62LikesLet's talk modified 1/12
09-13-2016, 09:10 AM
#376
I agree with this. Right or wrong the 6.5 blinky idea has at least gotten a lot more 12th drivers to engage in modified. How many are signed up for mod at the Halloween race now? Its a lot more than there has been in the last few years. Doesn't mean it has to stay 6.5 blinky (sport mod) nationally but if it increases participation for the next couple years and then slides back to full open mod with 3 times the participation is that a bad thing? Doesn't have to be forever, just for as long as necessary would be the way to look at it maybe?
09-13-2016, 07:03 PM
#377
Here's a thought,
Since we are wanting to try things to grow the hobby, allow either 1s 6.5t Blinky OR 2s 13.5t Blinky in this new mod class.
The performance should be similar between the two, and a 13.5t racer could join in by buying one of the LCG/Thin Shorty packs. With several of these batteries being less expensive than a motor, it may be all that is needed to entice a few extra guys to give it a shot.
Since we are wanting to try things to grow the hobby, allow either 1s 6.5t Blinky OR 2s 13.5t Blinky in this new mod class.
The performance should be similar between the two, and a 13.5t racer could join in by buying one of the LCG/Thin Shorty packs. With several of these batteries being less expensive than a motor, it may be all that is needed to entice a few extra guys to give it a shot.
09-14-2016, 02:13 AM
#378
Just a data point for the discussion.
Following the recent change to the BRCA National classes, the Shootout Series offers the same classes for LMP12 cars with 13.5 blinky as the Stock class and 6.5 blinky as the revised Modified category. The switch to 6.5 blinky in place of Open Modified appears to have bolstered entries for all events, with nearly 3-times more competitors signing up to race this class than when it was run as open motor and speedo previously.
09-14-2016, 03:29 AM
#379
Correct. The current 6.5's are not short stacks, wait until Trinity shows up with one, that's when the motor war will start. Oh, by the way, there are some of us already trying to get our hands on the short stack's now, so it won't take a year or two. This is why an Open motor will probably be the best option, but we have to get there first.
Steve
Steve
09-14-2016, 03:39 AM
#380
Ignore the date, it's 6.5 blinky from Sunday.
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Last edited by Skiddins; 09-19-2016 at 04:49 PM.
09-14-2016, 03:57 AM
#381
Ignore the date, it's 6.5 blinky from Sunday.
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09-14-2016, 04:19 AM
#382
Just looking at the Nationals, there are roughly twice as many mod 6.5 entries so far than 13.5 Sports!
09-19-2016, 07:46 AM
#383
We ran 6.5 blink at 360v2 Vegas warmup race this weekend. Two heats as well as some of the best qualifiers and interest of the weekend
FYI cars dumped racing was really good and competitive
Great to see something positive for this class futurehttps://youtu.be/cukF8HV3Hqc
FYI cars dumped racing was really good and competitive
Great to see something positive for this class futurehttps://youtu.be/cukF8HV3Hqc
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Last edited by Kraig; 09-19-2016 at 01:07 PM.
09-19-2016, 08:24 AM
#385
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Some interesting data for comparison from MHIC (open mod) to 360v2 (6.5t blinky). There are three common data points for those races: myself (Chris H), Jari, and Keven.
For MHIC:
Jari: 8.336
Chris H: 8.295
Keven: 8.198
In turn, Jari was 1.683% off of Keven on fast lap. I was 1.183% off of Keven on fast lap.
For the overall run at MHIC, I finished (effectively) 19.7 seconds behind Keven.
For 360v2
Jari: 12.54
Chris: 12.304
Keven 11.999
Jari was 4.5% off of Keven, while I was 2.54% off of Keven. The layout was a lot more technical at 360v2, so this might account for the increase in gap on fast lap from Keven. Although I should note that in practice after the race, I did get my fast lap down to just over 1% off of Keven - so actually an improvement from MHIC.
For overall run at 360v2, I finished 5.1 seconds behind Keven. Keven's run wasn't entirely clean, though, so I would imagine the gap would be larger without those early incidents. I highly doubt he would have put an extra 14 seconds into me, though - which would match the MHIC gap.
So, it looks like our first 6.5t blinky race produced some interesting results where fast lap gaps were actually larger (potentially due to layout and reduced track time compared to MHIC) but the mains were actually closer.
For MHIC:
Jari: 8.336
Chris H: 8.295
Keven: 8.198
In turn, Jari was 1.683% off of Keven on fast lap. I was 1.183% off of Keven on fast lap.
For the overall run at MHIC, I finished (effectively) 19.7 seconds behind Keven.
For 360v2
Jari: 12.54
Chris: 12.304
Keven 11.999
Jari was 4.5% off of Keven, while I was 2.54% off of Keven. The layout was a lot more technical at 360v2, so this might account for the increase in gap on fast lap from Keven. Although I should note that in practice after the race, I did get my fast lap down to just over 1% off of Keven - so actually an improvement from MHIC.
For overall run at 360v2, I finished 5.1 seconds behind Keven. Keven's run wasn't entirely clean, though, so I would imagine the gap would be larger without those early incidents. I highly doubt he would have put an extra 14 seconds into me, though - which would match the MHIC gap.
So, it looks like our first 6.5t blinky race produced some interesting results where fast lap gaps were actually larger (potentially due to layout and reduced track time compared to MHIC) but the mains were actually closer.
09-19-2016, 12:17 PM
#387
The only argument people had to that idea was the catastrophe of LiPo's dumping..... but it's happening already with 6.5 and just wait till guys really start to figure them out and sucking the juice out of them packs.
