Current QSAC News

6/21/2009
What an awsome job Todd Holloway and the IQSR team did back on August 24 2008. The club did an interview with Wish TV 8 (their local TV news crew). I only just recieved this footage about two weeks ago and created about a 15 minute clip from over an hour of footage. You guys do QSAC proud and thank you for your efforts.

Here is a direct link to the video on our site:
http://qsac.org/Newsletters/Ingals_TV8.wmv

I could not load the video on YouTube due to the length. Can only upload a video under 10 minutes long and this video is about 15 minutes.

You can view the interview from the Newsletter tab above or the link provided above..

6/19/2009
Updated the points with MPR included. Don't forget to send your nomination for Co-chair in by August 1st.

6/18/2009
The points are posted up to the Montgomery, AL race in the NCS Info section and in the QSAC forms if you prefer to download a pdf file. I will update the sheets with the MPR results as soon as I have them.

6/7/2009
Please consider who you want to service the co-chair position that Tony Evans will be vacating. The term is for 2010 and 2011. Please have your nomination E-mailed or sent to Tony Evans and/or Mike Sadler by August 1st.
Tony Evans teracer@cox.net (623) 935-0523
Mike Sadler Madsad62@aol.com (214) 542-2325

Also, please remeber the new requirement for tracks hosting NCS races:

Any track that bids on an NCS race, must have been a sanctioned track for the prior year in order to bid. Only exception will be a brand new track, new track owner, or special circumstances due to natural disaster or act of god.

6/7/2009
The membership list has been updated. The list includes applications received as of 6/2/2009. If your application was mailed before Thurs, May 28, and your name is not on the list, please call Doreen at (517) 410-3754.

5/25/2009
Hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend. There was an update to the sanctioned tracks document under the forms tab. If your track is not listed, you may want to verify that the track has other insurance. All members and track officials are expected to follow QSAC safety rules. Failure to do so may result in revocation of your membership or the track's insurance coverage.

5/2/2009
The membership list has been updated. The list includes applications received as of 5/1/2009. If you application was mailed before Tues, April 28, and your name is not on the list, please call Doreen at (517) 410-3754.

5/1/2009
The April 2009 newsletter is now available for your viewing pleasure. Please select the Newsletter tab above to access the newsletter directory. All the newsletters are archived there as well if you want to catch up on past events and publications.

Thank you

3/17/2009
The membership list has been updated to include all applications received as of 3/16/2009. If your name is not included, please call me at (517) 410-3754. 
Doreen

2/25/2009
The Membership list has been updated as of 2/24/09. More information on mailing will be posted Thursday or Friday.
Doreen Brown

A Bit O' History

    In late 1984, after a year or so of R&D, a gentleman from the little town of Buffalo, Texas took several examples of a Quarter Scale, Radio/Controlled replica of a World of Outlaws-type Sprint Car to the annual Hobby show in Pasadena, CA. There, he found his display inundated by folks fascinated with the concept of such a large R/C car. Further, they were even more interested when he "fired-one-up" and they were treated to the sound of the big (relatively) two-stroke single that powered the car. A quick, on-the-floor demo of the car's response to inputs from the radio in his hand convinced many in the audience that "these should sell like hot-cakes"-- and Carroll Cheek, now known as the "Grandfather" of Quarter Scale, returned to Texas with orders in hand, and the new, largest scale of R/C race cars was born!

The new company

   Known as Winner's Circle Manufacturing or WCM, grew and prospered, and was soon joined by a new California entrepreneur, Jon Rahe, and his RACO Modelcraft. Quarter Scale was off and running! Growth of the sport continued from that time with new manufacturers popping-up on the scene, but there was a problem....... Buyers were scattered all over, sometimes only one or two in a particular area, and didn't know where other potential racers were located. The manufacturers, particularly WCM and RACO, could see that they needed to find a way to organize the racers into a group who knew and communicated with each other. An attempt was made to get ROAR, the major R/C car racing organization in the US, to sanction Quarter Scale racing under their auspices, but Roar was primarily an "electric-car" group, concentrating on 1/12th and 1/10th scales, and wasn't really interested in bothering with what was, at that time, a small group of racers who were scattered all over the map!

    With no apparent help forthcoming from that direction, the manufacturers decided to take the "bull-by-the-horns" and form a National Organization which would also be an entity that would organize and sanction Quarter Scale racing events, establish a cogent Rules package controlling the specifications for cars in different classes, set up race formats for the various classes, establish safety-standards, and last, but not least, provide a liability insurance program to protect both the racer and the viewing public. After much research and headaches, the organization was chartered and the Quarter Scale Auto Club began!

The QSAC of the Present

    In late 1992, management of the Quarter Scale Auto Club was turned over to the membership, and, following a complete reorganization, during which the Club was incorporated as a not-for-profit Corporation, officers elected, committees formed for the purpose of setting the standards for Rules, Competition, Special Projects, and Long-Range Planning. In addition, there is a field organization in place at the District, Region, and Area levels, staffed with directors who are local focal-points for members and racing facilities all over the country. The organization belongs to and is run by (on a no-pay, volunteer basis) the membership.