RCCO – the ‘big small’ racing series

RCCO is ...

• … the world’s most popular and longest established slot car series (29 years in 2019!)
• … a combination of slot car racing with ‘real’ motorsport
• … using the excitement and thrills of slot car racing to accelerate (drive) innovation
• … always pushing forward
• … supporting technical innovations of any kind
• … working with exclusive key partners
• … enyoing the support of great influencers
• … looking for innovative partners to make our #VisionRCCO take off

The series – 29 years of great sport, networking and innovation

• Unique championship combining 1/24 scale slot car racing with real motorsport and the automotive industry
• Created by “rallye racing” special interest magazine back in 1991, run by Speedpool PR agency since 1999
• Open only to participants from the world of media, motorsport, automotive industry
• Every team has to have a link with real motorsport and a media partner
• Unique networking platform since 29 years
• 24 drivers, 12 teams, 6 brands – most of them with support from OEMs or links to real race teams like Joest Racing
• 10 unique events with different tracks and formats at unique locations
• Selected events at real motorsport events in Germany (e.g. DTM, World RX, Formula E)
• Popular “real” racing drivers taking part in selected events as guest drivers
• Followed by influencers in the “real” motorsport & automotive world
• Slot car championship with the longest tradition (29 years of running)
• Strong media coverage including TV, print and Social Media

#VisionRCCO stakeholders and consultants

The RCCO series is organised by a group of strong personalities from motorsport and the automotive industry. Six stakeholders are taking the most important decisions. Each of them holds one licence for two of the total twelve RCCO teams. Various consultants from different sectors are supporting the RCCO and are important for the development of the #VisionRCCO project.

Stakeholders

Consultants

• Frank Biela Racing driver, 5-time Le Mans winner, DTM Champion
• Marcel Czibulinski CEO Mac Racing Slotparts, experte for laminated slot car bodyworks
• Ossi Kragl CEO OK Speed Marketing, suedschleife.com
• Michael Niemas Creative Director Amalgam Collection
• Bastian Nitzel CEO Form-B, expert for 3D printing
• Helmut Schmid Former Volkswagen and Volkswagen Motorsport Designer
• Fabian Weingart 3D Designer, CEO and founder of Berzerkdesign

#VisionRCCO Cup

Since 2012, a one-make cup within the ‘big small’ racing series has been organised, targeting VIP guests and rookies. The RCCO organisation supplies six identical cars at every RCCO event which are participating within the ‘real’ race but which have their own classification. Currently, six Schaeffler Vision RCCO cars are used as RCCO cup racers.

Media Cup

Every team participating in the ‘big small’ racing series, is connected to a media partner. The logo of the media partner is visible on the cars and the team gear. In 2004, a specific championship has been created for media partners: the Media Cup. The best-placed cars of each race are counting for the championship. Each media partner has to cover the ‘big small’ racing series at least once a year. The list of winner includes prominent media like AUTO BILD motorsport, auto motor und sport, MOTORSPORT aktuell, the Auto Zeitung or uptrend, the lifestyle magazine from RCCO partner ABT Sportsline.

RCCO Home Base

The Hanse-Ring route is the ‘home base’ of the ‘big small’ racing series. Every Wednesday, the RCCO teams have the opportunity to test on the five-lane race track in Harburg. The 28-metre-long track was designed and built by Ralf Möller, a specialist of the wooden tracks. The Hanse-Ring is also home of SRC Hanse Ring Hamburg e.V. and is situated in the ‘ice cellar’ of Villa Harburg in Hamburg-Harburg. This cellar is more than 150 years old.