How is racing organized at a national level in the USA?
There are two national sanctioning bodies for electric off-road racing: ROAR and NORRCA. ROAR is the original, largest, and most powerful sanctioning body. ROAR’s power derives from its membership in IFMAR, the international sanctioning body for R/C racing. Because ROAR is a member of IFMAR, ROAR has a voice in setting international rules, and ROAR controls US entries in international championship events. Internal political struggles and mismanagement reduced ROAR’s effectiveness through most of the 1990s; ROAR is functioning pretty well at the moment, though. NORRCA is run by Mr. J.R. Sitman of California. He casts NORRCA as the organization that cares about racers, in contrast to ROAR which (in this view) cares more about equipment manufacturers and their financial well-being. Certainly NORRCA has been more innovative than ROAR over the past several years. NORRCA has created racing classes that separate pro drivers from the average guy, and recently has experimented with tire limits
