GT10 Bodies at ROAR on-road nats
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Fred, as far as USGT, we have been running 200mm bodies since day one. It has worked fine, and in the midwest and East of the Mississippi in general, USGT has been one of the most popular classes. I think a lot of that has to do with the diversity of bodies, 190 or 200mm. We all remember the Stratus to Alpha to Mazda routine that went on, and it got old and boring. There is a lot of stuff out there that works, and I think part of the appeal is that you can run all kinds of fun bodies.
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Are Tamiya option wings legal? Last time I checked, most wings are about 20mm tall
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Fred, as far as USGT, we have been running 200mm bodies since day one. It has worked fine, and in the midwest and East of the Mississippi in general, USGT has been one of the most popular classes. I think a lot of that has to do with the diversity of bodies, 190 or 200mm. We all remember the Stratus to Alpha to Mazda routine that went on, and it got old and boring. There is a lot of stuff out there that works, and I think part of the appeal is that you can run all kinds of fun bodies.
Absolutely my personal preference is 190mm bodies but I have been known to run a 200mm. It doesn't look too hideous and out of scale to me....
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To Rob's point: I totally get the logic of the fun "run what cool bodies" are out there view. But I just want to point out the same thing happened with UF1 rules. Back then they allowed the FGX 190mm car only because it was a fun class and they didn't want to leave anyone out. Unfortunately, this led to the same thing. Everyone thought they needed to run 190mm cars and the manufactures that came after built their cars that way.
I'm only cautioning ROAR to cut the 200mm cord at some point because you're going to run into the same confusion that UF1 had to deal with 180mm VS. 190mm
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See This is exactly what I'm talking about. Thank you Howard for pointing out what I fear will be the next thing to create a wild wild west class structure. If some people are running wide bodies, why not let them widen their cars to 200MM right? From there, everyone will think they have to run 200mm to be competitive. Manufactures will start to create 200mm versions of their cars and so on. Wide hubs alone is not the right way. Your scrub angles get screwed up. "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"
To Rob's point: I totally get the logic of the fun "run what cool bodies" are out there view. But I just want to point out the same thing happened with UF1 rules. Back then they allowed the FGX 190mm car only because it was a fun class and they didn't want to leave anyone out. Unfortunately, this led to the same thing. Everyone thought they needed to run 190mm cars and the manufactures that came after built their cars that way.
I'm only cautioning ROAR to cut the 200mm cord at some point because you're going to run into the same confusion that UF1 had to deal with 180mm VS. 190mm
To Rob's point: I totally get the logic of the fun "run what cool bodies" are out there view. But I just want to point out the same thing happened with UF1 rules. Back then they allowed the FGX 190mm car only because it was a fun class and they didn't want to leave anyone out. Unfortunately, this led to the same thing. Everyone thought they needed to run 190mm cars and the manufactures that came after built their cars that way.
I'm only cautioning ROAR to cut the 200mm cord at some point because you're going to run into the same confusion that UF1 had to deal with 180mm VS. 190mm
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Well Kevin has laid most of it out. I don't really know of anyone running a 200mm car in USGT, at least anyone running up front, and we have been doing this for a few years now. That is including carpet, where widening the car would provide the maximum benefit.
Here's a bunch of Gt cars from the Southern nats, and there are 200mm bodies in there. They look good...
Here's a bunch of Gt cars from the Southern nats, and there are 200mm bodies in there. They look good...
#39
4wd/Fwd allowed, but not Rwd ??? Most of the GT bodies are Rwd cars in the real world, so should they in the Rc world... I say disconnect all the front belts/driveshafts on all the cars that are Rwd in the real world(but no pan car chassis, only rear independent suspensions ), so we could have a fair representation of reality. All fwd bodies should run a fwd chassis setup too... 4wd bodies run 4wd chassis...etc...No spec tires, no fdr limit, No weight limit ..... Free Racing unlimited drive Tc 17.5t blinky....
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The 10mm rule is for the wing thickness not the stand offs or how high your wing is mounted in the air. The rule in USGT was set in place based off Tamiya Optional wings for measurements.
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There are other classes around the world called GT10, they ARE 200mm pan cars running GT bodies and have been using this name longer. The choice of name will be confusing.
http://www.brca.org/sites/www.brca.o...ist%20v4-6.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/BRCA.GT.NATIONALS
http://www.brca.org/sites/www.brca.o...ist%20v4-6.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/BRCA.GT.NATIONALS
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There are other classes around the world called GT10, they ARE 200mm pan cars running GT bodies and have been using this name longer. The choice of name will be confusing.
http://www.brca.org/sites/www.brca.o...ist%20v4-6.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/BRCA.GT.NATIONALS
http://www.brca.org/sites/www.brca.o...ist%20v4-6.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/BRCA.GT.NATIONALS