We are pleased to share the latest news regarding the DORC Bowmanville track. We have been closely monitoring the sale of the land in order to determine if we can potentially come up with some sort of agreement with the new land owner.

We have just learnt the people involved could not reach an accord and sale of the land has fell through. Jim's intent is to allow us to continue with the lease of the land during the 2012 RC season.

We are looking forward to a great season in 2012 with hopes that you will all join us again. We would also like to thank all of you who were actively involved to help look for a new place to call home.

Please keep in mind, this land will still be for sale and could be sold at any time. We will do our best to keep everyone informed as we have done in the past.

It’s with great regret to announce the permanent closure of the Bowmanville track as of November 1st, 2011.
For those who are not aware of the history of the land, back in early 2009 when the club was desperately looking for a place to build the track, and after getting rejected by town of Ajax and the Ajax flying club, Jim at Bedwell movers was able to offer the use of his vacant land in Bowmanville. Although we were aware that this land was for sale, we could not pass on the opportunity to finally establish our track.
Bowmanville track-build was finally completed in June 2009. Since then we were able to provide the Durham RC community with a unique opportunity to take advantage of a local track. We held point series races for three seasons and served several hundred members.
We are lucky enough to be able to complete our 2011 point series before the ownership of the land is handed over. We would however like to minimize the usage of the track after the October 15th race day.
Please note we haven’t given up and are actively pursuing other land opportunities with-in the region.
We are also looking for volunteers to assist us with the track tear down and clean up after October 15th.
Many thanks to all those members who supported us throughout the last few years and those who helped us establish this club.

Just to advise everyone, the schedule date for the final race (#6) has been changed from October 8th to 15th with rain day set for the 16th.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Saturday August 20th 2011
Same as always, Gates will open @ 8am and open practice is good to go then.

Registration will close @ 9:30 then we will have a drivers meeting to go over a few things (including marshaling) and racing will start no later than 10am!

Classes planned are:

1/8th Nitro Buggy
1/8th Nitro Truggy
Open Monster Truck
1/8th Electric Buggy
1/8th Electric Truggy
2wd OPEN CORR Truck (Must have CORR Style Body, 3s Max)
4wd CORR Truck (Must have CORR Style Body, 3s Max, if not enough people they will run with 2wd)

Any classes that are combined will be scored separately at the end of the day.

Prices for the Point Series is as follows:

Members:
1st Class - $15
2nd Class - $10
3rd Class - $5

Non-Members:
1st Class - $25
2nd Class - $20
3rd Class - $15

There will be a minimum of 2 qualifiers @ 7 minutes each. Mains are typically 10 minutes for electrics, A main nitros are 20, B mains are 10 or 15, finial decisions will be made at the direction of the race director on the day of the race

Looking forward to seeing everyone out for a great day of racing and FUN!

All our members at DORC are invited to join us for this year's

Member Appreciation BBQ and Event Day!

Please mark your calendars for Saturday July 16th!

Event starts at 11am until 4pm.

FREE BBQ and REFRESHMENTS!

FUN RACE EVENTS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

PLUS each member can invite one guest to join in the fun for FREE!

See you all there! 

Please note all non-members will be required to sign a waiver.

We at Durham Offroad RC would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their patience till we get the kinks out of the track, We have now officially opened the track.

We also wanted to remind everyone of their responsibility to operate in a safe manner while at the track. Please keep the following basic rules in mind:

The membership tags must be worn at all time, you may be asked to leave the premises if you can not present a proof of membership.
The last person leaving the track must always lock the main gates.
If anyone is caught running their RC outside the track or test and tune area, will be asked to leave the premises.
DO NOT run your RC on the track after a major rainstorm. You will damage the track.
Under no circumstances the gate combination can be shared with any non club members.
We no longer have a garbage pick up service, so please dispose of your own trash.

I hope you will all have yourself a safe and prosperous RC season.

We are pleased to announce our 2011 membership prices.
We decided not to increase our membership prices this year, also provided some additional perk for those with multiple kids in their household.
Our prices for this year membership is as per the following:

-Single adult $80 each
-Two, up to a maximum of four adults living in the same household $75 each
-Single adult and 1 or more kids (9-15) living in the same household $80 for the adult and $65 for all the kids
-Two adults and 1 or more kids in the same household, $75 for each adult and $65 for all the kids

All kids under 16 years old will need to be accompanied by an adult member at all times while at the track.

