ABOUT
THE NO.1 OFFSHORE MODEL RACING SERIES IN THE UK
For over 50 years, OMRA has been a premier offshore RC series, holding an annual championship with races at some of the UK's best coastal locations throughout the year.
LET'S RACE...
RACING FORMATS
Circuit/Endurance Racing
Our most common race is the endurance race. Various class heats run throughout the race day, with the highest laps in class crowned the winner. Both teams and individual competitors can score championship points. Races are typically 15 or 20 minutes. Endurance races are the main event held on Sunday on a race weekend.
Chase Boat Race
Held in Torquay twice a year. Racers chase their boat in a full size powerboat on open water on a 6-8 mile course for the fastest time. This is the real deal in Offshore Powerboat Racing, held since 1969.
Tournament
Similar to the World Cup format. Race classes are grouped and drivers run a 5 or 10 lap head to head short races race. The top drivers in each group move on to the knockout stage with quarters, semis and finals.
Royal Rumble
An all classes at once team race with the first to 250 laps. Teams have any class of boat on the water at any time but only one boat at a time. Individual points are scored by drivers gaining the quickest time to 15 laps.

RACE CLASSES
C CLASS
Catamarans up to 65″ and 30cc engines (glow or spark ignition) are permitted in this rapidly growing class. Racing cats presents a new level of challenge in both setup and driving. Not for the faint of heart!

D CLASS
A petrol class aimed at those wanting to run a standard engine* or perhaps who are new to the sport.

RTR Boats of the requisite sized engine are also eligible to enter this class too, providing there is a fail safe and silencer fitted. Often supplied with a radio set, this really is cheap racing for all!
0 – 26cc (1.586cu in) Standard petrol engine Spark ignition only.*Refer to the RULES section for full class specs.

E CLASS
E Class is OMRA’s Evolution class and features some real monsters. The Flagship class in OMRA. E Class boats are all petrol powered and therefore [relatively] cheap to run and build.

The sound of these big engines coupled with big hulls makes for spectacular racing, especially in the rough stuff!
0 – 65cc Spark ignition only

X CLASS
Introduced in 2019 as an experimental class. OMRA updates a 50 year rule and introduces a class to accommodate electric drivetrains.
We have already seen some very impressive set ups, achieving extremely fast lap times as 2020 becomes the first Championship season of X Class.

Note: X class does not have a fixed run time for heats, and will be decided by the Race Manager per event, based on race entrants. So the series is able accommodate starter, off the shelf and elite boat set ups alike.