My First RC Race in 20 Years | RugRacers Round 1, Wodson Park | Marbl Racing

My first RC race in over 20 years: RugRacers 2026 Round 1 at Wodson Park, indoor carpet, 1/10th front-wheel drive touring car (a "fronty"). Practice, the setup changes at the pit table, qualifying, marshalling, the raffle, and the final from the driver's stand. The best part of the day was trackside: chats with the racers about what brings people into the sport, how we get younger drivers and more women racing, and what keeps them coming back. If you are thinking about your first race day, this is what one looks like. Subscribe, hit the bell, and tell me in the comments what you'd like covered next. -- IN THIS VIDEO 0:00 Trackside 0:22 Good morning from Wodson Park 1:25 After practice: the setup changes 2:05 Trackside 2:18 Qualifier, round 1 3:59 Marshalling 5:06 Round two done: tyres and a punchier pack 7:40 Marbl Pit Crew: the live tracker 12:03 Trackside with Matthew White 15:02 Scrutineering 15:41 Trackside 15:52 Trackside with Brian 23:41 The raffle 24:10 Trackside with Poppy and Hugh 29:53 Race day, trackside 30:23 POV: my last race of the day 36:00 Marshalling, watching Poppy's car 37:32 Signing off -- THE CAR Xpress FM1S, 1/10th front-wheel drive touring car, built in the last video. Hobbywing electronics. THE CLUB RugRacers, Wodson Park, Ware. Indoor carpet racing for 1/10th and mini touring cars. -- XPRESS TEAM UK - WE'RE RECRUITING DRIVERS I race for Xpress Team UK, Speed RC's race team: https://marbl.racing/yt/xpress-team We're recruiting drivers. Join the team: https://marbl.racing/yt/join-xpress -- HEADLINE SPONSOR - SPEEDRC SpeedRC, the home of mini touring cars and Xpress distributor: https://marbl.racing/yt/speedrc -- MARBL RACING - BUY AND SELL USED RC GEAR The UK marketplace for used RC touring car gear, 1/10th and MTC. Free to list, no seller fees, every listing checked: https://marbl.racing/yt/market Sell your gear: https://marbl.racing/yt/sell Find an RC club near you: https://marbl.racing/yt/clubs Race events: https://marbl.racing/yt/events Run an RC club? Websites for RC clubs: https://marbl.racing/yt/club-sites Join the Marbl Racing Facebook group: https://marbl.racing/yt/facebook -- ADVERTISE WITH US Advertising and sponsorship opportunities on Marbl Racing: https://marbl.racing/yt/advertise Email: hello@marbl.racing -- MARBL CODES Marbl Racing is built by Marbl Codes, the web agency behind it: https://marbl.racing/yt/codes -- CREDITS Filmed and presented by Richard Bland. Music licensed from Envato Elements: "Fast Lane" and "Lo-Fi Beat". Sound effects licensed from Envato Elements. Channel intro music by Marbl Codes. Edit, titles and sound design by Marbl Codes with Serene [AI]. Thanks to everyone at RugRacers who talked to the camera. -- DISCLOSURE I race for Xpress Team UK, and Marbl Racing's headline sponsor is SpeedRC, an Xpress distributor. The kit in this video is an Xpress kit. All opinions are my own. RC cars have moving parts and LiPo batteries can be dangerous if mishandled. Always follow the manufacturer's instructions, and supervise children. Xpress, Execute, Hobbywing and all other product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Marbl Racing is a trading name of MEM Digital Ltd. #RCRacing #RugRacers #TouringCar #MarblRacing