Hobbytown OP Racing RETURNS! - Page 177

KansasCajun · 01-20-2005, 09:39 AM

Uhm... just adding a "class" idea here.. but I wouldn't mind a mini-class, like the 1/18 RC18T, Duratrax Mini Quake, Trinity Itsy Bitsy spyder, etc...

I'm setting mine up with some street wheels, after we are done with the indoor season at BlueView.

syndr0me · 01-20-2005, 09:43 AM

We need an indoor carpet/asphalt track in or around OP, damnit. I wonder if space in the West Bottoms would be affordable enough to make it feasible? Fastlane is a nice place for sure, but it's WAAAAY far away.

DrOlds · 01-20-2005, 09:59 AM

V2 endbells-YES absolutely! Allow bearings in stock motors and hybrid stock motors too.Competitive ROAR legal stock motors are high maintenence little pieces of crap for a class that is not supposed to be horsepower intensive.If you make it so you can leave the motor in the car all day and never touch it you can spend your time on setup and driving-the purpose of the class.

Mod class-wind limits DON'T WORK! It just pushes everything to the edge-like stock class is now.The beauty of mod class is that if you need more power it doesn't take an act of god and a bucket full of money to get it.Leave the motors open and put the mod class on rubber tires so that you will make more power than you can use before it's hard to make enough.

19 turn-again,leave it open to "19 single" as the only rule or it will be just like stock where it requires so much money and experience to keep up that a great number of people won't want to mess with it.

Longer races-Absolutely not-it will just start the battery war all over again.If you open up the rules for making power and leave the races at 5 min. high voltage batteries aren't an issue any more.

Here's a qoute from another forum on this same topic-

I like the idea of 19 turn and that's about all the rules. It makes it simple and then people can't say well he's to wide or he is running a longer chassis instead of saying I had a bad day and I'll get them next time.

When is everybody going to figure out that more rules are NOT THE ANSWER.If you want better(more fun)racing and bigger turnouts you need to start throwing rules out-not making more.

Darkseid · 01-20-2005, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by DrOlds
When is everybody going to figure out that more rules are NOT THE ANSWER. If you want better(more fun)racing and bigger turnouts you need to start throwing rules out-not making more.

DUDE!!!, can I get you to send this message to the FIA and Formula 1 directors!!!

DrOlds · 01-20-2005, 10:15 AM

They're waaaaaaaaaay too stupid to listen-and NASCAR is even dumber than them.

Darkseid · 01-20-2005, 10:39 AM

StewartFan20 · 01-20-2005, 10:55 AM

How many Mod entries did you have per race last year?
Did you run rubber tire? What compond worked best?
How may runs did the rubber tire last using MOD?

Darkseid · 01-20-2005, 11:20 AM

Toward the begining of the season, it was like 10-12 mod entries, but like all the sedan classes, it eventually fell off.

We ran on rubber tires, most people used TakeOff 27's and they seemed to last pretty well.

Core Creations · 01-20-2005, 03:50 PM

I think the classes are fine now, we just need to get everyone on the same page as to what they want to run. It's silly to have 4 stockers 2 19ts and 2 mods!

I want to run in whatever class is going to have the most racers and the class thats going to be the most fun.

As far as the V2 endbell on a Hellfire...fine by me, it really only makes maintenance less. I'm all for that.

Now if that frickin JRX-S would just show up...lol

kansasracer · 01-20-2005, 07:09 PM

I would prefer mod this year....but will run stock or mod....

19 turn is just such a wierd class....so inbetween....

Darkseid · 01-20-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally posted by kansasracer
I would prefer mod this year....but will run stock or mod....

Yeah, same sentiment here. I'm looking forward to trying one of those Orion/Peak V2 modified motors. So I'm certain I'll have a new one of those for the start of the season. As for stock and 19t, I'll just hold on to what I've got for right now, and see where the season takes us.

AcadDude · 01-20-2005, 08:54 PM

And to think last year before we started the race season we were talking about what nitro content we would use. What type of body would be allowed on a car. Looks like the times are a changin'. I'm still bringing something that makes noise! Aaaaa the smell of nitro!

kansasracer · 01-20-2005, 09:32 PM

Dark,

I am running a couple on carpet and they rock.

Totally blow my Reedy Kr motors away...and great on the upkeep too...

KansasCajun · 01-21-2005, 03:21 AM

I'll second that on the V2 motors. I had a 9x1 and that dude was a screamer! I've since sold it and purchased a 15x2 and its a great motor.

Its really as simple as picking a wind and installing it. The brushes will last you at least 6 weeks (enduro).

David Alberico · 01-21-2005, 08:16 AM

Someone could maybe get a hold of Alex Sturgoen our region 8 director and maybe hold like a kansas state race or something, it might help the turn out.