In a quiet corner of Ayala Northpoint in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, a patch of rough ground tells a two-decade story. What sits there now — a sprawling rock crawling course built from natural boulders, broken concrete, and sheer hobbyist determination — is the latest chapter of AYRC (Bacolod RC Crawlers), and it is completely free for anyone to walk in and use, any time of day.
A Bacolod RC Story That Starts in 2007
The RC community in Bacolod did not begin with AYRC. It started nearly two decades ago — around 2007 — when a small group of hobbyists began building tracks, hunting for spots, and quietly keeping the Negros scale crawling scene alive through different venues, different generations, and different eras of the hobby.
One of the most significant of those chapters was the track at Bantug Lake Ranch — a dedicated RC course that served as a proper home for the Bacolod crawler community for years. Then the pandemic hit. Like so many hobby spaces across the Philippines, the Bantug Lake Ranch track was taken down during the lockdowns, leaving the community without a course.
But the community did not dissolve. In 2022, the hobbyists who had been at this since 2007 found a new corner at Ayala Northpoint — and they built AYRC from the ground up.
The Track: Natural, Raw, and Still Growing
What sets AYRC apart from purpose-built indoor tracks and artificial park setups is the terrain itself. The course is designed to mimic natural rocky and dirt trail conditions — because most of it is exactly that. Large natural boulders, rough stone faces, broken concrete rubble, and uneven dirt patches make up a course that rewards technical driving and punishes overconfidence.
It is also still evolving. Since 2022, the club has been continuously developing the track — reshaping lines, adding new obstacles, and letting the terrain mature into something more technical with every passing season. What you run today is a different course from the one that opened three years ago, and it will be different again next year.
The most striking thing about the AYRC course is what it deliberately does not have: an entrance fee, a booking system, or a schedule. The track is open to the public, free of charge, at any time. If you bring a crawler to Talisay and want to run it on real outdoor terrain, you walk in and drive.
The Draggerfest South Connection
AYRC has not just built a track for weekend drives — it has put Bacolod firmly on the Philippine RC competition map. The club has hosted three legs of Draggerfest South, a scale crawler competition series organized in partnership with the TnT group from Quezon City — one of the most well-known and respected crawler clubs in the Philippines.
The connection runs deeper than just a venue partnership. One of AYRC's own members is a founder of TnT Chassis, the homegrown Philippine chassis brand that has built a loyal following among Filipino scale crawlers nationwide. That link between Bacolod's local scene and the competitive circuits up north has brought national-level events to Negros Occidental — and introduced the AYRC track to crawlers from across the country who made the trip south.
Always Open, Always Welcoming
AYRC's philosophy is straightforward: the track belongs to the community, not to a business. There are no membership fees, no registration walls, no restricted hours. Local hobbyists from Bacolod and Talisay use it for casual sessions during the week. Visiting crawlers passing through Negros Occidental stop by to see what the course has become. Beginners who have never driven an outdoor rock course show up and learn alongside veterans who have been at this since 2007.
That openness — the complete absence of any barrier between you and the rocks — is the community's most deliberate design decision. They built the track for Bacolod. They keep it free so Bacolod can use it. Nearly twenty years after the first RC hobbyists started gathering in Negros Occidental, that spirit has not changed.
How to Get There
Address
Ayala Yard, Ayala Northpoint
Talisay City, Negros Occidental 6115
Inside Ayala Northpoint compound
Get DirectionsIf you are traveling through the Visayas or planning a trip to Negros Occidental, AYRC is worth the detour. Bring your crawler, walk in, and put it on the rocks. The community will be there — same as they have been since 2007.
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