Originally Posted by
Granpa
You're right, physics and the laws of physics don't change. I did not say that. What I said was that full scale vehicle dynamics often do not transfer and at times are irrelevant.
Let's just leave it at this. Read this somewhere and it seems appropriate. "For those who understand the situation, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not, no explanation is possible"
That would defeat the purpose of anyone attending school, ever.
I think you're both right but there needs to be an adjustment to translate what one says to the other. I think what Granpa meant is that some effects (that do exist) are neglijible in a 1/10 world because of the smaller surfaces and speeds. Perhaps it's not the best way to put it, but it's not entirely wrong.
One exapmle of this is to check out the size of a TC car wing. Scaled up to lifesize would probably collapse the suspension of the car with it downforce, but in a 1/10 world it works by making up in size for what the car not make in speed.