what's the matter with American racing?
10-12-2014, 05:27 PM
#1
what's the matter with American racing?
I was going through the worlds thread from Florida and looking at the results of the two A features (borrowing dirt track parlance) and saw only one American make either, Donny Lia in 1/12th.
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
10-12-2014, 05:39 PM
#2
I was going through the worlds thread from Florida and looking at the results of the two A features (borrowing dirt track parlance) and saw only one American make either, Donny Lia in 1/12th.
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
10-12-2014, 05:47 PM
#3
I was going through the worlds thread from Florida and looking at the results of the two A features (borrowing dirt track parlance) and saw only one American make either, Donny Lia in 1/12th.
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
That got me to wondering...how come Americans are so hard to find in the A mains/features at the major world level events, particularly onroad?
10-12-2014, 05:50 PM
#4
TC is far and away the premier class in Europe and Japan. That's not the case in the US though it would appear?
10-12-2014, 05:50 PM
#5
Read liverc about China getting the 2016 worlds. Because other countries will spend $15 MILLION dollars on an RC facility. We have facilities that can barely pay the bills. It is truly a hobby in the States while other countries treat it as a profession. That is my $.02.
10-12-2014, 05:52 PM
#7
Bingo.
For whatever reason, locals just don't run mod and the great guys from the past are getting old.
Also doesn't help that there are few top American manufacturers right now. Many of the European manufacturers show a lot of favoritism to European drivers (Xray being a pretty good exception).
Plus these things are kind of cyclical. Americans had been sucking at nitro onroad worlds for years until Burch finally got it done.
For whatever reason, locals just don't run mod and the great guys from the past are getting old.
Also doesn't help that there are few top American manufacturers right now. Many of the European manufacturers show a lot of favoritism to European drivers (Xray being a pretty good exception).
Plus these things are kind of cyclical. Americans had been sucking at nitro onroad worlds for years until Burch finally got it done.
10-12-2014, 05:56 PM
#12
Bingo.
For whatever reason, locals just don't run mod and the great guys from the past are getting old.
Also doesn't help that there are few top American manufacturers right now. Many of the European manufacturers show a lot of favoritism to European drivers (Xray being a pretty good exception).
Plus these things are kind of cyclical. Americans had been sucking at nitro onroad worlds for years until Burch finally got it done.
For whatever reason, locals just don't run mod and the great guys from the past are getting old.
Also doesn't help that there are few top American manufacturers right now. Many of the European manufacturers show a lot of favoritism to European drivers (Xray being a pretty good exception).
Plus these things are kind of cyclical. Americans had been sucking at nitro onroad worlds for years until Burch finally got it done.
I don't get it.
10-12-2014, 05:56 PM
#13
Correct.... Not enough accessible tracks in the US ,and too much politics closing the remaining tracks....
Read liverc about China getting the 2016 worlds. Because other countries will spend $15 MILLION dollars on an RC facility. We have facilities that can barely pay the bills. It is truly a hobby in the States while other countries treat it as a profession. That is my $.02.