Guys, sorry for the lack of replies but I had an accident at work on Tuesday and have been unable to move till today.
Firstly, let me explain the reasons behind the UK set of rules that we currently use for our Nationals...
Obviously the Uk (as a country) is a hellah lot smaller than the US and therefore our RC racing fraternity is also alot smaller. We had to come up with a set of rules that would capture nearly all the "micro" scale cars on the market at the moment, and hence why we chose to use the wheelbase and length rules.
To put that into perspective, this year at our Nationals (where we had over 117 entries) we only saw 3 XRAY M18T's and 3 Losi Mini-T's. The rest were RC18's and Vendettas.
This led to not only allowing (and accepting) more entries at our series, but also less Champions...2 rather than 16 or whatever.
You'll also notice that the UK scene uses the word "Micro" alot..rather than "18th"."17th", "17th with purple bodyshells" etc etc.
The plan was to blanket all these "micro scale" cars into one class of "micros"....
We have now split our series into 2wd and 4wd aswell, alá 10th offroad...and this is what i would like to see at the worlds...
Good point. ("17th with purple bodyshells" - what a riot LOL)
It does seem rather silly and pointless to allow difference is classes (4wd truck vs. 4wd buggy vs. MT) when all someone has to do is change wheels or bodies on a single vehicle. I kinda wondered how one little U.S. race with 300 attendees could rightfully produce 10 or so different national champions.
Simplifying things seems to make more sense.
I know that overcomplicating things, or blurring the issue, doesn't make much sense - especially to manufacturers.
I kinda wondered how one little U.S. race with 300 attendees could rightfully produce 10 or so different national champions.
Im confused.....how is a race with 300 attendees little???
The best way to explain the race is in the name of the Track....
RC MADNESS.....
If you never raced there you really havent experienced some of the best RC racing in the US....
Those 10 National champs deserve there titles and they are that good....
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Guys, sorry for the lack of replies but I had an accident at work on Tuesday and have been unable to move till today.
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Yikes. You had an accident as in soiled your self or crashed a car? Either way, I hope all is well with you.
I also hear ya on the classes over yonder. The 10-12 classes always run at Nats here in CT is definately a lot of fun and make for some great competition, but I know that Dean, Chris, Noff and the rest of the factory guys are always working long and hard on just how to come to a utilitarian arrangement for the drivers en mass.
Im confused.....how is a race with 300 attendees little???
The best way to explain the race is in the name of the Track....
RC MADNESS.....
If you never raced there you really havent experienced some of the best RC racing in the US....
Those 10 National champs deserve there titles and they are that good....
Do the math........ It's not the 300 entires - it is the
1 "title" per each 30 cars that makes for quite a tight ratio
I'm not taking anything away from those guys that won and I will never shoot down ANY micro race but just imagine the buzz if you won a race where there were 100+ entries from all over the world, in your class where there were loads of other mostly similar cars and you had freedom to do with the car what you wanted.
Trust me, whoever the sponsor, manufacturer and driver is that wins it, they will (and should!) milk it for all it's worth.
Do the math........ It's not the 300 entires - it is the
1 "title" per each 30 cars that makes for quite a tight ratio
Face facts....you are jealous because you dont compete in the race....
You really feel it shouldnt be called a National event because the nation in your opinion is not represented....Well in the Micro arena your lucky to get handfuls of racers at some regional events. The Mini Nats at RC Madness has racers coming from all over the US. Sad it maybe only one or two from certain states and a good majority come from New England. Promote racing in the Pacific Northwest get 300 racers to attend and then you will find that the Nats will have even more entries and a more favorable ratio.....
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