F1 - Can this become the shortcourse class of onroad?
#316
Tech Master
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To be realistic, tamiya is probably getting ready to release its new 2WD F1 with independent rear suspension, and will discontinue the F104 line, the same way 3racing is slowly dropping the F109 . The truth scares alot of folks here, and is even harder to accept the second time around. It's best to ignore it !!!!
#317
It's pretty obvious that you guys want F1 to be a tamiya only affair , and that's not cool with me ! The fgx barely came out , and you already want it to take tamiya wheels, and bodies. I don't care about what you think looks good, as long as it's an F1. Stop forcing tamiya down our throats ! Let all the manufacturers participate, even Nikkos ! You guys attitudes towards other brands are making people hate tamiya! I, for one, love tamiya shocks, but I don't try to stop people from running other brands of shocks! F1 rules should cover everybody, not just TAMIYA !!!! Don't hate pan cars because they are faster than your F104, make a class for them only!!!!! Problem Solved.....
#318
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LOL
LOL, settle down young grasshopper. Tamiya has been in the F1 game for longer then many of us has been alive. They know what works and what doesent. You need to take a chill pill, and go race. That being said, the overwhelming majority of F1 racers run a Tamiya, not just because they perform, but because they have been making F1 for longer and in larger quanities then everyone else.
Take a look at the 3Racing F109. Awesome car, but very small market acceptance. Untill 3racing sells kits to Horizon Hobby or Great Planes, they will never have anywhere the exposure or market cap the Tamiya has and that will never change. At the end of the day, they are basically a small cottage industry shop, like many of the other small F1 companies out there. On top of that, F1 does not have anyhwere the exposure in US racing like Touring or VTA with the side fact that onroad racing is small potatoes compared to dirt. And F1 is a tiny tiny slice of that.
Relax buddy!
Take a look at the 3Racing F109. Awesome car, but very small market acceptance. Untill 3racing sells kits to Horizon Hobby or Great Planes, they will never have anywhere the exposure or market cap the Tamiya has and that will never change. At the end of the day, they are basically a small cottage industry shop, like many of the other small F1 companies out there. On top of that, F1 does not have anyhwere the exposure in US racing like Touring or VTA with the side fact that onroad racing is small potatoes compared to dirt. And F1 is a tiny tiny slice of that.
Relax buddy!
#319
Tech Champion
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Dang dude, take your pancar and run it with the other pan cars, where ever they may be and give us guys that already know how we want to race a break.
Is it your only car?
Who's forcing what down whose throats?
FGX has already been allowed (rules adjusted) for UF1 competition, hell, Lightfoot the guy behind UF1 will have one as soon as they get here.
Is it your only car?
Who's forcing what down whose throats?
FGX has already been allowed (rules adjusted) for UF1 competition, hell, Lightfoot the guy behind UF1 will have one as soon as they get here.
#320
Tech Master
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It's pretty obvious that you guys want F1 to be a tamiya only affair , and that's not cool with me ! The fgx barely came out , and you already want it to take tamiya wheels, and bodies. I don't care about what you think looks good, as long as it's an F1. Stop forcing tamiya down our throats ! Let all the manufacturers participate, even Nikkos ! You guys attitudes towards other brands are making people hate tamiya! I, for one, love tamiya shocks, but I don't try to stop people from running other brands of shocks! F1 rules should cover everybody, not just TAMIYA !!!! Don't hate pan cars because they are faster than your F104, make a class for them only!!!!! Problem Solved.....
That said, it clear that most every one here wants the f1 class to grow, some basic rule that include a number of chassis types insures that. Don't split the classes. I welcome the 3racing car to run with the 104's. I'll be interested to see if the 3 gear rear drive train will be more efficient than direct drive, bring it on! If I'm wrong... I'll pick one up to compete.
Until then, its all just keyboard courage. So what tracks do you race F1?
#321
Tech Elite
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It's pretty obvious that you guys want F1 to be a tamiya only affair , and that's not cool with me ! The fgx barely came out , and you already want it to take tamiya wheels, and bodies. I don't care about what you think looks good, as long as it's an F1. Stop forcing tamiya down our throats ! Let all the manufacturers participate, even Nikkos ! You guys attitudes towards other brands are making people hate tamiya! I, for one, love tamiya shocks, but I don't try to stop people from running other brands of shocks! F1 rules should cover everybody, not just TAMIYA !!!! Don't hate pan cars because they are faster than your F104, make a class for them only!!!!! Problem Solved.....
#327
Again for those whose can't seem to understand anything other than tamiya :
#1 PURIST CLASS(fgx/f201)
#2 180mm to 190mm CLASS(f104/Nikko/Tyco...)
#3 200mm CLASS(f103/f104W....)
#4 PAN CLASS(Corally...)
If you have these rules as a base to attract people to F1, you will be successful. After that, the racers themselves will upgrade to better kits. When people buy a toy car from radioshack, they will now have a place to get exposed to the hobbie, thereby renewing the crop of F1 racers forever......
#1 PURIST CLASS(fgx/f201)
#2 180mm to 190mm CLASS(f104/Nikko/Tyco...)
#3 200mm CLASS(f103/f104W....)
#4 PAN CLASS(Corally...)
If you have these rules as a base to attract people to F1, you will be successful. After that, the racers themselves will upgrade to better kits. When people buy a toy car from radioshack, they will now have a place to get exposed to the hobbie, thereby renewing the crop of F1 racers forever......
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#329
Tech Fanatic
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LOL
At our track, all 4 will run in the same class. Purist class? Whats that? 4 classes for one type of racing? Great way to make a smaller class smaller. Where do you race bert? I bet the onroad racing is a small turnout and you are among the few that is or want to race F1. Anyhow, I would run them all until either everyone wants to focus on one specific niche or there is big enough of a turnout to justify more then one class. Stop making it so complicated.
As for a national class rule for large organized racing, 180mm is where it's at. Most 200mm cars can be converted to 180mm cheaply. with 104 front arms and a 104 rear tires. 190mm isn't too far off from 180mm and the FGX probably has a similar wheelbase to the F104, so I assume it would be safe to put them into the same category.
As for a national class rule for large organized racing, 180mm is where it's at. Most 200mm cars can be converted to 180mm cheaply. with 104 front arms and a 104 rear tires. 190mm isn't too far off from 180mm and the FGX probably has a similar wheelbase to the F104, so I assume it would be safe to put them into the same category.
#330
Tech Elite
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Its ok dude, everyone forgets to take their medicine every now and then
Again for those whose can't seem to understand anything other than tamiya :
#1 PURIST CLASS(fgx/f201)
#2 180mm to 190mm CLASS(f104/Nikko/Tyco...)
#3 200mm CLASS(f103/f104W....)
#4 PAN CLASS(Corally...)
If you have these rules as a base to attract people to F1, you will be successful. After that, the racers themselves will upgrade to better kits. When people buy a toy car from radioshack, they will now have a place to get exposed to the hobbie, thereby renewing the crop of F1 racers forever......
#1 PURIST CLASS(fgx/f201)
#2 180mm to 190mm CLASS(f104/Nikko/Tyco...)
#3 200mm CLASS(f103/f104W....)
#4 PAN CLASS(Corally...)
If you have these rules as a base to attract people to F1, you will be successful. After that, the racers themselves will upgrade to better kits. When people buy a toy car from radioshack, they will now have a place to get exposed to the hobbie, thereby renewing the crop of F1 racers forever......