
Now this, this racing as seen on TV! After a 5 year and 4 months unbeaten streak Ryno was just not on it enough for Brian who came with everything he had and some more to finally claim a top spot on the podium! But it was not easy going, Ryno had his Buggy glued to the back of Brian on both finals, neither giving an inch of budging off line. The spectators and the other racers were holding their breath at each corner as the racing was textbook EPIC! In 3rd place was Ewan, another big battle taking place for the podium spot as 3rd, 4th and 5th were tied with points after the finals, the results being decided by qualifiers. The class was absolutely on fire the whole day, a true testament to the commitment and tallent at RARC.

*Short Course Truck*
1) Christoff Meyer - Associated SC6.4
2) Ewan Koen - Associated SC6.2
3) Martin Deysel - Associated SC6.4
The Associated boys came with all guns blazing for a monumental scrap! Points leader Christoff had his hands full as Martin put in two masterful runs for Top Qualifier, the battle going in to the finals. After the dust, scraps, bumps, shoves and block passes settled Christoff hooked a 1st, Ewan clawed his way up to 2nd and Martin took the 3rd. Always an entertaining, high speed class to spectate. A special mention has to go out to Divan Jonker, he is so far the only racers that can successfully quad the whole rhythm section lap after lap, takes a special kind to do that even once!

*Tamiya Stock Touring*
1) Juan Lappies Labuschagne - Tamiya TT01E
2) Jacques Boucher - Tamiya TT01E
3) JC Smit - Tamiya TT01E
With a full grid there was a lot of anticipation for some close racing, the cars are all exactly the same and with little adjustability the racers are happy to race in the class. Lappies did a ton of quick and consistent laps, taking a convincing 1st! Behind him the racing was on fire! Rapid passes, a lot of position changes and some pale racers leaving the driver's stand it was Jacques in 2nd place and Points Leader JC in third. Jacques had the comeback drive of the day, starting the finals in 10th place and fighting his way up! For the next Points Race the classes will be divided into two categories for some even closer and competitive racing!

*21.5 Spec Touring*
1) Brian Botha - Associated TC8
2) Sj Coetzer - Associated TC8
3) Ryno Pienaar - Associated TC8
The Associated racers were squaring each other up from the first lap, the times between Brian and SJ was less than paper thin, the TQ was decided by 0.07 of a second. If the wind changed direction the result would have changed. Then on to the finals, and the close as they come racing was slapped into high gear! In the first final Brian and SJ were basically driving one car so close were they. The second finals Ryno found a helping of speed and the three of them were a high speed freight train knocking down the laps with millimeter perfect driving! When all was said and done Brian took the hard fought 1st, SJ in 2nd and Ryno in a much closer 3rd, another spectator friendly class.

The day left the racers drained, minds tired and tires hard worked. RARC's racers have really stepped up to the next level again, the competition on track and brotherhood in the pits are sterling examples of what a RC community can achieve and become. Tools and spare parts are lent and borrowed in the family friendly pit and spectator area, and the food and drink supplied by Die Loots and Mita are hitting every spot imaginable. Big shout out the the racers and spectators for another spectacular race day, next month is going to be a busy one for RC in Bloem, watch this space. And as always, Stay Radio Active!

After a productive practice day the racers are ready for some high speed shenanigans tomorrow at RARC! The Tamiya M-Chas...
25/07/2026

After a productive practice day the racers are ready for some high speed shenanigans tomorrow at RARC! The Tamiya M-Chassis class racers are all buttoning down chassis rebuilds, fresh tires and tweaked setups for the coming battle! Some new bodies will give a shiny and fresh look as the track is going to get some visual revamps in the next month. Die Loots and Mita will be fueling the racers and public with delicious food and beverages, bring a camping chair and join in on the friendly and inviting atmosphere at RARC!

It's coming closer with ludacris speed! The monthly RARC Championship Points Race is starting to breath and take shape! ...
20/07/2026

It's coming closer with ludacris speed! The monthly RARC Championship Points Race is starting to breath and take shape! With a pack of wild, untamed racers on the hunt for podium spots and maximum points the on track action is guaranteed to be spectacular! As always spectators are more than welcome to witness the flat out action!

This coming Sunday the Tamiya Racers and Formula 1 die hards will square up for the second Tamiya Cup event at RARC! In ...
06/07/2026

This coming Sunday the Tamiya Racers and Formula 1 die hards will square up for the second Tamiya Cup event at RARC! In the M-Chassis class there will be all manner of chassis scrambling for podium spots as the massively competitive class is setting the stage for another awesome showdown! In Stock Touring there are some racers that have a score or two to settle, and some new faces showing up looking to draw a line in the sand. Then, after a long away time, the Formula 1 racers are going to be back at it. Fighting the track and each other once again! Spectators are always more than welcome to witness the on track action and breath is some epic RC community goodness.

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