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03-29-2018, 12:31 PM
#347
Two things. One is sandbagging. The other is when you start up a fun class, and everyone moves into it, the few top level racers left in the pro class think hey, there's 30 guys in that class, and 5 in ours. That looks like more fun. I'm going there. Defeating the purpose of the new class. That's what's happened to VTA
*That is the fualt of a lazy race dirictor not making racers stick to there classes. Practice lap times alone should tell them who goes where.
Intermediate VTA is called USGT.
So if I drive to good I have to start running a GT body? What BS is that?
No. Both have made racing much more enjoyable. I for one don't miss the brush of the week club and comm truing every round, or having to bring 6 battery packs with you because you could only use each pack once a day. With LiPo at the end of the run you just charge it back up.
This is still true. You still need to know about setup, and the need for driving skills will never go away. The problem in electric racing is a good motor will overwhelm any lack of setup or driving skills. Handout motors takes care of that part of the equation, and makes racing more about driving.
We can argue theory all we want here. I can only go by practice. There's one track I know that has a handout motor rule for TC and 12th scale. The popularity of the class is tremendous. And the outdoor track that will open soon will use the same concept.
*That is the fualt of a lazy race dirictor not making racers stick to there classes. Practice lap times alone should tell them who goes where.
Intermediate VTA is called USGT.
So if I drive to good I have to start running a GT body? What BS is that?
No. Both have made racing much more enjoyable. I for one don't miss the brush of the week club and comm truing every round, or having to bring 6 battery packs with you because you could only use each pack once a day. With LiPo at the end of the run you just charge it back up.
This is still true. You still need to know about setup, and the need for driving skills will never go away. The problem in electric racing is a good motor will overwhelm any lack of setup or driving skills. Handout motors takes care of that part of the equation, and makes racing more about driving.
We can argue theory all we want here. I can only go by practice. There's one track I know that has a handout motor rule for TC and 12th scale. The popularity of the class is tremendous. And the outdoor track that will open soon will use the same concept.
But you are right that we can argue this all day and get nowhere. And so, I will stick to having fun and not racing, at least on-road, til these type of posts stop showing up.
03-29-2018, 12:37 PM
#348
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As for handouts for new drivers. Is the track going offer solding the new motors?
03-29-2018, 12:54 PM
#349
03-29-2018, 01:13 PM
#350
Not saying that but that is where a new set of motor rules comes in to play. And maybe if it's not mod whatever then its locked can whatever manufacture you want and turn across the entire country... But having a diff. spec motor everywhere in the country isn't the way to go either.
03-29-2018, 01:22 PM
#352
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I'd be happy if the local RDs would tech for weight and voltage right now. Then let the new ROAR rules settle in, but the companies with motors that fail tech need to be called out via a ROAR press release. Seems there is no penalty for selling ROAR approved, but illegal motors.
