RC Car Clubs and Tracks: How to Find One Near You

Here you’ll find out how to track down RC car tracks and clubs near you in the United States, whether you want to race or just get to know other drivers and learn more about the hobby.

Why join an RC club?

When you start out in RC cars, we always recommend getting in touch with the RC car clubs near where you live. It’s the best way to learn more about how your RC car works and how to set it up, especially if you run a nitro car.

An experienced driver’s opinion and advice is always worth having, and so is an extra pair of eyes to catch the little details. 🙂

How to find RC tracks and clubs in the US

ROAR, the national sanctioning body

In the US, sanctioned RC car racing is organized by ROAR (Remotely Operated Auto Racers), the national sanctioning body for RC car racing. ROAR sets the rules and classes for sanctioned events and works with affiliated tracks and clubs, so its website is a good place to start looking for tracks and events in your region.

Local hobby shops

Your local hobby shop is often the quickest way in. Some shops have their own track, indoor or outdoor, and the staff usually know where people race and bash nearby, when club days are held and which classes are popular locally.

Other drivers

Ask other RC drivers you meet at the park or online. Many clubs and tracks post their schedules and race days on their own websites or social media pages, so once you know a track’s name, it’s easy to find out when it’s open.

Types of RC tracks

Not every track suits every car, so it helps to know what you’re looking for:

Off-road dirt tracks: outdoor or indoor tracks with jumps, berms and bumps, like the one in the photo above. They’re the home of buggies, stadium trucks, short course trucks and truggies. The surface can be loose dirt, packed clay or a high-grip prepared surface.
Indoor carpet tracks: off-road layouts on carpet, or flat on-road layouts for touring cars and pan cars.
On-road tracks: flat asphalt or carpet circuits for touring cars, Formula cars and other on-road classes.
Oval tracks: a style of racing that’s especially popular in the US.
Crawler courses: areas with rocks, logs and obstacles for RC crawlers, where precision matters more than speed.

Before you go, check which classes the track runs and whether your car fits, and ask whether nitro cars are allowed, since some indoor tracks are electric-only.