I already own an RC car
Note the scale, chassis, motor and battery. We can help check whether it fits a current class and what would be needed to race safely.
Ask the clubHow to race at WLRC
Start where you are
No special vocabulary, race-prepared car or years of experience are needed. Just one clear next step.
Choose your route
What do you need today?
Membership, a first-visit contact route and the first event-specific online entry form are ready for testing. Rules & Safety remains the essential pre-race read.
Apply online01
Join & membership
Apply for Racing, Family or free Supporting Membership through one GHL form.
Choose membership First form ready02Race entry
The Futaba Grand Prix is the first complete event page and online entry journey. Every submission remains subject to club acceptance.
View Futaba GP Read now03Rules & safety
Check BRCA requirements, marshalling expectations and the sections awaiting final club wording.
Open rules & safetyThe guided route
From curious to race-ready
RC racing combines driving, engineering and a shared race-day routine. This is the route we want every newcomer to understand.
- 01
See it
Watch a meeting or arrange a first visit. You can ask questions without committing to a car or membership.
- 02
Try it
Tell us your experience, age and any access needs. We will point you towards the safest realistic first step.
- 03
Choose a class
Classes keep cars with similar performance and rules together. Get advice before spending money.
- 04
Get race-ready
Confirm BRCA cover, membership, permitted equipment, batteries, transponder and the event timetable.
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Join the day
Practice, qualify, race and marshal. Help is normal — even experienced racers ask for it.
Two starting points
Own a car — or not yet?
Both routes begin with a conversation, because the wrong purchase is an expensive way to learn.
I’m starting from scratch
Visit before buying. See the track, understand the classes and get advice based on how you want to take part.
Plan a first visitPlain English
The terms you will hear
- BRCA
- The British Radio Car Association — the sport’s UK governing body and the source of racer cover and national rules. Visit BRCA
- PT number
- The unique number of a personal timing transponder fitted to the car so the timing system can record laps.
- Marshalling
- Helping recover stopped cars from a designated position after your own run, under the meeting’s safety procedure.
- Motor class
- A rule grouping that limits performance or specification, helping create fairer racing.
Access, SEND or adjustments
Tell us what would make participation work.
The first-visit form gives you a private route for access, communication, sensory, supervision and reasonable-adjustment questions before a visit.
Contact the clubBefore race day
Read the current rules & safety page.
See what is confirmed now and which club wording still needs approval before launch.