15-17/11 #RCCO24 – 24-hour race at the Autostadt
The RCCO is the world’s most popular and longest-running slot car racing series. Since 1991, it has provided a link between personalities from real-world motorsport and the automotive industry and slot car racing. The highlight and crowning close of the season as a 24-houre race, held for the second time at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg from 15 to 17 November 2019.
The “big small” racing series defines itself as a networking platform and innovation driver for hot topics such as electrification and automation. For the #VisionRCCO project, renowned companies designed concepts of electric sports cars. Six e-racers from ABT, Audi, KTM, Lamborghini, Schaeffler and Volkswagen will be on the grid of the 24-hour race in the Volkswagen Pavilion at the Autostadt. Some of the controllers will be operated by prominent racing drivers.
On the eve of the 24-hour race, the "Supersprint", another RCCO Championship round, will be run.
The track The 24 hours will be held on a three-lane digital Slotfire race track, the RCCO E-Raceway. All six cars are basically on the middle track. If a car is faster than the one before it, it is automatically routed to the inner or outer track. The race will be staged in the new "Hafen 1" event hall at the Autostadt.
The rules For the race, three race motors and five sets of rear tires are available for each team. The chassis of the vehicles must not be replaced during the race. Each team has to start with 4-5 drivers, each of whom must drive a minimum time in the race. Only the drivers are allowed to carry out repairs on the cars in the pit area. There are no track marshals: the drivers put the cars back themselves after an accident.
#RCCO24 – Schedule
>> Friday, November 15
13.00 Final check of track
13.30 Paddock opens, setting up the pits
14.00 Handing out of engines and tyres, Technical Scrutineering
15.00–16.00 Free Practice 1
16.00–17.00 Races for Autostadt visitors (minimum age: 10 years)
17.00–18.00 Free Practice 1
18.15 Qualifying (1 lap per driver)
19.00 Parc-fermé
19.30–23.00 RCCO Supersprint
>> Saturday, November 16
09.00 Drivers’ Briefing
09.30 Parc-fermé opens
10.00–13.00 Warm-up
11.00–11.30 Technical Scrutineering
11.00–11.30 Races for VIP guests
11.30 Drivers’ presentation/starting grid formation
>> Sunday, November 17
12.00 Finish/Podium ceremony
14.00–17.00 Races for Autostadt visitors (minimum age: 10 years)
#RCCO24 – Live Coverage on YouTube
The 27th running of the “big small” 24-hour race will be broadcast nonstope live for 25 hours on the RCCO’s YouTube channel. At the following times, motorsport presenter Martin Kummerow (e.g. speaker for the World RX events at the Estering) will report live from the Autostadt:
15/11 18.15 Qualifying
16/11 11.30 Countdown/Start
16/11 18.00 The night begins
17/11 00.00 Midnight show
17/11 09.00 The final hours
17/11 11.45 The finish, prize-giving
#RCCO24 – Teams and drivers
The best placed teams of the six RCCO manufacturers ABT, Audi, KTM, Lamborghini and Volkswagen will compete in the “big small” 24-hour race at the Autostadt. The qualification period ended with round 8 of the championship run on September 11. Each team starts with four to five drivers, one of whom must be a “personality” from the “real” motorsport like DTM Champion and Le Mans winner Frank Biela, Joest Racing team director Ralf Jüttner or Jürgen Jungklaus, engineer at Phoenix Racing. Only these drivers are allowed to drive in the first 30 minutes of the race. Each driver has to complete at least two hours in the race for the team to be classified.
#RCCO24 – Information and location
Start Saturday, 12 PM CEST Event hashtag #RCCO24
Location Autostadt Wolfsburg, Hafen 1
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