BSCRA Annual Council Meeting – 30 November 2025 (Zoom meeting)
Those present -
Chairman's Report
Mark Witham thanked all the officials and volunteers. He said he was standing down
as chairman after nearly 10 years in the post . Mark welcomed Nick Thrower who is
our new chairman after the meeting.
Mark reported increased attendance at National
meetings and the successful introduction of several new events at the National Centre.
He also commented on the increased use of brushless motors and the forthcoming introduction
of brushless motors into INTRO 32.
Treasurer’s report
David Sargent reported the Association's income had more than covered its costs in 2025. The surplus will be put into our reserves towards a new Nationals track which will be needed at some point in the future. The surplus also gave scope for reducing entry fees for some 2026 events.
It was agreed that membership fees would be the same as 2025 -
He thanked our sponsors -
Our main expenditure is the National centre and track. The rent is the largest single item. Some further expenditure on track maintenance is planned, .
Overall the pre-
Racing Rules
The body approval process is working well. Dimensional limits for the rear wings in the 1/32 saloon class are being finalised. Existing approved shells will continue to be eligible.
1/32 Audi R10 bodyshells are due to become ineligible from the start of 2026 because of the 15 year rule. The possibility of an exception was discussed. It was decided that an exception could not be justified and all makes of R10 bodyshell would be ineligible for 2026.
Changing the penalties for lateness at scrutineering from a number of laps to a number of places has been proposed by a member. After careful consideration, it was decided to retain the fixed number of laps penalty.
Some questions have been raised about safety. The meeting considered the potential risks and agreed to further investigation of safety precautions after the meeting.
1/32 British Open Championship – The participants voted against continuing with the 2025 rule which allows home members to race at 1/32 BOC meetings. The majority voted to return to the 2024 rules where home members and those who have run on the track in the 2 months prior to the meeting are not eligible to race .
BSCRA Handbook. The 2026 Handbook was in the final stages of approval at the meeting and the final version was published online after the meeting . The Handbook includes the rules for the brushless INTRO 32 class.
Development
INTRO 32 -
National Track and National Centre
Some parts of the Nationals track will be re-
Racing Events – Nationals, BOC and other racing on the BSCRA track
The entry fees shown below are for adults. The junior price is half the adult fee. Where pre entry is available, fees will be 25% more on day for adults but not for juniors.
1 1/24 BOC round 1 21/22 February – this will be run to the normal BOC format. Entry fees will remain £15 per class or £40 for all 3.
2 Clubman Nats 22 February / March – following the very successful 2025 event,
the same format will be adopted in 2025. James Cleave and Gavin Wills will take the
lead in organising the event Entry fees will be reduced to £12 per person per class
.
3 1/32 Nats – 2-
The same qualifying procedure as 2023/4/5 will be used . Entry fee unchanged at £24 per class. Nick Thrower will take the lead in organising the event.
4 Brushed Nationals 18/19 July This will again be run for 32 F1 32 sports 24 Eurosports (the 3 classes where brushless motors are allowed) It'll be run with segmented finals, win from any final format. as used in 2025. Entry fees reduced to £16 per person per class.
5 Hardbody Event – 22/23 August -
6 ISRA Rules meeting 29/30 August (bank holiday weekend) This will be run for the
4 ISRA World championship classes , 2 classes a day.
It's still to be decided if
hand out tyres will be used but unlike the ISRA Worlds the other parts will not
be hand out.
James Cleave will take the lead in organising the event.
Entry fees
will be reduced to £12 per person per individual class . This means £24 per team
+ the cost of the handout tyres (if they are require) per 2 driver team
7 Club Team / Production Challenge – 12/13 September -
Mark Witham will take the lead in organising the event.
Entry fees reduced to £12 per person per class. For the individual events, Team entry fee remains unchanged at £96 per 4 driver team
8 1/24 Nationals – 14/15 November This will be the final round of the 1/24 British Open Championship. It will again be a 2 day event with the same format as 2025. Entry fees £20 per class
9 Super Challenge and Southern 32 and Saturday Race 28/29 November -
Saturday -
Sunday -
Full details to follow later.
10 1/32 British Open Championship – There will be 6 rounds. For 2026 there is a better north/south split of rounds, thanks to all the clubs hosting rounds.
11 1/24 British Open Championship – The 2026 championship will again have 4 rounds,
2 rounds on club tracks and two on the Nationals track (see above).
12 Endurance Racing As in 2025, there is insufficient interest in Endurance racing to justify attempting a 24 hour race in 2026. This will be reviewed again when planning the 2027 season.
BSCRA Officals
Nick Thrower will be our new chairman, he will be taking up the role after the meeting.
Marc Lyons has volunteered as Public Relations Officer, and will join the council after the meeting
Mark Witham has stepped down as chairman. Mark will continue on the Council as Safeguarding
Officer for the time being. Will Stemman has stepped down from the role, the Council
thanked Will for his contribution to the association . We would welcome volunteers
for this post,
Nick Thrower will continue as National Events Development Officer
for the time being. He plans to update the job description. We would welcome volunteers
for this post as Nick will be focusing on the chairman's role.
The other officials will remain in their existing roles.
We welcome Mick Metcalfe to the Competitions Rule Committee.
A few of the Area Coordinators
are planning to stand down over the next few months, work is in progress on new coordinators.
Peter Donely will continue as Social Media manager and will be giving BSCRA presence on other social media in addition to the much used Facebook groups.
Volunteers Needed!
BSCRA are seeking a new Safeguarding Officer and a new National Events Development Officer. More details on our vacancies page.
Future Meetings
The meeting ran successfully using Zoom. The next Annual Council Meeting is scheduled for 22nd November 2026 but interim meetings may be called by the chairman.
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