52LikesEuropean 2wd 1/8th pan car on-road Classic class
07-29-2011, 08:08 AM
#526
07-29-2011, 08:35 AM
#527
Tech Regular
There were rules , that have been abdicated years ago by our spineless leaders , that required bodies to be replicas of the real thing within a percentage, the air-dam rule that used to be in the ROAR rules was written because I showed up at a St Louis Midwest race with slot car type air dams stapled to the sides of my TI-22 - think roy Moody was writing the rule in the car on the way home.
07-29-2011, 02:39 PM
#528
07-29-2011, 02:43 PM
#529
Joe I don't know how much my dad plans on running a pan car but in total there are three in our camp. We have two younger racers we are trying to work into the program and if I can keep up with running two cars I might run the pan car the rest of this year for fun. I wouldn't mess with the 4wd car. It only adds cost and its still going to bounce all over the place.
......still have front/rear split issues with a 4wd pan, at which point you might as well run a suspension 4WD...
07-29-2011, 03:15 PM
#530
There were rules , that have been abdicated years ago by our spineless leaders , that required bodies to be replicas of the real thing within a percentage, the air-dam rule that used to be in the ROAR rules was written because I showed up at a St Louis Midwest race with slot car type air dams stapled to the sides of my TI-22 - think roy Moody was writing the rule in the car on the way home.
07-29-2011, 03:37 PM
#531
07-29-2011, 05:13 PM
#532
07-29-2011, 07:46 PM
#533
the price on the 4wd is same as a suspension car so no real benfit. my 300 is ready too go , however no transponder and my new front end keeps the body up a bit. really just a test car at this point. maybe in the pan class we should try for more realism might attract more folks. my wife may come with me this week so we need too at least try too be civilised
07-30-2011, 12:27 AM
#534
Ok I hate to say this but I'm looking forward to playing with this pan car this weekend. Ned has me worried I have the wrong body mounted on it right now but I figure I will make up for any aerodynamic disadvantage with bravery!
07-30-2011, 06:37 AM
#535
funny, we have more fun with these low tech cars. i think it's better for club racing can't wait for mine
07-30-2011, 08:24 PM
#536
07-31-2011, 05:41 AM
#537
07-31-2011, 05:45 AM
#538
07-31-2011, 05:56 AM
#539
Dynamic Suspension Car
When we started the Toledo Club,one guy actuallly raced a Dynamic Car. It needed a third channel for the transmission/clutch and you had to disengage when you spun ou! Which happened frequently as the tires were like warm hockey Pucks!! Very fragile too. Good thing the boards were not fastened down and there weren't many of them!!
My first car was a "Pan Dynamic" I think it was called a Light weight.
Ned
My first car was a "Pan Dynamic" I think it was called a Light weight.
Ned
07-31-2011, 06:04 AM
#540
Rules
There were rules , that have been abdicated years ago by our spineless leaders , that required bodies to be replicas of the real thing within a percentage, the air-dam rule that used to be in the ROAR rules was written because I showed up at a St Louis Midwest race with slot car type air dams stapled to the sides of my TI-22 - think roy Moody was writing the rule in the car on the way home.
Most of the early R/C Car guys came from slot cars and i bet I heard it said a hundered times "We can't let this get to be like slot cars"!
Ned