The track membership will entitle you to use the track every day from 10 AM till 9:00 PM, Monday through Sunday during the RC season which may run from May till November. The gate will be locked and each member will be given the code and be expected to lock the gate, if they are last one at the track.
Also a special discount will be applied to members for registering for the main Race events (prices TBA). We will be incorporating either a lanyard or wrist ban policy, to be worn AT ALL TIMES while at the track.

Registration can be done at Xtreme RC located at 250 Bayly Street West Unit 13b in Ajax 905-239-5544. They will be collecting the membership fees and contact information. Please note we can only accept cash payments or a personal cheque payable to Durham Offroad RC Club during the registration. Membership cards will be sent to your address or can be picked up at a later date.

We also accept payments through Paypal. Payments to be made to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - membership form still needs to be filled to become active.

Guest Pass

Each D.O.R.C. member may bring a guest once for $10, if that guest wants to return then he/she must buy a membership. The member can bring more than one guest, but the same rule of one visit per guest still applies. No guest passes are required on race days.

We are proud to announce the final revised DORC race schedule for the 2011 season.
 
Here is the new schedule: Rain Dates are the Sunday after. If still rained out then it's a wash.
 
Round #1 Saturday June 4th 2011
Round #2 Saturday June 25th 2011
 
***Members Day Saturday July 16th 2011***
 
Round #3 Saturday July 30th 2011
Round #4 Saturday August 20th 2011
Round #5 Saturday September 17th 2011

Round #6 Saturday October 15th 2011 (Rrain day October 16th)

 
Classes planned are:

1/8th Nitro Buggy
1/8th Nitro Truggy
Open Monster Truck
1/8th Electric Buggy
1/8th Electric Truggy (if less than 5 people they will run with Elec. Buggy)
2wd OPEN CORR Truck
4wd CORR Truck (rules still being finalized, if not enough people they will run with 2wd)

Any classes that are combined will be scored seperately at the end of the day.

Pricing information:

Prices for the Point Series is as follows:

Members:
1st Class - $15
2nd Class - $10
3rd Class - $5

Non-Members:
1st Class - $25
2nd Class - $20
3rd Class - $15

***The Club Trophy Race will need to be rescheduled due to the conflict with the Martin Petre Memorial Race - To Be Anounced***

***rules to be announced at a later day***

The Durham Offroard RC Club is now set up to receive credit card payments etc through PayPal!

We are offering this service to increase the convenience of the sign in process for our point series races, and to provide additional payment options for our memberships.

Should you wish to pre-pay your entry fees for the next point series race, please send an Email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your name, e-mail address, transponder number (if applicable) and the classes you wish to enter.
You will receive an invoice from PayPal within one business day for your entry fees. Simply bring a copy of your payment confirmation with you on the day of the race and you may by-pass the payment table and proceed directly to check in with the Race Director.

Similarly, should you wish to purchase your season membership, please send an Email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your e-mail address and the number of memberships you wish to purchase. (If purchasing memberships for a family, please note the number of memberships for children under the age of 8.)
You will receive an invoice from PayPal for the appropriate fees, and a second e-mail with your membership form. Please take your completed membership form along with a copy of your payment confirmation to XtremeRC where you may sign out a temporary pass to get you running until your personalized membership card is printed.

Our long term goal is to have PayPal added to our website. In the mean time we are offering the above process to open this payment option as soon as possible.
(Please note an additional 3% will be added to all invoices to cover the PayPal fees.)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The idea of designating a part of the land for rock crawling has been on the table from day one DORC track was opened. However we were all too busy dealing with our main off-road section.
We now have two of our members along with those who can assist, dedicated with design and build of the crawling course.
We are hoping to have the rock crawling venue included as one of our services for the 2010 RC season.
Our thanks to Luke and Bryan, our master designers and builders for the rock crawling course.

Also I love our rock crawling logo designed by Bryan..

Please note, as construction continues, we don't mind people walking around the perimeter to see what all the fuss is about. However we ask that you and your children not to enter the course area itself unless otherwise instructed, in order to avoid someone getting hurt because they do not know what is secured yet and what is not.

Please check out our Rock Crawling photo section.