VTA MMR Club Spec Racing
#61
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You guys don’t like it because all of you have 21.5 and lipos. You all know if you run the 17.5 motor all of you will get smoked because all of you know that the 21.5 lipo is faster. You can disagree all you want. All mmr is doing is make the playing ground even to bring in new drivers. He wants the sport to grow and that is the we to do it.
MMR can run the MMR flavor spec at your local track in MN. Its still Vintage Trans Am. It will never be MMR.
#62
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You guys don’t like it because all of you have 21.5 and lipos. You all know if you run the 17.5 motor all of you will get smoked because all of you know that the 21.5 lipo is faster. You can disagree all you want. All mmr is doing is make the playing ground even to bring in new drivers. He wants the sport to grow and that is the we to do it.
How does it grow the class, when your area splinters off?
Trying to bring in new people and level the playing field? You all are full of it.
I ran TC years ago, I know the work that went into maintaining batteries and brushed motors, that's hardly newbie friendly.
What are you guys going to tell the newbies after a few months when they start noticing they might need match packs to keep up, or a dyno and com lath to work on the motors.
If you're truly after a level playing, dump the ripe off name and call it something else. Then go out and buy hand out club motors like the Senior Spec guys in Frederick do. You hand the motor at the begining of the night and turn it in at the end.
One of the best things I heard and got me back in was brushless and lipo. I thought to myself great- as close to set and forget as it comes.
If your track was the only one near me, I wouldn't have got into it again. I remember all the BS of brushed and batteries.
#63
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First I just wanna ask. How can so many people be so ignorant? Please tell me, and please try to tell me how ignorant you are not!
What is happening here from what I see is that a group of people got together tweaked with some rules so they would work for there local track or club. And if I remember right, they are not trying to change rules for everyone.
If anything people should be happy that there idea is being used and group of people got together and found a way for the Trans Am class to work better for them locally with there club.
And lastly why do you all care so much and trash talk this thread if your not even from MN, cause it obviously doesnt pertain to you!
What is happening here from what I see is that a group of people got together tweaked with some rules so they would work for there local track or club. And if I remember right, they are not trying to change rules for everyone.
If anything people should be happy that there idea is being used and group of people got together and found a way for the Trans Am class to work better for them locally with there club.
And lastly why do you all care so much and trash talk this thread if your not even from MN, cause it obviously doesnt pertain to you!
#65
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ATTENTION ALL MMR TRANS-AM RACERS!
I have many killer 4 cell packs, 27 turn motors, an awesum Hudy Com Lathe in the silver case and tons of new brushes and springs for sale if you are interested. Just PM me.
I have them for sale because I now run Lipo/21.5 in my sons and my T/A cars. They are very competitive in that battery/motor arena.
I have many killer 4 cell packs, 27 turn motors, an awesum Hudy Com Lathe in the silver case and tons of new brushes and springs for sale if you are interested. Just PM me.
I have them for sale because I now run Lipo/21.5 in my sons and my T/A cars. They are very competitive in that battery/motor arena.
#66
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Just wondering why everyone is so hell bent on having everyone who organizes trans am classes call it USVTA?
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
#67
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Just wondering why everyone is so hell bent on having everyone who organizes trans am classes call it USVTA?
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
#68
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Just wondering why everyone is so hell bent on having everyone who organizes trans am classes call it USVTA?
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
If they want to promote thier own Trans Am class under a different name let them be. Just an opinion
It's like any other class, It's identified by the body.
These boards are worst than a union meeting...lol
It's called a rip off.
#69
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The USVTA banner? "Borrowed". Neat adaptation, though, and creates identity. Don't think they'll be pursuing infringement redress anytime soon though from anyone who makes further adaptation.
Doug--you HAVE heard someone observe that the 21.5/LiPo combination was demonstrably superior to the existing combinations, at least indoors on "normal" size tracks. It was not identified as "unfair", just that the supposed "parity" does not exist. I will re-send the pm sent in response to your RFI a couple months back if you'd like. If you made a decision to incorporate the new technology regardless the on-track situation, so be it, but don't rationalize that parity exists where it is easily demonstrated that there is not.
Our track has done pretty much what MMR are doing, and I'm sure there are a couple others. We have had (for us) ASTOUNDING growth as a club since creating Vintage TransAm as a class here. The BIGGEST reason any of these new racers identify for competing is the low cost of entry provided by being able to buy top-shelf brushed/NiMH equipment at pennies on the dollar from racers converting to brushless/LiPo. Will this always be the case? Probably not, but for now the "right" decision for our club is to limit the power combination to NiMH and 27T brushed. Next year we will probably break the class in two to offer a "Club Spec VTA" that stays brushed and NiMH and a full USVTA-spec class.
#70
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Guys, let it go.
The USVTA was developed and designed to keep fraction clubs and groups like this from doing their own thing, like the rest of the R/C world has done for so many years. Most of the country "gets it," but there will always be some who fail to understand the point of a strong sanctioning body and ONE organized set of rules for everyone to use.
They want to be out on an island, so be it. They can do whatever they want.
If we stop posting here, this thread will go eventually away. Or at least get moved to a Regional forum where it belongs.
The USVTA was developed and designed to keep fraction clubs and groups like this from doing their own thing, like the rest of the R/C world has done for so many years. Most of the country "gets it," but there will always be some who fail to understand the point of a strong sanctioning body and ONE organized set of rules for everyone to use.
They want to be out on an island, so be it. They can do whatever they want.
If we stop posting here, this thread will go eventually away. Or at least get moved to a Regional forum where it belongs.
#71
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Again this is just my understanding from reading and people at my track.
#72
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There was extensive trans-am testing done on a mini z track.
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
#73
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There was extensive trans-am testing done on a mini z track.
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
#74
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There was extensive trans-am testing done on a mini z track.
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
This sounds like a great idea-----------for me to poop on.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56xkBGaJUxc
Maybe so, but I'm not going to make fun of someone's track. We're all out there trying to have fun wherever we can with what we have. We're all lucky to have any track at all!
We were close to letting this thread drop off the bottom. We've said our piece -- let it go.
#75
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I can admit if I'm wrong, just from my understanding, both places were developing very similar rules at the same time. Doug, just took and made a national level org instead of having 100 variations around the country.
Again this is just my understanding from reading and people at my track.
Again this is just my understanding from reading and people at my track.